Chapter 371 With All Efforts (1/2)

Chapter 371: With All Efforts

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After some time, Lil’ Rick came back.

He passed a name card to his father as if he were presenting a prestigious item. ”I’ve found out who he is. His name is Oscar Liu. An employee from the Beijing Museum, he is mainly involved in wooden crafts. He is here in America for a tour and has been invited to appraise some Mahogany furniture during this trip.”

”What’s the authenticity of the Mahogany furniture?”

”He refused to reveal anything related to it,” Lil’ Rick said in frustration.

Rick walked away. After a few minutes, he returned and said to Frank, ”I’ve asked the Chinese man to stay. Would you like to talk to him?”

Frank flashed Lil’ Rick a condescending smirk. ”This is your territory? You can’t even question someone on your own territory?”

Rick gave his son a disappointed glance. If he couldn’t even get the crucial information out of that man, what was the use of this son of his?

York’s experience was not something that could even be compared to the experience of a greenhorn like Lil’ Rick. York’s preparations were immense.

Having invited Oscar Liu, York brought him to a small café to minimize the possibility of catching some other treasure hunter’s attention.

Now working together, Frank and Rick went to meet them there.

There were many Chinese people in America, especially Los Angeles.

However, when he saw Liu, Frank put his guard up. He first stated, ”I know a Chinese man. His name is Du, Li. He’s a good man from Flagstaff.”

Oscar Liu wiped his glasses and revealed a gentle smile. ”We Chinese are all good people. A pleasure meeting you guys. Is there anything I can do for you?”

As he spoke, Frank had been observing his eyes and expression.

However, he couldn’t find anything suspicious. When this Chinese man heard Li Du’s name, he was unfazed. The clearest emotion on his face was just a tiny hint of confusion.

He analyzed it for a moment and felt that he was probably being too suspicious. Just because this man from China had appeared, it didn’t mean he was related to Li Du.

Rick knew the reason why he was testing the waters. He scoffed and whispered in his ear, ”You know that that Chinese aren’t easy to deal with? You know that you’ll have to keep your guard up against him, right?”

Frank ignored him and instead gave a bright smile to Liu. ”Hi, buddy, nice to meet you. I love the Chinese. I love your culture. So here’s the thing: we do indeed need your help for a few things.”

Liu nodded pleasantly and said, ”Go on.”

”It’s like this,” Frank said, ”I’ve always been interested in this friend of mine called Du, Li. Even his name interests me. From what I know, there is something special about his name in Chinese culture, right?”

Liu smiled and said, ”Oh, if I’m not wrong, if we go by his Chinese name, it is pronounced ‘Li Du’?”

”Yes.”

”That’s right, there is something special about that name. In the study of Chinese poetry, there was a line in a poem that goes like this: ‘Li and Du’s poems are so widespread that they’re no longer novelties.’”

Appearing very interested, Frank asked, ”What does that mean?”

Liu explained, ”It means that a poet with the surname ‘Li,’ and another with the surname ‘Du,’ had their poems and teachings spread widely. ‘Li Du’ is a term we use that combines the surnames of two of our culture’s greatest poets.

”Besides Li-Du, there were also combinations like ‘Xiao Li Du,’‘Liu Bai,’‘Su Li,’‘Gao Cen,’‘San Xie San Cao San Su,’‘Er Li,’‘Pi Du,’‘Zhong Xing Si Jie…’”