Lin Shuangquan's face was filled with sorrow, and he couldn't help himself.

In his original expectation, those people would at best plunder crazily and then leave.

But now this group of people are staying here day after day, as if the Mingzhou Shipyard is their comfort zone, and they have almost put down deep roots here.

Fortunately, the young guy who led the group had unexpected moral integrity.

A few days ago, ten million yuan was quietly lying in the shipyard's treasury.

When the boy led his men to push open the heavy door of the treasury, Lin Shuangquan's heart was in his throat.

He mustered up his courage and said, "This is money allocated by His Majesty, specifically for the shipyard to build new ships. You can't touch it!"

After hearing this, the boy regained his composure and decisively waved his hand, signaling his men to close the door of the treasury tightly again.

Not only that, he also issued a stern order, prohibiting anyone from having any improper thoughts about the money.

Lin Shuangquan stood aside, his heart filled with shock. He couldn't understand why a man who had already embarked on the road of robbery could still stick to his inner moral bottom line in the face of such huge wealth.

He had already secretly decided in his heart that the money would definitely be snatched away by these people.

At that time, I could even clearly see that when the boy saw the treasury full of money, his breathing suddenly became heavy and rapid.

But the final result amazed him greatly. This kid miraculously controlled his inner greed and successfully suppressed the restlessness of his subordinates with his powerful prestige.

In order to protect the crucial 10 million yuan, Lin Shuangquan has been extremely busy these days and has never stopped for a moment.

The boy named Ergou found him and asked him to help prepare a batch of leather armor and weapons.

Although it is not completely impossible to get these things with the connections and resources that Lin Shuangquan has accumulated in this shipyard over the years, it is indeed a daunting task to meet the quantity required by Ergou.

However, he still gritted his teeth, ran around, and after great effort, he finally gathered more than a thousand sets of leather armor and weapons.

You know, light armor with iron is an item that the court strictly prohibits from being privately manufactured and traded. He really has no way to do it. Fortunately, leather armor is still within the legal range and he can barely cope with it.

It was not until he later heard that Ergou was planning to lead everyone on an expedition to conquer Japan that Lin Shuangquan's heart began to waver. After some thought, he privately asked Dayong to collect more than 200 sets of leather armor and 500 swords for them.

However, due to the interference of many factors, the shipbuilding progress at the shipyard has almost come to a standstill.

Lin Shuangquan looked at the shipyard that showed no signs of improvement, his heart filled with helplessness. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly and chose to give up on himself. Well, let everything go and leave it to fate.

……

At this moment, a crisp knock on the door suddenly broke the silence.

Ergou looked solemn as he slowly walked in from outside.

"Director Wu, thank you for your hard work these days."

Ergou's voice was filled with sincere gratitude.

"You have worked tirelessly to run around for us, gathering so many weapons, leather armor, as well as dry food and water."

"Even if I, Wang Tianyan, were to be shattered into pieces, I would never be able to repay your great kindness."

Ergou paused slightly, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

"My parents died when I was young, and I wandered alone in this world like a rootless duckweed."

"I heard that Director Wu has no children, and I feel extremely guilty for bringing this unprovoked disaster upon you."

"If I fail to successfully annihilate Japan, I'm afraid Director Wu will be punished in the future."

"Director Wu, if you don't despise me, an orphan of humble origin, I, Wang Tianyan, would like to solemnly take you as my adoptive father."

"If I am lucky enough to make a name for myself in this world and achieve success in the future, I, Wang Tianyan, will definitely give everything I have to repay your kindness in raising me!"

"If I unfortunately die in Japan, I will remember this kindness in my life and repay you in my next life!"

Director Wu listened quietly to Ergou's heartfelt words and became excited.

He is now in his forties, and the years have mercilessly carved deep wrinkles on his face.

Over the years, he had tried every possible way to have a child, visited famous doctors, and tried all kinds of strange folk remedies, but fate seemed to be deliberately playing tricks on him. No matter how hard he tried, he was never able to have a child.

He went from being full of expectations at the beginning to gradually becoming discouraged, and in the end he had basically completely given up the slightest hope of having offspring.

Today, Ergou's words from the heart penetrated his heart and deeply touched the softest corner of his heart.

As the saying goes, if you want to understand a person's character, you only need to look at what he does in his daily life.

During the past few days of getting along with Ergou, Wu Shuangquan noticed his every move. He knew that Ergou was a kind-hearted, loyal and good boy who was worthy of his trust.

He walked quickly to Ergou with excitement, his voice trembling slightly with excessive excitement: "Are you really willing to accept me as your godfather?"

Ergou nodded without hesitation, his eyes gleaming with sincerity: "Yes!"

"Good! Good!" Wu Shuangquan was so excited that he could hardly control himself, and his hands trembled slightly uncontrollably.

He gently reached out his hand and stroked Ergou's shoulder tenderly.

Upon seeing this, Ergou immediately knelt down on his knees with a solemn expression and kowtowed three times to Wu Shuangquan.

"Godfather, please accept my obeisance! My name, Ergou, was chosen arbitrarily by the simple folks in this village. From today on, I will take your surname, Wu."

"Wu Tianyan greets his adoptive father!"

Hearing Ergou's heartfelt statement, Wu Shuangquan felt relieved, as if at this moment, all his worries and sorrows had disappeared.

The daily interactions during these days made him develop a deep affection for the child, and he liked this straightforward, kind-hearted and righteous child from the bottom of his heart.

"Get up quickly, good boy, get up and talk." Wu Shuangquan hurriedly reached out to support him.

Ergou stood up as he was told, frowning slightly with a worried look on his face. "Foster father, I'm really worried that this will hurt you!"

Wu Shuangquan waved his hand slightly, with an open-minded smile on his face: "My adoptive father has worked diligently over the years and has accumulated some money."

"Even if I get fired for this, I'll have enough to live comfortably for the rest of my life."

"Today is a very happy day for me. I can actually have such a wonderful child!"

"Godfather believes that you will return victorious."

"I will be setting out on my expedition today. If I can successfully conquer Japan, I will report everything to Your Majesty in person and ask Your Majesty to forgive my adoptive father's guilt!"

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