Back in his hotel room, Link woke up from sleep and sat on the couch in the living room to ask Benjamin to help him get a drip.

After Benjamin fixed the needle, he said to Benjamin, "I need more bodyguards." "Even if the Venetian Hotel hadn't thought of killing him before, maybe they already had that idea now. Of course, there are also the Adelson family. He can't be so big and don't think about anything.

When Benjamin heard this, he immediately said, "I'm going to contact you." ”

"I mean, I'm hoping to have more loyal and capable bodyguards like you and Warren and the others. Link stopped him and said. "And I'm not going to look in Las Vegas. He worries that people who spend too much time in Las Vegas will be more likely to be coerced by the big casinos.

"What does the boss mean?"

"If you, Warren, Mike, and Douglas know retired comrades with a strong sense of responsibility and outstanding ability, you can introduce them to me. ”

Benjamin grinned and said, "Of course, boss." We have a lot of friends like that. They are excellent and loyal fighters when they are in the army. Boss, how many people do you need?"

"You know, I'm probably going to run a very large farm in the future. And the people I offended seem to be great people. So I probably need a little more. Including the four of you, there are about sixteen people in total. ”

"Understood. I'll connect with the three of them later. ”

Link nodded and said, "I can give them an annual salary of two hundred and fifty thousand." Also, I'll transfer $300,000 to each of your accounts later. It's your bonus during this time. "He just won the money, these bodyguards all know, he can't be stingy.

"Thank you, boss!" He and Warren are paid $350,000 a year, and Mike and Douglass are $300,000. $300,000 is almost equivalent to a year's salary for four of their bodyguards.

Link nodded and said, "I plan to leave the hotel and return to Overtown in the afternoon, and my life will be entrusted to you." ”

Benjamin assured: "Rest assured, we will never make the same mistake again." ”

Now that the Venetians don't admit to instructing the killer to kill him, Link has nothing to do. And Chelsea Adelson is right. If their casino wants to kill him, there is no need to find a killer from the Internet at all. There are many underworld characters related to them, and if you find a thug to come out, you will be a killer. It's a little easier that way.

But if he stays here as an eyesore, maybe the casino will really find someone to kill him. He didn't want to be here to irritate them.

The villa has been burned and the renovation has not yet been completed. Link can only stay in other hotels or go straight back to Overtown. Relatively speaking, his departure from Las Vegas may be more conducive to the peace of mind of the Venetians.

He believed that this time he had achieved the effect of killing chickens and monkeys. Anderson Adelson just sent someone to set it on fire, and he took 700 million from the Venetian casino, and also put Anderson Adelson in a situation of chicken feathers and duck blood, which can definitely make other casinos think about possible losses before dealing with him.

However, he has too much money, and I'm afraid it's already a piece of fat that everyone in the underworld wants to take a bite of. More bodyguards are a must.

This is Las Vegas, and the external temptation is greater than in many cities. Therefore, the bodyguards he wants to hire must be people who are resolute enough to resist external temptations. He believed that even if Benjamin and them talked about favors, they would understand what he meant, and they would not find some mismatched people for favors to make their future work more difficult.

He believed that the people they had found were relatively suitable people.

After the drip, he called room service and asked the hotel to deliver lunch to the room. After lunch, he returned to Overtown with three bodyguards, Benjamin, Warren and Douglas. And Mike continues to stay in Las Vegas to investigate the clues of the killer's line.

While they were still on their way, Link received a call from John Eco.

"Hello, John. Is there any good news?" Link saw that it was his phone and knew it should be for the three farms.

John laughed on the phone and said, "Yes Link. I have good news here, but also bad news. Which one do you want to listen to?"

"I've had a lot of trouble lately, so let's listen to the bad news first, and save the good news for the last rejoicing. ”

"Well, the bad news is that you're going to spend a fortune. John was telling the bad news, but the smile in his tone couldn't be hidden.

"And what about the good news?"

"Marina Farm, one of the three farms you want to buy, already has the intention of selling. They now own 18,000 acres of land, and the price they are asking for is $580 per acre. ”

When Link heard the price, he was a little surprised and said, "It seems that your negotiation skills are far beyond my imagination." ”

"Thank you for the compliment. Still, I have one more piece of news for you that might not make you happy. ”

Link was stunned for a moment and said, "What is it?"

