Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 21 Decision

A few days ago, Bemon received a call from a stranger who claimed to be Mr. David, the owner of the Katz Mountain Mine.

He told Bemon that Edward owed him a large sum of money, and that Edward was already bankrupt and unable to repay it.

Later, David decided to mine for gold in the Katz Mountains, and he recruited Edward, a mechanical engineer, to help him pan for gold to pay off his debts.

Lady Luck did not smile on David; after all his efforts, he not only failed to make money but also suffered significant losses.

Edward's debts were still outstanding, and David himself was also in debt crisis.

In this situation, he immediately began to pressure Edward to pay off his debts.

At this point, Bemon's tone became increasingly somber: "This David seems to have a triad background. He imprisoned Edward without authorization and forced him to pay off his debts."

"He told me that if Edward couldn't pay off his debts by the end of the month, they would... they would sell Edward apart!"

Zhou Xin immediately felt a chill.

His immediate reaction was to absolutely not get involved in this matter, lest he bring trouble upon himself.

I'm just an ordinary person who wants to get rich. I have no interest in the American underworld!

However, Bei Meng was one of Zhou Xin's few friends here.

When he first arrived in Salza, Bemon and Creek took good care of him.

Without them, he would have had a hard time establishing himself in Alaska.

He naturally understood the meaning behind Bemon's words, so he asked directly, "How much money does Edward owe?"

Hearing that his tone hadn't turned cold, Bemon felt a surge of warmth in his heart and quickly replied, "A total of sixty thousand dollars. David said that Edward's work at the Katz Mountain mine recently could offset ten thousand, meaning we still need to repay fifty thousand."

"As you know, my job at the heating station only covers my daily expenses, and I can hardly save any money. I tried everything I could, and I only managed to scrape together 20,000 yuan."

"so……"

Bemon didn't continue, but his meaning was already quite clear.

Originally, even if Zhou Xin hadn't received the money from selling the gold, he would have certainly tried his best to help Bei Meng after learning about this.

After all, you can help in an emergency, but not in a life of poverty.

These gangsters are capable of anything.

If they're pushed too far, they might actually dismantle Edward and sell the parts.

After a moment's thought, Zhou Xin made up his mind.

Saving lives is the priority!

"I'll lend you the remaining 30,000. Go and redeem Edward tomorrow!"

"Xin..." Bei Meng said with gratitude, her eyes glistening with tears.

Zhou Xin smiled slightly: "It's alright, we're friends, aren't we?"

……

The next afternoon, Zhou Xin was preparing food for Logan when the doorbell rang.

Zhou Xin quickly hid Logan's food bowl, along with the tundra wolf that already had the temperament of a ferocious beast, in the washroom and signaled it to be quiet.

If it were Mrs. Sansa, the landlady, who came, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have time to find another place to stay before I was kicked out.

When they opened the door, thankfully, it was Bemon who had arrived, followed by a gaunt-faced man.

"Sin, Edward is out! Thanks to you, I really don't know what I would have done without your help!" Bemon's words were full of gratitude.

"Don't mention it, it's what a friend should do," Zhou Xin said as he led the two into the house.

As soon as they entered the room, the man behind Bei Meng immediately stepped forward and bowed deeply to Zhou Xin.

"Mr. Zhou Xin, this is Edward. Please allow me to express my sincerest gratitude to you!"

Zhou Xin waved his hand: "You should thank your brother."

Edward chuckled and said, "You're right. If it weren't for Bemon, I'm afraid I would have to appear in different people's bodies at the same time after a while."

Bemon punched him lightly: "You can't keep joking around like that, regardless of the situation. Please be more mature. Heaven knows how worried I've been!"

Edward feigned pain, still sporting a grin: "Now that we're out of danger, you should allow me to be even happier."

Looking at the two of them, Zhou Xin frowned inwardly.

Edward doesn't look depressed or down at all.

If Zhou Xin hadn't known Bei Meng's character quite well, he probably would have already started to suspect that he had been deceived.

However, although Edward in front of him seemed very cynical, Zhou Xin still saw something between his brows that didn't quite match his outward appearance.

This Edward is using this unreliable behavior to hide something.

But Zhou Xin naturally wouldn't expose him, after all, everyone has secrets hidden in their hearts.

After chatting for a while, the conversation naturally turned to Zhou Xin's gold panning business.

"You're amazing! You managed to pan for gold all by yourself and harvest over a hundred ounces of gold, and you're even a beginner. It's incredible."

Having experienced a disastrous gold rush, Edward deeply understands the difficulties of gold panning.

After all, even David's Gold Rush team, which was well-equipped and fully prepared, lost everything here.

Zhou Xin was very modest: "It was just good luck."

Edward nodded; such things could only be attributed to good luck.

But his eyes darted around, and he chuckled, saying, "Luck is also a kind of skill!"

After saying that, he sat down next to Zhou Xin, put his arm around the latter's shoulder, and said with a big smile, "Take me with you next gold rush season. The two of us will definitely be more efficient."

"Furthermore, I'm extremely skilled in everything related to machinery. Perhaps I can help you build a portable gold-mining device that will dramatically increase your gold-mining speed!"

It has to be said that Edward's words touched Zhou Xin's heart.

He had originally planned to build a professional gold mining team, and an essential part of such a team is a mechanical engineer who can skillfully install and repair various equipment.

Edward has a master's degree in mechanical engineering and has worked in the field of machinery for many years. He also served as a mechanical engineer for a gold mining team. Although that gold mining team failed, it was probably not due to Edward's fault.

The major was relevant, and the resume matched; this almost perfectly met Zhou Xin's requirements.

Zhou Xin's only concern was that he didn't know Edward well enough.

Having secrets is fine, having a cynical personality is fine, but one's character must be trustworthy.

Seeing Zhou Xin hesitate, Edward added, "Don't worry, no matter how much we ultimately harvest, I'll only take ten percent of it."

In other words, the two had roughly the same workload, and Edward even had a slightly heavier workload than Zhou Xin because he was also responsible for mechanical work, but he only received 10% of the rewards, which was practically selling himself off cheaply.

Zhou Xin sighed inwardly.

It seems I might be destined to become a cannibalistic capitalist.