"Amber Palace?"

Link was stunned for a moment and said, "Are you sure." I think I've seen some kind of documentary like "Unsolved Mysteries", and the last place where it appears is probably in what was later Soviet-controlled territory. How did the Americans get that thing?"

He remembered that the Amber Palace was destroyed by war, that it was sunk in the lake, and that it was buried in batches.

"It's Königsberg, it's what is now Kaliningrad, and now it's also the territory of Russia. It was an enclave in Russia. Waverley's confession is also vague in Pentagon archives, but he mentions that he was found at a Juncker estate in Germany. The estate had a German admiral. ”

He laughed and said, "I do believe that Waverley said that among the treasures is the Amber Palace." As for the storage of the Amber Palace in Königsberg, it is a bit unreasonable in itself. ”

"The Amber Palace was originally a German thing, and a loser gave it to Tsarist Russia. As Hitler always did, it was impossible not to return such a treasure to the capital for storage. From 1941 to 1945, there were four years. Twenty-seven boxes of stuff only. Since it could be transported from the Soviet Union back to German-controlled territory, there was no reason why it could not be shipped back to Berlin. But in fact, they didn't. I wonder if someone shook Hitler and said that it should be placed in the place where it was produced. Then the beams were stolen and the columns were replaced. And that Admiral Juncker happened to be on the Eastern Front...... And the boxes are said to have not been opened in four years? That doesn't seem reasonable."

Link laughed and said, "Legend has it that those boxes still have Russian in them." "He doesn't believe in the legends. The Germans are packing things, but the Germans will send them home with boxes with Russian?

Carrick laughs, "I think it's more like someone is deliberately confusing the line of sight." That version says something was sunk into a mountain lake in Austria, and what is said to see the box with Russian. It's ridiculous to listen to. ”

"It doesn't matter if those legends are ridiculous or not. The point now is that even if that thing is really in the treasure, I don't dare to ask for it. "Since that thing has been targeted by the Pentagon and the FBI, he is in trouble if he gets it.

Waverley confessed that there were also a lot of antiques and art, and of course gold and jewelry. "Carrick has an adventurous devil in his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have traveled all over the world in six years. "Even if you don't put these things on display, don't you think it's good to put them on display? I heard your castle is huge. It's perfectly possible to hide there. ”

"There is an old Chinese saying that there is no impermeable door. Link said as he re-tucked the picture into the cover of the journal and threw it to him. "Burn it. It's a big problem to keep this thing. ”

He thought he understood why the two cattle thieves were hiding on Baker's Farm. Probably trying to avoid the limelight.

Carrick took the diary and said, "I'll burn it later." But I'm wondering why those two guys are on your farm. Does the map show your farm?"

Link shook his head and said, "That can't be." In Snake Valley, these farms have basically existed for more than a hundred years, and even if those people have treasures, it is impossible for them to be buried in these lands. ”

"If that's the case, it's really weird. Carrick couldn't have imagined that the two cows were staying at Baker's Farm because they couldn't figure out where the actual location on the map was, they were just trying to find a place to hide from the pursuit, and study the similarity of the terrain in Nevada to the treasure map.

He couldn't figure it out, but he also knew that such a thing was hot potato. Link was right, it really should be burned. But this matter has aroused his curiosity, and he will not be able to sleep if he does not understand.

He said to Link, "I'll borrow your scanner." ”

"What are you going to do?" Link looked at him. "You're not dead yet?"

"I can only die if I solve the mystery. At least let me know where this treasure is. ”

Link removed the scanner from the computer and said, "You better hurry, the FBI might be there soon." "This guy wants to use a scanner, just to scan that map to the computer, and the original burns.

That way, as long as there are no originals, as long as they don't touch the so-called treasure, the FBI won't find them.

Link guessed correctly, and the FBI men soon arrived at the farm, and they came with a group of police officers. Some went to the forest on the northern slope of the Wind Ridge to search, and some took notes on those who participated in the pursuit.

Link received a call from Waite at the villa, saying that he was on his way to the villa with several FBI officers to take notes for him and Carrick.

Link saw that Carrick had not yet come out and went to his room, and found that he was scanning the notebook page by page. He said helplessly: "The FBI is coming. ”

Carrick took the notebook apart and scanned it sheet by paper. It seems that he has already completed a large part: "I'm almost ready!"

But Link didn't rush him. Even if the F.B.I. came, it would not have been possible to search his villa.