"The three farms had an agreement with the government that they couldn't keep cattle on the farms in order to protect Lake Mead's water quality. John told the news he had gotten from his negotiations with Marina's farmer.

When Link heard this restriction, his brows furrowed, and he said, "Is there a way to cancel the agreement?"

"You may need to consult a professional for this question!"

Link pondered for a moment and said, "Please understand this issue clearly." Only after solving this problem can I decide to buy those three farms. ”

John laughed and said, "Of course that's fine." However, there may be a fee. And I'd like to know if you want to raise cattle, whether it's intensive or free-range. If it's free-range, maybe it can solve this problem. If it's an intensive cattle breeder, I'm worried that this problem will not be easy to solve. You know, it's too close to Lake Mead. Lake Mead is a source of water for tens of millions of people downstream. ”

Link affirmed, "If I buy those farms, I'm going to raise cattle and I'm only going to raise them in a grazing style." As for the cost, that's not an issue. ”

“OK。 I think I get it. I'm going to try to help you with that. ”

Link had a wound on his back and didn't dare to lean on the backrest, so he sat upright in the back seat. When he hung up, he had some doubts about his previous plans.

He had thought about buying the farm, but he hadn't thought about using all the land for farming. And the topography of that land does not allow all the land to be used for farming. So he thought about grazing some cattle. Of course, the number of cattle per unit area will not be too large, after all, that land belongs to an arid and semi-arid area, and the amount of forage output will not be too large. So the income from raising cattle will not be very high.

While there will certainly be more groundwater there, pumping will require more investment, and groundwater is actually water from Lake Mead. Nevada law punishes hefty fines for overpumping groundwater.

If cattle are not raised, much of the land there becomes unusable. After he bought the land, he had no intention of continuing to open it to tourists as before. Unusable land becomes an ineffective investment. No matter how rich he was, he didn't plan to waste money like that.

He felt that the only way to make a decision was to see how John operated.

If that agreement could be canceled, then he would buy those three farms. If that doesn't work, he'll have to find another farm that's willing to sell. Nevada doesn't have a lot of arable land, though. But most of the profitability is low. After all, irrigation is going to make these farms much more expensive.

If he really can't, if he wants to buy a big farm, it is also a good choice in Montana, which is a little further north. Of course, he may not be able to buy such a large area of land. What's more, if he buys property in another state, he will pay much more personal income tax. That's definitely not what he wants to see.

He thought about it for a while, and then called Professor Charles again to ask about the inability of the three farms to raise cattle.

Professor Charles pondered for a moment and said, "That should be an agreement based on the principle of voluntariness." It may not be difficult to solve this problem. If you buy that farm and plan to cancel that agreement, you may need to return the grant for a certain number of years. ”

He paused for a moment and said, "In fact, in the assessment report, we pointed out that when running a farm there, we need to pay more attention to environmental issues. Lake Mead is the main source of drinking water for tens of millions of people downstream. Therefore, there are high requirements for water quality. In addition, the cost of obtaining water can be high. Water withdrawals in the Colorado basin are now restricted, and there is a great deal of controversy over whether to increase or decrease water withdrawals. You have to pay attention to this as well. ”

Link heard him say that, and immediately understood what he meant. That said, those three farms aren't actually very suitable home buyers.

Hearing what Professor Charles said, Link hesitated. In other words, Nevada, which is located in an arid region, is indeed not suitable for the development of agriculture. But what he likes is that the state is exempt from state personal income tax. However, if access to water is difficult, it will be necessary to reconsider whether you really want to buy all three farms.

Looking back, he realized that it was not easy to get water, and that there was a farm that was about the same. Otherwise, irrigation is a big problem.

If he only buys a Marina farm, he really doesn't need to raise many cattle. There is also no need to raise cattle on a large scale in order to use up the land. He can grow some vegetables and fruits, as well as food, and the terrain of Marina's farm does not have to worry about not being able to use it.

And he doesn't need to be overjoyed, it is not easy for him to run it when he buys so much land at once.

Before returning to Overtown's home, he had a new decision in mind.