997. Guess (1/5)

Rounding a few small hills, not far from the barracks, a meandering river appeared in front of them.

The river originates in the southeast and flows slowly to the northwest, and the channel is relatively narrow, about two or three meters long, with a gentle flow and turbid water.

On the riverbank stood some armed black brother soldiers, three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and there were pickup trucks loaded with machine guns patrolling back and forth along the riverside, and the defense line was meticulous.

In the middle of the river was a large number of blacks dressed in tattered and even unclothed clothes, bending over to sift through the sand in the water, and there were machines roaring at work on the shore, and they scooped the sand and put it on the machine conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt was running, and the people standing on both sides of the side stared wide-eyed and looked for diamonds.

Li Du has seen this scene, not long ago in the mountain stream diamond field of Remonin, there were miners who worked like this.

But the miners there were much more comfortable, they wore rubber shoes in the water, they were fully clothed, and they could go ashore from time to time to get a glass of water to drink, and the soldiers were allowed to rest for a while.

The miners here are like refugees, expressionless and blind, mechanically washing the sand in the water, looking lifeless.

Li Du took a deep breath and said, "Good commander, are all your diamonds dug up from here?"

Goode nodded, "Yes, this is my mine, this is my territory, and the diamonds here are all my wealth." ”

As he spoke, he took Li Du along the riverbank: "You see, the diamonds I found here are all pure natural rough diamonds, they are from the sand river, the texture is good, is it worth a high price?"

It is a fact that, in general, diamonds found in the sand of the river are worth more than diamonds from crushing kimberlite ore for the same size and texture.

Because, although the diamond is super hard, it will always wear away the stone skin on the surface when it is hit by the river water and sand for a long time.

In this way, diamonds of the same size are cut and carved, and the diamonds from the river sand have a higher utilization rate.

The river is long, winds around the mountains, and stretches out without end.

Gude took Li Du upstream along the riverbank, and after leaving the mine area, he could see a large amount of sand and gravel piled up on the bank of the upstream area of the river, and there were clear excavation marks in the river.

Continue up, look into the distance, and you will see the location of Goode's military camp.

Wandering along the bank, Goode lit a cigarette and said, "I have a lot of diamonds in my hand, and I got them from this river, so it's a river of money, isn't it?"

Li Du nodded and said, "Yes, congratulations." ”

Goode waved his hand and said, "What's there to congratulate you on? This is indeed a river of money, but it is not completely controlled by me. ”

"The source of this river is on my territory, and it flows out of a hill, and I always thought it was groundwater gushing out of the hill, but I later found out that maybe it wasn't. ”

Li Du said: "Then how is it?"

Goode let out a smoke ring and said, "It's an underground river, which starts farther ahead, but it just gushes out of me, with diamonds. ”

Li Du tried his best to look ahead, but this side was mountainous, with large and small dirt and rocky hills, and his vision was blocked.

However, he knew that in the direction of the river gushing, there was Remonin's territory ahead.

Goode happened to be asked, and he pointed ahead and said, "You're from there, huh? You know who's there, huh?"

Li Du nodded silently, there is no need to deny this kind of question.

"I've been digging for diamonds in this river for a few days, five years to be exact, and in those five years, there's been a steady stream of diamonds in the river, big and small, no matter how big or small, every day," Goode said. ”

"However, just half a year ago, the number of diamonds that could be found in the river suddenly dropped dramatically. At the same time, word came out from my good neighbor that he had also discovered a diamond mine. ”

As he spoke, Goode laughed, "There's no river in his territory, I know, he doesn't have a river there, because I've been there, it's a rotten place where shit can't find a shit." ”

"So, where did his diamonds come from? Why did I have fewer diamonds when he found them there? I don't know, Mr. Li, can you tell me the answer?"

He stared at Li Du with burning eyes, still with a smile on his face, but the smile was very gloomy.

Li Du smiled bitterly: "I have only been on the territory of Remonin for two days, how can I touch these things? But I saw his diamond, and he did find a diamond. ”

Goode waved his hand and said, "It's not two days, it's close to three days, and not long after you arrived, that dog took you to a mysterious place, and he took you to a diamond field, right?"

Hearing him say this, Li Du suddenly understood: "You planted an undercover agent next to Lei Moning?"

Goode smiled contemptuously and said, "Do you still need to be inserted? I am the master of this land, I am the master of this place, as long as I come forward, many people are willing to submit to me!"

Li Du asked: "It seems that the people who are obedient to you have Lei Monin's core subordinates? I went to the bazaar, not many people know about it, you can arrive so quickly and accurately, you must have got inside information." ”

Goode flicked his cigarette ash and was about to say something, when a guard suddenly ran towards them, came over and saluted and said loudly: "Report to the commander, there are workers stealing diamonds, please dispose of them!"

Hearing this, a warm smile appeared on Goode's face again, and he laughed and said, "Oh, someone has stolen my diamond again? Go, let's go and see, who is so bold?"

Li Du noticed that when Goode laughed like this, the guard shuddered. Obviously, he understood the meaning of the smile, and he knew what was going to happen.

In the mining section of the river, two guards knelt on the ground with a thin black boy, who yelled in despair and hoarse, as if he had gone crazy.

Seeing Goode coming, the boy shouted even more frantically, and he twisted his body so hard that one of the guards went up and kicked him so hard that his face was covered in blood.

Goode walked up and asked, "Is he the one who stole the diamond?"

One of the guards saluted and shouted, "Yes, Commander, this is the diamond he stole from!"

The guards saluted and respectfully stretched out their hands, which contained a crystal stone the size of a soybean in their palms.

Goode picked up the stone and looked at it in the sun, and the sun shone on it and gave it a brilliant sheen, which looked very beautiful.

But Li Du found something wrong with this diamond, this diamond is also a little too beautiful, right?

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