Chapter 272 Fools Tend to be Rich (2/2)

Thus, he was feeling uneasy about Hans’s plan. ”Hey, your plan doesn’t seem reliable. The Mormons won’t fall for it.”

Hans shrugged. ”Sorry, but someone did fall for it. I posted the photo on the web a few hours ago, and someone’s already contacted me.”

”There are really people that gullible?” Li Du asked.

Hans leaned back and said, ”That’s something only God can answer you, my friend. Anyways, the other party will come a few days later to see the item, so we’ll wait and see.”

Li Du checked the info that Hans had posted online. He had posted two photographs: one was Brigham Young with his distilling boiler, and the other was a photo of theirs.

Also, Hans had added a short description including the proof of the equipment’s age, and a so-called ”confirmation” statement from the Amish.

From that confirmation, he said the Amish had told him that the distilling boiler was found after an Amish village migrated during the 19th century, which landed them in Michigan.

Indeed, during the 19th century, the Amish had to migrate after being forced out by the locals. They went to Michigan first, then separated into two groups.

The larger group went northeast, to Pennsylvania, forming what was now the largest colony in Philadelphia. The other group went southwest, and ended up in Arizona.

During the same time period, the Mormons were migrating too. They reached Michigan on foot, and then headed west to Utah.

So there were technically no lies in Hans’s description.

However, Li Du still couldn’t believe that from this little bit of information the Mormons would believe that this was a piece of alcohol making equipment that one of their leaders used.

In late July, a few Mormons flew from Utah to Flagstaff. Three of them had arrived, and Hans had specially rented a Cadillac One to pick up the three.

The location they went to check out the distiller was at their cabin. The three middle-aged men introduced themselves after arriving, and then started examining the alcohol distilling equipment with an instrument.

Besides checking the materials of the distilling boiler, they also tested for the approximate production date of it. If it were the equipment in the photo with Brigham Young, then it would have been more than a century old.

Li Du was quite confident about this part, as he had watched the memories of the equipment. The first thing he had seen was someone making alcohol. From the bug’s limits of being able to playback up to a hundred years or so, this distilling boiler was at least a hundred years old, because someone would have had to make it before it could be used for making alcohol.

After some detailed examination, the man in charge, named Nick, came over and said, ”According to our examination, this could indeed, very well, be the distilling equipment used by our Father Brigham Young.”

Li Du’s face revealed his dismay; What the hell is this, did we really end up meeting such a gullible fool?

Hans instead, replied with a full smile, ”Congrats, congrats on finding a relic of your church.”

”Yes, we’re pleased as well,” Nick said sternly. ”This is an incredible find for us. Now, let's talk about the price. How much do you want for it?”

Speaking of money, Hans immediately jolted into high spirits. ”Now an ounce of silver in the international standard is 17 dollars. Just the columns weigh over 300 ounces. That would total up to about 5,000 dollars just for the columns, right?”

Nick stiffly nodded and Hans continued, ”However, since this is a historical item related to your religion, it would be disrespectful to calculate the price in such a fashion. Therefore, I believe that 100,000 dollars is a suitable price.”

Li Du raised his head up to the sky, speechless. The way Americans think is different from how the Chinese think. But, regardless of the differences, at least they aren’t all idiots. If Nick accepts this price, then he’s an idiot.

But after hearing the offer, Nick immediately said, ”Alright, 100,000 dollars it is!”