Old Song's words surprised Li Du. He didn't expect the bayonet to be so valuable.
Compared to a trench gun worth half a million dollars, the price of ten thousand dollars may be low, but this was just an ordinary bayonet. It was rare to see such a price in the United States, where good knives were everywhere.
Old Song continued, "The sawtooth bayonet was not used to kill the enemy, but for officers to wear, because the sawtooth bayonet was used as a symbol of power in Germany.
"In other words, the nature of this bayonet is more of a ceremonial weapon than a practical weapon.
"However, the Germans had the best steel forging skills at the time. After the bayonet was formed, it was very successful. It was not only suitable for assassination, but also for hacking.
"This is because the sawtooth tip points forward, and the front part of the bayonet is larger. When the bayonet is swung, it has inertia and can split a willow tree trunk as thick as a wrist!"
As he spoke, he picked up the bayonet and made a downward slashing gesture.
Old Song's movements looked simple and unadorned, but his wrist was steady and full of explosive power. The speed of the swing was very fast.
The blade flashed in the air, and no one except Li Du saw it clearly.
The sawtooth version of the bayonet was supplied to the engineer corps in the early days. After the more professional shovels, axes, and saws were widely equipped, these sawtooth bayonets were still reserved for officers.
Because there were fewer officers, the sawtooth version of the bayonet was also produced in small numbers, accounting for only five percent of the total number. More bayonets were not sawtooth.
The reason why this bayonet was so expensive now was because of its scarcity.
Production was already low, and the bayonet was later destroyed in large numbers. During World War I, the British and French propaganda agencies constantly deliberately exaggerated the power of the German sawtooth bayonet and the terrible wounds it caused, using the "inhumanity" of this weapon to prove the cruelty of its users.
With this kind of propaganda, even the German soldiers began to believe this story.
So the French soldiers threatened that they would "give them a taste of their own medicine" and kill all German prisoners who were found using this bayonet.
To stabilize the morale of the troops, the German officers and soldiers at the front line began to use ordinary bayonets, or sharpen the sawtooth on the back of the bayonet.
At the end of the war, Germany became a defeated country. This terrifying bayonet, along with the large caliber cannon, was confiscated by the allied countries.
Because of this, the number of Sawtooth Butchers that had been passed down was even smaller. The appearance of this knife in the United States was probably a trophy that American soldiers had seized from a German officer during World War I.
What caught Old Song's eye was that this saber had been well maintained. It had been around for a hundred years, yet it still shone with a cold gleam and its serrated teeth were sharp. It was very valuable as a collector's item.
Li Du looked at Hans, who shook his head and said in a low voice, "Don't sell it."
Seeing this, Li Du shook his head and said, "Sorry, we don't want to sell this knife."
Old Song sighed. He flicked his fingers, causing the bayonet to spin twice smoothly on his palm. He was displaying an extremely high level of skill with knives.
After the bayonet stopped spinning, he pinched the tip of the knife and handed it to Li Du. "We share the same ancestor, so it's not appropriate for me to attack you. If the Yankee comes into the shop with this knife, I don't care about you. This knife will definitely be left behind."
Old Song and the young man's behavior was overbearing. Li Du did not like their behavior very much, so he took the knife and left.
After leaving the Tang Dynasty Longevity Warehouse, Hans breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In the future, stay away from here. God, your compatriots are not cute at all. They are the exact opposite of you."
Li Du said, "How is it not cute? Look, my compatriots are so good at doing business. They don't bargain and just pay. "
This business made him feel puzzled. He did not know why the other party was buying that umbrella, but they were willing to pay 10,000 dollars.
Hans said, "These two people are too scary. I don't want to deal with people like that. I hope there's no problem with that umbrella. I have a hunch that if there's a problem with the umbrella, we'll be in trouble too."
As he said this, he drew a cross on his chest.
"What's there to be afraid of?" Li Du laughed at him. "You're so timid."
Hans sneered. "Just now, the 10,000 dollars was on the table. That Tang held it down with one finger. I couldn't move it with my whole hand! Do you know why I didn't let you sell the bayonet? "
He looked back and answered his own question. "Big Quinn has the bayonet, so he can still be a deterrent. If we don't have a weapon, I'm afraid we'll be killed by them!"
This was a bit ridiculous. Li Du felt that the young man named Tang and the middle-aged man named Song were not very violent people, nor were they people who liked to cause trouble.
In short, this trip to Los Angeles had been very successful. The hood ornament and umbrella were sold for 40,000 dollars, and Li Du found out the true value of the bayonet.
Back at the hotel, Hans was happily playing with the bayonet.
Li Du knew that the reason he didn't let him sell the bayonet was not because he was worried about not being able to intimidate people without the knife, but because he liked the bayonet.
Before going to bed, he threw the bayonet to Hans and said, "You can have it."
Hans stared at him. "Huh?"
Li Du said, "If you like it, I'll give it to you. I'm not selling it."
Hans was a little embarrassed. He smiled and said, "How can I do that?"
Li Du said, "Who asked you to like it?"
Hans dilly-dallied. He really liked the bayonet, but he felt that he had taken advantage of Li Du too much during their cooperation.
He couldn't keep any money, so he either donated it or spent it. Li Du had paid for the team's car twice, and Big Quinn's and Godzilla's salaries were also paid by Li Du.
Sometimes, when he came across something he liked at the auction, Li Du would directly give it to him. Previously, he had given him a collector's edition pistol, and now he had given him a bayonet.
No matter how he looked at it, he was the one who had taken advantage of the situation.
Li Du didn't care, because he was the one who had taken advantage of the situation.
For example, the Patek Philippe watch on his wrist. Even now, Hans didn't know that he had taken away their most valuable asset.
There was also the gemstone bayonet that no one knew about. Based on his estimation of the bayonet, it would only be more expensive than the Patek Philippe watch!
The most important thing was the little bug, which was his biggest reliance. As long as the little bug was around, he didn't care about money at all. He had too many ways to make money.
Since he was in Los Angeles, he had to see if there were any suitable storage auctions here.
The next day, Hans was fiddling with his computer on his bed for a while. He said, "Los Angeles is really a metropolis. There are so many storage auctions here."
Li Du asked with interest, "How many?"
Hans said, "There are two storage auctions today. In the next few days, hmm, for the rest of this week, there will be more than ten storage auctions."
Li Du was shocked. In Flagstaff and the surrounding areas, it was considered good to have one storage auction every seven days. But in Los Angeles, there were more than ten storage auctions in a week. This was too shocking.
Seeing his surprised expression, Hans waved his hand and said, "Don't be surprised, buddy. There are thousands of unowned storage auctions in the country every day. How many are there in Los Angeles?"
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