In addition to the narwhal tooth and high-end watch hairspring, they also had a full set of high-end furniture, a set of silver cutlery, a safe of gold and silver jewelry, and more than 50 laptops.
Among them, narwhal teeth were the most expensive. For centuries, people had associated narwhal tusks with the legendary unicorn, believing that they had medicinal or even magical powers.
Unfortunately, they did not live in good times. In medieval Europe, this "unicorn horn" was ten times more expensive than the same weight of gold.
It was said. Queen Elizabeth I of England once received a whale tooth worth ten thousand pounds, which in those days would have been enough to buy a castle.
Now narwhal teeth can only be used as ornaments, and their value has dropped a lot, but many people are still interested in them, so they can still sell for a good price.
Hans asked a friend to check. Narwhal teeth were rare on the market today. The last time they were sold was in 2005, when Don Oliver, the manager of the North Store in Arctic Bay, Canada, bought four whale teeth from polar hunters for $75,000.
Oliver packed the whale teeth in a box and shipped them to Northbay, Ontario, where they were auctioned to art dealers and collectors for a total of $280,000.
In 2005, this kind of whale tooth was worth about $70,000. Based on inflation, a whale tooth would be worth about $100,000 now.
If they had done it right, a whale tooth could have sold for a higher price, because narwhals were even rarer now, and the Arctic Conservation Organization had banned the hunting of narwhals.
In the past, this beautiful sea beast could also be seen in Canadian waters, but now it is rare. The Japanese whaling ships have been ravaging the polar regions for many years, and the number of narwhals has dropped sharply from 10500 in 1986 to 1,500 in 2002.
Now, to see narwhals, one could only go to the polar waters or the west coast of Greenland.
To protect them, the Arctic Conservation Organization put narwhals on the no-hunting list, and the Greenland Regional Government stipulated that local hunters could hunt no more than five per year.
Li Du took a whale tooth. He had to prepare a gift for Sophie's father's birthday.
Unfortunately, he could not attend the birthday party in person. The old man's birthday was today. According to his plan, he could have returned in time after a day and a half to clean up the warehouse.
He had been kidnapped and could not go back. He had to cooperate with the Las Vegas police and Knight to solve this case.
He had no choice but to call Sophie on his birthday. The poor lady doctor was still waiting for him to come back. As soon as she picked up the phone, she asked cheerfully, "Dear, where are you?"
Li Du said helplessly, "Sorry, dear, I'm still in Las Vegas."
"Huh?" Sophie reacted quickly and asked thoughtfully, "Did the auction not go well?"
Li Du did not want to tell her about the kidnapping, lest she became worried.
However, he thought about it carefully. This kind of thing could not be kept a secret forever. Sophie was so close to him that she would find out sooner or later. Even if he did not say it, the other treasure hunters would spill the beans.
Besides, this was the first time he and Sophie had attended a family gathering since they had established their relationship. He had to have a good reason not to go.
So he told the truth, "Honey, I was kidnapped two days ago."
Sophie was taken aback. "Are you kidding me?"
Before she could finish, the lady doctor was already crying. Of course, she knew that Li Du would not tease her with this kind of news.
Li Du hurriedly said, "Don't panic, don't panic, I'm fine. I escaped safely, but I have to stay here and cooperate with the police to solve the case —"
Before he could finish, Sophie said, "Okay, I'll go with you!"
Li Du laughed. "Why do you want to come with me? Spend your birthday with James — "
Before he could finish, the phone was hung up. The result was self-evident.
Sophie had always given him the impression that she was as gentle as water. This was the first time he had seen her so frantic and flustered.
After about 20 minutes, Rose suddenly called.
Li Du picked up the call curiously. Rose asked, "You were kidnapped? You escaped again? "
"Uh, how did you know?" Li Du was confused.
Rose snorted. "I'm a police officer. We would report such news internally. I saw that a Chinese man named Li Du was kidnapped in Las Vegas, so I guessed it might be you. Unfortunately, I guessed correctly."
What did she mean by "unfortunately guessed correctly"? Li Du was depressed by these two words. He had not been killed, so how could he use the word "unfortunate" to describe it?
However, thinking about it, even being kidnapped was unfortunate enough. But he felt that something was not right coming from Rose's mouth.
What was even more strange was that he had been kidnapped for more than 24 hours. How did Rose know about it now? And it just so happened that she called right after he told Sophie about it.
Thinking about this, he asked suspiciously, "What news from the inside? Did Sophie tell you?"
After he finished speaking, Rose laughed. "Hahaha, you guessed it? Hahaha, you're really good at deduction. No wonder you were able to escape from the eight kidnappers. "
Li Du asked, "How did you know it was eight kidnappers?"
Rose said, "If your IQ was the same when you were kidnapped, then you'd be in deep trouble. Of course, it was Sophie who told me, so I went to investigate the case."
Li Du smiled bitterly. "Okay, okay. Why did you call? Why did Sophie tell you the news? "
Rose said, "That girl was on her way in a panic. She bumped into me, who was on patrol. I sent her to the plane and found out about it on the way. Isn't that a coincidence?"
Li Du said, "It is. Alright, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."
But for some reason, Rose suddenly got angry. "I'm not calling to care about you. I'm calling to ask you why you didn't call me first when you were kidnapped."
Li Du said helplessly, "Why would I call you? Could you have flown over from Flagstaff to save me? Besides, I had already escaped by the time I got the phone. "
"Then you still have to let me know," Rose said matter-of-factly.
"Why would I let you know? Are you worried about me? "
Rose was speechless for a moment. Then she said, "No, you're my tenant. I have to be responsible for your safety. You were kidnapped, and I'm also a suspect, okay? Besides, if you were to die, I could rent out the house. I can't just leave it empty and let it go to waste … "
"F * ck you!" Li Du said angrily.
Rose said, "I'm just kidding. Am I that kind of person? Whether you're dead or alive, my house belongs to you for the next year. "
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