Li Du was not afraid that the African American boss would fight to the death.
There were too many people in the warehouse auction industry, of all classes and levels. Li Du had met more of them than the African American motel owners.
Although they were sometimes vicious, they were just cowards who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Before Li Du could do much, he had already given in.
The really crazy ones were those who played drugs and gambled. These two industries could drive people crazy. They would do anything for their own purposes.
Then there were the destitute who had nothing. When someone destroyed their hope of survival, such as killing their loved ones, they would also risk their lives.
These African Americans, who had a little money, a little support, and a little contact with the streets, actually cherished their lives the most.
Li Du guessed how the African American boss would deal with the matter. He would sell his motel at a low price and take the money away.
Sure enough, the African American boss only lasted one day and closed down the next.
Li Du asked Hans to contact Su Nan, bought him a plane ticket, and told him some things to take note of. He asked Lu Guan to handle the paperwork for him first, and then flew to Australia to take over his job.
He checked the museum auction that Su Nan had told him about. There was indeed an auction to be held. The museum was called the Green Delaware Museum.
The Delaware River was a major river next to Philadelphia. The museum's main focus was on the environment, flora, fauna, and insects, so it was named Green Delaware.
The museum had been around for a long time, opened before World War I. Later, the surrounding urban areas were transformed, and the residents moved out. Gradually, it declined.
Finally, to this day, the museum had no financial support and could only close down.
In addition, there was a rumor on the Internet that the museum had been targeted by a real estate developer, who planned to demolish it and build a mansion.
In any case, the museum closed down and was going to be auctioned three days after Christmas.
It was not many days before the auction and Christmas, and Li Du's family was preparing for the biggest holiday celebration in the United States.
He was planning what gifts to buy when he received an unexpected call.
The caller was also a treasure hunter, nicknamed Black Mustang. He was a strong black man, famous in Phoenix, and one of the few members of the Million Dollar Club in Arizona.
Black Mustang was a friend that Bell had introduced to Li Du. The two of them were just acquaintances. Li Du was surprised to receive the call. He subconsciously thought of the black boss that he had just forced to close down.
He thought that Black Mustang had something to do with the man and had called to ask him to let the boss go.
That was not the case. After greeting each other, Black Mustang went straight to the point and said, "Li, gas prices in Arizona have been rising. What do you think of this?"
Indeed, the price of oil in the United States had been rising for a month and a half. Now, it had reached $4.053 per gallon, the highest in all the states.
Li Du had been in Australia before, so he did not pay much attention to this matter. After returning to Australia, he watched the news on TV.
Therefore, he said inexplicably, "Didn't the experts say that? The sharp increase in oil prices is due to the decrease in oil production in Arizona, as well as the shortage of crude oil and other raw materials used to refine less polluting oil products. "
Black Mustang said indignantly, "Screw the experts. Those experts are the government's lackeys. You know that they help the government to oppress us and rob us of our wealth!"
Li Du said cooperatively, "They are so hateful."
The people of the lower class in the United States had never had confidence in the government, and experts were one of their favorite targets.
"I've seen the latest report from the Gasoline Price Information Center. Yesterday, the average price of a gallon of gasoline increased by 12.6 cents. It's 50.1 cents higher than a week ago and 77.8 cents higher than a month ago. This is killing us!"
Black Mustang began to complain, "The government says that the rise in oil prices is caused by a series of fuel supply problems, and that the decrease in oil production in Arizona has caused the price to rise. This is all bullshit. I don't believe it. They just want to make money from us."
"Yes, that's it, but what can we do?" Li Du continued to cooperate with him. "We are just ordinary people."
Black Mustang said, "We are ordinary people, but we can't let them exploit us like this. We have to fight back."
"How?" Li Du understood what he meant. He was trying to get him to do something.
Black Mustang said, "I want to gather us treasure hunters for a protest, unite all the treasure hunters in Arizona, and teach the government a lesson."
This kind of thing was common in the United States. There were all kinds of protests and demonstrations, and Li Du did not expect that one day he would have to participate.
In fact, this matter did not affect him much. He had few cars, and he usually drove a car, not a truck.
Black Mustang must have lost a lot. He liked to drive his truck everywhere to attend auctions, and he had a fleet of cars.
American trucks were gas guzzlers. He traveled to many places, and the distance was long, so he naturally had to spend a lot of money on gas.
Such a rise in oil prices would have a great impact on him and the treasure hunter industry.
Since Black Mustang had come forward to organize such an event, Li Du agreed to participate.
This matter was closely related to his work, and it was also an opportunity for him to show off his skills. In addition, he could do Black Mustang a favor, so he had no reason not to participate.
However, he did not agree immediately. He first introduced his situation, saying that he had just gotten engaged, his parents had come to the United States, and so on. Finally, after letting Black Mustang know that it was not easy for him to participate in the protest, he agreed.
Black Mustang was overjoyed at his promise. This kind of event needed someone to take the lead. Li Du had a strong appeal in Flagstaff and Phoenix, and if he was willing to participate, he could bring many people to join.
The two sides agreed that, the day before Christmas, when the government was about to go on holiday, they would go and make a scene.
Black Mustang continued to make phone calls and continue to recruit people. He was going to organize a big event to make the government look bad.
Li Du was not keen on this kind of thing, and when Black Mustang asked him if he wanted to help, he refused.
After helping his family put up the Christmas tree, hanging up the lights and decorations, Christmas was coming. On the morning of the 24th, the treasure hunters met in front of the Arizona state government for an event.
According to the regulations, American civil servants were scheduled to take a day and a half off on Christmas, on the afternoon of the 24th and the 25th. They still had to go to work on the morning of the 24th. Of course, at this time, people must have dispersed, and they all wanted to go home for the holidays.
The treasure hunters chose this time to annoy them.
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