This storage unit was arranged more neatly than the mahogany storage unit. There were ordinary tables and chairs, as well as two rows of tall, heavy bookshelves.
There were many books on the bookshelves, as well as some porcelain and boxes. Some of the porcelain was covered in a layer of dust, while others were carefully protected in the boxes, filled with cotton and foam.
The treasure hunters were stunned, especially Dog Tail Reginald.
Diana's message was that there was valuable China porcelain in the storage unit, and it was protected in boxes filled with cotton and foam.
Obviously, this storage unit matched her description. But what about the first storage unit?!
Flagstaff was just a small town, and the National College of Flagstaff was a diploma mill that specialized in scamming international students. The shareholders of such a place and school couldn't be rich.
In other words, he couldn't have collected a lot of valuable porcelain and mahogany furniture.
Even if he had collected many pieces of porcelain, they shouldn't have been stored separately. They should have been carefully placed together.
"Maybe this guy thinks he can't put all his eggs in one basket?" someone muttered.
"Stupid! Storing eggs separately is to avoid risk! What's the risk of storing porcelain without moving it? "
"D * mmit, I know, the storage unit just now was fake. He was worried that his collection would be stolen, so he made a fake storage unit to confuse the thieves!"
Hearing this, Reginald's eyes twitched. He couldn't be bothered to participate in the auction anymore, and quickly ran back to check on the porcelain he had won.
The old auctioneer didn't care about the treasure hunters' guesses. When everyone had finished looking, he raised his hand and said loudly, "Now, let's start with a new storage unit. This one looks good, so I'll start with 2,000 dollars!"
The two porcelain storage units clashed, and the treasure hunters hesitated.
Some even backed out of the auction immediately. They looked at Hans with gloomy expressions, guessing the truth of the matter.
"D * mmit, let's go, someone's playing tricks!"
"Unlucky Reginald, do you think there's a problem with the mahogany storage unit?"
"Don't worry about it, we'll just watch the show, we won't bid!"
"Yes, everyone be careful," Rambis, who had two black companions with him, shouted. "That sly Chinaman made a dirty deal with the devil. He's very vicious, and loves to hurt people!"
The crowd became restless, and the discussion became noisier. The treasure hunters became more and more agitated.
Hans said in a low voice, "We underestimated these guys' intelligence. Okay, the Soviet Iron Fist punishing the world is over."
Li Du shrugged. "The operation has been very successful."
Old Humphries had no choice but to continue shouting, "Two thousand, two thousand, two thousand, is there no one willing to accept this price? Then …"
Still, no one spoke. Everyone was watching.
Li Du raised his hand calmly. "Me."
The people around him looked at him in confusion.
Humphries was overjoyed. He pointed at him and said, "Okay, 2,000 dollars, 2,000 dollars has been taken. Now I want 2,100 dollars, 2,100 dollars, yes, 2,100 dollars!"
"2,100 dollars, deal!" Black Jack also made a move. He had been watching Li Du and Hans, but did not find any loopholes.
Therefore, he felt that it was worth the risk.
The auctioneer continued to bid, and more people followed suit. However, it was not as crazy as the previous two units.
The price climbed to 5,000 dollars. Li Du raised his hand again. "Us, 6,000 dollars."
Old Humphries was about to say something, but Andrew, who had been frowning in thought, suddenly said, "Old Humphries, 10000 dollars!"
Cocky Andrew was, after all, a member of the Hundred Thousand Club. Everyone trusted his judgment. Seeing him raise the price, some of the treasure hunters who had backed out of the auction became uncertain.
Andrew was not stupid. He explained, "I'm not sure of the value of the porcelain. I bid because 10,000 dollars isn't much. It's worth the risk."
Hearing this, some of the people who were ready to make a move calmed down.
"Is that so? You want to take the risk? Great, I want to take the risk too. 15000 dollars! "A lazy voice came from the entrance of the storage unit.
Everyone heard the voice and looked over. Li Du saw that the bidder was wearing a beachwear and beach pants, squatting at the entrance of the storage unit and looking in. He had a cynical smile on his face and a tall, dark-haired beauty was massaging his shoulders.
"Playboy, this guy is here too?" Hans gasped. "Sh * t, the storm is brewing again. The Soviets are going to punish the whole world?"
This person was the Playboy Akkalou Benidito, who had invited them to the Sotheby's auction.
The corner of Li Du's mouth twitched. "Looks like we're going to offend all the treasure hunters in Flagstaff."
There were only four members of the Hundred Thousand Club in the whole of Flagstaff. Cocky was one of them, and so was the Playboy. The other two were not often seen in Flagstaff, so Li Du had not met them yet.
Akkalou Benidito was on good terms with them. Li Du had asked Hans about him when he had a cold.
If this storage unit was really bought by Akkalou Benidito, when the truth was revealed, their friendship would come to an end.
Seeing Akkalou Benidito raise the price, Andrew's expression changed. He stared at the other party fiercely and shouted, "Here, 20000 dollars!"
Akkalou Benidito followed without hesitation. "Then, 25000 dollars!"
The two of them had a personal grudge. Every time they met for business, there would be a bloodbath over money.
The treasure hunters knew this, and also knew that the reason for the fight was because of the valuable storage unit.
Obviously, this storage unit was valuable.
The treasure hunters who were prepared to watch the show could no longer stay out of it. They quickly joined in. When Akkalou Benidito finished his bid, Rambis also raised his arm. "26000 dollars!"
The person next to him said angrily, "Rambis, didn't you say that this storage unit was China Li's doing?!"
"27000 dollars!" Blackjack also quickly started bidding.
"28000 dollars!"
Akkalou Benidito nodded. "30000 dollars, here!"
"32000 dollars, d * mn it," Andrew raised the price.
Hans also took the opportunity to step in. "35000 dollars!"
"..."
The previously stagnant atmosphere was stirred up again, and people started bidding fiercely again.
35000 dollars, 40000 dollars, 51000 dollars. In less than a minute, the price of this storage unit had exceeded the final price of the first storage unit.
The price was still climbing. When it reached 70000 dollars, the number of people bidding finally decreased.
At this time, the treasure hunters suddenly realized that Li Du, Hans, Akkalou Benidito, and Andrew had all dropped out of the bidding.
While no one was bidding, Rambis took the opportunity to shout again, "72000 dollars!"
The other treasure hunters hesitated. They looked at Akkalou Benidito and Andrew, but neither of them made a bid. Thus, the crowd hesitated again and again, and did not continue bidding.
The auctioneer, Old Humphries, pointed at Rambis and said, "72000 dollars, going once, going once, going once 72000 dollars, going twice, going twice. If no one continues bidding, I'm going to drop the hammer — going thrice! Sold, this storage unit belongs to you! "
Discussions immediately broke out.
"72000 dollars, d * mn it, what if there are no antiques in there?"
"I still don't think it's right. That China guy stopped bidding when it reached 40,000 dollars!"
"Andrew and Akkalou Benidito's bidding doesn't seem to be because of the storage unit. It's more like they're fighting over it."
Rambis, on the other hand, was full of confidence in this unit. He happily locked up his door and laughed. "Watch me make a fortune, cowards!"
Andrew patted him on the shoulder and said, "Taking a risk with 72000 dollars, you're really brave!"
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