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There are colonial buildings, modern buildings and parks, and the times are intertwined and collide with each other, forming a unique landscape.

Unlike Phoenix, another big city that Li Du has seen, Boston's architecture is exquisite and stately, with many small streets.

Entering the winding alleys, walking on the cobblestone paths, and looking at the quaint buildings on both sides, Li Du felt that he could encounter a historical site with every step he took.

His destination was Mount Beacon, a not-so-majestic but majestic hill heading west from the city centre.

When he learned that the other party lived on Beacon Hill, Ao said that it was a rich man, just like a rich man in Los Angeles lived in Beverly Hills, and the rich and famous people in Boston lived on Beacon Hill.

Among them, the Massachusetts Capitol sits atop Mount Beacon, where the state's leaders and legislators work, and has the proud nickname 'Hub of the Solar System'.

After entering the confines of Beacon Hill, Li Du saw a lot of young people wearing red vests, which were volunteers in the Boston area, mostly college students.

Looking at the volunteers in their prime, Li Du asked the two big men behind him: "Do you think I look like a college student?"

Godzilla and Ooku looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.

The performance of the two made the excited Mr. Li very dissatisfied, and asked, "Then what do you think I look like?"

Godzilla said, "Big guy." ”

"Charismatic young wealthy business leader. ”

Hearing this answer, Mr. Li said complacently: "Okay, I am very dissatisfied with your impression of me, I hope you will see me as a knowledgeable college student, I don't want to be a big man, and I don't want to be a leader." ”

The two big men laughed: This is really hypocritical.

They were looking for Villa No. 12, and Li Du asked a young volunteer about this place, who took the initiative to lead them to a half-mountain villa on the mountainside.

Li Du thanked him and gave a tip of 100 yuan.

Set in the midst of lush greenery, the villa is a small three-storey building with manicured lawns and a small garden.

This little cottage isn't worth much if you don't take into account the location, but if you consider the status of Beacon Hill, then the villa is worth a fortune.

Li Du looked at the small building roughly, I don't know what wood was used, it looks like it has been some years, and there is an older rocking chair at the door, which seems to be the pension house for the elderly.

But judging by the voice on the phone, Mr. Steel Steve should be a young man.

He called again, and the other party quickly connected, and learned that he was at the door, and immediately, the small building opened, and an old white gentleman with white hair came out and looked up.

Li Du looked at him and asked hesitantly, "Mr. Steel Steve?"

The old man asked, "Mr. Li?"

Li Du nodded and said, "It's me." ”

The old man shook hands with him and said with a smile: "Hello, I am Steve's butler, it is a pleasure to meet you, please come with me, Steve is waiting for you." ”

Although the words were very polite, Li Du still felt the nobility in the old man's words.

What he felt was extravagance, not arrogance, for example, when Steve was waiting for him, the old gentleman used a natural tone.

Americans pay more attention to etiquette in business interactions, and Li Du came to the door with a precious collection worth millions, and the owner should come out to greet him in person.

But it was not the master who greeted them, so it stands to reason that the old gentleman should have said apologetically.

Actually, no, the old gentleman showed an attitude in his tone, and it was not without politeness that Steve did not come out to greet him.

If it was when he was in school, Li Du might have been dissatisfied with this, and then said something stupid like 'don't bully the poor boy' and 'feng shui takes turns'.

But now that he has been honed in the warehousing and auction industry, he has become much more mature, and he does not feel dissatisfied, but sees something deeper: that is, Steve, who is either rich or expensive, must have a high status.

Entering the villa, in the living room stood a young man with blond hair and blue eyes and pale skin.

The young man should be a little older than Li Du, not yet thirty years old, with a gentle and elegant temperament, soft facial lines, and a soft smile, like a noble gentleman who came out of the book.

Seeing Li Du, the young man smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Li, I'm Steve Tucsenburg, I'm sorry I couldn't greet you in person, I hope you can understand, I'm not in good health today." ”

Li Du said: "Hello, Steve, you are so polite, this gentleman has received us very well." ”

He could see that Steve was not in good health, his skin was very white, a little too white, and if he had to describe it, he thought it was morbidly pale.

The two sides politely exchanged words, and then got to the point.

Li Du carefully opened the box, which contained specimens filled with foam.

In order to prevent the bumps on the road from damaging the specimen, he used a foam machine to fix the specimen in the box.

Seeing this specimen, Steve's face became slightly flushed.

The old gentleman immediately said, "Steve, don't get excited. ”

Steve waved his hand and smiled, "I know, Grandpa Elson, I'm fine." ”

The next step was to examine the specimen, which Li Du thought would be very fast, but it turned out that Steve examined it very carefully and took a lot of time.

Not only did he check, but the old gentleman Elson also participated, and the two took magnifying glasses to look carefully from beginning to end, discussing as they watched.

Through the discussion between the two, Li Du learned some information that he did not know before, or information that he knew before but was wrong.

For example, he had always thought that the dodo was eaten by humans to become extinct, and some natural sources say that people found the meat of the dodo delicious and then told others.

Stimulated by food, people went on a hunt for dodos, and eventually the flightless dodos entered the stomachs of humans because they had nowhere to hide.

In fact, this is not the case, and humans did play a role in the extermination of the dodo, but not because of the humans themselves, but because of the pigs and monkeys that Dutch sailors brought to the island when they docked in Mauritius.

Among them, the monkeys will eat the dodo's young birds and eggs, and the pigs will compete with the dodos for food.

And this is still not the cause of the dodo's extinction, it is only the cause of the decline of the dodo population, and it is natural disasters that really cause their extinction.

But Steve says it's just some new results of nature research, not an ironclad answer. In fact, how the dodo became extinct is still a mystery.

After some inspection, Steve put down the magnifying glass and said with satisfaction: "Very good, this is a complete specimen, unbelievable, there is a specimen that can be kept for so long, we can make a deal." ”