Before the plane returned to the farm, Link considered the bid for quite some time.

An analysis of the soil at the abandoned military base by the team he hired proved that the contamination on the surface had indeed been largely eliminated, in much the same way as the official report Paul Brown had shown him. He was fortunate to have an attitude towards the land, but after learning that GE was still pursuing it, his attitude changed.

Maybe someone grabbed something that was good, and it made him think that it should be a good place to build a wind farm, otherwise a company like GE would not have given up on it for a few years.

He had planned to try his luck with the reserve bid. But now knowing that there is a contender, it's a different story entirely. Wayne McDonald called him several times these days. At first, he was perfunctory, but then he hung up the phone directly, thinking that the other party had already understood his attitude towards the so-called cooperation.

Then, if he really wants that land, then he has to consider the other party's bid.

Paul Brown said that GE wanted to buy the land for $100 per acre. This made him wonder if GE's bottom price would be that price.

But on second thought, since GE was pushing for the auction of the land again, and the reserve price was more than $150 per acre, GE should have made some compromises and was willing to raise the price.

It's just that what is the price they can accept again?

Link stared at the blank space in the document on the computer screen where he wanted to fill in the amount. Two hundred dollars, two hundred and fifty dollars?

None of that counts as his insurance. But it shouldn't be three hundred dollars. Four years ago it was $300, and if GE accepted that price, then their years of hard work would be meaningless. But he wasn't sure how determined the other party was to get that land.

It is now the last day of accepting bids. He felt that GE's maximum price should be in the range of $150 to $200 per acre.

He thought about it for a moment, and felt that although he was more interested in that land, it was not to the point where it had to be.

He clicked on the computer's calculator and calculated it. Then enter "seventy-five million dollars" in the blank. This price is less than $300 per acre, but it is more than $275 per unit. If he can't buy that land at this price, then he'll have to lose my life.

He prints out the tender and simply binds it. There are seven copies in total, and each piece of paper is autographed - this is a government requirement.

When he got it ready, he packed all seven bids into a file bag.

At this time, McCully was already waiting in the study. He took out a few file seals he had brought from his law firm, and then used the glue he had brought with him to seal all the openings in the file bag before handing them to Link.

Link signed it, and McCalli signed it. Seeing that everything was in order, Link said, "Let's go." "They're going to Renault to submit their bids and they're there waiting for the results of the bid opening tomorrow morning.

He's kept it very secretive. The contents of the tender McCully have seen it. But that was before Link wrote the bid amount. It can be said that the amount of the bid in the bid should only be known to Link.

But this number was known to another person hundreds of kilometers away before Link had even printed the document.

Wayne Macdonald was also already waiting at Relo's hotel with a beautifully crafted bid. He had been trying to convince Link to agree to work with GE. But Link eventually stopped answering his calls. At that time, he knew that GE's cooperation plan would not be possible.

The only good thing is that there are no other contenders. By the end of the registration period, he had not received any inside information that there was a third applicant.

But one Link was enough to annoy him.

The hacker he hired had already hacked into Link's computer and found the tender in the computer. But the hacker loved the file and when he downloaded it and sent it to him, what he wanted to see was still blank.

Today, he knew that Link would definitely write the tender on the amount. Until just now, the hacker sent him another file. He saw the numbers on it, and he blurted out, "Damn it." ”

Link was willing to bid more than GE, and his fears became a reality.

The tender in his hand was two hundred dollars per acre. That's already the highest price that shareholders in this project are willing to accept. The reason is that GE spent more than $30 million on the military, federal and state governments for the project, as well as a lot of time and manpower.

So they are not willing to accept higher prices.

And Link offered a price that was more than 35% higher than theirs. And their corporate headquarters are far away on the East Coast, so even if the project's directors immediately agreed to raise the bid, they wouldn't have had time to prepare a tender and send it in.

Knowing that it was impossible, MacDonald called his boss and reported Link's bid price.

His boss just said, "I think you know how to do it!"

MacDonald took a deep breath, suppressed the anger that had already surfaced on his face, and said, "Yes, sir, I know what to do!" As soon as he finished speaking, the phone was already hung up.

