Smith Manor.

Night.

Abel and Alexander, father and son, are in the middle of a warm fireplace.

At the same time, the surroundings were full of cupboards, and the cupboards were filled with rooms with all kinds of guns.

In the room, there is a wide variety of guns.

If a gun fan comes in, they will think that they have arrived in heaven.

This is the Smith family,

A gun depot used to store and store a variety of firearms.

In addition to various long guns and short guns, there is even an AMAC-1500.

Speaking of AMAC-1500, probably many people do not understand what kind of gun this is.

To put it simply, this is a standard heavy machine gun that appeared in the mid-80s, late 80s and early 90s, and was equipped with the Mi Army.

It was not until the advent of Bartley that the AMAC-1500 was phased out.

In addition to this AMAC-1500, there were two light machine guns.

It's outrageous.

This room, there is also a basement underneath.

It is divided into two parts, one for food and fresh water, and some for daily necessities.

The other part is the ammunition for the various guns above.

In fact, this place, it's also a safe house for the Smiths.

It was built during the Cold War with the goal of supporting about five people and surviving here for more than three months without supplies.

It can also resist biological, chemical, and nuclear attacks, while also having an escape route if necessary.

As far as Abel knows,

In this room, Alexander and Emily also stored some gold bars.

They would be used as the currency of the Smith family in extreme cases.

In fact, before 1991, many wealthy Americans or the middle class with good family backgrounds would prepare for similar safe houses.

For a certain period of time, the heads of the Americans.

It's really hanging that everyone can divide many tons of equivalent.

This room is so important that it will only be for the Smith family to come in.

And now, father and son are talking in this safe house.

Conversation between dinners.

It ends with Alexander's silence, Emily's worry and excitement, and Abel's indifference.

But after the dinner was over, Alexander took his son.

Called to the safe house.

At the same time, he did not let his wife Emily in.

"It's just the two of us here."

"It's in our most important room at Smith."

"My son, now you can tell me. What exactly did you do in New York. ”

Alexander's face was serious, and he looked at his child.

His eyes were stern, if the workers outside, or the surrounding farmers, had seen Alexander's eyes.

I can't help but be scared.

Because they know that this is the expression on the face of this "stern Alexander" when he is about to get angry.

Abel didn't worry much.

Because he knew, no matter how angry Alexander was, how angry he was.

But his anger and anger will never be vented on two people.

One was Alexander's wife, and the other was Alexander's son.

"I started a company in New York. A financial investment company. ”

Not afraid of Alexander, but this time back, Abel also wants his parents to know what he is doing in New York.

Because he had an idea, and this idea needed Alexander's cooperation.

"This company makes a lot of money?" Alexander asked.

Otherwise, I can't afford to hire those bodyguards outside.

"Nope. It was I who made a lot of money that opened these companies. Abel looked at Alexander earnestly.

He spoke again, "Father, I want to ask you a question. That's... How much wealth do we have in the Smith family of Tarrant County? ”

Alexander wrinkled his eyebrows, "This question is important?" ”

"It's important. It's about my plans for the future. ”

Alexander frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered:

"Actually, I've wanted to tell you about this for a long time. After all, I only have you as a son, and these will be yours in the future. ”

"How much money do we have in the Smith family...."

"First of all, you know. For example, "First Smith Farms, Inc." ”

"Our family's land, farms, ranches, properties, are all in this company."

"The market value of this company is about 100 million."

"The main thing is that the land is worth it. The most fertile land in Tarrant County is here. ”

"In addition, Emily and I have some investments in Fort Worth, not a lot, about two million dollars."

"I personally have a little bit of a stake in the Houston Rockets and Rangers. This was bought by your grandfather back then, and it should add up to about $10 million now. ”

"Other than that, it's Emily's and I's deposits. I don't know how much of this, it's all your mother in charge. But there should be a million or two million dollars. ”

"In other words," Abel said, "less than $120 million?" That's all the property of our Smith family? ”

"What do you mean less than $120 million?" Hearing his son's tone, Alexander was a little angry, "In the whole of Tarrant County, except for the guys who play with oil, no one is richer than us. ”

may be a little unhappy, or maybe he really wants to give his son a good idea.

After hesitating for a moment, Alexander finally whispered:

"Other than that. In this room we are in, we also have a fortune. ”

Abel raised his eyebrows: "You mean the gold?" ”

He knew that in this safe house, the Smith family had a store of gold.

This was told to him by Alexander when he was sixteen years old.

It's just where to put it and in what quantity.

Didn't tell him.

At this point, Alexander Smith looked a little smug and said:

"That's right, it's the gold. It was my grandfather who first started storing gold! ”

"My father, at my grandfather's request, has been secretly buying gold."

"And I'm doing what they do."

"Remember? Child, me and your mother.

At the end of each month, or at the beginning of the month.

I'll go to Austin, or Dallas, or Houston.

That's when we told you that we were going on a tour.

But actually, dear, we are going to buy gold! Half of Smith Farm's monthly profits are used to buy gold. ”

Abel recalled, and it was indeed the case in his memory.

Every year, Alexander and his wife go out more than a dozen times.

There are all kinds of reasons, and the most used reason is tourism.

Now they told him that the couple had gone to buy gold.

At this time, Alexander whispered again:

Last month, Emily counted the gold. Just over 120,000 ounces! Combined with what we've bought in the past two months, we still have at least 120,450 ounces of gold. ”

120,450 ounces of gold.

Hearing this number, Abel couldn't help but be shocked.

He quickly converted in his mind.

An ounce of gold is 31.1 grams.

120,450 oz.... That's too much trouble.

It's 2000, and Abel remembers that when he left New York, the international gold price he had seen was $356 an ounce.

In other words, the Smith family has 120,450 x $356 worth of gold stored here.

It's about $42.88 million.

With this conversion, the shock of 120,450 ounces of gold suddenly subsided a lot.

In other words, the Smith family, who is bullish and coaxed in Tarrant County, has more influence than those oil guys.

Total assets, including these gold, are actually less than $170 million.

Although, in 2000, the net worth of $170 million is actually very powerful.

Because at this time, a certain person who knew in the newspaper and was exposed to his net worth was about 1.1 billion US dollars.

If liabilities are deducted, it is estimated that the net assets will be at most $200 million or 300 million.

The main business of Ah Ming is real estate, and real estate has always been one of the industries with the highest debt ratio.

After his thoughts drifted slightly, Abel straightened his face.

He looked at Alexander Smith seriously, and said:

"I need your help with me, father."