The conference room, which was supposed to belong to the ground floor, has been replaced with the chairman's office on the top floor of Oslae-Bendoroven Real Estate. As the heart of Carlelona's largest real estate company www.biquge.info Chairman Bennick has a well-organized room, and a large mahogany desk can easily set off his aura.

But that's when dealing with partners.

At this moment, obviously in his own office, he can only stay in a most inconspicuous corner "aggrieved", allowing the two real protagonists to have their first meeting.

"It's hard to imagine that the person who wanted to buy land in Honshu was Miss Alice, who had been making frequent appearances in the newspapers lately. ”

Governor McDowell is in his fifties, but he already has pale hair: "But what surprised me the most was the share of the order. ”

He looked at the materials on the table: "And six thousand acres is not a small area, I would venture to ask, this should not be prepared for summer hunting, right?"

Many wealthy people have a penchant for buying nature reserves, which are inexpensive and cannot be used for commercial and residential developments, but are just right for their fishing and hunting vacations. Strictly speaking, the land of the Great Disneymore Marsh is of this nature, and its biodiversity allows the wealthy to have plenty of animals to hunt, as long as it is not protected.

"The truth is, I want to start a security company. ”

Facing the governor of the state, Alice said honestly: "These 6,000 acres of land are used to build a training base. ”

"Security company!?"

McDowell looked shocked: "If I'm not mistaken, your current main identity should be the founder of Cisco Systems and a shareholder of Microsoft Corporation, right?

Alice smiled easily and shrugged her shoulders: "It didn't matter before, it doesn't mean that it can't be related in the future, don't look at me as a girl, my ambition is no worse than a boy." I've been interested in security companies for a long time. ”

As she spoke, she didn't forget to pat Maiya on the shoulder: "This is my good sister, so she decided to go to the military academy." ”

"Oh yes, that's pretty remarkable. ”

McDowell's attention was certainly not on the Akaman father and daughter, and after a polite expression, he said to Alice, "But why did you pick this piece of land?"

"Because it's swamp, of course. ”

Looking into McDowell's eyes, Alice noticed that something seemed to be wrong: "Speaking of which, Governor McDowell, how can such a swamp nature reserve be sold for four thousand dollars a acre? Even if it is put in the cheapest Oklahoma, a residential land is only half the price, right?"

Alice could clearly see that McDowell's pupils suddenly shrank.

"It seems that you have a soft spot for that swamp, I wonder if you would like to tell me the reason for this old man?"

The reason is something, of course, because the historical Blackwater bought this land, but Alice can see that whether it is the owner of the real estate developer or the governor, they are obviously unwilling to buy the land by themselves.

Why is that?

"I just want to. ”

Alice shrugged her shoulders and stared at McDowell with a pair of eyes: "But if I just wanted to buy it before, after knowing that this swamp is actually so expensive, I now want to know why." Mr. Governor, the price of the land is set directly by the relevant departments of the state, but it is not possible to set it casually, and the price of this swamp is far higher than its due value, and I want to know now, is there any hidden reason in this?"

Alice was ready for a long battle, and when Blackwater International was first conceived, the Grand Dismore Marsh was already in her pocket. It's just a swamp, and in all seriousness, even if it sells for a thousand dollars per acre, it's a little expensive, four thousand dollars, and she won't be that kind of wronged boss!

However, the answer does not seem to be difficult.

"It's not impossible to tell you. ”

McDowell also realized the girl's difficulty, nodded, but still said: "You can guess, if you guess correctly, I can also reduce the price for you." ”

Alice's eyes were fixed on McDowell's expression: "Because you have discovered that there are mineral resources under the swamp, but because you haven't secured a contractor for the time being, you will raise the price so as not to be bought by others?"

McDowell laughed, "Your imagination is so rich, but Alice, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed, it's not for that reason at all." ”

After speaking, for fear that Alice would guess endlessly, McDowell hurriedly added: "There are two more chances, if I can't guess the reason, the price of four thousand dollars, I will never let go." ”

During this conversation, the Akaman father and daughter remained silent.

