Chapter 1422 Catching Snakes (1/2)

Li Du couldn't help but think that the suspicious attitude towards him had a lot to do with the fact of him being a foreigner.

He could not be blamed for thinking that way. It was easy enough for Chinese people to survive in America, but, it was tough for them to live well there. Racism was everywhere and at the lower levels, racism was most common.

In any case, when Li Du met with people who wanted to pick on him, it could often be attributed to racism. It was, unfortunately, a tried and tested hypothesis.

The other party was not a businessperson and did not know the principle that maintaining peace could breed wealth. Hearing Li Du's words, the youth had yet to strike back. Griffin grew angry. ”Are you saying this stuff of yours is from wild snakes? This is the biggest joke I've heard this year.”

The youth named Singer added, ”Have you ever seen a wild venomous snake? Inland Taipan Snake, Eastern Tiger Snake, King Cobra, do you know what they look like? I bet that you'd pee in your pants if you saw one of them. I have seen many Chinese people scared by those guys!”

Li Du looked at him with some provocation and said, ”Since you are so sure, let's have a bet, OK?”

Lu Guan said to Brother Wolf, ”Ha, here's another one who's about to get a kick in the rear.”

Brother Wolf said, ”Boss has lost one bet before, to Firecracker.”

Lu Gu was shocked. ”You must be kidding me!”

The atmosphere became tense. Both parties had forgotten what they have come for. Griffin did not even know why they were here in the first place.

Singer put down the snake eggs he was holding and stood up. He looked at Li Du and said, ”You want to bet? Here, on our territory? What do you want to bet on?”

When he finished his sentence, he suddenly threw his hand out. He had been holding a small snake, so now he just threw it towards Li Du.

Li Du was furious. He released the little bug and used Time Traveling and Time Deceleration. Then, he took a step back and avoided the small snake. He glared at Singer and said, ”Hey, are you trying to start trouble?”

Singer laughed heartily and said, ”Of course not, I was just making a joke. That's a corn snake and it's a pet. What are you afraid of?”

The corn snake's full scientific name was Pantherophis Guttatus. It originated from the southeastern United States, along the Gulf Coast. It was docile and non-venomous, and was often kept as an ornamental pet snake

Griffin said coolly, ”You just come here like that and claim your venom and serum come from the wild? You don't even recognize the corn snake and you claim you would dare to touch a poisonous snake?”

Li Du took a deep breath and said, ”I don't know any snakes. I'm only in charge of catching them. No matter what snake it is, I'm capable of capturing them, do you understand?”

”That's not even funny,” Griffin folded his arms.

Lu Guan stopped him and said, ”Hang on, hang on, aren't we discussing the wrong thing? We are here to work together with you guys. We don't want to fight with you. What are you guys doing?”

Griffin looked up and said, ”Sorry, we don't like working with boastful people.”

Li Du said, ”Very well. I, on the other hand, do not like working with weaklings. How about this, let's play around and you can tell if I'm just boasting. I can also tell if you are a weakling.”

”How do you suggest we play?” Griffin asked.

Li Du placed the four small bottles on the ground and said, ”There are two bottles of snake venom and two bottles of serum that can purge the poison. All of them come from wild snakes. They are worth more than one hundred thousand dollars. Let's use these bottles as the stakes in the bet and play one round.”

Singer laughed. ”Do you think snake venom and snake serum can be so pricey? Do you think these snakes have been feeding on gold?”

Li Du said coolly, ”These come from wild venomous snakes in the Appalachian Mountains that were captured by the native locals. The price is entirely reasonable. If you don't even know that, I really doubt you have any brains.”

Singer felt that he had been offended and said, ”You're saying that the wild snakes in the Appalachian Mountains are...”