I'm Just Panning for Gold, What Does the Gold Price Drop Have to Do with Me?

Financial crisis, big salary cuts, fresh graduates fighting fiercely for a job paying only 1,200 yuan. Fresh graduate Chen Feng couldn't stand the gap and became a loafer at home, smoking and d...

Chapter 596 Another gold mine coming?

He thought for a moment, then walked over and took out the shovel he always carried with him.

Reaching a rock, Chen Feng swung his shovel and began digging.

Qi Minglin, leaning against the car, noticed Chen Feng's unusual behavior and became curious. She walked over and looked down to see what he was doing.

Chen Feng worked with remarkable skill, digging a hole in no time and then reaching into it to pick something out.

After wiping the thing clean, Chen Feng stood up and casually tossed it to Qi Minglin, who quickly caught it.

When Qi Minglin saw the object in her hand, she was immediately shocked, staring at it in disbelief, and looked up at Chen Feng in surprise.

"Wait, what's going on? What is this? Gold?"

"Nonsense, you're a geologist, don't you even recognize a nugget?" Chen Feng tapped the shovel against a tree, then tucked it back into his belt.

"What the hell... are you kidding me? How did you know there was gold here, and such a huge amount of it?"

"How much is this piece worth?" Qi Minglin asked, rubbing the gold again vigorously.

"Seventy or eighty thousand, I guess. I told you it felt like it had everything, but it's just a piece of gold, not rare earth," Chen Feng said nonchalantly.

"Dude, I mean, you're really good at this?" Qi Minglin looked at Chen Feng with considerable shock, holding the gold in her hand.

When you look at the data showing how much gold Chen Feng sold, you won't feel anything, because it's just a bunch of numbers.

But when Chen Feng casually tossed you a piece of gold worth seventy or eighty thousand, the shock immediately filled her mind, completely different from when she had seen it before.

"I've always been telling the truth, but you just don't believe me," Chen Feng said with a chuckle as he looked at Li Guanghao, who was still digging in the dirt.

Qi Minglin held the gold in his hand and couldn't help but scratch his head vigorously.

Today's events truly shocked her; it seems that the so-called sixth sense or metaphysics is not just a myth, but a real phenomenon.

Otherwise, how do you explain this gold? They just came over and dug out a big piece of gold. That's too outrageous.

"Get in the car, let's drive a little further," Chen Feng said as they walked.

Li Guanghao was also called back at this moment. He looked at the piece of gold in Qi Minglin's hand and his eyes widened suddenly.

"Hey, is this a gold nugget? It really looks like it. Where did you find it?" Li Guanghao asked Qi Minglin in shock.

"He just dug this out and threw it to me like that." Qi Minglin first pointed at Chen Feng, then at the pit in the ground, shrugged, and still found it unbelievable.

"Ah, are you serious? What exactly happened just now?" Li Guanghao asked, completely bewildered.

"I don't know either. After he got out of the car, he suddenly picked up a shovel, walked straight over, and started digging a hole in the ground."

"By the time I got there, he had already dug out the gold and thrown it to me," Qi Minglin answered truthfully.

"My God, could it be that what's written in the information is actually true? This kid really has a sixth sense!" Li Guanghao said, taking the gold nugget with disbelief in his eyes.

"Perhaps it really is true. He couldn't have been here before, nor could he have buried a piece of gold here in advance, just waiting for us to come and fool us."

"The only explanation is that he is exceptionally talented," Qi Minglin said.

"Looks like we really made the right choice in finding him this time. We really struck gold! Haha, it was definitely worth the trip you made in person!" Li Guanghao said happily.

"Everyone has a sixth sense, I just said he's good, haha."

Qi Minglin's suppressed emotions eased considerably at this moment. The piece of gold acted like a stimulant, giving her a powerful boost.

The two men laughed at the same time. Li Guanghao seemed to realize something and said seriously, "Don't reveal this to anyone. Don't tell anyone."

"You mean..." Qi Minglin immediately understood what was going on.

"Regardless of whether it's luck or skill, let's not cause any more trouble at this point. The fewer people who know, the better." Li Guanghao, thinking ahead, decided to protect Chen Feng.

“Okay, go back and remind him.” Qi Minglin nodded.

After the two finished speaking, they went back to the car. Qi Minglin handed the gold to Chen Feng and explained the situation to him.

"Weren't you all eager for me to show off my skills? Now that I've actually done it, why are you all trying to hide it?" Chen Feng said with a laugh.

"What you said may have been unintentional, but what you heard may have been taken to heart. Whether you just got lucky or you actually know something, the fewer people who know about this, the better."

“After all, rumors and confirmations are two different things,” Qi Minglin replied.

"Okay, whatever you say, I don't mind." Chen Feng handed the gold to Li Chunlai and told him to pack it up.

"By the way, do we need to hand over this gold or anything?" Chen Feng asked.

"No need, we only need the rare earth elements. You can keep the rest for yourself. Of course, if you find the money too much, you can hand it over," Qi Minglin chuckled.

"I can't hand it over, but I can sell it to you." Chen Feng was just being polite; he wasn't a government employee and wouldn't have to hand over anything he dug up.

The driver drove another seven or eight hundred meters, then the car stopped, and Chen Feng and the others got out.

"Beep beep beep beep!"

Chen Feng's system began to issue prompts, and when he looked at it in his mind, a three-dimensional image immediately appeared.

The system showed that there was an excess of gold elements 186 meters below, but Chen Feng frowned and touched his chin, thinking that the gold mine was too small.

He estimated that once the entire gold mine was mined, it would only be worth about 20 to 30 million, not even counting costs, so it was basically worthless to mine.

"Could this place actually turn out to be a huge gold mine?" Chen Feng wondered to himself.

Given this situation, it's not impossible.

But what if I actually found a gold mine? How would that be accounted for?

If you see a piece of gold, you can just give it to someone and nobody cares. But if a real gold mine is discovered, then the situation is completely different.

If all else fails, we can keep it a secret and mine it ourselves later?

Chen Feng thought for a moment, then shook his head.

No, even if there really is a gold mine here, I can't be in two places at once.

This place is in the middle of nowhere, making it difficult to find workers. Unlike at home, where a single phone call can bring in countless people to sign up.

Moreover, someone has to be sent here to keep an eye on things. Anyway, Chen Feng definitely won't stay here forever. He wants to wait until it's all over so he can have a warm bed with his wife and kids. He already promised Xia Yingying.

Well, let's take it one step at a time. If we really find a big gold mine, we can't let it go. After all, why not eat the meat that's been delivered right to our mouths?