Who would still be a social slave when they are so rich?

Chapter 232: Tsar’s Treasure? Legend or Reality?
After a brief excitement, the cabin fell into silence for a moment. There was no other sound except the breathing of the two Mel brothers.

Su Chen and others looked at Mel and the other man with burning eyes, as if they wanted to tell from their expressions whether the treasure they were talking about was real or fake.

At this moment, the phone in Su Chen's pocket suddenly rang, interrupting the silence. He took out his mobile phone and looked at the caller ID. "I didn't expect Raymond to be so fast." After muttering to himself, he answered the call.

"Number 76 and 77, Third Block, Millbrae. The two brothers live together? A son and a daughter, both in their teens." Su Chen looked at the two of them while muttering.

When they heard Su Chen talking about the third block, the only remaining hope in the eyes of the Mel brothers disappeared without a trace. They both collapsed on the ground and looked at Su Chen with lifeless eyes.

"Okay, I got it. I'll call you if there's anything else." After saying that, Su Chen hung up the phone, and his eyes naturally fell on the two Mel brothers.

"You all heard the conversation just now. Now can you tell me what the treasure is all about?"

Seeing the two of them looking dazed, Su Chen enthusiastically took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket and threw it in front of them.

Mel came back to his senses and picked up the cigarette beside him tremblingly. He took out two cigarettes and put one in his brother Shirley's mouth. Then Mel lit the cigarette in his hand with the burning wood beside him.

"Huh~" After exhaling a puff of smoke, Mel recovered a lot, and even the helpless look before was gone.

After he finished the cigarette in his hand, he took out another one from the cigarette box and lit it, then slowly said: "We are here for the Tsar's treasure."

"How is it possible? The Tsar's treasure is an illusory thing. In the past twenty years, countless people have spent countless money and time, but have not found any clues about the treasure. How could you find it!" Before Su Chen could ask, Ivan, who was standing behind him, took the lead in retorting.

Su Chen was confused when he heard about the Tsar's treasure. He had never heard of this legend before. On the other hand, Xiao Chen, who was sitting next to him, looked thoughtful.

Ivan also saw Su Chen's confused look, and quickly explained: "Boss~The Tsar's treasure has a history of one hundred years."

"When the Tsar's rule was overthrown, Kolchak, the Tsar's fleet commander, led more than 1.2 million people across 6,000 kilometers of Siberia in order to preserve his power, preparing to flee to the Pacific coast and plan a comeback."

"It is said that there was a batch of gold weighing 16 million tons in the escape team, and 28 trains were used to transport it. Unfortunately, the temperature dropped suddenly from minus 30 degrees Celsius to minus 60 degrees Celsius on the way, and the trains ran out of fuel, so they had to use sleds to transport the gold."

"The escorting troops died one after another in the extreme cold, and finally the entire army was wiped out when they reached Lake Baikal. This huge amount of treasure disappeared without a trace in Lake Baikal. It is said that it sank to the bottom of Lake Baikal!"

"But over the past few decades, countless people have come to Lake Baikal to look for this treasure, and even used small submarines for this purpose, so no one believes the legend of the Tsar's treasure!"

After listening to Ivan's story, Su Chen's eyes flashed with shock. According to the current international gold price, one ounce of gold is 1400 US dollars, and tons of gold is more than million ounces, which is equivalent to more than billion US dollars.

Who wouldn't be jealous of such a huge fortune? But now no one is looking for the Tsar's lost treasure. It can be seen that people are not very optimistic about the legend of the Tsar's treasure.

Even authentic locals like Ivan had no expectations for the Tsar's treasure. Then why did the Mel brothers come all the way to the small town of Listvyanka? It shows that Mel and his friends were well prepared.

Not only Su Chen thought of this, but Xiao Chen also thought of it. There was a hint of excitement in his eyes, and he wanted to know where they got the confidence from.

Su Chen didn't think any further. It would be faster to ask the person involved.

"Mel, I don't think things are that simple. You must have some important information or evidence!" Su Chen said with a playful smile on his face.

"Cough cough~" Hearing this, Mel's mouthful of cigarette got stuck in his throat and he almost spit it out. He didn't expect Su Chen's mind to work so quickly. He just said one sentence, but it seemed as if all his hidden thoughts were seen through.

