Chapter 232 The second natal magic weapon(1/2)
In fact, the professionals are not called for nothing. After the FBI and other departments intervened, the direction was quickly straightened out.
First of all, James lost a meteorite, which is a very valuable but very niche collectible.
Except for the meteorite, no one had taken away the watch worth more than three million U.S. dollars that Zhan put on his desk, including the Picasso oil painting hanging on the wall.
This shows that the other party came here for the meteorite, and the direction of the case investigation was suddenly narrowed a lot.
Then the clues to a sky-high price meteorite transaction concluded in Los Angeles yesterday were quickly grasped by professionals.
So Brother Gang, who was still on the plane at this moment, became the object of Bei's suspicion.
However, the other party conducted an in-depth investigation and found that Brother Gang had no time to commit the crime because Brother Gang had already boarded a flight to Xiangjiang yesterday afternoon.
The reason is also very valid. Brother Gang's wife is pregnant and needs to return to China to recuperate. Brother Gang's wife's medical certificate from the hospital has been issued.
For beautiful Chinese people who value family more, this reason is sufficient.
Furthermore, as a wealthy man who could spend 120 million U.S. dollars to buy meteorites, Brother Gang had no need to do such a sneaky thing, so Brother Gang was ruled out as a suspect in the first place.
Some people also suspected Su Xiaofan, the Chinese appraiser who appeared when purchasing the Robert meteorite.
But it turns out that the appraiser has not come out since he entered the hotel yesterday. All surveillance cameras show that he did not leave his room.
Therefore, this case was finally handed over to the special case handling department of the United States, and some more professional people began to investigate.
But at this time, Su Xiaofan had already boarded a flight to Damai Country. He would transfer from Damai Country to Green Island.
Su Xiaofan's initial plan was that if the repair value was not enough, he would go to Argentina, where there was also a giant meteorite weighing 37 tons.
According to Robert, the giant meteorite was most likely a fragment of an asteroid, which was extremely rare and valuable for research.
But now Su Xiaofan's repair value has far exceeded 20,000 points. Su Xiaofan, who is eager to save his mother, no longer cares about the meteorite in Argentina.
Of course, Su Xiaofan will definitely find time to go there. After all, so far, he has not been able to find a more reliable way to recharge the repair value than meteorites.
Twelve hours later, Su Xiaofan's plane landed at the international airport in Damai Country. He had to stay at the airport for six hours before he could transfer to the flight to Green Island.
While at the airport, Su Xiaofan was surprised to see an international news item in the waiting room.
The face that appeared on the news, Su Xiaofan had just seen yesterday, was not the billionaire Zhan En.
Jenn on TV said that he would not be hit by the theft at home, and that he would increase investment in the Universe Mining Company and strive to mine meteorite resources on the moon within three years.
After seeing this news, Su Xiaofan called him a good friend in his heart. If Zhan En can really do this, Su Xiaofan promises that he will often visit Zhan En's home or company in the future.
After sitting in the waiting room all afternoon, Su Xiaofan boarded the plane to Green Island.
Not to mention, despite the polar night celestial phenomenon in the Arctic Circle, there are particularly many tourists going to Green Island.
Because Green Island is so big, there are still five or six hours of daylight in some areas.
This also makes many tourists go to Green Island to watch the aurora. Every year, Green Island does better business in the second half of the year, and hotels are basically full.
"Oh, dear Tom, you are back again, my friend."
When Su Xiaofan sat back in the cafe, Frank came up and gave him a hug in an exaggerated manner.
Seeing that this guy had introduced his father to the port job of carrying large packages, Su Xiaofan did not push him away.
"I want to get on the boat..."
Su Xiaofan took the coffee from Frank and put the two thousand dollars on Frank's tray.
"Maybe not in the next few days."
Frank shook his head, "It's estimated that it will take ten days before the icebreaker sets sail again. I just saw that guy Leonid flying back to Laomaozi yesterday..."
An icebreaker voyage takes at least half a month, sometimes even longer, which is definitely a torture for a group of young people with overflowing hormones.
So whether you are a captain or a sailor, when you get ashore, you are either looking for a woman or your family. Of course, looking for your family means the same thing as looking for a woman.
"These damn guys don't know how to be more dedicated and run more and make more money."
Su Xiaofan frowned when he heard this. He hurried back, just wanting to return to the restricted area as soon as possible, but he didn't expect to have to wait so long.
"In June and July, there were two sailings a month, but now there is only one sailing a month."
Frank saw Su Xiaofan's unhappy look and explained to him.
The icebreaker itself has no need to go to the Arctic Circle. It is mainly used to transport supply ships and scientific research ships there.
In addition, some oil tankers passing near the Arctic Circle sometimes need the help of icebreakers. When there is no business, icebreakers will naturally not go to the Arctic Circle.
"Okay, Frank, arrange a room for me. I'll stay there for ten days."
Su Xiaofan shook his head. Even if he was a Yang Shen cultivator now, he would not dare to go to the restricted area on his own. Although the strong wind on the sea was weaker than the restricted area, it was not something he could withstand for a long time.
"Okay, I'll give you a discount, how about eight thousand dollars?"
