618. Water and Fire (7/10)
In addition to narwhal's teeth and high-end watch and hairspring, they also have a complete set of high-end furniture, a set of silver tableware, a safe gold and silver jewelry, and more than fifty laptops.
Among them, the teeth of narwhals are the most expensive. For centuries, people have linked the teeth of narwhals to the legendary unicorns, believing that they have medicinal powers and even magical powers.
Unfortunately, they did not encounter a good era. In medieval Europe, this "unicorn horn" was ten times more expensive than gold of the same weight.
It is said that Queen Elizabeth I of England once received a whale tooth worth 10,000 pounds, and this money could buy a castle in that era.
Nowadays, the teeth of narwhals can only be used as decorations and their value is reduced a lot, but many people are still interested in it, so they can still sell for a good price.
Hans looked for a friend and found that narwhal teeth on the market are rare now. The last time they were sold openly was in 2005. Don Oliver, the manager of the North Store in Arctic Bay, Canada, used $50,000 to obtain four whale teeth from polar hunters.
Oliver packed the whale teeth in a box and shipped them to North Bay, Ontario, where the whale teeth were auctioned to art dealers and collectors, and sold a total of 280,000.
To sum it up, in 2005, this kind of whale tooth had about 70,000 yuan. According to inflation, now a whale tooth had to be about 100,000 yuan in any case.
If they operate properly, a whale tooth can be sold for a higher price, because narwhals are now more rare and Arctic conservation groups have banned hunting of narwhals.
In the past, this beautiful sea beast could be seen in Canadian waters, but it is rare now. Japanese whaling ships rage in the polar regions for many years, and the number of narwhals dropped sharply from 10,500 in 1986 to 1,500 in 2002.
Nowadays, if you want to see a narwhal, you can only go to the polar waters or the west coast of Greenland.
To protect them, Arctic conservation groups put narwhals on the hunting list, while the Greenland Local Autonomous Government stipulates that local hunters can only hunt up to five per year.
Li Du took away a whale tooth. Sophie's father had to prepare some gifts for his birthday.
Unfortunately, he couldn't attend this birthday party in person. The old man's birthday was today. According to his plan, he had to clean up the warehouse in one day and a half, so he could rush back in time.
But man's plan is not as good as God's plan. He was kidnapped and could not go back now. He had to cooperate with the Las Vegas police and the Cavaliers to resolve the case.
There was no way. He called Sophie on his birthday. The poor female doctor was still waiting for him to come back. As soon as he answered the phone, he asked happily: "Dear, where have you been?"
Li Du said helplessly: "Sorry, my dear, I'm still in Las Vegas."
"Ah?" Sophie quickly reacted and asked considerately, "Will this auction go well?"
Li Du didn't want to tell her about the kidnapping, so as not to cause her concern.
But when he thought about it carefully, he could hide such a thing for a while. Sophie was so close to him that sooner or later he would know that even if he didn't say it, other treasure pickers would let it go.
Moreover, this time it was his first time to have a relationship with Sophie. He had to attend her family gathering. If he couldn't go there, he would have to have a legitimate reason.
So he told the truth: "Dear, I was kidnapped two days ago."
Sophie was stunned and said, "Are you teasing me?"
Before she could finish her words, the female doctor was already crying. Of course, she knew that Li Du could not use such news to make her play with her.
Li Du hurriedly said, "Don't panic, don't panic, I'm fine, I ran out safely, but I have to stay here to cooperate with the police to solve the case..."
Before he finished speaking, Sophie said, "Okay, I'll go with you!"
Li Du laughed and said, "Why are you here to accompany me? I'll celebrate James' birthday..."
Still, the phone was hung up before I finished speaking, and the result was self-evident.
Sophie always gave him the impression that she was as gentle as water. This was the first time he saw her so popular and so busy.
After about twenty minutes, Rose suddenly called.
Li Du connected strangely, and Rose asked, "Have you been kidnapped? Have you run out again?"
"Uh, how do you know?" Mr. Li was confused.
Rose snorted: "I am a policeman, we will inform you of this kind of news internally. A Chinese named Li Du in Las Vegas was kidnapped. I guessed that it might be you, but unfortunately, I guessed it."
What does it mean to guess misfortune? Li Du was very depressed by these two words, and he was not torn to death. Can he describe it as "unfortune"?
But thinking about it, even if you are kidnapped is unfortunate enough, but he just feels that this kind of word is spoken from Rose's mouth, which makes him feel that something is wrong.
What's even more wrong is that he has been kidnapped for more than 24 hours. How could Rose know at this time? And it happened that she called after he told Sophie.
Thinking of this, he said suspiciously: "What news from the inside was Sophie told you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Rose laughed: "Hahaha, you guessed it? Hahaha, you are so powerful, you have good reasoning skills. No wonder you can escape from the kidnapping of eight people."
Li Du asked: "How do you know that eight people kidnapped me?"
Rose said: "If your IQ when you were kidnapped was the same as now, then you would be miserable. Of course, Sophie told me the news and I went to investigate the case."
Li Du smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, okay, what is your purpose of calling? How did Sophie tell you this news?"
Rose said, "The girl was on the road in a panic and met me on patrol. I took her on the plane. I knew it on the way, right?"
Li Du said: "It's really a coincidence. Well, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."
As a result, Rose suddenly got angry: "I'm not here to contact you, I'm here to ask you. You've been kidnapped, why don't you call me first?"
Li Du said helplessly: "What are you calling? Can you fly over from the flagpole market to save me? Besides, I escaped when I got the phone."
"Then you have to let me know, too." Rose said with confidence.
"Let you know what you're good at? Are you worried about me?"
Rose was speechless for a moment and then said, "No, you are my tenant. I have to be responsible for your safety. If you are kidnapped, I am also suspicious. Besides, if you die, I will rent out the house again. You can't waste it empty, right..."
"Your sister!" Mr. Li said angrily.
Rose said, "I am the kind of person who is teasing you? Whether you die or live, my house will belong to you in the next year."
Chapter completed!