Everyone has a sneak peek at Bennick.

It stands to reason that when discussing the sale price of land, Bennick, the chairman of the seller, should be the leader, and no matter how you look at it, it is away, and it should be Governor McDowell. But now it seems that McDowell has taken on the burden of price negotiations in this swamp, and Bennick feels a sense of relief.

It's weird!

"Because there's a dead person there?"

Alice directly threw out such an idea: "But that's all the situation in the ghost house, and it must be a price reduction, how can there be any reason for appreciation?"

Then, a scene that surprised and delighted Alice appeared!

Governor McDowell's eyes full of wisdom once again narrowed their pupils due to nervousness!

"Hahaha, Alice, you're still a fiction writer, and I'm ashamed of my imagination. ”

But McDowell immediately burst out laughing: "I've also read your Jurassic Park, the ...... of that novel."

"It seems that this is the reason. ”

Alice interrupted him to change the subject: "It turned out that there were dead people in the swamp. ”

When the words fell, both Alice and Akaman, father and daughter, were satisfied to see that McDowell and Bennick's expressions froze completely.

"When you think about it, you understand. ”

Alice nodded and continued: "There is danger in the swamp, and it can kill people, so when you find that you can't clear the danger for the time being, you will increase the price by hand, so that no one will buy this swamp that few people care about, right?"

After a long silence, McDowell sighed slowly: "After all, it is worthy of Alice Wang, although you are still very young, you are smarter than many adults I know. You're right, that swamp is dangerous. ”

And so it was!

Having received the answer, Alice closed her eyes in satisfaction.

Akman interjected, "What type of danger is it, as far as I know, only a small area of that swamp is in danger of flooding people, and most of the map is just moist land overgrown with plants. ”

Maiya whispered, "Because there are crocodiles?" or miasma?"

McDowell shook his head: "We don't know, first of all, you must know that this is not a criminal case after all, at most we are trying our best to search and rescue the victims, and it is impossible to do anything to this swamp itself." Once you know that there is a danger, the safest thing to do is to prevent people from going in again, rather than actively addressing it. ”

"Of course, it's not because the state government is inactive, it's that it's really hard for us to investigate why. ”

Seeing that everyone's expressions were even more confused, McDowell thought for a moment and said, "That's right, as far as everyone knows, most of the people who walked into the swamp didn't get out. ”

"Aha!?"

"What?"

"God, you're kidding, aren't you?"

Seeing the surprised expressions of the three of them, McDowell seemed to be a little satisfied, and actually smiled and said, "I'm surprised, but the situation is so incredible." As governor and I went through the records, the swamp had been the subject of frequent disappearances since more than three decades ago, but most of them were handled as common disappearances by local police officers. ”

Alice's expression also became serious: "So, the reason that prompted you to raise the price to avoid people buying that piece of land must have happened on a large scale, right?"

"That's true!"

McDowell's expression sank, and he sighed, "That was fifteen years ago, and I'm sure you don't have much of an impression, sir...... Well, that's how it was at the time. ”

"There was a family of three brothers, who lived in the small town of Aiden, and who had just graduated from high school at the time. Since they were about to go to college, they took advantage of the summer vacation to go on an outing to the edge of the swamp...... At least, that's what they said to their families when they left. ”

Alice interjected, "And then disappeared?"

"yes, and then it disappeared. ”

Looking at the serious expressions of the three listeners, McDowell also looked at Bennick, who was also serious: "The authorities immediately dispatched police officers to search and rescue the missing teenagers, and a total of 172 police officers were dispatched to the depths of the swamp to find them. You also know that the land is at best highly humid and covered with wetland plants, and it is not difficult for ordinary people to tread......"

Alice swallowed hard and spit: "Should it be ......?"

Governor McDowell's slightly aged face showed a clear fear.

"You guessed it right, Alice, except for the three teenagers, all the one hundred and seventy-two policemen who walked into the swamp have lost contact and disappeared completely!" (To be continued.) )