Chapter 178. Weapon
It was a coincidence that just as they entered this shop, they happened to encounter a man sneaking away with a weapon model, who glanced at them with a threatening look before leaving, clearly feeling guilty.
Indeed, it was like searching high and low only to find it effortlessly right before you.
Hua Jinchong immediately sensed something was up and tugged at his father, the father-daughter pair tacitly engaging the attendant in conversation. After slipping them some money and acting friendly, they found out that this shop secretly sold weapons.
As expected, policies are set at the top, while countermeasures lie at the bottom. Never underestimate the wisdom of the common people.
Of course, they only sold to regular customers or those introduced by them. It was rare for people like Hua Jinchong to stumble upon it by chance. The attendant, seeing that the father-daughter duo didn’t seem like they were there to cause trouble and had discreetly bribed him with silver, figured troublemakers wouldn’t bother to offer such payments, and thus led them through the forging room to meet the shopkeeper inside.
When they mentioned they wanted to buy weapons, and the attendant nodded in confirmation, the shopkeeper had them turn around. It wasn’t clear what he pressed, but with a click, a hidden door appeared.
Hua Jinchong’s eyes lit up; it was a real mechanism, looking quite advanced.
Daring to privately sell weapons with a government-imposed ban takes more than just boldness; one must be capable enough as well.
Hua Chengtian couldn’t help but take an extra look. His vast experience told him that the most important thing when venturing out was to avoid showing fear or revealing thoughts. He forced himself to remain unswerving in appearance.
This seemed to dispel the shopkeeper’s last bit of doubt.