By the next morning, the trio woke up to the crackling sound of raindrops hitting the tent, and then took advantage of the rain to get out of the tent.

Before going to bed last night, everyone took out all the containers they had brought with them and put them in the open space, hoping to catch some rainwater. But even though it had been raining for a long time, there was only a shallow layer of rain at the bottom, which was not enough to take a sip. This is because the rainwater accumulates and then evaporates quickly.

"This is the desert!" Miria said, looking at Pang Jindong.

Yesterday's one-day trip, Pang Jindong didn't find a satisfactory place, and everyone had to go back on the road. However, it is precisely because of yesterday that everyone has adapted to the environment here, and it feels much smoother than yesterday, and the speed of travel has increased greatly.

It's like life, whether it's ups and downs or adversity, when you can finally face it calmly, it's often not because you've overcome anything, it's just because you've gotten used to it.

Pang Jin walked east and watched the scenery around him, the so-called scenery in the desert is actually just that, it looks no different from a hundred eyes at a glance.

The desert is inhospitable, but it is not lifeless like the Sahara, nor is it like the Tengger with its endless stretches of imaginative sand dunes. To be precise, it is more like the Gobi, flat and open, full of gravel, with many low desert shrubs from it. In the distance, the undulating mountains along the horizon were bare, not even a single yellow bush, and from time to time you could see the restraint trees that stood out like chickens dotted in the boundless wilderness.

After walking for a while, everyone found a gas station here, standing alone in the desert. Everyone restocked the water here, bought two more cans of cold beer, and drank them to their heart's content.

In the afternoon, we arrived at a place called Red Rock Valley. Red Rock Valley is a hilly area of laterite in the middle of a desert with Highway 14 cutting through it.

Pang Jindong looked around, then nodded and said, "It's good here!"

It's part of California's Red Rock Valley State Park, which is 190 kilometers from Los Angeles on the map. Although the scenery is inevitably bleak, it is not bad.

"The further you go, the higher the altitude becomes, and when you get closer to the southern tip of the Sierra Nevada, it becomes a wind outlet, and strong winds reaching speeds of 70 or 80 kilometers per hour are commonplace. ”

Pang Jindong said: "That kind of strong wind has too much impact on all aspects of the base!"

"The problem doesn't stop there, it's closer to Lake China!"

Pang Jindong nodded: "It seems that I can only choose here!"

In the seventies of the nineteenth century, a group of Chinese laborers broke away from a mining company in the mountains and settled on the edge of a dry lake bed, hence the name of the lake. However, the reason why this place is famous today is that it is the most important weapons testing ground for the army of country M.

In 1943, Caltech was awarded a contract from the Navy to develop rockets for the armies of country M participating in World War II. For decades, scientists at China Lake have developed or tested nearly every rocket, missile and bomb in Country M's arsenal, including the blasting parts of the bomb used in the first atomic bomb. Some of the base's departments are very remote, and some engineers come in from the main building to the south and drive more than two hours to get to their duty stations.

Theoretically, as long as you get off the roadbed of Highway 395, you can enter the military restricted area if you take a few more steps, but in fact, the real forbidden area is far away. China Lake is so large that it's almost the size of Delaware. But even so, one should try to stay away from Lake China.

Hongyan Valley itself is a scenic area, and the base can be selected nearby, but not in the scenic area. Pang Jindong, Miria and Nick surveyed the vicinity, selected a few locations, recorded the coordinates, and then embarked on the journey back.

When Pang Jindong handed the map marked with the selected location to Director Anderson, the latter just looked at it and put it aside.

"These are not problems!" Director Anderson glanced at the map and said indifferently: "I can help you get the land in the shortest possible time!"

Pang Jindong was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Then what is the real problem?"

Director Anderson glanced at Pang Jindong and replied, "Your plan requires a large amount of start-up capital!"

When Pang Jindong heard this, he immediately realized that Director Anderson was testing himself, and he probably had heard about Bernard's money. In this case, Pang Jindong simply said it directly: "When the Corbino Center was dissolved, the treasurer there left me a sum of money. I'll try to make some more, and it should be enough. ”

Director Anderson nodded: "I heard that there was a huge funding black hole at the Corbino Center!"

Pang Jindong's words implied that the money was not too much, and although Director Anderson did not refute it, he used the word "huge" to indirectly tell Pang Jindong that he had learned a lot of facts.

"Part of the money accumulated by this black hole is now in my hands!" Pang Jindong did not say all of it, one was because he really didn't know where the other billions of dollars went, and the other was that he was not at ease with Director Anderson, so he tried not to make himself too big a target.

Director Anderson said slowly: "The current director of the CIA has his eye on this money. ”

These few sentences further prove that Director Anderson did indeed understand the deposit of this money. Pang Jindong couldn't help but be glad that he said the money openly and honestly, if he waited for this old fox to say it, he would become passive.

Pang Jindong asked tentatively: "Then what do you think ......?"

Director Anderson understood what Pang Jindong meant, smiled and said, "I think of course this money should be kept by yourself!"

"Can it be done?"

"This money is not deposited from any angle, and even if the White House Budget Committee discovers the original problem, the CIA will do its best to cover it up! Because once this matter is thoroughly investigated, it will implicate the CIA in many problems in the use of funds, and it will also make public the internal purge carried out by the current director! And the White House will not investigate it deeply because of the special nature of the CIA!"

"But this amount of money is too big and can do a lot of things, and no one will not be tempted by this!" Pang Jindong's words are actually testing Director Anderson.

Director Anderson did not ask for a specific amount, but stated: "You don't have to tell me about this number, because I'm not interested!"

"But the director of the CIA is interested!"

