The location of the Cherokee tribe should not be far from this stream. Li Du estimated that they would only be in a stalemate for forty minutes before the Native Americans arrived.
They were really good at fighting in the mountains. They first surrounded Li Du and his party and cut off their escape route.
A dozen Native Americans appeared below them. One of them whistled and another dozen appeared above them.
These people were leaning against the big trees as cover. Some had bows and arrows, some had long spears in their hands, and some had javelins hanging from their waists. They were ready for battle.
Seeing this, Li Du was shocked and said, "Oh no, we are surrounded!"
Firecracker smiled confidently and said, "No problem, boss. We can get out of here easily!"
Li Du did not want to fight, nor did he want to offend these Native Americans. After all, he had come to the mountain with the intention of taking a vacation. He hoped that the trip would be easier and he did not want to fight with anyone.
When the Native Americans arrived, the man with the feather on his head was proud again. However, this time it was not his turn to speak. A burly man came forward and said in a deep voice, "Who is the leader? Come out and have a chat!"
Brother Wolf was afraid of danger and was ready to go out. Li Du stopped him and shook his head. "No, I don't think they want to fight."
He walked forward, but the burly man did not say much to him. He just waved his hand and a white man in a suit and hiking shoes came out, wiping his sweat.
The man was carrying a briefcase in his hand, sweating profusely and panting. When he came out, he asked, "Hello, sir. How should I address you?"
Li Du said, "My surname is Li. You are?"
The man smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Li. My name is Claude. You can call me Lawyer Claude. I am the lawyer in charge of the Angry Bulls Tribe. I work for the Pittsburgh Holton Law Firm. Nice to meet you."
Listening to his introduction, Li Du blinked. What are the Native Americans doing? Why did they bring out their lawyer?
Claude walked toward him as he spoke. The other party was a lawyer, so Li Du did not have to be on guard. Facing his outstretched hand, Li Du held out his own.
"Are you here for hiking or hunting?" the lawyer asked casually as he shook his hand. "I guess you are here to hunt? You have all the weapons and equipment. "
Li Du said, "No, we're here to have fun, just to walk around."
Ever since the Native Americans said that this was their tribe's private land, Li Du had been on guard. This lawyer seemed to be easy to talk to, but in fact, he was not a good person. He was setting a trap for him.
Hunting was not allowed on private land. The game here belonged to the state and the owner of the land. If Li Du said that he was there to hunt, he would be charged with another crime if he went against the court.
The lawyer laughed. "You're here on vacation. Why did you kill the tribe's protected animal, the Giant Rock Snapping Turtle? Furthermore, you even let the turtle blood flow into the stream. This is purposely provoking the Furious Bulls Tribe! "
Surprised, Li Du took off the snapping turtle shell on his back and said, "You mean this? Boulder Snapping Turtle? Isn't this an ordinary snapping turtle? "
Brother Wolf had identified it. It was not a protected animal. It was a snapping turtle that was quite common in North American forests and swamps.
The lawyer said, "In terms of species classification, this is indeed an ordinary snapping turtle. However, here, this is the property of the Cherokee people. To them, this is a very important animal."
He explained to Li Du that the Cherokee people had a custom of hunting snapping turtles, just like how some tribes in Africa hunted lions. The people regarded the act of hunting a snapping turtle as a coming-of-age ceremony.
After hunting a snapping turtle, the turtle shell would become the hunter's family's wealth. They would use the turtle shell as a weapon and also as a proof of strength. The bigger the turtle shell, the more powerful the hunter was.
In addition, they would carve words on the shell to record the important things that had happened in their lives and the growth of their age. As the contents on the shell increased, the turtle shell would become more and more important.
In the end, when the owner of the turtle shell died, the turtle shell would be buried with him.
Listening to the lawyer's introduction, Li Du was shocked. "There are so many rules about this snapping turtle?"
No wonder when the first group of Native Americans caught up with him, they were immediately angry. It was because of the shell on his back.
The lawyer nodded. "Yes, you killed the Giant Rock Snapping Turtle and let its blood flow into the stream, polluting the stream. To the Furious Bulls Tribe, this is a provocation."
Li Du smiled bitterly. How would he know about these rules? He didn't even know that the stream would flow into the tribe's territory.
According to his guess, the Native Americans must have noticed the animal blood in the stream and felt that it was polluted, so they followed the stream to look for the people.
In the end, when they found them, the Native Americans realized that Li Du had the turtle shell on his back, and became even angrier.
"How should we settle this?" he asked.
The lawyer said, "You trespassed on the Furious Bulls Tribe's land, violated their property, and even shot at their people. This is not going to be easy to settle."
Li Du sighed. "Then we can only go to court, right? How about this, I'll give my lawyer a call and let him talk to you and see how we can settle this. "
He took out his satellite phone, which had a signal, and called his private lawyer, Neuberg.
Claude picked up the phone and chatted with Neuberg. After a few words, Claude, who had been standing on a rock, became serious.
When the phone was returned to Li Du, Neuberg was still on the phone. "Boss, don't listen to their words. I just checked, the Furious Bulls Tribe does not have any legal territory!"
Professional work should be left to professionals. After hearing Neuberg's words, Li Du relaxed.
Now the problem had changed from him breaking the law to the Native Americans being unreasonable. The initiative had suddenly changed.
Claude's professional skills were not as good as Neuberg's. The two lawyers had a confrontation on the phone, and Neuberg had the upper hand.
After Li Du hung up, Claude said, "Mr. Li, how do you think we should settle this matter today?"
Li Du now had a plan. He did not break the law, so there was no need to be afraid of the other party. So he asked, "What do you think?"
Claude said, "I'll go discuss it with the chief of the tribe first, and then give you an answer, okay? I'll try to reduce the possibility of conflict and try to settle this peacefully. "
Li Du nodded. Claude went back to the burly Native American and whispered into his ear.
The burly man sometimes shook his head and sometimes nodded. Finally, Claude came back and said, "After my efforts, the chief wants you to pay a thousand dollars in compensation and promise to leave this forest."
This result was indeed the result of their efforts, and Li Du felt that it was acceptable. Although they did not break the law, and it seemed like the Native Americans were looking for trouble, this was, after all, a Native American camp. According to the law, they had no problem, but according to the rules of the Native Americans, this might not be the case.
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