Li Du thought that Conrad was a bit foolish . He had just made the worst decision . Bell had tried to be the middleman . Conrad had two of the best options . The first was to give Bell respect and give up bidding . This way, Bell would have owed him a favor . The second option was to keep his dignity, not give Bell respect, and fight Li Du all the way . In the end he chose a third option . He increased bidding and made Li Du furious . Only then did he quit bidding .
This meant that not only did he not give Bell respect, but he also did not successfully defeat Li Du by winning the storage unit . He had wasted his energy and pissed off someone at the same time .
Of course after he gave it some thought, perhaps that was not the case . In Conrad's eyes, he had made the best decision . He had given Bell respect when he quit bidding, and in the end, he had made the price even higher . Even though he could not defeat Li Du, he could piss him off .
Princeps gave him a thumbs up . "Well done, Conrad . This is the first time I have seen this Chinaman at a disadvantage . "
Conrad hummed . "If it wasn't for that saint who stood up for him and because I gave him respect, partner, don't even think the Chinaman could walk away with that storage unit!" His tone was domineering, and his words were full of pride .
Princeps continued giving him a thumbs up, and he looked very impressed . However, the other people of the Tucson Brotherhood saw this, and many of them immediately lowered their heads . With their own big brother kneeling and licking a young outsider's boots, it had made these tough men feel deeply ashamed .
As the gang walked towards the next storage unit, Hans asked Li Du, "What was in the storage unit just now?"
Li Du said, "You saw it . It's a bunch of case files . "
"What use do you have for those?" Hans pondered . "Any valuable cases would never be chucked away . The things in there must have been exposed . "
Li Du said, "Who knows? I will take a look . Maybe the government and police station missed out on some useful things in there . "
Following that, he had not joined in bidding on any of the storage units, but he had become the strategy adviser for the Flagstaff treasure hunters . He kept on evaluating each storage unit, and then told everyone about it, letting them decide for themselves .
This way, even though he did not get much reward, the treasure hunters of Flagstaff had all acquired something . They made money when they followed him, and they would be even happier to follow him in the future .
It was now afternoon, and everyone was a little spent . The mini and small sized storage units were finished . Now, auctioning the medium size storage units had begun .
The area of medium sized storage units was around 100 square meters . These storage units began to have larger sized items such as cars, machines, or complete sets of office supplies, home furniture, and so on .
The first storage unit was opened . There was a series of motorcycles inside . Conrad's eyes lit up after taking a look, and he was waiting by the storage door as he stroked his chin .
Li Du had already looked through the unit with the little bug . This storage unit was not bad . There were some motorcycles that were quite well kept, especially the series of bikes displayed out front . There were Harleys, Dodge Tomahawks, a Yamaha V-Rex, and other branded bikes .
These bikes all had labels from the police station . They were probably confiscated bikes from illegal street racing or recovered stolen bikes, and nobody had come to claim them, so they ended up in this auction .
The motorcycles were valuable, but Li Du did not want to partake in the auction . As everyone knew that this storage unit was valuable, they would keep on bidding, and this type of storage unit would not result in much profit .
The weather in Phoenix was very hot . Li Du ran to some shade he had found as Lu Guan went to buy cold drinks and ice cold beer . The gang stood together to drink beer as they watched the auction . Big Beard Carl walked over, and Li Du tossed him a bottle of ice cold orange juice .
He put down the orange juice and took a bottle of Carlsberg instead . He laughed . "The men of Flagstaff will only drink beer forever . We don't drink girly drinks like juice . "
There was a bottle of juice in Li Du's hand . After he heard what Big Beard Carl had said, Li Du said, laughing, "Assh*le!"
Big Beard Carl asked, "Brother Li, what do you think of this storage unit?" A group of treasure hunters gathered around, waiting eagerly for his answer .
Li Du said, "This storage unit is valuable, but as everyone can see, there are at least 100 people interested in it . Everyone knows its value, so it is not possible to get it at a low price, and that means it is going to be difficult to earn more . "
Big Beard Carl sighed regretfully and said, "Forget about it then . "
The auction began . It was really heated, and the price of the storage unit kept climbing . The initial bid was $5,000, and it did not take long until it reached $50,000 . It kept climbing until it was $100,000 .
