816. 815. The Little Monster in the River (4/5)

Chapter 816 815. The Little Monster in the River Course (45)

While polishing the gemstones, the news that Li Du had twelve high-quality black opals had been passed on, and more than a dozen gem dealers came to hear the news.

Li Du listened to their quotations, but did not make a decision. He told everyone that he had to go back to a jewelry expert to grade and value the gemstones, and now he couldn't decide on a price.

This is normal. The twelve gemstones in his hand are all high-quality goods, and they can be sold for at least two or three million together. It is impossible to sell them at a random price.

The twelve gemstones polished now are carefully selected by Li Du from all the gemstones dug out, and the rest are either small in size or of low color-changing grade, and the price is also low.

The reason why these valuable gemstones are polished first is because Li Du wants to use them as bait to catch other big fish.

With these gem arguments, people quickly forgot the news that Li Du bought the No. 15 mine because he was cheated by Blatche.

Now the mine owners and miners in the town believe that Li Du bought the No. 115 mine for a purpose.

There is a rumor circulating again, saying that Li Du chose the No. 115 mine as a hint from Bob's geological survey diary.

"Who is Bob? Is this guy so powerful?"

"Bob Rhyme, I know him, and I have a good relationship with him, but I don't see how powerful he is. Of course, he is very serious about his work."

"Bob Rhyme isn't just hardworking, he's smart too, remember? When he's free, he walks around the mines."

"Yes, I also remember this incident. I always thought he was just wandering around. I didn't expect him to take the opportunity to inquire about the gemstone reserves of various mines."

"The No. 115 mine has been targeted by him for a long time, but he has a bad relationship with Blatche, and he can't buy the mine from him, which is cheaper for China Li."

"Then is there any other record of mines in Bob's diary?"

"It would be nice if I could find a way to get it in my hands..."

The twelve gems displayed by Li Du set off a storm of discussion in the town. In the past few days, people's topics before and after meals have all shifted to him.

Some new news was constantly being passed on. Some of these news were fabricated by Li Du and other officials, and some of them were spoken by local people themselves.

People are like this, they have a strong blind obedience. When someone gives them a hint, they can think of more things based on the hint.

This is what Li Du wanted.

Blatche returned to mine No. 114. He hired miners to scout the mine on a large scale, looking for gems hidden inside.

Another news came out, saying that Blatche was jealous of Li Du's harvest. He believed that No. 114 mine was adjacent to No. 115, and there were veins in it, so he made up his mind to mine his own mine.

Under such circumstances, the miners invariably raised their own social status, and Blatche wanted to hire miners to work and get higher money than usual.

If it wasn't for Li Du's stimulation, Blatche wouldn't spend more money to hire miners.

But now he was impatient, Li Du's harvest and what he said to him that night deeply stimulated him, making him eager to find the gems in his mine.

Therefore, even though the miners demanded high prices, he gritted his teeth and hired these people.

Compared with the priceless black opal, the wages of hiring miners are really nothing.

Li Du returned to No. 115 mine, and ore was still dug out every day.

Sophie has nothing to do in the mine, except to take care of the four little ones, making coffee, squeezing juice or making desserts.

From time to time, Li Du invited Blatche to come over to drink coffee and eat desserts. Occasionally, Hans would mail him some good beer, so he invited Blatche to drink beer.

The relationship between the two became more and more close. Blatche intended to make friends with him, and every time he came, he would not come empty-handed. He would bring some food or gifts.

Under such circumstances, Li Du's gains could not be hidden from his eyes.

Seeing gems being dug out of Li Du's mine almost every day, Bratche's jealous eyes turned red.

He wholeheartedly wanted to know the description of the gemstones in the No. 114 mine in Bob's diary, but Li Du gritted his teeth and refused to disclose relevant information.

Blatche tried his best but failed to find any useful information. Later, he changed his strategy and brought a good wine to invite Li Du to drink.

He wanted to get Li Du drunk, and then he would come up with clichés.

This trick worked a little bit. Once, Li Du got drunk and broke out a bit of news, which was that 'gems are related to snakes'.

But that's all he said. Brother Wolf, who accompanied him, saw that he was drunk, and then helped him to leave.

After a few days, Li Du's life was not stable.

Blatche wanted to extract information about the location of gems in Mine 114 from him, and others wanted to see Bob's gem diary in his hand.

Most of the miners were bold and reckless. They knew that Li Du would not voluntarily show them the diary, so they used various means to get close to the diary.

Some wanted to steal the diary, some wanted to use violence to force Li Du to submit, and some used beauty tricks.

Li Du's soldiers came to cover them with water and soil, and Ah Ao dealt with the thieves and thieves. Ah Ao's hearing is so sensitive that he can hear someone approaching him two miles away.

If someone wants to use violence, then hand it over to Brother Wolf. Brother Wolf has beaten a lot of people during this time, and he has become famous in the town with his fists.

As for the beauty trap? This is even more difficult to use. There is no girl half as good as Sophie in the whole town. Li Du has Xi Shi in his arms, so how could he be interested in Dong Shi?

Godzilla and Brother Wolf were in charge of digging gems out of the mine. Li Du had nothing to do here and took Sophie and Sixiao to play around the town.

Lightning Ridge has a large area and there are many places to visit. What attracts Li Du is a river, the Lightning River.

The Lightning River flows from the north of Lightning Ridge, all the way into the main stream and into the ocean. This river does not flow all year round, sometimes it stops flowing.

Because of the heavy rain before, the Lightning River, which was close to drying up, had flowing water again, and it began to flow endlessly.

In mid-May, after Li Du learned of the existence of this river, he went to a fishing tackle shop to buy fishing rods for fishing.

Seeing this, some miners laughed and said, "You're going fishing in the Lightning River? It's harder than digging out gems in a shit mine."

Li Du said relaxedly: "The No. 115 mine I bought is called a shit mine, but haven't I dug gems yet?"

The miner choked and said, "Well, you are really lucky, but you can't catch fish in the Lightning River, and the river must be full of little monsters at this time."

"Little monster? Are there any monsters here?" Li Du asked.

The miner nodded solemnly: "Yes, there are countless little monsters in groups, and they are very scary when they appear together."