Li Du's heart skipped a beat. He thought that the other party had guessed his plan, but that was impossible. His idea had come out of nowhere. How could The President's Umbrella have guessed it?
With a blank expression, he asked, "What did you say?"
The President's Umbrella put on a fake smile and said, "Haha, nothing. I just think you're a sly guy."
"What about this idea?" Hans asked.
The President's Umbrella nodded and said, "Sure, but you guys get to choose first. You guys take four, and the rest is mine."
Hans looked at Li Du. His reaction showed the difference in status between the two of them.
Li Du said, "Okay, we'll choose first. These clocks are almost real. Even if they're fake, they're worth at least a few thousand dollars. We'll get a lot out of them. "
Hans said, "Yeah, maybe we'll be lucky and get two real ones?"
"Then God bless you guys."
The President's Umbrella said coldly, then brought the clocks and boxes into the storage unit. He fiddled around and gestured for the two of them to go in and choose.
Although he still felt that something was wrong, he felt that this solution was quite reliable. Everyone was betting on their luck to see who had better luck.
Unfortunately, Li Du cheated. He didn't choose based on luck, and he wasn't a gambler.
He released the bug and carefully observed where it landed.
Ever since the hotel auction, he had discovered that the bug had a skill that he hadn't known about. It could extract the time of an antique. The older the antique, the more priority it would have.
Not letting him down, the bug flew directly to the center of the nine boxes. It crawled into the box and lay on the antique clock to absorb the time.
Li Du quickly called it back and pointed to the box in the center. "Take this."
Using the same trick, the bug flew to the leftmost box without hesitation.
When the bug crawled into the antique clock, he called it back again and said, "And the box on the left."
He released the bug again, and it flew around the remaining boxes. It was clearly not as interested as the previous two times. It circled around and then flew back to Li Du's shoulder.
Li Du was relieved. The rest of the clocks were obviously imitations. They weren't antiques, and the bug wasn't even interested in absorbing their time.
He randomly picked two boxes and said, "I'll take these four. Hopefully I'll get something valuable."
Hans asked, "How are we going to split the rest of the boxes and the cowhide?"
Li Du said, "Take half of the box and half of the raw cowhide."
He had wanted to give it all to the President's Umbrella as compensation for taking the antique clock, but just as he was about to say it, he suddenly thought of an old saying: those who are unaccountably solicitous are hiding evil intentions.
In the future, when the President's Umbrella appraised his five clocks and found out that they were all knockoffs, and then linked it to the fact that he had given up on the raw cowhide, would they suspect him of something?
In order to protect the secret, he decided to act like a normal person, which was official business.
With four bells, half a heavy roll of rawhide, and more than twenty chests, they set out on their way home.
Li Du asked, "It's a little late. Why don't you stay here for the night?"
Hans shook his head and said, "There are too many thieves and gangsters in Jerome. If they know that we have an antique clock, they will probably come after us."
"So arrogant?"
"The whole of Jerome is a slum. The nights here are more dangerous than in North Korea!"
Li Du laughed. "The security in North Korea is good. It's just that the government is too authoritarian and oppressive."
Hans said, "Anyway, don't stay here."
When they returned to Flagstaff, the sky was already dark. When they got home, they saw that the house was pitch black. Only the dining room had a dim yellow light.
Hans asked curiously, "Did they not pay the electricity bill?"
Li Du teased, "Why don't you suspect that the circuit is broken?"
Hans said, "Obviously you don't know Hannah. She's a good housekeeper. She can fix the roof, the drainage system, and even the electric circuit."
Ah Meow rushed into the dining room and let out a soft roar. His eyes were green, as if he had discovered something.
Li Du listened carefully and said in a low voice, "D * mn, there's a man's voice. Did something happen?"
Hans handed him a big wrench and took a metal bar. "Sneak in from the back door. With Ah Meow around, we can take care of them!"
Li Du hesitated. "Will it be dangerous?"
"With Ah Meow around, we have the upper hand."
"But Ah Meow is still a kitten."
"If it were an adult ocelot, we wouldn't need to do anything. It can take care of the trouble inside by itself! "
As they discussed in low voices, they snuck in from the back door. Hans turned on the dining room light and saw a man and a woman looking at him in horror.
The woman was Hannah, dressed in a cool and sexy outfit. Her hair was loose on her shoulders, and she was wearing a short T-shirt that revealed her stomach and a short skirt that only covered her thighs.
The man was Stephen Chandler, the mechanic who had helped them assemble the Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He was dressed normally, in a long-sleeved T-shirt and jeans.
There were a few exquisite dishes on the dining room table, and in the middle was a candle and a bottle of red wine. It was obvious that the couple was having a candlelit dinner.
Both of them were stunned when they saw each other. Hans reacted quickly and shouted, "Hannah, what are you wearing? D * mn, if Mom and Dad were still alive and saw you dressed like this, they would break your legs! "
Hannah said in a panic, "Aren't you coming back tomorrow? Why are you coming back early? "
Chandler tried to explain, "Big Fox, don't misunderstand. We're just having a meal, nothing else."
"If I didn't come back, would you not have done anything else?" Hans looked like he was about to explode. "Sh * t, Li, let me give you a piece of advice. After you get married, don't tell your wife when you're going home. Do a surprise attack once in a while, and you'll make a big discovery."
Li Du said angrily, "F * ck, don't curse me!"
Ah Meow quietly climbed onto the table when no one was looking. It stretched out its paw to grab a piece of salmon, and then hid under the stool.
Li Du left with Ah Meow, and Hans joined the candlelit dinner with a gloomy face. The atmosphere was a little awkward.
When he got home, Rose was still not back. It seemed like she had another mission.
The fridge was filled with meat and vegetables. Li Du saw that the salted peanuts he had made were still there, so he cut some celery and soaked it in hot water. Then, he mixed the peanuts with sesame oil and chili oil.
This appetizer was healthy and appetizing, and suitable for one person.
Since he had nothing to do at night, he calculated the money he had earned.
Including this time, he had participated in eight storage auctions and had earned close to 90,000 dollars. After paying taxes and paying for Ah Meow's treatment, he had spent close to 10,000 dollars. He still had 80,000 dollars in savings.
When converted, that was more than 500,000 RMB, which was enough to buy a nice apartment in his hometown.
This was not including the money he could earn from selling the antique clock. According to Hans, an antique clock could be sold for at least 10,000 dollars. In other words, after selling the clock, he could save up to 100,000 dollars.
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