Chapter 130: 130. Hard Goods Store
After using the little flying insects, although Li Du was not exhausted, he was still quite hungry.
Alcohol can be converted into energy to replenish the energy consumed, so he is not just joking with Sophie.
Of course, he can't really drink medical alcohol, after all, he hasn't lived enough.
There is a lot of wine and meat at the party. Americans are so wasteful, even in the slums. They prepare a lot of food, and at least half of it will be thrown away.
During the meal, Li Du was not polite, and took Ah Miao to sweep the meal, so Sophie was dumbfounded.
"What's wrong?" Li Du asked, "What does your expression mean?"
Sophie said weakly: "I once wanted to treat you to a meal to thank you for saving me, but now it seems that I should change the way of thanking you."
Li Du didn't eat their meals for nothing, so he finally donated 1,000 yuan to the community hospital.
In the next few days, Hans's Japanese army noble tissues were disposed of. One roll sold for 500 yuan, and fifteen rolls sold for a total of 7,500 yuan.
Li Du was surprised when he went to collect the money: "How did you do it? These papers are not cultural relics, right? Seven thousand five hundred yuan can buy a paper machine. Who would be so stupid to buy these papers?"
Hans drank his beer and said triumphantly: "This is the method, buddy, this is what Boss Fu is good at."
"You are really good." At this point Li Du had to be convinced, "But I want to know who is so stupid? Buying a bunch of toilet paper for thousands of dollars?"
Hans said: "It's an RB businessman in Los Angeles. That guy is engaged in real estate. He has plenty of money, but what he lacks is status..."
"After immigrating to the United States, many RB people say that they are descendants of nobles in order to increase their social status. How can they prove it? Some noble items are the best means."
"The ones we have are not toilet paper, but paper towels, not ordinary paper towels. They are special paper towels for Japanese nobles and officers. Some people buy them back and store them, and they can claim to the outside world that this is the paper left by the family. From this aspect, they can elevate their status... ..."
After listening to his explanation, Li Du was surprised and said, "Using toilet paper to prove one's status, RB people are quite weird."
"The more people and things you've seen, the more weird things you'll know." Hans expressed his disdain for his ignorance.
Li Du really didn't expect that these papers could be sold for 7,500 yuan, which is the price of a second-hand BMW in the United States.
But Hans is right, there is no absolute value or worthless things, but to see if there is a suitable buyer.
As long as there is a suitable buyer, such as a person dying of thirst in the desert, that bottle of mineral water can also sell for 10,000 yuan.
There was still this machine gun to deal with later, and they happened to be going to Phoenix to participate in an auction in early June, so they brought this gun there.
There was nothing valuable in this auction. Li Du bought an ordinary home warehouse and earned 2,000 yuan with the furniture and electrical appliances inside.
After disposing of the furniture and appliances, Hans took him to a gun shop.
This gun shop is called "Veteran's World".
After opening the door and entering, the inside is just like a supermarket, full of exquisite products.
However, the products in the supermarket are household goods and snacks and drinks, while this store is full of firearms and supporting tools.
Starting from the entrance, there are dozens of shelves in the store, on which are various long guns and short guns, submachine guns, rifles, carbines, and sniper rifles, etc.
The walls are also covered with guns, mainly shotguns and shotguns hanging on the wall, and pistols are stored in the counter, ranging from flintlock guns to modern pistols.
In addition to firearms, there are also various accessories, such as optical sights, school gun scopes, holsters, backpacks, hanging rings, belts, coats, helmets, goggles, earphones, walkie-talkies and so on.
In one of the counters are tools for cleaning guns, including cleaners, gun oil, and different types of gun brushes.
Walking around the gun shop, Li Du understood why the old America couldn't pass the ban on guns. There are too many people who like to play with guns, and the firearms industry chain affects too many people.
Seeing the two, a young white man with pimples came over and asked, "Good afternoon, both of you, what would you like to order?"
Hans said, "Where's your boss, Morris? I'm from the Treasure Hunting Association, and I've called him to bring him something he likes."
The white young man asked him for the last four numbers on the phone, and then he left for a while and soon brought an old white man with a big belly.
"Hi, Hans, you're finally here. You said you have a baby I like? What baby?" After shaking hands with them, the old man got straight to the point.
Li Du likes to do business with such people, he is straightforward.
Hans made a phone call, and Godzilla walked in with the box in his arms.
Morris whistled, and said, "That irritable little villain is in there? I really don't believe it, it weighs sixty-three kilograms!"
"My buddy is a descendant of Hercules." Li Du said, patting Godzilla's strong arm.
Morris said, "I believe that."
Behind the gun shop is a wide shooting range, where more than a dozen people are playing with guns, and the deafening crackling sounds are continuous.
Morris took them to find a quieter corner, and after opening the box, the figure of the Type 92 heavy machine gun appeared.
After seeing the gun, Morris found tools, disassembled it skillfully, and then looked at it carefully.
After more than half an hour, he raised his head and said: "You are a good baby, Boss Fu, you have done a good deed this time."
"Is this gun original?"
"Every part is, even the screws are almost the original accessories of RB people." Morris nodded in satisfaction.
Upon hearing this, Hans laughed and asked, "Then how much are you willing to accept for this gun?"
Morris said: "You know my temper, I will not give a false price, if it can shoot, then I will give you 55,000 yuan, if it can't be used, you take it away, I will not accept the junk! "
Li Du was taken aback. Hans estimated the price at 40,000 yuan, but he didn't expect Morris to give such a high price.
Apparently Hans was also surprised: "Fifty-five thousand? To be honest, the price is not low. Why?"
Morris flipped the bracket and pointed down: "Look here, here is its identity."
There is an aluminum nameplate under the bracket with a series of small characters on it: First Division, アルファ...
"The First Division?" Li Du only knew the first few words, but not the next row. Hans was even worse, he didn't know any of them.
Morris nodded and said, "Yes, this gun belongs to the First Division. Many American fathers, husbands and children were killed by this cousin!"
In the later period of the Pacific War, the war situation took a turn for the worse, and the Japanese First Division was ordered to be transferred to Wright Island.
On November 1, 1944, the First Division miraculously landed in the Ormerk area on the west coast of Wright Island, preparing to go north to attack the Tacloban area with Kaligra as a stronghold, but the US troops landing on the east coast had completely disappeared. Occupied the Tacloban area.
On November 5, 1944, the U.S. Army and the First Division encountered each other in Limeng Canyon. In the following 50 days, the First Division and the U.S. Army fought and defended each other, showing a stalemate.
This army was very brutal, and fought a bloody battle with the U.S. Army, which had advantages in terrain, numbers, and artillery fire. At the end of the battle, there were only 800 soldiers left in the First Division, which had 15,000 soldiers when it landed...
The 92-type machine gun gained a lot of American lives in this battle, so it became famous.
It is for this reason that the Type 92 machine guns of the First Division are more valuable than others.