After joining forces with the Shanghai underground party to rob the concession firm, Lu Yuan participated in several robberies of tobacco and soil from Hansen, and he was also rewarded handsomely afterwards. But with the passage of time, it was already July, and the day of the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu was getting closer and closer, and the worry in Lu Yuan's heart became more and more heavy, so that in an operation to rob the smoke and soil, Lu Yuan, who was outside the world, was almost hit by the bullet fired by the other party.

Lu Yuan, who was almost injured, closed his door after that operation, and since then, he has refused Hansen's call to act several times. After that, Lu Yuan stayed in his new residence all day and rarely went out, and the people sent by Hansen to secretly stare at Lu Yuan only found that Lu Yuan seemed to be very busy, but they didn't know what Lu Yuan was busy with. On the first weekend of July, the Jewish tailor whom Lu Yuan had spent a lot of money looking for finally came to visit his door, bringing with him the combat uniforms and matching equipment that Lu Yuan had spent a lot of money on sew.

The combat uniform sewn from redyed military canvas almost killed the old Jewish tailor, but the carrying equipment designed by Lu Yuan himself made the old Jewish tailor full of praise. The thick and tough combat uniform, coupled with the carrying equipment of the same material, makes Lu Yuan feel like he has returned to the military camp of the next generation, if you count the Thomson submachine gun hanging on the three-point gun belt, and a steel helmet on his head, Lu Yuan has the idea that he is conducting an indoor melee training.

The old Jewish tailor was very surprised by these objects designed by Lu Yuan, although he had never seen the carrying equipment that Lu Yuan was wearing, he could see that this small gown full of pockets was indeed extraordinary. "Mr. Mook, look at what you said, this is not a gown, this is called carrying gear. You see, I can fit a lot of things in these pockets, and these loops can hang a lot more. You see, isn't it much more convenient to put on this thing than a backpack? ”

Lu Yuan did not put all the things he had made up on his body in front of the Jewish tailor, but only slightly exaggerated the hunting knife, monoculars, water bottle, and shotgun bullets that were used for hunting on the equipment, so as to confuse the Jewish tailor named Mook. Lu Yuan even jumped for a while. "Look, it's convenient, and no matter what you do, the objects you carry don't make a sound at all."

The Jewish tailor who also served as a soldier in the early years was not so easy to be fooled by Lu Yuan, he could naturally see that this set of things was good, but he pretended not to see anything at the moment, and just praised Lu Yuan's words quietly. Lu Yuan had already renovated the backyard blocked by the fence, completely turned the backyard into a training ground, and now that he finally got his custom-made combat uniform and carrying equipment, Lu Yuan couldn't wait to start a series of recovery training in his backyard.

Running with weights, creeping barbed wire, and obstacle walking, Lu Yuan listed all the training subjects he could think of, but because of the limitations of the venue, Lu Yuan can only establish a small obstacle course and some training equipment in the backyard now. After waking up at five o'clock in the morning, half an hour of washing and a simple breakfast, Lu Yuan would go to the backyard for four hours of non-stop training. In the afternoon, Lu Yuan would go into the basement and use the equipment he got from Henry to modify the rifle.

Since the second week of July, Lu Yuan has been arranging his schedule in strict accordance with this schedule, and Lu Yuan, who has no time to be distracted, has hired a childless old couple from the slum area of Zhabei to be responsible for cooking and cleaning up. With the progress of Lu Yuan's restorative training, Lu Yuan, who had greatly increased his appetite, also became stronger day by day, and at the same time, Lu Yuan's work of modifying rifles also made breakthroughs.

Counting the two 38 rifles that Lu Yuan brought to Shanghai from Zhangjiakou, there were a total of five new and two old seven 38 rifles in Lu Yuan's residence, and the semi-automatic rifles that had been modified by two old robberies were ugly in appearance and not very good in performance, but Lu Yuan found the problem from it. With the Thomson submachine gun that Hansen helped buy and the high-quality materials that Henry got in hand, coupled with Lu Yuan's rich knowledge of firearms, Lu Yuan soon modified the second and third semi-automatic rifles.

waited until Lu Yuan was modified to the fourth rifle, and he had an accurate modification plan and relevant data in his heart, and the remaining three new guns in Lu Yuan's hand were also modified by Lu Yuan in the following time. Looking at the modified rifle on the workbench that was nearing completion, Lu Yuan's heart was full of pride and joy, and after spending a full seven rifles, Lu Yuan finally modified a modified rifle that satisfied him.

