Chapter 57: Lucky Again (1/2)
Chapter 57: Lucky Again
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Storage unit 240 contained the antique clocks Within it were piles of boxes At the doorway, there was so to venture a risk for it
Rahide wasn’t cheap Such a large roll could sell for at least a thousand dollars And the wooden boxes in it had been arranged tidily and wrappedvaluable, or they wouldn’t have been kept so carefully
Considering all this, the storage unit orth quite a lot
The fact that Hans and Li Du were deteret it just emphasized its value The other treasure hunters only knew that they had gotten information on the antique clocks from Andrew But they didn’t kno much information Hans and Li Du had
So when Hans and Li Du bid for the unit, the others would definitely bid along with the, one could easily guess what the boxes contained
This hy they had asked to cooperate with The President's Umbrella They couldn’t do it the them
Luckily, there were many boxes in the unit, but there couldn’t be that many antique clocks; in a way, the boxes had become a cover for the antique clocks
The auctioneer raised his hand and said, ”Everyone can see the large roll of rahide at the doorway We all know that rahide is worth quite a lot So I think the starting price of 400 dollars is quite reasonable Is anyone willing to take it?”
”One thousand dollars!” The President's Ue of a nouveau riche treasure hunter
The alliance between Li Du, Hans, and The President's Un their na the terms of the alliance No one else knew that they were in cahoots
Most of the people looked toward Hans and Li Du Obviously, they had inferred fro to do with the antique clocks However, they weren’t sure…
Hans carried on bidding as if he hadn’t seen them look at hi hi the storage unit more closely
The auctioneer pointed at hi, the voice of The President's Uain ”One thousand five hundred dollars!”
Hans snorted Just as he was about toon his sleeve Li Du shook his head ”That cowhide can only sell for up to one thousand dollars Do you want to risk paying more than 1,500 dollars?”
”I just can’t stand hirumbled ”Does he think that he’s the only one with money?”
The President's Ulance His face remained as stern as ever
The others who had been hoping to join in the auction gave up With their little act, Li Du and Hans hadthat they had only bid for the cowhide
If it was only for the cowhide, then it was just as Li Du had said—1,500 dollars was already quite risky
But the world would never be short of treasure hunters willing to take risks Someone placed a bid for 1,600 dollars
Withouta beat, The President's Umbrella raised his price to 2,000 dollars More people pulled out, but so, their eyes fixed on the wooden boxes There would always be those with sharp eyes ast the treasure hunters
”Two thousand five hundred dollars Very good The price is now 2,500 dollars Someone has bid 2,600 dollars Okay, The President's Umbrella has bid 2,700 dollars…”
At 2,500 dollars, The President's U with s before bidding