Chapter 368

"I have always been a patriot."

Seeing Ni Yongyao took a puff of his cigar and slowly exhaled a dragon of smoke.

"With those words from you, Mr. Ni, that is enough. We will support you with everything we have," Zhang Chongguang said with a smile. "This time, I intend to order five Scorpion attack helicopters and twenty Explorer all-terrain military vehicles."

"That quantity is not a problem," Seeing Ni Yongyao said.

In truth, Seeing Ni Yongyao knew that even if he were willing to sell more, Northern Industries could not afford them.

In 1991, the mainland's economy was still in the process of taking off and was far from being as wealthy as it would be in later generations. Being able to scrape together enough funds to order five Scorpions was already a massive undertaking.

Given the superior performance of the Scorpions, they were not cheap to produce.

The purpose of these few Scorpions and Explorers would likely be to arm elite units, serving as a display of strength to deter the various dogs raised by the Americans in the surrounding regions.

After all, the military strength the Americans displayed in the Gulf War a year ago had truly shocked everyone; any country with the capability would do everything possible to bolster its military power.

"As long as Mr. Ni agrees, I have successfully completed the mission entrusted to me by the organization," Zhang Chongguang said, letting out a sigh of relief once Seeing Ni Yongyao agreed.

Before coming, Zhang Chongguang had prepared many arguments, but he hadn't expected Seeing Ni Yongyao to be so easy to talk to; the mission had been completed with almost no turbulence.

"Huohu, draft a contract," Seeing Ni Yongyao instructed Huohu.

"Yes, Mr. Ni."

Huohu nodded and left the study to prepare the contract.

Ten minutes later, Seeing Ni Yongyao and Zhang Chongguang finished their small talk, and Huohu returned with the contract.

Both parties signed the agreement smoothly.

"Mr. Ni, the final payment will be transferred shortly," Zhang Chongguang said, extending his hand to Seeing Ni Yongyao. "I look forward to more cooperation in the future."

"It is easily done," Seeing Ni Yongyao said, shaking hands with Zhang Chongguang.

With the matter settled, Zhang Chongguang did not linger and took his leave.

"Northern Industries..."

Seeing Ni Yongyao leaned back on the sofa, smoking his cigar.

In this cooperation, Northern Industries' attitude was clearly different from before. If they had only been optimistic about Seeing Ni Yongyao and offered some support previously, they were now going all-in, placing their bets entirely on him.

The turning point for this was naturally the appearance of the Scorpion attack helicopter.

Small arms were important to the mainland with its massive army, but only to a degree; even without the Type 191 rifle, the 56-series wasn't unusable, and they could develop things slowly over time.

The Scorpion attack helicopter, however, was different. It possessed outstanding performance that crushed similar products and the capability to alter the outcome of local battlefields.

Black Steel Industrial, capable of designing and producing the Scorpion, had proven its own strength and was entirely worthy of such a gamble.

Northern Industries valued Seeing Ni Yongyao for Black Steel Industrial on one hand, and for his influence in Hong Kong on the other, hoping to use his hand to better stabilize the situation in Hong Kong.

Seeing Ni Yongyao's reason for cooperating with Northern Industries was much the same; with their support, he could safely and boldly implement his plans.

"Beep, beep, beep!"

Just as Seeing Ni Yongyao was lost in thought, his phone rang.

After Huohu answered the call, she handed the phone to Seeing Ni Yongyao's ear and said, "Mr. Ni, it is a call from Ms. Zhuang in Wandao."

"Lingyan, what is it?" Seeing Ni Yongyao asked, pulling himself out of his thoughts.

"Mr. Ni, I watched that Black Steel Industrial press conference. Your company's strength truly surprised me," Zhuang Lingyan said.

"Let me guess, you also want to pre-order a batch of Scorpions?" Seeing Ni Yongyao said, familiar with this line of questioning.

