Chapter 34: Miami Suspicions
Miami, the second largest city in Florida.
Sun, sand, waves, cocktails, bikinis, sunglasses, sunscreen.
Although Halloween is not a public holiday, there is no shortage of rich and idle people in this world. On the beaches of Miami, in addition to English with various accents, you can also hear many people from South America speaking Spanish and Portuguese, tourists from Europe speaking European Chinese, and Asian girls who prefer white skin quickly hide under parasols after taking photos, repair pictures, post moments, and do not forget to bring a position.
As an old-fashioned but prestigious tourist destination, Miami has always been loved by tourists from all over the world, especially from Western and Northern Europe. After all, from October every year, Northern Europe enters a half-year winter, with only a few hours of daylight and often dark clouds, and it is not surprising that the sun does not see the sun for two months. Add to that the advertisements on the streets, clearly comparing Helsinki with the snow at minus 23 degrees Celsius with the sunny Miami at minus 23 degrees Celsius, and it's no wonder that these Europeans are rushing to Florida for the holidays.
The reason why I focus on these Europeans is because poor Peter Parker is deeply troubled by these Europeans.
Represented by the Dutch and Swedes, these blond, blue-eyed European men are 185+ tall at every turn, and if you're an adult male under 180, you'll have to tiptoe to go to the toilet at a Dutch airport. Represented by the French and Italians, these homeless people who speak English with a honey accent put all their skill points on flirting girls, and a smile and a glass of wine can bring a good night. Although British gentlemen are not so self-indulgent, their unique British accent has always been loved by people from all walks of life in the United States, and Belle, who grew up in the United States, is not exempt from vulgarity. Of course, I could go on and on to list the characteristics of men in European countries, however, it is estimated that 90% of the readers of this book do not want to read this kind of content, so to put it bluntly, why bother to block yourself, right?
Coincidentally, our Spider-Man thinks so too.
In short, it is not difficult to imagine what will happen to such a group of people when they find a beautiful woman on the beach who has no sense of disobedience even if she appears on the Victoria's Secret show is sunbathing.
Fortunately, she still wears big sunglasses, otherwise if someone recognizes her as the Internet celebrity goddess, it is estimated that there will be more trouble.
After watching Belle send away several dozen people who had come to talk to him, Peter Parker felt both pride and dissatisfaction in his heart.
"They all saw me here, didn't they?" He pointed to himself and asked, "I'm such a big living person, and I haven't been invisible, so they came so blatantly?" ”
"They probably think you're my brother." Belle said, taking a sip of juice and patting Peter on the head.
This Peter Parker perfectly inherited all the external conditions of the third Spider-Man actor (here is obviously referring to the sore spot of the height of 173), except for complaining, it can be said that he is basically not good at words. He is like a younger brother compared to those who come to talk to him.
But in order to comfort Peter, Belle had to say something nice.
"The height is not enough, the figure should be made up."
There was nothing wrong with this, and Peter was very helpful when he heard it, and as soon as he was excited, he did a somersault on the beach, which attracted many people around him to applaud.
"Look, isn't that good?" Belle smiled and said, "There's someone over there who plays beach volleyball, and if you used to show off, no one didn't take you seriously." ”
Peter's mobility is also super strong, and it didn't take long for him to get over. With Spider-Man's physical ability, there is no one on the sports field who can compare to him. He played crazy all afternoon, abused almost the entire long-legged Oba on the beach, and then walked away with Belle in his arms, which can be said to be a successful winner in life.
But as the saying goes, handsome is only three seconds. From the moment they left the beach and Belle put on his high heels, Peter's momentum took a sharp turn, and by the time he sat at the restaurant table reading the menu, he was wilted.
To speak in good conscience, the prices in the lighthouse country are very close to the people, as long as you don't buy luxury goods, daily food, clothing, housing and transportation are not expensive. But this is Miami, and a 18-dollar Kung Pao Chicken Rice Bowl (don't laugh, this is true) on a Chinese food truck at a seaside stall is enough to make Peter's scalp tingle just thinking about the tip amount of 10 percent in a high-end restaurant with candles and roses on the table.
He flipped through the menu several times, and finally held back a sentence: "In the future, these high heels, let's wear less and grind your feet." ”
"Don't always think about what you don't have," Belle comforted him, "the soldier is one meter and six, and he still fights giants." ”
That's what it meant, but Peter didn't get it too much.
"Who's the Commander? What giants to fight? ”
……
The two were eating, and an American guy in the restaurant suddenly took out a ring, got down on one knee, and proposed to his girlfriend. After a touching confession, in the warm eyes of the onlookers, the woman said the beautiful "yes" with tears in her eyes, the little brother put a ring on her, the two kissed passionately, the audience applauded and congratulated, and the whole restaurant was filled with a happy and peaceful atmosphere.
When the applause had died down, and everyone had gone back to their seats, Peter said mysteriously, "Actually, I have something for you." ”
Belle was shocked when she heard this, threw away the fork in her hand, and covered her mouth.
