48: Strategy change

Early in the morning, Lu Fan woke up early.

After seven o'clock, he could no longer restrain his restless heart and opened the system mall to wait for the item refresh.

Unfortunately, the mall didn't bring him any special surprises this time.

There were still only two 0.1 cubic conventional expansion runes.

After buying the refresh runes, he used the triple expansion card without hesitation.

For a moment, the storage space he possessed rapidly expanded.

While the space was expanding, he also noticed a small pattern.

That was, his level increase was actually closely related to the points he obtained.

At 60,000 points, he reached Silver; at 120,000 points, he reached Gold. Without any surprises, the next level should be at 240,000 points.

The points doubling like this meant the pressure to level up grew greater the further he went.

Just as he was thinking, the space expansion completed. He quickly pulled his thoughts away and opened the system panel.

[red-top merchant system

Name: Lu Fan

Level: Gold Merchant

Wealth: Debt of 290 million

Equipment: nano bulletproof vest, multifunctional pen, multifunctional glasses

Abilities: Disguise, Mastery of Code Breaking, Mastery of Surgery

Points: 43,300

Space: 13.8 cubic meters

Anchor Location: Building 7/8, Feixia Manor, Xiafei Road]

The space column clearly showed 13.8 cubic meters. With a space of this scale, the items he could carry increased exponentially.

Now, he truly had the capital to confront the japanese.

After finishing the most important task, Lu Fan checked on Hu Lan's condition and finally felt at ease.

It must be said, the doctors at the Leistede Research Institute really had some skills.

With the aid of penicillin, they could handle general surgeries with ease.

Walking out of the research institute building, Lu Fan saw someone with a long face sitting on the steps smoking gloomily.

As soon as Tang Jifeng saw Lu Fan, he rushed forward as if seeing a savior.

"Brother Fan, you're finally out! Hurry, hurry, hurry~~~"

Saying this, he directly ushered Lu Fan into the car and headed straight to Tongji Hospital.

Too many things happened last night.

Only upon seeing the hospital did Lu Fan remember Chen Liting, who was still waiting in the hospital for him to save.

Entering the ward, after a simple check, the situation was better than he imagined.

No fever, the person was conscious, just a bit weak.

"Mr. Lu, words cannot express my gratitude for saving my life. If there's anything you need from me, Chen Liu, in the future, I won't hesitate to help."

Chen Liting lay on the bed, clasping his hands in salute, his words sincere.

Lu Fan held Chen Liting's hand and said solemnly, "Old brother, it's a deal then!

We'll talk in detail after you recover. Let me give you an injection first."

After administering the penicillin, another person popped into Lu Fan's mind.

He then instructed, "Old Fourth, go get the medicine and find a nurse.

Go to Winter Meng's place together and give her the injection."

Upon hearing this, Tang Jifeng's face instantly turned miserable: "Brother Fan, haven't you screwed me over enough already!

And now you want me to find Winter Meng? Do you want me to live or not?

You didn't see how Sheng Qi wanted to tear me apart at the time."

Hearing this, Lu Fan couldn't help but recall Tang Jifeng being cornered at the Blackstone Apartments yesterday and burst out laughing: "Haha~~

Can't you just call her and have Winter Meng come to the hospital herself!"

"Alright, alright, alright~~ I'll call, but find someone else to deliver the medicine."

Tang Jifeng turned and left the room. With him gone, the atmosphere immediately cooled down.

"Old brother, rest well and recover. I have things to attend to!"

Lu Fan bid farewell and left. At the staircase entrance, he ran into Lin Tianrong: "Why are you here?"

"Brother Fan, I'm taking a ship to Eagle this afternoon, so before leaving, I specifically came to see Sixth Brother one more time."

Lin Tianrong sounded somewhat melancholy, clearly reluctant to leave his homeland.

Lu Fan understood well; after all, who would willingly leave their hometown for no good reason.

He patted Lin Tianrong's shoulder: "Go ahead! After chatting, come to my place. I have something to tell you!"

Lin Tianrong nodded in agreement: "Then wait for me at home. I'll be right there."

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Fan sat quietly in the living room of Xiafei Villa, sipping tea while waiting for Lin Tianrong's arrival.

On the list beside him, the supplies to be purchased were densely listed.

Springfield M1903 rifles: 15,000 units, each with 2,000 rounds of ammunition.

browning automatic rifles: 5,000 units, each with 3,000 rounds of ammunition.

81mm M1 mortars: 1,000 units, each with 200 rounds of ammunition.

37mm M3 anti-tank guns: 100 units, each with 100 rounds of ammunition.

Canned food, rice: 10,000 tons.

Lathes, milling machines, and generators: 100 sets.

2.5-ton trucks: 2,000 units.

Gasoline and fuel: 1 million barrels.

Spare parts and tires: 50,000 units.

Finished raw materials like steel, copper, and aluminum: the more, the better.

That's right, Lu Fan had changed his mind.

He thought about it all night; rather than acquiring factories and organizing production himself,

it was better to purchase directly, since he had the money.

Previously, everything went smoothly, making him a bit overconfident, feeling like everything was under his control.

After completing the task of finding an agent, to be honest, he didn't take the agent too seriously.

He subconsciously thought it was just a side quest, a way to earn some extra money and leave a backup plan.

Last night at the checkpoint, when he showed up, they didn't even acknowledge him.

The japanese even mocked and obstructed him freely.

But when he disguised himself as Reister, the situation immediately did a 180-degree turn.

All those bullshit rules, that deputy director of the France Concession police bureau—all were nothing.

This scene perfectly confirmed that famous line: 'You're good at fighting? What's the use of being good at fighting?'

To survive in this world, you need power and connections.

Exactly, without power or connections, who cares about you!

Now, apart from a fake viscount title, he had nothing.

To establish himself in chaotic Shanghai, this clearly wasn't enough.

The idea of large-scale factory acquisition, organizing production, and supporting the war effort was clearly flawed.

On one hand, such operations were easily obstructed by the Japanese devils.

Even if the acquisition succeeded, the devils would secretly sabotage and disrupt, preventing smooth production.

On the other hand, once he stepped from behind the scenes to the forefront, he would definitely attract the devils' focused attention.

They would try every means to target him, not only affecting his own safety

but also, if Yamamoto Yushin noticed his active support for the war, he would openly tear up the contract, and the fat sheep he had in his mouth would be lost.

So, the previous strategy needed adjustment.

At this stage, he was a hidden dragon in the abyss, needing to stay behind the scenes, concealing his achievements and fame, and deepening his expertise in his field of trade.

He wanted to convert the huge sum of 14 million US dollars into physical goods as quickly as possible to support the war effort.

As the Smart security system alerted him, Lu Fan stood up to open the door: "Come in and talk~~"

He welcomed Lin Tianrong and Tang Jifeng into the villa.