Chapter 172 Extra Units Again (1/2)
Chapter 172: Extra Units Again
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The treasure hunters lined up in a queue to view the fourth unit. Li Du was among them.
Lil’ Rick stroked his chin with his fingers and sneered at Li Du again. ”Hi Chinaman, not bidding for any unit? Did you forget your wallet?”
”Yeah, you want to lend me some money?” Li Du responded.
”If you call me Daddy, then maybe I will—after all, parents are supposed to help their children out,” Lil’ Rick said with a straight face.
Rick maliciously added, ”I heard China has policies to restrict childbirth, which made some people abandon their own children. For all we know, Li Du might be an orphan. I think he must have yearned for a father to help him out.”
Turis was displeased and pointed at them. ”Hey, that’s too much.”
Li Du, still calm as ever, replied dismissively, ”Get lost—you should be my son instead.”
Hans shook his head. ”No, look at him—tisk, tisk—he’s ugly! Why would you want a son like him? Hmm, but part of him is similar to you, that’s for sure.”
”What?”
”Look, the shape of his ears is similar to yours. Therefore, his dad should have a pair of nice looking ears too,” Hans said in a serious manner.
Some of surrounding treasure hunters were jeering. One of them looked at Rick. ”It’s true—look at you both—your ears are different from each other.”
Li Du made a vicious comment as well, ”If I were you, I would quickly get a DNA test done. Who knows when my fortune will turn into inheritance fortune?”
The atmosphere was undeniably hot and fiery. The words used to spite each other were outrageous and mean.
By now the treasure hunters who should have been looking at the unit had their attention on Li Du, Hans, and the Ricks.
The onlookers looked as if they were anticipating something more from their confrontation with each other.
The auctioneer decided to step in to ease things up: ”Everyone please be quiet; if you don’t want to attend the auction, please leave, okay? Please focus on the fact that we are here for the auction, not to watch some quarreling, alright?”
A treasure hunter replied, ”Don’t worry, pal—of course we’re for the auction—but juicy talk shows like this can’t be missed.”
Li Du didn’t want to be a laughing stock. Rick had the same thought as well. ”You both have sharp tongues, but so what? Today, you both are doomed to be losers!”
The auction continued, Li Du didn’t attempt to bid for the other two units; he preferred a unit that would offer a better return.
All five units were successfully auctioned off. Li Du was waiting for the Ricks to unpack unit 42.
Just then, the auctioneer’s phone rang. Seconds after he picked up the phone, he quickly shouted, ”Hey you lucky fellows, don’t leave yet! There are two extra units available for auction!”
The treasure hunters started to gather again.
The Ricks had a strange smile on their faces. Li Du noticed the Ricks had been stealing glances at him; he was baffled.
The two extra units were units 92 and 105.
When the entrance of unit 92 was opened, everyone saw a large number of cardboard boxes.
As these cardboard boxes were stacked nicely, the treasure hunters could not make out what was inside them at all.
Li Du released the little bug to take a look inside.
Contrary to his expectations, there were lots of motorcycle parts in the boxes!
Headlights, transmissions, drive shaft assemblies, oil tanks, batteries, exhaust pipes, gas tanks, bumpers, fenders, and many, many more.
An important thing to note, though, was that these parts were secondhand.
Many of them were rusty; some of them were broken or had a missing part or screw. These parts were not worth much in the market.
The remaining treasure hunters started to raise up a ruckus:
”D*mn, what’s inside those boxes? How do we bid when we can’t even see a thing?”
”Man, I hate these type of units—what bullsh*t is this? Is the storage company telling us to gamble?”