last reservoir

Mary Webb, head of geological exploration in the New York branch of the company.

"I support Mr. Ling." She is about 40 years old, and her keen sense of smell in geological exploration is unmatched. Let’s analyze the pictures sent back from the sky. The Campi Flegrei volcano area was once known as the most dangerous volcanic area in Europe. As its height continues to rise, all the surrounding residents have moved out. This is what I agree with One of the reasons for starting here is that there are almost no residents around, and we don’t even need to mobilize to move. We can send robots there, and even if there is an earthquake or volcanic eruption, life will not be harmed.

"Since the last eruption in 1538, the volcanoes here have been given the notoriety of 'threatening the lives of all in Europe', but in my opinion, there is no need to be so nervous. This is the result of the reconstruction of the image sent back from the sky. We can I saw that there is very little magma underground, and a large amount of crude oil is accumulated there. I think if it is mined, as long as you pay attention to heat flow and volcanic ash, it will not cause too much loss.”

After listening to this passage seriously, Joseph turned his face to Jian Ling again, "What do you think?"

"Too aggressive!" Jian Ling replied.

"How about we vote?" A conference representative sent by the former Total Petroleum Company of France and now the Total Branch of Dulcelle Petroleum Company proposed loudly, and was immediately ridiculed by the crowd.

"Hey, you Frenchies, you know how to vote, can you think of something else?"

"What we pay attention to here is technology and logic, and we cannot rely on the minority to obey the majority to solve the problem."

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Ling Yuge was about to speak, but Joseph stopped him with his hand, "Jian Ling," he said, "I want you to write a report on the issue of oil production through the Campi Flegrei Volcano, with all the research Send the data to the United Nations Earth Environmental Protection Committee and let them make an assessment." He believed that Jian Ling's behavior was the same as his father's, no matter how unwilling he was, he would not falsify in the slightest. Once you agree, you must go all out.

Sure enough, Jian Ling did not continue to object, but nodded.

"You choose the team members yourself," Joseph continued, "Hugues is the newcomer, you take him with you."

Jian Ling hesitated for a while, while Ling Yuge looked very willing to help.Joseph found that everyone was looking at the two brothers' faces that seemed to be copied and pasted with relish, and they all looked like they were watching a big show.

I fuck you all, Joseph cursed in his heart.

At the end of the meeting, Jian Ling wanted to hold Ling Yuge to have a good talk, but the kid was as slippery as an eel in water, and immediately followed Mary Webb who supported him, saying that he had more important ideas comminicate.

Joseph stopped Jian Ling, "Let them go first, you wait."

Today's Joseph is a bit different from usual, Jian Ling murmured in his heart, and was actually willing to let him submit a report to the United Nations first.According to the boss's usual temperament, shouldn't he make a decision immediately?If Jian Ling dared to object, he would be immediately dispatched to the Human Resources Department to receive unemployment red envelopes.

Seeing that everyone was gone, Joseph took out a cigar and put it under his nose to smell it. He didn't speak for a long time.Jian Ling waited patiently.

"Your father, are you okay?" He asked suddenly.

Jian Ling didn't know what he meant, but replied vaguely, "It's okay!"

"I just don't know if your mother is okay!" Joseph sighed.

Jian Ling became vigilant, what was his intention when he mentioned his mother at this time?

"I told Hugues that if this project goes well, I have the confidence to reverse the case for your mother and bring her back from that ghost place."

Jian Ling's palms were slippery, and he couldn't believe his ears. Does the boss mean it?

"So," Joseph said sharply suddenly, "let your old father take care of himself, don't wait for your mother to come back, he will be finished first!"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Jian Ling to react, Joseph stood up, kicked away the chair, and strode out of the conference room.

Jian Ling stared at his back in a daze, why did the boss suddenly start getting nostalgic?Although he knew that due to his poor health in recent years, his contact with Jian Yiwen had increased day by day, but he never expected that Joseph would always keep their family affairs in mind.

Do capitalists also have a warm side?Jian Ling couldn't help but think of that old photo of his father.

(to be continued)

Maggie

All the colleagues who participated in the meeting rushed back to catch the plane that day. Jian Ling booked a hotel here. He still has some things to see.It was getting dark, Jian Ling hailed an unmanned taxi, entered the address after entering, in another direction of the city, then leaned silently on the back seat of the car, staring at the night outside in a daze .