Mel showed a bitter smile on his face, "I didn't expect you to see it right away, sir." Then he turned to look at his younger brother Ciri behind him and said, "We admit defeat, Ciri, take out the things!"

Ciri, who had been looking down with a terrified face, heard what her elder brother said. The fear on her face disappeared instantly, and even her eyes became much gloomier. She shouted in a low voice: "Brother, that's our lifeblood! Why did you say it out loud!"

Su Chen was also shocked by Ciri's change. He never thought that Ciri's previous panic was just an act, and she acted so well. The gloomy eyes reminded Su Chen of an animal - a wolf!
In the early stage, both brothers Mel were showing weakness. I think they had discussed all this in advance. The elder brother Mel stood up to resist the pressure, while the younger brother Ciri hid behind and showed weakness and waited for an opportunity.

But what they never expected was that Su Chen used a powerful move right from the start and rescued their families, which really caught them off guard.

It is normal to think about it. As famous gold hunters, if they were both afraid of trouble, they would have been eaten up by their companions in the wilderness long ago.

"Haha~ Life, life is about to be lost, what else do you want? If you don't show sincerity, do you think we can still walk out of this camp alive?"

"Even if we crawl out, can you guarantee that this gentleman's men won't be able to find us? If not for yourself, think about your teenage daughter!" Mel's voice was calm, but it sounded like a bomb in Ciri's ears.

Yes~ It’s ridiculous to still dream of treasure when you have lost your life!

Ciri sighed, and took off her shoes as if she accepted her fate. After some manipulation, she actually took out a piece of information wrapped in a small plastic bag from the sole of her shoe. After handing it to Mel, she leaned back on the wooden bed, with no expression in her eyes.

When Ivan saw what Ciri did, a look of surprise appeared on his face. He had never thought that there was something hidden in the shoes. You know, at that time, the Mel brothers had been stripped of their clothes, but no one had thought of the shoes.

"Sir, this information was found in the memoirs of a senior officer under Kolchak. It records the route of the gold escort team and the treasure spot where the gold might be buried. Unfortunately, an earthquake occurred around Lake Baikal later, and the terrain also changed a bit."

"After two months of research and field investigation, we concluded that the treasure should be buried in this area."

After saying that, Mel glanced at the information in his hand and handed it directly to Su Chen. He had now lost any thought of escaping and just hoped that Su Chen would give them a chance to live because of their abilities.

After experiencing more, I realized that in the eyes of those high and mighty people, our lives are no different from those of stray animals on the roadside.

Su Chen took the plastic bag of documents, opened it and took out the contents. Ivan, who was standing behind him, saw this and consciously took two steps to the side.

Xiao Chen, who saw all this, silently gave Ivan a thumbs up in his heart. Ivan was also a man who knew his limits. It seemed that his previous concerns were indeed a bit unnecessary. Su Chen's vision of people was indeed amazing!

There were two pieces of paper in the plastic bag. The yellowed paper was indeed quite old. One was an excerpt from the memoirs of the senior officer that Mel mentioned before, and the other was a map. When he saw what was drawn on the map, his mouth twitched slightly. He understood why Mel and his team had been searching for so long but had not found it. The main reason was that the map was too simple. It was just some lines without any specific location markings.

The Mel brothers were able to define the approximate area in just two months, which is a very good ability. Besides, they also discovered a river rich in gold and even a rich mine with extremely high gold content.

After thinking for a moment, Su Chen put the information back into the plastic bag and carefully placed it inside his lining. Then he looked at Mel and said, "Tell me about the gold in the river."

Hearing Su Chen's question, Meier's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he quickly explained: "We discovered the gold by accident. We stayed in the mountains for several days without taking a shower, and accidentally found that the sand was shining. Based on experience, we judged that there was gold in the river."

"I didn't expect that the gold content in this river was very high. I thought that if I couldn't find the treasure, I would dig up some gold to make up for the regret. I didn't expect that I would be caught by your men on the first day!"

