Chapter 1393 The Historic Campsite (1/2)

Li Du felt that it was a pretty good deal to exchange one thousand dollars and a redundant promise for peace and quiet.

Li Du had cash on him. He counted one thousand dollars and passed them to the lawyer. Then he said, ”We will leave this place immediately. We will continue to climb upwards and will not hunt any more animals here.”

Smiling, Claude took the money and said, ”Alright, Mr. Li. Wish you guys a smooth journey.”

Li Du was surprised at how the issue had been handled. He was afraid that he would not be able to parley with the natives. He thought that he would not be able to avoid a battle and had even prepared for crossfire and escape.

He did not expect that the natives had learned to resolve problems with the help of the law. Of course, they did not quite comply with the law, but they had not been too unreasonable. Hence, Li Du accepted the ways of their tribe.

The burly man took the cash and pocketed it after counting. Then he looked directly as Li Du and said, ”Hey, sir, the monkey on your back is injured, right?”

Ah Bai, who had been hiding in Li Du's backpack, crawled out and sat on his shoulders, watching curiously. The wound on Ah Bai's lower body was impossible to miss. There were several layers of bandage wrapped over it.

Li Du recalled the reason those hunters had been interested in Ah Bai and turned cautious. He asked, ”Why?”

The burly big man pulled out a small clay bottle from his pocket and said, ”I have some traditional medicine for treating injuries. It is made from a combination of twenty-five plants. I can sell one bottle for one thousand dollars if you want it. It would cure your monkey's injury in two days.”

His words sounded like one of those all-cure scams circulating through the market. Li Du could not help but ask, ”So pricey?”

The burly big man said, ”I can tell that you are a rich person, that's why I thought about selling it to you. I wouldn't bring it up with most people. Only those in our tribe use this medicine.”

This sounded even more like a scam.

The man seemed to sense that Li Du did not believe his words. He said, ”I can promise that this monkey will be able to recover from its wound within two days. It will be able to climb trees and move around again. If you are attached to your pet, this amount of money you spend on it will be very worth it.”

Li Du said, ”You dare to make such a promise without even looking at my monkey's wounds?”

The big man laughed and said, ”I know it was hurt by a hunting rifle. The wounds are not critical. However, it's very humid in the mountains and the temperatures are extreme. That makes it hard for the wound to heal. The medicine that you guys have with you is not suited for this environment.”

Hearing that, Li Du became serious. He said, ”How did you know that's a wound from a hunting rifle?”

The big man said, ”Very simple. Look at its fur. Some patches are yellowish with a tinge of black. That's the result of being burnt by the explosive. Only the explosive in the hunting rifle can result in such a wound. I have some experience with stuff like that.”

That analysis was very accurate and Li Du started to think that this man was pretty reliable.

The big man swung the bottle and said, ”I can tell that you care a lot about this monkey. It's a pet that you really love, is that right?”

”Yes.”

The big man spoke up again, ”I wouldn't harm your pet just for some money. Wouldn't that anger you even further? You guys have so many weapons with you. Our tribe is right here and won't be able to run. If I lied to you, you would be able to return and locate me anytime. That would be a big problem and I don't want to cause trouble for a thousand bucks. I'm not that stupid.”

Li Du thought about it and said, ”I'll give you five hundred dollars.”

The big man shook his head. ”One thousand. This medicine is definitely effective. We spent a year and a half just gathering all the required herbs for this!”

Li Du let out the little bug. It was easy to check that. The bug used Time Travelling and saw the process of how the bottle of medicine had been prepared.