Conrad was groaning from the blow . Shielding his head with both his hands, his body
curled up, he rolled on the ground .
A sluggish look remained on Merlot's face . He looked like a statue, sitting in the
warehouse wordlessly .
The owner of the warehouse company was getting nervous . He shouted, "Stop fighting,
stop fighting! F*ck, let him give me the money before beating him! Dammit, pay up!"
Li Du got his accountant to transfer five million . Then he handed over four more
hundred-dollar bills .
Li Du said to the owner, "Don't be anxious . He will definitely pay you . Otherwise, he had
better stay out of the auction industry for the rest of his life . "
"He might not have that much money . It's a million and a half we're talking about," a
treasure hunter nearby gloated .
Li Du smiled, "He doesn't have it, but his father does . His father will have to cover up for
him . Otherwise, his family would lose all their resources and connections in the auction
industry . "
Old Anthony had only one son, Conrad . He single-mindedly wanted to nurture his son,
bringing him up to be an outstanding treasure hunter that would take over the family
business . He had guided Conrad for many years and gave him the freedom to auction
by himself for training purposes . He had high expectations of Conrad .
Unfortunately, Old Anthony had put all his focus into his son's capability, intelligence,
procurement channels, and other technical areas . He had neglected the development of
his son's character, which led to the current situation .
Of course, it could also be that Old Anthony had never placed an emphasis on his son's
character . After all, he was infamously known himself in the treasure hunter circle . The
apple did not fall far from the tree .
It was getting late in the day . Li Du had originally wanted to go through the two
remaining warehouses the next day . However, Hans suggested that they organize the
warehouse containing the dated books . Compared to machines, old books were easier
to organize and pack .
Godzilla, Big Quinn, Brother Wolf and Big Ivan started working . Their attitude was
commendable as they got through the tasks productively . That invited envious looks
from the other treasure hunters nearby .
Lu Guan chipped in enthusiastically as well . Someone recognized him and asked,
"Brothers, are you also the moving company?"
"No, we are not . "
"But you are also doing the moving work? And putting so much effort into it?" That
treasure hunter was surprised .
Lu Guan laughed, "We all love this team, and want to contribute to the best of our
ability . "
The treasure hunter, envious, asked Li Du, "Li, how did you set up the team? Where did
you find all these people? They are unbelievable . "
Hans answered for Li Du, "If you pay your subordinates ten thousand dollars every
month, they will definitely display enthusiasm when they do their job . "
"Ten thousand dollars a month?" the treasure hunters scoffed . "Come off it!"
Godzilla shrugged after exchanging a look with the rest of the team . In fact, Li Du paid
them more than that . Counting their trip to Africa, overall, not a single person on the
team received less than fifty thousand .
Bringing boxes of books with them, they drove towards the hotel in their rented truck .
Li Du wanted to see if there were any limited-edition collections among all the comics
they had brought back . However, as the comics had all been boxed up, it was not easy
to sort them back in the hotel . Hence, he had to leave them in the boxes .
The next day, they had to return to organize and clean up warehouse number 102 .
There were still some machines and watches inside .
Opening the warehouse, Hans smiled, "50,000 dollars for all these . You put a lot of
thought into punishing that bastard Conrad . "
Li Du shrugged, "I did not take down this warehouse just to deal with him . Are you
saying these can't be sold off even for fifty thousand?"
Hans said, "They are fakes, nothing very valuable . "
Li Du pushed the cabinet aside, revealing a few machines behind . He asked, "What if
we included those?"
Seeing the machines, Hans' eyes lit up . Running his hand over them, he said, "Strap-
cutting machine, precision machine tool, assembling machine and dial-adjustment
machine . Hey, they are not too shabby . "
Li Du asked, "What's their worth?"
Hans said cheerfully, "That depends on our sales channel . However, my estimation is
that we will not make a loss . We would be able to get back our 50,000 dollars . "
As they were discussing this, someone walked over hurriedly .
Brother Wolf stopped him, "Sorry, sir, this is a private warehouse . "
The stranger was a middle-aged blonde man . Wearing a pair of shades and a wide
smile, he did not look threatening .
Once Brother Wolf stopped him, he took off his shades slowly and said, "I want to talk to
Mr . Li . He is here, right?"
Hearing that, Li Du stuck his head out, "Who is looking for me?"
The two of them quickly scanned each other from head to foot .
Looking at the man, Li Du frowned . He seemed familiar, as though they had already met
before . "You are?"
"George Anthony," the middle-aged man smiled . "We come from the same town . We
are both Arizona guys . "
George Anthony was the father of Conrad Anthony . It was clear to Li Du now . No
wonder he seemed familiar . Conrad had his father's eyes .
Li Du imagined that the recent episode would perturb George Anthony . After all,
Conrad's losses amounted to a million and a half . However, he had not expected
George Anthony to arrive so quickly . He must have gotten here overnight .
George held out his hand, and Li Du, seeing no reason to refuse, shook it .
Shaking his hand, George did not seem angry . Instead, he smiled, "Li, I've heard all
about you . A good lad from Arizona and an outstanding treasure hunter from Flagstaff . "
Li Du could not make out George's intentions and responded vaguely, "You flatter me . "
George released his hand and pointed to the warehouse next to them . He said, "My son
is in there . He ran into some conflict, with you, right? I've asked him about it, and it is his
problem . I'm here to apologize to you . "
Li Du thought that George was here to confront him for beating Conrad . He had been
long waiting to deal with George Anthony .
In the end, it was just the opposite of what he expected . George chatted politely and
took the initiative to apologize first . It was a sincere apology . He even mentioned that he
would teach his son a lesson and said that he hoped they could be friends .
Although Li Du agreed warmly, he did not believe George's words . If those words had
come from the great Chris Bell, Li Du would have believed them . Bell was a man of his
word and a rare gentleman .
George Anthony, on the other hand, was someone who said one thing and did another .
He was known for putting up a front .
However, George and Li Du did not get into any conflict and had a good chat . In the
end, they even exchanged contact information . It was like meeting a new friend .
Li Du apologized too . He mentioned that he had not expected all that had happened . He
had not known that number 103 warehouse carried counterfeit goods . It was only when
Conrad opened up the warehouse that he knew they were all fakes .
They were still chatting when a shout rang out from the warehouse next door . Then
someone ran over .
Li Du glanced over . Wasn't that Hans' former partner?
Merlot dashed over and shouted at George Anthony, "This is not fair! This is not fair! I'm
not the leader, I'm just his partner . Why must I fork out one million?!"
Hearing that, Li Du understood what had happened .
At the auction for warehouse number 103, Merlot and Conrad had been partners . They
were to share the cost of that bid . If they both shared an equal standing in the
partnership, they would pay equal shares and split the profits equally . Otherwise, they
were to shell out money based on their standing in the partnership .
Chapter end
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