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Historically, the United States has been a famous gold producer, and California and Alaska are both famous, and the wave of westward migration more than 100 years ago was caused by the gold rush. www.biquge.info It is only after World War II that the main gold mines in the United States were gradually depleted, coupled with the high labor costs, the gold production of the United States shrank significantly.

After driving for several hours, Situ Wenhui parked the off-road vehicle on the side of the road.

The two walked for nearly an hour before they came to the outside of the long-abandoned gold mine.

"More than a hundred years ago, it was full of people." Situ Wenhui glanced around and said, "In order to pan for gold, a canal more than 500 meters long was dug to bring water from the San Juan River. At that time, the gold prospectors lived in the town, and at its peak there were nearly 50,000 people. ”

Liu Wei looked in the direction pointed by Situ Wenhui, the town was a kilometer away, near the San Juan River, but it had long been abandoned.

"As with most western towns, when the mines dried up, the gold miners were gone, and the towns were deserted. You may not believe it, but the town has only existed for thirty years, with less than five years of its glory. With the departure of the last inhabitants, the town has been abandoned for almost eighty years now. Situ Wenhui smiled and said, "If it weren't for the construction of the Hoover Dam, I'm afraid Las Vegas would have become like this." ”

"Where's the gold mine?"

"Same as the town. A few years ago, there were people who came to explore, but there was no gain. ”

"Let's go in and have a look."

"Is it necessary?"

Liu Wei smiled and said, "I've never been in a gold mine, so I don't know what it's like inside." ”

Since they came, they couldn't run in vain, Situ Wenhui led the way, and the two entered the gold mine.

Because the mine was discovered later in the gold rush, when all the open pit gold mines were emptied, the gold mine is located underground, with the main vein about 150 meters above the surface.

The mine's elevator is still working, but it's very rusty.

Even when he couldn't see his five fingers, Liu Wei could see things around him clearly, so he didn't hold a flashlight. Situ Wenhui couldn't do it, but fortunately she brought a small flashlight.

The two of them circled around the mine before returning to the surface.

"This gold mine shouldn't be very big, right?"

"It's not too big, the reserves were overestimated at that time, and it was discovered after mining the main vein, and the secondary vein below was very short, so the mining time was less than eight years."

"Is there a bigger gold mine?"

"Of course there are, dozens of times bigger than this."

Liu Wei nodded and said, "This is the target we are looking for, a gold mine that is still being mined, and the reserves and scale are relatively large." ”

"Are there any other strings attached?"

"Focus on gold mines that have been closed and only reopened in recent years."

Situ Wenhui thought for a moment and said, "There are few gold mines in the United States that meet these conditions. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The United States has long been the world's largest gold reserve, and like strategic resources such as oil, rare earths, and nickel ores, the United States issued an order banning gold mining after World War II."

Liu Wei frowned.

"It is very difficult for a closed mine to continue to operate, which requires federal and state approval."

"If you don't shut down, you can keep mining?"

Situ Wenhui nodded and said, "But there are not many such gold mines in the United States. After all, gold reserves do not cost anything underground, and after they are mined, they have to spend a lot of money on storage and maintenance. There is no shortage of gold in the United States, so there is no need for large-scale mining. ”

"Looks like we're overestimating the Yankees."

"What do you mean?"

"The best way to bleach that amount of gold is to overstate the amount of gold mined so that it is mined in the United States. Since the gold mines in the United States have not been mined on a large scale for a long time, the Yankees have no choice but to find another way. ”

"What's the solution?"

"Mining gold in other countries."

Situ Wenhui was stunned for a moment and said, "In this way, this gold does not belong to the United States." ”

"But the gold mined still belongs to American companies, doesn't it?"

"As long as you own a mine, that's true in theory."

"Then American companies would be able to get rid of it overseas and exchange gold for its currency. As you said, the United States has the largest gold reserves in the world, so don't care about those hundreds of tons. ”

"It's just that this gold is a strategic resource that cannot be underestimated in any country."

"So the Yankees will look for some countries with better relations."

Situ Wenhui nodded thoughtfully.

"According to these clues, there will definitely be results."

"I'll arrange it right away, it just needs some time."

"The sooner the better, the Yankees have already linked the matter of the FPF, and if we continue to investigate, we will soon find out who is doing the trick, and maybe we will also link the matter in Afghanistan."

"I know, do your best."

Liu Wei didn't say anything more and quickened his pace.

After getting in the car, it was still Situ Wenhui who drove, which made Liu Wei a little embarrassed, after all, he was a man.

"There is one more thing, Dian Bin called a few times, let me remind you."

"Why didn't he call me?"

"Did you bring your phone?"

Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, only to realize that he had forgotten his mobile phone in the hotel.

"It's not a big deal, Beard keeps talking about the simulation results, saying that the data is very important, and if possible, try to get it."

"How important?" Liu Wei also remembered that Beard did mention the matter of simulation calculus.

"He's been working hard for most of his life."

"Something to do with us?"

Situ Wenhui nodded, she already knew that Liu Wei had accepted the FOS transformation, and the purpose of looking for Beard was to succeed in the transformation.

"Where's that stuff?"

"The Department of Defense's computing center, but it's definitely locked into a top-secret database now." Situ Wenhui smiled bitterly and said, "If we had known, we should have entered the computing center." It's just that no one can read the data except Beard, which should not have attracted the attention of the Ministry of Defense. ”

"After Beard's disappearance, everything that had to do with him must have been closely protected."

Situ Wenhui sighed, this is indeed the truth.

"Besides, when we kidnapped Beard, he was dealing with those things, and no matter how stupid the Yankees are, they should know the important surnames of those data." Liu Wei paused a little and said, "It's just that we didn't enter the computing center, so the Yankees will think that we don't want those data." ”

"What are you going to do?"

"First of all, we have to know if the data is hidden in the Pentagon's top-secret database."

"I'll figure it out."

"Don't rush it, send Beard away."

Situ Wenhui nodded, indicating that she understood what Liu Wei meant. Compared to those numbers, Beard is more important.

After being silent for a while, Liu Wei said again: "Nothing else?" ”

Situ Wenhui was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Do you think that there are not enough things, or do you have too much free time and want to find something to do?" ”

"There's really nothing to do right now, so you can't kill time." Liu Wei also laughed, "Did Lao Li mention anything else?" ”

"Not yet, and he's not in the mood to pay attention to us."

"What do you mean?"

"The general election is about to be held, and Lao Li's energy is all over there. Although he told me to do something else when you have time, he never mentioned what it was, and I didn't ask. As you said at the beginning, getting Beard away is the most important thing. ”

"Let him go, there is nothing to do about it."

Situ Wenhui glanced at Liu Wei, although she already knew that this guy was the one who made Yue Ben restless, but she didn't think that Liu Wei had any clever political opinions.

"Is it that important to go through the motions of a general election?"

"Do you think Kojiro Ikawa can work miracles?"

"It is not he who makes the miracle, but the elect." Liu Wei smiled and said, "Facts have proven that both the Liberal Democratic Party and the Mingzhuo Party lack action, otherwise it would not be what it is now." Even if the main responsibility for the troubles is on the Myojo Party, many of them are problems left over from the LDP's rule. What is most needed by today's voters is an iron-fisted politician, and Kojiro Ikawa has played this role. If nothing else, the New People's Party is likely to win a majority in the general election and form a separate government. ”

"In this way, there is no turning back."

"There's been no turning back for a long time." Liu Wei shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't talk about this, it has nothing to do with us what this book has become, anyway, I won't go to that country." ”

"Listen to Dianbin, you bought an island?"

"It's just a desert island, and it won't be able to live in five years at the earliest."

"Rich man, I can't even afford a house."

"Do you need to buy a house?" Liu Wei glanced at Situ Wenhui and said, "I'm not a rich person, what I lack most now is money." By the way, are there any channels to make money? ”

"Big money, or small money?"

"Big money, of course, the more the merrier."

"You guard a mountain of gold, but you don't know how to make money?"

"Jinshan?"

"Las Vegas is the famous 'capital of losing money', and you are a guest of Capua, are you afraid that you will not have a chance to make money?"

"How much money did you win in the casino?"

"If you can't go to Las Vegas, you can go to Monte Carlo."

"That's next year, and it's still a question of whether we can go or not."

"You want to make a quick buck?"

Liu Wei nodded, indicating that this was what he meant.

"Then you'll have to figure out what to do with Capua."

"What do you mean?"

"You'll find out when you go to him."

"You have to let me know the bottom of my heart, otherwise I won't know what to say when I find him."

Situ Wenhui smiled and said, "There are two ways: one is to help him fight other gambling tycoons in Las Vegas and let the Capuya family regain its glory yesterday; The second is to enter other industries, especially those closely related to the gambling industry, and establish a new kingdom of Capua. ”

"Develop underground forces?"

"Pretty much. Don't forget, the United States is the world's largest market, Americans have money, and there are also **, there is always an opportunity to make money, isn't it? ”

After being reminded by Situ Wenhui, Liu Wei immediately understood and laughed.

Situ Wenhui is right, the current Liu Wei is like a flower with a golden bowl. From another angle, you can find that there are indeed many channels to make money.

(To be continued)