Chapter 807 Good and Bad Intentions (2/2)

The company's address was on the edge of town. The company was located on an open field and had a large, simple warehouse with all kinds of machines and tools.

”Impact crusher, jaw type, hammer type, counter type, compound type and other crushing equipment, ball mill, vibration feeder, vibration screen, sand washing machine, belt conveyor and so on, I have everything here,” said the boss, who was wearing a pair of sunglasses.

The boss knew his purpose, so all the tools he listed were the tools he used to mine.

Of course, the people who came to him to rent hardware were all the customers who were ready to mine.

Li Du looked at these tools and released the little bug, and when the little bug went inside the machine, he frowned.

In advance, he had checked the mining tools at the opal mine, and they were exactly what he needed.

However, the tools here were a little too worn, and the belts on the shaker and sand-washer were almost worn out.

These were the results of the little bug's observations. From their outward appearance, however, the machines were intact.

Reaching for a small digger, he asked, ”Do you have anything newer?”

The boss laughed. ”You're using jargon, man. In the machine rental industry, I bet there's nothing newer in town than these machines.”

”It looks like these machines are really good,” said Lu Guan.

Li Du smiled and said to the boss, ”Do you think I am a stranger and a rookie who does not understand anything, using these rags to deceive me?”

The boss turned pale and said, ”What are you talking about, man, questioning my business ethics? I did meet you in person, and in order to retain you as a new customer, I specially prepared a batch of new equipment for you!”

Li Du patted the digger again, this time with more force. There was a snap inside the machine, and something broke.

He sneered. ”Are you sure?”

The boss was shocked. He knew Li Du's identity. He knew he was a foreigner.

Therefore, he figured that Li Du did not understand the black opal mining industry, so he could take advantage of him.

He had seen too many people who wanted to come to Lightning Ridge to make a fortune. Every year they brought hundreds of people to contract a mine, hoping to find a gem and make a lot of money.

However, the result was that they wasted their time and energy, ended up with nothing, and had to sell the mine at a low price and leave town in disgrace.

The owner with the sunglasses was a good businessman. He treated the town's perennial coal miners well, renting the best machinery to them in order to win regular customers.

If it was a casual foreigner, he took the opportunity to rip them off. Anyway, these people would not become regular customers, so he could just earn a sum of money from them and not worry about it.

His ripoff method was to fool new customers with some shiny but decrepit assembled machines, which were just decorations that would become damaged in less than two days.

Under the terms of the lease, if the machine was damaged and the leaseholder lost money, he would make a lot of money every year.

This time he tried to do that to Li Du but failed.

The owner didn't believe he was an expert, so he struggled a bit, saying, ”Business is booming, mate. People are digging mines, so the machines have been rented out. This is all that's left, and it's definitely a good choice. They're all great.”

Hearing this, Li Du curled his lips. He had just experienced the kindness of the local people from Blanchette, and now he had experienced the malicious intent of the locals from the owner with the sunglasses.