Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 109 Poppy Harvesters

Chapter 110 Poppy Harvesters

And so, Zhou Xin, Leo, and Hughes were confined to this drug den, becoming laborers harvesting poppies.

He had initially planned to use the satellite phone to contact Edward and have him call the police, but quickly abandoned the idea.

He is currently an illegal immigrant. If the police arrive, even if he is rescued, the gold will certainly be lost.

Having gone through so many difficulties, he was really unwilling to give up like this.

Therefore, he planned to observe the situation first and then use the satellite phone when there was absolutely no other way.

They were woken up at dawn every day and then taken to work in the poppy fields, where they would work all day long.

While being forced to work, Zhou Xin checked the specific situation inside the drug den.

Fortunately, because of their indigenous identity, the drug dealers were not on guard against them, which allowed him to quickly figure out the situation here.

Including the guards and three black harvesters, there were thirteen people in total.

The three Black men were captured from outside; they were unarmed and posed no threat.

Of the remaining ten people, three worked in the drug lab, in addition to the leader Newman, while the other six took turns guarding the three sentry posts around the base.

These ten men were all equipped with AK47s and pistols, providing them with ample firepower.

Zhou Xin also learned that they belonged to an organization called Flynn Pharmaceuticals, which was likely a large transnational drug trafficking group.

Flynn Pharmaceuticals has more than a dozen drug cultivation and manufacturing bases of varying sizes in the rainforests of South America, two of which are located in Suriname, and the leader of the other base is named Baker.

At the end of each month, they would secretly smuggle the manufactured drugs out of the jungle.

Every morning, Zhou Xin and his two companions, along with three other Black harvesters, would enter the poppy fields to work under the watchful eyes of drug dealers.

Although they were not subjected to much suspicion, their movements were strictly restricted, and they were almost limited to moving between their residences and poppy fields.

Although no one was watching over them while they ate and slept, the people in the base were constantly running around, so they had no chance to escape.

Zhou Xin was extremely anxious, but he couldn't find any opportunity.

More than a week passed, and on this day, the base's mission objective was finally completed. Newman gathered everyone in the base's main building and announced that they could rest for the day.

Perhaps to motivate them to work harder, Zhou Xin and his two companions, along with several Black harvesters, were even brought inside to eat together.

The table was covered with fruit, canned goods, and other food, as well as several wads of cash.

All the drug dealers were extremely excited and partied wildly inside the house.

The atmosphere reached its climax when Newman distributed the cash to them.

"Keep working hard, everyone. Stay here for a few years, and I guarantee you'll all become millionaires!"

"Don't worry, boss, we definitely won't let Baker suppress us!"

"This year I plan to develop another plot of land on the back hill, aiming to significantly increase production!"

"We'll all listen to you, boss, but I'm afraid the number of us alone won't be enough to handle that."

Newman narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the three natives huddled in the corner of the room eating canned food.

"These three savages are working quite hard, so let's leave them here and let them continue working for us!"

Zhou Xin was stunned. He had thought that these guys were just temporarily asking them to help out to meet the deadline, so he had been working very hard these past few days, hoping that they would let him leave as soon as possible after he finished the work.

But he clearly underestimated the shamelessness of these drug dealers, who actually wanted to keep the three of them as free long-term labor.

Zhou Xin was furious, knowing that his forbearance had ultimately not yielded the desired result.

He composed himself and began to focus his attention on the situation inside the arena.

To celebrate achieving today's goal, everyone except the three people still on guard duty outside gathered here.

They were all in high spirits, and although they were still carrying guns, they had clearly let their guard down.

Before coming here, Zhou Xinna strapped a Beretta 92F pistol to her upper thigh and covered it with a grass skirt.

But fearing that he would be exposed while working in the fields, he secretly hid it in a secluded patch of grass outside the house where he slept.

This gun was his greatest asset, and his only means of fighting against this group of desperados!

But if the drug dealers discover him beforehand, it will be his death sentence.

He knew that if he confronted them head-on, he would face a near-certain death.

Previously, the drug dealers were scattered in various places, and he had no chance at all.

The drug dealers are almost all gathered here now; this is a great opportunity, and perhaps their only one.

He had initially held onto the hope that he could leave safely, but Newman's words just now shattered that hope completely.

Now, we have no choice but to gamble everything and take a desperate gamble!

Although the chances are slim, catching them off guard might offer a glimmer of hope.

He then secretly gave a command to Logan, who was lying by the door, to secretly bring him his gun.

Since Logan had not shown any aggression under Zhou Xin's instructions, the drug dealers did not pay much attention to him.

Then, he carefully observed the position of everyone in the field and thought about how to deal with the three sentries outside.

But at that moment, Leo suddenly stood up and walked towards the drug dealers.

Zhou Xin was deep in thought and didn't react immediately, so he didn't stop him.

In the past few days, Leo and Zhou Xin were equally anxious, but he obviously didn't have Zhou Xin's meticulous consideration. He tried to communicate with the drug dealers every day, hoping that they would let them leave.

But the drug dealers couldn't understand what he was saying, so they ignored him.

Now, Leo is clearly planning to talk to the drug dealers again.

Before he even got close to Newman, several drug dealers simultaneously pulled out their guns and aimed them at him.

But Leo showed no fear. He took a few more steps forward, then gestured with his hands and said something loudly to Newman.

"Does this savage want us to let them go?"

"Yes, he keeps talking to me every day, and I have no idea what he's saying!" replied another drug dealer who was in charge of watching them.

"Haha, I thought they were like monkeys, willing to follow us if you gave them a bite to eat!" Sangkun said with a grin.

Newman smiled, picked up a banana from the table, peeled it, and handed it to Leo, making "sucking" sounds as if he were really teasing a monkey.

Leo looked annoyed, slapped the banana out of Newman's hand, and argued even louder.

"Damn it, this monkey has a pretty bad temper!" Sang Kun cursed, pulling out a pistol and pressing it against Leo's head.

Cleo, however, showed no fear and continued to argue his case, gesturing with his hands.

"These savages are incredibly stupid. They can eat well every day with us, why would they bother searching for insects and rats in the forest? Let me guess, the bag on his back is definitely full of rats and insects!"

After Sangkun finished speaking, he reached out and tried to pull the bag off Leo's back.

Leo roared and grabbed the backpack with his backhand.

"Strange, it's quite heavy. Let me see what's inside."

The heavy feel of Leo's backpack piqued Sangkun's interest, and he immediately reached out to snatch it.

Leo's face was grave as he gripped his backpack tightly.

The backpack, made of animal hide, was already very simple. It tore open when the two pulled on it, and the contents fell to the ground.

His backpack contained only some dried meat and the portion of gold that had been repackaged.

The Golden Week shirt was wrapped in cloth, but it came undone as it was being pulled.

Splash!

Golden sand was scattered all over the ground.

The drug dealers' eyes widened immediately, their gazes shining as they stared at the gold on the ground.