Hans was furious that he had failed to get anything from two storage units in a row, especially the second storage unit that had been stolen from him.
Li Du remained calm and collected. Anthony and the others were overjoyed when they won the unit. Li Du vaguely heard someone calling out "Boss Lucas."
Hence, he guessed that he had been targeted by Lucas and the others. Anthony had been sent by the Mexicans to keep an eye on him. Whichever storage unit Li Du was interested in, they would snatch it.
He tested it out in the next two storage units, but it was to no avail. Anthony had indeed been watching him, but he did not continue to bid.
Hans also noticed this. He said, "This guy is not easy to deal with. He is very good at analyzing people's actions through their eyes and expressions. It's not easy to fool him."
Li Du simply said, "Then let's not bother with him. We'll continue bidding."
At the fifth storage unit, Li Du looked inside. First, he saw some hunting tools. They were very complicated: harpoons, spray guns, lassos, and some knives.
In addition, there were some animal specimens: two gazelle specimens, reindeer specimens, and a bunch of crocodile specimens.
The crocodile specimens were stored in some boxes. Li Du used the bug to take a look. There were a total of 12 fierce crocodile heads.
Other than the crocodile heads, there were also some well-preserved leather.
The leather varied in color from white to black. It was divided into pieces, some coarse and some delicate. What they had in common was the beautiful bamboo pattern on them.
Seeing this, Li Du's heart skipped a beat. The bamboo pattern on the leather and the crocodile head specimens made it easy to think of crocodile skin. However, it was just a thought.
If it had been a day ago, Li Du would not have been able to determine the texture of the leather. However, with the bug's new ability, everything became simple.
The bug flew onto a piece of leather. He chanted "Time Reversal" in his mind, and a new scene appeared.
In the bug's field of vision, he saw someone using a knife to butcher a crocodile. Then, the skin was peeled off, cleaned, and cut into pieces.
In the river a little further away, there were also people using harpoons, lassos, and spray guns to catch the crocodiles. The river was dyed red, and it looked very cruel.
After confirming the identity of the leather, he immediately stopped using this ability.
Turning back time was very exhausting, and he was exhausted after a few seconds.
At this time, Freddy, who was standing at the back, shouted, "Auctioneer, he broke the rules! He's been here for a minute!"
The young auctioneer said, "Really? All right, Li, buddy, your time's up. Get out of the way. "
Li Du had forgotten about the passage of time. After hearing the reminder, he nodded and said, "Okay, sorry, I forgot to look at the time."
The young auctioneer smiled and said in a friendly manner, "That's alright. If you want to take a look at it, you can come back later. Shout out more bids for this storage unit. Consider it a favor."
He could tell from the start that the treasure hunters at the scene trusted Li Du's judgment. If Li Du was interested in a storage unit, they would raise the price accordingly.
Auctioneers made money from commissions. If the storage units could not be sold at a high price, they would not be able to make much money. Only by bidding like Li Du and Anthony could they make a lot of money.
Under such circumstances, the auctioneer naturally favored Li Du.
After leaving the storage unit, Li Du gave Hans a look. "Take it down!"
After the treasure hunters finished viewing the storage unit, the auctioneer said, "Alright, buddies, you're done viewing. Let's start with the new bidding. This time, be quick. We don't have time to waste …"
"So, this storage unit, 500, 500, 500, who's willing to take it?"
The price of 500 dollars was not considered high. Although the hunting tools in the storage unit were tattered and not worth much, the exposed antelope and reindeer specimens had some value. Altogether, they could be sold for one or two thousand dollars.
Hans glanced at Anthony and Freddy, and deliberately put on a provocative expression. "One thousand dollars!"
Freddy pretended not to see him. Anthony, on the other hand, carefully looked at the storage unit with a hesitant look.
The other treasure hunters who had their eyes on this storage unit followed suit. "One thousand one hundred dollars!"
"One thousand one hundred dollars, me!"
"I like specimens, one thousand three hundred dollars!"
Hans raised his hand. "Two thousand dollars!"
The crowd hissed, "Buddy, you want to take all the storage units?"
Hans put on a helpless look. "Take all the storage units? You have to understand, my dear, we have zero gains now! "
Someone laughed and said, "Zero gains for me too. This time, my gains are the same as Flagstaff's Treasure Hunter Tycoon."
The auctioneer continued to bid. Hans glanced sideways at Anthony, and the latter finally followed suit. "Two thousand two hundred dollars."
Hans smiled carelessly and immediately shouted, "Three thousand dollars!"
Anthony frowned. "Three thousand dollars!"
"Four thousand dollars!" Hans continued to bid without hesitation.
Seeing this, Li Du quietly shook his head and waved his right hand behind him, indicating for him to leave.
Anthony was even more hesitant. After bidding for the previous storage unit, he did not have much money left.
The reason why he had bid for the previous storage unit was that he had been secretly observing Li Du. He could see that Li Du was indeed interested in that storage unit, and very interested in it. That was why he dared to keep bidding.
This time, he was not sure. The value of the storage unit was obviously not as high as four thousand dollars. Hans's expression and gaze made him think differently.
When he noticed Li Du's small movements, he became even more uncertain.
After thinking about it for a while, he decided to withdraw from the bidding. In fact, Anthony was a very cautious person. He had confidence in winning the stone sculpture storage unit, but not this one.
The others could not see the value of this storage unit either. After Hans bid four thousand dollars, almost everyone backed off.
The auctioneer shouted "four thousand dollars" three times, and no one continued to bid. He pointed at Hans and said, "Very good, buddy. This storage unit is yours. You're a lucky guy!"
Li Du was relieved. He went to lock the door of the storage unit. The crocodile head and crocodile skin inside belonged to them.
The next three storage units were not worth much. There was a storage unit for home use. There was a set of oak furniture with only one chair exposed. The other three chairs and a table were covered by a tarpaulin.
Oak furniture was very popular in the United States because this type of wood was very hard and resistant to water and collisions. He had looked online and found that such a set of oak furniture could sell for four to five thousand dollars.
When the storage unit reached one thousand dollars, no one followed. He added another hundred dollars and bought it for 1,100 dollars.
He did not bid for the other two storage units, and Freddy, who had always been hostile to them, did not make a move. This made him feel very strange.
Hans was also confused. "Is this guy really a mad dog? I thought he was going to snatch our bid today. "
Li Du said, "Don't worry about him. Let's clean up our storage units. I have a feeling that we're going to get a big haul today."
Hans became excited after hearing those words and excitedly went to pay the money. Meanwhile, Godzilla got ready to work.
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