nightcrawler in los angeles

Chapter 99 Gem Hunter
Janes York is the famous playboy of Fox News Channel.

While Tao Xi was chatting with Dalton Jr. about the progress of the case, the door of the hotel room rang "ding dong ding dong".

Jans Yorke rushed out when he heard the sound of the doorbell, and just as he was about to leave, he seemed to remember something, so he turned around and whispered in Tao Xi's ear: " When you get back from Denver, I'll introduce you to a little Italian girl about your age!"

There were only three people in the room, and Janes York immediately attracted little Dalton's eyes with his whispers that could be heard by all three.

"I'm a scout from Elite Model Management Company! If you need anything, you can come to me!"

Little Dalton saw that Jane York had just opened the door, and there were two gorgeous women standing at the door. Little Dalton picked up a file bag and threw it towards the door: "Get Out!"

"Isn't he working for Fox News? Why is he still a scout?"

"My aunt is the general manager of the elite model management company in Italy, so he relies on his mother to recruit cats and dogs in Hollywood every day. My aunt wipes his ass a lot!"

Tao Xi couldn't help curling his lips when he heard this sentence, there was a breath of rich second generation in his words.

As for the case that Dalton Jr. mentioned, Tao Xi still understood a little bit, and the content explained in [Case Clue Map] is very clear.

The victim was the South Platte Mining Company, but Bastian Lang, the Russian boss of the company, did something bad behind his back and was caught by the [Antero Hunter Gang]. Of course, Dalton Jr. only suspected that the In the hands of this group of people.

Tao Xi hesitated for a moment and asked, "What exactly does the Antero Hunter Gang do? A gang? I haven't heard of it! Can you tell me more about the detailed background of your employer? I think I need to find out."

Little Dalton just smiled wryly when he heard Tao Xi's words: "This is the point of me coming to you!"

Dalton Jr. took out the materials one by one and handed them to Tao Xi. Tao Xi looked at the materials in his hand and listened to Dalton Jr.'s introduction.

“The [Antero Hunters] don’t define them as gangs, they make a living digging gems in the Antero Mountains and Rocky Mountains, locals call them Gem Hunters.”

"Because this group of people often have some stories of getting rich overnight, many foreigners and locals will go to the mountains to try their luck, but if there are too many people, there will be disputes, and any disputes will bring death, [Antero That’s how the Hunter Gang was established.”

As soon as Tao Xi heard it, he knew the difficulty of this matter. If it was a gang, then he would have organizers, managers, and members. As long as he accurately hit the head of the gang, the gang would be torn apart.

But [Antero Hunter Gang] is just an interest organization, and it is still very difficult to get some useful information if you really want to go in.

And coupled with the extremely annoying "smell" of little Dalton, he must not go in to investigate information, as for the police?

Doesn't the Russian boss know what business he does?

Thinking of this, Tao Xi immediately figured out the cause and effect and asked directly: "I sneaked in and destroyed the evidence to get the aquamarine, right? But with so much work, I don't think $100 million is enough!"

When Dalton heard this sentence, he smiled and waved to him immediately and explained: "A security contract of 100 million does not mean that you can only earn 100 million. Bastian Lang is very courageous in his work. That’s why I’m willing to get involved in this matter.”

"In 1975, he came to the United States alone and started by digging aquamarines on Mount Antero!"

"From 1979 to 1982, Bastian Long's net worth rose like a rocket. He first contracted Denver's suburban expansion project to make a fortune, and then opened Southampton. Lutter Mining Company and South Platte Jewelry Company of New York, that's when I got to know him."

“[Illegal mining and smuggling of oil] is a hat that can be big or small, but the premise is to know who owns the evidence!”

"The second is to recover the 3600 million aquamarines. Before I came to Los Angeles, Bastian Lang told me in private that those aquamarines are not important, but the evidence!"

When Tao Xi heard this sentence, he immediately understood that Bastian Lang, a Russian businessman, was willing to pay 3600 million aquamarines for his head!

"I'll give you half! I know you're short of money now, you take half, and I need to solve some public relations issues for the rest."

