The fourth storage unit opened, and there was another pile of mahogany products.
This time, it was not furniture, but two purplish-black wooden shelves. There were many small wooden carvings on the shelves, such as potted plants, cutlery, and small animals.
Like the shelves, most of the carvings were purplish-black, with a small portion being brownish-yellow or reddish-brown.
Seeing these carvings, the treasure hunters were stunned. There's a mahogany storage unit?!
Ever since the storage door opened, they could smell a complex aroma.
The aroma was dominated by the aroma of the wood, slightly sour and spicy. If one smelled it carefully, they could distinguish the scent of sandalwood and a refreshing sour aroma. It was a strange mixture.
Li Du held his flashlight and looked carefully inside, then asked Hans in a low voice, "Did you do this too? Don't tell me you don't know. This place really seems to be made of mahogany! "
Hans gave a shifty-eyed smile and whispered, "Not bad, right? I asked Old Kevin to help me find a mahogany aroma spray. Laotian red sorrel, Vietnamese yellow rosewood, Andaman red sandalwood, and so on. The effect is better when used together. "
Li Du patted him on the shoulder. Good job, good job.
The two of them whispered as they looked at each other. The crowd was also talking.
After smelling the aroma, someone looked at the bald, middle-aged man who had won the mahogany storage unit. "Bald Buck, your storage unit has more mahogany than this one. Why isn't there any aroma?"
Buck looked as if he had been constipated for seven days. He said, "I smelled it just now. There's a smell there too. The smell in this storage unit is too strong. There's a problem!"
Li Du also felt that the smell was too strong. If there were wood professionals who had come into contact with mahogany, they would definitely notice the problem.
But where was there a wood professional here? Mahogany furniture could only be found in wealthy places like California and New York. It was rare to see it in a small city like Flagstaff. The treasure hunters had only heard of it, but had never experienced it.
Therefore, this clear aroma increased the reliability of the storage unit.
The auctioneer, Humphries, raised his hand. "Still 2,000 dollars, 2,000 dollars, 2,000 dollars. Anyone willing to accept this price? Please raise your hand and stand where I can see you —"
"Yes!" Li Du raised his hand for the first time.
Humphries nodded and pointed at him. "Very well, I see you, buddy. You accepted 2,000 dollars. Next, 2,500 dollars."
"Here!" Akkalou Benidito beckoned.
He seemed to be very interested in this storage unit. After looking at it, he let go of the beauty that he had been hugging.
Akkalou Benidito called, and Andrew immediately followed. "Ten thousand!"
"Good heavens!"
"The people of the Hundred Thousand Club are so heroic. Damn it, when can I be like this?"
"It's over. We're just here to watch the show. We didn't bring enough money."
Akkalo-Benidito looked at Andrew playfully. "Hey, Sky Eyes, you've been following me pretty closely. Why, when did you start liking men?"
"F * ck you!" Andrew coldly gave him the middle finger.
The auctioneer called out a price. Li Du raised his hand and said, "Eleven thousand dollars, yes!"
"Twelve thousand!"
"Here, Old Humph, thirteen thousand dollars!"
"I haven't even started spending money. Twenty thousand! Look here, yes, twenty thousand dollars, buddy! "
Hearing this price, Li Du immediately shook his head and walked away. So far, he had withdrawn from four storage units at 20,000 dollars.
The Playboy hesitated for a while, then went back to take a look at the storage unit. When he came back, he called out a price of 24,000 dollars.
Andrew immediately raised the price to 25,000 dollars. Seeing this, the Playboy also backed out of the crowd with the beauty in his arms. He shouted to Andrew, "Alright, idiot, you've got it!"
The previous rosewood storage unit had a price of more than 70,000 dollars. This storage unit looked much more realistic, but after Andrew's bid of 25,000 dollars, no one else dared to bid.
The previous bidding was because the three big shots, Li Du, the Playboy, and Andrew, had bid. Everyone was subconsciously confident in the storage unit.
Now that Li Du and the Playboy had withdrawn from the bidding, and Andrew's bid was obviously to suppress the Playboy, they had concluded:
The three big shots felt that this storage unit was not worth much!
Moreover, the treasure hunters had vaguely realized that there was something wrong with these four storage units. This storage auction was a trap, and they had been treated as prey!
The final price was 25,000 dollars. This was much cheaper than the second rosewood storage unit, but Andrew's expression was frighteningly ugly.
As a member of the Hundred Thousand Club, he naturally had his own uniqueness. He knew better than the other treasure hunters that he had lost big today!
The fifth storage unit was opened. This time, it was filled to the brim with mahogany and porcelain. One look and you could tell that it was fake!
"Sh * t, why did you put so many things in there?" Li Du turned around and stared at Hans.
Hans smiled sheepishly. "I bought too much. Originally, there were six storage units, but in the end, we couldn't settle on one. I didn't want to waste it, so I stuffed it all into this last storage unit."
At this point, he tried to defend himself. "Frugality is a virtue. This is an outstanding quality of you Chinese."
As soon as he finished speaking, he left the auction hall. Someone asked him where he was going, but he shrugged and did not say a word. He quickened his pace and left.
Not many people noticed his whereabouts, as the crowd thought that it would be very chaotic.
When they saw the storage unit, Reginald, Rambis, and the others' vision went black. Reginald collapsed to the ground, and his two dark-skinned men hurriedly helped him up.
This was obviously a scam, and the treasure hunters did not even bother to look at it.
However, Li Du was very serious. After looking, the auctioneer said, "Two thousand dollars, two thousand dollars, the starting price for this storage unit is still two thousand dollars …"
"F * ck you, Humphries. Do you think we're idiots?"
"I'll find out who's behind this! I'm going to kill him! "
"Luckily, I didn't bring much money with me. Who else would bid? This is definitely fake! "
The crowd was abuzz, but Li Du did not care. He raised his hand and said, "Me!"
The auctioneer pointed at him happily and said, "Very good, two thousand dollars, two thousand dollars, two thousand dollars, two thousand five hundred dollars, two thousand five hundred dollars …"
No one made a bid. The crowd raised their middle fingers, as if a bunch of bamboo shoots had sprouted from the storage company.
The final price was two thousand dollars. Li Du shook hands with the auctioneer, and then hung up their locks.
Black Jack said in shock, "Hey, Li, those inside are all fakes, definitely fakes!"
Li Du was even more shocked. "How did you know?! You know what's going on with these storage units? "
A bunch of treasure hunters looked at him unkindly. Seeing this, Black Jack said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm just reminding you out of goodwill!"
"If I find out who's messing with this storage unit, I swear I'll kill him!" Rambis shouted in a shrill voice.
At this time, two cars suddenly drove over. One was a news van with the ABC logo painted on it, and the other was a minibus.
The minibus opened, and a sturdy black woman got off with a group of children, some disabled people, and some elderly people. After the children got off, they lined up and bowed to the treasure hunters. "Thank you, uncle!"
"What?!" The treasure hunters were dumbfounded.
Next to the interview van, there were flashes and flashes, and there were even people carrying video recorders to record the scene …
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