Besides needing to buy a car, Li Du also needed to buy hunting equipment.
It had to be a full set, with a jacket, hat, sunglasses, boots, and most importantly, the weapons.
However, as he did not have a Green Card, he could not buy firearms.
Hans could, and before he entered the firearms shop, he said, "Let me know which gun you like. I’ll buy it for you."
With this, it was apparent that Hans truly regarded Li Du as his brother, and trusted him completely.
There were two items Americans generally did not lend others: their cars, and their guns.
If a borrowed car was in an accident, the owner would still have to pay for it. Guns needed to be especially well-managed—it would be trouble for the owner if any mishaps were to happen.
