Chapter 1501 No Way Ou (2/2)

Brother Wolf smiled. ”Not a problem for me.”

Watching them from behind, Young Markelov sucked his and said, ”Brother Wolf is so kind.”

Li Du smiled and said, ”When you become a father, you will be like this too.”

Young Markelov burst into laughter. ”Haha, I won't have kids in this life.”

”Idiot,” Big Markelov laughed coldly.

Now that he had settled down in America, Big Markelov was keen to save up to marry and have children. Hence, he despised his younger brother's flippancy.

Since they had arrived in Hpakant, Li Du would be lying if he said that he did not want to purchase any stones. Li Du had rejected Zhong Da Pao's request to work together for two reasons. One, he did not trust him. Two, he did not see any need to work with Zhong Da Pao.

However, after staying at the hotel for two days, he came to the realization that he needed to find someone to work with.

The area of the stone farm and the security in the area did not allow strangers to enter, even if they had money. The military was even stricter. Regardless of whether they were strangers or familiar faces, as long as they were foreigners, they would not be allowed in.

In those two days, Li Du hung around the town in Hpakant. It. There were not many places to eat, drink or visit. He only managed to consume many popsicles. Altogether, including the tips he gave, he ate the equivalent of two or three hundred RMB in popsicles every day.

The young girl now treated him as her VIP customer. She would send batches of popsicles to the hotel for Li Du.

As Li Du could not eat so many popsicles, he started to give them out casually and began to build up his relationship with others in that simple way.

It was quite a good strategy. Very soon, he became familiar with the staff at the hotel, the lobby manager and even some other Chinese people who were also staying there.

The hotel staff knew all about the young girl and her pitiful background. Hence, when they saw Li Du helping her out, they felt that he was a good person and were willing to interact with him.

Through his conversations with those people, Li Du managed to understand the local situation.

Hpakant was a famous town but did not have anything impressive in itself. As there were many field districts nearby and each area had its own main town, businessmen, jade trades, miners and their families lived in those town centers. They would rarely visit Hpakant, so the town could not develop.

The three areas of Xiangdong, Hpakant, and Longken were close to each other. That was considered a main district that attracted many jade businessmen from around the world.

Li Du wanted to purchase jade, so he would have to enter those three districts. However, the problem was that he was not allowed to!

Cole managed to get him a travel pass, allowing him to get around Myanmar with the officials' permission.

However, that pass was not valid in Hpakant. The military was okay to let him be. However, the security men at the field district were very strict and did not allow him to enter.

After going around several times, Li Du realized that if he wanted to purchase the stones, he would really need the help of a local who had some influence.

At the very end, he decided to give a call to Zhong Da Pao. That was because he had gotten some information on the man over the past two days and realized that he was actually quite interesting.

Just as he made the decision to ring him up, someone rang his doorbell. After opening the door, he smiled. It was Zhong Da Pao himself, who ended up looking him up first.

Seeing Li Du, Zhong Da Pao said, ”Brother, your patience is really impressive. I, Old Zhong, admire you. This time around, don't feel pressured. I just wanted to bring you out, do some sightseeing.”

He was worried that Li Du would reject him and began to get ready to say goodbye.

In the end, Li Du waved his hand and said, ”Please, come in.”

Zhong Da Pao blinked. His words of farewell remained unsaid.