The treasure hunters were not enemies . This type of second hand motorcycle was not worth that much . When the price hit $100,000, there was already not much room for profit left . Most of the bidders had given up .
In the end, it was Conrad who shouted the price of $100,000 . There was no one else competing with him . It seemed like the storage unit was going to fall into his hands .
This was the first storage unit that he was going to obtain . Moreover, when seen from the outside, the storage unit was really not bad . Thus, he was a little smug as he stood at the door of the unit and looked around, just like an overlord overseeing the battlefield .
Reeves and the others saw this scene, and he asked Li Du, "Brother Li, is there any profit from buying this storage unit for $100,000?"
Li Du hesitated before answering, "There should be a little, but not too much . "
He was not very familiar with the market price of motorcycles, and the motorcycles in there were all normal motorcycles . There were not any antique bikes or limited edition motorcycles . Hence, it was not easy to give a valuation .
Reeves also looked around before saying, "This young man from New York was really disrespectful to Brother Li . I really don't like him . I don't want to let him take this storage unit . "
"Me, too . We have to teach him a lesson . Who does he think he is?"
"Count me in . I'm not worried if it doesn't make any money . I'd be willing to pay just to teach him a lesson and get revenge for Brother Li . "
"I'm in . Brother Li's pride should not be challenged by this stupid fella . "
"I'm in, too . "
Everyone understood Reeves' meaning . He was calling all Flagstaff treasure hunters to pool their money and buy this storage unit . Almost everyone had responded to his call .
" . . . One hundred thousand dollars, $100,000, $100,000… Alright, is there no one giving me higher price? Then I announce-" The auctioneer waved his hand as he almost gave the final decision . At that moment, Reeves raised his hand . "One hundred one thousand dollars!"
As someone suddenly popped up to bid, Conrad was a little stunned . He turned around and saw that the person who just bid was a Flagstaff treasure hunter . He smiled coldly and bid again, "One hundred five thousand dollars!"
"One hundred six thousand dollars," Big Beard Carl shouted .
Conrad continued smiling coldly . "One hundred ten thousand!"
"One hundred eleven thousand dollars . " Dickens smirked .
Conrad was looking a little ill . He clenched his teeth as he said, "One hundred twenty thousand!"
"One hundred twenty one thousand dollars . " Olly said, "This should be my turn to take the show . A storage bid of over $100,000, this is really great!"
The price continued climbing . The Flagstaff treasure hunters were ganging up on Conrad . They increased the bid $1,000 each time, as they were competing patiently with him .
Conrad was not bothered by this, and he looked pretty high on himself . In his mind, it was Li Du who gave the Flagstaff treasure hunters orders to bid against him, so now he was competing with Li Du's boys . This was embarrassing to him, so he winked at Princeps and said, "Partner, bring your men and take down this storage unit . "
However, Princeps did not want to do such a transaction that had no profit . He said, embarrassed, "It has gone up to this price now . There's no point in bidding for this unit anymore . Conrad, just let it go . There's no need to fight these stupid men with money…"
Li Du thought that Conrad was a bit foolish . He had just made the worst decision . Bell had tried to be the middleman . Conrad had two of the best options . The first was to give Bell respect and give up bidding . This way, Bell would have owed him a favor . The second option was to keep his dignity, not give Bell respect, and fight Li Du all the way . In the end he chose a third option . He increased bidding and made Li Du furious . Only then did he quit bidding . This meant that not only did he not give Bell respect, but he also did not successfully defeat Li Du by winning the storage unit . He had wasted his energy and pissed off someone at the same time . Of course after he gave it some thought, perhaps that was not the case . In Conrads eyes, he had made the best decision . He had given Bell respect when he quit bidding, and in the end, he had made the price even higher . Even though he could not defeat Li Du, he could piss him off . Princeps gave him a thumbs up . Well done, Conrad . This is the first time I have seen this Chinaman at a disadvantage . Conrad hummed . If it wasnt for that saint who stood up for him and because I gave him respect, partner, dont even think the Chinaman could walk away with that storage unit! His tone was domineering, and his words were full of pride . Princeps continued giving him a thumbs up, and he looked very impressed . However, the other people of the Tucson Brotherhood saw this, and many of them immediately lowered their