Li Du stared blankly at Ah Ow. Could she really be a wolf?
In fact, Sophie had suspected it. Little Ah Ow could not wag her tail. Although her tail was not thick, it could only hang below her butt.
Also, when she was angry, her eyes were very scary.
When it was very young, it would only emit a howling sound. This was not a big deal. Many puppies that hadn't grown up before two months could only emit this kind of sound.
However, Ah Ow should be able to bark now, but she was still howling. She had even started to howl like a wolf.
Being stared at by Li Du, Ah Ow's ears twitched. She seemed to sense that something was wrong. She gradually became depressed and her eyes were listless.
When Sophie realized this, she immediately carried her away and said, "How can Ah Ow be a wolf? Czech wolfhounds are like this. They have the nature of wolves when they are young. "
As she spoke, she stared at her father. Her eyes were as fierce as Ah Ow's when she was angry.
Mr. Martin hurriedly nodded. "Yes, yes, yes, what you said makes sense. Czech wolfhounds are like this, and so are other wolfhounds."
Sophie stared at Li Du and asked, "What do you think?"
Li Du said, "Ah Ow is my daughter. Whether she is a dog or a wolf, she can't change this result. Am I right, Ah Ow? Come on, be good. "
He picked up Ah Ow, and she peed on him. However, she was still in low spirits, so she peed intermittently.
Sophie was satisfied and returned to the kitchen to cook.
Mr. Martin moved closer to Li Du and whispered, "What did you say? When this dog is angry, her eyes are very scary. I don't think this has anything to do with her identity. I learned this from Sophie. "
Li Du smiled bitterly. When it came to this kind of topic, he could only listen and not speak.
Carrying Ah Ow, he took out another cultural relic that he did not understand. It was the hollow copper hand from the Hopi territory.
Seeing the copper hand, Mr. Martin put on his glasses again and studied it.
What he said was similar to Ma Cheng and the others. This should be a cultural relic from the Yemen region. It had existed for a long time, and its value was hard to determine.
Cultural relics and antiques had two main values. The first was economic value, which depended on whether there was a market for them. If no one was willing to collect them, even if they had 10,000 years of history, it would be useless.
The second was scientific value. The copper hand was engraved with many ancient Arabian characters, so it might have some scientific value.
Mr. Martin was not omniscient. He was not well versed in the history of the Arabian Peninsula. He could make out the general identity of the hand, but he could not make out the characters on it.
He took a photo of Brass Hand and told Li Du not to worry, saying that he would show it to his colleagues.
He took it and said that he would show it to his colleagues and told him not to worry.
The next day, they went to the museum and saw a group of people waiting for them in the hall.
According to the agreed time, they drove to the museum at 9: 30 am and saw a group of people waiting for them in the hall.
He did not recognize most of the people in the room except for one familiar person, a middle-aged man with a mustache. He had seen him in the newspapers before. He was the mayor of Flagstaff, Thompson Thoman.
Sure enough, Mr. Martin started the introductions by introducing the man with the mustache. "This is Thompson Thoman, the mayor of Flagstaff, a gentleman of high artistic standards."
Thompson nodded at him in a low-key manner. "Professor Martin, nice to meet you. Mr. Li, nice to meet you."
Mr. Martin continued to introduce them. The people here were all influential.
"This is Harlan Hogan, the president of the Flagstaff City Council and the main donor of the museum."
"This is Kent Mario, the curator of our museum. He is an archaeology graduate tutor at Northern Arizona University."
Li Du shook hands with these people. Mr. Martin introduced them to each of them in detail. Li Du took the opportunity to say a few compliments.
He was able to do this not because he was good at socializing. On the way there, Mr. Martin had told him about the people who had come that day, including their families, personalities, and hobbies.
The donation process was simple. After the two parties got to know each other, Kent brought the researchers to look at the armor and took pictures to make a file.
During this period, the most important thing was to determine the authenticity of the armor and evaluate its value. Kent was no less capable than Mr. Martin, and Mr. Martin was also one of the appraisers.
Therefore, the identity of the armor was easily determined. The price was valued at 680,000 dollars.
After receiving the armor, it could not be displayed immediately. It had to be stored for maintenance.
When the armor was stored, the ceremony was over and Li Du and the others could leave.
However, the appraisal took a long time, so there was more time for them to chat.
Li Du exchanged contact information with Mayor Thompson, Chairman Harlan, and the others. He also received a certificate from the Flagstaff City Council, thanking him for his contributions to the development of the city.
Everyone was very friendly to him. It had nothing to do with the armor. It was mainly because when Martin introduced him, he was very friendly. It was almost like he was a son-in-law.
The mayors and presidents were all smart people. They could see that Mr. Martin was very fond of Li Du. Mr. Martin had mentioned the relationship between his daughter, Sophie, and Li Du.
Mr. Martin had a high status in Flagstaff. He and his wife were high-ranking intellectuals. Many students in Flagstaff were influential voters. Even the mayors and presidents had to respect them.
During this period, Li Du told them how he came to Flagstaff. He told them about the National College of Flagstaff that had cheated him.
Of course, he only mentioned it briefly because the incident had caused a lot of embarrassment to the city government.
The board members of the diploma mill had all run away and had not been arrested. The Flagstaff city government had been criticized by the public because of this.
Mayor Thompson told Li Du some relevant secrets. It was easy to get things done with connections in the government.
The school had more than ten board members. It had been almost a year. With the development of the American police force, it was impossible that none of them had been arrested.
The main reason for this was that the backgrounds of these people were very complicated. Some of them were backed by big corporations, and the police did not want to get involved.
In addition, the ones who had been cheated were mainly international students. Unless American students wanted to get a diploma, they would not come to such a school. The American students who had such intentions were usually of the lower class and did not give the police any pressure.
All in all, it would not be easy for him to get back the money that had been cheated by the diploma mill.
What could Li Du say? He felt uncomfortable, but this was the reality. This was society, and he could not do anything about it.
However, it was better than before. At least now there was someone to tell him the truth. He could not be kept in the dark like before.
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