Section 140

No one expected...

That this time, General Mike would actually take such an unconventional approach! Finding a shortcut! A roundabout way to save the day! He had found such a flawless breakthrough point.

Previously, everyone thought... General Mike would still stubbornly stick to the argument that [what Lin Xian produces are munitions and weapons of mass destruction].

But they never expected this!

General Mike discovered a blind spot that no one else had noticed—

[Under the laws of the Dragon Kingdom, the private manufacturing and selling of guns is the most serious of criminal acts! The circumstances are extremely heinous! It seriously endangers the lives and safety of the people! It can even lead directly to the death penalty.]

And as a citizen of the Dragon Kingdom... Lin Xian should rightfully be subject to the sanctions of the Dragon Kingdom's laws!

But now...

The entire world has seen Lin Xian manufacturing and selling guns with impunity!

General Mike's move was truly ruthless...

He directly forced the Dragon Kingdom's officials onto a cliff with an abyss on either side.

Deal with Lin Xian according to the law? That would mean losing a once-in-a-millennium genius! Losing a once-in-a-century opportunity for the Longhua Nation to soar!

If they don't deal with Lin Xian according to the law and allow him to stand above it... that would create a special class that is an enemy of the people! It would cause an even more serious crisis of national trust! It would trigger domestic chaos!

[No matter what they choose... it's a total disaster.]

For a moment...

The representatives of various countries in the audience immediately burst into worried discussions:

"General Mike's move is truly too ruthless! By using livelihood issues like whether the law is fair and whether everyone is equal... he has directly put the Dragon Kingdom's officials on the execution block! On one side is the once-in-a-millennium genius Lin Xian! On the other side is the people's trust in the country's credibility and legal fairness... This is truly a difficult choice! Both options are painful!"

"As expected of the man known as the Eagle of America... I never expected General Mike's perception to be so sharp. He pointed out the core issue that directly checkmates the Dragon Kingdom and Lin Xian with surgical precision—[Why can Lin Xian openly manufacture and sell guns with impunity in a country with strict gun control?]... No matter how the Dragon Kingdom answers this wave... it will cause a major disaster!"

"In the end, Lin Xian was just too careless! I mean, those things he usually makes, although anyone with eyes can see they're munitions, they at least had agricultural uses, and their military characteristics weren't obvious! But this time is different. In a country as strictly anti-gun as the Dragon Kingdom... Lin Xian actually had to go and step precisely on a landmine! He made a hunting rifle!"

"The fact that Lin Xian is making and selling guns... it's impossible to whitewash it now. I reckon for the Dragon Kingdom's officials, they want to protect Lin Xian no matter what, right? After all, the Longhua Nation has waited for thousands of years... just to wait for a peerless genius like Lin Xian! The rise and takeoff of the Dragon Kingdom all depend on him."

"While we all know the Dragon Kingdom's officials cherish talent... the scene of Lin Xian making and selling guns and seriously violating the law has been seen by the whole world! If the state officials openly give Lin Xian a green light and let him transcend the law... then what credibility will the Dragon Kingdom's government have left? The entire tower of social trust will directly collapse."

These international representatives were all high-ranking and powerful figures in their own countries.

Therefore...

They knew better than anyone how difficult this multiple-choice question was!

Kill off a once-in-a-millennium genius...

Or kill off the official credibility and legal fairness that had been built up with such difficulty?

At the same moment...

The netizens in Lin Xian's livestream were also panicking!

They one after another reminded Lin Xian to quickly tone it down—

"Lin Xian, Lin Xian! Something big has happened! Hurry up and say that the gun in your hand is a toy gun! It's just a model!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Hurry up and explain! Then quickly end the stream! Otherwise, something big is going to happen!"

"Sigh... Lin Xian! You really messed up this time! In a country like the Dragon Kingdom where guns are completely banned... how do you dare to openly manufacture and sell guns? You're going to get a bullet for this!"

"The streamer is muddled! Making guns in the Dragon Kingdom is illegal! A felony! Wuwuwu... I'm really worried the streamer will be taken away!"

...

These concerned and anxious bullet comments from the viewers.

Lin Xian naturally saw them.

He was truly a bit stuck between laughter and tears, and said gently:

"Thank you all for your concern... Although our Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory is on the verge of bankruptcy... we have always been a legitimate enterprise operating legally. How could we do something that violates the laws of the Dragon Kingdom?"

"It's true that the Dragon Kingdom has a nationwide gun ban, but... our Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory was granted a state-approved 'Firearms Production License' several decades ago, when the factory was first established."

As he spoke...

Amidst the stunned and shocked gazes of all the Dragon Kingdom netizens!

Lin Xian rummaged through a drawer for a while, then pulled out an old certificate with yellowed paper, frayed edges, and handwriting on it!

At a glance... this was something with a lot of history!

Lin Xian placed this yellowed, dry certificate that was almost falling apart in front of the camera... Everyone could clearly see the handwritten words on it—

"Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory Firearms Production License"

The issuance date was actually 1952.

