[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill":3,"chapter-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arms Tycoon: Starting with a Hundred Billion Dollar Scam",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2076553,3287,"Chapter 16: Global Free Shipping on a Million Orders!","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>As the slides were displayed one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The leaders of Long Country's State Security, the General Staff, and the Equipment and Logistics Department all fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Based on the intelligence we currently possess, this 'Long Country Non-Official Flagship Store' is already shipping large quantities to the Middle East, which will inevitably greatly affect the situation there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man with a tall stature, a determined face, a scar on his cheek, and wearing a police uniform stood before the slide projector and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, a middle-aged man from the General Staff, dressed in the uniform of an Army Major General, spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Wang, we want to know: can you actually confirm that those weapons originated from within our country?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this, Wang Luchuan, the Deputy Director of the State Security Bureau's Second Bureau, who was specifically responsible for collecting international strategic intelligence and possessed extensive professional experience,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>said solemnly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Based on existing intelligence, we have reason to believe this 'Long Country Non-Official Flagship Store' originates from within our country!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that's impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Guofeng, the Director of the Firearms Management Division within the Equipment and Logistics Department, said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weapons produced domestically basically all have serial numbers that must be reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if certain enterprises are blinded by greed, I might believe it involves a small number of firearms, but according to your State Security's account,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this shipment exported by the other party could involve several thousand firearms and over a million rounds of ammunition. With such a massive volume, yet not a whisper of news domestically, I find it truly hard to believe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let alone you, Director Liao; am I not of the same mind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major General Gong Wei of the General Staff also shook his head with a face full of doubt, then added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren't for the Ugly Country lodging a protest with our diplomatic department, we wouldn't even know to this day that such a giant predator was hiding within our borders!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he looked toward Wang Luchuan, who was experienced in intelligence work:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it? Any clues? A case like this should be classified as special and major; one could say it's unprecedented since the founding of our nation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, facing the gaze of the leaders, Wang Luchuan felt immense pressure in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the other party had handled things far too cleanly, both online and in every other aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The information collected by Long Country's intelligence departments was very limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only knew that the other party's account had appeared on foreign networks starting a year ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The account name was very domineering, called \"World War III Observer,\" abbreviated as \"WWIII Observer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possessing rich theoretical military knowledge, they could explain the military equipment of various countries as if listing family treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On foreign networks, the account had quite a few followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in recent times, this account had gone silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contact could only be made through the dark web.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All login information and registration data were completely blank on the foreign networks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, there was absolutely no other intelligence on this group within the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right! In Wang Luchuan's view, this was definitely a gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, according to reliable sources, several thousand brand-new weapons and over a million rounds of ammunition had flowed into the Middle East region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his opinion, this was certainly not something one person could accomplish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, these guys had their own arms factory and ammunition workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that he still did not know whether the other party's factory was located within the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for arrest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh! Without even a shred of intelligence, what were they supposed to arrest? Air?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, if it weren't for the Ugly Country's emphatic protest this time, claiming that Long Country was exporting weapons to the Middle East\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and undermining peace there,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Country actually would not have paid much attention to the \"WWIII Observer\" or the \"Non-Official Flagship Store.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leaders, I can only say I will do my utmost to find this group!\" Wang Luchuan guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, with your capability, Director Wang, it shouldn't take too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for that group, those who walk the night road often will eventually reveal their horse's hooves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, even at this moment, Long Country did not attach much importance to Lin Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, this was merely a group of people blinded by greed engaging in illegal activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other party's arms factory was within the country, it naturally had to be resolutely cracked down upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it was abroad, that would be a matter for the foreign affairs department and experts in international politics to concern themselves with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, in Modu, Lin Yi naturally did not know that his arms business had already alarmed the relevant departments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, investigations would soon be launched domestically, particularly involving enterprises with weapons processing capabilities,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as well as raw materials and so on, undergoing covert screening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, this operation really did uncover quite a few problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, not a single arms factory was found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, Wang Luchuan of the State Security Bureau's Second Bureau worried his hair white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that was a story for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lin Yi naturally knew nothing of these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, even if he did know, he had already done what he did; could he possibly retrieve those weapons and bullets?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the past two days, through the domestic \"Xinwen Xinwen Lianbo\" broadcast, he learned that Syrian armed factions were counterattacking, and both sides had engaged in fierce exchanges at a certain key town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The government forces had recaptured the said key town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the news, Lin Yi immediately noticed that on the Al Jazeera news broadcast by the central television station,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>some soldiers were holding weapons that were exactly the AK-47s he had exported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, in the past two days, after he moved his account to the dark web,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several more inquiry accounts were added one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These accounts were all asking about equipment prices, transportation, payment methods, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the reputation of Lin Yi's arms shop was gradually spreading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, his reputation value on the system panel had reached 12 (Small-Time Arms Dealer).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, however, he failed to reach an agreement with these accounts regarding payment terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many accounts demanded delivery before payment; for such requests, Lin Yi refused outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they claimed their orders were worth a billion dollars, he would not agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the second delivery two days ago, his savings amounted to only about 6.3 million Chinese yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply could not afford to extend credit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if the other party received the goods but refused to pay, whom could he turn to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he supposed to seek out those armed militants?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, it was either payment before delivery or no sale at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi stated this explicitly on the dark web,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and at the same time, he listed images of many available weapons on the dark web.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These included the classic AK-47 and the Desert Eagle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also included Scud and Patriot missiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath each image, the price was clearly marked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standard AK-47: $200 USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Optional materials available; please discuss pricing with the shop owner. Bulk discounts apply.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scud Missile: $200,000 USD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Launch platform included free of charge.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For orders exceeding one million USD: free worldwide shipping (Note: includes the North and South Poles).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(P.S.: This new book needs flowers, tips, and review tickets; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>",1248,"2026-06-16T04:10:19.707Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","e20b6330adc6ce50215937b748efb1929a570ed181ccd6d2e83301683422397a","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-17","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-15",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]