Scotty helped the beaten young man up and patted the dirt off him. "Look, Charlie, I told you not to follow Buick outside …"
Charlie pushed him away, gritted his teeth, and said, "Don't pretend. I know what you're trying to do. I won't accept your kindness!"
Scotty's face suddenly became ferocious. He raised his foot to kick Charlie, but the tall policeman coughed. Scotty let go of Charlie and returned to the team.
At this point, Li Du understood what was going on. This was a group of policemen abusing their power for personal gain. They wanted to rob the miners of their hard-earned diamonds.
This had nothing to do with him, but someone would step on an uneven road. Although Buick and his men had a small conflict with him, they had since cleared things up. Instead, he owed them a small favor.
So he discussed it with Sophie and walked over with his men. He said, "Officer, you're so powerful."
The tall policeman stared at him warily and said, "Hey, yellow man, where are you from?"
Sophie rushed to say, "We are from the United States. We are reporters from the New York Times. This is our ID."
She took out a reporter's ID and showed it to the police. This was something Lion Hunter had made for them. Li Du had thought he would not need it, but now it was useful.
While Sophie was busy with the police, Li Du went to find Buick and said, "If you want to keep the diamonds and avoid trouble, then you have to trust me. Give me the diamonds, and we will leave together. I will return the diamonds to you."
Buick looked puzzled and said, "Give you the diamonds?!"
Li Du said, "Everyone's."
He turned his back to the police and opened a small box. Inside were beautiful rough diamonds. The size, texture, and transparency were all very good.
Seeing these small stones, Buick was shocked. He made a living by looking for diamonds. He was an expert in this field. Although he had no tools, he could tell at a glance that these were real diamonds.
Li Du said, "They don't dare to search our luggage. Quick, collect the diamonds. I will take them out. Trust me, I don't care about your little things. I just want to help you."
Time was tight, and he could only think of such a method.
If Buick did not trust him, then he had no choice but to not help these people. If the other party was willing to trust him, he was willing to help.
Buick frowned and started to think. He was a very bold person. He stared into Li Du's eyes and nodded decisively. "Alright, right away."
He gathered the group of people behind him, and they huddled together. Then, he whispered a few words, and everyone spread their arms and placed them on the shoulders of the people next to them, forming a human wall.
When the policemen saw what they were doing, one of them immediately shouted, "Hey, what the hell are you doing?"
Sophie stopped him and said, "Officers, as a reporter, I would like to ask you a few questions …"
"We don't answer." The tall policeman said rudely, "Get out of the way, or I'll think you're assaulting a police officer. Don't blame me for not reminding you. According to our country's laws, if you assault a police officer, we can shoot you to death!"
A few policemen cooperated and raised their pistols, grinning hideously.
Brother Wolf, Big Ivan, Godzilla, and Big Quinn opened their backpacks and took out rifles with folding stocks.
Click, click, click. They pulled the bolt and loaded the gun.
This time, the black policemen were afraid. Small pistols could not be compared to automatic rifles. A timid policeman was aimed at by a rifle. He immediately threw away his pistol and raised his hand!
Seeing that both sides had guns, Buick worked faster.
He had a lot of prestige among the miners, and very quickly, he collected the small bags.
Li Du opened his backpack. Buick looked at him deeply and put the small bags in.
Then, Li Du carried his backpack and walked toward the two sides. He said, "Hey, guys, what's going on? Is there a misunderstanding? "
The tall policeman was shocked and angry. "You guys are illegally carrying guns! Where did you get the rifles?! "
Li Du showed him the gun license and smiled. "If we were illegally carrying guns, if we had broken the law, do you think we would just confront you and not kill you?"
The policemen behind him were so scared that they shivered. In such a deserted place, the robbers would indeed dare to do such a thing.
Li Du said, "Alright, long story short. We are reporters from The New York Times. We were invited by your country's parliament to produce a documentary about the life of the civilian miners. These four guys are mercenaries hired by us to protect our safety. "
"Now, there might be some misunderstanding between us. Let's all put down our guns, and then you go and check the miners. If there's no problem, we're leaving."
Sophie cooperated and said, "Indeed, we have to leave early. Look, the weather is not good. It's very likely that there will be heavy rain again."
The tall policeman wanted to say a few harsh words, but Li Du and his group had no problem with their documents. Godzilla, Big Quinn, and the others looked ferocious and had fierce firepower. It was really not easy to get along with them.
Scotty took the opportunity and said, "Boss, give me some face. Everyone, relax and put down your guns. Don't accidentally fire!"
The tall policeman took advantage of the situation and waved his hand resentfully. "I'll give you some face. Put down your guns. Go, check these poor people!"
The miners lined up for inspection. Needless to say, there were no diamonds on them.
The policemen could at most find some banknotes, but they could not rob them in front of the reporters. They could only scrunch up the money and throw it on the ground.
Without any results, the policemen shook their heads helplessly at the tall policeman.
The tall policeman was full of resentment. At this time, the other policemen on the other side of the river came over. They had the advantage in numbers. There were more than ten of them.
With this, he became bold. He pointed at Li Du and said, "Hey, you have to be checked too. You are reporters, not diamond dealers or miners. You don't have diamonds on you, right?"
Li Du was stunned. The expressions of Buick and the others changed. They looked at him nervously.
The policemen were not fools. When Li Du, Buick, and the others gathered together, they knew that the other party was up to something. They guessed that the diamonds were on Li Du.
Seeing the change in the miners' expressions, the tall policeman showed a proud look. He said, "Am I right? You don't have diamonds on you? "
Li Du said, "Yes, you're right. Of course we don't have diamonds on us. You can't search us. You don't have the authority — "
"We received a report that a few white and Asian men pretended to be reporters and stole national property. Sorry, we have the authority," the tall policeman interrupted him and smiled proudly.
He waved his hand and two policemen came up to snatch Li Du's backpack and searched it.
The black men around Buick were a little anxious. Some of them wanted to rush forward, but Buick tried hard to stop them. With a pale face, he said, "As long as we are here, we can get back what we have lost!"
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