When the Olympics officially kicked off, a drilling team from Standard Oil began in Lake Guadavida in Colombia, as far away as South America.

About two months ago, the drilling team entered Colombia from Barranquilla, with the information provided by Li Mu, the drilling team did not make much effort, and found Lake Guadavida less than 50 kilometers away from Bogotá, the area of Lake Guadavida is not large, this is the sacred lake of the legendary Indians, Li Mu is not sure that the legendary treasure is at the bottom of the lake, but in the 21st century, the official blockade of Colombia is indeed here, which provides Li Mu with the most reliable information.

The drilling team is jointly formed by Li Mu and Rockefeller, so there are two people in charge, Li Mu's people are mainly responsible for security, and the team is led by Paul Stewart, who already has the title of "senior explorer"; Rockefeller's men were in charge of the construction, led by Thomas Toynbee, Standard Oil's South America business manager.

Unlike the young Paul Stewart, Thomas Toynbee is over fifty years old, but he is well maintained, very energetic, and has a wealth of experience, he and Paul Stewart can form complementary advantages, although Paul Stewart has experience, but after all, he is still a little younger, and when he encounters things, he is more direct, and he will never talk nonsense if he can solve them with violence.

It's understandable, the arms dealer's subordinates, and the mercenary background, this kind of person is the best thug.

Facts have proved that Li Mu and Rockefeller's worries are by no means groundless, the Golden City is famous, although no one has ever found the Golden City for so many years, but there are really many explorers wandering in the South American jungle, just the night before the opening of the Olympic Games, an expedition team accidentally broke into the blockade set up by mercenaries, which made Paul Stewart very annoyed, so Paul Stewart personally led people to deal with this matter.

"Good morning." As soon as he stepped out of the tent, Thomas Toynbee saw Paul Stewart, and although Thomas Toynbee was tempted to ask Paul Stewart what he did with the explorers, Thomas Toynbee finally resisted the impulse.

There is no need to ask, even if it is more than ten meters away, Thomas Toynby can smell the strong smell of blood on Paul Stewart, you don't need to ask to know, yesterday's expedition team will definitely end badly, maybe it will disappear into the endless tropical jungle, this kind of thing is normal, there are often expedition teams disappear without a trace after entering the rainforest, no one will pursue this kind of thing, whether it is the investors behind the expedition, or the families of the expedition members, they have this psychological preparation.

"Good morning Thomas, the alarm is lifted, I hope you are in a good mood today." Paul Stewart greeted him lazily, as if he had not woken up from a hangover, and he would have to go back to the tent to catch up on his sleep later, and there should be no more accidents like yesterday today.

Expedition teams don't meet very often, many expedition teams know each other, so everyone sets off in different directions as if they have a tacit understanding, no one wants to meet other people in the tropical jungle, in the tropical jungle, people are more terrible than wild animals, this is the unspoken rule in the adventure industry.

So if there are no accidents, the expedition team that broke into the lockdown area yesterday should be the only expedition team in the vicinity, and the next time someone enters this area, it will be at least ten days later.

The deadline was a bit brutal, which also meant that this was the sixth expedition they had encountered since Paul Stewart and Thomas Toynbee arrived at Lake Guadavia.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to rest Paul yet, there will be Bogotá officials visiting today, so — you'll only have about two hours." Thomas Toynbee is sorry, if it was just normal drilling, Thomas Toynbee didn't need Paul Stewart's help, but unfortunately it wasn't, so Paul Stewart had to stay awake.

Don't think that Paul Stewart's existence is just to guard against the expedition team, Colombian officials are also the object of Paul Stewart's defense, the drilling team entered Colombia to find oil in Bogotá, Bogotá welcomes Standard Oil to find oil, but it never welcomes Standard Oil to hunt for treasure, so since the drilling team came to Lake Guadavia, Bogotá officials have come very diligently, and about every three days, Bogotá officials will come to inspect.

Of course, this will affect the "normal" work of the drilling team, but the good news is that Bogotá officials do not know the real purpose of the drilling team, they are looking to see if the drilling team has actually found oil, and if so, it means that the Colombian government has an additional stable source of money, which is the purpose of Bogotá.

"Two hours is enough, call me then, remember to hide your things." Paul Stewart didn't care, the mercenaries didn't have a fixed schedule when they worked, so Paul Stewart and his men had long learned to take any opportunity to rest, and these mercenaries would not wake up even if they shot in their ears while they were resting.

"Hehe, don't worry, it's all hidden." When Paul Stewart was working, Thomas Toynby was not idle, and he did his job.

The information provided by Li Mu is still very accurate, although the work has just begun, but the drilling team has already gained, just yesterday when the expedition team suddenly broke in, the workers who were pumping water accidentally found a batch of gold objects, although there were only a few hundred pieces, but this was enough for Thomas Toynby to be excited.

As Rockefeller's henchman, Thomas Toynbee certainly knew the purpose of their trip, although Thomas Toynbee did not participate in the last Paul Stewart and their treasure hunt in India, but Thomas Toynbee knew that as long as the people who participated in the last treasure hunt, they basically made a fortune, so Thomas Toynbee is still looking forward to this treasure hunt.

Paul Stewart and Thomas Toynby's temporary camp is next to Lake Guadavia, and because of the large number of drilling crews, the temporary camp covers a large area, and according to the standards of mercenaries, each tent can only accommodate a maximum of four people, and now some tents are packed with a full ten people, so the temporary camp has been expanded.

