Chapter 15 The Moon of Yesteryear
Xie Ning sighed again and said, "I have a classmate studying abroad who got some information, so..."
She couldn't change the outcome, she could only do her best.
Xie Ning told Xiu Niang to take the child to the room to play, then called Fu Zisi into the room and handed him a key and two blueprints.
When Fu Zisi saw the key, he remained expressionless because he didn't know what it was. But the moment he saw the blueprints, he almost couldn't control his hands from trembling. "You, you have this...?"
Those are gun blueprints, Xie Ning's old profession.
“I have no special skills, only some money and this.” Xie Ning pointed at the blueprints, his gaze deep.
But she also knew that they didn't have the capacity to put it into production now, but that didn't mean they wouldn't in the future. The blueprints she drew weren't better than some foreign weapons at present, but they were much better than some of the homemade guns in China today.
These are the blueprints she selected from her memory after studying the handguns she had taken from the two kidnappers. They are also the firearms that can be manufactured now. Otherwise, no matter how good the blueprints are, if the production tools are not up to par, they cannot be manufactured, especially for mass production.
There are two drawings in total. One is a drawing of a pistol, the M91, which is a breech-locked, single-action semi-automatic pistol. The overall length of the gun is 216 mm, the unloaded weight is 1.1 kg, the barrel length is 127 mm, the rifling has six twist grooves and is right-hand twisted, the sight radius is 164.6 mm, the muzzle velocity is 502 J, the muzzle energy is 253 m/s, and the magazine capacity is 7 rounds.
It was better than the pistol she was carrying, but in terms of effectiveness, it was about the same as the pistols used by the Nationalist Army.
The other drawing is a rifle blueprint, which is the basic weapon equipment for infantry. The blueprint she provided is for a conventional semi-automatic rifle. It does not require a bolt-action rifle, manual loading of bullets, or pulling the bolt after each shot. Instead, after the bullet is fired, some of the propellant gases and recoil are used to eject the spent cartridge case, automatically reloading the bullet and preparing for another shot.
These are all weapons that exist in this day and age. If you want to manufacture them, you can find machine tools. As for the others, we can take our time.
Fu Zisi listened to Xie Ning's introduction in a daze, his heart pounding wildly. Looking at the two thin sheets of paper, he saw them as two mountains of gold, his eyes shining brightly.
Xie Ning took a sip of tea and waited quietly for Fu Zisi to come to his senses.
“Mr. Xie, we will seriously consider your suggestion and will send some personnel to the Northeast to investigate.” Then he returned the keys.
"You have helped us a great deal, and we absolutely cannot accept this money." What money? He wanted to take Xie Ning as his own! Such a precious person; he would be heartbroken if he didn't bring Xie Ning back.
Despite his thoughts, Fu Zisi was well aware that they had no land, no tools, no money, and were under manhunt. It was absolutely not the right time to bring Xie Ning into the team. So he planned to go back and report to the organization, and then have the organization send someone to protect Xie Ning.
If something were to happen to this expert who had feelings for them and was also an expert in firearms, he would never forgive himself, even if it meant his death.
Xie Ning did not take back the key, but said, "This money is not for you. If things develop as I expect, I hope this money can be converted into supplies and transported to the Northeast."
She believed the other side could do it, and the reason she didn't give it to the Nationalist army was that if she gave them ten silver dollars, and even if only one copper coin ended up in the Northeast, it would be because they weren't greedy enough.
Fu Zisi replied earnestly, "I will certainly live up to your expectations, sir."
Finally, not giving up, he asked one last time, "Sir, if we have everything prepared, would you be willing to come with us?"
Xie Ning was speechless... She thought this was already an unspoken understanding.
"Knock knock—"
"Mr. Xie, Mr. Fu." Xiu Niang came in carrying a plate of fragrant glutinous rice chicken. The glutinous rice chicken, about the size of a child's fist, was fried to a golden brown and crispy.
Xie Ning told Xiu Niang to put away the fried glutinous rice chicken, as Fu Zisi couldn't eat this kind of food.
Then she packed both kinds of glutinous rice chicken into a food box, carried it to Zhang's mansion, and decided to use the carrot to catch two fish instead of putting the eggs in one basket.
Because of Madam Zhang's insistence, Zhang Mingyuan has returned home several times in the past few months. In particular, since his superiors have some kinship ties with Madam Zhang, Zhang Mingyuan simply cannot avoid going home.
When Xie Ning arrived at the Zhang family's house, he happened to run into a woman getting out of a car. This time, the blind date was not the same one as before, but a woman with a more radiant appearance. She was wearing a fashionable cheongsam and had a white lace shawl draped over her hand. She was not shy when she saw Xie Ning and greeted him very politely.
Zhang Mingyuan remained expressionless, but his brow twitched when he saw Xie Ning. He then said to the woman beside him, "Miss Liu, I'll go and greet the guest."
After saying that, he strode towards Xie Ning, put his arm around Xie Ning's shoulder, and headed upstairs to the study.
Ignoring how embarrassed the girl who was left behind was, Xie Ning was pulled and stumbled, her forehead full of black lines. She thought she was not short, but compared to Zhang Mingyuan's height of 1.89 meters, she was still not tall enough.
Fortunately, not both brothers were that tall, which gave Xie Ning some comfort.
She's already as tall as Zhang Congzhi with just five-centimeter insoles, and she's still young. With proper care and exercise, she'll definitely grow even taller.
Pulling Xie Ning into the study, Zhang Mingyuan noticed that Xie Ning was carrying a food box. Remembering what the old man had been talking about, he knew that it must contain food that Xie Ning had brought again.
He had investigated Xie Ning and found nothing wrong with her. Moreover, Xie Ning did not try to curry favor with them. Instead, she treated the old lady and old man like a junior in the family.
Moreover, because Xie Ning was repairing the machinery in the factory, the old man valued Xie Ning even more. He would often bring him up to criticize him, and then openly or secretly complain that the two brothers were not dedicated enough. One of them was never home and was not married, while the other was married but never home and was keeping a mistress outside.
How shameful!
Seeing Zhang Mingyuan looking at the food box, Xie Ning didn't hesitate and opened it directly. "I thought the sticky rice chicken made at home was delicious, so I brought some for Grandpa and Grandma. Would you like to try some?"
Seeing Zhang Mingyuan nod reservedly, Xie Ning smiled, crossed her legs and sat down on the sofa next to him, casually poured herself a cup of tea, which was cold but still quenched her thirst.
"I have heard that Brother Mingyuan's marksmanship is excellent. I wonder when I can ask Brother Mingyuan for some pointers?" She has been exercising recently, but she also needs to work on her marksmanship. Otherwise, if she encounters thieves, what will she do but fight them hand-to-hand?
Shooting isn't something you can just start doing whenever you want. You need a gun, a designated area, and someone to teach you.
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