Hearing this, Tao Xi secretly sighed inwardly, Little Dalton and his group really have nothing to lose, and it is really too easy to make money, which made Tao Xi feel a little tempted to become a detective.

As for the [Antero Hunter Gang], it’s not important now, the combination of 3600 million aquamarines being robbed and the [piracy and smuggling of oil] report letter happened a little too coincidentally, even if it wasn’t for them, Tao Xi I also have the confidence to investigate it.

But before that, Tao Xi still had to bargain. The Russian businessman couldn't protect himself. Tao Xi didn't believe that after this matter was over, he still had the guts to steal oil!

"I want 2000 million US dollars! The extra 400 million US dollars are public relations fees, and I can help him deal with the subsequent treatment of oil."

Little Dalton was stunned when he heard Tao Xi's words, and then he seemed to realize what he frantically flipped through the [US News Memorabilia] notepad until little Dalton saw a piece of news recorded in it.

[Robert Adams, the seventh-generation heir of the Adams family, and his uncle Emilio Adams cut the ribbon for Adams Energy, a family fund company, in Los Angeles County]

"You did it?" Little Dalton's originally calm voice suddenly broke down.

Since Tao Xi met little Dalton, Tao Xi didn't like little Dalton. On the one hand, it was because of his professional reasons, and on the other hand, he was full of confidence every time, and everything was under my control. Attitude.

If he didn't owe him favors, Tao Xi might even go to New York to give him a sap!

This time, it was the first time that Tao Xi saw the expression of "Things have gradually out of my control" appeared on the face of little Dalton, and Tao Xi suddenly felt that he was about to explode.

But Tao Xi didn't show his happiness on his face, but replied indifferently with his legs crossed and his nails bowed, "Ah! You said this, um, Emilio Adams, he owes me personal affection."

When Tao Xi saw little Dalton's expression of "I ate shit, don't bother me", Tao Xi immediately ran to the bathroom of the hotel and laughed "hahahahaha".

When Tao Xi came out of the bathroom, Dalton Jr. moved a chair and sat at the door of the bathroom, staring at Tao Xi resentfully and complaining: "You seem to be very happy?"

"Do you know that it's difficult for you to make money?" Tao Xi waved his hand to signal Dalton Jr. not to care about those details, and went to the guest room on his own.

"Okay, then let's set off the day after tomorrow and prepare for the day tomorrow, OK?"

"OK!" Tao Xi made a gesture and walked happily to the lobby of the Hilton Hotel, but this time he didn't see Williams again.

Tao Xi, who returned to the sewer, did not see Marko, but saw Hill who was leaning against the wall with his legs crossed and reading a book.

"Why don't you find a place to read in the coffee shop like those people? Isn't that better?" Tao Xi, who was lying on the wooden bed, asked Hill with a happy face.

Instead, Hill ignored Tao Xi and was still looking at the book in his hand very intently.

"Tsk! Don't be stupid in reading!" Tao Xi muttered in a low voice, rolled over and fell asleep.

There is nothing in the world that can solve Tao Xi's insomnia problem, only a large sum of gems waving at him.
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Tao Xi, who got up early in the morning, hugged the radio and pressed its power switch again as usual.

The only difference is that this time the tape recorder finally released the "Zi La Zi La" sound that Tao Xi had not seen for a long time.

Tao Xi, who was still a little drowsy, regained his energy in an instant. He put on all his clothes and kicked Marco who was still snoring: "Hey! Get up, tomorrow we will Going to Denver, remember to prepare!"

When Hill saw that Tao Xi was up, he first handed over the hot dog he had picked up earlier and asked, "Brother, why are you going to Denver?"

"There are some things that need to be dealt with. Don't live in the sewer tomorrow. I asked Nilta to rent you a house in the American-Australian community. You live there now." Tao Xi patted Hill on the head. I walked up to the ground of the American-Australian community. After a day, there were not many producers left who originally wanted to find the owner of the RV.

It's just that Hill will be a high-achieving student in the future. Although Tao Xi said that Hill was stupid, he rented a house for Hill and went to Williams' house to borrow after school started.