Frank is on Green Island. Except for murder and arson, he can help you with anything else you can think of, such as introducing coolies to carry big bags.
"If you dare to find me a windowless single room, I promise to stuff this eight thousand dollars into your mouth."
Su Xiaofan directly took out 8,000 US dollars in cash, which was left to him by Brother Gang when he left Los Angeles. The total amount was 50,000 US dollars.
"Don't worry, dear Tom, I will let you spend these few days happily."
Frank chuckled. He really didn't dare to offend these Chinese people. Of course, collecting money is business, and there is no such thing as offending anyone.
After closing the coffee shop, Frank drove his car and drove Su Xiaofan to a small wooden villa with a single courtyard.
From the outside, the wooden villa looks a little thin, but once inside, the heat hits your face.
In fact, the colder the place, the more developed the home heating system is.
Many people think that winter in Northeast China cities is difficult. In fact, the people in Northeast China have a much more comfortable winter than those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which are humid and cold without heating.
Just like Green Island, in the extremely cold weather of minus 20 degrees outside, you only need to wear a single layer of clothing in the wooden house.
"My uncle's house. He will go back to Barley Country in the winter. Tom, are you satisfied?"
After receiving Su Xiaofan's approval, Frank happily drove away in the car.
The people who make a living on Green Island, including Captain Leonid on the icebreaker, all have a consensus, that is, the Chinese people can make money, but they must not offend their people.
Therefore, the wooden villa that Frank arranged for Su Xiaofan was definitely of high quality. Even if a tourist stayed there, it would cost nearly a thousand dollars a day.
And in order not to offend Tomsu, Frank actually arranged a program for him.
Frank called Su Xiaofan early the next morning and took him to a tour group.
This tour group is led by Eskimos as guides, taking tourists on the most primitive ice hunting.
Although Su Xiaofan was very interested in Eskimo hunting, this tour group made him feel full of malice.
Because there are a total of nine tourists in the tour group, four of them are either lovers or couples, and Tomsu is the only one who is single.
Finally, when riding a dog sled, Su Xiaofan sat alone on a sled, with a group of barking Alaskan dogs beside him, which further confirmed Su Xiaofan's status as a single dog.
Alaskan dogs are definitely the most cold-resistant and endurance dogs Su Xiaofan has ever seen. Dozens of Alaskan dogs led a group of people and ran more than a hundred kilometers.
This place does not belong to the polar night environment, and the sled driver is both the guide and the hunter on their trip.
After finding a suitable ice surface, the sled stopped and dozens of Alaskan dogs began to huddle together for warmth.
The five Eskimos got busy, working in pairs and starting to dig holes in the ice, while the remaining one was preparing fishing gear.
It can be seen that the tools of the Eskimos are relatively primitive. They use chisels and hammers instead of modern electric drills to cut ice.
Su Xiaofan was also surprised by the javelin that the man who prepared the fishing gear took out, because it was actually a javelin made from whale bones, which meant that they had hunted whales before.
The excavated ice holes are large and small. Fishing lines and hooks have been placed in the small ice hole, while the large ice hole is empty.
The tourists were driven to stay more than ten meters away, and several Eskimos guarded the two ice caves four or five meters away.
About ten minutes later, suddenly a dark head emerged from the larger ice hole.
Soon enough, a middle-aged Eskimo who was guarding the ice cave thrust out the javelin with a flick of his hand, and the sharp tip of the spear plunged firmly into the head.
Several people quickly dragged the prey up, and the tourists nearby realized that it was actually a large seal weighing more than 500 kilograms. If the ice cave was dug a little smaller, they might not be able to drag it up.
The fishing line in the small ice cave seemed to be moving. An Eskimo called to Su Xiaofan and other tourists and pulled up the fishing line.
There are more than ten fish hooks on the fishing line, and there are seven or eight salmon weighing more than ten pounds. These are real arctic gray trout, and they can only be caught during this season.
But the Eskimo's next operation made the dogs...the couple feel a little uncomfortable.
Salmon can be eaten raw. An Eskimo quickly scraped off the fish scales and sliced off pieces of red fish meat for Su Xiaofan and others to eat.
This is nothing, and can be accepted by other tourists. This kind of fresh ingredients is really not available outside.
Feeling the delicious taste coming from his taste buds, Su Xiaofan felt that these ten days should not be too sad.
Frank, a profiteer, has become a kind person in Su Xiaofan's heart, because Su Xiaofan just asked several other people that each of them spent five hundred dollars on this trip.
After eating the sashimi, the actions of several other people made those tourists feel uncomfortable.
The bloody scene of disemboweling a seal weighing more than 500 kilograms caused several female tourists to scream, and the men took the opportunity to show their affection. Seeing this, Su Xiaofan almost couldn't eat the sashimi.
The Eskimos were really fierce. They cut off the fat under the seal's skin and put it into their mouths. The look of butter on the corners of their mouths made Su Xiaofan feel a little uncomfortable.
The Eskimos only took a little bit of meat from the seal, about twenty or thirty kilograms, and threw the rest to their Alaskan dogs.
In this activity of eating raw seal meat, only Su Xiaofan tried it himself. The male tourists were all restrained by the female companions, probably because of the threat of eating raw seal meat and not being allowed to kiss.
To be continued...