"You really guessed it, Mr. Ni. I do indeed have that thought," Zhuang Lingyan said with a laugh. "You probably don't know the reaction here in Wandao after the news arrived. Those people are more excited than the next, especially the military brass; they are clamoring to get their hands on a batch of Scorpions and Explorers."

"I remember stating at the press conference that these are not for sale," Seeing Ni Yongyao said.

"That is why they are all arguing in a mess, unable to come up with a practical solution. Under these circumstances, if I can bring in a batch of Scorpions, it will inevitably boost the party's influence significantly, giving us more trump cards to use during the upcoming elections," Zhuang Lingyan said with a seductive smile.

Hearing this, Seeing Ni Yongyao pondered for a moment before saying, "Since that is the case, making an exception for you is not impossible. However, a whole batch is out of the question; I can only give you one Scorpion and one Explorer."

Back in Wandao, the reason Seeing Ni Yongyao cooperated with Zhuang Lingyan was to support a high-ranking political figure. Now that an opportunity to advance that further was before him, he would not be stingy.

Of course, selling one unit to let Wandao get a taste of the sweetness was the limit; he couldn't give them more.

After all, Seeing Ni Yongyao knew exactly what kind of trash those Wandao officials were. In his plans, the moment Zhuang Lingyan reached the highest position was the moment he would clean house.

Furthermore, all Scorpions and Explorers had backdoors; with a single command from Seeing Ni Yongyao, they could be instantly paralyzed, so he wasn't worried about the weapons being turned against his own people.

"Only one?" Zhuang Lingyan asked.

"Only one," Seeing Ni Yongyao said calmly.

"Fine. It is better than nothing, and it is enough to boost our influence," Zhuang Lingyan said, hearing the resolve in Seeing Ni Yongyao's voice.

"By the way, Mr. Ni, when will you be coming to Wandao again?" Zhuang Lingyan suddenly asked.

"Is there something up?" Seeing Ni Yongyao asked.

"It is nothing major, just that it has been a long time since we last met..." Zhuang Lingyan said.

"We shall see when the opportunity arises."

Seeing Ni Yongyao knew exactly what she was hungry for the moment he heard that. He didn't say much and hung up the phone.

In truth, with the "Full of Energy" skill, Seeing Ni Yongyao had infinite stamina; satisfying these women was no problem at all. However, it wasn't worth a trip to Wandao just for that. He would wait until he had to go to Wandao for other business and solve Zhuang Lingyan's personal problems then.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Suddenly, the study door was knocked.

"Mr. Ni, Miss Linna is here to visit," Hong Sheng's voice came from outside.

"Come in." Hearing the name Linna, Seeing Ni Yongyao said.

Plus, all Scorpions and Explorers actually had backdoors; as long as Seeing Ni Yongyao gave a command, they could be paralyzed immediately, so he didn't worry about the weapons sold turning around and hitting his own people.

"Only one?"

Zhuang Lingyan asked.

"Only one."

Seeing Ni Yongyao said calmly.

"Alright then, it's better than nothing, and it's enough to increase influence."

Zhuang Lingyan heard the determination in Seeing Ni Yongyao's words and had to sigh and say.

"By the way, when will Mr. Ni come to Taiwan again?"

Zhuang Lingyan suddenly asked.

"Something up?"

Seeing Ni Yongyao said.

"It's not a big deal, it's just that we haven't seen each other for a long time..." Zhuang Lingyan said.

"We'll talk about it when there's a chance."

As soon as Seeing Ni Yongyao heard this, he knew Zhuang Lingyan was hungry, so he didn't say much and hung up the phone.

Actually, after possessing the energetic effect, Seeing Ni Yongyao already had infinite stamina, and satisfying these women was not a problem at all. However, it wasn't worth making a trip to Taiwan for this trivial matter; it was better to wait until he went to Taiwan later to solve Zhuang Lingyan's personal problem along the way.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Suddenly, the study door was knocked upon.

"Mr. Ni, Miss Linna is here to visit."

Hong Sheng's voice rang out from outside.

"Come in."

Hearing Linna's name, Seeing Ni Yongyao said.