Chapter 1250 Armed (1/2)
The Black Snake was a nickname that Jonas Malone gave himself in Siberia, and Bryant was one of the many names he used.
It was easier to maintain a false identity this way, so the people would not show their real names to others, preferring to call each other by nicknames.
Because many ivory hunters were fugitives who had ended up in Siberia, they had closely guarded secret in their past, and the business was notoriously shady.
The young man looked at the picture again and said, ”Yes, Black Snake, I know the man. What's wrong? What do you want with him?”
Li Du said, ”Nothing is wrong. I just wanted to make a fortune together with him.”
He snapped his fingers. Brother Wolf opened his suitcase and took out a bunch of green hundred-dollar bills. He put them on the table. The breath of the men around them became heavy when they saw the stack of bills on the table.
Li Du said, ”Have you heard from him? If you tell me, the money is yours. It must be a true lead, of course.”
The young man licked his lips greedily. He thought for a while, shook his head, and said, ”I'd like to get the money, but I can't help you.”
Li Du snapped his fingers again and Brother Wolf took out another bunch of hundred-dollar bills.
By this time, everyone knew Li Du was seeking Jonas Malone for no good. They could see that from Li Du's expression. He clearly did not care about money, so the excuse of trying to look for Jonas Malone to make a fortune was bullshit.
”Let's be clear, guys. Telecommunication technology is now advanced. Not only do you know about the Black Snake, but others know too. If you don't want to make money, someone else will…”
”No, you misunderstand me,” the young man with the scar on his face interrupted. ”I never thought of covering up for him. I really want the money, but the Black Snake disappeared after leaving the Ice Tomahawk. If you had come a month ago, I probably could have given you useful information.”
Hearing this, Luo Qun gave Li Du a fierce look. She had wanted to come to Siberia two or three months ago.
Li Du held a sheaf of hundred-dollar bills, pulled out some at random and said, ”Go and get some information for me. I will give you the remaining money after you get me the information.”
The young man with a scar was suddenly happy. He grabbed the money and said, ”I will go to ask my friends for some information. By the way, here is a useful bit of knowledge for you. This guy does not look exactly the same now as he does in the photo you have.”
He asked the bartender for a pen and circled the left cheekbone of the man in the photo. ”It's frozen out here. He got frostbite, didn't get help in time and lost this part of his face. If you want to find him, you might need to find a man with a mask or a veil.”
The money was well-spent. Li Du did not manage to get any information about this earlier.
Money always made things easier.
The day after they went to the bar, the young man with the scar contacted Li Du and said he got some information about Jonas Malone.
After meeting in the hotel lobby, the scarred young man raised his index and middle fingers and said, ”Twenty thousand is not enough. I paid for this information, so the price should be double, forty thousand dollars. I need to pay my friend twenty thousand.”
”Is the information reliable?” Li Du probed.
The young man took out his mobile phone and showed Li Du a blurry picture of someone's profile.
Luo Qun anxiously darted for a quick look, clenched her teeth and said, ”It's him!”
As a police officer, she had received professional photo ID training.
Li Du said, ”If the information is true and useful, I will give you 40,000 dollars.”