Their goal in Indianapolis this time was the Walking Horse Storage Company, a warehouse complex located on the edge of the city.
Li Du didn't understand why Jones, a star with an annual income of millions, didn't rent a better warehouse for the sneakers, such as a small warehouse company for home users.
The Walking Horse Storage Company had hundreds of warehouses. It served the general public, and there were all kinds of things in the warehouses. This kind of warehouse was generally not suitable for storing high-value items.
The warehouse company was located next to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a large racetrack where the annual 500-mile race was held.
At the end of May every year, the racetrack would be crowded with more than 450,000 spectators.
There were a total of 12 warehouses up for auction. Through Kobe, Li Du learned the serial numbers of the warehouses, which were No. 220 and No. 221.
In fact, even if Kobe didn't tell him the serial numbers of the warehouses, Li Du could find them.
The little bug searched 12 warehouses. Only No. 220 and No. 221 were full of sneaker boxes. These boxes were densely piled up, and there were probably more than 1,000 pairs.
Li Du estimated that there would be a lot of people who knew about this warehouse. Admittedly, Kobe knew about the sneakers in the warehouse through the messages between NBA players.
However, other treasure hunters also had their own channels. The warehouse company must have known about the sneakers inside. In order to generate profits, they would take the initiative to pass the news on.
This was not against the rules. The warehouse company could attract many treasure hunters just by describing the appearance of the shoe boxes, not to mention the specific brand of shoes inside.
The little bug shuttled back and forth in the shoe boxes. The shoes inside were brand new and included various brands, such as Nike, Jordan, Adidas, Reebok, Under Armour, and Chinese brands, such as Li Ning and Anta.
Because of the development of the sports industry, there was a strong sneaker culture in the United States. Many people collected shoes, so some special models were expensive.
For example, every Christmas, major sneaker manufacturers would introduce Christmas sneakers for their own stars. They would also introduce signature exclusive sneakers for them. These shoes were relatively valuable.
Li Du didn't understand the sneaker culture. He didn't know which models were valuable, but he was sure that the signed shoes were more valuable than the ones without.
The star players' signatures on the sneakers were very sloppy. He didn't recognize many of the names, but one was very interesting. It was signed in Chinese: Yao Ming.
Of the two storage units, there were more autographed shoes in storage unit 221, while there were fewer in storage unit 220. It was probably mainly stocked with special series shoes.
Other than these two storage units, there was another storage unit that was not bad. There was a racing car inside, and it was not an ordinary racing car.
The racing car was a model, about one meter long. Its unique feature was the material it was made of. It was made of small wooden sticks.
Li Du used the little bug to turn back time and discovered that these materials were not ordinary wooden sticks, but matchsticks.
The maker was a middle-aged man. He cut off the match head and left the matchstick. He glued it together and carved it with a knife. Finally, it became this cart.
This car would definitely make a good decoration in the house. Although it was small, it was very exquisite, perfectly replicating the appearance of a real racing car.
Obviously, this was the masterpiece of a racing enthusiast. In Indianapolis, similar works of art were not uncommon. Many people were crazy about racing and made related works of art.
Li Du wanted to buy the car, not because he liked it, but because he thought it would be a good gift for Francis.
Previously, he had organized an event for Bruce, and Francis had donated the Batman motorcycle for free. He had to repay this favor.
In addition, after seeing this DIY matchstick racing car, he thought of another thing he had: the Ferrari watch motorcycle that he had gotten from the Australian flea market.
As soon as he got those little cars, he put them away and didn't care about them. As a result, he had forgotten about them. In fact, they were just as exquisite and were very suitable as gifts.
Thus, he decided to bid for the warehouse and send the matchstick racecar and the Ferrari to Francis. Since he owned many watches and motorcycles, he could give one to Christian Bell as a gift.
Everything was ready. All that was left was for the east wind to blow.
With his current ability, it was easy to scan the twelve storage units. There was no pressure on his energy. After studying these storage units, he was still in good spirits.
So he went to the racing track not far away with Hans and Brother Wolf to experience the local crazy racing culture.
The racing track was a super attraction in the city of Indianapolis. The venue was large and there were many tourists. Hans went to buy tickets and the three of them lined up to enter.
They first went to the hall of fame museum in the stadium. There were 75 racing cars on display, many of which were the cars of champions and were now treasured.
In addition, there was a huge glass trophy in the hall, provided by Tiffany. It weighed 500 pounds and was almost as tall as a person. They could take a group photo next to it.
After the visit, they went to enjoy the food.
Indianapolis was a famous agricultural city. It was called a big rural area for a reason. There were many farms and pastures here. Naturally, there were a lot of agricultural products. It was called the land of corn.
They happened to be on the outskirts of the city, where there were many farmers' markets. They could buy fresh pork, pork chops, beef and mutton, vegetables, cream, butter, and other non-staple foods, and then find a restaurant to process them.
Like the seafood processing restaurants in Australia, these agricultural processing restaurants were also very unique. The local people liked to do it this way. The food was fresh and cost less.
Hans asked his friends and then went to a restaurant that they recommended. It was called "Eat and Drink." The owner and the waiters lived up to their name. They were big fat people who ate and drank too much.
As soon as the three of them sat down, a fat young man who weighed at least 150 pounds came over. He placed three large beer mugs for them and poured some drinks into them.
This was the local soda, Scorched Root Juice Soda. It was hot outside. The soda was chilled and poured into the mugs. Soon, there was a layer of mist on the walls of the mugs.
Hans handed the things they bought to the waiter. The waiter told them how to eat and how to pay, and then introduced them to a few of the restaurant's specialties. In the end, they ordered a lot of food.
After realizing that they had ordered too much, Hans was depressed and said, "Too much, too much. Godzilla and Big Quinn are not here. How can we eat?"
The fat waiter laughed and said, "Brother, to enjoy life is to enjoy good food. Eat and drink."
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