In the two days after the arrival of the expert group, in addition to the "laid-off personnel" who rolled up the covers, Chen Jianqiu also bid farewell to another team of people.

This team was even larger than the ranks of soldiers, with men and women, young and old.

They are the residents of Roswell.

When Chen Jianqiu took oil expert Smith and engineer Jackson to visit Roswell, they saw a mess.

There was almost nothing left along the tornado's path, whether it was a wooden house or an adobe hut, all of which were completely destroyed, leaving at most a few ruins there.

"O my God! What happened before here? Smith cupped his eyes.

"A tornado."

Chen Jianqiu picked up a broken piece of wood on the ground, glanced at it, threw it aside, patted the soil on his hand and stood up.

He saw the surviving residents on the edge of the town, stacking their luggage onto the wagon.

They all looked numb, with a hint of sadness between their eyebrows.

"Let's gather our things and get ready to go." A man who looked quite old walked back and forth between the carriages of each house.

"Mayor Mare?" Tom behind Chen Jianqiu shouted, it seemed that he knew this old man.

The old man was the former owner of the town's land, the town's first postmaster, and the town's namer, Mayor Van Smith.

His father's name was Roswell Smith.

The mayor glanced back at Tom, who recognized the young man and walked over.

"I'm sorry, I haven't had time to talk to you about this, Vaughn?"

"Dead." Tom sniffed, "I was bitten to death by a rattlesnake not long ago." ”

"Oh, poor boy, that's a shame." Mayor Mare shook his head.

He looked around at the residents who were loading their trucks and the wreckage of their houses.

"I think I might have been really wrong, this place has nothing but rattlesnakes and sand, and goddamn natural disasters."

Everyone didn't know what to say for a while.

Human beings are always so small in front of nature, they will give you gifts, but they will also destroy you when they lose their temper.

"You guys, are you going to leave en masse?" Chen Jianqiu spoke.

The mayor noticed that it was an unknown Chinese who was speaking, and looked at Tom:

"Who is this?"

"Oh, this is the new commander of the troops stationed in our fort, his surname is Chen." Tom explained.

"I'm sorry, I haven't been to the Stone Fortress for a long time, and I haven't seen you." The mayor hurriedly took off his hat and saluted Chen Jianqiu, "Well, yes, we are ready to give up this town, many of us, including me, have nothing left. ”

Chen Jianqiu heard the meaning of his words.

Anyway, the land is not his now, so it is better to stay in this hellish place and find an opportunity elsewhere.

"Mr. Mayor, I'd like to ask you something." Chen Jianqiu said suddenly.

"You say, as long as I know, I'll tell you." The mayor of the town looked like he knew everything.

"Was it Captain Leah who bought you ownership of the town and its surroundings in the first place? Or is it someone else. Chen Jianqiu got straight to the point, he knew that he might not be able to get an answer, but after all, there was not much time.

Unexpectedly, the mayor told him bluntly.

"That person is just a white glove, and the person behind it is said to be quite big, as if he is from New York, and it seems that their lawyer is very skilled. And with bastards like Scott helping, New Mexico is really too chaotic. The mayor was indignant, and it seemed that he had been treated unfairly when he sold the land.

Chen Jianqiu had a number in his heart.

"By the way, Mr. Chen, can you send some soldiers to escort us? To Lincolnshire you can. The mayor seemed to remember that the man in front of him had a gun in his hand.

"Oh, you said the soldiers, so many of them are ready to go home." Chen Jianqiu pointed in the direction of the Chihuahua Desert, "If you go faster, you might be able to catch up with them." ”

The team that left the town was quickly assembled, and the mayor said goodbye to Chen Jianqiu and the others, and left the town with the team.

"The mayor of this town is you now." Before leaving, the mayor said to Chen Jianqiu earnestly.

There was nothing written, there were no democratic elections, not even a chapter was left for him, only a verbal sentence.

Chen Jianqiu looked at the empty and dilapidated town behind him, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Mayor Mare, you're really generous.

"Boss, why don't you just tell him that we found oil?" Sean asked from behind him.

"It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, let him go."

Sean nodded incomprehensibly, and his boss seemed to be saying something from his hometown.

In the evening, the group returned to the stone fortress.

When the army left, the entire stone fortress suddenly became a little deserted, and those who remained were busy with their own business.

Chen Jianqiu returned to the office, and he called the bird in.

He pulled out a note and a letter from his bag and handed them to Asuka.

The note was given to him by Browning when he was in Montrose before, and it stated the address of Zhang Danian's temporary residence.

"According to the address on this note, find Zhang Danian, give him the letter, my letter is very clear, let him send some people over first, remember, don't come all over."

Asuka nodded and went back to pack his things for the next day.

Then, he called the thin and tall accountant in and handed him another piece of paper: "This is the material that needs to be purchased for the next step, you can take a look." ”

The accountant put his face on the piece of paper, looked at it and frowned: "Many of your things are not next to the oil well, these are all building materials.

"What's even more outrageous about this, bullets and explosives?" The accountant pointed to a few lines of supplies on the paper, very emotional.

"yes, what's wrong?" Chen Jianqiu looked at him with an indifferent expression.

"No, I'll have to report this to the higher-ups." The accountant insisted.

"Yes, no problem." Chen Jianqiu agreed.

Anyway, Roswell's last post office employee had already left town with his chief during the day.

Now the postman within a radius of several hundred miles here is only the new postmaster appointed by Chen Jianqiu-Sean.

After everything was almost arranged, Chen Jianqiu was the only one left in the office.

The light of the kerosene lamp in the room was dim, and he crossed his hands and fell into deep thought.

Oil is a good thing, but it doesn't make any sense without the convenience and sales of transportation.

It would be nice to have a place to stay, of course, but Roswell is now an abandoned and empty city, dilapidated and dilapidated.

What's more, this land does not theoretically belong to him now.

These are all things that need to be considered in the long run, and they are not things that can be solved in a while.

Chen Jianqiu did not forget the biggest purpose of his trip - the treasure hidden in the territory of the Nava tribe.

The attitude of the Nahuas was obscure, let alone asking for their cooperation, and it was difficult to say whether they would attack the fortress immediately if they left rashly.

Among those soldiers who surrendered, although they have been screened by themselves, many of them are not combative, but what if they really make trouble?

If you really want to find the treasure, who will you take with you? Who to stay?

These are all problems.

Chen Jianqiu stood up, pacing back and forth in front of the table, the kerosene lamp casting his silhouette on the wall, rocking back and forth.

Suddenly, Chen Jianqiu stopped.

He didn't turn around, but he opened his mouth, as if to say to the air:

"Come in if there's anything, it's cold outside, it's more dangerous to sneakily hide in my doorway, if you're targeted by Camilla's gun, I'm afraid you won't even have a body."

As soon as Chen Jianqiu finished speaking, a person dressed as a cowboy appeared at the door.

He stared at Chen Jianqiu's back and slowly walked into the room.

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