"Then use your experience to analyze where the gold mine is located." You should know that Siberia itself is rich in mining resources, especially gold. Near Irkutsk, many people have panned gold from the river.

As Ivan said before, there are several grams of gold with just one shovel. There must be a big gold mine around here, otherwise the gold content would not be so high.

"I did a brief survey before, and the river is only about three meters wide. It's a straight river between two mountains, with basically no bends."

"It stands to reason that if there are gold mines upstream, most of the gold in the river is in the bends rather than in the straight sections of the river."

"But now that so much gold sand has been found in the middle of the river, it can only mean one thing!" Mel raised his head and looked at Su Chen, saying solemnly: "This gold mine is in the canyon, or even on the mountains on both sides."

"But the exact location can only be known after detection with professional equipment."

Hearing this, Su Chen nodded slightly and patted his legs lightly with his right hand. Seeing this, the brothers Mel and Shirley even slowed down their breathing. They knew that Su Chen was thinking about how to deal with them.

After a long time, Su Chen's voice sounded again in the cabin, "Are you two interested in following me to be responsible for gold exploration and treasure hunting!"

"Sir, you mean... we can follow you!" Mel and Shirley couldn't believe their ears. In their opinion, Su Chen must be from a mysterious chaebol family, otherwise he wouldn't easily order the head of IPS to investigate their family.

But now such a big shot has extended an olive branch to them. Before, they thought that they would be killed by Su Chen's men for the sake of confidentiality.

This sudden change in the situation was like riding a roller coaster, up and down, making them both panic.

"Well~ You two have been working as gold hunters for so many years, you must be capable people, and I just happen to need someone like that. What do you think?" Su Chen said, looking at the two of them with a smile on his face.

Mel and Ciri looked at each other and saw the light in each other's eyes. Even though they had been working as gold hunters, they were still just ordinary people after all.

But if they become subordinates of this mysterious chaebol group, their status will naturally rise, and they won't have to run around like before.

Of course...the prerequisite is that they can create enough value, and they both know this.

Mel and the other man supported each other to stand up from the ground, and they even straightened their clothes. Although their clothes had already become dirty and messy, they still looked energetic.

"Thank you for your trust, sir!" The two brothers bowed respectfully to Su Chen.

Su Chen smiled and patted the two men on the shoulders, then turned to look at Ivan who was standing at the door and said, "Return their personal belongings to them, and also replenish whatever they are missing."

After that, he looked at the two of them and said, "You should have a good rest and get enough energy. You may be exhausted for a while. If you want to report safety to your family, you can call and tell them so that they won't worry!"

"Okay, sir!" Mel responded respectfully. They naturally knew what Su Chen meant, but they didn't have any other ideas at this time. They just wanted to follow Su Chen.

After simply saying a few words of comfort, Su Chen glanced at Xiao Chen beside him, then turned and walked out of the cabin.

After the three people left, Mel and Ciri collapsed on the wooden bed.

The two of them looked at each other, and saw the look of having survived a disaster in each other's eyes.

"Brother, are we really going to give up the treasure just like that?" Ciri couldn't help but ask.

"Otherwise, do you think I was just stalling for time? To be honest, even if we really found the treasure, can we keep it?"

"You've heard something about that gentleman's background. It's better to follow him than to keep running around. Now that you've made the decision, don't think about anything else!" Mel said earnestly.

If you don't covet the Tsar's treasure, it must be fake. But that thing is too illusory, and it's hard to say whether you can find it or not.

It would be more practical to think more about how to find the gold mine in the future.

On the other side, Su Chen and Xiao Chen walked out of the cabin and sat down by a campfire.

"I have to say, you are very courageous!" Xiao Chen said with some emotion. If it were him, there would be no way he would use those two people for his own benefit. He didn't want any hidden dangers to exist around him.

Su Chen was very pleased with Xiao Chen's praise. He grinned and said, "Hahaha~ Didn't our ancestors say that if you employ someone, trust him. If you don't trust him, don't employ him. The Meier brothers are quite capable!"

Xiao Chen nodded when he heard this, but didn't say anything. He looked at the blazing bonfire, his mind wandering to who knows where.

Su Chen on the side was no exception, also thinking about something in his mind.

(End of this chapter)