Chapter 54 Diamonds have a price, but pursuit of priceless

At 10 a.m., just 7 hours after landing, Lynn took Tchmmel to a jewellery store located in the west of Boston and took out a single diamond for sale.

Among the 24 diamonds given by Bach, Lynn chose the size, luster and clarity of the size, luster and clarity of the people, so as not to be too eye-catching. However, Boston is a traditional trading port after all. The waiter of the jewelry store took a calm look and politely explained the inspection rules here to Lynn, and invited the appraiser to conduct the appraisal in person.

"$500!" An appraiser, who was about the early forties, reported an estimate.

"$500? You're right!" Lin En's mind was a little surprised, but his tone was not amazing. He frowned and thought. This diamond was at least two carats, and it was worth tens of thousands of rmb in the later era. It was worth six or seven thousand US dollars in total. By 1945, it instantly shrank by one tenth. Is this the price at that time?

Changma face replied lightly: "Our store has a history of nearly a hundred years in Boston. We have always won the trust of customers through integrity. If there is any problem with the identification, you can tell me to the Jewelry Association, Carter Eckvens."

Lin En looked at the nameplate on this guy's chest. Although the other party was serious, it might be because he deliberately lowered the price based on his foreign accent, so he decided to try the situation in another jewelry store.

"If this gentleman is not sold here, a single appraisal fee will be paid for $5."

Seeing that Lynn picked up the diamond and was about to leave, the young waiter reminded him in person.

Well, if you don’t say it, you can still afford $5. Lynn took out a 5-dollar bill from the extra roll of US dollars that Bertleme added to him and put it on the counter.

The waiter collected the money and said with a smile: "If you change your mind and come back at any time, the 5 dollars will be returned in full."

Previously, whether on the Eastern Front battlefield or at the "Sanctuary" base, Lynn had no chance to use money, so he was also a little vague about the concept of current currency. The appraiser with a long horse face also had similar expressions. He thought that according to the price of diamonds, the 5 US dollars was indeed not a small amount. He had breakfast in an ordinary cafe before, and the three of them only spent 40 cents, and the food was quite rich.

In any case, the rich son - although only the rich son of Argentina, should still show his magnanimity in money. Lynn snorted contemptuously, called his follower Tchimele to leave, and turned his head suddenly before going out, but he did not hear any contemptuous remarks or similar eyes on the counter.

Humph, you still have some cultivation.

Next, I changed to two jewelry stores. The price of the same diamond was between 460 and 480 US dollars. After comparison, it was indeed the highest price given by the long-haired face appraiser. However, Lynn did not turn back because of the high price. He estimated that all the 24 diamonds Bach gave were sold in the jewelry store, and the total price was only a little more than US$10,000. In this way, the bank note of 500,000 US dollars was really quite a lot.

After leaving the third jewelry store, Lynn looked around and walked to the corner: "Let's go, Yiguo, go to the bookstore!"

Tanze, dressed in a poor scholar, walked out of an inconspicuous corner. Igo Asman was a new name tailored for him. Because he was worried that activities in Boston would be monitored by Bethlem, Lynn specially arranged for him to keep watch, but he paid attention to it all the way without any abnormalities. It seems that the work of German intelligence personnel in the United States is really a thousand miles away from their high-pressure rule in the country.

Looking back on his months of battlefield career, the most helpful thing to Lynn was not only the "butcher", Eric, Bach, Ditterio and other bosses and comrades. The English-German Dictionary and "German Daily Sessions" found in the White Goatee's bookstore in Holgen, the small town of East Prussian, allowed him to go through the painful days of language barriers, and communicated to make greater progress. Therefore, before arriving in Boston, he originally planned to settle down and go to the bookstore. Although there was no chance of an interlude with the jewellery store, he immediately after that.

He took Tanze and Tchimeer to the largest nearby bookstore. However, they did not want to swim in the ocean of knowledge, but chose the most helpful tools for the trip in a very purposeful way - American language textbooks, geographic atlas, and physics books. Of course, Lynn was interested in finding books with Chinese characters, hoping to have at least one "Chinese-English Dictionary" to solve his troubles with those rare English words. However, it was a pity that not only did not appear on the bookshelf, but after consulting the waiter at the bookstore, he still got a negative answer.

