Chapter 824 Backfilled Tunnels (2/2)

Marcos gave a self-deprecating laugh and replied, ”Ha, do you mean owing millions? Those mines are mostly bought through loans. I am just working for the bank and am nowhere near your level.”

His words might not necessarily be false. Even though the value of each mine in Lightning Ridge could very easily reach hundreds of thousands to millions, the owners of the mines were not necessarily wealthy. As most of them bought the mines through loans, they still had to repay the high-interest charges.

Li Du said, ”You will have good fortune. Your mine is decent. All the mines in this area are decent. You should have harvested quite a number of gemstones here in the past, right?”

Marcos laughed. ”How did you know? That fella, Muller, doesn't know. He has been with me for six years.”

Li Du replied, ”From your eyes. A person's eyes cannot hide how good their harvest is. Your eyes and Mullers's eyes are completely different.”

As one's gemstone harvest was a private matter, Marcos changed the subject and asked, ”I am here to discuss some matters with you. As neighbors, we have to coexist in a peaceful and friendly manner, right?”

Li Du nodded and waited for him to elaborate. What is this guy on about?

Marcos continued speaking, ”Aubrey Radovich, do you still remember him? He offended you before and was beat up by you and your group.”

Li Du replied, ”Of course, he's a good fella.”

Even though both of them had fought before, Li Du still had a good feeling about Aubrey. Although Aubrey, who was of Eastern European descent, was burly, rugged, and bad-tempered, he was not a bad person.

At that time, when they had just finished fighting, Aubrey went over to warn Li Du that Blanchett was a problematic person after seeing them get close with each other. From this, Li Du had a good feeling about Blanchett and had not taken their previous clash to heart.

Hearing his words, Marcos, who still thought that he would say the opposite, deliberately took a closer look at Li Du's expression before responding, ”That rascal, Aubrey, is very bad-tempered and likes to cause trouble after drinking. Despite that, he is indeed a decent fella. What I meant to say was, you guys clashed previously…”

”It's nothing, it's really nothing,” Li Du said. ”I know what kind of a person he is, a good-hearted, bad-tempered person, just like my subordinates.”

Seeing that he meant what he said, Marcos was elated and said, ”Right right right, that's the kind of person he is. Aubrey is a rascal like that.”

Aubrey was a miner working for Marcos. Aubrey and the others, who Brother Wolf beat up that day, were all miners working for Marcos.

Marcos was also not a good-tempered person. After finding out that his subordinates were beaten up, he wanted to help Aubrey and the others take revenge.

In the end, he heard that Aubrey had been beaten up very badly by Li Du, and that Li Du had money, power, and subordinates who were both great at fighting and capable, and that he was a large shareholder of Harry Winston.

With that, he avoided getting himself involved in the matter. He understood very clearly that Li Du was not someone he could go against. As such, rather than becoming enemies, he would rather be peaceful. Maybe, they might still be able to become friends.

Li Du persuaded Marcos to stay over to have small lobsters. Although Marcos looked like a tough guy, he ended up not being able to eat spicy food and was pretty much tearing up after the spicy meal.

After spending an entire day in the mine, Li Du brought the others around the mine's surroundings to orient them. On the following day, Li Du and his subordinates began work.

Not only was there a gemstone vein in the mine, the quantity of gemstones inside was approximately the same as the number 114 mine.

The previous owner, Muller, was not lucky. Truth be told, the tunnel that he had dug out was very close to the gemstone vein, and he had just needed to dig another dozen meters to find gemstones.

As all of the tunnels that Muller had dug ended up stopping next to the gemstone vein before being backfilled, and this benefitted Li Du.

After Li Du confirmed the location of the gemstone vein, he ordered Godzilla and Brother Wolf to start removing the crushed rocks that were used to backfill the tunnel. Compared to digging a new tunnel, this process was much simpler.

With that, Li Du, who was pleased with himself, squatted next to the tunnel and waited for the gemstones to be dug out.