Everything seemed to be normal.
At this moment, Brother Wolf, who had been following Li Du silently, walked up and whispered to him, "There's something wrong with the auctioneer. He's hostile towards you."
Li Du asked in a low voice, "You can tell?"
"I've been watching him. He hates you, and he has his own plans. I can tell," Brother Wolf said confidently.
Hans came over and said, "I'll help you keep an eye on him. Let's be careful."
Li Du wanted to find out more about the background of this ruthless auctioneer, but the auction was about to start and he had no time.
He rubbed his nose and stood in front of the crowd. Magic Hand walked past him and asked, "What do you think of this storage unit?"
Li Du smiled. "Cool. You know I haven't seen a storage unit in a long time. I've been farming at home for the past two months. So, I must get the first storage unit."
"Determined to get it?" Magic Hand asked with a smile.
Li Du nodded. "Yes, I must get it. I miss storage units so much. To be honest, buddy, I love them now. I can't wait to get my hands on one."
Magic Hand suddenly lowered his voice. "No, there's something you want in this storage unit. You want it, right?"
Li Du was stunned, but he reacted quickly. He spread his hands at Magic Hand and pretended to be at a loss.
Magic Hand patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'll let you have this storage unit. As the host, I have to show some appreciation, right?"
He paused and added, "Besides, I can't see what's in this storage unit, so I don't dare to compete with you."
After saying this, he smiled, revealing a set of white teeth.
Li Du could feel the lethality of his friendly smile. Magic Hand did not enter the Million Dollar Club by luck or crooked means. At least he was very observant.
The auctioneer began to shout, "The first storage unit is up for auction. Everyone knows the rules. I'll bid the lowest price. Since this is the first storage unit, let's make it bid high. Let's see who can get it off to a good start …"
"First bid, first bid, the first bid is 500 dollars!"
Hearing this price, someone shook his head helplessly. "What the hell? It's just a collection of trash in an old man's house. The starting price is 500 dollars? "
"Yes, unless this house is given to me as well. Otherwise, I'd be a f * cking fool to pay so much money."
"It's just a small basement cubicle. Even if you give it to me, it's not worth 500 yuan!"
"This is not an ordinary cubicle. Look, haha, it has a window. If this was West Hollywood, it could be rented out as a room."
"Maybe I can even rent it to a sweetheart. You know, West Hollywood is full of hot, sexy, but stupid women who have no money. They always think that they can become famous in America with big breasts and big butts."
A quote sparked a discussion among the treasure hunters. Li Du observed carefully and discovered the difference between the California treasure hunters and the Arizona treasure hunters.
The Californian treasure hunters were really a bunch of sissies. They just liked to nag.
Perhaps this was one of their tactics. Through some negative words, they could reduce the enthusiasm of their opponents to participate in the auction and help themselves to get the storage units at the lowest possible price.
In short, although they were complaining, the enthusiasm of the crowd was still very high.
"Five hundred, I'll do it."
"I'll pay 550 yuan!"
"Six hundred!"
"Seven hundred!"
The quoted price quickly rose from 500 dollars to 1,000 dollars. Obviously, with the reputation of the trash master, treasure hunters were willing to take over his stock, even if it was just a gamble.
1,000 dollars became the watershed of the bidding, and then the rise in price slowed down.
Seeing this, Li Du took the opportunity to attack. "1,500 dollars!"
He raised the price wildly and caught the treasure hunters off guard.
Faced with such a bid, the treasure hunters suddenly hesitated. They were not sure how many valuable things were in this room. The reason they bid was that this was the storage room of the trash master.
The auctioneer pointed to Li Du. "1,500 dollars, 1,500 dollars, 1,500 dollars, okay. Is there no one willing to pay more? That 1,500 dollars, once, twice, three times! Sold! "
Just like that, Li Du got the storage unit.
He got it a little too smoothly, as if the auctioneer was helping him. Of course, there was no problem with the auctioneer's operation. Everything went according to the procedure.
However, when the auctioneer called out the selling price three times, he shouted it very quickly, with almost no interval between each bid. Only when the auctioneer and some treasure hunters teamed up would they call out the price like that.
Without a doubt, the auctioneer would not join forces with Li Du. Instead, he had a grudge against Li Du. He should not help Li Du, so this kind of thing should not have happened.
After the auctioneer announced the end of the auction for the first storage unit, he decisively walked to the second storage unit. Li Du's group locked up the storage unit.
Hans came over and said, "There must be something wrong, right?"
Li Du smiled and said, "Don't worry about it first. Let's wait and see what ghost jumps out."
He decided to release the little bug to keep an eye on the auctioneer. Anyway, he had already seen the rooms in this villa.
The second compartment opened, and another pile of messy things appeared.
Li Du was not interested in these few rooms, so he did not bid. Other than the first room, he was still interested in the last room in the basement.
The viewing was quick, the auctioneer was quick to call out the price, and the transaction was quick as well.
However, other than the first room, the other rooms did not get very high prices. None of them even reached 1,000 dollars.
The last room in the basement opened. The viewing was over, and the treasure hunters were ready to bid.
Magic Hand was the last to finish viewing. After carefully looking at the storage unit, he quietly stood among the crowd and started to rub his sunglasses with his fingers.
When the auctioneer called out the price, Magic Hand waited for two rounds and then made another bid. He looked nonchalant, just like he had done in the previous rooms.
However, Li Du could feel that something was different. Magic Hand had his eyes on this storage unit.
He only had a feeling, but he could not be sure. Hence, he gave it a try. "1,000 dollars!"
There were gold and silver coins worth more than 100,000 dollars in this room. He felt that no one would be able to tell. After all, the gold and silver coins were hidden very well.
When the price reached the 1,000 dollar mark, as expected, no one made another bid.
At this time, Magic Hand spoke, "1,100 dollars."
Li Du said, "1,200 dollars."
"1,300 dollars," Magic Hand made another bid. Then he smiled and said, "I can't give you face anymore, Boy Wonder. You've already gotten something. I won't tolerate you anymore."
Li Du waved at the auctioneer to indicate another 100 dollars. He walked to Magic Hand's side and said, "You've got your eye on this storage unit?"
Magic Hand shrugged and said, "I have to get something. Even if I don't like it, I have to pick one. Otherwise, I'm worried that I'll have wasted this trip."
Li Du laughed softly and said, "That's not right. There's something in here that you want. You want it, right?"
He returned the words that Magic Hand had said to him just now. This time, his retaliation was even more brilliant.
"I also know what you want. The gold and silver coins are in this room!"
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