American Hunting: Starting with Solitary Life in the Wilderness

Chapter 123 Gold Mine Map? (Bonus Chapter for Daily Ticket Champion!)
(Note: There is also a storyline involving Emily. If you're not into pure romance, you don't have to subscribe to this chapter. This chapter sets the stage for the Alaskan gold rush side story later on.)
The sound of rushing water stopped, and Lin Yu'an, wrapped in a bath towel, walked out of the bathroom.

His hair was still dripping wet, and his bare upper body had clearly defined muscles, exuding a sense of power.

Without looking at Emily on the bed, he went straight to the window and drew back the heavy curtains.

The midnight sun flooded in instantly, illuminating the entire room and the calm, rational expression that had returned to his face.

Emily also sat up, went into the bathroom and took a shower. In the bathroom, she thought of the article she had just read, "If you want a man to care about you, being coquettish is a last resort. This way of winning his heart is more effective." The first point was to increase your attractiveness and grasp his needs!
She looked down and made sure she couldn't see her feet, so the attraction level seemed okay and didn't need any further improvement.

So what are this man's needs? That's it! He's bursting with hormones! We've figured out his needs!
Emily wrapped herself in a towel, walked confidently out of the bathroom, and broke the silence when she saw Lin Yu'an still standing by the window: "Little man, what are you thinking about?"

Lin Yu'an didn't turn around, but just looked at the forest outside the window and calmly said "Hmm?"

"Don't you know whether I'm a weak man or not? I wouldn't dare say I'm on par with Black men, but I'd say I'm about the same."

Emily chuckled at his words, then continued to stare at him silently, as if waiting for Lin Yu'an to say something.

After a long silence, Lin Yu'an continued, "I'll hold onto the 300 bitcoins on that hard drive for now. I only need one-third as payment for you shooting me; the other two-thirds are still yours."

"I will wait until the price rises to around $90,000 before selling in batches."

That night, Lin Yu'an thought a lot. First, he gained a clearer understanding of the power he had gained from the cheat system and resolved to control it better in the future. He also thought about how to handle his relationship with Emily.

Since Lin Yu'an had decided not to kill her, nor did he want to push her too far, the combination of sweet dates and big sticks was the safest approach, because this woman was definitely not as harmless as her sexy figure made her out to be.

Then I can only deal with it slowly and let it cool down. If she doesn't provoke me, I won't threaten her to do anything.

Since he had videos that could threaten her, and given America's bizarre laws, she definitely wouldn't call the police on her own initiative.

Emily was surprised by his decision to take only a third of the Bitcoin; she had assumed that the man would rightfully keep the enormous fortune for himself.

She was prepared to lose both her money and her lover.

A strange, complex emotion suddenly welled up in her heart. She guessed that this man didn't know the current value of Bitcoin. After all, nobody doesn't love money! Especially unexpected wealth.

But that doesn't make sense, since he had just predicted that Bitcoin's future price could reach $9.

"Do you know the current value of these Bitcoins?" Emily's voice was a little hoarse.

"There are private keys to 300 bitcoins there! At current prices, that's over fifteen million US dollars! Aren't you going to take them all now?"

Lin Yu'an was tempted, but he suppressed his greed. This amount of money was not worth committing murder and robbery.

His Nvidia shares underwent a split in July, turning his 3333 shares into 13332 shares.

In just two months, its value has soared from $180 million to $264 million, and this is just the beginning!
Lin Yu'an turned around, looked at her, and said, "The reason I helped you is simply because of mutual assistance between neighbors, just like Stan and George helped me wholeheartedly."

"Besides, you already offered your pledge of allegiance last night, didn't you?"

These words, like a knife, sliced ​​through the veil between the two, revealing the naked essence of their transaction.

Emily liked this directness, and then she remembered the tutorial: "Grasp his needs!" Her inner turmoil and the motivation generated by "grasping his needs" drove her toward Lin Yu'an.

She gently hugged Lin Yu'an from behind, her face and softness pressed against his broad and warm back, and whispered, "Thank you."

Lin Yu'an stiffened for a moment, but did not push her away.

Emily pulled him to the bedside. She sat down first, then gently hooked her long legs around his waist from the side.

Lin Yu'an pounced on the bed, her legs like vines, once again imprisoning and controlling him.

Her breath became hot, and she breathed sweetly into his ear: "Since you're so generous, I don't mind paying another price to prove my loyalty."

Lin Yu'an's newly established rational defenses crumbled once again under the mature woman's proactive and skillful offensive.

Emily was at the age of virility, while Lin Yu'an had been celibate for nearly three months.

The two were now evenly matched, like two equally matched generals meeting.

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After the passion subsided, both of them seemed much more relaxed, and the tension and estrangement brought about by the murder case seemed to have melted away a lot in their sweat.

Emily leaned lazily against the headboard, took a pack of women's cigarettes from the bedside table, lit one, and then slowly opened her mouth, dropping an even bigger bombshell.

"Lin, actually, that hard drive contains more than just Bitcoin."

Lin Yu'an's gaze was drawn to her words. He looked at Emily, waiting for her to continue.

“There’s also a map.” Emily exhaled a pale blue smoke ring, her gaze becoming distant.

“I can’t completely decipher an encrypted map, but I know that the final location on the map must be near Wiesman. Behind that, there should be a gold mine.”

"A gold mine?" Lin Yu'an frowned.

In Alaska, this word is always associated with legends of bloodshed and wealth.

Emily continued, "Yes, that was a placer gold mine that my ex-boyfriend's father accidentally discovered during the Alaskan gold rush. It's said to have a very high gold content."

