[{"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-3":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},2076540,3287,"Chapter 3: A Billion-Dollar Arms Deal","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>However, he soon received a message from someone claiming to be a \"Syrian\" militant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two had been communicating for over three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the time, this \"Jihadist Organization\" sent him messages asking about professional knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi, in turn, patched together answers from various sources on the internet to provide them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, a while ago, the other party wanted to create a cheap type of missile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Lin Yi provided them with designs using seamless steel pipes, fertilizer, and sugar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was only because he was on the foreign internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would never have dared to do such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Operating under the principle that anything said on the foreign internet incurred no domestic liability, Lin Yi naturally had no qualms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he didn't believe the other party was actually a \"Syrian\" militant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He assumed they were just military enthusiasts like himself, all merely fooling around out of interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this time when he logged on, the \"Jihadist Organization\" actually intended to order weapons from him, which truly surprised Lin Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What weapons do you need?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the other party was online at that moment and replied shortly after:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AK-47s, 250 units, with 1 million rounds of matching ammunition... We trust in your country's military industrial capabilities...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the soaring economy and surging overall strength of Dragon Country in recent years,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the nation had increasingly involved itself in international affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This generated tremendous influence across countries worldwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanying this was an increase in Dragon Country's military exports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more nations, after using Dragon Country's weapons, were conquered by their reliable performance and attractive prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Country gradually became a major power in the international weapons export market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The volume of arms trade rose year by year, encroaching upon markets originally belonging to Beautiful Country and Mao Xiong's weapon exports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the \"Jihadist Organization\" replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We trust in your country's military industrial products and hope to receive your quotation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at this point, Lin Yi still did not believe the other party was genuine, thinking to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're acting quite convincingly; let's see who can act better!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AK-47s are $200 per unit, and each bullet is $0.25. Let me state clearly in advance: if your side accepts this quote, you must transfer payment to our designated account first...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he thoughtfully drafted a quotation sheet on his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the steel used for the firearms:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>using high-alloy chromium-molybdenum steel versus stainless steel would naturally result in different quotes, with an increase of $50 to $100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, whether the stock was made of walnut or the most ordinary plywood also mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the bullets, copper-core bullets versus steel-core bullets would double the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, somewhere within an underground cave in Syria.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A group of armed militants in camouflage uniforms stared at this quotation sheet that looked extremely professional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, a bearded man said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very professional; it shouldn't be fake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another person then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... the other party requires us to pay first... if they take the money and don't deliver the goods...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although these people were armed militants with complex backers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their money did not flow out like water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, they needed to calculate carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason they wanted to strike a deal with this non-official figure from the Dragon Country\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was, on one hand, the hope for a stable weapon supply channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, the other party's prices were indeed much cheaper than those of international arms dealers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the ubiquitous AK-47 as an example, as one of the world's most classic firearms,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its international quoted price generally ranged between 300 and 500 US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to secure it for 200 US dollars made this deal profitable by any calculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, if they could truly establish this connection with the other party, they might obtain even more advanced weapons in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they not seen how the Camel Country bought a few 'Dongfeng Express' missiles back in the day, deterring the Middle East for decades?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was absolutely value for money!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several months of investigation, these armed militants were fully convinced that the person on the other end of the network\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>must be a representative of a Dragon Country weapons company operating abroad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how could the other party understand weapons so well and provide them with such a professional order quotation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking it over, the bearded man, who was the leader of the armed militants, said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Based on this first cooperation, let's trust the other party once!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what if they don't deliver the goods...\" another person said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, given their status, it was impossible for them to go to the Dragon Country to accuse the other party of fraud,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and even more impossible to make a huge fuss by traveling to the Dragon Country for revenge over a mere few hundred thousand US dollars,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>since doing so would cost far more than a few hundred thousand US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I recall the Dragon Country has 110, right? If they don't deliver, we'll call their 110 and accuse them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the bearded man said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Lin Yi, located in Modu, Dragon Country, soon received a reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party claimed they wanted to place an order worth 3 billion US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It involved tanks, rocket launchers, armored vehicles, fighter jets, missiles, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stated that this current order was merely to establish trust for the initial transaction between both sides;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as long as Lin Yi could deliver, all future orders from their organization would go to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the other party promised to introduce even more orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deal worth ten billion US dollars was not a dream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk, ten billion US dollars!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi lay on his bed with a mocking smile, then replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The goods will depart from Jingang Port, pass through Tu'erqi, and arrive in Xuliyaa... however, before that, your side must pay first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he also provided them with a Bitcoin account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if one was going to do it, one had to make it look real; the best use of Bitcoin was actually money laundering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had played with Bitcoin back in 2014 and still possessed an international registered account with Zhimakaimen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, Lin Yi completely disbelieved that the other party were Xuliyaa armed militants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Xuliyaa armed militants saw the account, they became even more convinced of the other party's authenticity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the next moment, Lin Yi received a screenshot of the other party's Bitcoin transaction slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Photoshopped quite convincingly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi casually opened his international Zhimakaimen account, and instantly he was stunned by the scene before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, the account should have contained only 0.10 Bitcoin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it had actually turned into 1,178.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on Bitcoin's value of 255 US dollars in September 2015, these Bitcoins were worth exactly 300,000 US dollars, equivalent to 1.8 million Huabi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Order placed, please deliver the goods as soon as possible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other party replied on the social platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Yi froze for a moment, then immediately turned off his VPN proxy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>taking himself offline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, looking at those 1,178 Bitcoins in the account,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his eyes filled with some terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could they really be Xuliyaa armed militants!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he thought of this, his mood soured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(PS: New book seeking flowers, tips, and review tickets; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>",1244,"2026-06-16T04:10:19.707Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","8236ac9a22f97a874545030b4b7852932b348709f8e321babcce31f07685722f","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-4","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-2",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]