The flood was so fierce that tens of thousands of workers, dormitories, houses, and everything else on the construction site were submerged in the raging torrent. Corpses could be seen everywhere, and there were bursts of wailing. It was too horrible to see, and human life was at the mercy of nature.

They were so fragile in front of them. People struggling in the flood used all their strength and finally died in despair and silently in a foreign country. From the beginning, some people didn't want them to go back.

Gatun Lake burst its embankments, and the floods poured down, sweeping up the entire construction site. It was not until dawn that workers in other locations learned about the incident and began rescue operations. There was a vast ocean everywhere.

It's black, it's a corpse, with all kinds of expressions of fear and death.

"What? Gatun Lake burst its banks? Our construction site was flooded?" Jesra's face turned pale with shock, and his anger was beyond words. He angrily grabbed the employee who reported the news and shouted, "Do you know?

, how many lives are this? How much money has the company invested, and how much loss is this?"

"I don't know what to do? I should tell the country immediately! Let the boss know." The man who was grabbed by the collar tilted his head tremblingly, not daring to look at Jesla. He secretly sighed in his heart that he was unlucky. Someone from the country came to check.

, something unexpected happened at this time. When he thought of the tens of thousands of workers who might have drowned, his body trembled involuntarily. Who could bear such a big thing?

"You don't have to say that!" Jesra loosened the collar of the person in charge and punched the table. Hollywood owed him a Best Actor trophy. Anger, fear, and uneasiness all appeared on him at the same time. Well,

After a long while, he said with a desperate look, "It may be too late. Maybe another company has already reported the matter to the country. Hey, let's send the report to the country immediately."

The manure diggers who regard themselves as the uncrowned king will never miss this opportunity. For them, they are not afraid of big things. The bigger the better, they are afraid of nothing. It doesn’t matter if things are not clear, you can make them up. Such big news must be reported in advance

, it would be a pity to miss it.

This explosive news was quickly published by all newspapers. All newspapers tried to exaggerate as much as possible, describe the scene as alarmist as possible, and increase the number of casualties as much as possible to achieve the effect of attracting attention.

How could Sheffield, which has its own media industry, not know this? But even if these dung diggers could make up random things, they would never realize that the facts are often stranger than the fabrications. Half of the entire construction team is already here.

It was wiped out in a dike burst.

On this day, United Company seemed to be in a state of turmoil. United Company, which was in the whirlpool of public opinion, did not express its position, which made all parties speculate. Even Little Rockefeller, who knew that Sheffield was in Chicago, called to inquire about the situation, but was ignored by Iraq.

Dice Rockefeller blocked back.

"William, no one wants this kind of thing!" Edith Rockefeller called softly, looking at the silent man carefully. Her man's silence showed that the matter was indeed extremely serious.

The slave owner just didn't want to speak. He rolled his eyes at Edith Rockefeller and turned around, with his butt facing the oil princess. The book in his hand happened to open to the page about Dayu's flood control.

Edith Rockefeller couldn't read Chinese characters. She only knew that such a big thing had happened. Sheffield must have been stimulated to act like this. She was anxious in her eyes and didn't know what to do. Just a month ago, this man

It was so complacent that it organized a very successful World's Fair in New Orleans, but it turned into this in a short period of time, which made Edith Rockefeller very heartbroken.

Regardless of whether it was useful or not, Edith Rockefeller called almost everyone she knew to understand the seriousness of the matter. The news that came back was very disappointing. News from Panama had already come in one after another. The losses seemed to be greater than people expected.

It's even more tragic.

After a while, Edith Rockefeller came back with a troubled expression. She looked at Sheffield, whose posture had been changed, and said slowly, "William, maybe the matter is really serious. The Gatun Lake has burst its banks and flooded it.

Station of the canal construction site.”

"The station was built in the lowlands and was surrounded by hills. It was an excellent place for floods to break out. Basically, everything was dead." Sheffield put down the book calmly and said indifferently, "But we can't underestimate people.

The desire to survive, there will always be some lucky people in any disaster, dear, is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"No, no more!" Edith Rockefeller was a little frightened by Sheffield's calmness. Suddenly her face changed drastically, and she thought of a possibility that she was extremely frightened about, and blurted out, "You, this is you..."

"Huh?" Sheffield stared at Edith Rockefeller and made a questioning voice, which directly frightened the oil princess's doubts back into her throat. She comforted him indifferently, "That's 40,000 to 50,000 lives. How can I have such a big fortune?"

