Persuading Annina was not difficult for Xia Lei. He easily convinced her beneath the covers on the night he returned to Thunder Horse Military Factory from the Tang household. 

Annina wanted very much to go to Russia with Xia Lei and see the gun she had designed wow the crowds with her own eyes; this was also something her father and grandfather would wish to see. This thought was fairly attractive but she knew well that there were sure to be German and American agents in that place. Her life would be over if she were to get caught, so she gave up on the idea of going to Moscow with Xia Lei. 

The relevant preparations were all put smoothly in motion. 

Xia Lei’s attention went from the ancient alloy to his company. He flew to Sichuan a few days later to his branch company in Deyang. 

The branch company in Sichuan had been successfully established and production and business were running normally. The country was developing the areas in the west and had a great need for machining and processing; there was no need to worry about orders coming in. The branch company was...