"He's a very ambitious guy!" Director Anderson realized that Pang Jindong was very uneasy about himself, so he immediately added: "People are different, I am not interested in money now, only power!"

Director Anderson is actually suing Pang Jindong, at least for now, just to deal with the director of the CIA. But how could the director of the CIA be so easy to deal with, Pang Jindong wanted to ask Director Anderson's opinion, so he asked: "What do I think I should do?"

"It's hard to say!" After a moment of thought, Director Anderson added, "but he doesn't dare touch you at the moment, so you don't have to rush to deal with him." ”

With the support of Director Anderson, the director of the CIA certainly did not dare to act rashly against Pang Jindong. However, Director Anderson said this to Pang Jindong, but there is another meaning, that is, he is worried that Pang Jindong will add unnecessary trouble to his election. The director of the CIA is inevitably not a good man and a woman, and the huge power of the CIA makes Director Anderson unwilling to blame them.

But this caution on the part of Director Anderson was of little use, because Pang Jindong had already decided to pull him into the water. Pang Jindong said: "If he keeps threatening my money, then I can't sit idly by and ignore him. ”

When Director Anderson heard the word "my", he smiled slightly, understanding that Pang Jindong would never spit out the meat that he ate in his mouth. He said, "I can give a Jianyì, which is to spend this money as much as possible!"

"Then I'm going to Switzerland!"

"Good!"

In fact, even without Director Anderson's plan, Pang Jindong had already decided to go to Switzerland immediately to withdraw the money. Both Pang Jindong and Director Anderson have a straightforward style, and once they decide something, they will immediately start implementing it. As soon as the specific plan for the formation of the security company was formed, all aspects of work were carried out in an all-round way.

Pang Jindong's trip to Switzerland only took Milia and Nick. Pang Jindong believes that these two people are enough to ensure his safety, and it is unlikely that the center will come to trouble him at this time.

This time when I came to the Bank of Zurich, the front desk lady was much more polite to Pang Jindong, not only smiling, but also greeting in a blunt greeting in obviously newly learned Chinese: "Hello!"

Pang Jindong turned to Nick and whispered: "Disliking the poor and loving the rich is a common problem in any country and nation!"

Miria and Nick stayed in the special lounge, while Pang Jindong and the bank staff went to the room where the last transaction took place. After going through complicated identity verification procedures, Pang Jindong transferred the money to several of his accounts in country M.

After doing these things, Pang Jindong instructed the bank clerk: "Take me to the safe!"

At this time, a bank clerk hurriedly came and told Pang Jindong: "Someone is looking for you outside!"

"Someone looking for me?" Pang Jindong was very surprised, not understanding who would chase him to the Bank of Zurich. If it's the people of the center, then their way is too polite.

Due to the unknown situation, Pang Jindong did not open the safe, but called Miria and Nick, and went to the reception room on the first floor under the guidance of the bank staff, where the person who came to find Pang Jindong was waiting at this time.

The other party is two middle-aged men of medium stature, one with a beard. Pang Jindong noticed that they were all wearing small black round hats on their heads, and he immediately understood in his heart: "It's Jews!"

Miria and Nick also noticed each other's identities, and Nick whispered in Pang Jindong's ear, "What are the Jews looking for you?"

Pang Jindong shook his head: "I don't know either!"

Seeing Pang Jindong coming in, one of the Jews stepped forward, politely stretched out his hand, and greeted, "Hello, Mr. Pang!"

Both of them are gentle and urbane, and their temperament is more like a businessman in the business field than an assassin with murderous intentions.

Pang Jindong shook hands with the other party, and then asked, "Do we know each other?"

"Now we know each other!"

The Jews were clearly good at sophistry, as can be seen from their thinker, Marx. Pang Jindong didn't want to entangle with the other party on meaningless issues, so he asked straight to the point: "What are you looking for me?"

"Mr. Rothschild, please!"

Pang Jindong looked back at Miria and Nick, and found that the faces of these two people had become solemn. Miria simply refused the other party and said, "I'm sorry, we have other things!"

The Jews noticed Pang Jindong's vigilance, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I won't delay you too much!"

Another Jew immediately declared: "Believe that we have absolutely no ill will!"

"Okay!" Pang Jindong nodded, then pointed at Miria and Nick, and asked the other party, "You don't mind letting my companion go, do you?"

"Of course not!" the Jew said and made a "please" gesture and walked out, followed by Pang Jindong and the others.

There was a Rolls-Royce Phantom parked outside the Bank of Zurich, and the Jews opened the door and respectfully let Pang Jindong and the others sit in, and then sat on top of another Mercedes-Benz themselves.

Even without considering the ultra-luxurious interior of the Rolls-Royce Phantom, its performance is quite outstanding, which can be seen from the normal driving of the car. Under the control of a driver with certain driving skills, the process of starting and accelerating can hardly be felt, and the trip of Pang Jindong and others began in peace and stability.

Looking around the car, you can see large areas of wood trim and chrome buttons. These decorative woods are sourced from forests around the world, including zebra, elm, mahogany, rose, and walnut.

Milia touched the leather seat, as delicate and soft as a newborn baby, and couldn't help but sigh to Pang Jindong: "I heard that you Chinese like to keep a low profile, and Jews are obviously the other extreme, that is, they like to show off!"

The leather used in the Rolls-Royce Phantom is carefully selected from Bavaria, Germany. It is painted in a way similar to bleaching, which is said to preserve the color of the leather for a long time. And the leather wiring is even and meticulous, no wonder it makes Miria feel like this.

"I believe that after World War II, there were a lot of big changes in the way Jews behaved," Pang said. However, many Chinese now do not want to keep a low profile, but prefer to show off. ”

"I think the Jews sent such a car to pick us up to prove to us that they have no ill intentions, or at least value us," Nick said. ”