America 1881: Legend of the West

Let us in quickly!

Outside the fortress, at the gate, a strong man shouted at the stone wall. He licked his chapped lips with his tongue, and swallowed to moisten his dry throat.

Behind him, an old man wearing glasses was riding a horse, looking around uneasily.

Several other people traveling with him had already climbed off their horses. Their faces were not very good, and their heads were burned by the sun.

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

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

Indeed, like Chen Jianqiu and others, they came directly through the Chihuahuan Desert, which was hundreds of kilometers away.

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

But now after going through all kinds of hardships and reaching the destination, I actually got a rejection.

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

When Vaughn greeted them before, he said that a team of experts would be coming soon.

As for whether they were a team of experts, Chen Jianqiu always believed that he and Holmes did not deceive the buried officer, and they never admitted it.

But he never denied it.

Could these people be the expert group?

Chen Jianqiu calmly walked down the stone wall, 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, even losing one of his shoes.

He ran up to the bespectacled scholar and held their hands.

"You are finally here! I look forward to the stars and the moon, and finally you are here."

"I thought the commander had forgotten us in this place, but they finally sent us experts."

"Five years! Do you know how we got here in the past five years?"

Chen Jianqiu's eyes filled with tears, and he held the scholar's hand and refused to let go.

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

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

"I was bitten to death by a rattlesnake." Chen Jianqiu deeply regretted it.

Tom and Jerry behind him looked at each other and nodded sincerely.

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

"As you know, this was originally the territory of the Indians. In order to better fight against them, I had to recruit some Indians." Chen Jianqiu's words were not stuttering at all and sounded very reasonable. "As for the other Everyone is in the room concentrating on preparing for the interview."

"Interview?" The strong man was confused.

However, the scholar had interrupted him.

He saw Holmes, who had just walked out of the house with sleepy eyes.

"Holmes!" The scholar shouted the geologist's name loudly and ran towards him.

Holmes hasn't fully woken up yet. Last night was the best sleep he had in recent times, so he didn't wake up until now.

As soon as he walked out of the door to find something to eat, he heard someone calling his name.

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

"Smith?" Holmes blinked his eyes. He felt that this man looked familiar.

But soon, the glasses came to him and gave him a deep hug.

All this has been caught in Chen Jianqiu's eyes.

It seems that these two people know each other.

The two hugged each other for half a minute before letting go. God knows what this old man with glasses named Smith went through on the way here. Meeting an old friend in a foreign land, this hug actually felt like a reunion between life and death.

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

"This is my old friend, his name is Rod Smith. He is a geologist, but he is also a chemist and has been dealing with oil for the first half of his life."

"Yes, I used to work for Standard Oil Company and researched some oil refining processes for them, but recently I encountered some unsatisfactory things, so I left. Now, I'm looking for oil again, hahaha! "

Spectacle Scholar Smith was cheerful and his laughter could be heard throughout the fortress.

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 read a few lines, he felt the anger and disgust of the person who wrote the letter. It felt as if someone was yelling in his ears, deafening.

"This is the last time! The boss asked me to bring you something. The expert team you want has been assembled for you, and the funds have also been brought. If we can find it within three months, then we can get it directly there. Pump the damn oil out for me, and if you can’t find it within three months, get back here with them!”

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

Below the letter is the introduction to the experts:

Needless to say, Smith was a petroleum expert, so being able to work in Rockefeller's company must be extraordinary;

The strong man, named Reggie Jackson, was an engineer and was responsible for the design and construction of the oil well. Surprisingly, this man was also proficient in factory design.

As for the cowboy, the letter did not clearly state his origins, only that he was responsible for the safety of this group of people along the way.

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

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

This guy also wore glasses and always had a notebook in his hand. He was so skinny that Chen Jianqiu didn't know how he survived those hundreds of kilometers of desert.

It seemed that the superiors were quite dissatisfied with the Roswell group's use of funds, so they sent an accountant to take care of the accounts.

Smith has known Holmes for many years. According to his understanding, his old friend is a decent man, a serious top geologist, and is registered with the National Geographic Society.

Since he is here, there is nothing to doubt.

Smith called to his team to come in quickly.

Chen Jianqiu took them into Vaughn's office. Of course, this office now belongs to him.

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

"There's still water," Holmes added, "so we believe there's still a lot of oil around here."

Hearing these words, Smith and everyone in the expert group almost jumped up with joy. Only the cowboy sat silently in the corner.

"So, the work must continue." Chen Jianqiu took out a roster from the drawer.

Danny spent half a day putting this together. He checked one by one among the soldiers who surrendered. Those who died were crossed out.

"I plan to reduce a certain amount of expenses, so I am going to send some people home. The rest will complete the mission with us." Chen Jianqiu pointed to the roster, "You are here just in time, let's work together to provide advice."

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

As a result, an "interview meeting" was held in Chen Jianqiu's office.

The soldiers who surrendered were brought into the house one by one and faced the gaze of a group of people.

The main interviewer is Chen Jianqiu, and the other three people are Smith, Holmes and engineer Jackson.

The interview process went smoothly. The soldiers who were brought in were basically confused at first. They looked at the few villains with guns behind Chen Jianqiu and did not dare to talk nonsense.

Other interviewers conducted the assessment from a professional perspective, and they were deeply aware of the crouching tiger, hidden dragon in this team.

But the common problem is that many people are nervous, and some even fainted on the spot.

They didn't know for a moment whether these people were scared because they lost their jobs, or whether they were happy to learn about the severance package.

Their "supervisor" Chen Jianqiu, for the first time, proposed to the accountant that severance pay should be paid out of the funds provided by the above.

These people are not real soldiers, they are just employees of the company. What is severance pay? It is unheard of.

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

After some screening, only seven to eight people were left, basically all of them were people similar to Tom and Jerry. They were basically the backbone of the team in the past.

Others took their money and things, got on the carriage, and prepared to "return to their hometown in glory."

For them, it would be good if they could go home alive, what other requirements could they have.

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

These people are only used to consume food, and they are of little use. You can't expect these people who are eager to return to work for you.

As for the severance pay, it is naturally in the hands of the accountant, and I can't touch it for the time being.

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

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