His boss wanted to deal with Link, but wouldn't even give him a clear order. If something happens, then he can only take the blame for this matter. But that's also the price of his high salary. He needs GE's salary, otherwise he wouldn't be able to make ends meet. Once he loses his current job. He will soon have to move into the big house he is in, and his children will not be able to attend high-quality schools. On top of that, his current social circle will exclude him.

He had no choice. But he couldn't think of a good way to get Link to give up the bid.

He dialed a number: "Steven, I need your help." I would like to know the landing time of a private jet. ”

After he got the exact time, he said, "Thank you!"

Then he made another call: "Three o'clock in the afternoon." Keep an eye on me!"

Link's plane sent a landing request to Tahoe International Airport before it took off. The application was quickly approved, and the scheduled landing time was 3:10 p.m.

The PA-42 only needed about an hour for a flight of several hundred kilometers, and his plane circled over the city of Renault before it was allowed to land.

After the plane landed, they went straight to the rental car company and picked up a pre-booked black SUV. They had to rush to the municipal building to submit their bids.

Their car pulled out of the airport and soon onto Highway 580. But just after getting on the highway, Arey, who was driving, suddenly said, "Boss, don't look back." There was a car that was following us from the exit of the airport. ”

The other two bodyguards who came with him glanced in the rear-view mirror and held their pistols in their hands.

Marco, who was sitting at the back, sat forward between Link and McAlee, and said, "Arrow, keep up the speed and keep right!"

"OK!" said Ari indifferently.

Mark said to Link again, "Boss, did you bring a gun?"

Link pulled out his titanium M92F from his briefcase and said, "I hope I don't have to shoot later." He paused, then asked again. "Who do you think it will be?"

Mark listened to him ask the question and knew he wasn't as calm as he seemed. But he didn't know who was following their car. Because they're just bodyguards and don't know a lot about Link.

Link glanced at the file bag in his hand.

McCully was visibly nervous for a moment. However, he quickly calmed down and said, "Link, if they start stalking us from the airport." I think it probably has something to do with what you're about to do. ”

Link also thinks it's a possibility.

GE's MacDonald hasn't tried to contact him for the last two days, perhaps just trying to stop him on the road.

In addition to overtaking, the iResearch car keeps driving at a constant speed. But he saw that the car behind him was accelerating and decelerating almost at the same time, just like him.

Cole, who was in the passenger seat, suddenly spoke: "There's a viaduct ahead!"

Glancing at the navigation map on the screen, Ari began to pull the car into the middle lane and began to accelerate. He also smiled and said, "Boss, maybe you'll have to pay a speeding fine for this." ”

Link discovers that the other two bodyguard guns are loaded. He also opened the pistol's insurance.

Mark saw that he was a little nervous, so he smiled and said, "Boss, you don't have to worry too much, we're just in case." If they had that intention, the viaduct would be one of the most suitable locations, but if we were prepared, they wouldn't have it. ”

If you are driving on the side of the viaduct and are hit by another car from the side, the car is likely to be knocked off the viaduct directly.

"There are quirks in the truck ahead. Be careful. Ari said in a deep voice. The rest of the truck was clean, except for the license plate that was blocked by mud and something.

Link looked ahead and saw a medium-sized truck that had been deliberately blocking in front of their car to prevent overtaking. He was about to speak, when he saw the truck door open in front of him.

Ari's saw it and reacted immediately. But he slowed down and turned to the right, and then accelerated again. The truck in front of it also slowed down and turned to the right.

Eri had a sharp turn, and Link gripped the handle on the door hard to keep his balance. The car swerved sharply to the left.

Mark warned loudly: "Watch out for the car behind. ”

From the rearview mirror, Eri saw that the car that had been following them had accelerated like they had crashed into it. If they continue to dodge the van, their car will be hit from the side by the car behind them.

Ari had no choice but to turn from the car to the right side of the road again.

At this time, Cole exclaimed, "Get down!"

Link was pressed down into the seat by Mark's neck, and he didn't forget about McCully. The two people in the back seat were hunched on the seat by one of them.

Feeling it, Ari stepped on the brakes and the steering wheel turned. Link only felt a flick of the car.

Suddenly, the rear of the car was hit by a heavy object, and the rear of the whole car was knocked sideways.