Chapter 290 Armed (1/2)

Chapter 290: Armed

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Besides needing to buy a car, Li Du also needed to buy hunting equipment.

It had to be a full set, with a jacket, hat, sunglasses, boots, and most importantly, the weapons.

However, as he did not have a Green Card, he could not buy firearms.

Hans could, and before he entered the firearms shop, he said, ”Let me know which gun you like. I’ll buy it for you.”

With this, it was apparent that Hans truly regarded Li Du as his brother, and trusted him completely.

There were two items Americans generally did not lend others: their cars, and their guns.

If a borrowed car was in an accident, the owner would still have to pay for it. Guns needed to be especially well-managed—it would be trouble for the owner if any mishaps were to happen.

Car accidents mainly involved lawsuits and financial compensation. With insurance companies around, compensation could involve a little to a lot of money, depending on the circumstances behind the claim. However, if a gun were misused, it would lead to terrible criminal consequences.

For example, according to legislative regulation, if someone had loaned his gun out and the borrower had committed a crime, the gun owner could get in trouble along with the perpetrator.

That was to say, if Li Du gunned someone down with a gun that Hans let him use, Hans might get in trouble as well.

The firearms shop they entered was called ”Veterans’ World.” The boss was Maurice, a partner to treasure hunters. This was where Li Du had sold the Japanese machine gun they had gotten previously.

Although Maurice was very elderly, his memory was pretty good.

When they entered, he was attending to customers. Upon seeing the two of them, he immediately waved his hand, and said, ”Got some good stuff again?”

Hans laughed, walked over and shook his hand. ”No. This time around we’re giving you the opportunity to earn money.”

Maurice said, ”The good stuff you guys bring could allow me to earn more money.”

”Have you sold the machine gun?” Li Du asked.

Maurice nodded his head. ”Yes, sold it to a movie company based in Los Angeles. They’re filming a Pacific Ocean war movie and required an authentic Japanese machine gun for a close-up feature.”

Hans gave him a gentle punch on the shoulder. ”Wow, then you probably earned quite a bit.”

Maurice declined to comment, laughed and said, ”It was alright, gave me some food money. What do you need to get?”

Hans said, ”First, get me some ammunition—um, I need .38 caliber and .45 caliber—500 of each.”

Li Du was shocked. ”God, why’re you buying so many bullets? What’re you going to do with them? Hunt zombies down at the end of the world?”

”You would need this toy to hunt zombies down, buddy!” A hunk standing next to them was rotating an M60 machine gun—the thick black gun nozzle was pointing at them in an intimidating manner!

Hans said, ”Hunting season has begun. We’ll need loads of bullets. You don’t have the experience, so listen to me.”

Maurice whistled to his staff to prepare the bullets, and then let the two of them browse around.

Not a fan of the military, Li Du was not familiar with weapons and firearms. After looking at a few gun racks, he could only recognize one gun; it was the king of ground warfare, the AK-47!

At 300 dollars, the price of the AK-47 was the lowest among rifles. However, there were some more expensive models, with the most expensive being 2,000 US dollars.

Hans asked, ”You want this gun? Let me warn you first that this is not a good choice. Don’t be swayed by its reputation.”

Li Du shook his head, ”No, I’m not buying it. I’m just looking out of curiosity.”