Li Du paid the bill . The small bar was inexpensive, and he was charged less than five
hundred dollars for over ten people, even though Godzilla alone drank a small barrel .
He told Tina that he needed to visit the warehouse, so he had to leave .
Tina gave an understanding nod . Li Du left right after paying the bill . He walked away in
an unrestrained and natural manner .
They didn't even arrange a time and place to meet again . They both wanted to try and
see if it was really fate that brought them together .
Li Du just walked out when Brother Wolf, who disappeared previously, suddenly showed
up again .
"Is everything fine after the gunshot of earlier?" Li Du asked .
Brother Wolf smiled and said, "There's no camera around . Nothing whatsoever to
record it . "
Li Du was relieved .
Mr . Bicycle Warehouse was located in the northern part of Wynwood . It was an old-
fashioned warehouse company with no wall protection . The warehouses were built one
after another on vacant land .
Wynwood was considered to be Miami's most artistic and historic place . There was a
row of announcement boards in front of the warehouse company . On top of the
announcement boards, there were some old photographs and introductory information .
The reason behind the name "Mr . Bicycle" was that the company took over from the
largest bicycle department store in Miami . Some of the warehouses were formerly used
to store bicycles .
Since there was no wall, Li Du could go in and check things out .
This time, there were not many warehouses up for auction, just about five in total . He
wouldn't usually bother to participate in such small auctions since the chance of getting
valuable items was extremely low .
However, this time, Hans wanted to participate in the topless event . Therefore, he
convinced Li Du to stay for the auction .
As Li Du was wandering around, he released the little bug into the first warehouse .
This warehouse was about 20 square meters in size . It mostly contained moldy
mattresses, tattered coffee tables, some books, tables, and chairs . There was also
some cutlery, bowls, and plates on top of one of the tables .
Seeing this, Li Du understood that someone used to live in this warehouse .
Living in a warehouse was quite inconceivable to most people . After all, there was no
water, no electricity, and no windows . It was just a block of cement, extremely
uncomfortable to live in it .
However, for some poor people, this was a place to stay . The rental of a warehouse
was cheap . It could be one or two hundred dollars, or even less than a hundred dollars
a month, which was much cheaper than renting a house .
Moreover, Mr . Bicycle Warehouse Company had no surrounding walls, so one would be
free to come and go . If it was only a place to sleep, one could bear to use it as a
temporary residence .
Li Du had seen this before . This was the kind of warehouse that treasure hunters hated
most . It was even more annoying than a garbage storehouse of a residential area .
In an auction, this kind of warehouse was usually categorized as a one-dollar
warehouse . No one would buy such a worthless warehouse . People who lived in a
warehouse had to be extremely poor . Thus, what valuable items could one hope to find
there?
Although a garbage storehouse mostly consisted of household waste, sometimes
people would throw away some valuable things, unaware of their potential cost .
However, this kind of poor people's warehouse would not contain anything worth picking
up . Whatever they might have had, they would have sold a long time ago .
Li Du was always thorough at handling matters . He gave it another search . But no,
there was nothing valuable in there .
He entered the second warehouse, had a look, and his spirits fell . Another poor
people's warehouse!
The place was a mess . The people who had lived there were even worse than in the
previous one . There was not even a bed, just a bunch of moldy rotten cardboard .
This warehouse was like a garbage dump . There was a bunch of empty spray paint
cans, tattered clothes and damaged shoes lying around . The wall was painted with
messy patterns . It was disgusting to watch .
Li Du helplessly shook his head and was about to withdraw the little bug . However, as
the little bug was looking at the patterns, he frowned when he found a signature at the
corner .
Banksy!
There was a drawing behind the letters . It was a figure with a backward cap and a black
bandana .
As Li Du saw this name and drawing, he recalled a person that a few art hunters had
mentioned during the drinking session .
After carefully looking at the portrait on the wall, he pondered and withdrew the little
bug . Then, he walked into the next warehouse, which was no different from the two first .
Li Du was speechless . The poor people in Miami really prefer staying in a warehouse?
However, on second thought, for some people, it was good enough simply to have a
place to stay . Although it was difficult to live in such conditions, in Wynwood it was a
common temporary shelter for some so-called "street artists" who had fallen into
poverty .
After he had inspected the five warehouses, Potter asked, "Seen anything interesting,
Li?"
Li Du sighed . "Maybe you'd better ask if I smelled anything interesting . My senses are
more sensitive than an ordinary person's . Anyway, it was just a pile of garbage . "
Potter agreed with a nod . "Just a pile of garbage . That really stinks . "
Li Du asked, "Do you want to join us for the auction the day after tomorrow?"
Potter seemed to be quite excited . He nodded, "Yes, definitely . "
After checking the warehouses, Li Du went back to Hans . He found Hans waiting by the
roadside with an ugly look on his face .
"What's wrong?" Li Du asked . "Have the ladies exposed your evil intentions and chased
you away?"
Hans replied, clearly in a bad mood, "Get out of here! It's not like that . "
He paused and said with a depressed face, "You guys been to Wynwood? Apparently,
there was a shooting incident there, right? The police forced our party to withdraw
because of the security problem . "
Li Du laughed and then presented a sympathetic expression . "That's too unfortunate . "
"Who would disagree?" Hans sighed with regret . "I just met a stunning girl . "
Having said that, he couldn't help but shake his head mournfully .
Li Du looked at Brother Wolf, thinking whether he should tell Hans the truth . In the end,
he decided not to .
It's not that he didn't trust Hans, but based on his current state, he felt that Hans might
get furious once he found out the truth .
On Monday morning, they drove towards Mr . Bicycle Warehouse to attend the auction .
This was a small-scale auction . There weren't many treasure hunters, just about twenty
people in total .
Li Du and Hans were complete strangers here . As they appeared, some of the treasure
hunters were studying them, whispering to discuss them, but without any particular
interest .
The first warehouse was opened . The treasure hunters curled their lips as they saw it,
and someone exclaimed, "Smelly shit!"
As Li Du expected, this warehouse was aborted .
The second warehouse was opened, the treasure hunters continued to curse .
Some of them left straight away . There were about fifteen or sixteen people left .
Li Du, not having much else to do, stayed in the crowd . The dispirited auctioneer
lowered the price to one dollar .
At this moment, Li Du made a move . "One dollar, Okay . "
He thought the warehouse was his, but to his surprise, someone followed up . "Ten
dollars!"
Chapter end
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