Chapter 1629 - Cigar and Watch (1/2)

Chapter 1629: Cigar and Watch

The auction had ended. That had been the last warehouse.

After hearing Olly’s words, the Jacket Youth asked, “What does that mean?”

A few children rushed forward, elbowing each other, and shouted to Li Du:

“Let me say it, let me say it.””Can I say it?””I will say it, let me say it!”

Li Du smiled and nodded, “Don’t push. What do you guys want to say? All of you can go ahead.”

Victoria immediately said to the treasure hunters, “You guys are so stupid. Can’t you tell that we were putting on an act? Are all adults so silly? Seems like you guys are dumber than children!”

“It was all just acting. There’s a cigar box in the warehouse. Teacher Li got us to put on a show. I was to bid suddenly and he would scold me by telling the bottom line. Hence, you guys would really think that we have exceeded our threshold with that bid…”

“The last one was the same. Teacher Li got us to put on an act. How do you think we bid? We fought to bid, and it was all arranged by Teacher Li!”

“That’s right. If not for that, you guys would continue to bid as well. The items in this warehouse are very valuable. You guys could tell that, right?”

The treasure hunters wore a dejected expression. Their boat had really capsized. A group of professional treasure hunters has been fooled by a bunch of children!

The Jacket Youth tried his best to look calm. He laughed coldly, “Don’t be too proud. You guys have spent a lot of money to take down that warehouse. Who told you guys that we would continue to follow the bid? We had never intended to fork out as much as ten thousand dollars!”

The children were stunned and looked at Li Du.

Li Du laughed. “Anything works as long as we can make a tidy profit. Remember, the motive of participating in the warehouse auction is to make money. When you are not sure about how determined the competing bidders are, it’s also a good idea to deal with them by making a high bid, as long as you can make money.”

“Can we make money from this warehouse?” Ivana asked.

Brother Wolf also attended the auction as a parent. He smiled. “When boss strikes, he never returns empty-handed. Hence, he has been crowned the Treasure Hunting King!”

“What’s in that warehouse?” The children were getting excited.

Li Du arranged for Bill to bring along a few of the children to pay up. Then he went to open up the warehouse with the cigar box. He gestured for Olly to move the box out.

That cigar box was jade green and look like it had been coated with crystallized turquoise stones. Of course, it was not real turquoise, just a sort of green glass.

Typically, cigar boxes would maintain their original wooden color. Hence, when the other treasure hunters saw that its exterior was turquoise, they had not associated it with a cigar box.

Li Du patted the box and said, “Young buddy, what’s your name? Just now you said that you recognized what this is, right?”

The blonde boy realized that he had been singled out. He smiled widely and said, “That’s right, I’ve seen a cigar box like this one. My great-grandfather had one. I remember that he said the cigars inside were called Five Election.”

Li Du gave him a thumbs-up. He flipped over the cigar box. There was a small bronze plate on it. Its brand was written on the plate: 5 Election.

A treasure hunter tutted, “So what if it is really a cigar box? There might not be cigars inside, or the cigars might have been damaged.”

Li Du smiled at him and opened up the box. There was a row of cigars neatly placed inside.