Chapter 407 Just Scram (1/2)

Chapter 407: Just Scram

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

When the group arrived at the office, they wanted to just barge in.

Li Du made a loud snap with his fingers. Godzilla and Big Quinn stopped the disgruntled treasure hunters. He said, ”Don’t be rash. I’ll go in with Big Fox first to find out what’s going on.”

They opened the door and saw Frank and York.

The office of the storage company was just a small room with one vertical air conditioner. There were some tables, and a few people sat around one table chatting and drinking some beer.

Frank, York and Rick were seen together with two white middle-aged men. Both of them had beer bellies and similar features; one of them was wearing a dark blue policeman uniform.

The moment Frank and York saw Li Du, their faces showed a contemptuous sneer, whereas Rick was expressionless. He just glanced at Li for a while and turned away.

But Li Du could feel Rick’s viciousness and hatred toward him. Li couldn’t understand why Rick was always targeting him.

The beer-bellied white man asked, ”Hey pal, what’s up? You want to lease a unit or you’re looking for trouble?”

The one wearing the police uniform laughed, ”No, he’s not looking for trouble. There’s no way he would mess around with the Pratt family from Derta.”

Li Du asked, ”Whose storage company is this?”

The beer-bellied man answered, ”It’s mine. What about it? What do you want? Since when do yellow people come to Derta? This is the first time I’ve seen one of you.”

The rural areas of the United States tended to be more conservative. It was especially true for the remote areas. Some towns had only white people residing in them, and they rejected anyone who wasn’t white.

Before Li Du had come to America, he had learned that the United States was a liberal country of equality. However, when he arrived in Flagstaff, he realized that racial discrimination in the United States was still a very serious thing!

Because of the law, media, and other various reasons, one could not be openly racist, so many of people like this became quiet and built up their unhappy thoughts. These resentful thoughts secretly fermented in people’s minds without being addressed, so the problem was still very serious in the States.

If Li had not had Big Fox supporting and helping him along the way, he would have been forced to work in another industry, as racial discrimination among the lower class was far more serious.

Li Du looked around the office and there was no one else besides the five of them, and remarked, ”Your storage company’s folding soon?”

Frank slammed the table and stood up. ”What do you mean?” said Frank in agitation. ”Are you cursing my buddy’s company? Boy, you better shut up, or you're going to eat dog sh*t today!”

With Frank’s lead, the two middle-aged men stood up as well and glared at Li Du.

Rick stood up too and said, ”Kellan, just get this fella out. He’s here for trouble, we all know him—Flagstaff’s most irritating Chinaman.”

”Yeah, drive him out, this fella’s an *sshole who likes to use racism to create trouble for people,” chimed in York. ”He’s a really detestable person. I can’t even drink my beer anymore after seeing him.”

Li Du looked at the three of them and said, ”Don’t be so impatient, I will leave. Seems like the people outside are saying the truth. The three of you collaborated with the storage company to scam your fellow treasure hunters?”

Frank replied disdainfully, ”Who are my fellow treasure hunters? You and that group of idiots?”

York hurriedly said, ”What did you say? Scam our fellow treasure hunters? We didn’t, we’re just drinking beer with our old friends and doing some catching up. Right Kellan?”

The beer-bellied Kellan shrugged his shoulders. ”Of course. We’re old friends.”