Let us in!

Outside the fortress, at the gate, a strong man yelled at the stone wall, licking his chapped lips with his tongue and swallowing saliva to moisten his dry throat.

Behind him, an old man with glasses sat on his horse, looking around uneasily.

The other people who were traveling with them had already climbed off their horses, their faces were not very good, and their heads were covered by the sun.

There was only a cowboy-looking man, quietly looking at the door, with no special expression on his face.

"This damn sun! Damn the desert! Damn New Mexico! The strong man cursed, and he sat down on the ground in a dejected manner.

They are indeed the same as Chen Jianqiu, who came directly through the Chihuahua Desert for hundreds of kilometers.

These people did not prepare enough water and food like Chen Jianqiu and the others, so the journey was very difficult.

But now that I have arrived at my destination after a lot of hardships, I have actually eaten a closed door.

Chen Jianqiu looked at the group of people below from the corner of the stone wall, and suddenly thought of something.

Vaughn had said when he greeted them that a team of experts would come in the near future.

As for whether it is an expert team, Chen Jianqiu has always believed that he and Holmes did not deceive the officer who entered the ground, and they have never admitted it.

But it was never denied.

Aren't these people the expert group?

Chen Jianqiu walked down from the stone wall unhurriedly, led a group of people to the gate, and opened the door of the fortress.

But when the door opened, Chen Jianqiu suddenly ran out, and even dropped one of his shoes.

He ran up to the bespectacled scholar and grabbed their hand.

"You're finally here! Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally hope for you. ”

"I thought the chief had forgotten about this place, and they were finally willing to send us an expert."

"It's been five years! Do you know how we've come through the past five years? ”

Chen Jianqiu "burst into tears" and held the scholar's hand and refused to let go.

The scholar was a little moved, he hurriedly got off his horse, listened to Chen Jianqiu's words, and deeply felt that it was not easy for these pioneers.

"I remember before leaving, the people over there told me, shouldn't the officer here be a white man?" The strong man behind the scholar was a little suspicious.

"Bitten to death by a rattlesnake." Chen Jianqiu deeply regretted it.

Tom and Jerry, who were behind him, glanced at each other and nodded sincerely.

"But, why are there so many Indians here? What about the others? The strong man still looked at Geronimo and the others suspiciously.

"As you know, this was originally the territory of the Indians, and in order to better fight them, I had to recruit some Indians as well." Chen Jianqiu's words didn't stumble at all, they sounded very reasonable, "As for the others, they are all concentrating on preparing for the interview in the room." ”

"Interview?" The strong man was confused

However, the scholar had already interrupted him.

He saw Holmes, who had just come out of the room, sleepy-eyed.

"Holmes!" The scholar shouted the name of the geologist as he ran towards him.

Holmes hadn't fully woken up yet, and last night had been his best sleep in recent times, so he hadn't woken up until now.

He had just walked out the door to find something to eat when he heard his name called.

He looked up and saw a man with glasses running towards him.

"Smith?" Holmes blinked his eyes, and he felt that this man was familiar.

Soon, though, the glasses had come to him and gave him a deep hug.

All this has been taken into account by Chen Jianqiu.

It seems that these two people know each other.

The two hugged for half a minute before letting go, God knows what this bespectacled old man named Smith experienced on the way here.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Holmes took Smith's hand and came to Chen Jianqiu and introduced him:

"This is an old friend of mine, Rod Smith, who is a geologist, but he's also a chemist and has been working with oil for the first half of his life."

"Yes, I used to work for Standard Oil and studied some oil refining processes for them, but recently I encountered something not going well, so I left, no, I was looking for oil everywhere again, hahaha!"

Smith, the spectacle scholar, was hearty, and his laughter was audible throughout the fort.

He took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Chen Jianqiu: "This is from Joseph, I didn't open it." ”

Chen Jianqiu opened the letter.

Before he could read a few lines, he felt the anger and disgust of the person who wrote the letter, and it felt as if someone was scolding him in his ear.

"This is the last time! Let me bring you a message, the expert group you want, you have put together the funds, if you can find it within three months, then just get the damn oil out there, if you can't find it within three months, you can get back to me with them! ”

The boss behind the scenes seems to have lost the last patience.

Below the letter, are the people who introduced the expert group:

Needless to say, Smith is an oil expert, and he must be extraordinary to be able to work in Rockefeller's company;

The strong man, Reggie Jackson, was an engineer who was in charge of the design and construction of oil wells, and surprisingly, he was also proficient in the design of the plant.

As for the cowboy, the letter does not clearly state his origin, only that he is responsible for the safety of this group of people along the way.

Among the others, there is a doctor and a cook, who are responsible for the health and food of the expert group.

In addition, they even sent an accountant, and the funds were also in the hands of the accountant.

This guy also wears glasses, always holds a notebook in his hand, and has a skinny body, Chen Jianqiu doesn't know how he survived the hundreds of kilometers of desert.

It seems that the boss was quite dissatisfied with the use of Roswell's gang funds, so he sent an accountant to take care of the accounts.

Smith has known Holmes for many years, and according to his understanding, his old friend is a decent person, a top geologist in earnest, and registered with the National Geographic Society.

Since he's here, there's nothing to doubt.

Smith beckoned his team to come in.

Chen Jianqiu led them into Vaughn's office, of course, this office is now his.

"We found a place of oil." Chen Jianqiu confessed very briefly, "Not long ago. ”

"And water." Holmes added, "So, we believe there's a lot of oil around here." ”

Hearing this, Smith and the rest of the expert group almost jumped up with joy, except for the cowboy, who had been sitting in the corner and was silent.

"So, the work has to go on." Chen Jianqiu took out a roster from a drawer.

It took Danny half a day to sort it out. He confirmed them one by one among the soldiers who had surrendered. The dead ones are crossed out.

"I'm going to cut back on some expenses, so I'm going to send some people home. The rest will complete the mission with us. Chen Jianqiu pointed to the roster, "It just so happens that you are here, let's work together as a staff officer." ”

The thin accountant nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it is very necessary to reduce expenses. ”

So, an "interview meeting" was held in Chen Jianqiu's office.

The soldiers who had surrendered were led into the house one by one, while facing the gaze of a crowd.

The main interviewer was Chen Jianqiu, and the other three were Smith, Holmes, and Jackson, an engineer.

The interview process went smoothly, and the soldiers who were brought in were basically confused at first, and they looked at the few villains with guns behind Chen Jianqiu, and they didn't dare to talk nonsense.

The other interviewers were assessed from a professional point of view, and they felt deeply that there was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in this team.

However, the common problem is that many people are nervous, and a few even faint on the spot.

For a while, they didn't know if these people were scared because they lost their jobs, or if they were happy to learn that there was a severance package.

Their "chief" Chen Jianqiu actually proposed to the accountant for the first time to give such a thing as severance pay, which came out of the funds given above.

These people are not real soldiers, they are just employees of the company, and what severance pay is unheard of.

However, at Chen Jianqiu's insistence, the accountant agreed.

After some screening, only seven or eight people remained, basically people like Tom and Jerry, who had also been the backbone of the team before.

Others, on the other hand, took money and things, got into the carriage, and prepared to "return to their hometowns".

For them, it would be nice to be able to get home alive, and what other requirements could there be.

Chen Jianqiu stood on the city wall and watched them go away, very satisfied.

These people are just consuming food, and they are of little use, so you can't expect these people to work for themselves.

As for the severance pay, he was born in the hands of the accountant, and he can't move it for the time being.

What's wrong with using their own company's money to dismiss their own employees?

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