Chapter 196 Make an Example (1/2)

Chapter 196: Make an Example

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Li Du shook his head. ”If apologizing works, what’s the use of legislation?”

Hans whistled and said, ”Wow—when did Li become so arrogant? I like this sentence.”

Bart’s eyes were darting around; he kept his body safe in the water and said, ”Don’t carry it too far Li. There’s security here, and they’ll protect me.”

”Of course, but if you want more people to look at you in your birthday suit, just go ahead. You can even call the Arizona Militia for help,” Li Du suggested.

Bart tried to calm himself down. ”I don’t care, I only want some clothes. Security can help me with that, I’ll just change here.”

Hans retorted, ”Oh, you don’t care? Okay, then I’ll send this video to all my fellow treasure hunters. I bet they’ll be really interested in passing this around for a good laugh. It might go viral for all you know.”

Li Du added, ”I have a bunch of pictures too—interesting pictures.”

Bart became infuriated again, but the next moment, he looked depressed.

He smiled bitterly and said, ”Pals, please don’t do this to me. I’m in the wrong—I’m willing to apologize.”

There were a few treasure hunters who were still there, looking on.

One of them comforted Bart: ”Don’t worry Bart, they won’t do that. It’s an invasion of privacy. They’ll get into trouble for doing that.”

Hans laughed, ”Oh yeah, and what happens next? We have the money to get a really good lawyer. And we have ways to make sure you won’t be able to get any evidence regarding the origin of the pictures and the video. Wanna try?”

Another treasure hunter responded, ”Hey, Big Fox, don’t go overboard.”

”Who’s the one who went overboard?” Li Du asked. ”My cat was just passing by and he burned it with hot water! That’s animal abuse. I can sue him for this!”

The treasure hunters couldn’t rebut Li’s argument. They could only mutter to themselves things like, ”I’m not the one,” and, ”None of my business.”

Bart decided to spill everything he knew. ”Li, I’m sorry, but I’m a victim too. Freddy’s the b*st*rd who egged me on. Otherwise, why would I bother hurting a cat?”

Li narrowed his eyes. ”Freddy?”

”Yes, yes, it was Freddy. He’s the one who asked me to use hot water to scald the cat. He dared me to do it.” Bart quickly added.

”Fine then. But now we need to settle this, because you’re the one who hurt my cat.”

”I’m sorry!”

”Apology not accepted!” Li Du said firmly.

Bart cried out in anguish, ”Then what do you want? For God’s sake, please let me off.”

Li Du saw a kettle nearby. ”This is the hot water you used to hurt my cat?”

Bart had an uneasy feeling, and asked, ”What do you mean?”

Li Du spoke slowly, ”An eye for an eye. I don’t like being a bully, but that doesn’t mean I won’t retaliate. Burn yourself with the hot water, and we’ll bury the hatchet.”

Bart cursed, ”No! D*mn—”

Li Du waved his hand as if the deal were being called off. ”Fine—you better pray to God that your pictures won’t be picked up by the media. Otherwise, you might be a new internet sensation.”

Hans laughed and joked, ”Isn’t that nice? If you become the new sensation, you’ll earn more money than being a treasure hunter.”

Even Godzilla, the big guy with few words, teased as well: ”Do you need a manager?”

Bart glared at the onlookers; he felt that they were looking at him as though he were a monkey in the zoo.

That was certainly an unpleasant feeling. Finally, he gave up and replied, ”That’s harsh of you. Do you really want me to do it?”