I bought a book in a bookstore, provided a pair of glasses for Tan at an eyewear store, and bought some essential daily necessities, which was spent in one day. Fortunately, Lynn asked the hotel concierge in advance, and it was only 5 kilometers away from Boston Harbor to Haval University. There was no need to buy a train ticket or long-distance bus ticket in advance, just recruit a taxi. Therefore, after dinner, the three of them stayed in the hotel room and each made up for it. Lynn was reading a compilation of Marie Curie's research, including "General Theory of Radioactive Materials", "Research on Isotopes and Its Composition". Although these were early research theories, they still had extremely important significance in modern physics, but the dense English words were for Lynn to read

There was a headache, and another book, Heisenberg's Theory of Quantum Mechanics, was also placed on the bookshelf of the bookstore as an ordinary research book, and was allowed to choose at will. Lin Neng bought it as if he had obtained a treasure, put it in his carry-on luggage, and prepared to study it carefully during the long journey. The University of California is located on the west coast of the United States, which crosses nearly 4,000 kilometers. It takes three days to take a train and more than ten hours to fly. However, for a non-physics major, it is not easy to understand these profound research theories, so Lin Neng's purpose is to quote some theoretical views in a casual manner when talking to others. If there are more, it will not be possible to deal with it in a few days or months.

Thanks to early family education, Tanze was able to conduct basic conversations in English, but his English reading ability was still unsatisfactory. Therefore, he held Lynn's two "divine books" to make up for it. As for Techmer, he can only start from the simplest daily conversation and accumulate American English bit by bit.

The next morning, the three of them took their luggage and hired a taxi with a green sign at the door to go to the train station. The taxi driver in Boston did not seem as eager as their New York colleagues, but their chattering characteristics were almost the same. The middle-aged American with a stubborn man said with great interest: the trophy received by American soldiers returning from Europe was not only medals and honors, but also babies born to them by European women; even in such a warm early summer, the Arabs were still wrapped from head to toe, and there were also the oriental yellow men who had never seen the world, and the British who thought they were gentlemen but were funny.

The taxi driver spoke American language, with a low accent, and Lynn could basically understand it, but he was not very interested in what he said. It was very normal for a port city like Boston to have people from all over the world. Along the way, he secretly figured out and imitated the driver's way of speaking. The difference between American and English was the difference between them. After a conversation, he would have a very direct experience. Soon, the taxi stopped in front of the main entrance of Haval, which was once a place that countless young people dreamed of. Standing here as an uninvited guest, Lynn felt not heroism, but a kind of envy and worry.

——The power of the United States is not based on one or two super weapons and military itself, but a combination of economy, industry, resources, culture and other aspects. A country without a traditional nation and history has become the most vibrant place in the world at this time, leaving a lot of inspiration for people, but not many people in power can truly comprehend. Because of this, Lynn thought that even if the "Manhattan Project" of the United States can be destroyed this time, even if the technological elites of the empire can create nuclear weapons based on the data they have stolen, if they cannot fundamentally change the pattern of each of the top leaders' thoughts, the revival of the empire is still a hopeless fantasy.

At noon, Brewer came as promised. Because he could not leave the action group alone, he had to bring Handmark, Digrio and Weather over. This was not beyond Lynn's expectations. In fact, Brewer alone could not complete the important task he entrusted.

After careful consideration, Lynn decided to take a risk and speak out his thoughts openly to the four-person action team. This is not only a entrusting trust, but also a "despite" of fully utilizing wisdom and emotions.

Let Tanze and Tchimel let the air around, Lynn took Brewer and four others into a cafe, asked the waiter for a relatively independent private room, and then told them about their judgment and concerns.

After listening to Lin Neng's explanation, the four of them were indeed stunned. They had already taken great risks when they came to the United States through the ocean. Now there is a situation where the operation commander may distract at any time. If it is, it will be difficult for anyone to remain calm.

"We have no way to check and balance him?" Handmark said gritting his teeth.

Lynn looked at Diglio, and his eyes also confirmed his speculation.

"This is really a fucking action! Plan, personnel, implementation, all of them are messing around!" Weather sweared viciously. Among the eight people selected by Lynn, this shooting master who originally served in the base military police department was the most resistant to the idea.

Lynn did not refute, but acted as a mourning soldier: "In all aspects of the war, overseas intelligence is indeed our weakest point. If we do not participate, we can almost predict that this crucial action for the revival of the empire is likely to end in failure. Everyone, I should not have forced everyone to bear such a heavy responsibility together, but... I am really unable to overcome these difficulties alone."

Next was a terrible silence. As the lowest military rank among the four, Brewer was very supportive of Lynn but he was not good at speaking first. At the critical moment, Handmark said: "Since things have come to this point, we have no choice. For the highest honor of the soldiers, let us fight without hesitation!"
Chapter completed!