America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 212 The Older You Are, The Darker Your Hands Are

"Gold?" Astor's jaw almost dropped, "Did you find the treasure?"

Chen Jianqiu looked at him.

Do not admit, do not deny.

"Well, um, the next..." Master Astor, who was still vigorous and vigorous just now, suddenly became coy, hesitating to speak.

"Do you want to ask what is the secret in the treasure?" Chen Jianqiu said it for him.

"Well, what is the secret involving our family?" Astor still looked eager to know.

"Look at this first." Chen Jianqiu took out the letter he got from the old mayor from his pocket.

Although this letter was basically useless, Chen Jianqiu still kept it, and used it from time to time to appreciate the words of the Masonic magistrates.

Astor frowned and watched for a long time, becoming more and more confused.

"It's just a coincidence. The 'treasure' that your old man mentioned is the oil field in Roswell." Chen Jianqiu said, "There are no family secrets. If there is any, it may be for you to embrace it. Something new and the future."

Astor let out a long sigh.

He was not interested in the gold of the treasure, but suddenly felt that this journey to the west was like a dream.

"Don't worry, you have to trust your old man. He said that there is a treasure there, and it is a treasure." Chen Jianqiu showed a smile on his face.

When Astor first started, he wasn't familiar with this smile, but as time went on, he became more and more aware of what this smile represented.

Sean knew the meaning of this smile best.

"Um, do you need me to do anything else?" Astor suddenly became vigilant, "Let's talk about it first, how much the price should be, don't expect me to make too much concessions."

"No, I just hope that you will provide me with some builders and raw material resources. Is that okay?" Chen Jianqiu said.

"Okay, but I don't have many resources available in New Mexico." Astor agreed.

A week has passed.

One of the two headquarters is in New York and the other is in Cleveland, both have excellent appraisers and accountants, as well as a strong team of lawyers.

They quickly figured it out, and the two sons seemed eager to go back for Christmas, so the deal was quickly concluded.

The letter was signed in the morning, and the train boarded in the afternoon.

As for Astor and Chen Jianqiu, all the formalities were basically completed. As long as Chen Jianqiu delivered the gold to the butler, the agreement would automatically take effect.

"If you have anything to tell my housekeeper directly, I guess I will find time to come over next year." At the train station, the well-dressed Astor IV said to Chen Jianqiu who came to see him off, "I think we are now business partners. .”

Chen Jianqiu smiled without saying a word, and together with the housekeeper sent the young master into the car, then watched the train go away.

Other than the housekeeper, there were people who couldn't go home for Christmas.

Rockefeller Jr. transferred his own team. These people came from Ohio and Texas respectively. They were notified a week ago to come to New Mexico to prepare for the construction of an oil production and refinery project.

There was no Christmas, because Standard Oil's board wanted to see the report by January [-].

These people will return to Roswell with Chen Jianqiu and the others.

Before Chen Jianqiu left, he visited Scott again, but the old man was not in Santa Fe.

From his confidant, Chen Jianqiu learned that he had just set off for Albuquerque in the morning, which was his No. [-] base camp.

The old man also made a special trip to ask his confidant to leave a letter for him.

It seems that it is the same everywhere in the world. During the festive season, the old man is also very busy.

Chen Jianqiu returned to the hotel, went to Camilla's room to chat for a while, and then returned to his own room.

He lay on his bed and opened Scott's letter, which still told him to pack up Rockefeller quickly, and told him to take this letter to a judge named Milner in Lincolnshire for help if necessary. .

Chen Jianqiu was reading the letter when suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the room.

It's so late, who is it?

He put away the letter, turned over and got out of bed, walked to the door, and opened the door a crack.

A bearded face appeared in the doorway.

It's Abiot.

Chen Jianqiu opened the door and looked left and right in the corridor.

nobody else.

He let Abiot in.

"Didn't it mean to gather tomorrow?" Chen Jianqiu asked.

"I have some news, I don't know if it is useful to you." Abiot said to Chen Jianqiu, "Scott asked me to kill two people."

"Who?" Chen Jianqiu frowned.

"Two Mexicans." Abiot took out an envelope from his pocket, and poured out two black and white photos from it.

Chen Jianqiu took a look at the black and white photo.

This is an ordinary-looking Mexican cowboy that can be seen everywhere on the streets of Santa Fe.

"What are the backgrounds of these two people?" Chen Jianqiu handed back the photo to Abiot.

"The old man called me into the office before he left this morning. He didn't say anything, and I didn't ask." Abiot replied, "He only gave me the addresses of these two people, in an adobe house outside the city. .”

"I took a look in the afternoon and found that these two people don't have any serious occupations. Judging from my years of bounty hunter experience, these two people should also be doing dirty work."

Chen Jianqiu thought for a while, and guessed what Abiot meant.

Scott, the old man, is doing something shameful again.

He put on his leather coat, holstered his back, put on his cowboy hat, and walked outside Hanif's room with Abiot.

He knocked on Hanif's door.

Hanif stretched out half of his head, saw Abiot, and rolled his eyes.

"Don't turn the blind eye, take your weapon and come with me." Chen Jianqiu said to Hanif.

"Ha, there is a job." Hanif retracted his head.

In less than half a minute, the door opened again, and a fully armed bounty hunter appeared at the door.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Jianqiu knocked on Camilla's door again.

Now that you have made a move, you have to be foolproof, come here.

After a while, four people and four horses appeared on the streets of Santa Fe.

Except for Chen Jianqiu, the other three were once famous bounty hunters.

Led by Abiot, the four rode out of the city and soon arrived at their destination.

It was a solitary adobe hut in the back of a small hill, with nothing but a few large rocks around.

In the windows of the adobe hut, there is a faint light.

The four of Chen Jianqiu got off their horses about 100 meters away from the adobe house.

They tied their horses to the stone, and quietly came under the windows of the adobe house.

They leaned against the window, quietly listening to the movement inside.

There was a conversation between two men in the house, speaking in Spanish.

Among the few of them, only Camilla could understand Spanish, but judging from her expression, it seemed that things were really not that simple.

Without even thinking about it, Chen Jianqiu waved his hand, and the four rushed in directly.

The light in the adobe house was very dark, and there was a table facing the door with a kerosene lamp on it, and two Mexicans were sitting at the table discussing something.

Among them, the Mexican who was facing the gate saw Chen Jianqiu sneaking in, and reached out to touch the gun in his waist, but Chen Jianqiu shot through his palm, bleeding profusely.

And the other one was shot in the calf by Camilla behind Chen Jianqiu when he was about to get up and run away, and fell to the ground and wailed.

Hanif and Abiot rushed forward, one on each side, and instantly controlled the two injured Mexicans.

"There are other people in the house." Camilla said to Chen Jianqiu.

She learned from the conversation between the two just now under the outside window.The two took Scott's mission and asked them to kill a person of identity.

However, the two felt that the victim still had oil and water to squeeze out, so they took out the man's pocket watch, lied to Scott that the mission had been completed, and then tied the man up.

They plan to squeeze the man dry before tearing up the ticket.

In their view, this should not be considered a breach of contract.

Chen Jianqiu took the kerosene lamp on the table and began to search for it in the house.

The house was not big, and he quickly found an entrance to the basement.

When he opened the trap that covered the entrance, and brought the kerosene lamp close to the entrance to the basement, he saw a man bound and thrown down below.

His mouth was stuffed with a rag, unable to speak, he yelled "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" towards the entrance of the cave.

Chen Jianqiu saw the man's face clearly by the light of the kerosene lamp.

He knows this man.

Scott's attorney, Matt Dylan.

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(End of this chapter)