But if it were abroad, well, that would be a completely different matter!
As Su Chen came downstairs, he thought about the phone call he'd received last night. It was from the manager of his massive, nearly 5,000-acre ranch by Lake Baikal in Siberia.
The matter was quite simple: placer gold had been discovered in a river on the ranch's property. It was suspected that there was a gold mine nearby, and the deposits could be substantial.
The manager only found out because some of his men, while searching for lost cattle and sheep, discovered someone secretly panning in the river. The person was immediately apprehended by a patrol team.
After getting the full story, the manager knew he couldn't keep this under wraps and immediately made the call to Su Chen.
