Chapter 56 Alliance (1/2)
Chapter 56: Alliance
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After enjoying the restaurant and residence of the business magnate, Li Du spent the next two days searching the storage units.
He investigated the 25 units thoroughly. He found five that had significant value and diligently noted down their numbers.
In the middle of March, the Red Rock Storage Co. began the auction. The two rushed to the site in the early morning.
When they descended from the pickup, the treasure hunters who arrived before them turned their attention towards the two, many passionately greeting them.
”Hey Big Fox, China Li. Good morning, what a surprise to see you here.”
”Any good stuff today? Let us in on some info, buddy. We haven’t had any good opportunities for two months.”
”For the sake of God, Big Fox, don’t take all the good stuff away.”
Hans seemed to enjoy being the center of attention. However, he did not enjoy it for long, for a group of treasure hunters that came later brought a piece of news.
”Fred, why are you here? Did you rush over here from Phoenix?”
”Of course I had to come. The units this time have some excellent antique clocks, and I want to test my luck.”
”What? Antique clocks? Where did you get that info?”
”Come on, guys, don’t you know? It’s all over the whole of Flagstaff. That guy Cocky was spreading the news yesterday.”
When Li Du and Hans heard this, their hearts sank.
It was at this moment that Hans’s phone rang. He saw who the caller was and gritted his teeth, saying, ”D*mmit, it’s Andrew that b*stard!”
As expected, Andrew’s voice came out from the phone. ”Enjoy your auction. A batch of antique clocks—you better get them! Good luck!”
”Damn you, you underhanded scum!” Hans growled.
Andrew asked indifferently, ”When was I being underhanded? Didn’t I tell you a valuable piece of information? I did tell you guys. It’s just that I said it to many others also.”
Indeed, the two had fallen for this trick. When they set up the bet, they did not ask for the other party to keep the information a secret.
Even if that agreement had been in place, Andrew could always spread the info by making use of someone else’s mouth.
Feeling the rising tensions, Li Du’s expression stiffened. ”This situation isn’t good.”
Hans quickly decided what to do. ”We need to form an alliance—we should choose those who are threatening, or else we might get burned trying to get a unit, and what’s worse, we might fail to get the unit with the clocks.”
”How do we form an alliance?”
”Let me do it. Tell me the quality of the units later.” Hans waved his hand calmly, showing Li Du not to panic.
The auctioneer entered the site. He wore a microphone headset, with the speaker hanging at his waist; he had a rough appearance, which was an appropriate style for a mining town.
”Same old rules—everyone should be familiar with the same old rules, no entering the units, no touching anything that doesn’t belong to you, no fighting and no insults. Whatever else you do, I don’t care. Alright, get in.”
Because Andrew had leaked the info of the antique clocks, many people came to the auction. With about a hundred people, the auctioneer formed groups of four and brought them in group by group.
The first unit was unit 012. There was a large blast fan at the door. It looked aged, with some parts of the paint chipping off.
”What’s the price of this blast fan?” Li Du asked.
Hans pondered this for a moment, and said softly, ”If this can still be used, it still has some demand. I think selling it for five, maybe six hundred should be no problem.”
”Then let’s set five hundred dollars for the base price of this unit?”