Chapter 837 Shipwreck, Clues, Action

"SS Central America?"

Hearing this word, Luo An's expression changed slightly. Lacey, Chenelle and Mona looked puzzled. Their knowledge of this area was almost zero, so they could only turn to look at Michelle, who read the most in the room.

"SS Central America?!"

Compared to the "uneducated" Laceys and others, when Michelle heard Winslow's words, her eyes widened in shock and she said in disbelief:

"Winslow, are you sure?"

Winslow spread his hands:

"That's what the Trace Inspection Department said."

Seeing the shocked expression on Michelle's face, Lacey looked around and asked:

"What's going on with the SS Central America?"

"It was a steamship that encountered a storm in 1857 and sank accidentally."

Michelle took a deep breath, suppressed the shock in her heart, and explained seriously:

“The sinking of this ship is one of the largest maritime disasters in the world.

The losses it caused triggered the Great Financial Panic of 1857, which can be called the first global financial crisis. "

After hearing Michelle's words, the faces of Mona, Chenelle and Winslow all became extremely serious. Lacey was stunned for a moment and asked:

“A ship sinks to the bottom of the sea, triggering a financial crisis… Is there a lot of money on this ship?”

"It's not much money, just some ordinary double eagle gold coins."

Michelle smiled slightly and said:

"But this ship carried a little gold, about 19 tons."

"!!!"

"What?!"

"19 tons?! Gold?!"

Lacey's eyes suddenly widened in disbelief, Chenelle and Winslow suddenly stood up with heavy breathing, and Mona even took a deep breath.

Since the establishment of human society, gold has always been the hardest currency. No matter in peacetime or in war, the value of gold has never fallen.

The vast majority of ordinary people who have a little money buy gold jewelry when it comes to gold, which is generally measured in grams.

Rich people may buy some gold bars to store just in case, but not too many. After all, countries around the world strictly control gold, and it is impossible for ordinary people to obtain huge amounts of gold.

For ordinary people, there are too few opportunities for the connection between the measurement unit of tons and gold. Lacey, Chenelle, and Mona only feel a little numb now.

Winslow took several deep breaths and was overwhelmed by the surging emotions. He turned around and found that Luo An was still very calm, and he was suddenly a little surprised:

"Luo An, do you also know about the SS Central America?"

"Know something."

Seeing Lacey and others looking at him in surprise, Luo An picked up the coffee, took a sip, and said with a smile:

“Actually, there is not as much gold as 19 tons on board the SS Central America.

In 1980, this sunken ship was discovered, and a small amount of gold on the surface was salvaged. "

"That's right."

Michelle nodded and said:

"At that time, he was an engineer from Ohio who led a team to salvage about 5% of the total gold and made a lot of money."

Mona slowly calmed down her agitated mood, thought for a while and asked:

"Why was only 5% salvaged? Is it because the technology was insufficient at the time and there were difficulties?"

"There are reasons for this."

Michelle nodded and then added:

“On the other hand, the engineer didn’t have any money at the time, so he was looking for someone to raise funds to go overseas.

After catching the gold, the guy took the money and ran away, and then it turned into a story of law and lawsuits. "

"..."x4

Ding--

When Chenelle was about to say something, Michelle's computer suddenly rang. Several people quickly turned to look at the screen, only to see a message coming back from the other side, saying:

"Very good, give me the person. If there's no problem with the person, I'll pay the balance immediately."

Michelle looked up at Luo An and asked Luo An what to answer next. Luo An turned his eyes to Mona, and Mona's fingers were flying on the keyboard and said:

"give me some more time."

"OK."

Luo An thought for a moment and said:

"I repeat, several of my men were injured because of this incident. They are all my half-brothers."

Michelle polished the text and sent it out. The other person was silent for a few seconds and asked:

"What do you mean?"

Luo An chuckled:

"Add money."

"Can."

To Michelle's surprise, the other party agreed very simply and replied:

"I'll add another $100,000, but you have to guarantee that there will be no problem with the person. We will hand over the person and hand over the money."

"$100,000 is not enough."

Luo An narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"I want 200,000 US dollars. In addition, I will decide the transaction location."

"impossible!"

This time the other party refused very simply and said that the temporary price increase was excessive enough, so don't push it further.

Michelle looked at Luo An with a strange expression. Luo An looked at Mona again and asked:

"How are you doing here?"

"We successfully located that guy!"

With a smile on her face, Mona raised her hand to make an OK gesture and introduced:

"The other party is not in Atlanta, nor is it in Georgia, the other party is in Charleston, South Carolina!"

"I know Charleston! I've been there before!"

Lacey looked excited, stood up straight and said loudly:

"It is one of the oldest cities in the Union. It was the capital of South Carolina before 1790. It was also the wealthiest small town in the South of the Union at that time. It now has one of the most popular leisure resorts in the Union.

In addition, the transportation there is convenient and the port is very large, which is very suitable for going to sea! "

"In other words, the other party is already preparing to go to sea to salvage the sunken ship?"

Luo An's eyes moved slightly, he looked at Michelle and said:

"Michelle, continue to negotiate with the other party to delay the time. The money does not need to be increased, but the transaction location must be decided by us, Klaus!

The rest of you, pack your stuff immediately and we're off to Charleston! "

"clear!"

"no problem!"

All the agents accepted the order in unison and immediately packed up their belongings.

After finishing the brief arrangement, Michelle continued to hold the computer and talk to each other. Luo An and others quickly headed to the airport with Michelle.

Forty minutes later, at 9:30 pm, everyone took a plane and arrived in Charleston smoothly.

As soon as she walked out of the airport, Michelle's expression suddenly changed. She walked quickly to Luo An with her computer in her arms and said:

"Luo An, the other party stopped replying to messages. It seems that a problem has been discovered!"

Lacey and Winslow's expressions changed slightly, and Luo An waved his hand to signal them to calm down:

"It's okay. As I said before, since the other person may know Klaus, it's normal to find that something is wrong."

Luo An never thought that he could always deceive the other party. He turned to look at Mona and asked:

"How are you doing here?"

"The IP address hasn't changed. It's in suburban Charleston."

Mona looked serious and replied quickly:

“That area doesn’t have much surveillance and is easily accessible, making it perfect for hiding and escaping.”

"Good."

Luo An nodded and then asked:

"Winslow?"

"The SWAT team is ready."

Winslow covered his phone and grinned, showing his white teeth:

"You can act at any time!"

"very good."

Luo An smiled with satisfaction and ordered:

"Michelle, contact the local police and ask the patrol officers to cooperate in temporarily blocking the road; Mona, pay attention to the surveillance and police network, and report the situation immediately if you find it.

Winslow, notify the SWAT team and we will meet at the scene. Lacey and Chenille, pack your weapons and let's go! "

"Understood!"xN

At the same time, in a villa in the suburbs of Charleston, a white man's face was full of anger. He kicked another man to the ground, put a gun to his head and yelled:

“You son of better than eat!”