Chapter 1244 1244. Ivory Hunter (3/5)

Chapter 1244 1244. The Ivory Hunter (35)

The screams were so loud that people from tents in the surrounding camps came out to see what was going on.

When camping in the wild, everyone usually wears earplugs because the sound insulation effect of the tent is poor. Li Du wears this thing, and the sound insulation effect is really good.

Li Du was woken up by being pushed, he opened his eyes dimly and yawned, "What's wrong? Is it dawn?"

"No, those brats killed people, and several people screamed outside."

Hearing this, Li Du quickly drilled out, Nima was hard to guard against house thieves day and night, and these house thieves caused him trouble again!

Someone may be injured, so the lights must be turned on, and no one is watching the starry sky at this time, and everyone goes to bed early in the middle of the night, so turning on the lights is no problem.

The headlights were turned on, and the camp quickly became as bright as day.

Seeing the screaming youths on the ground and the binoculars that fell to the ground, Li Du was relieved all of a sudden, and he quickly analyzed what happened.

Needless to say, a few bastards came to steal the telescope, and the cats cleaned it up.

Sophie greeted: "Come back, come back!"

Seeing these people coming out, the little guys knew that there was no chance to show off. Fortunately, they had almost finished playing, so they bounced back to Sophie's side.

There was only one exception, Ah Meng was still holding down Grande's leg and biting endlessly.

Grande was in pain and fear, and rolled on the ground while shouting: "Ah, what the hell is this? Help me! Come and help me! Help me!"

Some people thought it was a wild beast attacking people, so they picked up a defensive tool like a baseball bat to drive away Ah Meng, but because Grande struggled hard, the stick failed to hit Ah Meng, but hit Grande several times.

"Poor thing," said a girl sympathetically, "I hope the animal doesn't have rabies."

"What is this thing? Where did it come from? Haven't all the beasts been driven out of our camp?"

"The honey badger, but it's right in Africa, why did it appear here? Whose pet is it?"

Li Du walked up leisurely, and stretched out his hand to grab Ah Meng.

Ah Meng didn't let go, it was kicked, and now it is bent on revenge: either kill me, or let me die, there is no third way to go!

Sophie brought up a bottle of honey, and after smelling the sweetness, it finally opened its mouth: If someone is willing to sacrifice honey, a third way can also be opened up.

Someone called the police. Animals attacking people is a serious security problem in the United States.

When the police arrived, a young man got up and wanted to run. Grande cried out in pain, "Why are you running? We are the victims!"

Li Du pointed to the telescope on the ground and said, "Are you victims?"

Brother Wolf took out a video to show the police. It was shot with an infrared night vision device. The US military's night vision device is very advanced and has multiple functions, including video recording.

The evidence was conclusive, and the young men were not very courageous. They quickly confessed the truth, that is, they wanted to steal the telescope, but they were attacked by animals.

In order to prevent such an accident at the party, the town arranged the doctors in the town here. The doctors and nurses rushed to treat their wounds and were taken to the police station.

Li Du is fine here, he is too lazy to get to know a few people, he just needs to sue them for theft, and he has to stay here to attend the party.

The party lasted for two days, but it would be delayed for a day or two. Li Du stayed here until February 14th, and then returned to Phoenix.

Hans had already sold the portrait of the prince, and his idea was sound. The portrait of the prince sold for a high price of one million dollars.

Logan Stanley, an oil painting appraiser at the time, said that Shi Beilin's paintings could be worth millions, but that was at auction, and it was already quite remarkable to be able to sell at auction prices.

In the remaining half of February, Hans dealt with three more paintings. The prices of these three paintings were lower, and they sold for a total of 2.2 million US dollars.

Li Du is not selling the telescope, he plans to keep it for himself, observing the starry sky is really interesting.

The end of February, entering March, and the arrival of spring, it was time for them to prepare for their trip to Siberia.

Siberia is a vast area in North Asia, starting from the Ural Mountains in the west, reaching the Chukotka Peninsula in the east, bordering the Arctic Ocean in the north, reaching the mountains in the north-central Kazakhstan in the southwest, and extending to Mongolia and the Outer Khingan Mountains in the south, covering an area of ​​13 million square kilometers. .

Li Du is going to accompany Luo Qun to find the murderer of her relatives this time. This is destined to be a long journey. It is really difficult to find someone in the vast Siberia.

Fortunately, Luo Qun has been making use of the contacts accumulated when she was a police officer. She found out that Jonas Malone is indeed somewhere in Siberia, engaged in mammoth ivory excavation.

The mammoth is a well-known animal. The distant relative of the elephant, the taller and stronger mammoth, became extinct more than a thousand years ago.

This kind of giant beast has survived on the earth for three to four million years. It could have become a kind of ancient giant beast that modern humans can touch. Unfortunately, at the beginning of human civilization, they became extinct.

In ancient times, mammoths lived in a wide area and there were many types. They were named according to the places where they were discovered, including Columbian mammoths, Romanian mammoths, North American dwarf mammoths, Wrangel mammoths, African mammoths, southern mammoths, and Sardinian mammoths.

However, very few of these mammoths have survived, and they are named based on the remains found.

Siberia is an exception. It has been a cold wasteland since prehistoric times. After the death of mammoths, due to geological activities or some reasons, they were frozen in frozen soil and were better preserved.

As a result, a new profession appeared in Siberia, similar to meteorite hunters, which can be called ivory hunters. Many people made a fortune by digging ivory.

Li Du has an ivory treasure hunting map in his hand. He also wants to be an ivory hunter when he goes to Siberia this time, so he has a good understanding of this industry.

It was March, and Steve was waiting for them in Alaska, where they would meet and fly together to Siberia, Russia.

Except for the southwestern tip, Siberia is almost entirely in Russia. According to the terrain, this vast area can be divided into three parts: West Siberia Plain, Central Siberia Plateau, and East Siberia Mountains.

Li Du's destination is the Central Siberian Plateau. It is cold all year round, the environment is harsh, and there are few people. However, there used to be many mammoths living here, and most of the mammoth ivory that appeared on the market was found here.

Of course, there are more mammoths living in the plains of West Siberia, but the environment there is relatively mild, and the number of mammoths preserved is relatively small.

Luo Qun resigned from the police station, but she was not idle. She had been investigating Jonas Malone and locked him in some places on the Central Siberian Plateau.