Chapter 1381 - Channel Sharing/ Old Buffon's Change of Heart
Chapter 1381: Channel Sharing/ Old Buffon’s Change of Heart
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Chapter 1517: Channel Sharing
“Sha?!” Wang Songshan looked at Yang Ming in astonishment after hearing the Buffon Family’s name. He did not expect that Yang Ming knew the Buffon Family, the top European family. Yang Ming had not been to Europe often, how can he know the forces here? However, it was not unusual for Yang Ming to have heard of the Buffon Family because of their fame, so he said, “The Buffon Family is indeed the largest supplier of firearms, but their family is involved in too many industries. Firearms are just one of them. This family’s firearms are generally supplied to the national army or some powerful small countries. They rarely provide it to individuals. Our Butterfly Family is nothing in the eyes of others…”
Wang Songshan wasn’t belittling himself, but compared to a behemoth like the Buffon Family, the Butterfly Family was nothing. Similarly, the Lancer Family was also nothing.
“I see. I didn’t expect that this Buffon Family is quite awesome.” Yang Ming said plainly. He had not decided whether to help Wang Songshan or not.
Yang Ming was very afraid that once he helped the Butterfly Family to overcome its current difficulty, Wang Ruoshui would in return bug him again and force him to marry her niece. What could he do then?
If he doesn’t help, Wang Ruoshui would be too busy and have no intention to duel with him, nor would she have the intention to bug him about the engagement. If Wang Songshan’s daughter was forced to marry Goode, it would save him a lot of trouble…
However, it seemed a bit unreasonable to do so. Although Yang Ming’s mind faintly felt that doing this was killing two birds with one stone, there was a hint of resistance!
Anyway, the Butterfly Family’s Miss is nominally my fiancee! Before we break the engagement, she is still my woman. Even if I do not like her and have no feelings for her, how could my woman be given away so casually?
Yang Ming’s chauvinism did not allow him to do so. Yang Ming could not ask himself to give up the fiancee he had never met to solve his own trouble!
If I want to break off the engagement, I must do it with dignity rather than taking advantage through this means! After we have successfully broken the engagement, the Butterfly Family’s Miss can marry whomever she is willing to marry. At that time, whether she decides to marry Goode or some other family, it would have nothing to do with me.
Thinking of this, Yang Ming secretly made a decision. He would first help the Butterfly Family through this difficult time, and then break off the engagement justifiably! Taking advantage of Butterfly Family’s critical moment and encouraging them to have the Miss marry Goode to solve his engagement troubles was something Yang Ming would not do.
However, helping the Butterfly Family to get through this difficult issue could not be done for free, it definitely must be conditional. The so-called condition was that once he helped the Butterfly Family to solve the trouble, they would need to quickly resolve the marriage contract. No one would owe anything, and they could go their separate ways in the future.
At this time, Wang Ruoshui should most probably agree with his suggestion. After all, this was the best solution. Not only did it solve their family problems, but it also stopped their Miss from marrying Goode with grievances.
Of course, although Yang Ming had made a decision, he didn’t say it on the spot. Yang Ming felt that there was a ninety percent certainty that Old Buffon could properly solve the problem of the Butterfly Family’s supply of firearms once he intervened. But Yang Ming did not want to do anything that he was not completely sure about. If Old Buffon was in trouble, or if their firearms quota was booked for this year, it would be a bit difficult, so Yang Ming decided to confirm with Old Buffon first.
Besides, Yang Ming wanted to know more about the Lancer family’s strength and evaluate the size of the gap between them and Old Buffon. If this Lancer Family really was nothing in the eyes of Old Buffon, Yang Ming didn’t mind getting rid of them in one go.
Who let that idiot Goode threaten Yang Ming in public? Yang Ming was a very unforgiving person. Not handling this kind of an idiot and letting him cause trouble in the future? Yang Ming was unwilling to let this happen.
“By the way… Yang Ming… I have a matter, I don’t know whether I should tell you or not…” Wang Songshan took a deep breath as if he was making a big decision, then looked up to Yang Ming and said. He had thought about this before, but he had never said anything because he knew that it was a bit difficult to do.
“What’s the matter?” Yang Ming glanced at Wang Songshan. Did this guy realize that I have a relationship with Old Buffon? But it was impossible, Yang Ming was confident that there was no flaw in his expression. So he was a little confused, “Uncle Wang, just speak up.”
“Actually… This is the case.” Wang Songshan hesitated and said, “Yang Ming, I heard that the Charles Family has a partnership with you now?”
Yang Ming was stunned. He didn’t know how Wang Songshan knew about it, but then he smiled bitterly. Fang Tian knew about it, so it was not unusual that he told Wang Songshan about it. This old man, why do you blab so much? How could Yang Ming know that it was actually Wang Xiaoyan who told Wang Songshan about this? What did this have to do with Fang Tian? Fang Tian was really wronged!
