Chapter 384

Li Du asked: "You have been appraising just now, that is, to verify whether this is a complete dodo specimen?"

Stephen smiled and said, "No, we have checked several items, including its integrity and its authenticity."

Li Du wondered: "What is there to check for authenticity?"

Stephen explained: "As the price of dodo specimens has skyrocketed in recent years, a lot of people have started to fake them."

"How to fake it?"

Stephen thought for a while, and asked: "Do you know, dodo skeletons are not uncommon now, but complete dodo specimens are rare."

This Li Du knows that he has read the information before. In October 2005, a team of Dutch biologists discovered an important dodo site in Mauritius, and found a large number of dodo skeletons of different ages.

By December 2005, the skeletons were on display to the public at the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden, the Netherlands. Before that, the dodo remains were all but extinct.

Seeing him nodding, Stephen said: "After the fragmentary bones appeared, someone used these real bones and combined them with the bone specimens of certain birds similar to the dodo to forge a complete dodo specimen."

"There are other ways to make artificial bones, but for experts, this kind of fake can be seen at a glance, so it's not too common."

Reminiscent of the previous fake mahogany furniture, Li Du couldn't help but sigh, the ability of human beings to make fakes is really strong.

After confirming the authenticity of the specimen, Steve decided to buy the specimen.

He nodded, and Elson wrote a check to Li Du.

With millions of dollars at stake, Li Du called the Wells Fargo Bank to verify the check, and the other party confirmed the authenticity of the check.

After he hung up the phone, Steve said friendlyly: "Li, listen to what you said just now, is this your first time in Boston?"

Li Du said: "Yes, I have been staying in Flagstaff before."

Steve asked, "So what do you think of the city of Boston?"

Li Du said: "Very good, a city full of charm and history."

Steve continued, "So I thought, maybe you want to go around the city? If you want to do that, I'll arrange it. I want to treat you to dinner tonight, but it's still early in the morning and I'm a boring guy." People, so it might be more interesting for you to go out for a walk."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the check in Li Du's hand.

Li Du was taken aback, then nodded and said, "Thank you, this arrangement is really great."

If he just listened to what Steve said, he would feel that the other party was tactfully shutting the door.

But after noticing Steve's eyes, he understood that he was considerately giving him the opportunity to go to the bank to cash the check.

Obviously, Steve guessed that Li Du didn't trust the check very much.

There is nothing embarrassing to admit, Li Du is not familiar with Steve, he must feel more at ease to withdraw the money and transfer it to his bank card.

Elson made a phone call, and a Cadillac President No. 1 drove to the gate of the villa. He arranged for a driver and said that if there was anything he needed to communicate with the driver directly.

Leaving Beacon Hill, Li Du asked, "Da Ao, do you know the Tusenberg family?"

The contact time was not long, but Steve showed the demeanor of a young hero in every way, making him extremely comfortable in dealing with others, and he won his favor in a short time.

This kind of handling skills is by no means a result of savage growth and self-cultivation, but the result of receiving elite education since childhood or being influenced by the family.

Also, old Mr. Elson looks like his butler, and he lives in a mansion with tens of millions at a young age.

So he guessed that Steve should come from a big family.

There are many invisible rich people in the city of Boston, most of them belong to some old-fashioned families, and Steve seems to be a member of this old-fashioned family.

Da Ao thought about it carefully, then shook his head and said: "Sorry, boss, I don't know, maybe you should ask Boss Fu, I don't know much about these high-level information."

Li Du nodded to express his understanding. The lenient President No. 1 drove to a Wells Fargo Bank at the foot of the mountain. He asked the driver to stop, then cashed the check and transferred the money to the bank card.

With a car instead, it was much easier for them to go shopping in the afternoon.

There are many attractions in Boston, such as the barn cemetery, such as the public garden, such as Boston Common, such as the barn cemetery, and they all went around.

Of course, the most important thing is Harvard University.

For students around the world, Harvard University and Cambridge University are undoubtedly the two holy places. As the United States dominated the world after World War II, Harvard University gradually overwhelmed Cambridge University in influence and popularity and became the holy place in the hearts of more students.

Li Du is no exception. There is no reason not to visit Harvard University when you come to Boston.

But although Harvard belongs to Boston, it is actually located in Cambridge.

Cambridge is some distance away from downtown Boston, and it was getting late. He couldn't keep Steve waiting for a long time, so he hesitated and decided to go back to Beacon Hill first.

President One stopped on the mountainside, and Godzilla in the back seat got out first to open the door for Li Dula. Li Du walked down, and Godzilla and Dao stood behind him.

Some people who looked like tourists walked down the mountain road. Seeing this scene, people looked sideways:

"What a grand style, luxury car bodyguard, which family's young master is this?"

"Looks like an Asian, does he live in this old Thoreau house? What a rich and powerful bastard!"

"Keep down, it will be miserable if he hears your words."

Li Du glanced at the tourists inexplicably, Godzilla and Dao followed suit, and then the tourists accelerated down the mountain.

Seeing this, the two big men grinned with their teeth bared.

Li Du said helplessly: "Why are you laughing? We have been misunderstood. You two should stop following me like this. Be more easy-going. We are usually friends, not bosses and subordinates."

Da Ao said: "Boss, it's not important, I seem to have heard an important message, this building is Thoreau's former residence?"

"Thoreau's former residence?" Li Du asked, "Which Thoreau?"

Dao said: "Henry David Thoreau, one of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century, philosopher, representative of transcendentalism, and a good man with a conscience. Oh, he has a famous book called "Walden Pond "."

Hearing his introduction, Li Du suddenly realized that he was not familiar with Thoreau, but he was very familiar with the book "Walden Pond".

In addition to identities such as writer and philosopher, Thoreau also has a well-known identity, that is, a staunch abolitionist. He was one of the staunchest supporters of President Lincoln during the Civil War, and he continued to support Lincoln and this policy through writing.

Therefore, in the hearts of black people, Thoreau has a high status, and because of this, Da'ao keenly extracted the word "Thoreau's former residence" from people's conversations.