Cars are driving on the road by the river, and there is a Margaret Bridge in front of it. Once upon a time, thousands of colorful lights would be lit here at night, embellishing the famous "skinny bridge" and the Grand Canal under the bridge. Colorful and gorgeous.Today, all that remains is the indefatigable flow of water and the lackluster night lights.

Surrounded by canals here, narrow and tall houses stand facing the river. The dense river channel cuts the houses and streets, and there are a few old dilapidated boats scattered on it.Occasionally someone boards a small boat, inserts a coin, and enters an address on the LCD screen on the front.The boat made a slight humming sound, and then slid lightly on the water surface, bringing people into darkness.

The car drove smoothly on the narrow street, and suddenly slowed down. If there was a driver in this car, he must be hesitating whether to enter the area in front of him.Jian Ling rolled up the windows and closed them tightly, and closed the electronic curtains, so that he could see the situation outside, but the people outside could not see him.

This is a slum area, which used to be a prosperous red light district full of prosperity and prosperity.Some people gathered in the corner, and they kept warm by burning firewood in huge tin barrels.The flames crackled on the wood, and black soot and sparks shot high into the sky.Some people held wine bottles in their hands. They sang and laughed, and when they got anxious, they would pull down their pants directly. They didn't hesitate to fight if they didn't agree with each other. They waved wine bottle stones to greet each other's heads.From time to time, someone would fall down, not sure if they were drunk or were hit.The drug addict with a face as pale as a skeleton sat on the ground, rubbing his arms in vain, hoping to find a place where a needle could be inserted in the sieved vein.The muscles of the whole body have already been slack and inferior, deliberately dressed in scanty clothes, and winking at those drunks and alcoholics.

In a place like this, even a police patrol car will not stop for an extra minute. If the noise is really outrageous, it will be sprayed with water to disperse it.At this moment, a few drunks came towards Jian Ling's taxi, muttering something.

In fact, many of these people have had decent careers, maybe they were managers of some big investment bank.The combination of economic depression and technological madness has thrown them out of the train of the times, and they have been crushed to pieces.

Mr. Dulceller once told Jian Ling that as long as the oil can be dug out again, the global manufacturing industry can be started, the economic chain can be reconnected, and the unemployment rate can be reduced, more poor people on the margins of society can be saved.It sounds good, but Jian Ling is skeptical about it. He believes that even if the engine of the global economy is activated, it will only make big capitalists like Dussel richer and the poor poorer.However, he is just a part-time technician, and this kind of troublesome matter has nothing to do with him.

The taxi sped up slightly, bypassed the group of people, and drove into a secluded alley, and stopped. The road ahead was too narrow for vehicles.

Jian Ling watched the taxi leave, and was in the dim shadow of street lights. There was no sound nearby, only the clamor of homeless people from the other side of the river.He walked through the narrow alley, climbed the steps, and lightly rang a bell on a wooden door hung with an old kerosene lampshade.

The door opened quickly, followed by a strong smell of cheap perfume and low-quality wine, and a woman who was almost 60 years old came out.She was wearing a thin silk dress wrapped in a sweater, her thigh muscles were already a little loose, and she wore wooden slippers on her bare feet.Her hair was intentionally dyed brown and she had lipstick on her mouth.Seeing Jian Ling, the woman happily came up to him, held his bowed head, and kissed his cheeks.

"You're just in time," said the woman, cheering. "I just took the apple pie test. You like it. Come in!"

As she spoke, she led him through the long and narrow corridor and into a very small courtyard. The main door of the living room was not closed, and as soon as she entered the door, she saw an old man with a naked upper body sitting.The man was only wearing a pair of bright green beach shorts, his face and hands were covered with age spots and veins, the skin on his body was wrinkled and drooping, his hair was about to fall out, and what remained was gray.

Jian Ling stopped and asked with a little hostility, "Maggie, who is he?"

Hearing this, the old man straightened up from the sofa, looked at Jian Ling with presumptuous eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "Maggie, is this your little boy?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Maggie reprimanded softly, "Andrew is my old neighbor, right?" She pressed Jian Ling's arm, "Sit down quickly."

Andrew laughed loudly, but he seemed to be stuck in phlegm, he laughed and coughed, as if he couldn't breathe for a long time, Maggie came over and gave him a hard hit on the back