Li Du took out his cell phone and called Bob. When he got through, he asked, "Do you know this man, Blanchett? He said he was your partner? "
Bob, who was still accompanying his son to treat his brain injury in Hobart, heard Li Du's words and quickly said, "Stay away from this bastard. He's a bastard."
"What's going on?" Li Du asked calmly.
After the initial embarrassment, he had now calmed down. It was just $550,000, which he could earn in a few days by harvesting black gold abalone.
"He's a cunning bastard with no bottom line and no integrity. By the way, you have to be careful. He may be doing something to you behind your back," Bob said.
"Why?"
"Because you helped me find the child, and he and I are enemies. I couldn't stand him cheating before, so I tore him apart several times. For this, the two of us even worked in the mine!"
Li Du sighed. He politely asked about the child's condition and then hung up.
This time, he was caught up in Blanchett's enthusiasm, and because there was not much money involved, he was a little careless.
In fact, there were many loopholes in Blanchett's trap. If he had been more careful and inquired about the situation, or if he had paid more attention to Aubrey's words, it would have been fine.
However, he was new to the town and didn't know anyone. Things happened so fast that only one day had passed since he went to check on the mine and the deal was completed, so he didn't have time to ask around.
Blanchett's scam did not require much skill. It was simply fast. Everything was handled very quickly, leaving Li Du no time to discover the problem.
The boss guessed the general situation. He looked at Li Du sympathetically and said, "You were cheated?"
Li Du said, "Yes, Blanchett, that bastard, lied to me and said he would sell me mine 114. Who knew we were trading mine 115."
The boss asked, "Didn't you pay attention to the mine's land number when you went through the formalities?"
Li Du shrugged. Blanchett had helped him with the formalities, and he had been playing with his phone.
The number 115 mine looked like an abandoned site, and the boss continued to ask him, "Do you still want to rent these tools? If you don't want it, I can give you a discount and return it to you.
Li Du asked, "How about 20 percent?"
The boss said, "How about 20 percent?"
Li Du smiled. At least the boss still had some conscience.
The boss then said, "I'll give you a 20% discount."
Li Du really wanted to curse again. The people in Lightning Ridge were really bad!
Li Du said angrily, "Put down the tools. I'd be a f * cking fool to accept this condition."
The boss smiled lazily and said, "You were tricked into buying such a run-down mine. If you're not stupid, then what is it?"
Brother Wolf dashed forward, grabbed the boss by the neck, and pushed him to the front of the truck. Brother Wolf exerted strength in his arms, grabbed the boss by the neck, and lifted his feet off the ground.
The boss's face turned red, and he shook his arm with all his might.
Li Du frowned and said, "Forget it, Brother Wolf, let him go."
Brother Wolf loosened his grip and said coldly to the sunglasses boss, "Watch your mouth!"
After being taught a lesson by Brother Wolf, the owner of the sunglasses shop behaved himself. He unloaded the tools and drove away without saying a word.
Lu Guan asked, "Boss, what should we do?"
Li Du said, "This is an abandoned mine. It's useless. What do you think we should do?"
Godzilla said in a gruff voice, "Kill that son of a b * tch!"
Li Du said, "Of course, I can't lose out like this, but I can't be reckless. Let's go and get an explanation from him first."
Sophie pulled him back and said worriedly, "Don't be impulsive, Li. Be careful that he has other traps waiting for you."
Li Du smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not impulsive. I'm just going to kill him. Brother Wolf, do you have a gun?"
Brother Wolf pulled up his clothes and took out a pistol from under his arm, his expression cold.
Sophie was frightened, and so was Li Du. He said, "Why do you still have a gun with you?"
Brother Wolf said, "Australia is chaotic. I have to be on guard."
Li Du waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, put away the gun. I was just joking."
Sophie's pretty face was pale. "God, I thought you were really going to kill him!"
Li Du smiled bitterly. "I just wanted to tease you. Come on, let's go and find him and see how he explains it. Don't worry, we won't do anything."
Blanchett had a house in town. He had lived in Lightning Ridge for more than 20 years and had almost settled there.
Lu Guan easily found out where he lived. When they arrived, Li Du knocked on the door. It was an old woman with a child who opened the door.
Li Du asked, "Is Blanchett home?"
The old woman shook her head and said, "No, he's not here. He left here last night. Maybe he went to Burke. What's the matter?"
Burke was a city in New South Wales. It was a crossroads of rail and river transportation. Nearby was a famous sheep grazing area and an important wool distribution center.
Li Du believed that Blanchett was still at home, because as soon as he arrived at the small gate, a police car drove out from the nearby town police station.
Apparently, someone had called the police when they arrived, and Li Du believed it was Blanchett.
He released the little bug to search the house, and sure enough, in a room upstairs, Blanchett was sitting in a chair drinking coffee.
Looking at his leisurely appearance, Li Du laughed and said to the old woman, "Nothing, just please tell him to thank him for transferring the number 115 mine to me. I have made a good discovery in this mine."
He turned and left, leaving one last message: "Be sure to thank him for me. When I have something, I will come back to thank him."
When the SUV returned to the number 115 mine, Lu Guan frowned and asked, "Why did we come back, boss? I think we should buy a new mine."
Li Du said, "No, let's do it here. Who told you there are no gems in this mine?"
Lu Guan was stunned and asked, "I thought this kind of abandoned mine had no value. Are there any gems in it?"
Li Du did not speak. He rubbed his chin and squatted on the southeast corner of the number 115 mine and the number 114 mine.
The two mines were separated from the surface by a fence, but the underground was connected.
He remembered that there was a gem vein in the southeast area of the number 114 mine. If he dug down from his position and then changed his route to the northwest, he would come across this vein.
Blanchett did not know about the existence of this vein, nor did he know that it was very close to the number 115 mine, only about 20 meters away.
Since Blanchett was heartless, Li Du could not be blamed for being unjust!
He used the little bug to explore the underground situation, then hired an engineer to make a design drawing of the mine. Finally, he called Godzilla and Brother Wolf over, waved his hand, and said, "Here, dig down!"
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