The main thing was that he did not expect Owen to be so disgusting as to stab him in the back.
Owen thought he was disgusting. He did not want to go against Li Du and wanted to make a fortune with Li Du.
Little did he know that Li Du would not sell the gems to him after he found them. As for where he sold them to, he did not know. Anyway, he could not make any money.
However, this was not the main reason Owen reported him. The main reason was that after Hughes and Surgi were caught, they gave up on Owen.
Owen was not directly involved in the illegal use of machines to destroy the national park to obtain gems. Perhaps he had the idea, but the guy was very smart. When he was being investigated by the police and the court, he cleared his name.
He claimed that he did not know about the operation. He had only received a call from Surgi and the others, saying that there was a batch of gems for sale and that he was willing to accept them.
It was at this time that he reported Li Du, saying that Li Du had taken more than 30 gems from the national park in one go. He suggested that the police investigate him, believing that he had also used illegal means to find gems.
However, after the police reviewed the internal surveillance footage of the national park, they did not find any illegal acts by Li Du and did not investigate him.
The police did not care about him, but the national park did. When they found out that he had taken more than 30 gems in one go, they put him on the park's blacklist and did not accept him as a gem hunter.
After figuring out the matter, Li Du wanted to curse. He was really unlucky. It was all the fault of a villain!
However, he could not find Owen for revenge. The guy was in prison. Although he had made a good story, the judge was not stupid. In the end, he was convicted based on the phone records of Surgi and Hughes.
Fortunately, he could only be considered an accomplice. His sentence was relatively light, and he only needed to spend eight months in prison.
Standing at the entrance of the national park, Li Du looked at the colorful ores inside and felt very sad.
Those inside were not ores, they were US dollars, and they were not colorful either. They were the color of green US dollar bills!
Unfortunately, he could not get in.
Brother Wolf felt his melancholy and asked in a low voice, "Boss, want to go in?"
Li Du nodded. "Yes."
Brother Wolf said nonchalantly, "Then we will go in at night. I will help you scout the way. There are very few surveillance cameras here, so it is easy to avoid."
Hearing this, Li Du shook his head. "No, I do not do illegal things. I want to go in legally."
The national park covered a large area and was only surrounded by low walls. Many places with complex terrain did not even have walls.
For people like Brother Wolf, the national park was an unguarded open space. It was too easy to get in and out of it.
With his help, it would not be difficult for Li Du to enter and leave, but Li Du did not want to do so.
He had plenty of ways to make money and opportunities to make money. Even if he could not make money in the future, he still had hundreds of millions of USD in assets.
As long as Harry Winston did not go bankrupt, he could live comfortably for the rest of his life just by relying on his dividends.
If that was the case, why would he do something illegal?
After looking at the national park for a while, Li Du got into the car and said, "Let's go back."
Actually, it was not that he could not accept this. After all, even if he dug up gemstones, he could not sell them now. He had to wait until Harry Winston had successfully released the fire opal jewelry series before he could put the fire opals on the market.
In this way, it didn't matter if he could enter the national park or not.
Seeing him return to the campsite, Hans, who was holding a laptop happily, asked curiously, "Hey, why are you back so early this time?"
Li Du said, "Because I love this land deeply."
"What the hell?" Hans was dumbfounded.
Li Du changed the topic and asked, "What are you looking at? Looking at * * * * *? Or flirting with some girl? Look at that itchy face of yours. "
Hans said angrily, "D * mn it, don't insult me. I'm looking at the beautiful scenery of the world. Winter is coming, and I want to find a place to spend my vacation."
Li Du asked, "You're going on vacation?"
Hans said, "Yes, I haven't had a vacation in a long time. You know, I'm addicted to work —"
"Get lost."
"Alright, in the past, I couldn't save up money. Now that I've suddenly earned a million dollars, of course I want to go on vacation," Hans said.
He had helped to arrange the sale of the two oil paintings and could earn money from both sides. As the buyer, Porter had given him a thank you fee, and Li Du had also given him an intermediary fee, which added up to a million dollars.
In addition, there were also things that he had gotten from the storage units for sale. Now, Hans was unprecedentedly rich.
Li Du thought for a while and suggested, "I'm going home for the New Year soon. How about you come with me to China for a vacation? China is very beautiful and has a lot of cultural heritage. "
Hans's eyes lit up. He snapped his fingers and said, "Good idea, it's settled then."
He paused for a while and added, "You forgot to mention the most important point."
"Beautiful women and delicious food?" Li Du gave him a sidelong glance. This guy only had this little pursuit.
Hans waved his hand and said, "No, I'm going to your territory. You have to pay for all the expenses. I can go on a vacation for free."
Li Du gave him the middle finger and said, "In your dreams —"
"Sorry for hurting our relationship, brother," Hans immediately interrupted him and put on a hurt expression.
Li Du sighed and said, "Alright, alright, I'll pay for all the expenses."
Hans smiled proudly. Li Du added, "But when in Rome, do as the Romans do. According to the customs of our hometown, you have to bring a gift when you visit our place. Prepare a gift for my parents."
Hearing this, Hans couldn't laugh anymore.
Big Quinn patted him on the shoulder and said, "Big Fox, everything is OK. Bringing a gift is always cheaper than paying for a vacation. You don't have to bring gold or diamonds as a gift."
"That makes sense." Hans laughed again.
Back in Flagstaff, Li Du had nothing to do, so he went to look for Sophie to accompany her to and from work.
It was a blessing in disguise that they couldn't go to the national park. Li Du could help Sophie deal with the troubles of her suitors.
The handsome Bentley guy, Gratz, was very interested in Sophie. Every day at work, he would greet Sophie and wait for her after work, asking if he could send her home.
The handsome guy was very patient and persistent. He was also very gentlemanly and never pestered Sophie too much. He also didn't harass her during work hours.
Therefore, Sophie couldn't bear to hate him. Instead, she liked him a little more.
Fortunately, Li Du was always by her side. Most of the time, he would help Sophie. The handsome Bentley guy could only look at her and sigh.
Hans felt that Li Du had nothing to do. Since he had almost finished selling the goods in his hands, he said, "Li, we can't just sit around all day. Why don't we go out and do something before we go home?"
"Go out?"
"Utah, Colorado, or Nevada. How about we go to these places and do a traveling auction?"
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