Li Du did not bid for the first five storage units. He gave Olly and the others a chance. The third, fourth, and fifth storage units were taken by the Flagstaff treasure hunters.
At the sixth storage unit, Li Du participated in the bidding.
The auctioneer sat high up on the shelf, looking down at them like a god.
His task was simple. When he saw someone bidding, he would point at them, shout it out, and let everyone else bid accordingly.
The starting price was 100 dollars. The first person to bid just had to raise his hand.
The sixth storage unit was number 22. From the photo, there were two rectangular boxes. The boxes were very narrow, about three to four meters long. The cross-section was square, and the length was about 20 centimeters.
In addition, there were some miscellaneous tools used on cruise ships: a cracked rudder, a rusted anchor, a rotary engine, a fishing platform, anti-skid shoes, long leather pants, and so on.
Li Du went to the door to take a look. He quickly left and saw the auctioneer raise his arm, indicating that the bidding could begin. He shouted, "Five hundred dollars!"
He quickly raised the price and swept away some unnecessary competition.
Someone shook his head and walked to the next storage unit. There was no need to stay here. There were a few storage units that had been opened, and they could go take a look.
"Six hundred dollars," someone followed.
"Seven hundred dollars!"
"Eight hundred dollars!"
"One thousand dollars!"
The price rose quickly. In a few breaths, it had reached 1,000 dollars.
Li Du was quite surprised. This storage unit did not look that valuable. It would be a loss if it could be sold for 500 dollars, because the ship tools he saw were all broken.
He wanted to continue bidding, but Hans came over and shook his head. He said in a low voice, "Someone is watching you."
Li Du looked around and quickly found a few people looking at him. Most of these people had participated in the bidding. Obviously, they were following him in bidding.
Magic Hand also noticed this. He came over and said, "Hey, this storage unit is a little interesting. But it will not be easy to get it. It was not easy for you guys to get a storage unit today. Someone is watching you. "
Li Du said nonchalantly, "Then let them keep an eye on him."
Seeing this, Hans understood what he meant and shouted, "Two thousand dollars!"
"To hell with two thousand dollars!" someone immediately muttered. "What's in this storage unit? Can it be worth two thousand dollars? I bet whoever buys it will lose! "
"Idiot, that's the storage unit that Boy Wonder has his eyes on. The storage unit he has his eyes on is definitely very valuable. You can't go wrong by following him!"
"I think you're the stupid one. Be careful not to fall into his trap. I've heard that this guy is very cunning. He once used a price trap to trick many idiots!"
Li Du looked at the crowd and smiled. There were quite a number of people who had such thoughts. The price of 2,000 dollars had driven away another batch of people.
Behind Princeps, the Tucson Brotherhood was the most enthusiastic bidder. Someone behind Princeps shouted, "2,100 dollars."
Hans said, "Three thousand dollars!"
Princeps stroked his mustache and did not speak. He squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, as if he was deep in thought.
He was indeed deep in thought. The last time he participated in the auction in Tucson, he had been cheated badly by Li Du. Originally, he had bought a storage unit and would have been able to make money.
In the end, Li Du arranged for his underlings to join forces with him to put on a show and deceive him. The result was that the 300,000 US dollars in his hands flew away!
However, he did not dare to keep following Li Du's bids. That was because he had suffered a loss at the last auction. Li Du was very rich, and he was ruthless when it came to cheating people.
The auctioneer did not give him time to think. This was Las Vegas, not Tucson. He could not do whatever he wanted. The auctioneer pointed to Li Du's side and said quickly, "Okay, okay, this guy bids 3,000 dollars, 3,000 dollars, 3,000 dollars …"
"3,100 dollars!" Princeps nodded heavily. The Tucson Brotherhood followed up with another bid.
Hans looked at Li Du. Li Du thought for a moment and nodded. Hans shouted, "4,000 dollars!"
Seeing this, the scene became lively. Hundreds of treasure hunters surrounded them and began to watch the show.
"Hey, internal strife and competition in Arizona, a bunch of trash!"
"Isn't that a good thing? I hope they spend all the money in their pockets! "
"Princeps, don't be afraid, keep going! I heard that you were cheated by Boy Wonder for 300,000 dollars! "
"300,000 dollars? What happened, buddy? Tell me. "
Princeps did not blindly follow up. He could not see the value of the warehouse. Four thousand dollars was enough. It was not worth the risk.
No one else made a bid. With 4,000 dollars, Li Du got the storage unit.
Magic Hand asked curiously, "What did you see that made you willing to bid 4,000 dollars?"
He was asking Li Du. He knew who the leader of this team was.
Li Du smiled. "One, this is the stuff of old sailors. Maybe it's left behind by gold diggers? Two, there are people bidding behind me. I have to chase them away. "
The second sentence meant that he did not think much of this warehouse. He just wanted to use a high price to cheat his opponent. However, he did not succeed this time.
Two warehouses away, he bid again. This time, the price was in the 4,000 dollar range.
Princeps stroked his mustache and nodded silently. The person behind him shouted, "4,100 dollars!"
Li Du raised his eyebrows. He slapped the colored page in his hand on Princeps' chest and said, "This warehouse is yours."
A treasure hunter from the Tucson Brotherhood muttered, "D * mn, looks like we got cheated by him again!"
Princeps stared at him with a dark look. The treasure hunter quickly shut his mouth and ran away dejectedly.
For the next warehouse, Li Du still chose to bid. He realized that the treasure hunters were not easily defeated. They were willing to follow him and try to bid.
The further he went, the more people followed him. It was difficult for him to take down a warehouse within 2,000 dollars. If he was really interested in a warehouse, he would often have to bid 5,000 dollars before the other party would back down.
Under 5,000 dollars, the treasure hunters were willing to take the risk and compete with him.
Above 5,000 dollars, most treasure hunters did not dare to take the risk. After all, they did not have much money.
It was not easy for the treasure hunters from Flagstaff to gain anything. Everyone noticed that Li Du would whisper to them and arrange for them to bid for some warehouses.
Under such circumstances, some people also set their eyes on Olly, Turis, and the others, bidding with them.
After more than ten warehouses were auctioned, the situation became more and more obvious. Olly was depressed and said, "D * mn, I didn't expect that one day someone would bid with me. Following a rubbish person like me to bid?"
Dickens said, "Isn't that right? But this feels good. The initiative is in our hands. It feels good. "
The others laughed, but Hans could not. He said to Li Du helplessly, "Obviously, it will be difficult for us to make money in the future. More and more people are watching us."
Li Du said, "I have other ways to make money. Even if they are watching us, I will still get the valuable warehouses!"
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