Where is your courage?"

Although this comfort was better than nothing, it made Edith Rockefeller's hanging heart return to her stomach. It must be like this. No one would have the courage to plan such a big thing. Edith Rockefeller was also comforting herself and ordering herself

Trust this man's explanation.

"I'm just reading a book to distract myself, because I can't help it. Even if I rescue you now, it's impossible to recover the losses!" Sheffield said with a poker face and a look of confusion in his eyes, "There's no other way.

.”

How could there be a rescue? What kind of rescue? Swim there? There is no life-saving preparation at the construction site. Besides, Gatun Lake has been filled with water for a year. How long will it take for such a large amount of water to drain out? Who has such courage?

Go to the rescue despite the breach?

Edith Rockefeller, who was beginning to see the effects of self-soothing, just watched Sheffield light up a cigarette. She tried several times without success. It is conceivable that the slave owner was not as indifferent as he appeared on the surface and took the initiative to help.

Sheffield successfully lit the fire and said, "What now?"

"Although it occurred abroad, this is a major safety incident, and the investigation has just begun." Sheffield licked his dry lips, "Now is not the time to hide the news, and no one can hide it, not even the country, let alone

What’s more, it’s my company? So I must inform the outside world of the true situation immediately, but the Gatun Lake bursting embankment must be completely ignored. The bursting of the embankment is very suspicious. Please help me deal with it. I’m a little tired.”

Of course, the suspicion is high. The dam was blown open, and once the water level recedes, traces of the blast will leak out. There is still a big difference between a normal collapse and a blast.

Edith Rockefeller also knew that the matter was of great importance. Sheffield should be in a mess now, and she must help. She got up and left the bedroom directly, and went out to use her connections to deal with the aftermath.

The floods in the Panama Canal have not yet receded, and the United States has begun to take steps to deal with the aftermath. Edith Rockefeller was running forward and backward like clockwork. At this time, she thought of her family and asked the younger Rockefeller for help.

.

"What time is it, John!" Edith Rockefeller yelled rudely, "Just ask me what's going on with the White House's reaction? Are you happy to see United go bankrupt?"

"Okay, but it won't mean bankruptcy, right?" Rockefeller looked helpless, bearing the accusations from the other side of the phone. He waited until it became quieter before saying, "Wait for my news."

Some people are happy and some are sad. Some people are celebrating the failure of the king of emerging industries. Little Morgan is beaming with joy. Likewise, the DuPont headquarters in Delaware has become a sea of ​​joy, and the air is filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

As for distant Panama, Jesla has already used a big move. This move is called the thief shouting to catch the thief. Once the effect is achieved, the United Company declares that the quality of the Gatun Lake dam is absolutely reassuring and it is absolutely impossible to suddenly appear.

It collapsed, and there was an unusually loud noise late that night. There were no thunderstorms near Gatun Lake that day, so the possibility of deliberate sabotage by anti-American forces and deliberately causing such a tragedy cannot be ruled out.

The United Company's statement is currently limited to Panama, but everyone knows that this statement will soon be reprinted back to the country through various channels. At the same time as the statement is released, the private armed forces of the Black Gold Company have already made unsatisfactory actions.

A gesture of never giving up.

You must know about the Panama Canal project. Before Sheffield took over, the French Canal Management Company had completed one-third of the excavation. Now that it has been taken over by the American Canal Management Company, the progress of the project is close to half. Moreover, in Panama, there is a problem because of black workers.

, the emergence of anti-American forces, and the accusations made by United Corporation are justified.

Panama naturally sternly refuted the United Company's statement. This is not because the Panamanian government is too tough. They dare not take the blame and cannot afford it. News of the mutual accusations between the two sides naturally spread back to the country quickly and appeared on the

Headlines from major newspapers.

As for the Gatun Lake bursting, how many people died and how much the workers of the United Company suffered. Because the flood has not receded, it is impossible to count. We can only find a solution after the corpses stink.

The cause of the Gatun Lake bursting has become a point of blame between the American Canal Management Company and the Panamanian government. Once a disaster is caused by deliberate sabotage, it is no longer a simple engineering accident. It becomes a political issue, because the death

There are tens of thousands of Americans, even though they are black.

When the suspicion of Gatun Lake bursting became the focus of debate between the two sides, Roosevelt in the White House could not sit still and took the initiative to become concerned with his staff about what was happening in Panama. The matter involved the lives of tens of thousands of American citizens. As president,
Chapter completed!