Warlord: Starting with Subduing Little A Qiao

Thinking of this, Ye Bai felt his heart beating faster.

With weapons in hand, I have the world at my command!

He finally felt that way too.

With that in mind, he immediately redeemed Long-Legged Tom without hesitation.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the blueprints for the 1mm M-type howitzer!]

As the notification sound rang out, Ye Bai watched helplessly as the defense penetration value on the system panel shrank drastically once again.

But this time he didn't feel any pain at all; instead, he felt a sense of exhilarating pleasure!

This is Long-Legged Tom!

He'd be willing to trade even if it meant getting 10,000 points of armor penetration!

The next second, the system's backend repository automatically displayed the design blueprints for Long-Legged Tom.

As soon as he silently recited a phrase in his mind, the entire design blueprint automatically appeared in Ye Bai's hand.

Looking at the detailed specifications on the design drawings: the total weight of the cannon is . tons, the overall length of the cannon is . meters, the barrel length is . meters, the width is . meters, and the height is . meters...

Ye Bai now secretly affirmed his own system.

Previously, he didn't care much about his own system.

After all, some of the system's functions are somewhat useless.

But at this very moment, this design blueprint has solved his immediate need!

Currently, Ye Bai's various soap factories, chemical plants, and other businesses all fall under the category of light industry.

However, the heavy industry sector has been slow to develop.

At this moment, the appearance of the Long-Legged Tom blueprints perfectly filled this gap!

In other words, in the heavy industry sector, Ye Bai is finally not a lone commander!

Thinking of this, Ye Bai's eyes lit up.

The next moment, Ye Bai began to think carefully about how to create Long-Legged Tom.

Building heavy artillery would require military factories, which would not only be responsible for building giant cannons, but also for producing bullets.

Currently, there is only one true arms factory in Shanghai.

That is, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau at the beginning.

The Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau has experienced both glory and decline.

In the late 19th century, it was recognized as world-class and opened the door to cutting-edge technology.

Unfortunately, by the late Qing Dynasty, national defense was no longer a viable option.

Later, it was controlled by warlords for a long time, and its operation was intermittent, ultimately being abandoned like trash.

Subsequently, it was required to be dismantled and merged into other domestic arms factories.

With all the large machinery transferred away and all the workers and technicians dismissed, the arsenals in Shanghai are now on the verge of closing down.

Now, it has probably long since become a wasteland...

Thinking of this, Ye Bai secretly began to recall.

Who has this arsenal in their hands now?!

Just as he was preparing to investigate, a knock suddenly sounded at the door.

At the same time, Xiao Aqiao's impatient voice rang out.

"Brother Ye, there's news about Master Qin's matter!"

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Chapter 42 The real culprit behind Master Qin's death: the Axe Gang!

Little Aqiao quickly began to explain.

The crew member who was scolded by Master Qin on the China Merchants Group ship has been found.

However, when they found him, the crew member's neck had been cut off, and he could no longer speak.

After thoroughly searching all the items in the crew member's home, Luo Zhan discovered that the crew member actually had a signal gun!

How could an ordinary crew member possibly have a signal flare?!

Xiao Aqiao recalled the details she had confirmed with the ship's captain. It was said that on that day, Master Qin Wu thought the crew member was acting suspiciously, which is why he reprimanded him.

Could it be because of this...?

With that in mind, she grabbed the signal gun and went straight to the old captain of the ship.

Under the old captain's watchful eye, Xiao Aqiao and Luo Zhan even tested the signal gun on the spot.

A plume of gray smoke rose straight into the sky.

"Ah! That's it! We saw this smoke the other day too, and we were wondering what was going on when Fifth Master Qin started cursing..."

The old captain stared in astonishment, then added the details of that day.

This is why Master Qin reprimanded the crew that day!

In other words, when the crew fired the signal flare that day, it just so happened that Master Qin bumped into it.

Master Qin noticed something was wrong with the crew on the spot, which led to the scene where he reprimanded them.

Thinking of this, Xiao Aqiao and Luo Zhan couldn't help but exchange a glance.

It seems there's definitely something wrong with this crew member!

With that in mind, Xiao Aqiao and Luo Zhan then went to the morgue where the crew members were staying.

Upon re-examining the body, they discovered an axe tattoo on the lower back of the crew member.

The dark tattoo immediately startled Xiao Aqiao and Luo Zhan.

Because this is the symbol of the infamous Axe Gang!

Anyone who joins the Axe Gang will get an axe tattoo on their lower back as a mark.

In other words, this crew member was clearly a member of the Axe Gang!

But how could he have known that Master Qin would be going to the ship that day?!

The clues had finally made great progress, but unexpectedly, they stalled again in the next instant.

Just as Xiao Aqiao and Luo Zhan were leaving the sailor's house, they happened to run into the old man next door.

"Are you Li Qiang's friends? I've never seen you before."

Li Qiang is the crew member's real name.

Just as Luo Zhan was about to honestly answer "no," Xiao Aqiao's eyes flashed, and she immediately made up a reason.

"Hello sir, we are distant relatives of Li Qiang. We thought they were doing quite well in Shanghai, but we never expected..."

As she spoke, Xiao Aqiao even pretended to be about to burst into tears, which immediately convinced the old man of their identities.

Then the old man next door let out a long sigh, and he became even more sentimental.

"You're too late now that you're looking for Li Qiang. If you ask me, Li Qiang should have found a normal way to make a living a long time ago..."

"He's a perfectly healthy man, but he does absolutely nothing. All he does is fight and kill in a gang all day. He barely has enough to eat and can't even find a wife..."

"He told me a while ago that after he pulled off this big job, he estimated he'd make a fortune, enough to rebuild a big house and even have enough for a wife. But who would have thought this would turn out like this..."

Hearing this, Xiao Aqiao's heart stirred.

The biggest deal this time is probably the matter of Master Qin.

Her mind raced, but she listened intently as her elderly neighbor continued.

"As for Li Qiang, I think he's a loner. He finally had a brother, and now he's gone..."

brother?!

Xiao Aqiao keenly heard the key words.

"Sir, who is his brother?"

At this point, the old man, with his pipe in his mouth, began to flip through a stack of newspapers in his hand.

As they flipped through the pages, they unexpectedly stumbled upon the newspaper from the day Qin Wuye died in the explosion!

Xiao Aqiao's breathing quickened considerably.

Is this related to Master Qin?!

Luo Zhan, standing to the side, bluntly asked, "Is his brother Master Qin Wu?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhan realized that it was impossible and couldn't help but give an awkward smile.

At this moment, the old man pointed to the photo of the black smoke explosion and sighed deeply.

"That brother is Master Qin's driver."