In the end, this modified rifle affirmed by Lu Yuan, although it still retains the original caliber of the Japanese-style 38 rifle, it has long been very different in terms of appearance and shooting principle. The rifle that Lu Yuan has carefully modified cannot, in a certain sense, be compared with the semi-automatic rifles being developed by Western countries, but Lu Yuan rarely uses the same principle as the replaceable barrel of a machine gun on this modified rifle, as long as Lu Yuan is willing to have a 38 rifle barrel with a thread in his hand, he can change the barrel without restrictions before the existing barrel is heated and deformed, and use the gun to continue fighting.

This kind of innovation can allow Lu Yuan to avoid trouble due to weapon problems in combat, but this innovation also brings some inconvenience to Lu Yuan, because the barrel is connected to the gun body with a thread and can be replaced at any time, so Lu Yuan must sacrifice some of the length of the barrel, and the shooting distance will be less than the original 38 rifle. After several field test shootings in the field, Lu Yuan was finally very satisfied with this modified rifle, after all, in actual combat, ordinary rifles rarely have an accurate firing range of more than 300 meters.

Finally succeeded in modifying a combat rifle he needed, Lu Yuan became more busy again, relying on the temptation of a lot of dollars, Lu Yuan frequently went in and out of Henry's hardware factory. "Mr. Hansen, I know that you are a powerful person in the concession, and I have a small trouble right now, and I hope to get your help." After making a large number of magazines in Henry's hardware factory, Lu Yuan went to Hansen's bar again.

"Lu, I know that you are a capable young man, and I would like to help you too, but before that, can you tell me first, what do you want six times the scope for?" After entering July, Lu Yuan came to the Rose Bar more often, and every time he came to the bar, he only came to buy bullets or weapons from himself, which also made Han Sen more interested in Lu Yuan, a young man with a mysterious background, but he didn't expect that what Lu Yuan wanted this time was actually a six-fold military scope.

Han Sen's question made Lu Yuan unconsciously lick his lips with his tongue, and he suddenly didn't know how to answer Han Sen, because he had no way to tell the other party that he was preparing in advance for an upcoming big battle. After staring at Han Sen for a while, Lu Yuan lowered his eyes and whispered, "Mr. Han Sen, you once said that a qualified black market broker should not inquire too much about the intentions and purposes of customers, and now, I am your customer. ”

Lu Yuan's answer made Han Sen laugh immediately, he could see that Lu Yuan was a little hesitant at this time, but he also knew that even if he continued to ask, there was still no way to get the answer he wanted from Lu Yuan's mouth. In the end, Hansen still promised to help Lu Yuan find the six-fold scope, and handed it over to Lu Yuan before the end of July as stipulated by Lu Yuan. After agreeing on the delivery date with Hansen, Lu Yuan did not leave the Rose Bar immediately as usual, but like many drinkers, he leaned in front of the wooden bar of the bar and enjoyed the atmosphere brought by the noise of the bar.

"Hoffman, who's that guy over there? How come I've never seen him here? Lu Yuan, who was looking around, seemed to have discovered something, and then lowered his voice and approached Hoffman's side and asked. Hoffman put down the wine glass in his hand, turned his head to look at the position indicated by Lu Yuan, and then snorted at Lu Yuan, and then there was no follow-up. "Hoffman, what do you mean? Does it mean you know that person or do you not know him at all? Lu Yuan couldn't help but ask.

Lu Yuan's questioning did not seem to surprise Hoffman's expectations, seeing that Hoffman was silent and just tapped his wine glass lightly with his right index finger, Lu Yuan couldn't help but curse in his heart, and then motioned to the bartender at the bar to fill Hoffman's wine glass. Hoffman raised his neck and drank all the whiskey in the wine glass, then said to Lu Yuan with a smile, "Lu, of course I know the person over there, but a glass of wine is not enough to get an answer from me." ”

Damn, who said Germans are honest people? Hoffman in front of him was clearly a wolf in sheep's clothing, Lu Yuan cursed in his heart again, so he had to endure the pain and find a few bills, and motioned to the bar to give Hoffman a whole bottle of whiskey in his hand directly. "That man's name is Schuchmann, he just came to Shanghai from Germany, Lu, I want to say that Schuchmann's wife is a Jew, that's why they came to Shanghai." After Hoffman said these words, he was still secretly paying attention to Lu Yuan's reaction from the corner of his eye, but he didn't want Lu Yuan to get up and leave the bar after listening to his words.

"Hoffman, keep an eye on Lu, I want to know what he wants to do." After listening to Hoffman's report, Hansen's gaze couldn't help but pass over the many drinkers, and locked on Schuchmann's body from afar. Turning around and looking at Lu Yuan's back as he gradually moved away, Hansen's gaze gradually became deeper, and he couldn't figure out why Lu Yuan, who had always rarely inquired about drinkers, was suddenly so interested in a guy who had just come to Shanghai from Germany.