Elson showed Li Du what it meant to be "rage decisive . " Within a few days, all eight people involved in the electrical current incident with Steve were sent to prison . However, while they went to prison for different reasons, they all shared the same fate .
Elson had contacted lawyers, private investigators, banks, and the tax office, and sent the mine owners first to court and then to jail . Of the nine mines surrounding Li Du's mine, eight of the mine owners were found guilty, and their mines were taken back by the government . The other owner was lucky . That mine owner had not been involved in the conflict with Li Du, so Elson let him go . Together with Blanchett's mine, 12 mines were taken back from eight mine owners . Elson then bought all the mines . Li Du had no idea how Elson had done it .
After a series of dazzling operations, the matter was over .
Steve had been the victim of mine owners' revenge against Li Du . Elson used his family's energy against them, so this meant Li Du was involved, too .
The story spread through the town, but because the details were somehow kept secret, the big guys just knew the surface of the matter but not the whole truth . Both the owners and the miners assumed that Li Du was the mastermind . Not only were they shocked that Li Du had such great resources, but they were also more than a little afraid of him . In their view, Li Du's act was total annihilation . Blanchett and the others had been thrown into jail, and their mines were taken away . They had nothing left .
Subconsciously, they were awed by Li Du . They did not dare provoke him . That was the mine's owners' strategy . However, many of the mine owners had had good feelings about the man who had saved Marcos and Aubrey .
Now, after supposedly destroying Blanchett, Lennon, and his gang, they were no longer fond of him . It was back to how it had been in the beginning, where no one came to his mine at night, and no one talked to him during the day .
Li Du used to go to the pub in town and often someone would buy him a drink . Now whenever he went to the bar, no one would even have a drink with him . Li Du was very helpless, but he could not explain . He could only help Steve and Elson to carry the blame .
When he was free, he called Hans, who had been in touch with him several times during the week . However, he had been too busy with Elson's vengeance to call him every day .
The phone rang three times before it was answered . Listening to Hans' lazy, "Hello," Li Du couldn't help laughing and asked, "You answered my call after so many rings . Are you angry with me?"
Hans hummed . "Sh*t, why should I be angry with you? You are not my beloved little lover . Cut the long story short . What's the matter?"
"I miss you so much, so I gave you a call . " Li Du sighed .
"Go away . "
Li Du said, "Well, to tell you the truth, a few days ago I was busy, so I did not call . The matter was very troublesome . I'll talk to you in detail when we meet . "
"Ah . "
After a few more words, Hans snorted, clearly not wanting to talk .
Li Du said helplessly, "Anyway, I called to see if you were still alive . Obviously, you are, so I have nothing to worry about . I'm gonna hang up now . "
As soon as he had said this, Hans, who had been acting strangely, was worried . "Nothing else?"
Li Du laughed . "What else? Dude, what the h*ll is wrong with you? We are brothers, not lovers . We call each other to find out what's going on . Do we have to talk lovey-dovey?"
Hans said rather petulantly, "Who wants to talk to you? I mean, you really have nothing else to talk to me about? Have you seen your email?"
Li Du asked, perplexed, "Why should I see my email?"
Email was an important tool for American businesses and social networking, but Chinese used email less and relied more on instant messaging and text messaging . After coming to America, Li Du did not work in a company, so he had not formed the habit of using email and checking it every day .
"Look at your email first," Hans said . Then he mumbled, "No wonder you haven't called me . "
The mine had internet access, so Li Du opened his email from his computer . He found Hans's email, opened it, and a few photos appeared on the screen . The photos had been taken underwater . The first one was of an underwater coral reef . The photo quality was excellent . Seeing this picture, Li Du felt confused . Why had Hans sent these things to him?
The second photo was close to a coral reef, or rather, it was a shot of a common reef next to a coral reef . Several sea snakes with blue, reddish-brown markings appeared to notice the photographer, and their heads were pointed at the camera .
Seeing the photo, Li Du's attention was immediately attracted . The reef under the sea snake had a piece of colorful stone embedded in it . The stone was glittering and translucent, with a dark background and colorful interior . It was a black opal!
How could there be black opal in the sea? Li Du was shocked . But then he remembered that opal could only be formed on land, and that it would take millions of years to form . . . However, while the black opal might have been formed on land, sometime in those millions of years, the land may have sunk into the sea .
In some of the research material that Li Du had seen, this was the explanation for black opal appearing in the ocean . However, due to the scarcity of samples and findings, there wasn't much information about it .
As Li Du scrolled through the email, he saw an explanation about the black opal along with the photos . The camera had zoomed in, getting shots of the gems from several angles . From Li Du's professional point of view, the gems in the photo were authentic . Realizing this, he pulled out his cell phone and called Hans .
He could not get through to Hans's cell phone, which indicated that Hans was talking to someone else . Li Du put his phone down and waited for two minutes before calling again . Ten minutes later, Hans was still on the phone!
Then Li Du realized that the b*stard had called someone on purpose after he hung up, because he knew Li Du would be interested in calling when he saw the pictures of the gem . Hans acted like a child, but Li Du understood him . Sometimes Li Du was just like a child, too . He had hung up on Hans several times just the other day .
