After staying in the tribe for a night, Li Du returned to the cave the next day and found a group of people moving stones out.
He was shocked and asked Old Martin, "James, what are you doing? Are you going to dig up all the rock paintings and move them away? "
A bull next to him heard this and rolled his eyes. "We are archaeologists, not grave robbers. How could we do such a thing? It's an insult to us! "
Li Du curled his lips and said, "You have done this kind of thing in the name of archaeology. Who dug up the flying murals in China's Mogao Caves? "
"It was done by the Europeans, not us," Old Martin argued.
Big Bull glared at him. "That's a shame!"
After exchanging a few words with each other, the topic was shifted back. Old Martin said excitedly, "Your discovery this time is really amazing. Do you know what we found in the cave?"
Li Du shook his head. Old Martin clapped his hands and shouted, "Mummies! Native American mummies! "
"Native Americans also have mummies? Aren't these things only found in Egypt? "Mr. Li asked in surprise.
Old Martin looked at him contemptuously and said, "Mummy burial methods have been found in many ancient countries around the world, but Egyptian mummies are more widely publicized through art forms such as novels and movies."
The discovery of mummies in the cave was not a coincidence. The experts quickly interpreted the rock paintings and found that they described the process of an Indian tribe burying their ancestors.
So they searched in the cave and finally found the mummies, but they were damaged.
Old Martin said, "This cave used to be very dry, so it was used to store mummies. Later, the spring changed its course and flowed here, destroying some of the mummies. What a pity."
These professional things had nothing to do with Li Du. Whether it was the rock paintings or the mummies, they were not easy to trade in the normal market. It was better to leave them to archaeology and history.
The discovery of the rock paintings and mummies could be said to be the first archaeological event in North America in the 21st century. The local government in Pittsburgh was quickly alerted, and the government sent police to maintain order.
Li Du saw a few familiar people among the police. They were the police who had come to the cave to escort the poachers.
Li Du walked over and smiled at them. "Going to the Blue Ridge twice in a month must have been a lot of hardship, right?"
One of the policemen nodded subconsciously. "Yes, God bless us. We'd better do less of this kind of work in the future …"
Halfway through his sentence, he reacted and asked, "How did you know that this is our second time coming to the Blue Ridge?"
Li Du smiled and said, "I caught some poachers before and called you guys. At that time, I saw you guys in the dark."
The policemen were suddenly enlightened, and Li Du quickly won over their good graces.
After collecting some photos and antiques in the cave, Old Martin and Li Du went down the mountain.
This discovery was very important. The old man and the big shots contacted the Pittsburgh government and held a press conference. They had to attend this press conference.
As the discoverer and witness of history, Li Du became one of the protagonists of the press conference. Through the media, his image was spread around the world.
Of course, this did not affect his life much. It was impossible for him to become a star because of such a discovery. At most, he would let people who paid attention to such news know him.
After discovering the petroglyphs, the rest of the work had nothing to do with him. This time, Mr. Li was just a guide.
He took the goods from Tavisi and flew back to Los Angeles, ready to participate in the real estate auction.
This was his first time participating in such an auction. He was unfamiliar with the industry, so he had to do some homework in advance.
Real estate auctions were different from storage auctions. This required cooperation. The auction would be held at the city's Housing and Urban Development Bureau. To get a house, one had to attend the auction on site.
In addition, someone had to check out the condition of the house. If there were any problems, they would communicate with the bidders in time to determine the final price.
From this point of view, it seemed a little unnecessary. The bidders could just check out the condition of the house in advance.
However, this was not appropriate. First of all, during the real estate auction, the house was not open to the public. During storage auctions, the storage units would be opened, but treasure hunters were not allowed to enter.
During the real estate auction, the house would not be opened, and people would not be allowed to enter. The house-pickers could only set the price by looking at the exterior or peeking in through the windows.
This was related to American real estate laws. Private property was sacred and inviolable. After the property was repossessed by the government or the bank, it was considered a "white house." It no longer belonged to the previous landlord, the government, or the bank.
Under such circumstances, the property did not have an owner. Without the owner's permission, naturally, no one was allowed to enter.
In the business of real estate auctions, everyone would check out the house in advance. They would also continue to check out the house during the auction. If there were any sudden discoveries, they could adjust the price in time.
However, this did not affect Li Du. The little bug could take care of everything about the property. He could just attend the auction himself.
There were a total of 11 houses to be auctioned this time, ranging from condominiums to residences to villas to manors. Among them, the most valuable was the manor, which was the target of all the house-pickers.
Lu Guan went to ask around and told him that there would be no less than 50 people participating in the auction. At least 40 people were interested in the beach manor.
Fifty people was not considered much in a storage unit auction. However, in a real estate auction, it was considered a large scale. That was because there were many treasure hunters and few house-pickers.
Li Du did not care about the number of competitors. What he cared about was the value of the houses.
Lu Guan gave him the addresses of the 11 houses and they drove to check them out in advance.
These houses had been sealed by the court, so they could not enter.
Li Du first went to see the beach manor. The house looked huge from the photos, but it was even bigger in real life. It covered an area of 20,000 square feet. If it was properly tidied up, it would definitely be a mansion!
Just as Lu Guan had said, the location of the house was very good. Li Du drove through the interstate highway and then arrived at the house. He got out of the car and looked forward. An endless sea appeared in front of him.
There was a beautiful beach. The sand was fine and unpolluted. The waves gently lapped on the beach and some seabirds flew close to the surface of the sea. The rhythm was soothing.
On the way there, he had seen a supermarket about 500 to 600 meters east of the house. Next to the supermarket was a subway entrance. This increased the value of the house. In the suburbs of American cities, many houses were far away from shopping malls. One would have to drive to buy something.
The distance of 500 to 600 meters could be covered by walking. This was considered a subway house. Of course, those who could afford such a house did not care about the subway.
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