Chapter 48 Don’t Fret, There’s More (1/2)
Chapter 48: Don’t Fret, There’s More
Translator: Vicky_Editor: Vicky_
Looking at the belt, a middle-aged man beside Andrew started laughing loudly. ”Rookie, for God’s sake, I don’t want to make fun of you, but why are you guys always so full of yourselves? It’s just a belt.”
Andrew raised his eyebrows. ”Don’t laugh, this belt does have some value.” He went closer to the belt and started analyzing. ”This looks like a real Nazi Schutzstaffel belt. Look at this eagle head. If it’s pointing to the left, it represents Germany. Right means the Nazis. It points to the right. Thus this would be a Nazi SS belt.”
When Andrew finished talking, he flipped over the belt. The back of the buckle had an icon with two streaks of lightning. The name ”Schutzstaffel” was often shortened to ”SS.” Lightning was the typical icon used by the SS and could be considered the symbol of this organization.
”Shit, it has the SS symbol. This was the belt of a Schutzstaffel commander, probably from before 1929,” Andrew continued. ”If I’m right, this buckle even works as a weapon. The four buttons are the trigger, and pressing them would shoot the bullets.”
The Schutzstaffel was established in April of 1925. In the beginning, they were Hitler’s guards, as well as tools to deal with his political enemies. They were a paramilitary group and operated on a small scale.
Starting from 1929, the group was led by Himmel. The Schutzstaffel started growing rapidly. By early 1933, its members had increased to about fifty thousand people.
As the number of men multiplied, the equipment of the members was not as refined. The belts, for example, had no SS symbol for later members.
From July of 1934, the Schutzstaffel replaced the Sturmabteilung of the Nazis and took a leading role as the paramilitary power. With Hitler directly in control, their operations included intelligence and surveillance, becoming an interrogative organization. They were like the Embroidered Uniform Guard of China, and thus their equipment was similar to special forces, having all sorts of hidden functions.
The buckle flipped open, and just as expected, there were four hollow points. Li Du thought of the small box that he had previously found. Opening it, he found some bronze bullets.
Hans took the belt and inserted the bullets in, after which he closed the buckle. It was a perfect fit!
Li Du looked at Andrew and said, ”Although your attitude stinks, I have to admit, you have a good eye. You do know your stuff.”
Andrew gave a condescending chuckle. ”Of course, when I learned about this belt you were still in your mother’s womb. The value of this belt isn’t as high as you think, at most, it would sell for ten grand.”
The surrounding treasure hunters shared looks of envy and despisement.
”Shit, these guys are fortunate, getting something this good.”
”Damn it, why is God blessing these yellow-skins?”
”So what? He’s gonna lose anyway. No matter how lucky he is, he’ll lose!”
Hans repeatedly studied the belt, even putting it on his waist. He ignored the gloating Andrew and the surrounding crowd that was making a ruckus.
”We achieved our goal,” He said and gave Li Du a wink.
They didn’t care about winning or losing anyway, all they cared about was whether they made any profit. This bet was established just to leech off Andrew’s information.
The reason why Hans was depressed before was that this unit had no profit. Now, with a 10,000 dollars Nazi belt, he was naturally elated.
Andrew gestured with his finger to Li Du, saying, ”Alright Chinese man, accept your loss. Give me information on a unit. Remember, I want a premium one, don’t try to fool me, or else I’ll make sure you won’t be able to show your face in this business anymore!”
Li Du shrugged. ”Information on a premium unit? I don’t have any.”
Andrew’s expression warped instantly. He reached out and jabbed a finger at Li Du’s chest. ”If you don’t have any, then you can screw off. Don’t even think of being a treasure hunter again!”