Chapter 256 Group of Novices (2/2)

Li Du replied, ”I treat this as a warning to myself never to gamble again.”

Hans laughed, ”Actually, you only wanted to satisfy your curiosity!”

Well, Hans was right about this.

Dog Ears had a troubled look on his face. ”This idiot lost five million dollars. We don’t have that much money—that’s why we need your help.”

”So you’re hoping I can win five million dollars from the casino?” Li Du asked.

Dog Ears said, ”Not really. We heard that Comanche Casino’s boss, Marlin, has instructed his men to avoid any conflict with you.”

”So?”

Dog Ears wore an embarrassed smile and said, ”We were thinking maybe you could help us negotiate with them. They are obviously wary of you, Li. They won’t do anything funny if you help us.”

”I’m glad that you think so highly of me,” said Li Du, ”but it’s not true that the casino is wary of me. I’m only a foreigner.”

Dog Ears looked at Li Du. ”Li, please help, we are fellow treasure hunters..”

Hans was worried that Li might soften his stance and quickly replied, ”When you plotted against him, did you consider that he’s your fellow treasure hunter then?”

Hans waved his hand dismissively and continued, ”Godzilla, see our guests out. Li needs to rest now.”

Although Li Du was generally a kind-hearted person, he was not someone who would go all out to help another person either.

He laughed, ”Yeah, I’m quite tired. Mr. Rick, if I were you, I would go to the police instead of going around listening to some useless gossip.”

The Ricks wanted to continue pleading and persuading Li Du, but Godzilla shoved them out of the door.

Hans heaved a sigh of relief. ”Good, now the world is quiet.”

Li Du commented, ”This incident shows that the wicked will have the wicked to deal with—it’s a Chinese saying that makes perfect sense!”

The auction they would be attending this time was a small one; only six storage units were on auction.

Li Du felt no need to check out the units in advance, as he could use the little bug to check the units later.

After a night’s rest in the hotel, they headed for the auction in the morning.

Phoenix was a big city with a population of about 1.5 million residents. There were more than 100 storage companies there, so storage auctions were more frequent compared to surrounding cities.

The storage company holding the auction this round was a well-established company located in the city itself. The company was well-known amongst the treasure hunters and their auctions always attracted more treasure hunters.

When they reached the storage company, Hans went off for a while. When he returned, he was frowning and said, ”D*mn, this auction might be tricky.”

Li Du was using the little bug to check out the storage units; as his focus was on the units, he casually replied, ”Why? I think it should go pretty smooth.”

Hans paused for a moment and said, ”What makes you say that? You think this auction looks promising?”

Li Du shifted his attention back to Hans and laughed, ”Yeah, I looked around. I hardly knew any of the treasure hunters at the auction today—there’s no one we need to be wary of.”

Hans smiled ironically. ”Yup, my findings are the same as yours. But precisely because of that, the auction today will be tricky!”

Li Du recalled the little bug and glanced at Hans. ”Why do you say that?”

Hans puffed out a sigh. ”Because we are going to face a bunch of greenhorns—we’re facing the novice treasure hunters!”