“Yes, I did have the intention of cooperating with the Charles Family, but I have not yet started to do so.” What Yang Ming said was true; he and Old Charles had already settled the matter but had not yet started the cooperation formally.
Yang Ming’s idea was to use the island of Country X as his base. After the base was established, he would directly relocate the power of the Charles Family to the island and merge them with the former Black Butterfly Assassin Group to form a new organization.
However, these conjectures were based on the formal development and planning of the island. Now the island was only in the initial construction stage. Although Sun Hongjun and Tian Long’s abilities were not weak, it was not an easy task to build such a large island well.
“The Charles Family is the third-ranked force on the world’s Assassin Ranking List, second only to Old Man Fang and our Butterfly Family.” Wang Songshan was relieved when he saw that Yang Ming did not deny it. If Yang Ming directly denied it, Wang Songshan had no other way!
Yang Ming mistakenly thought that it was Fang Tian who told this story to Wang Songshan. But Wang Songshan knew that it was not Fang Tian, but his daughter Wang Xiaoyan who told him.
So if Yang Ming denied it and asked where he got the news from, Wang Songshan would be embarrassed as he really would have nothing to say.
Yang Ming nodded after listening to Wang Songshan’s words. He was naturally very clear about the Charles Family’s ranking on the Assassin Ranking List.
“So, the Charles Family must have its own firearms purchasing channel.” Wang Songshan said, “Can you help me negotiate and let the Charles Family and Butterfly Family share this supply channel?”
Yang Ming could not help but smile bitterly, “Uncle Wang, you should know that each assassin family has its own special channel and a limited number of purchases, right? If the Charles Family could buy special firearms in large quantities, their ranking on the Assassin Ranking List would be higher, and not where it is right now.”
“This…” How could Wang Songshan not think of this? He didn’t have any other way, so he just took a shot. But Yang Ming’s words felt as if cold water was poured over his head.
“In other words, even if it was you, Uncle Wang, with your cooperation with the Lancer Family, don’t you also try your best to buy as many special firearms as possible every year?” Yang Ming asked in return.
Wang Songshan nodded his head and sighed, “That’s right. After all, these things are very scarce, so there might not be any available the following year. So if we had the opportunity to buy some more as reserves, we certainly would not let it go.”
“That’s it. Don’t you think that the Charles Family is like this too?” Yang Ming said, “If you count on the Charles Family to share their firearms supply channel with you, their annual purchase share would be halved. Do you think Old Charles would agree?”
“He wouldn’t…” Wang Ruoshui shook her head and smiled bitterly.
“That’s it. If it’s just an emergency, then with my face, maybe the Charles Family would give you one-third or even half of their share this year to you. But if you count on them to do it every year, then it’s impossible.” Yang Ming said, “The Charles Family would likely not agree to this kind of difficult matter.”
“Yeah… I didn’t consider that.” Wang Songshan knew that Yang Ming’s words were true and he was not evasive as he understood some of these things.
Chapter 1518: Old Buffon’s Change of Heart
“However, if Uncle Wang wants to respond to the emergency, I believe I can help out in some way.” Yang Ming had thought of the Charles family. He had his own ideas, but they had not been fully confirmed yet. Yang Ming didn’t want to say it too early, so Yang Ming dealt with Wang Songshan perfunctorily.
“If responding to the emergency…” Wang Songshan shook his head with a bitter smile. Fang Tian’s friends could respond to the emergency for a while, and the Charles family could respond to the emergency for a while, but they would be temporary fixes and not a long-term solution.
“Forget it, I will find some other ways.” Wang Songshan took in a breath. Although he had said that he would find other ways, in fact, he had no good solution in mind.
He had racked his brains for a long time to figure out a solution but had found nothing, and now he was just comforting himself.
Yang Ming didn’t care, because he had made up his mind to help the Butterfly Family solve this problem. So regardless of whether or not Wang Songshan thought of a solution, Yang Ming would still take action.
“How about this? Yang Ming, you go back to the room to rest first. The three of us will think about the countermeasures. We can’t just let that Goode kid mess with us with no repercussions.” said Wang Songshan.
“I will go out in a bit to visit some old friends who I haven’t seen for many years and see if there is any way.” Fang Tian stood up and said.
“Alright.” Wang Songshan nodded and did not object. Fang Tian’s connections were very broad. Although the chance to get in touch with the big firearms merchants was small, it was better to try than stay at home.
Yang Ming didn’t interfere. Fang Tian could go out if he was willing. No matter if he could think of a good solution or not, this was a good time for him to be the hero that rescues the beauty. There was no harm in giving him a chance to be pretentious, even if he did not resolve the problem in the end. Once Wang Ruoshui saw him running around, she should also be very impressed.
How would Fang Tian know that Yang Ming’s idea was so sinister? He was anxious, but Yang Ming thought he was being pretentious. Who knows if Fang Tian would be furious after knowing the truth.
