Legendary FBI Detective

Chapter 837: Shipwreck, clues, action

“SS Central America?”

Hearing this word, Luo An's expression changed slightly. Lacey, Chenelle and Mona looked puzzled. They knew about zero knowledge in this area, 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 unexpectedly.”

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. "

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 sank to the bottom of the sea, causing a financial crisis… Was there a lot of money on the 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?!”

Lacie'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 war, the value of gold has never fallen.

 Most ordinary people who have a little money buy gold jewelry when it comes to gold, which is usually measured in grams.

Rich people may buy some gold bars to store just in case, but not too much. 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 to associate the measurement unit of ton with gold. Lacey, Chenelle, and Mona only feel a little numb now.

Winslow took a few deep breaths to overcome the surging emotions. He turned around and found that Luo An was still very calm. He was a little surprised:

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

 “Know something.”

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

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

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

  “There is a reason for this.”

 Michelle nodded and then added:

“On the other hand, the engineer didn’t have any money at the time. 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-

Just when Chenelle was about to say something, Michelle's computer suddenly rang. Several people quickly turned their heads 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, and 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."

 What surprised Michelle, the other person agreed very simply and replied:

“I will add another 100,000 US dollars, but you must ensure that the person is fine. We will hand over the person with one hand and the money with the other.”

“$100,000 is not enough.”

Luo An narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

“I want 200,000 US dollars, and I will decide the location of the transaction.”

"impossible!"

This time the other party refused very simply and said that the temporary price increase was excessive enough and should not go further.

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

 “How are you doing here?”

 “Successfully located that guy!”

Mona smiled with a smile on her face, raised her hand and made an OK gesture, and introduced:

“The other party is not in Atlanta, nor in Georgia, but in Charleston, South Carolina!”

 “I know Charleston! I’ve been there before!”

 Lacie 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 is convenient and the port is 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?”

Roan’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 things now 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.

Just after walking out of the airport, Michelle's expression suddenly changed. She walked quickly to Luo An with the computer in her arms and said:

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

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

"It doesn't matter. As I said before, since the other party may know Klaus, it is 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 just in the suburbs of Charleston.”

Mona looked serious and replied quickly:

“There is not much surveillance in that area, and the transportation is convenient, which is very suitable for hiding and escaping.”

 “Good.”

 Luo An nodded and then asked:

 “Winslow?”

“SWAT team is ready.”

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

 “Ready to 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 on the outskirts of Charleston, a white man's face was filled with anger. He kicked another man to the ground, put a gun to his head and yelled:

 “Yousonof better than eating!”

 (End of this chapter)