Chapter 89 Ferrari (2/2)
The new arrangement wasn’t as profitable for Hans, but he didn’t mind. He thought that splitting the profits according to each person's workload was the only way that their partnership could last a long time. Indeed, he felt much more fired up with the new arrangement.
That night, Hans started to look for new information on storage auctions. The next day, Li Du got a message from him saying that in five days a company in Phoenix would be holding an auction. There would be a total of seven storage units up for sale.
The two of them set out for Phoenix.
On the way, Li Du asked, ”What’s up with the storage units this time?”
Hans said, ”The storage company is called ‘Memorial.’ They have about 300 storage units. The seven storage units up for auction belong to four households.
”I asked around a bit. One of the units contains Ferrari spare parts: a seat and a steering wheel. They’re worth quite a lot, maybe a few tens of thousands.”
Li Du nodded. ”So we’re here for the Ferrari spare parts this time, right?”
Hans slapped the truck’s steering wheel. ”That’s right!”
With that slap, the car started malfunctioning again. Maybe the wiring in the steering wheel had a problem. The wipers started moving back and forth across the windshield, and all the lights lit up, stubbornly refusing to switch off.
”This d*mn, rotten car!” Hans raged.
Li Du glared at him. ”Shut up. Even a tank of gas could become rotten in your hands. Can’t you treat it better?”
Hans replied sulkily, ”I was already being very gentle to it. Never mind. This must be God telling us that we should get a new truck. Time to start saving for one.”
Their first destination was the steampunk hotel. Bedes, still dressed as a European gentleman of olden times, smiled at them. ”Hey, man. Looks like some good storage units are going to appear in Phoenix again.”
Hans hugged him. ”Nope. We’re here to play, and see you.”
Letting go of him, Bedes hugged Li Du. Hans stretched his hands out toward the young man with delicate features behind the bar. ”Come, Nick, let older brother give you a hug of love.”
The young man didn’t hesitate to pull a short-barrelled shotgun out from under the counter. ”What did you say? Big Fox, I don’t think I heard you clearly.”
”I said, please make me a cocktail,” Hans said wretchedly.
The young man teased, ”I really want to hear you what you said earlier. Did you say a hug of love?”
”Uh, the cocktail I want is called the ‘Hug of Love.’”
”We don’t have it. We do have something called ‘A Gun’s Embrace.’ Do you want one?”
”No, nevermind,” Hans said, put in his place.
After depositing their luggage at the hotel, the two of them set out for Memorial Storage Co.
The storage company was located in the Mesa district of Phoenix. After making their way in, Li Du let out his flying bug to take at look at the goods in the storage units.
The first two units were full of normal household items. The most valuable things in there were some planks and a lawnmower.
He found what they were looking for in the third storage unit. It had been converted into a racecar unit. There were pictures of racecars pasted on its walls. A helmet sat on a table, and racecar parts and automotive equipment were scattered all around the floor.
In a wooden cabinet, he found a well-kept seat and a small steering wheel. There was a small, galloping horse emblazoned in the middle of the steering wheel. Obviously, these were the Ferrari seat and steering wheel Hans had been talking about.
Li Du wasn’t happy at finding them, however. The storage unit looked very valuable. It wouldn’t be easy for them to get their hands on it.
He looked further. The fourth storage unit gave him some consolation. It contained more automotive equipment. Evidently, it had belonged to the same owner as the third unit. This would divert the attention of the treasure hunters.
The fifth storage unit contained a lot of oddly curved wooden logs. As the bug flew over them, Li Du’s eyes lit up.
He made a big discovery!