1929 I am a chaebol in the United States

Chapter 178 Edinburgh's Dilemma

With a plane, the speed is very fast. If you ride a camel for a distance of several hundred kilometers, it will take you four or five days to get out of the desert. But with a plane, it only takes a few hours. With such a fast speed, Lu Chen almost wants to buy himself a private plane.

Lu Chen and Ike flew to the port, found an open space to land the plane, and then Lu Chen spent some money to hire a transportation company to transport the plane back to Riyadh. After doing all this, Lu Chen took Ike on a ship to Italy.

Lu Chen planned to go to Italy first, and then transfer to Germany. Lu Chen didn't want to go through so much trouble, but Germany didn't have a port in the Mediterranean.

It took Lu Chen another four or five days to finally arrive in Germany in mid-October. Lu Chen and Ike went to Munich first. After they got a car in Munich, they drove towards Hamburg.

As for why he went to Hamburg instead of Berlin, it was because Lu Chen knew Edinburgh, a man of some power in Germany. He wanted Edinburgh to be his introducer. Without an introducer, Lu Chen would not be able to meet the arms dealers here.

After a few more days of traveling, Lu Chen and Ike finally arrived in Hamburg. This time in Hamburg, Lu Chen discovered many different things. For example, nowadays, you can see pubs with swastika flags hanging on the streets from time to time. Lu Chen remembered that he had never seen this thing when he came here before.

There were also significantly more people on the street, and they all looked pale and thin, like people who had not eaten for several days. These people were lying or sitting in various places on the street, adding a sense of desolation to the atmosphere here.

Lu Chen turned to look at Ike.

"Ike, has Germany become like this now?"

Ike looked at the street at a loss, and said in disbelief:

"I don't know that either. Boss, you know that I haven't been back to Germany for a long time since I started working with you. I don't know why Germany has become like this now."

Then Ike seemed to have thought of something, and he suddenly said to Lu Chen:

"Boss, I want to ask you for a leave."

Lu Chen looked at Ike in confusion and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to take a leave?"

"Boss, I haven't been home for a long time. I want to visit my home."

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Send me to Edinburgh first, then go back and visit your family. Then go to Aziz and help me bring out a group of artillerymen."

"Very well, I will take you to the residence of the governor in Edinburgh."

Ike was in a good mood after his leave was approved, so he drove faster. After more than an hour, Ike drove to the gate of a small courtyard surrounded by a fence.

Lu Chen pointed at the two-story wooden house in the fence and looked at Ike in confusion.

"Ike, maybe you remembered the wrong place. Mr. Edinburgh will live here."

Ike smiled and said, "It's definitely not the case that Governor Edinburgh lives here. We have been here several times. I just don't know if he is still at home now."

Lu Chen looked at the wooden house. It had a triangular roof made of thatch, with a white-painted wooden wall in the middle. There were no other decorations on the white wall except for a door and a window.

At first glance, this house looks like an ordinary residence. How could an official like Edinburgh live in such an ordinary place?

Lu Chen looked at Ike with some suspicion, wondering if Ike had taken him home. Ike was speechless when he saw Lu Chen's suspicious look. He got out of the car, walked to the door and knocked.

After a while, a middle-aged woman in a maid outfit opened the door and walked out. She glanced at Ike and asked in confusion:

"Who are you looking for, sir?"

"I'm Ike, here to see Governor Edinburgh."

"The gentleman has gone to work and will not be back until the afternoon. Please come back in the afternoon."

Ike looked back at Lu Chen in the car. Lu Ke didn't understand what they were talking about. When Ike looked at him, he stuck his head out and asked in confusion:

"what happened?"

Ike replied, "Captain Edinburgh is not at home and will not be back until the afternoon. Boss, what should we do?"

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Ask where Mr. Edinburgh is and we'll go find him."

After hearing what Lu Chen said, Ike asked the old lady about where Edinburgh was working now, then returned to the car and drove towards Edinburgh's new workplace.

Ike drove to a military camp in the suburbs of Hamburg. As soon as he arrived at the camp, Ike found a former comrade-in-arms. Through this old comrade-in-arms of Ike, Lu Chen quickly saw Edinburgh.

Edinburgh was surprised to see his subordinates bringing someone into the office, because he had specifically instructed that he would not meet outsiders during this period. But when he saw that it was Lu Chen, he stood up happily.

"Brother Lu Chen, why are you here?"

Lu Chen said to Edinburgh with a smile on his face: "I am here to ask for your help, Mr. Edinburgh."

Edinburgh smiled and said, "I heard that you are doing very well in the United States. You can use my help there."

Lu Chen said, "I am not kidding you, Mr. Edinburgh. Without your help, Mr. Edinburgh, I really can't accomplish what I am doing in Germany this time."

Edinburgh looked at Lu Chen with curiosity.

"What do you want to do?"

Lu Chen said: "I want to meet your German arms dealer."

Hearing Lu Chen's request, Edinburgh looked embarrassed. He said:

“Brother Lu Chen, I’m afraid I can’t help you if you’re busy.”

Lu Chen looked at Edinburgh with some confusion. It was just a matter of helping to connect some people and build a bridge. Lu Chen didn't know what was so difficult about Edinburgh.

Seeing Lu Chen's puzzled look, Edinburgh explained:

"If you come over at other times, I can help introduce you to some arms dealers, but right now, Germany is facing a parliamentary election. It's not convenient for me to come forward and contact those arms dealers."

Reichstag election? Lu Chen thought about it for a while, and then he had some impression that the Swastika Party became the largest party in Germany next year. And the Swastika Party achieved this achievement through the parliamentary election.

But what does this have to do with Edinburgh? Is he a member of the Swastika Party?

Lu Chen asked tentatively: "Mr. Edinburgh, the parliamentary election, does this have anything to do with you?"

Edinburgh said, "During this period, many old friends have come to lobby me to support someone from a certain party in Congress. I am avoiding them now. If I go to meet my old friends now, they will definitely not miss this opportunity, and then it will be difficult for me to do anything."

So that's how it is. This puts Lu Chen in a difficult position. Without Edinburgh's introduction, Lu Chen doesn't know who are the arms dealers. If he doesn't even know the arms dealers, how can he buy tanks?

Edinburgh's answer put Lu Chen in a dilemma. This involved party matters, so Lu Chen couldn't continue to ask Edinburgh for help.

After chatting with Edinburgh for a while, he drove away alone.

Edinburgh was unwilling to help, so Lu Chen had to find a way to solve the problem on his own. He decided to try his luck in Berlin.

So Lu Chen drove towards Berlin again.