It was early in the morning, the temporary camp was very busy, the early workers and mercenaries were washing, a few people were more excessive, jumping directly naked into the Guadavia Lake to bathe, which made Thomas Toynbi very angry, before they set off, Li Mu ordered three times, must pay strong attention to health issues, July is the hottest time, the rainforest is impermeable, workers and mercenaries have to wear long clothes and trousers when working, some people even wear gauze in order to prevent mosquito bites, In the past two months, more than a dozen people have fallen ill in the drilling team, and the few bathing guys are probably tired of life, Thomas Toynbee doesn't care if they die or not, but it would be terrible if they caused an outbreak of infectious diseases because of their carelessness.

"Get out of here, you guys, I'm glad to inform you that your breakfast is gone today, if you let me catch it until next time, then you guys will pack up your things and get out of here." Thomas Toynby is not angry, it doesn't matter if you want to die, don't pull someone else.

At the entrance of the makeshift camp, several workers are working around a malfunctioning pumping machine, which is equipped with four generators to provide electricity to drain the water from Lake Guadavia.

The pumping machine has to work around the clock, and the quality of the machine is not good enough, which has just started, there is a pumping machine that has failed and cannot run, fortunately, Li Mu has been prepared for this, and two engineers from the Junma Laboratory have been sent here to provide technical support.

"When will it be able to get it back to work?" Thomas Toynbee was still more polite to the engineers of the Steed Horse Laboratory, the knowledge of these years was expensive, and it was not easy to train engineers, Thomas Toynbee was told by Rockefeller before he came, no matter whether he could find the treasure or not, he must protect the safety of the engineer at all costs.

"I don't know yet, it seems that there is a problem with the engine, and the spare parts have to be sent from the warehouse in Bogotá, and we try our best." One worker looked up and replied, his face not very optimistic.

Thomas Toynbee looked carefully, but did not find the engineer of the Steed Laboratory, and it was estimated that the two were still sleeping, so Thomas Toynbee immediately broke out: "Fix it as quickly as possible, otherwise you will go and fetch me water, and if the progress of the project is delayed, you all give me caution." ”

Scolding all the way out of the camp, looking at Lake Guadavia, where the water level has begun to drop significantly, Thomas Toynbee's mood is finally better.

One of the drillers trotted over, carrying a backpack provided by a horse's costume, which was bulging and visibly full.

"Mr. Thomas, we just found some more specimens." The captain's expression is very happy, finding the "specimen" means additional income, and as a direct discoverer, the captain's commission will be higher.

"Specimen" is gold, in Colombia, the drilling team is still more cautious, everything related to the treasure is called by a code, for example, "specimen" refers to gold, and "ore" refers to precious stones, no matter who, in any case, must use a code name instead of a code name when referring to these things.

"Very well, send it directly to Mr. Leslie, and tell your people, be careful with me today, don't show the stuffing." Thomas Toynbee was in a better mood at last, but then there was another trouble, and the officials of Bogotá were to come later, and if the officials of Bogotá discovered the treasure in Lake Guadavia, it would be troublesome, not to say, and trouble Paul Stewart.

Tropical jungle, no accident happens, don't think that only the expedition team will disappear unexpectedly, the same is true for officials, the boundless jungle can bury all the intrigues and crimes, if Paul Stewart they want, they can even use knives and guns, just tie people up and throw them into the jungle, then it only takes one night, those wild animals in the jungle will completely decompose a person.

The kind that doesn't even have bones left.

"Otherwise, we can try to suspend the construction, those pumps have been working for forty-eight hours straight, and we can let the engineers check the condition of the pumps." Sparky Picole is Thomas Toynby's deputy, and Leslie is the other.

According to the information provided by Li Mu, the treasure is at the bottom of the lake, in order to better improve efficiency, the drilling team has to evacuate all the water in the lake, a big trouble is that Thomas Toynbi they don't know where the treasure is, so they can't control the progress of the project, in case a wave of officials from Columbia comes, there happens to be gold and jewelry exposed to the water, then everything is irreparable.

"You can't stop it all, stop half of the pumping machine for maintenance, and the other half continue to work, and after the maintenance of this half, the other half will be overhauled." Thomas Toynbi didn't want to stop working, he wanted to find the treasure as soon as possible, on the one hand, and on the other hand, it was also to hide people's eyes, and the officials in Bogotá were not stupid, if people came and found that all the machines were stopped, it would definitely find problems.

Capitalists have always pursued the maximization of profits, and it is normal to use people as cattle and animals as machines, but now that they have machines, they must work day and night, otherwise they will be sorry for the reputation of capitalists.

After some tossing, when the Bogotá officials came to Lake Guadavia, it was already more than 11 o'clock in the morning, because of the bad traffic conditions, the official named Marcos was carried over by a group of locals, looking at Marcos's size, this guy is estimated to weigh almost 250 pounds, it is really difficult for these locals.

"Mr. Marcos, welcome." The smile on Thomas Toynby's face is like a spring breeze, and the face of Paul Stewart behind him is not very good.

Anyone who is woken up from sleep will not be in a good mood, which is the so-called "wake-up gas".

"Oh, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Paul, you guys are so dedicated, this damn weather can heat people to death, I feel like I want to jump into a steamer, Mr. Rockefeller is really lucky to find employees like you." As soon as Marcos came up, he began to complain that his physique was really unsuitable for entering the rainforest, and he was uncomfortable, and the people who carried him were even more uncomfortable.

The Bogotá government did not want to see Li Mu and the Horse Group, so Paul Stewart also entered Colombia as an employee of Standard Oil.

"No, no, no, it's our luck to work for Mr. Rockefeller." Thomas Toynbee immediately clarified that this mistake cannot be made, a matter of principle.