Someone at the campsite saw the police car stop the three men and immediately came back to say, "Guys, don't drive after drinking. The police seem to be checking for drunk driving."
Li Du said, "Have the three experts been drinking? I have to go take a look. D * mn it, I might have to be released on bail. "
In America, the penalty for drunk driving was high. The police were very strict when it came to checking for drunk driving. Once the police found out, they would definitely arrest you and only release you on bail.
In addition to the bail money, drunk drivers had to pay other fees, such as towing fees, parking fees, fines, and so on.
In addition, even if they could be released on bail, the police station would press charges, and they would have to go to court and hire a lawyer to settle the matter.
That was not all. In addition to the direct fees, there were also indirect fees. If they were found to have drunk driving, the insurance premium would rise, regardless of whether there was an accident or not.
The police adopted a zero-tolerance attitude towards drunk driving among teenagers. If they were found to be drunk driving, the driver's license would be revoked, and the guardian would be contacted to impose a hefty fine.
Perhaps some people watched movies or American dramas and found that Americans liked to drive to a bar for a drink after work, and then drive back.
For example, if Li Du and the others were in Flagstaff, they would still drive themselves even if they had only drunk a little. That was because the Arizona police did not check for drunk driving frequently.
They walked over, and under the flashing lights of the cars, they saw the three men being handcuffed.
Seeing this, Li Du showed an expression of righteous indignation and said, "What are you guys doing? My buddies are at most drunk driving. Why are you still handcuffing them? "
A few treasure hunters took out their phones and snapped pictures, making a lot of noise, saying things like "rough enforcement," "racial discrimination," and so on.
Luo Qun glared at Li Du and said, "This has nothing to do with drunk driving. Your buddies are suspected of fraud, and we have concrete evidence —"
"We're not committing fraud," Ma Cheng said hurriedly. "This must be a misunderstanding, the police made a mistake!"
Du Dayuan also shouted, "The Arizona police are rigging the law. Save us, guys, help us get out of here!"
Luo Qun took out a piece of paper and showed it to them. She said coldly, "You guys claim to be appraisers from the West Coast branch of Christie's auction house, right? Tell me, which one of you is here? These are the photos of all the Chinese employees in the West Coast branch of Christie's. "
Hearing this, Ma Cheng and the other two paled. Ding Xiaofeng's legs gave way and he collapsed to the ground, mumbling, "I knew something was wrong back at Xiao Li's house, I knew something was wrong …"
This way, Ma Cheng and the other man no longer needed to defend themselves. Ding Xiaofeng had basically confessed.
Two burly policemen went up to them and searched for their work permits. After an examination, they said, "Gentlemen, these documents are all fake."
Ma Chengqiang laughed and said, "They are indeed fake. In fact, we are just joking with our friends. Haha, if you don't believe me, you can ask our friend, Xiao Li …"
Li Du walked over and asked in surprise, "Mr. Ma, aren't you appraisers? How did it become a joke? "
The few treasure hunters panicked. Turis said in a low voice, "D * mmit, two of my things were taken away by them. They said they were helping me contact clients. D * mmit!"
"Me too, one of my hunting knives was taken by them!"
"My grandfather's pocket watch is with them. Big Li, for God's sake, tell us what's going on?"
Li Du raised his hand and said, "Don't panic, everyone. The police are here, and your things are here too. Even if they are scammers, we won't lose anything, so don't panic!"
"Yes, yes, yes, listen to Big Li." Turis stood up for him at this crucial moment.
Olly also said, "Of course we trust Big Li. Let Big Li handle this."
Li Du opened the Toyota. In the trunk were the things that the three of them had tricked from the treasure hunters.
Luo Qun went over to take a picture and said coldly to Ma Cheng, "Caught red-handed, huh? What else do you have to say now? "
"This is a misunderstanding, really a misunderstanding!" Ma Cheng tried his best to argue. "I was just joking with my friends, to scare them!"
Li Du tore his clothes and said angrily, "Mr. Ma, what is going on? Aren't you appraisers from Christie's? How did it become a misunderstanding again? What kind of joke is this? "
Ma Cheng smiled apologetically and said, "We are appraisers, but not from Christie's …"
Alison went over to Luo Qun and whispered a few words. Luo Qun laughed coldly and came over with a laptop. "What kind of appraisers are you guys? This is a warrant issued jointly by the Maine State Court and the police. You guys are in there, right? "
Li Du's phone call was too sudden. Luo Qun and the rest had rushed to the scene, and some of the information had not been found yet.
Looking at the warrant on the laptop, Ma Cheng's legs turned to jelly. He leaned against the car with a pale face, unable to say anything.
The police were preparing to leave. Luo Qun said to the treasure hunters, "If you guys want to get your things back, you have to go to the police station to cooperate with the investigation. How about it? Let's go now?"
The treasure hunters looked at Li Du. Li Du said, "Let's go. We'll cooperate with the police investigation. Let's get our things back first."
"Okay."
The treasure hunters were not the only ones who had been scammed. Turis returned to the campsite and shouted, "Those Christie's appraisers are scammers. Who was scammed by them? Follow us to the police station. "
Frank and York, who were enjoying their drinks, were stunned when they heard that. Frank stood up abruptly and shouted, "F * ck you, what did you say?"
Turis was not in a good mood. Being scolded like that, he was immediately angered. He went up to kick him. "F * ck you, d * mn Californian, watch your foul mouth!"
The people beside him stopped him. York also stopped Frank and said, "Buddy, calm down, calm down! What did you guys say? Those Chinese are scammers? They're scammers? What's going on? "
"Go ask the police," Turis said in a bad mood.
York and Frank ran very quickly. Some treasure hunters asked curiously, "They didn't have anything taken away by the scammers. What's the rush?"
"Maybe they're having a mental breakdown. Hahaha, luckily I didn't give them anything."
The police car had already left. Seeing that, Frank could only go back to his car and quickly chase after them.
When they reached the police station, Li Du had just gotten out of the car when Frank and York rushed up to him. They pushed him aside and grabbed Ma Cheng, shouting, "D * mn it, what's going on?"
Luo Qun and Alison pushed the two of them away. Frank also pushed Luo Qun away. Alison roared, "Assaulting the police at the police station? You guys have guts! "
Li Du put on a kind face and tried to persuade her. "Officer Alison, don't be angry. They're drunk —"
Frank and York glared at him with murderous eyes.
Alison smelled the strong smell of alcohol on them. She waved her hand and said, "Two of you, come over here. Test their BACs. I suspect they're drunk driving!"
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