In the US-Australia community, because of the layoffs of US-Australia Paper, there were many more people wandering on the streets, but these did not affect the business of Neil Fast Food. After Tao Xi pretended to be a stranger and wandered around the RV for a long time Quickly got into the RV.

[Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to our [National Geographic] column in this issue. I am your host Shirley. Our program content in this issue will bring you something different.

As we all know, gemstones are a treasure bestowed on us by nature!
Whether it is South African diamonds or Chinese emeralds, their value cannot be measured by money, and Colorado, the United States, as the main source of aquamarine, also has unique minerals that are enviable.

Next please let us welcome, our guest of this issue, Bastian Lang, a well-known investor from Denver!
"Mr. Bastian, I am very glad that you can come to our show as a guest."

"Hey! Shirley, long time no see. It's a great honor for me to have the opportunity to come to [National Geographic] as a guest."]

Tao Xi fell into deep thought when he heard the voice on the radio. After a long time, Tao Xi burst into a foul language: "Are you kidding me? Do you know what I want to do with this radio! I just took over this case, you Just blow up his interview?!?"

But the radio didn't answer him and continued playing the program.

【"I believe that some of the audience friends here will ask, isn't our program this episode going to be an explanation of aquamarine? Why do we invite Mr. Bastian?"

"Maybe you have all heard about the fact that the NBA team that Mr. Bastian's Aisheng Entertainment Company bought for US$7000 million was bought by Mr. Stan Kroenke for US$4 million."

"But you don't know, Mr. Bastian is the first mineral merchant to commercially operate aquamarine in Colorado."

After hearing the host's introduction, Mr. Bastian just smiled modestly: "When I first immigrated to the United States from Ukraine, I did many things, repairing cars, shining shoes, helping others repair toilets, as long as I make money I do everything."

"It may be 75 years, or it may be 79 years. One day, the toilet of a customer I served broke down. I saw a blue octagonal stone when I was about to leave after the repair."

"The customer was also very enthusiastic. He introduced me to the origin of this aquamarine and his occupation."

"When I say this, someone may know who he is. He is Edmond Rapp, a professor of geology at the University of Colorado at Round Rock. Although he passed away for some other reason, I have always been grateful to him for his support. contribution to the industry."

"From then on, I will go to study with Professor Edmond during the day, and go to Antero Mountain to find the corresponding mineral lode at night!"

"At that time, Antero Mountain was still very chaotic. It took 8 hours to get there from the city by car. On the way, we often encountered some bad guys who blocked the way or shot at guns. I am very glad that I didn't something happened."

"Professor Edmond suggested that I should go to the confluence of the Rocky Mountains and Antero Mountains to try to find aquamarine veins."

"I remember very well that I found a mine of four tons of aquamarine at the source of a river called the South Platte."

The host Shirley asked gossipingly after hearing this sentence: "Then what is the reason that made you decide to close the South Platte Mining Company in 1985?"

Mr. Bastian obviously hesitated when he heard the host’s words: “In fact, the reason why I closed down the mining company was very simple. I bought a mountain range for excavation, because this move caused a large number of miners to leave the mine; on the other hand, it was because I was interested in the vitality of the American sports industry. It happened that the Los Angeles Olympics was not long after the end, and I suddenly felt that this place was very good. One of the investment directions is to buy the Nuggets from the NBA."

The radio host Shirley asked tactfully again: "Mr. Bastian, I remember that it is said in the industry that you are the most powerful person who can turn a stone into gold. By a coincidence, you gave an ordinary person the finger, and you Is it true that the young man discovered four aquamarines?"]

Tao Xi stopped listening to the content behind the radio, because Tao Xi realized the problem during this interview!
Bastian Lang had a good relationship with a professor named Edmond Rapp, and this professor passed away due to some accidents, and there happened to be a surviving ID CARD at the scene of the crime!

The owner of the above ID card is also a man. Since they are all professors, this Edmond Rapp should not be too young, right?

Is it possible that this ID CARD belongs to Edmond Rapp?

With these doubts, Tao Xi had just turned off the radio and was about to close his eyes and think for a while, when a girl stood in front of the RV and stared at him with her big eyes blinking.

(End of this chapter)