157: Chapter 157 KD-001 Electromagnetic Rifle

"Gentlemen, is face more important than survival?"

Tanaka Hidekazu's expression was heavy; he slowly stood up.

"I will continue to maintain contact with the Huaxia Frontier Company. They are expected to officially release the 'Mark I System' this December. By then, the agency fees will absolutely be more than one billion huaxia currency."

"I hope you gentlemen will make a decision soon."

Having said that, he pushed the door open and left.

He had said and done what he needed to; there was no point in attending this shareholders' meeting anyway.

"Chairman Takao."

A shareholder said viciously: "That guy Tanaka is getting more and more presumptuous. He still hasn't seen the situation clearly. There is no place for him in the company anymore, and he doesn't need to dictate our resolutions."

"We can't blame Tanaka entirely for this," another shareholder laughed: "The company's fully automatic Tool Presetter has reached a precision of 0.001 mm. Eighty percent of the Machining Centers and machine tools in the world use our Tool Presetter. This far exceeds Tanaka's era; it's normal that he can't keep up."

"Senior Tanaka is indeed old," the President exhaled: "but his vision is still worth learning from."

"The investigation into this Huaxia company must continue until we are certain it poses no threat."

"Matsui-kun," the President instructed indifferently: "I will leave this matter to you."

A shareholder nodded slightly, acknowledging the task.

"Matsumoto-kun in the Huaxia region should also have some understanding of this. You must make it a priority to ask for his opinion."

"Understood, President."

...

The time Zheng Yi had set for their meeting was the 30th.

Three o'clock in the afternoon.

Wang Shuo arrived on time as agreed, stepping into a live-fire shooting range located in the suburbs of Hanzhong City.

The large venue was divided into several sections. Upon entering, there was a reception and lounge area, and further inside was the shooting range, from which muffled "da-da" sounds could be heard from time to time.

There weren't many people in the lobby. Wang Shuo spotted Zheng Yi reading a newspaper in the lounge area at a glance.

"Sister Zheng."

"You're here?" Zheng Yi looked up and sized Wang Shuo up, her gaze focusing on the parcel he was carrying on his back. She frowned slightly.

"Is this how you came?"

"I didn't have anything to carry it in, so I bought a golf club bag on the fly."

Wang Shuo patted the parcel on his back, making a "pa-pa" sound.

"Look, it's very sturdy."

It was indeed sturdy.

Zheng Yi opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

Say Wang Shuo wasn't professional?

He at least knew to buy a bag, instead of just carrying it over directly.

Say he was professional?

He only carried a bag!

Such a precise item, something even those old professors couldn't repair if it were damaged, and he just packed it in a golf bag? And he even patted it with his hand!

"Follow me."

Zheng Yi forced herself to ignore the miraculous backpack on Wang Shuo's back and walked calmly towards the back.

Wang Shuo hurriedly followed.

Until entering the employee passage, Wang Shuo could still hear some voices.

"Why are those people allowed in?"

"Those are all our employees."

"Do you take me for a fool? Those two are clearly not your employees!"

...

Facts proved two things.

The first is that having ears that are too sensitive is indeed a troublesome thing sometimes.

The second is that those walking in the employee passage aren't necessarily employees; they could be special agents, or... spies.

Walking into the employee passage, winding and turning, until passing through two more doors, Wang Shuo finally felt his vision open up.

This was a very huge outdoor space. The surrounding walls, over ten meters high, made Wang Shuo completely lose his view of the outside, leaving him able to see only the pale blue sky.

Not far away, in different positions, stood targets of various sizes.

And they were standing at the shooting position at this moment.

"This is a temporary shooting range we set up in Hanzhong City, used for intensive training of some special personnel. You don't need to worry about safety."

"So we're testing here?"

"Yes." Zheng Yi nodded: "If you are all prepared, you can start."

"Alright."

Wang Shuo didn't mind; he directly unzipped the zipper and took out the item inside.

The appearance of the very first item firmly attracted the attention of the people around, and Zheng Yi felt her eyes light up.

To be honest, before coming, Zheng Yi had already prepared herself.

In her mind, the Electromagnetic Rifle Wang Shuo made was about the same as the United States' Electromagnetic Rifle—a bulky-looking big block, filled with capacitors, batteries, and other electronic components, with wires even wrapped around the barrel.

But she never expected that when this gun completely appeared before her eyes, she would actually feel a sense of amazement.

Beautiful.

That was her first impression.

It was truly too beautiful.

The long barrel was completely covered by a shroud of unknown material, fully integrated with the grip and shoulder stock behind it. Because the barrel shroud was not as wide as the United States' version, the narrow-front and wide-back proportions looked very harmonious.

The shroud extending downwards from the stock connected directly to the grip, leaving a hole just enough for the thumb to pass through behind the grip. The shoulder-rest position was treated with right angles, looking full of texture.

This is a gun?

Are you sure it's not a movie prop made by some sci-fi movie crew?

"KD-001 Gauss Coil Electromagnetic Rifle," Wang Shuo introduced to himself: "Redesigned from the original barrel of the K-001 Gauss Sniper Rifle, with three electromagnetic units removed and the gun body shortened. The total length of the gun is 525mm, using electromagnetic force to launch metal projectiles, and feeding is done using a magazine module."

"The left, right, and rear sides of the gun body are designed with 25mm x 10mm LCD screens. To facilitate nighttime use, a cover plate is set up; it is fully manual."

"The entire gun's mode is adjustable, but for ease of use, I have set three shooting modes: single shot, three-round burst, and continuous burst. I have set four power modes, the lowest being 25% of full power, with each level increasing by 25% until the maximum. However, I suggest using the third level generally."

"The bullet count and parameters can be viewed through the display screen. I have additionally set up a sensing device on the magazine, connecting to the gun body for power via metal contacts. When the remaining bullet count is less than ten, it will prompt via voice, and the prompt sound will be in Chinese numbers. By the way, the magazine capacity is 85 rounds."

"That's it for now; there are some other small functions I won't go into detail about. Do you have any questions?"

No one spoke.

Wang Shuo reinstalled the magazine he had pulled out and looked up in confusion.

The people in front of him, including Zheng Yi, were all staring at him in a daze.

Wang Shuo frowned slightly: "No questions?"

Zheng Yi came back to her senses, looking at the Electromagnetic Rifle in Wang Shuo's hand, trying her best to calm her voice.

"Wang Shuo..." Zheng Yi said: "Can I try it?"