Dr. Saatchi didn't have the guts to turn on the surveillance. He hadn't expected things to turn out like this.
He had called the police to investigate Li Du purely out of intuition and deduction.
Last night, he had seen Li Du poking his head out at the entrance of the museum. The partition of the house had inexplicably broken, and the tables and chairs above had fallen. The treasure hunters that he had arranged for him had found nothing.
Thus, Sird could not help but think that perhaps Li Du, like himself, also knew the location of this masterpiece!
If this was all a coincidence, then it was too much of a coincidence. Li Du just happened to walk into the museum? The fault of the museum building shattered that very night? Coincidentally, Li Du had also bid for the room on the second floor where the tables and chairs had fallen.
He was a researcher, so he didn't believe in such a coincidence.
In his opinion, it was more likely that Li Du knew about the existence of the book and had snuck into the museum last night to find it. Then, he had smashed the partition of the building and planned this.
Saatchi hoped that the police would find some clues and confiscate the book first. As long as the book was not taken away by Li Du, Saatchi would be able to get his hands on it. Of course, he would have to use the museum's name to get the book back.
But even so, he could still make a profit. It was better than getting the book taken away and not getting a single cent, right?
The result made him depressed. The partition had actually cracked due to natural aging, but he had entered the room last night. Why hadn't the partition cracked then? This was illogical!
He was not in the mood to think about this matter now. If the police wanted to check the surveillance footage, it would be a little troublesome.
There were surveillance cameras everywhere in the museum. They must have been caught on camera when they entered last night.
He had called the police earlier and had forgotten about this matter. He just wanted to arrest Li Du before he left with the book.
Normally, it was fine for him to go in and out of the museum, but now that the museum had been entrusted to be auctioned, according to the law, no one was allowed to enter except on the day of the auction.
Sird was quite famous in Philadelphia and had a lot of connections. Therefore, when he called the police, the police would rush over. It was the same last night and today.
But his family didn't own the police station, and the police wouldn't always listen to him.
Now that the case had been filed, they had to answer for it, so they had to check the surveillance footage.
When the video was played, the police officers' expressions turned serious. Sird's expression didn't look good.
What was worse was the treasure hunter with the slicked-back hair. When he heard the news, he hurriedly left with his men.
The policeman noticed him and said, "Hello, sir. Please don't leave here yet."
The man with the slicked-back hair cast a pleading look at Sird, but Sird pretended not to see it. His face was dark and frustrated.
Li Du walked over and said to the man with the slicked-back haircut, "Hey, buddy, you know the rules of the Warehouse Auction Association, right? You've violated the rules. I'm afraid you'll be sanctioned. You might not be able to be a treasure hunter in the future. "
This was what the man with the slicked-back hair was most afraid of. He was different from Sird. The two of them had indeed broken the law by entering the museum last night. If they were just ordinary people, the punishment wouldn't be heavy. They would just be investigated and fined.
However, he was still a treasure hunter. For the sake of the healthy development of the industry, the Storage Auction Association prohibited treasure hunters from entering storage units during the freezing period. Once discovered, the records of the treasure hunter would be frozen.
The warehouse auction industry was different from many other industries. It was a relatively closed industry. The Auction Association had a lot of authority, and of course, its main role was to supervise.
Hence, the Association's punishment was a very serious matter to treasure hunters.
The man with the slicked-back haircut panicked. He pointed at Sird and said, "This has nothing to do with me. He was the one who brought me into the museum. I, I, I didn't know there was an auction going on here. He just told me that there was a room that I had to bid for. He would give me an extra 2,000 dollars …"
Being accused like that, Sird also panicked. "Don't spout nonsense. I never said that. I brought you in. D * mmit, shut up. I brought you in to visit the museum!"
Li Du looked at the scene with interest. The case had nothing to do with him. The police had already determined that the partition had cracked due to aging, and not broken by someone who had broken in.
In addition, the surveillance footage showed that this matter had nothing to do with him. He had only strolled along the streets for a while and had not entered the museum.
Instead, the surveillance footage showed that Sird, the man with the slicked-back haircut, and the others had entered the closed museum. This was illegal, so the police made a prompt decision and brought them into the police car.
Li Du was quite satisfied with this result. He also made a prompt decision and instructed, "Get this book notarized and prove that we obtained it legally from the storage auction. Then we will go back immediately."
He and Brother Wolf took the book, Birds of America, and left the museum first to prevent any more trouble. In his opinion, Sird, the greedy old man, had definitely done something illegal with this book.
Godzilla and his men stayed behind to deal with the trash that was auctioned. They just had to send it to the garbage disposal station.
After that, Li Du turned on his phone and Hans kept calling him.
He had stayed in Los Angeles. After an emergency flight from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, he only found Godzilla. He could not find the book or Li Du, so he had to continue flying from Philadelphia to Phoenix.
This time, Hans was tortured badly. He swore that he would not go to the red light district again. Only then did Li Du let him off.
Li Du felt that he had not gone overboard. He had originally wanted to leave the storage auction industry and buy a mansion in Los Angeles to develop his jewelry business.
It was Hans who asked them to continue working in the storage auction industry in order to join the Million Dollar Club or even the Ten Million Dollar Club. In the end, Li Du listened to him and flew all over the United States to look for valuable storage units, even at the cost of separating from Sophie, who had just gotten engaged.
In the end, Hans, the bastard, ran off to find a girl to drink and enjoy himself. Li Du naturally felt that it was unfair.
When Hans came back to deal with the book, Li Du patted the cover of the huge book and said, "Two years ago, this book was 11.5 million dollars, and it was in poor condition, so you must sell it for at least 15 million dollars!"
"No problem!" Hans promised. "I will contact the client now!"
Less than an hour after he made his promise, someone came to the door, claiming to be a member of the Audubon Society, and asked to see Li Du to see the book they had obtained, Birds of America.
Li Du was surprised and said to Hans, "You are very efficient. Is this society in Phoenix?"
Hans smiled awkwardly. "Uh, I didn't contact them …"
No matter who had contacted them, they had come to buy something.
Li Du arranged for them to be received in the study. Birds of America was placed on the desk, taking up almost half the size of the table.
There were five people who came this time, led by a bald white man in glasses, about 40 years old. His name was Bravo Tompsey, the president of the Audubon Society.
The other four people were also from the Audubon Society, and their status was not low. Some were event directors, and some were financial directors. It seemed that the society had come out in full force.
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