311. Just add a hundred.
Hans also thought it was strange. When he saw the two of them, he said, "Didn't you go to New Mexico? Why are you back? "
Carl looked at Li Du nervously, then said impatiently, "Let's start the auction, buddy. Are we allowed to chat during the auction?"
Li Du gave Hans a look. He didn't need to say anything; the latter understood what he meant.
There were about 20 people participating in the auction. Hans went to talk to a treasure hunter in a low voice.
Soon, he returned to Li Du's side and said, "There are a total of four storage units. The first three have been taken by Carl. Is there anything good this time? He's determined to get these units. "
Li Du smiled and said, "Who knows? He must have gotten some insider information for us to take this storage unit. At least one of the four storage units must be valuable. "
This also explained why Carl and Rambis panicked when they saw the two of them. They were worried that Li Du and Hans would disrupt the auction.
Carl kept urging the auctioneer to start quickly. The auctioneer said calmly, "There are two guys from the Hundred Thousand Club here. Let them participate."
The auctioneer valued his own interests. He wanted a commission from the auction price, so the more people who came to participate, the better.
Besides, the treasure hunters from the Hundred Thousand Club were all rich people. They had better foresight and could see the value of the storage units. They were more willing to bid.
Carl's urging was useless. The auctioneer ignored him.
Rambis said unhappily, "Buddy, my brother-in-law is also a member of the Hundred Thousand Club. You're not giving him face by doing this."
The group of treasure hunters looked at him like he was an idiot. The auctioneer said slowly, "Yes, your brother-in-law is a member of the Hundred Thousand Club, but both of them are members of the Hundred Thousand Club. Who do you think I should take care of?"
"Thank you, Holder. We're ready," Hans said with a smile.
Seeing that the two of them had finished their discussion, the auctioneer raised his hand and said, "This is the last storage unit for today. You guys know the value. Still the starting price of 200 dollars …"
The storage unit was filled with useless things. There were expired newspapers and books, broken tables and chairs, and piles of moldy cardboard boxes and torn clothes.
From the outside, it looked like a trashy storage unit. It was the kind that treasure hunters were most reluctant to bid for. Most of the time, there would be no bids for it, so the starting bid was usually very low.
Hans had this doubt. He whispered a few words to the treasure hunter beside him, then came back and said, "There were also trash storage units like this before, but Carl took them all."
Li Du suddenly realized that the auctioneer had raised the starting bid because he was sure that Carl would win the bid. Otherwise, this storage unit would only have a starting bid of 50 dollars.
As expected, Rambis raised his hand and said, "Us."
The auctioneer pointed at him. "Alright, two hundred, two hundred, two hundred, two hundred. How about a higher bid of three hundred, three hundred, three hundred?"
The other treasure hunters had suspicious looks on their faces. They could not tell the value of the storage unit, so they did not dare to bid.
Because there was a larger silent auction today, most of the treasure hunters did not attend the small auction for the monument. Those who attended were those who did not have much money.
For them, it didn't matter if it was two hundred or three hundred dollars, it was all money. They couldn't afford to waste a single dollar.
However, Carl's interest in the storage unit still attracted some treasure hunters. Someone followed and made a bid. "Three hundred!"
Rambis did not want to be outdone and raised the price by another 100 dollars.
Li Du looked at Carl with a strange expression and smiled faintly as he followed the bidding.
The price slowly rose. Four or five people joined in, and the price rose from 400 to 900 dollars.
Rambis shouted 900 dollars, and Li Du immediately followed. "One thousand dollars."
Hearing this bid, the auctioneer was overjoyed. He quickly pointed at him and said, "Alright, our buddy from the Hundred Thousand Club will bid 1,000 dollars. One thousand, one thousand, one thousand. Is there anyone willing to bid 1,100 dollars?"
Carl's face darkened, and his brows furrowed so tightly that they looked like they could squash a fly.
The other treasure hunters shook their heads. They were willing to spend three or four hundred dollars to take the risk, but if the price rose to 1,000 dollars, they would not be able to afford it.
Someone said hesitantly, "Guys, Big Li doesn't leave empty handed. A storage unit that both he and Carl are interested in should be valuable."
"Anyway, I don't see any value in it. I'm not going to take the risk."
"Maybe he's doing this to disgust Carl? They've always been at loggerheads. "
"I'm out. If I get a pile of trash for 1,000 dollars, then I'll have to sleep in a garbage dump tonight."
Carl gave Rambis a look, and the latter followed suit. "One hundred and twelve dollars!"
"One hundred and thirteen dollars." Li Du crossed his arms and looked at the two leisurely.
After that, whenever Rambis made a bid, he would follow suit. Every time, he would only bid the lowest price within the rules, which was one hundred dollars.
Although the speed of the price increase was slow, it kept rising. From 1,000 dollars to 2,000 dollars, and then from 2,000 dollars to 3,000 dollars.
The treasure hunters gathered at the entrance of the storage unit suspiciously to look again. They did not know what was inside that could attract these two people to compete so persistently.
The continuous increase made Carl unable to withstand the pressure. The veins on his forehead bulged, and he stood up and said, "Four thousand dollars!"
The treasure hunters were in an uproar. Someone shouted, "Carl, you're going to reveal your trump card?"
Li Du was unmoved. Without waiting for the auctioneer to speak, he said, "Four hundred dollars!"
Carl's expression became even uglier. He rubbed his face angrily, and finally waved his hand fiercely. "Let's go, we've already won three storage units. Our chances are high enough."
Hearing this, the treasure hunters immediately understood. Carl and Rambis knew what was valuable in the storage unit!
Immediately, someone caught up with them and asked, "Buddy, what's in the storage unit this time?"
"Yes, what's in there? The auction is over. You can tell us what you've got. "
"Let's broaden our horizons, buddy. What news did you get?"
Li Du was also very concerned about this matter, and his eyes were fixed on Carl.
Carl noticed it and sneered. He said, "Alright, let me broaden your horizons …"
"My brother-in-law has been watching these storage units for a long time. They belong to a guy who once entered a car dealership to steal something good from a custom-made Rolls-Royce!"
Rambis rushed to say. "Then this b * stard went to jail, and the things he stole were never found. We're guessing that he hid them in these storage units!"
"What good things?" someone asked immediately.
Just as Rambis was about to speak, Carl punched him in the chest and shouted, "Do I need you to talk? Didn't I say that the information is confidential?! "
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