Peter saw her mouth moving, snickered in his heart, and decided that she must be saying "OMG!" ”。
Belle covered her mouth, not wanting him to find out that she was saying "WTF?" ”
"Don't worry, I'm not going to propose to you right now," Peter said with a grin, "I'm a little sluggish at times, but I can tell the difference between dating, dating, and proposing." We're still in the first step, right? ”
"You came up with it yourself?" Belle asked, "And you're great, applaud?" ”
Peter was in a good mood and didn't care about Belle's taunts. He took out a small box and opened it to Belle, revealing the elegant and simple hosta inside.
Belle couldn't help but roll her eyes at the sight of this thing, and in an instant she made up the scene where Peter was fooled by an old man from Northeast China with a translator, and then spent all his savings to buy this thing.
She cautiously asked, "When did you buy it?" ”
"Hah!" Hearing her ask, Peter was even happier, "I didn't buy it at all!" I won it this afternoon from a Brazilian. ”
"Winn?" Belle asked, "You made a bet with someone?" What's your bet? ”
"You don't have to worry about that," said Peter, who was a little distracted by the question, and who had no intention of talking about it at all, continued, "I won anyway, and then the thing was mine." The Brazilian said, this is really Chinese goods, antiques, but good things! ”
"Does that sound like a lot of stuff? You won a Chinese antique from a Brazilian? ”
The water is relatively deep, and Belle doesn't understand it at all anyway, and she has never had any jade jewelry. As for antiques, she didn't understand it even more.
However, although she didn't understand, at least she knew that ancient jade was not cheap, and it was not rare in China, so how could it fall into the hands of a Brazilian, who stupidly played a game of beach volleyball and exported it?
Anyway, she was idle and bored, so she gave Peter an analysis. But Peter apparently didn't listen, and he swore that the Brazilian had a nose and eyes, and that he was reluctant to give things to Peter.
"Why don't we go find someone tomorrow to identify it." Peter said, "It doesn't matter if it's won anyway, even if it's fake." If so, you might be making a lot of money. ”
"If what the Brazilian said is true, you have to tell the truth, what are you betting with others." Belle said seriously.
……
Happily, this is really antique.
Experts from a top auction house in Miami gave a very definite answer and a reference price, and the staff of the auction house also expressed their willingness to represent the auction of this antique. Peter and Belle, of course, politely declined.
When they walked out the door, Peter's legs were shaking, and Belle was shocked.
"12 million!" (US dollars, about 9 million pounds, you old drivers should also know what I am talking about)
Peter kept his voice as low as he could, but he couldn't hide his shock, he had never seen so much money in his life.
"Does that Brazilian really know how much this thing is worth?" Belle asked.
Peter replied without hesitation, "Surely he doesn't know, I guess, he knows at most that it's an antique, but he doesn't know it's so valuable." ”
"Let's call the police, shall we?" Belle suggested.
"No," Peter certainly disagreed, "it's not fashionable to turn it over to the state here, and whoever picks it up always goes to whomever it is." Besides, aren't you curious? ”
……
It was a coincidence that Doctor Strange suggested that he ask Pepper Potz about how to help Belle calm her mind and make her happy, and Peter got the answer when he asked was to give her a piece of jewelry. And then there was.
This story tells us that no matter what it is, buying it through regular channels is always the safest and most reliable option. Formal channels can guarantee quality, and purchase can avoid trouble.
Leaving the auction house, the two returned to the beach and continued to bask in the sun.
Unlike yesterday, Belle had her hair coiled up and tied it up in a ballerina-like bun, and the hosta was clearly inserted into it.
She swiped her phone to look for clues about things like stolen artifacts. But soon she gave up, and if there was really a theft of cultural relics of this level, the news would have been flying all over the sky. She began to suspect that the hosta was probably obtained by tomb robbers and then brought to the United States by smugglers. As for how the Brazilian got it, it's still a mystery.
Peter pretended to be in a daze, but in fact he was watching and listening. The Brazilian may still be around here, or someone who knows the true value of this hairpin may also come to him. Relying on Peter's agility officer and the assistance of drones in Spider-Man's suit, the entire beach is under surveillance.
It didn't take long for Belle to spot a clue on the Miami Police Department's official Twitter account.
"Look at this," she tossed her phone to Peter, "a Brazilian tourist died in a drunken brawl with a murderer unknown." Look at this person, is it the one from yesterday? ”
Peter looked, it was.
"Isn't this clue broken?" Belle said regretfully.
"Not necessarily," said Peter, "though judging by the way this man could lose a bet on something of such a high price, he did look like the type of drunk man who fought to death." But, from what I've observed, at least five people have been coming and going around our neighborhood many times, and they're all very cautious and keep a sneaky look at the hairpin on your head. ”
"That's interesting, is this his friends looking for it?" Belle asked, not at all nervous about someone being stalking.
"yes, if these people are so thoughtful that they turn murder into a drunken brawl, it means that they are not ordinary goods." Peter excitedly said, "Spider-Man Squad is ready to get started again." ”
"Do you want me to remind you who was almost killed when Spider-Man Team first acted? You won't forget, will you? ”
If this is usually complained about to this extent, Peter would be powerless to resist, but today he is very active in scolding back:
"Then I have to remind you, who almost beat someone to death last time? Don't mess around anymore! ”