Elson showed Li Du what it meant to be rage decisive . Within a few days, all eight people involved in the electrical current incident with Steve were sent to prison . However, while they went to prison for different reasons, they all shared the same fate . Elson had contacted lawyers, private investigators, banks, and the tax office, and sent the mine owners first to court and then to jail . Of the nine mines surrounding Li Dus mine, eight of the mine owners were found guilty, and their mines were taken back by the government . The other owner was lucky . That mine owner had not been involved in the conflict with Li Du, so Elson let him go . Together with Blanchetts mine, 12 mines were taken back from eight mine owners . Elson then bought all the mines . Li Du had no idea how Elson had done it . After a series of dazzling operations, the matter was over . Steve had been the victim of mine owners revenge against Li Du . Elson used his familys energy against them, so this meant Li Du was involved, too . The story spread through the town, but because the details were somehow kept secret, the big guys just knew the surface of the matter but not the whole truth . Both the owners and the miners assumed that Li Du was the mastermind . Not only were they shocked that Li Du had such great resources, but they were also more than a little afraid of him . In their view, Li Dus act was total annihilation . Blanchett and the others had been thrown into jail, and their mines were taken away . They had nothing left . Subconsciously, they were awed by Li Du . They did not dare provoke him . That was the mines owners strategy . However, many of the mine owners had had good feelings about the man who had saved Marcos and Aubrey . Now, after supposedly destroying Blanchett, Lennon, and his gang, they were no longer fond of him . It was back to how it had been in the beginning, where no one came to his mine at night, and no one talked to him during the day . Li Du used to go to the pub in town and often someone would buy him a drink . Now whenever he went to the bar, no one would even have a drink with him . Li Du was very helpless, but he could not explain . He could only help Steve and Elson to carry the blame . When he was free, he called Hans, who had been in touch with him several times during the week . However, he had been too busy with Elsons vengeance to call him every day . The phone rang three times before it was answered . Listening to Hans lazy, Hello, Li Du couldnt help laughing and asked, You answered my call after so many rings . Are you angry with me? Hans hummed . Sh*t, why should I be angry with you? You are not my beloved little lover . Cut the long story short . Whats the matter? I miss you so much, so I gave you a call . Li Du sighed . Go away . Li Du said, Well, to tell you the truth, a few days ago I was busy, so I did not call . The matter was very troublesome . Ill talk to you in detail when we meet . Ah . After a few more words, Hans snorted, clearly not wanting to talk . Li Du said helplessly, Anyway, I called to see if you were still alive . Obviously, you are, so I have nothing to worry about . Im gonna hang up now . As soon as he had said this, Hans, who had been acting strangely, was worried . Nothing else? Li Du laughed . What else? Dude, what the h*ll is wrong with you? We are brothers, not lovers . We call each other to find out whats going on . Do we have to talk lovey-dovey? Hans said rather petulantly, Who wants to talk to you? I mean, you really have nothing else to talk to me about? Have you seen your email? Li Du asked, perplexed, Why should I see my email? Email was an important tool for American businesses and social networking, but Chinese used email less and relied more on instant messaging and text messaging . After coming to America, Li Du did not work in a company, so he had not formed the habit of using email and checking it every day . Look at your email first, Hans said . Then he mumbled, No wonder you havent called me . The mine had internet access, so Li Du opened his email from his computer . He found Hanss email, opened it, and a few photos appeared on the screen . The photos had been taken underwater . The first one was of an underwater coral reef . The photo quality was excellent . Seeing this picture, Li Du felt confused . Why had Hans sent these things to him? The second photo was close to a coral reef, or rather, it was a shot of a common reef next to a coral reef . Several sea snakes with blue, reddish-brown markings appeared to notice the photographer, and their heads were pointed at the camera . Seeing the photo, Li Dus attention was immediately attracted . The reef under the sea snake had a piece of colorful stone embedded in it . The stone was glittering and translucent, with a dark background and colorful interior . It was a black opal! How could there be black opal in the sea? Li Du was shocked . But then he remembered that opal could only be formed on land, and that it would take millions of years to form . However, while the black opal might have been formed on land, sometime in those millions of years, the land may have sunk into the sea . In some of the research material that Li Du had seen, this was the explanation for black opal appearing in the ocean . However, due to the scarcity of samples and findings, there wasnt much information about it . As Li Du scrolled through the email, he saw an explanation about the black opal along with the photos . The camera had zoomed in, getting shots of the gems from several angles . From Li Dus professional point of view, the gems in the photo were authentic . Realizing this, he pulled out his cell phone and called Hans . He could not get through to Hanss cell phone, which indicated that Hans was talking to someone else . Li Du put his phone down and waited for two minutes before calling again . Ten minutes later, Hans was still on the phone! Then Li Du realized that the b*stard had called someone on purpose after he hung up, because he knew Li Du would be interested in calling when he saw the pictures of the gem . Hans acted like a child, but Li Du understood him . Sometimes Li Du was just like a child, too . He had hung up on Hans several times just the other day .
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