Chapter 546 A Righteous Man (1/2)

Chapter 546: A Righteous Man

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The storage unit contained a lot of sports equipment, and it had been stored well. Regardless of whether they were tourists or treasure hunters, everyone was full of interest for this unit.

The tourists found it weird that Hans shook his head and discouraged them to go after the unit. They asked, ”The great Treasure Tycoon, what is not good about the unit? Why do you not recommend us to participate?”

”That's because I know the reason why all of you are participating in this auction. All of you are doing this out of interest and want to experience what it's like to be a treasure hunter. Of course, if you can earn some cash out of it, that's even better, right?”

The tourists nodded to agree with Hans. In fact, when they realized that the business could make money, they actually wanted to make more money. They couldn't bring themselves to say this, however—it would be shameful to say so.

”There is no doubt that this unit is worth more than the previous ones,” continued Hans. ”But what does this mean? This means that there are more competitors bidding for the unit—it will require more cash to win the bid!

”Even if you won the unit and there's still a profit margin, do you have the time to deal with it? As you can see, there is too much sports equipment inside. If you want to earn more money, you'll need to sell it in batches to the sports store, and this requires a lot of time and energy . . . ”

Listening to Hans's explanation, the tourists felt that it made a lot of sense and many of them decided not to bid for the unit.

The auctioneer raised his hand for attention. ”Everyone has seen what's inside this unit—even I can tell that it's worth bidding on. So I think the starting bid of 500 dollars is reasonable . . .”

Just when the auctioneer mentioned the starting bid, Li Du immediately chimed in, ”1,000 dollars!”

This was the largest increase of the entire bid. The auctioneer was elated. He pointed at Li and shouted, ”Okay, 1,000 dollars, 1000 dollars, 1,000 dollars, this friend here bid 1,000 dollars, how 'bout 1,100 dollars?”

”Me.” One treasure hunter raised his hand.

Another treasure hunter placed his bid. ”One thousand two hundred dollars.”

A tourist finally made up his mind to bid. ”One thousand three hundred dollars.”

Although Hans had discouraged them from bidding on the unit, some wanted to try their luck at getting the unit at a low price. After all, the profit margin seemed good enough.

”Two thousand dollars!” Li Du made his bid in an imposing voice, loud and clear without hesitation. He also directly faced the tourists. It looked like he wanted to fulfill what he had said earlier.

The main goal of the tourists was to sightsee and enjoy themselves. They had come to the United States for leisure. It was not in their agenda to create trouble or provoke anyone. Seeing Li Du's aggressive bid was kind of daunting.

Nevertheless, there was still one tourist who really liked the unit; he gritted his teeth and said, ”2,100 dollars.”

Li Du arrogantly made another bid, yelling, ”5,000 dollars! Who else wants it?!”

The tourists gasped, taking in a mouthful of hot air. This price was too high. Even when the final bid price for the previous eight units was totaled up, it did not equal 5,000 dollars.

Actually, the bid of 5,000 dollars was not aimed at the tourists, but intended for the treasure hunters instead. He didn't want them bidding either.

Hans was not trying to mislead the tourists about the unit. What he had said was the truth. It would be troublesome to handle the items if the tourists won the unit.

But the treasure hunters would have no problem handling the unit. They had the resources, the time, and the energy required to clear and sell the items.

Therefore, they were definitely interested in winning the unit. Li Du was not interested in fighting a tug of war with the treasure hunters. He had to win by acting as though he was interested in the unit, but instead wanted to keep it from falling into the hands of the tourists.

If the treasure hunters realized his real motive, then the price could get out of control.

A storage unit containing sports equipment was not worth 5,000 dollars in the eyes of the treasure hunters. No matter how they looked at the unit, they felt that the amount was too high; it was not cost-effective.

And as they backed off from bidding, the auctioneer proceeded to wave and began his auction chant; ”5,000 dollars, 5,000 dollars, 5,000 dollars, anyone want to make a bid? Okay then, 5,000 dollars once . . . twice . . . deal!”

Li Du nodded. Finally, he got hold of the unit. Everything had gone well.

The tenth unit was opened for viewing, and soon another round of bidding started.