Li Du waved his hand and released the little bug. The villa did not cover a large area, at most 200 square meters. There were three floors above ground and one underground. He estimated that there were at most a dozen rooms, so it was not difficult to observe.
After the little bug went in, he found that it was not so easy.
There should have been more than a dozen rooms in the villa, but they had been remodeled, just like those shared rental houses in Imperial City that he had heard about in college, where one room was turned into five small rooms!
In this way, the big villa had become a big beehive, densely packed with small rooms, each of which was crammed full of things. It was more of a grocery store than a grocery store.
Now, he understood why the charity organization had chosen to sell the villa like an old house auction. There were a total of 50 to 60 small rooms, which could be sold to many people.
From the basement to the balcony, the villa had been completely remodeled.
Except for a toilet, a kitchen, and a bedroom, the other rooms in the house had been turned into storage rooms. The storage rooms were crammed full of things, just like a warehouse.
However, he noticed that the things in these rooms were placed in a messy and orderly order, which was very contradictory.
Among them, the photos, posters, and video materials hanging on the walls were very orderly, and some boxes placed on the table were also very orderly. It was just that the large things stuffed in them, such as old appliances and furniture, were very messy.
Looking at the green space and garden outside the villa, he roughly understood what was going on.
The plants in the green space and garden were growing very badly. The green grass grew in a messy way, and some places were bare with no plants growing at all.
There were traces of various heavy items being placed on the ground, but there was nothing on them.
Obviously, this was only the case now. There had been some before, and it was probably dragged into the house.
Li Du used the little bug's ability to turn back time, and immediately understood what was going on.
Old Viktor had put the large pieces of rubbish that he had picked up around the house. After the charity organization had taken over, they had stuffed them into the villa to better attract treasure hunters.
They had created the illusion that every room was full to attract the treasure hunters' interest.
The little bug flew around the villa, starting from the basement, going from room to room, and then found something that it was interested in.
According to Li Du's observation, the little bug absorbed not only time, but also the blood of people.
The older the object, the more carefully preserved and maintained it was, the more it attracted the little bug.
Therefore, the energy it needed to absorb did not only come from antiques and cultural relics, but also from ordinary things that might have been loved by someone for many years, such as ordinary watches and ordinary knives.
There were many things in the villa that attracted the little bug. After it flew to the first room in the basement, it headed straight for a small brocade box.
The small box was placed in the cabinet. It was carved from a piece of brownish-yellow wood. It was decorated with beautiful patterns and embedded with beautiful gems. It looked very precious.
The box was so precious that Li Du subconsciously guessed that there must be something good hidden inside. In the end, there was only a leather document the size of an ID card.
There were several stamps on the document, and there was a mottled portrait on it. The portrait was of a black scallop, but the color had faded.
Seeing this, he understood that the little bug was interested in the shiny box.
He controlled the little bug to leave the box and continue searching.
There were other things in the room that the little bug was interested in, such as a crutch, a lighter, and a belt buckle. They were all small objects that contained very little time energy.
No matter how small a mosquito's leg was, it was still meat. As long as it could replenish the little bug's time energy, it would be fine.
The little bug searched the rooms one by one. In the last room in the basement, he found the gold and silver coins that Magic Hand had mentioned.
The news that Magic Hand had said was true, and it was very valuable information. About 20 gold and silver coins were hidden in a picture frame. From the front, it looked like a clumsy oil painting. On the back of the painting was a series of gold and silver coins.
The images on these gold and silver coins were different. Li Du could not understand what they were, but they were probably not currency. There was no specific indication of the amount on them.
The gold and silver coins were a set. On the back, there was a line of letters: Royal-Australian-Mint, which translated to Royal Australian Mint.
Li Du searched online and quickly found the introduction of this batch of gold and silver coins.
This set of gold and silver coins was issued on ANZAC Day in 2005 to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the holiday. The images on the coins were from photos of major military moments in Australian history.
There were a total of 24 ANZAC Day gold and silver coins. There were 20 of them here, and the whole set was worth more than 100,000 dollars.
Li Du noted down the useful room numbers and kept looking down.
At half past eight, the auctioneer arrived. He was a middle-aged Caucasian man with a stern face. He arrived at the villa with a cold face and interacted with the members of the charity organization. During this time, he kept glancing at Li Du with his cold eyes.
Hans noticed this. He went to find Magic Hand and said in a low voice, "The auctioneer doesn't seem friendly to us. What's going on? "
Magic Hand smiled. "Didn't you work in LA before? You don't know this guy? "
Hans shrugged. "The people I know are all big shots, such as Magic Hand Johnson."
Magic Hand laughed loudly and then said in a low voice, "This guy is York's cousin. He's a very famous auctioneer with an iron fist. He has some status in the LA auction industry. You guys be careful."
The fact that the members of the Million Dollar Club spoke in a low voice to avoid arousing suspicion was enough to prove that this auctioneer was not to be trifled with.
Hans passed the message to Li Du, who nodded to show that he understood.
At nine o'clock, the auction began as usual. The auctioneer scanned the crowd with a sharp gaze and said quickly, "Everyone, line up and go in. Listen to my instructions. If you break the rules, don't blame me for being ruthless. Okay, now I will open the door and you can start viewing. The rules are the same as in storage auctions: no entering the room, no touching anything …"
Li Du guessed that the auctioneer would deal with him. After some consideration, he gave Lu Guan a look and called him to the side to make arrangements.
The collection of the trash master was very attractive. There were nearly 100 treasure hunters here, and many of them were big shots, such as Magic Hand from the Million Dollar Club. There were many members of the Hundred Thousand Club.
Li Du and Hans lined up in the crowd. At the end of the line stood Magic Hand. He had a high status in California and could suppress this position.
There were too many people, and each person only had about 20 seconds to observe.
However, the rooms were very small, often only a few square meters, at most ten square meters. So 20 seconds was enough to observe.
When it was Li Du and Hans's turn, he thought that the auctioneer would create some obstacles for them. In the end, he did not. The auctioneer ignored him and everything was normal.
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