On the last day of 1946, Lin Chi-chao finished his work at Xinxing Books and Newsstand. The next day, he went to Beacon Hill at the northern end of Kowloon without stopping to explore the terrain here.
He is not here to be a robber, although he is in good physical condition, nor is he here to build a wooden house, but to make a fortune.
In his previous life, Lin Zhichao read a piece of information about Hong Kong, which probably meant that in late January 1947, the Philippine Airlines Sky King was transporting gold worth 15 million US dollars. Man survives.
There is also a saying that the police and firefighters in Hong Kong sealed Beacon Hill. When they went down the mountain, it was not very convenient to walk, and only 70% to 80% of the gold was recovered. It is said that these policemen made a fortune because of this; the Hong Kong government was sealing the mountain. A few days later, people were allowed to go up the mountain to search for gold, and it is said that some people got rich again.
The authenticity of these 'getting rich' information is unknown, but in any case, the plane crash is true, so this information is Lin Zhichao's biggest opportunity.
As the saying goes, 'the first pot of gold' is the most difficult thing. Lin Zhichao has no background and backing, so it is very difficult for him to develop quickly. Moreover, in this era of chaotic black and white order, there are too many variables and difficulties in slowly developing.
And 'time' is the last thing he wants to wait for. After all, if a time traveler spends five years to earn the 'first pot of gold', how many opportunities will be lost.
In his previous life, Li Chaoren had a start-up capital of HK$50,000 in 1950. It was impossible for him to earn it by working part-time. It is said that he had the full support of relatives and his future mother-in-law. Even so, he almost went bankrupt in the mid-1950s (due to poor quality, a large number of returns, and banks freezing loans).
Therefore, if you want to succeed, you must have strong capital or a strong background; otherwise, if you fail once, it will take many years to get back up.
Or there may be a big opportunity to make a fortune quickly and become a generational hero, such as Liao Baoshan and Chen Weinan.
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'Beacon Hill' is located at the northern end of the Kowloon Peninsula, close to the later Shek Kip Mei wooden house area, with Lion Rock on the east side.
Lin Zhichao needs to be familiar with the entire Beacon Hill route and calculate the approximate time when the police and fire fighters will arrive.
As for ordinary people, there must have been no police who arrived first, because Shek Kip Mei is still a certain distance from Beacon Hill; what's more, ordinary people don't know that a plane has fallen, and they don't dare to attack rashly even if there is a noise. .
Once the plane crashes, Kai Tak Airport may get the news immediately, then determine the location where the radar disappeared, and finally notify the police and fire fighters; the entire response time will probably take more than 30 minutes. It is expected that it will take a certain amount of time for the nearest police station and fire station to reach the top of the mountain. The important thing is that they need search time.
Overall, Lin Zhichao had about an hour. Of course he didn't know the specific direction of the plane's fall, but it was said to be the top of the mountain.
And if he keeps staring at the sky as much as possible during the day in late January, he can save a lot of searching time.
15 million U.S. dollars of gold is equivalent to about ten tons of gold. If the plane crashes, the gold will most likely fall all over the ground near the 'crash site'.
Lin Zhichao is not greedy. He plans to take 100kg of gold. After all, being greedy may cause him to be discovered and find it difficult to escape.
He transferred 100kg of gold twice. He needed to find two places to bury the gold in advance. The first time he took about 50kg of gold and hid it in the nearest location; the second time he took about 50kg of gold and then buried it. 20kg was hidden in the second location, and only the remaining 30kg of gold was returned to Hong Kong Island.
Lin Zhichao has already started planning these plans, but now he still has to conduct on-site inspections and make preparations in advance.
He first came to Shek Kip Mei, not far from Beacon Hill, where he planned to build a wooden house and carried out peripheral activities.
Shek Kip Mei was a famous wooden house area in later generations. As the war broke out in the Mainland, many refugees went to Shek Kip Mei to build wooden houses. Then a catastrophic fire broke out, leaving more than 50,000 people homeless overnight. The situation In order to resettle the victims, the British Hong Kong government decided to build 7-storey H-shaped buildings in the Shek Kip Mei disaster area. By the end of 1954, 8 H-shaped buildings were finally completed, becoming the first generation of public housing estates.
Through his activities in the surrounding areas, Lin Zhichao's identity was not something others were alerted to. As for the fact that there were already many refugees, Lin Zhichao did not take it to heart. People died for money and birds died for food. He carried a small knife with him. It is the best weapon. Besides, the refugees have not yet formed an organized group.
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After the 20th day, Lin Zhichao confidently came to a place near the top of Beacon Mountain. After 19 days of exploring the terrain, he was very confident.
