Chapter 95: Three against One (1/2)
Chapter 95: Three against One
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
”What did you say to that son of a btch? Why the sudden change in his attitude?” Hans wondered
”Well, I got some dirt on him from Rose, and so I used it,” Li Du said with a relaxed smile
Hans pondered this for a while and said, ”I ood, but Li, this is unfair to Rose She trusted you with that information; maybe you should have just left it a secret”
”It’s nothing, really”
”Then tell staff!”
”Fck you!”
When both of thereeted the, are both of you the owners of the mammoth ivory?”
The well-dressed white man was in a full business suit He seeold-rilasses
”Oh, yes, but we do not need a lawyer now, thank you,” said Hans
”I’m not a lawyer,” the white man smiled
”We do not need financial services, financial trading services, or insurance services We’re not interested in bonds, funds, or futures …”
”I’m an animal care specialist and I’m well-versed in animal by-products as well My naed man quickly made his self-introduction
Li Du pushed Hans forward, and they shook hands with Ernst ”Nice to meet you, Mr Brian, how can I help you?”
Ernst nodded ”Yes, I would like to knohere this e unit auction What about it?”
”Are both of you interested in selling them? I know a few ivory carvers who are in need of ivory—if you are willing to let go of them, these people are wonderful clients to sell to,” said Ernst with a pleasant sreat! Maybe it’s not too bad we ended up in the police station after all”
This was a blessing in disguise indeed Both had originally thought that they ht need at least ten days to sell the ivory, but a trip to the police station resulted in a potential buyer co to look for theed toat the Fox residence to discuss the sale of the ivory
Ernst brought three European ivory carvers ere close in age to himself; they were named Adalwin, Bill, and Todd All three of them caas to participate in a collectibles and artwork auction; the three of theh Ernst as well
The five mammoth tusks were neatly placed side by side for inspection Hans ood amount of effort to clean up the tusks nicely, for the ivory now eentle, polished luster that was pleasant to stare at
”Hey, what happened to the color of the ivory?” Li Du asked ”I remember they were even more reddish-brown previously Now, the red has faded a little, and they have a creaed ”This is their actual color I only used clean water and a soft brush to clean the overti American, okay?” said Hans with a proud smile
Ernst politely interrupted the conversation and explained, ”I would like to share an interesting fact about mammoth ivory When you see a dark piece of ivory, or hues of colors on the outertime The darker the color, and penetration of the color into the inner layers,number of years Mammoth tusks that were frozen in clear waters, however, could result in white ivory”
The ivory carvers were now exa the roots of the five tusks The outer layer of one of the mammoth tusks was red, and had a thickness of around two centimeters The inside would determine the quality of the tusk, which was creamy white for the particular piece of ivory There was a line that looked like a crack separating the outer and inner layer of the tusk
”What’s with the line? Is that considered a crack?” Li Du asked, concerned
One of the ivory carvers, Todd, answered, ”No, it’s not a crack, it is just a line defined by the outer and inner layer of the tusk You can use your finger to scratch it and see”
Li Du didn’t feel like scratching it, but instead gently placed his finger on the line; it was smooth to the touch If it really were a crack, it wouldn’t feel this sht, like a welder holding a welding gun, and inspected every inch of the five tusks
An aht shi+ned onto one of the tusks with an inner layer closest to white A soft, red, warlow that the skin soer took when it was directly pressed onto a shi+ning flashlight
”Wow, they glow under strong light?” Li Du marveled