Two days later in the morning, Shanzi led Xiaolong and Xiaohu and rode a carriage straight to Liuquan Town.
After an unannounced investigation, Shanzi learned that Boss Zheng was a well-known local profiteer who would do anything unethical for money.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Shanzi used arms sales as an excuse to discuss business with Boss Zheng behind closed doors.
Facing an unprecedented large buyer from Yu County in northern Jiangsu, Boss Zheng was particularly enthusiastic. He brewed a pot of Longjing and talked with Shanzi over a drink.
After discussions, Boss Zheng finally made the final decision——
The buyer paid a deposit of 15,000 yuan, and within ten days, 200 Hanyang rifles, 50 twenty-shot rifles, 200,000 rounds of various bullets, and 10,000 grenades were delivered.
Boss Zheng went on to say that for reasons of confidentiality, the delivery was carried out far away from Liuquan Town and set up in the wild forest in the southeastern area of the town. This is a fixed delivery point, about ten miles away from Liuquan Town.
At the request of Boss Zheng, the buyer and seller are not allowed to carry any weapons with them to prevent villains from doing evil and taking lives and stealing wealth. If they do not accept this rule, the transaction will be declared bankrupt immediately.
Boss Zheng particularly emphasized that after entering the delivery location, both parties must check each other to further confirm whether the other party has complied with its commitments.
Relevant matters were discussed one by one, and Boss Zheng instructed the second-in-command to accompany the guest and inspect the delivery location on the spot.
5
A week later, Xiaolong and Xiaohu returned from Liuquan Town.
Xiaolong said that Boss Zheng was true to his word and that all the goods were ready. The buyer had to travel overnight and arrive at the delivery location before six o'clock tomorrow morning.
Worried that Boss Zheng was playing tricks at the delivery location, Shanzi made careful arrangements with Zhao Danian and Xiaohu on how to prevent accidents.
At three o'clock in the morning the next day, ten carriages arrived at the pick-up location in advance. Except for Xiaohu and Xiao Liu, the other carriage drivers were all activists selected from Heya Village.
The carriage turned around and lined up from north to south. Xiaohu Xiaoliu and the coachman were waiting where they were. The other five team members, led by Zhao Danian, hid in the bushes in the south.
After an hour of dozing off, the night was already thin, but the poplar forest was desolate. Suddenly, a gust of cool wind blew through the treetops, as frightening as the howl of a wolf.
At about four o'clock, a dark figure came from the north, slipped quietly to the woods, and disappeared without a trace from a corn field.
At a quarter past six, the faint sound of horse hooves came from the distance. In just a few minutes, the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, becoming clearer and clearer.
After waking up from his drowsiness, a row of carriages came into Xiaohu's sight, with Shanzi and Xiaolong riding in front.
Xiaohu hurriedly whistled, and the other party whistled in response to Xiaohu.
After confirming the joint code, ten carriages came one after another. Shanzi and Xiaolong were the first to jump off the horse.
This time the arms escort was carried out, Boss Zheng still handed it over to the second-in-command, and sent two close associates to escort the vehicle.
Two rows of carriages were placed side by side in opposite directions, leaving a gap about fifty meters long in the middle.
Jumping off the first carriage, the second-in-command first requested that both parties search each other's bodies to see if the other party had privately owned guns and murder weapons.
After the inspection, no artifacts were found, and the second-in-command urged Shanzi to pay for the goods.
Shanzi refused the second-in-command's request and insisted on loading the truck first and paying later.
Although the second-in-command followed Shanzi's advice, he was muttering in his heart, even if I don't charge you a penny, you won't be able to take away a penny.
In about a few dozen minutes, the goods were moved and loaded.
Without any further words, Shanzi instructed Xiaohu to cash in the money.
Xiaohu and Xiao Liu worked together to carry the six bags of ocean onto the second carriage.
Shanzi said: "The second boss, including the deposit, has a total of 50,000 yuan, which is not a lot of money. Please count it in person."
The second-in-command didn't bother to count, so he ordered his followers to open the bag and inspect Da Yang.
After confirming that Dayang was genuine, the second leader raised his hand and shouted with a smile: "Brothers, go back home and tell Boss Zheng the good news."
No one would know that the second-in-command's instructions not to be taken seriously were, according to the plan, sending action signals to the robbers lurking in the corn fields.