In order to avoid encountering the police and firemen, he decided to go down via the Lion Rock next to him after getting the gold.
The mountains in Hong Kong are not very high (about 500 meters above sea level), so there is no need to worry about getting lost or exhausted, so he has enough confidence, provided that the plane will really fall. He prepared dry food and canned food for ten days, bought watches, flashlights, cold-proof clothes, etc., disguised himself as a 'refugee', and tried to avoid contact with people.
He camped in a sheltered place for rest at night, and during the day he came to an open place to watch the sky.
One day, two days, three days, four days, five days...
Lin Zhichao scolded his mother on Beacon Mountain because he found it was too cold and the recent weather was bad, with occasional rainy weather.
Xiangjiang belongs to the south, and the winter is bone-chillingly cold, although the cold wave is short-lived. Fortunately, he was well prepared and in good physical condition, otherwise he might have fallen ill.
At the same time, he also understood that the plane crash might have been caused by bad weather.
The sixth day (25th).
At about 8 o'clock in the morning, Lin Zhichao stood in an open space, looking at the sky, taking a break from time to time, but not daring to rest for too long.
The weather was not good at this time, and a lot of fog filled the sky above Xiangjiang. But the more it became like this, Lin Zhichao thought that a crash might occur.
Suddenly, he saw something falling quickly, and then heard an explosion.
"Thank God, I wasn't killed!"
Lin Zhichao smiled and cursed, then quickly rushed not far away.
According to his rough estimate, the explosion was less than 1 kilometer away from him, which was a good location.
In less than five minutes, Lin Zhichao saw the scene of the plane crash and there were scattered sparks. He quickly rushed to greet it happily.
Before reaching the central crash site, Lin Zhichao saw gold scattered on the ground and corpses.
"I'm not afraid. I'm only afraid of being poor! What do dead people fear?"
Lin Zhichao encouraged himself and quickly picked up the gold bars on the ground, feeling a little warm even with his gloves on.
"Weight 2.5kg"
After getting it, Lin Zhichao shouted excitedly, and then calmly said to himself:
"I only need 50 yuan! I am a rich man in the future. I just lack the start-up capital and am not greedy (actually I am already greedy)!"
There were many gold bars next to a corpse. Lin Zhichao resisted his fear, picked them up, and put them in his backpack.
"Gift today will give back to the society ten thousand times in the future!"
Lin Zhichao was already mixed with excitement and fear, and he kept mumbling.
"That's enough, don't be greedy!"
After picking up 25 pieces of gold, it weighed a full 62.5kg, but under Lin Zhichao's high-intensity excitement, it didn't feel very heavy. He started to rush towards the first treasure location, which was about ten minutes away.
There were no markings around the treasure spot because Lin Zhichao was worried that people who went up the mountain to hunt for treasure would find it, and the location was quite hidden.
Returning to the plane again, Lin Zhichao was much more calm this time. After getting 25 pieces of gold, he began to retreat in an orderly manner. We don’t go down the mountain directly, but via the Lion Rock next to it.
The second treasure cache is about 20 minutes away from the Beacon Hill plane crash site and has reached the Lion Rock area. Lin Zhichao put 10 pieces of gold in it and buried it until it was almost invisible, and then he continued on his way with peace of mind.
At this time, he still had 15 pieces of gold on his body and weighed about 37.5kg. This could no longer pose much difficulty to him. Although a lot of effort had been spent in the previous step, Lin Zhichao had already unleashed his potential.
“It’s a lot easier!”
Lin Zhichao did not worry about gains and losses, even if he only had a batch of gold to survive, he could quickly become a tycoon.
Even if the entire 15 million U.S. dollars in gold is taken away from him within ten years, he will not take it seriously.
"Back to the city!"
Lin Zhichao said easily.
At this time, he still had 15 pieces of gold in his hand. I don't know if it was 37.5KG, but it looked about the same. The gold in Hong Kong is currently about 280 Hong Kong dollars per tael (37.5g is one tael, 16 taels is 600g per pound), so the value of his gold is about 280,000.
Of course, he is not that stupid. The imprints on the gold bars also need to be dealt with. Although it will be said later that someone went to the mountain to hunt for treasure and made a fortune, and it was also legal income.
At the same time, the price of gold in Hong Kong will continue to rise in the future, so Lin Zhichao holds at least 960,000 Hong Kong dollars in wealth.
However, these huge wealth need to be cleaned up a little, otherwise people in later generations will speculate too much on Lin Zhichao's path to prosperity.
On the way back, Lin Zhichao stopped and walked. After all, he was already a little tired after the intense exertion of energy. Fortunately, it was already Lion Rock and he was out of the way.