Yang Ming returned to his room, found Old Buffon’s phone number, and dialed it.
Old Buffon and Mrs. Old Buffon had been very happy recently. Since having a ruthless man as a master, the two of them had practiced a type of Kung Fu that strengthened their physical fitness. Not only was their body getting better, but their spirits had also improved a lot!
They used to sleep for more than nine hours a day, but after the training, they only needed to sleep for five to six hours. Even so, they felt refreshed every day, making those old guys of the same age very envious.
After experiencing the benefits of the training, Mrs. Old Buffon finally knew why Old Buffon valued Yang Ming so much! At their age, money and status had become less important; they already had everything they wanted. Their only concern was their health and longevity, and the emergence of Yang Ming had solved this problem!
“Ai, Master hasn’t contacted me for a while. It has been more than a month, right?” Old Buffon looked at the calendar on the bed, and muttered to Mrs. Old Buffon who was at his side, “Could it be that I didn’t perform well, so Master doesn’t want me?”
Although Mrs. Old Buffon was also looking forward to Yang Ming visiting the Buffon Family again as a guest, she was not as glum as Old Buffon, “Master is so busy, how can he come here all the time? It’s only been more than a month. Previously, he hadn’t contacted you for so long, but it was fine, right? Besides, you haven’t done anything to make Master unhappy, so why wouldn’t he want you?”
“That’s true!” After listening to his wife’s explanation, Old Buffon nodded happily. In fact, he knew this in his heart, but it was a consolation to hear it through Mrs. Buffon’s mouth.”Master likes to travel around the world. Ai, but the two of us can’t help much, it would be a burden to follow him…”
“Don’t think so much!” Mrs. Old Buffon said, “Have we completed the training plan that Master left for us? We haven’t finished yet, right? When we are done, maybe Master will appear!”
“En, that’s true.” Old Buffon said, “Let’s have sex first!”
“You sly old pervert!” Mrs. Old Buffon scolded, “I used to look forward to your liveliness every day, but now I wish I could rest for a day. This martial art seems so effective!”
“Hehe!” Old Buffon smiled proudly. He was proud of his vision and shameless apprenticeship experience! If I hadn’t had the shameless spirit at first, how would it have been so easy to become Yang Ming’s apprentice?
“Ring-” The phone rang suddenly.
Old Buffon frowned and could not help complaining. Who is this? Who got up in the morning and called? Isn’t this purposefully ruining my mood? However, he couldn’t ignore the call because it was his private phone that had rung. Not many people knew this phone number, only some of Old Buffon’s old friends and close relatives. Therefore, even if Old Buffon was reluctant, he could only get up from the bed and answer the phone. However, his voice was a bit low, “Who is it? Who is calling this early?”
“Oh? Old Buffon? Did I interrupt your rest?” Yang Ming listened to Old Buffon’s grievous voice and was stunned for a moment, then apologized, “I’m really sorry.”
This voice is- After Old Buffon heard it, he was immediately excited, and the expression on his face changed from the previous complaint to joy. The speed was so fast that even the world-class face-changing master likely couldn’t compete.
“Master!” Old Buffon’s low voice disappeared immediately, and it was replaced with a respectful attitude, “Is it you? I’m fine. I’m preparing to practice the martial art that you gave me. You absolutely did not disturb me!”
After listening to Old Buffon’s words, Mrs. Buffon naturally knew who was calling at this moment. In addition to being excited, she also had some disbelief. Why does Master call or come to visit every time Old Buffon missed him? This is such a coincidence. Could Master have a special ability that can sense it?
But it was really possible. Common sense couldn’t be used at all on these extraordinary people, so even if Yang Ming was superman, Mrs. Buffon did not have any doubt.
“It’s good that I didn’t disturb you. I thought I had interrupted your rest.” Yang Ming smiled. Old Buffon’s respectful attitude made Yang Ming very satisfied.
“No, absolutely not!” Old Buffon quickly said, “Master, does your ancient self have any commands for me?”
“What ancient? Am I so old?” Yang Ming suddenly smiled bitterly after hearing, “Forget it, let’s not talk about this. I called to ask you about a matter. Your Buffon Family has business with firearms supply, right?”
“Yes, Master, don’t you know?” Old Buffon was stunned, wondering why Yang Ming had suddenly asked this. “Aren’t the firearms on the Country X Island all supplied by our family?”
“Oh. I mean, I want to ask, how many shares do the Buffon Family have in the firearms market?” asked Yang Ming.
“This… our Buffon Family is different from general firearms suppliers. We have our own firearms manufacturing factory. It can be said that in addition to our own sales, we supply to some small and medium-sized firearms vendors and let them find their own channels to sell.” Old Buffon explained, “Our family is involved in a wide range of manufacturing industries, from light firearms to heavy firearms… Master, since you asked this, is there something wrong?”