That was the end of the first volume. Next, it was time for the second volume. Mr. Li was going to change his personality and take the initiative! Also, Shell would like to ask for recommendation votes. I hope that everyone can vote for me. Thank you! * * * *
Andrew, Dog Tail Reginald, Rambis, Bald Buck, and Li Du — the five of them lined up for a group photo.
A reporter was speaking to the camera. "… The storage auction industry in this city has launched a charity auction today to address the lack of funds for the welfare home.
"There are five storage units in this auction, mainly beautiful porcelain and practical furniture. In the end, the five treasure hunters beside me won five storage units, raising a total of 229,000 dollars …"
Reginald was in a daze, Rambis was in despair, Buck had an ugly expression, Andrew was smiling, and Li Du was elated. This was how the five of them felt at that moment.
The beautiful, black-haired female host spoke to the camera and looked at the five of them. "Next, I will be interviewing the kind treasure hunters. Let us hear what they have to say."
The camera turned around, and the five of them immediately smiled. However, one of them smiled sincerely, one of them smiled reluctantly, and the other three looked uglier than crying.
The female host was about to ask questions when the auctioneer, Humphries, came up. He said, "Me too, host. We have six people for this charity event."
"Huh?"
"I am the auctioneer. According to the contract, I can get 10 percent of the earnings. I am also willing to donate the money to the welfare home, to my old friend Mother Mesa." Humphries pointed to the black woman beside him.
Mother Mesa was smiling so widely that her face was almost blooming. A donation of more than 200,000 dollars would be a great help to her welfare home.
The interviews were conducted according to the amount, from lowest to highest. The first to speak was Li Du.
Li Du tidied up his clothes and waved to the camera. He smiled. "I am very happy to be able to participate in this charity event. Ever since I joined the treasure hunting industry, I have been thinking about how to help those who need us. Thank God, I got this opportunity. "
"In addition, as far as I know, there is an AIDS aid team preparing to organize a similar charity event. I think we treasure hunters would be happy to join.
"As a normal person, I cannot understand their pain. So as long as I can help them, no matter what criticism I receive, no matter how much effort I have to put in, I am willing to bear it!"
The female host smiled and said, "You really are a kind gentleman."
Next was Andrew. Since there was nothing for Li Du to do, he strolled to the side.
Akkalou Benidito walked over to him and smiled. "Hey, Li, you owe me one."
Li Du understood what he was talking about. Anyone who was not stupid could guess that he was behind this.
So he said, "Yes, man, you've been a great help, or we wouldn't have been able to raise so much money."
Akkalou Benidito said, "The treasure hunters have gone too far. They have slandered your reputation, and their methods are despicable. But by doing this, you will offend many people."
Li Du smiled proudly and said, "This time, I'm not just taking revenge on them. I also hope to help the welfare institute. Therefore, no matter what criticism I receive, I am willing to bear it. "
Hans patted him on the shoulder and said, "As a brother, I will always be with you."
Akkalou Benidito gave him a meaningful look. "You have a powerful brother, but powerful people are often terrifying."
Hans spread out his hands and said, "I didn't notice that."
Akkalou Benidito said, "I was just joking. I didn't think you guys could organize such an event without a sound. It's a pity I didn't notice, or else I would have been willing to participate."
As he said this, he shook his head unwillingly. "Andrew, this guy, benefited from his misfortune. Twenty-five thousand dollars in exchange for a chance to appear on television. D * mn it, he got lucky!"
Naturally, everything for this auction was planned by Hans and Li Du. Hans had set up a warehouse that could be passed off as genuine, and Li Du had found a Chinese woman to act.
However, the appearance of the media was a pleasant surprise. The one who had contacted the media was Mother Mesa. The welfare institute had dealings with the media. After all, this was a place to create buzz.
Li Du remembered that when Sophie's team had done a physical examination for the welfare institute's members, Mother Mesa had said that they were still short of money, and so she had told her that they could raise a sum of money.
Mother Mesa had told the media about this event, and the ABC branch in Flagstaff was very interested. It couldn't be helped; there was no big news in such a small place.
This was the final result, and Li Du was very satisfied with it.
First of all, he had completed his revenge on the treasure hunters for slandering him, and had shown his fangs. Presumably, in the future, if anyone wanted to provoke him, they would have to think twice.
Secondly, through the television station, he had washed away his bad reputation. What he had said previously was equivalent to defending himself, and he felt that what he had said was good enough.
Lastly, he had indeed fulfilled his promise, and had raised more than two hundred thousand dollars for the welfare institute. This was the most important thing.
After the interview, everyone paid up and started to clean up the warehouse, or rather, start to clean up the trash.
Li Du had furniture and porcelain. Although they weren't worth much, they could be sold at a grocery store for a thousand or eight hundred dollars.
The others were miserable, especially Rambis, who had already broken the porcelain and was crying bitterly.
When Li Du and Hans drove away, there were still some treasure hunters who had not left. These people looked at him with respect, and no one dared to mock him anymore.
When he got home, he opened the door and saw Rose watching television.
"You got off work early today?"
"Yeah, I asked my dad's friend to buy something for you. I hope you like it." Rose handed him a box.
Li Du took a look and saw that it was a ginseng. He smiled and said, "I'm so young, I don't need —"
Rose pursed her lips. "Don't force yourself. Did you forget what happened the last time? This is real Changbai ginseng, it will be helpful to you. "
Li Du did not know how to explain, so he accepted the ginseng. He asked, "Is your situation at the police station better now?"
Hearing this question, a rare smile appeared on Rose's face. "Not bad. With a partner, some of the annoying guys don't bother me anymore. Thank you, Li. "
"You're welcome."
Rose hesitated and said, "There's something I wanted to ask you, but I haven't had the chance."
Li Du shrugged and said, "No need to ask, I loved."
"What?!"
"I'm just joking, ask away," Li Du said with a bitter smile.
"How did you know the robber was in that house?" Rose frowned and said, "Oh, don't misunderstand, I'm not suspecting anything. I just want to learn. I went back to the scene, but I didn't find anything."
Li Du said, "You should pay more attention to the details. The house was filled with cheap furniture and clothes, but on the floor were food boxes from a famous hotel. Obviously, the owner had a lot of money recently.
"Also, there were too many food boxes — it's not enough for one person. The ashtray on the table was filled with cigarette butts, but some of them had chewing marks, and some didn't. This means that the person who made the cigarette butts had different smoking habits …
"And the curtains on the second floor, who would open all the curtains during the day in this season?
"There was a new barber on the dining table. There was black hair, which means that someone had a haircut recently. Judging by the length of the hair, this person liked to be bald, and would shave off any hair that grew out …
"Most importantly, if you look closely enough, you can see that there were three different kinds of footprints on the floor recently. But you told me that there was only one person living here!"
Rose was dumbfounded. "…"
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