Whoever serves the bowl must be served, and mistakes of principle must not be made, and if Thomas Toynby makes a mistake, his two deputies, Spark Picole and Leslie, will happily take Thomas Toynby's place.

Of course, Marcos did not deliberately provoke, but was just habitually flattering, Thomas Toynbee could not bring profits to Colombia, and Rockefeller was the one who made the decision.

"Standard Oil is really the largest oil company in the world, you are moving quickly, look at this, are you going to drain all the water in the lake?" Marcos's attention was still on the pump, and to be honest, this was the first time Marcos had seen the pump, so it was normal to be curious.

In the nineteenth century, electricity was not used for many years, and only the wealthy or officials in Bogotá could afford to use electric lighting, and there were very few machines that used electricity.

"Our geologists think that the lake is probably located in a lot of oil, so we have to drain the lake before we can drill it, and while we've been doing research on underwater extraction, you know, it's been very slow." In fact, Marcos knows a fart, this is Thomas Toyn's conversation skills, this year's business managers have not been flooded, Standard Oil in the whole of South America, there are only three business managers, each of them has a lot of power, the person who can be the business manager, the ability is naturally no problem, otherwise Thomas Toynby would not have been sent to Colombia to be responsible for finding treasure.

"Hehe, I understand, I understand, as long as you need it, then drain the lake." Marcos is glad that the Colombian government will unconditionally cooperate with all of Standard Oil's demands until it is discovered that Standard Oil has violated the law, even if Standard Oil will do some illegal actions in order to find oil, as long as it does not harm Colombia's interests, the Colombian government will turn a blind eye.

Although isolationism is prevalent in the United States, it is an undeniable fact that any country in South America must recognize the strength of the United States in the Americas, even if it is a colony of Britain and France, and it must exercise restraint against the United States in the Americas, so it is enough to understand the mentality of the Colombian government in the face of American companies as the mentality of Japanese companies in the 21st century towards the US government, as long as Standard Oil does not incite Colombians to overthrow the Colombian government, the Colombian government will unconditionally cooperate with Standard Oil to do anything, Even the search for Indian treasures.

This is not an exaggeration, if in the 21st century, American companies want to go to Colombia to hunt for treasure, maybe the Colombian government can still refuse, but in the nineteenth century, in this standard jungle society, the Colombian government does not have much ability to resist in the face of multinational companies like Standard Oil, this is just look at how Panama companies help the Panamanian government to become independent, the reason why Li Mu and Rockefeller do not want to rule the Colombian government is to swallow all the treasure, If the Colombian government is told about this matter, although it is estimated that the result will not change much, it is inevitable that a part of the profits will be shared to the Colombian government, which is not in the interests of Li Mu and Rockefeller.

"It's a hot day, let's go to the tent and take a rest, I have a bottle of rum from Cuba, why don't we taste it." Thomas Toynbee has a lot of experience dealing with local officials like Marcos, and generally speaking, this is the time to be thirsty and playful, and then Thomas Toynbee gives some benefits, and Marcos returns happily, and everyone is happy.

Drinking is a trivial matter, bribery in private is serious, and looking at Marcos's size, you can see that this guy belongs to the easiest kind of person to buy, and Thomas Toynby is confident that he can satisfy Marcos by spending a thousand dollars at most.

It can't be more, if it is more, Thomas Toynbee dares to give, Marcos doesn't dare to ask for it, take people's money and eliminate disasters with people, the more Thomas Toynbi gives, it means that Thomas Toynby's requirements are higher, and if Thomas Toynby's requirements are beyond Marcos's ability, then Marcos will not be able to spend even if he gets the money.

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's rare to see this kind of machine in Colombia, it's called a pumping machine, right?" Marcos did not follow the usual pattern and refused to enter the tent with Thomas Toynby, which immediately alerted Thomas Toynby.

"Yes, this is the pumping machine, the latest product of the Junma Laboratory, and our boss has a good relationship with the owner of the Junma Laboratory." Marcos doesn't leave, Thomas Toynbee can only accompany him, but it doesn't matter, for this situation, Thomas Toynbee also has a plan, while speaking, Thomas Toynby gave Paul Stewart a hidden look, Paul Stewart pouted and nodded, then turned around and made a gesture, and a mercenary from the drilling team left quietly.

"Stallion Labs, are you talking about Stallion Group?" Marcos's face was a little ugly for a moment, but Marcos's ability to control his emotions was not bad, and soon, Marcos's face was full of that honest smile again.

Nearly 250 pounds of people, not tall, almost like a ball of meat, such a person gives people an intuitive feeling that there is no threat, if combined with the harmless smile of humans and animals, it is indeed very confusing.

Of course, this "deceptiveness" also depends on who it is, and it may be possible for others, but it is not very easy for Thomas Toynby, Thomas Toynbee is a clever person, and Thomas Toynby, a local official like Marcos, has seen a lot, and there is a way to "break the prefect of the house and destroy the county", and this kind of person is even more deadly.

"Yes, it's the Stallion Group - Marcos, don't look at me like that, it's just business." Thomas Toynbee knew that the ZAMA Group was not welcome in Bogotá, but Bogotá did not reject the products produced by the ZAMA Group, such as the home power supply system produced by the ZAMA Group, which was very popular in Bogotá.

