Chapter 619 618. Water and Fire (7/10)

Chapter 619 618. Water and Fire (710)

In addition to narwhal teeth and high-end watch springs, they also had a complete set of high-end furniture, a set of silver tableware, a safe of gold and silver jewelry, and more than 50 laptop computers.

Among them, the teeth of the narwhal are the most expensive. For centuries, people have associated the tusk of the narwhal with the legendary unicorn, believing that it has medicinal or even magical powers.

It's a pity that they didn't meet the good times. In medieval Europe, this "unicorn horn" was ten times more expensive than the same weight of gold.

It is said. Queen Elizabeth I received a whale tooth worth £10,000, enough to buy a castle in that era.

Now narwhal teeth can only be used as decorations, and the value has dropped a lot, but there are still many people interested in it, so it can still be sold at a good price.

Hans asked a friend to check it out. Narwhal teeth are rare on the market today. The last time they were sold was in 2005. Don Oliver, the manager of the North Store in Arctic Bay City, Canada, bought it from a polar hunter for $75,000. Acquired four whale teeth.

Oliver boxed the tooth and shipped it to North Bay, Ontario, where it was auctioned off to art dealers and collectors for a total of $280,000.

In other words, in 2005, a single whale tooth cost about 70,000 yuan. According to inflation, a whale tooth now costs about 100,000 yuan anyway.

If they do their job right, a single tooth can command a higher price, since narwhal hunting is now even rarer and the Arctic Conservancy has banned the killing of narwhals.

This beautiful sea beast can also be seen in Canadian waters before, but it is rare now. Japanese whaling ships have been wreaking havoc in the polar regions for many years. The number of narwhals has dropped sharply from 10,500 in 1986 to 1,500 in 2002. .

Today, the only way to see narwhals is in polar waters or off the west coast of Greenland.

In order to protect them, the Arctic Conservation Organization has put narwhals on the no-hunting list, and the Greenland Home Rule Government has stipulated that local hunters can only hunt up to five narwhals a year.

Li Du took away a whale tooth. Sophie's father had a birthday, so he had to prepare some gifts.

It's a pity that he couldn't go to this birthday party in person. The old man's birthday is today. According to his plan, it took him a day and a half to clean up the warehouse, so he could go back in time.

But man is not as good as God, he was kidnapped, and he will not be able to go back, so he has to cooperate with the Las Vegas police and the Cavaliers to solve this case.

No way, he called Sophie on his birthday. The poor female doctor was still waiting for him to come back. As soon as she answered the phone, she asked cheerfully, "Honey, where have you been?"

Li Du said helplessly: "Sorry, dear, I'm still in Las Vegas."

"Ah?" Sophie quickly responded and asked considerately, "Is this auction not going well?"

Li Du didn't want to tell her about the kidnapping, so as not to arouse her worries.

But he thought about it carefully, this kind of thing can be hidden for a while but not for a lifetime. Sophie and him are so close, sooner or later they will know that even if he doesn't tell, other treasure hunters will leak their mouths.

Moreover, this time he and Sophie came to establish a relationship, and it was the first time to attend her family gathering, so he had to have a legitimate reason not to go.

So he said truthfully: "Honey, I was kidnapped two days ago."

Sophie was taken aback, and said, "Are you kidding me?"

Before the words were finished, the female doctor was already crying. Of course, she knew that it was impossible for Li Du to tease her with this kind of news.

Li Du hurriedly said: "Don't panic, don't panic, I'm fine, I ran out safely, but I have to stay here and cooperate with the police to solve the case..."

Before he finished speaking, Sophie said, "Okay, I'll accompany you!"

Li Du laughed and said, "Why did you come to accompany me? How about spending birthday with James..."

Before he finished speaking, the phone was hung up, and the result was self-evident.

Sophie had always given him the impression that she was as gentle as water, and this was the first time he had seen her in such a hurry and in such a hurry.

Twenty minutes later, Rose suddenly called.

Li Du connected strangely, and Rose asked, "Have you been kidnapped before? You ran out again?"

"Uh, how do you know?" Mr. Li was confused.

Rose snorted, "I'm the police, and we will report this kind of news internally. I saw a Chinese named Li Du was kidnapped in Las Vegas, so I guessed it might be you. Unfortunately, I guessed right."

What is an unfortunate guess? Li Du was very depressed by these two words, and he was not ripped off, can he use 'unfortunate' to describe it?

But thinking about it, even being kidnapped would be unfortunate enough, but he just felt that this kind of word came out of Rose's mouth, which made him feel very wrong.

What's even more strange is that it has been more than 24 hours since he was kidnapped. How could Rose know at this time? And it happened that she had called after he had spoken to Sophie.

Thinking of this, he said suspiciously: "What news did you get from the inside, did Sophie tell you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Rose laughed: "Hahaha, did you guess it? Hahaha, you are really amazing, and your reasoning skills are good. No wonder you escaped from the kidnapping of eight people."

Li Du asked: "How do you know that eight people kidnapped me?"

Rose said: "If your IQ was the same when you were kidnapped as it is now, then you will be miserable. Of course, after Sophie told me the news, I went to investigate the case."

Li Du smiled wryly: "Okay, okay, what's the purpose of your call? How did Sophie tell you the news?"

Rose said: "The girl hurried on the road, and met me on patrol, and I sent her to the plane. I found out on the way, isn't it a coincidence?"

Li Du said, "It's really a coincidence. Well, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."

For some reason, Rose suddenly became angry: "I'm not here to concern you, I'm here to question you, you were kidnapped, why didn't you call me first?"

Li Du said helplessly: "Why are you calling? Can you fly over from Qigan City to save me? What's more, I had already escaped when I got the phone."

"Then you have to let me know." Rose said confidently.

"Let you know why? Worried about me?"

Rose was at a loss for words for a while, and then said: "No, you are my tenant. I have to be responsible for your safety. If you are kidnapped, I am also a suspect, okay? Besides, if you die, I can rent the house again. Go out, you can't just waste it, right..."

"Your sister!" Mr. Li said angrily.

Rose said: "Just kidding, am I that kind of person? Whether you live or die, my house will belong to you for the next year."