Waite arrived at the villa with two FBI plainclothes officers and two police officers. The transcript was made by a police officer. The two F.B.I. and a police officer each took notes for Link and Carrick, respectively, and the two took separate notes.

Link didn't know what was going on Carrick's side, but on his own side, he felt that the two FBIs had impure motives for coming along.

While taking notes, the FBI remained silent until the end, and then suddenly asked, "Mr. Hans, you saw something special at the scene." ”

Without even thinking about it, Link said, "All we saw was beef jerky hanging from the trees, and buried cowhide and offal. After that, he continued to track down the suspected cattle thief. ”

"But I heard your friend was left behind. ”

"He's always curious about a lot of things. After the gunshot, I was worried that he would get hurt, and when I looked back, he was already lying on the ground. Later, he may have been frightened, and in the shootout, he had been hiding far behind, but it was not far from us. ”

The FBI kept staring into his eyes as he spoke. He also looked back at the other party without the slightest relief.

The FBI would do well to say, "Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Hans." Link's confession is the same as that of the cowboy who stayed at the scene and Waite's.

After they left, he asked Carrick, "What did they ask you, and how did you answer?"

"According to the answer we said, of course. "It turns out that they have already made a confession. "The FBI wanted to do a surprise attack. But I coped with it perfectly. All I said was that when the two men fired, I was lying on the ground, and then one of them followed you far behind, not daring to come forward. ”

Link breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Those things burned as soon as possible!"

"I burned it when I scanned it. ”

Although Carrick is as curious as a cat, he is much smarter and more measured than cats. He can tell what can be done and what can't be done. It's a big problem to keep that thing. But in his computer, he was confident that no one else would see it.

Link said, "When this is over, I'm leaving." I'm going to take a trip to Las Vegas. Will you stay here or come with me?" said Carrick was going to stay here, but there should be a lot of things to procure.

But Carrick said, "I'm not going." ”

"Alright then!"

Dozens of policemen with police dogs searched the mountain for a long time without finding anything special, and they seemed to be still unsatisfied. However, the time that Link had given them was up, and they had no choice but to leave.

Link spent another day at Hank's farm, and Carrick threw the loose diary and the so-called treasure map into a tin bucket and burned it. The so-called treasure map, he didn't even plan to say about Jessica. The more people know about that kind of thing, the more risk it is. He also admonished Carrick: "Treat it as if it never happened." Otherwise, you can flee abroad, and I can't. ”

His entire wealth is in the United States, and it is typical that a monk who can escape can't run away from the temple.

He was going to fly straight to Las Vegas. But when Jessica heard that he was planning to stay in Las Vegas for three or four days, she said, "I'd better go back to Fox first." I'm afraid the company already has a lot of things to deal with. ”

He sent her and Hannah back to Mora Manor before flying to Las Vegas again.

On the day he arrived in Las Vegas, he went to the MGM Hotel. He made an appointment with Tommy Cockline. So the other party was waiting for him in the office.

As soon as Link sat down, he took out a check and said, "This is the loss my friend has caused to the hotel." Also, I owe you a favor this time. ”

"I owe you a lot of favors, too. Tommy Cockline took the check and looked at it, it was $10 million, more than $1 million more than Carrick had won at the casino. He also took a file bag from the drawer and handed it to Link. "That's what you asked me to do. ”

Link took it and didn't open it: "How much did you charge, how much did it cost?"

“69%。 Their stock is falling, and it didn't actually cost much, only $30 million, but there is a lot of debt, and this stock has to take on more than $100 million in debt. ”

Link laughed and said, "I owe you twice today." ”

"Then you should pay off the favor you borrowed last time. ”

Link nodded and said, "Okay, it's clear." But we're still a partnership, aren't we?"

"I thought we could already be friends. Tommy Cockein laughs. "I think it's better to be friends with you. ”

"A lot of people say that. Link smiled and said. "Then be friends!"

They are allies, and the key lies in the word "alliance", the key of which is interests. Friends can ignore some interests. In fact, the relationship between them is indeed a little more than an ally.

"I'll have someone transfer the money to you. "Link is talking about the 30 million, plus some fees. "When will the formalities be completed?"

"You sign here, and I will ask you to complete all the formalities before noon tomorrow. ”

Tommy Cockline said as he pulled out a copy of the printed equity transfer document.

Link signed and said, "I'm waiting for your good news." ”