Magic Hand's expression did not change, but there was a flicker in his eyes. Li Du noticed this and knew what was going on.
He ignored Li Du and said to the auctioneer, "I'll raise the price. Two thousand dollars."
With that, he said to Li Du, "Did you see it? I didn't see it. I just wanted to — "
"No need to explain. I'll let you have this storage unit." Li Du smiled. "You're as sure as I am. The gold and silver coins are all inside. We all saw their traces."
After saying this in a low voice, he retreated and shook his head at the auctioneer, indicating that he was giving up the bid.
It was not that he was brainless and did not regard money as dirt. It was that he had to return the favor and befriend Magic Hand.
Magic Hand was a very good treasure hunter. Not only was he very capable, but he was also a very good person. Li Du quite liked him and was willing to befriend him.
At the first storage unit, Magic Hand saw through his intentions but did not make a move. It was considered giving him face. Now, he returned the favor to Magic Hand and at the same time displayed his ability.
The prerequisite to becoming friends was respect, and the prerequisite to gaining mutual respect was strength.
Two thousand dollars. Magic Hand took down the storage unit.
He locked it up and walked at the back of the line with Li Du. He laughed in a low voice. "D * mn, you really live up to your reputation as the Boy Wonder. How did you know?"
Li Du found a random reason and said with a smile, "There's something wrong with the painting on the wall. The things that the old man collected on the wall are either old photos or portraits. They are all very beautiful and have a sense of age. Only this painting is different."
"What's this painting about? It's definitely not worth much, but it was preserved in a sturdy and beautiful frame. I'm guessing that this frame was used to preserve something.
"As for why he used such a tattered painting, he was probably afraid that someone would break into his house. If the painting was valuable, it would be stolen. So, he used a worthless painting."
Hearing this, Magic Hand looked at him in surprise and nodded. "Powerful reasoning ability. No wonder you can achieve so much!"
Li Du said, "You saw this too?"
"Not only that," Magic Hand said. "I also have reliable information that the old man stored some valuable things in the basement. I've seen all the rooms, and the last one is the most suitable for this purpose."
The rooms on the third floor were also partitioned and stuffed full of things. Although the auction was fast, it still took a lot of time.
There were a few rooms that Li Du was interested in. Hence, he followed them and kept bidding for these storage units.
In the meantime, Magic Hand took down another storage unit. As the auction ended, it was already afternoon.
The charity organization was in charge of collecting the money. The treasure hunters who had won the bid would bring the number and the money to the charity organization's accountant. After getting permission, they could then clean up the storage unit.
When Magic Hand handed over the money, he gave an extra thousand dollars. The accountant stopped him and said, "Sir, you gave too much money."
"The extra money is my support for your organization. I hope that you can help more people, and I hope that what I'm doing can help you." Magic Hand turned around and bowed, giving a medieval aristocratic greeting.
The members of the public welfare organizations were touched and thanked him one after another.
The treasure hunters were full of praise for what Magic Hand had done. Li Du gave him a thumbs-up. This man was really good at handling people.
He also wanted to donate, but Hans had already handed over the money. Hence, if he did that, it would be superfluous. This kind of thing could only be done on the spot. Otherwise, people would gossip about him.
Back in the basement, he started to worry about how to move the things out. After all, the opening in the basement was very small. It would be a very strenuous task.
Hans wanted to open the door, but Brother Wolf stopped him. He looked at the door, then nodded and let it open.
"What's this for?" Hans asked curiously.
Brother Wolf shrugged and did not answer. When the door opened, he followed them into the storage unit.
Big Quinn took off his jacket and smiled. "Hey, buddy, do you want to help us? I can't thank you enough. "
Brother Wolf did not answer. He entered the storage unit and observed it from a few angles. He pointed to the window and said, "Someone has touched this place. Someone came in from here."
Just then, there was chaos at the entrance of the basement. Someone shouted unhappily, "D * mn it, why are you pushing it? What's going on? "
Someone else shouted, "It's the police. The police are coming in."
Subconsciously, Li Du thought of the auctioneer who had been nice to him and ignored him the whole time. Both Li Du and Hans felt that something was wrong, but they did not know what was wrong.
Now that the auction had ended and the police had come to the basement, and Brother Wolf said that someone had come in and out of the basement window, Li Du suspected that there was a connection.
Regardless of whether there was a connection or not, he had to treat it as if there was a connection. It was better to be prepared!
He quickly said to Hans, "Bring some people out to see what's going on. Block this side. I'll take a look at what's going on here."
Hans waved and Godzilla, Big Quinn, Brother Wolf, and Lu Guan followed him out.
Li Du released the little bug and it quickly flew around the room, starting from the window to look for any abnormalities.
Although it was called the basement of the villa, it was not completely underground. It was a semi-basement with windows on both sides. Li Du's room and Magic Hand's room both had windows that opened to the ground.
The little bug flew up to the window to take a look. There was indeed a problem. The window had not been opened for a long time and was covered in dust. There were footprints on the dust.
Following the footprints, the little bug flew around and searched. Soon, Li Du saw a small box. The box was wrapped in layers of tape, and inside it was a small bag of things that looked like ice crystals.
These things were very beautiful. They were small and small, mixed together. Li Du's heart sank when he saw them. There was no one in America who did not recognize these things. Ice crystals!
In Hollywood blockbusters and American dramas, these things frequently appeared on screen. Even if they did not watch movies or television dramas, Americans were no strangers to them. This was because the government would publicize the dangers of these things every few days.
Without a doubt, these things had been put in previously. When Li Du bid for the room, these things were not there.
After he found the ice crystals, he did not have time to think too much. He quickly released the little bug to open up the black hole and put the small box inside.
Seeing the ice crystals, he was sure that the police were here for this thing. As for the specifics, he could roughly guess:
When he bid for this storage unit, someone came in through the window and put this bag of drugs inside. At the same time, he called the police. The police arrived.
This matter definitely had something to do with the ruthless auctioneer. There were many people here who would frame Li Du. After all, he did not have a good reputation among the California treasure hunters.
However, using a bag of drugs to frame him was a little too high a price to pay. Most people would not do such a thing unless they had a huge conflict with Li Du.
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