The three red stamps on the back... were from the Dragon Kingdom United Front Department, the Dragon Kingdom Department of Agriculture, and the Dragon Kingdom Military Industry Department.

The three five-pointed red seals were lined up in order! The prestige was simply explosive.

And in the position of the approver, the name of one of the [Ten Great Generals of the Dragon Kingdom] was written impressively.

It was a heavyweight reveal.

Everyone not only gasped! They all stood up! They were filled with deep respect!

At the same time, Lin Xian's magnetic and smiling voice came again:

"As everyone knows, in the early days of the Dragon Kingdom's founding, due to backward productivity and an unstable surrounding environment... [at that time, military factories and agricultural machinery factories were not separated; they were practically one family.]"

"In that special era, a tractor factory could build tanks overnight, a car factory could transition to manufacturing missiles at any time, and an agricultural machinery factory's production line could switch to producing [firearms] in a second."

"With the development of the times, although the definition of firearms was further subdivided by the state and agricultural machinery factories lost the right to produce most firearms, [hunting rifles] are still allowed to be legally produced and sold by qualified agricultural machinery factories."

"And even though several decades have passed, my family's 'Firearms Production License', personally signed by a Dragon Kingdom General and jointly stamped by three departments, is still valid."

"So..."

Lin Xian smiled casually and looked at the camera:

"Since our Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory possesses a 'Firearms Production License', isn't it quite [reasonable] for us to produce some [Agricultural Hunting Rifles]?"

Chapter 87: [Dual-Mode Electromagnetic Sniper Hunting Rifle]! What kind of black technology is this?! Shocking the world!

"And even though several decades have passed, my family's 'Firearms Production License', personally signed by a Dragon Kingdom General and jointly stamped by three departments, is still valid."

"So... isn't it quite [reasonable] for our Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory to produce some [Agricultural Hunting Rifles]?"

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Lin Xian's domineering statement... directly ignited the livestream!

Bullet comments flooded the screen!

Rockets took flight!

This wave of face-slapping... was truly too satisfying! Too awesome! It was simply a perfect, full-score flex.

The Dragon Kingdom netizens in the livestream... felt their scalps go numb from the display!

They excitedly typed in the bullet comments to vent their emotions—

"Holy crap, awesome, awesome! Lin Xian has evidence and logic! It's convincing! He slapped General Mike's face so hard! Hahaha... General Mike really never would have dreamed... that Lin Xian could pull out a 'Firearms Production License' like that, right? This move... is simply a checkmate! It directly left the arrogant General Mike speechless."

"Incredible... too incredible. I never expected the reversal of the situation to follow such a script! That's right... if it were an agricultural machinery factory established in recent years... they definitely wouldn't be able to get any Firearms Production License, not even for hunting rifles! But... hahaha, everyone don't forget! Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory was founded by Lin Xian's grandfather's generation! In that special era... military factories and agricultural machinery factories were indeed not separated!"

"Exactly... when I was young, I often heard elders who worked in factories say... that at that time, many agricultural machinery factories and military factories had the same machine tools and equipment. When the country really needed it, the agricultural machinery factories could start producing tanks, armored vehicles, firearms, cannons, etc. in an instant... Anyway, stamping machines, machine tools, and these things all follow the same principle. Back then, the Dragon Kingdom's 'non-separation of military and agriculture' was also due to the era."

"Yeah, yeah... my age should be considered relatively old among netizens; I'm already over 60 this year. In that era when we were young and earned work points... all agricultural machinery factories had the basis for producing military equipment, and as long as the state gave the order, they could immediately transition into military factories! Later, during the era of peace... our country also became strong, so naturally there were no such concerns, and military factories and agricultural machinery factories were completely separated."

"Hahaha... there's an old saying in the Dragon Kingdom that's quite true: an elder in the house is like a treasure! Isn't the advantage of Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory's long history showing now? At the very beginning, Lin Xian also said... his grandfather was among the first batch of patriotic businessmen in the Dragon Kingdom, and Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory was among the first batch of private enterprises... So in that special period when the country was destitute, the state issued the 'Firearms Production License' to Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory to prepare for wartime needs!"

...

What is called a surprise?

This!

Is called a surprise.

This yellowed, almost falling apart 'Firearms License' issued in 1952... could truly be said to have helped the Dragon Kingdom and Lin Xian complete a desperate comeback!

Fate...

This is fate!

Seventy years ago... in the early days of the newly grown Dragon Kingdom, which was destitute and surrounded by enemies, Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory was commissioned at a time of crisis! It simultaneously took on the responsibility of wartime firearms production!

Although no "wartime situation" occurred later, and Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory never produced a single gun...

But who could have imagined!

Seventy years later!

The Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory led by Lin Xian... once again took on the heavy responsibility of making the Dragon Kingdom a military power and enabling its technological takeoff!

The cycle of the heavenly way...

These long seventy years! For Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory... how could it not be considered a cycle?!