Chapter 1188 Information On The Museum (1/2)

Li Du was not afraid of the motel owner, though he knew the man might threaten him out of despair.

The warehouse auction industry reached out to many people of all classes and levels, and Li Du had met his share of people like that greedy landlord.

Although these types were sometimes nefarious, they only bullied the weak. t They would cave in at a show of strength from their opponents.

The really crazy people were those who gambled and did drugs. These two vices could drive people mad, making them ready to do anything for their addiction.

Then there was the destitute class who had nothing. When someone destroyed their meaning of life, such as killing their relatives, they would become aggressive and capable of anything.

With little money and not much to lose, the motel owner naturally felt desperate.

Li Du could guess what he would do. He would sell his motel at a low price and run away with the money.

Sure enough, the landlord lasted only one day after their encounter and closed his business the next day.

Li Du let Hans contact Su Nan, bought him a ticket, and told him the things he had to be cautious of. Then he let Lu Guan prepare the entry procedures for him to fly to Australia and begin his work.

He looked up the auction that Su Nan had told him about. Sure enough, it was going to take place at the Green Delaware Museum.

Delaware was a major river next to Philadelphia, and the museum's main theme was the environment, plants, animals, and insects, so it was named Green Delaware.

The museum had been around for a long time and was opened before the First World War, but then it fell into decay as the surrounding area was renovated and residents moved out.

Eventually, the museum had no one to support it financially, and the administration had no choice but to close it down.

In addition, there was a rumor on the Internet saying that the territory of the museum caught the eye of real estate developers, who planned to demolish it and build a mansion.

Anyway, the museum was closed for auction three days after Christmas.

A few days before the auction, and just a couple of days before Christmas, Li Du was preparing for the biggest holiday celebration in America.

He was planning to buy some presents when he received an unexpected phone call.

The person who called was a treasure hunter as well. His nickname was Black Mustang, and he was well known in Phoenix, being one of Arizona's few Million Dollar Club members.

Black Mustang was a friend of the 'son of god', Bell, who introduced him to Li Du, though they were not too close. Li Du was surprised to receive this call and couldn't help but think this might have to do something with the incident at the motel.

Though it might be irrational, he thought Black Mustang had something to do with that man, as both were members of the local African American community.

After they exchanged greetings, however, Black Mustang got straight to the point and said, ”Li, the gas price in Arizona has been going up. What do you think of that?”

Indeed, U.S. gasoline prices have been rising for a month and a half and were now at $4.053 a gallon in Arizona, the highest among all the states.

Li Du had been staying in Australia until recently, so he didn't pay much attention to this matter. After he came back these days, he had seen some news items about it.

He said, ”Didn't the experts say something? The spike is the result of a decline in Arizona's oil production and a shortage of source materials used to make more environmentally friendly oil.”