One yard to one yard, although the Panama company invested by the Horse Group helped Panama become independent from Colombia, but to say how much the officials of the Colombian government hate the Horse Group and Li Mu, think about it carefully, but there are more elements of "fear", after all, through the Panamanian War, the Panamanian company has shown fearsome strength, since the Panama company can help Panama become independent from Colombia, then the Panamanian company can also help other regions that want to become independent from Colombia to realize their dreams, If Panama does do that, it will be not good news for the Colombian government.

Therefore, the Colombian government's attitude towards the ZAMA Group is very contradictory, on the one hand, the Colombian government is afraid of the ZAMA Group, and on the other hand, the Colombian officials and tycoons cannot refuse the convenience provided by the ZAMA Group's products, which is too embarrassing.

Of course, it's okay to be afraid in private, but you can't admit it in front of people, and you still have to be tough, after all, the Colombian government also wants to save face.

"Ha, Mr. Thomas, I don't mean anything else, it's just -- it's just a pity, in fact, if the Panamanian company wants the Panama Canal, it can be negotiated with our Colombian government, everything is possible." Marcos can only regret now that he cannot turn back time, and the Panama Canal will have nothing to do with the Colombian government in the future.

"Yes, it's a pity that the past is gone, and we should look forward." Thomas Toynbee didn't pick up, it makes no sense to say anything now, the Panamanian company also contacted the Colombian government, but unfortunately the Colombian government did not really pay attention to the strength of the Panamanian company, and the Panamanian company had to cooperate with the Panamanian local government, so everything was irreparable.

"How long will it take to drain the lake?" In Marcos's opinion, only a multinational company like Standard Oil would dare to drain the water of Guatavia Lake with such a large amount of money and replace it with other companies, even if he knew that there was oil at the bottom of the lake, he could only look at the lake and sigh.

Draining a lake sounds a bit exaggerated, but it's actually not impossible, in another time and space, the British don't have advanced machinery, and they drain all the water in Lake Guadavia by digging tunnels, and this time Thomas Toin is better prepared than them, so it should be easier than the British.

"It's hard to say, there are many factors that affect the construction, yesterday an expedition team broke into the construction site and injured two of our engineers, fortunately we also hired security personnel, otherwise it is estimated that the work will be stopped today." Thomas Toynby laid the groundwork first, and the expedition came at the right time, and it was all wiped out and had to be burdened with a black cauldron.

"Where are those people? Crosses should be erected by the lake, all the expedition members should be hanged on the cross, those people are running around under the banner of exploration, some of them are not expeditions at all, and our Congress is considering legislation to ban all expeditions from entering Colombia. "Marcos doesn't have a good impression of expeditions, and it's no wonder that many of them still maintain the bad traditions of the colonial period, they are explorers in civilized society, they are devils in the wild jungle, just like the cowboys in the United States, their identities change at any time, sometimes they are cowboys, sometimes they are robbers, sometimes they are rapists, in short, whether in civilized society or in the wild jungle, explorers are never welcome.

Even in civilized society, explorers are not welcome, most explorers are outlaws with their heads on their waists, if they don't want to get nothing, then in the wild jungle, you must seize every opportunity to make money, robbery is of course one of them, after all, the rich people of the indigenous people are well known, and the crimes that often occur in the jungle are unknown, so - this line of work is very cruel.

"They were chased away by our security personnel, but they weren't annihilated, and I don't know when they'll be back." Before Thomas Toynbee's words could be finished, there were suddenly several sporadic gunshots in the distance, and Thomas Toynbee immediately looked at Paul Stewart.

"Sorry, I'll take a look." Paul Stewart politely took his leave, and hurried away with dozens of mercenaries who had already gathered.

"What's going on? Are those explorers? Marcos didn't know why there was gunfire, but he was also aware of the problem.

For the mercenaries, the sound of the gun is the signal, with the sound of the gun, the originally quiet temporary camp instantly became lively, whether it was mercenaries or workers, they all came out of the standing, the mercenaries are urgently assembled, ready to fight at any time, the workers also have to receive guns, if the mercenaries can not repel the adventurers, then the workers have to rely on themselves.

Compared to the chaotic workers, the mercenaries were indeed well-trained, and many of the workers did not realize what was happening, and the first group of mercenaries had already formed a team and trotted out of the barracks.

The entrance to the camp was immediately dusty, the weather in July was really not good, the dust was bearable, and the pungent smell in the air was even more unpleasant, it was the smell of the mud at the bottom of the lake after it had been dried by the sun, and this pungent smell became more and more unpleasant as the temperature rose.

"I'm sorry Mr. Marcos, but it might feel better to wear this." Thomas Toynbee handed Marcos a mask.

As soon as Marcos put the mask on his face, another burst of gunfire came, this time the gunshots were much closer, and the roars and fighting could already be faintly heard, Thomas Toynbee immediately took out the pistol he was carrying with him and began to check the bullets in the chamber.

"What's wrong? Mercenaries can't kill adventurers? Marcos was also sweating profusely, he was already fat, sweating profusely, and the sweat was already soaking through his clothes.

"It's hard to say, but we'd better be prepared, well, Mr. Marcos, if you can, please go back to Bogotá, it's too dangerous here." Thomas Toynbee was worried, and quietly gave Marcos a very skillfully folded check.

It's really skillful, only the number column is exposed, Marcos can see it clearly, $1,000.

"Alright then, I'll take my leave, take care." Marcos did not dare to delay, after all, life is more important.

Looking at the back of Marcos leaving, Thomas Toynbee finally breathed a sigh of relief, Marcos left in time, Thomas Toynby stood by the lake, and he could already see a golden light at the bottom of the lake.

If you don't look closely, this color can really easily be thought of as a reflection of the sun.