618.Fire and Water (7/10)
In addition to the narwhal's teeth and high-end watch hairsprings, they also have a complete set of high-end furniture, a set of silver cutlery, a safe deposit box of gold and silver jewelry, more than 50 laptops and other harvests. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Among them, the narwhal's tusks are the most expensive, and for centuries, people have associated the narwhal's tusks with the legendary unicorn, believing that it has medicinal and even magical powers.
It's a pity that they didn't come across the good times, and in medieval Europe this "unicorn horn" was ten times more expensive than the same weight of gold.
Reputedly. Queen Elizabeth I received a whale tooth worth £10,000, which would have bought a castle in those days.
Narwhal's teeth are now only used as ornaments, and their value is much lower, but there are still many people interested in it, so it can still be sold for a good price.
Hans checked with a friend and found that narwhal teeth are rare on the market today, and the last time they were sold was in 2005, when Don Oliver, manager of the North store in Arctic Bay City, Canada, acquired four whale teeth from a polar hunter for $75,000.
Oliver packed the tooth in a box and shipped it to Northbay, Ontario, where it was auctioned off to art dealers and collectors for 280,000 yuan.
In 2005, there were about 70,000 whale teeth, and according to inflation, there are about 100,000 whale teeth anyway.
If they do it right, a whale tooth can sell for more because narwhals are now rarer and Arctic conservation groups have banned the killing of narwhals.
This beautiful sea beast used to be seen in Canadian waters, but now it is rare, and the number of narwhals has dropped sharply from 10,500 in 1986 to 1,500 in 2002 due to years of wreaking havoc by Japanese whaling ships in the polar regions.
Today, narwhals can only be seen in the polar waters or along the west coast of Greenland.
To protect them, Arctic Conservation has put narwhals on a no-hunt list, while the Greenland Home Rule Government has limited local hunters to a maximum of five per year.
Li Du took a whale tooth, Sophie's father had a birthday, and he had to prepare some gifts.
It's a pity that he couldn't go to this birthday party in person, the old man's birthday is today, and according to his plan, it took a day and a half to clean up the warehouse, and he could rush back in time.
But people are not as good as heaven, he was kidnapped, and he will not be able to go back, so he has to cooperate with the Las Vegas police and the knights to solve this case.
No way, on his birthday, he called Sophie, and the poor female doctor was still waiting for him to come back, and as soon as she answered the phone, she asked cheerfully, "Honey, where have you been?" ā
Li Du said helplessly: "I'm sorry, dear, I'm still in Las Vegas." ā
"Huh?" Sophie reacted quickly and asked thoughtfully, "Isn't this auction going well?" ā
Li Du didn't want to tell her about the kidnapping, so as not to cause her worries.
But when he thought about it carefully, this kind of thing could not be concealed for a while, Sophie was so close to him, sooner or later he would know, even if he didn't say it, the other treasure pickers would say it.
Moreover, this is the first time he has been in a relationship with Sophie, and he has attended her family reunion, and he must have a valid reason for not going over.
So he said honestly: "Honey, I was kidnapped two days ago. ā
Sophie was stunned for a moment and said, "Are you kidding me?" ā
Before she finished speaking, the female doctor was already crying, of course she knew that Li Du couldn't tease her with this kind of news.
Li Du hurriedly said: "Don't panic, don't panic, I'm fine, I ran out safely, but I have to stay here and cooperate with the police to solve the case......"
Before he finished speaking, Sophie said, "Okay, I'll go with you!" ā
Li Du smiled and said, "Why are you here to accompany me?" It's good to spend James' birthday with you......"
Still before the words were finished, the phone was hung up, and the results spoke for themselves.
Sophie has always given him the impression of being gentle as water, and this is the first time he has seen her so hot and in such a hurry.
Twenty minutes later, Rose suddenly called.
Li Du was strangely connected, and Rose asked, "Have you ever been kidnapped?" Ran out again? ā
"Uh, how do you know?" Mr. Li looked confused.
Rose snorted: "I'm a policeman, we will report this kind of news internally, I saw that a Chinese named Li Du was kidnapped in Las Vegas, so I guessed that it might be you, and as a result, unfortunately guessed correctly." ā
What does it mean to be unlucky? Li Du was very depressed by these two words, and he was not torn up, can he describe it as 'unfortunate'?
But thinking about it, even being kidnapped is unfortunate enough, but he just feels that this kind of word coming out of Rose's mouth makes him feel very wrong.
What's even more wrong is that it has been more than 24 hours since he was kidnapped, how could Rose know at this time? And it just so happened that she called after he told Sophie.
Thinking so, he said suspiciously: "What news did you get from the inside, did Sophie tell you?" ā
As soon as he finished speaking, Rose laughed: "Hahaha, you guessed it? Hahaha, you're so good, your reasoning skills are good, no wonder you were able to escape from the kidnapping of eight people. ā
Li Du asked, "How do you know that eight people kidnapped me?" ā
Rose said: "If your IQ when you were kidnapped is the same as now, then you will be miserable, of course, I went to investigate the case after Sophie told me the news." ā
Li Du smiled bitterly: "Okay, okay, what is the purpose of your call?" How did Sophie tell you the news? ā
Rose said: "That girl panicked on the road, ran into me on patrol, I put her on the plane, on the way to know, very coincidental, right?" ā
Li Du said: "It's really a coincidence, okay, I'm fine, thank you for your concern." ā
As a result, I don't know what happened, Rose suddenly got angry: "I'm not here to talk to you, I'm here to question you, you were kidnapped, why didn't you call me first?" ā
Li Du said helplessly: "Why did you call you?" Can you fly over from Flagpole City to save me? Besides, I had already escaped when I got the phone. ā
"Then you'll have to let me know." Rose said confidently.
"Let you know what to do? Worried about me? ā
Rose was speechless for a moment, and then said: "No, you are my tenant, I have to be responsible for your safety, you were kidnapped, I am also suspicious, okay?" Besides, if you die, I can rent out the house again, and I can't waste it empty, right......"
"Your sister!" Mr. Li said angrily.
Rose said, "Am I that kind of person?" Whether you live or die, my house will be yours for the next year. ā