“After his father passed away, he had been preparing to mine this gold mine, and he came to Alaska to scout the location more than once. He also found the guy you killed to be his partner, and they were going to mine it together.”

"Initially, we invested in Bitcoin to avoid taxes and raise initial equipment funds. Unexpectedly, Bitcoin skyrocketed in price, and our mindsets changed from cooperation to mutual distrust."

"One of them thought they should sell their Bitcoin to buy mining equipment, while the other thought they should keep adding to their position... You know what happened next."

She stubbed out her cigarette: "The reason I've stayed in Weisman is ostensibly to run a veterinary clinic, but actually, it's also to continue searching for that gold mine."

After hearing all this, Lin Yu'an felt it was somewhat absurd.

Bitcoin, gold mines, murder, treasure hunting... He seriously suspects that he was reborn into a parallel world and accidentally triggered some melodramatic American TV series plot.

The entire incident, from its inception to its conclusion, was filled with an absurd atmosphere, but upon closer examination, it somehow possessed a damnably reasonable quality.

"It's been so long, do you have any clues?" Lin Yu'an asked.

“Nothing was found.” Emily shook her head helplessly.

“I’ve been trying to crack the map, but I can’t. I don’t dare to ask code-breaking experts, so I can only keep searching around Weisman.” “The only clue right now is a selfie taken by my ex-boyfriend, and the background must be near the gold mine!”

Lin Yu'an decided to put these complicated matters aside for the time being.

"Okay, let's talk about this later."

He looked at Emily, his expression turning serious and earnest: "Now, we need to talk about our relationship."

He said in a serious tone, "Emily, I am already married and have two newborn children."

"So, everything that happened last night was just an accident, a means to solve the problem."

Upon hearing this, Emily unexpectedly laughed, a laugh full of charm.

"Don't worry, Lin."

She stretched, casually displaying her perfect curves.

"I have no intention of dating you. I'm just a lover whose secrets are controlled by you, yet I can't betray you. My only goal right now is to find that gold mine!"

"Achieve true financial freedom! At that time, maybe I'll use money to overwhelm you and free myself from your threats and control."

Her words were half a joke and half a serious statement.

Lin Yu'an immediately understood what she meant.

They were secret lovers, bound together by a murder case, or rather, "accomplices and allies."

Lin Yu'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief; he enjoyed dealing with intelligent women.

He then made an even more shocking decision for Emily.

“Very well, then I need to introduce you to my wife.”

"WTF? Are you crazy?" Emily was completely stunned. She sat up abruptly in bed and looked at Lin Yu'an in disbelief.

"You want to introduce your... accomplice's lover to your wife? What are you thinking?"

Lin Yu'an's expression remained unusually calm: "Calm down, Emily. My wife, she grew up in a large Mormon family. Her views are completely different from what we understand as secular views."

He looked into Emily's eyes and said earnestly, "I don't want any lies or secrets with her. Rather than let you be a hidden accomplice in a conspiracy, I'd rather put everything out in the open."

"I trust my wife; she has enough reason and magnanimity to understand and handle all of this! This is the best way to avoid bigger misunderstandings and troubles in the future."

Emily looked into Lin Yu'an's honest eyes and fell into a long silence.

She thought about it for a long time, and finally, she nodded.

"Okay, Lin. You really are a madman."

She chuckled self-deprecatingly. "But I guess I don't really hate your crazy plan. At least I don't have to become one of those bitches who break up other people's families, right?"

This definition stirred a strange feeling within Emily once again.

"Okay, I have to go."

Lin Yu'an glanced out the window; the polar day sun had already risen high, and he knew he had wasted too much working time.

He put on his windbreaker and prepared to leave.

"Are you leaving already?" Emily's voice carried a hint of languor and a desire for her to stay.

"I still have more than a hundred pieces of wood waiting for me to process, and a house waiting for me to build."

Lin Yu'an's answer was calm. He walked to the door, turned back to Emily and said, "These next few days, just live as usual. Don't do anything unusual. Contact me anytime if anything happens. You know my number."

Emily didn't say anything more; she simply walked barefoot from the bed to him.

She stretched out her arms, wrapped them around his neck, stood on tiptoe, and planted a tender, lingering kiss on his lips, the kiss carrying the aroma of coffee.

This kiss was no longer like the one last night, which was tentative and transactional; instead, it carried a hint of a woman's lingering affection for a man.

When the kiss ended, she whispered in his ear in a seductive voice that only the two of them could hear:
"I hope... I can see you in this bed again tonight."

Lin Yu'an's body stiffened again. The desire that had just subsided was stirred up again by her soft words.

He could clearly feel the softness and warmth of the body in his arms.

He took a deep breath and, with sheer willpower, forcibly banished the erotic images from his mind.

Lin Yu'an felt that this woman was sick, and her mental state seemed somewhat abnormal, much like the Stockholm syndrome state that occurs when a kidnapped person becomes dependent on their kidnapper.

He gently pushed Emily away, his eyes regaining their clarity.

"We'll see how things go then. I have a lot of work to do." He simply repeated this sentence before resolutely turning around, opening the door, and quickly walking out.

Hearing footsteps outside the door, Emily looked at her empty hands and a meaningful smile appeared on her lips once again.

This man was like the most unruly wild horse, but she seemed to have found the reins to tame him.

The Chinese internet truly has things you can't find on Google! This "Emotional Lily Network" is a treasure trove of a website!

Lin Yu'an had no idea what strange website Emily had found. He quickly walked out of the cabin, and his feverish mind gradually calmed down.

"boom--!"

Accompanied by the familiar roar of the engine, he drove the Zongshen tricycle, speeding towards his own wooded forest.

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