On September 1, the Ariane docked at the port of La Coruña in northern Spain, where Lamo was already waiting to welcome Li Guang and his party.
By this time, Lamo had come to regard Li Guang as a benefactor. Li Guang had not only pulled Lamo out of his financial predicament, but under Li Guang's guidance, Lamo had also defected to Franco, the leader of the Spanish rebels. As a result, he quickly sold out his torpedoes and secured a good position within Franco's group—the Minister of Weapons Procurement under the Nationalist Army (rebel) Navy. Although most of the weapons used by both sides in the Spanish Civil War were supplied by forces represented by Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union, there were still some that needed to be purchased, making Lamo's role quite lucrative. Lamo's timely
