905. 904. The City of Indifference (3/5)

Chapter 905 904. City of Indifference (35)

This exchange between the two is a win-win situation. Kobe bought a black opal of good quality and can customize a set of jewelry for his wife.

Li Du made money and got a warehouse auction information.

The results of the appraisal came out, and the gemstones he gave were all natural black opals with high ratings.

Kobe bought six pieces, which cost a total of 1.2 million US dollars. The price is high, but it is already lower than the market price. These six black opals are about 200 carats in total, and they are all relatively large.

The bigger the black opal, the more expensive it is. When it comes to this size and texture, it costs seven to eight thousand dollars per carat.

Li Du helped him contact the top jewelry designer of Harry Winston, and the rest of the matter had nothing to do with him. Kobe had a one-way contact with the designer.

After picking up the helicopter, before Hans came back, Li Du checked the information on the warehouse auction that Kobe had told him on the Internet.

When Hans came back later, Li Du told him the news.

After a brief discussion, the two decided to fly to Indiana to see how the auction was going.

There are only three days until the auction starts. It's not that Kobe didn't convey it in time, but that the storage auction is like this. From the release of the news to the start of the auction, it is within a week.

Just when their helicopter arrived, Hans went to do the emergency registration, Big Ivan applied for the airway, they did it in half a day, and then the helicopter was ready to take off.

It has to be said that there are a lot of airports and planes in the United States, and there are relatively few flight controls. It is relatively easy to take off and land planes here.

The warehouse is in Indianapolis, a city located on the east coast of the United States, half a country on the diagonal from Los Angeles.

The helicopter took off and flew from noon until evening before they arrived.

Participating in the auction this time was very anxious. After arriving in Indianapolis, they had two days left to prepare.

Indianapolis is the largest city and capital of Indiana, and the fourth largest state capital in the United States, after Atlanta in Georgia, Denver in Colorado and Phoenix in Arizona.

The city is located in the middle of Indiana, and when they could overlook a long river from the air, Hans said, "We've arrived."

The long river they saw was called the White River, and Indianapolis straddled the banks of the river, stretching in all directions.

Compared with Phoenix and Los Angeles, Indianapolis is not so prosperous. Under the afterglow of the sunset, the city is very peaceful, with fewer high-rise buildings and less traffic.

Li Du sighed: "This city is good, not too impetuous."

Hans laughed: "Is this also called a city? This is the big village of Indianapolis."

Compared to other big cities, Indianapolis does have that title, it does well economically, but it's mostly because of its size that some people call it a rural area.

But there is no way to do this. Historically, the economy of this city has not worked.

It was founded in 1820 and established as a city in 1847. In January 1825, the Indiana state capital moved here. When the city was established in 1847, the railway was opened, and the Madison-Indianapolis Railway began operation. This is Indiana The first railway in Polis.

With the railway and a fairly well-developed road network, Indianapolis began to develop its economy.

However, at that time, even with convenient transportation, Indianapolis was still only regarded as a transportation fortress for the development of immigrants from the United States to the west and a distribution center for agricultural and livestock fur products.

By the end of the 19th century, industry was on the rise and the city's development speed was accelerating. In addition, it was not far from Chicago. It followed Chicago and became a major industrial center, an important grain market and the largest livestock market in the Middle East.

When the helicopter landed, Hans said to Li Du solemnly: "If you don't take Brother Wolf and me with you at night, please don't go to the streets. Race relations here are very bad."

Li Du roughly understood the local situation. From the second half of the 20th century, with the extensive use of land by suburbanization, the local race relations deteriorated rapidly.

There are a large number of blacks, yellows and ethnic minorities in the United States. In many cities, there are very few whites who occupy the traditional dominant position in society, but Indianapolis is an exception.

According to statistics, until now, more than 70% of the city's population is white, and here, white people still occupy a dominant position in society.

There is another anecdote about this point. A major event happened in the United States in the late 1960s, and that was the assassination of Martin Luther King, the leader of the black civil rights movement.

At that time, riots almost broke out in the United States. Black people from all over the country formed teams to march and demonstrate. The radical ones directly started smashing, looting and burning. Similar things happened in all big cities, Indianapolis was the only exception...

After hearing what Hans said, Li Du was surprised and said, "So serious?"

Hans had a serious expression on his face: "The local white supremacist ideology is very radical. A yellow man like you walking on the street at night can easily be robbed."

Brother Wolf said coldly: "Who dares?"

Hans suddenly laughed: "Haha, of course, the law and order in Indianapolis is very good, I'm just teasing you. The local people are mainly white, and there are few conflicts. The auction here is also more peaceful than other places."

Li Du hummed: "Your words are also racially discriminatory, but I don't have the same knowledge as you."

After the helicopter landed on the hotel apron, Hans went to check in, Big Ivan checked the helicopter, and Li Du and Brother Lang went for a stroll.

There are not many cars and people in the city, and the rhythm is very slow. Many people walk their dogs and run in the sunset.

Feeling the rhythm of the city, few would believe that this is the host of the 500 Mile Speed ​​Race.

The Indianapolis 500-mile speed race is very famous in the United States. Every year when the race comes, the atmosphere in this city will become wild and hot. Li Du has only read the news reports, but never really experienced it.

But he felt the resistance of the residents of the city to people of color. When he was walking on the road, some runners would approach him, and he would subconsciously avoid them in advance. His eyes swept over him, as if he hadn’t seen anyone. Hold on for a second.

This made him very depressed, and he couldn't help shaking his head: "This is really a cold city."

No one responded to him, so he continued to sigh: "Brother Wolf, why have you become so indifferent?"

Brother Wolf: "Huh?"

"I said this is an indifferent city, why don't you respond to me?" Li Du said dissatisfied.

Brother Wolf picked his ears and said, "Indifference? I didn't feel it. Isn't everything fine?"

Li Du stopped talking. No matter how indifferent the city is, can it compare to Brother Wolf who doesn't say a word all day long?