heads . With their own big brother kneeling and licking a young outsiders boots, it had made these tough men feel deeply ashamed . As the gang walked towards the next storage unit, Hans asked Li Du, What was in the storage unit just now? Li Du said, You saw it . Its a bunch of case files . What use do you have for those? Hans pondered . Any valuable cases would never be chucked away . The things in there must have been exposed . Li Du said, Who knows? I will take a look . Maybe the government and police station missed out on some useful things in there . Following that, he had not joined in bidding on any of the storage units, but he had become the strategy adviser for the Flagstaff treasure hunters . He kept on evaluating each storage unit, and then told everyone about it, letting them decide for themselves . This way, even though he did not get much reward, the treasure hunters of Flagstaff had all acquired something . They made money when they followed him, and they would be even happier to follow him in the future . It was now afternoon, and everyone was a little spent . The mini and small sized storage units were finished . Now, auctioning the medium size storage units had begun . The area of medium sized storage units was around 100 square meters . These storage units began to have larger sized items such as cars, machines, or complete sets of office supplies, home furniture, and so on . The first storage unit was opened . There was a series of motorcycles inside . Conrads eyes lit up after taking a look, and he was waiting by the storage door as he stroked his chin . Li Du had already looked through the unit with the little bug . This storage unit was not bad . There were some motorcycles that were quite well kept, especially the series of bikes displayed out front . There were Harleys, Dodge Tomahawks, a Yamaha V-Rex, and other branded bikes . These bikes all had labels from the police station . They were probably confiscated bikes from illegal street racing or recovered stolen bikes, and nobody had come to claim them, so they ended up in this auction . The motorcycles were valuable, but Li Du did not want to partake in the auction . As everyone knew that this storage unit was valuable, they would keep on bidding, and this type of storage unit would not result in much profit . The weather in Phoenix was very hot . Li Du ran to some shade he had found as Lu Guan went to buy cold drinks and ice cold beer . The gang stood together to drink beer as they watched the auction . Big Beard Carl walked over, and Li Du tossed him a bottle of ice cold orange juice . He put down the orange juice and took a bottle of Carlsberg instead . He laughed . The men of Flagstaff will only drink beer forever . We dont drink girly drinks like juice . There was a bottle of juice in Li Dus hand . After he heard what Big Beard Carl had said, Li Du said, laughing, Assh*le! Big Beard Carl asked, Brother Li, what do you think of this storage unit? A group of treasure hunters gathered around, waiting eagerly for his answer . Li Du said, This storage unit is valuable, but as everyone can see, there are at least 100 people interested in it . Everyone knows its value, so it is not possible to get it at a low price, and that means it is going to be difficult to earn more . Big Beard Carl sighed regretfully and said, Forget about it then . The auction began . It was really heated, and the price of the storage unit kept climbing . The initial bid was $5,000, and it did not take long until it reached $50,000 . It kept climbing until it was $100,000 . The treasure hunters were not enemies . This type of second hand motorcycle was not worth that much . When the price hit $100,000, there was already not much room for profit left . Most of the bidders had given up . In the end, it was Conrad who shouted the price of $100,000 . There was no one else competing with him . It seemed like the storage unit was going to fall into his hands . This was the first storage unit that he was going to obtain . Moreover, when seen from the outside, the storage unit was really not bad . Thus, he was a little smug as he stood at the door of the unit and looked around, just like an overlord overseeing the battlefield . Reeves and the others saw this scene, and he asked Li Du, Brother Li, is there any profit from buying this storage unit for $100,000? Li Du hesitated before answering, There should be a little, but not too much . He was not very familiar with the market price of motorcycles, and the motorcycles in there were all normal motorcycles . There were not any antique bikes or limited edition motorcycles . Hence, it was not easy to give a valuation . Reeves also looked around before saying, This young man from New York was really disrespectful to Brother Li . I really dont like him . I dont want to let him take this storage unit . Me, too . We have to teach him a lesson . Who does he think he is? Count me in . Im not worried if it doesnt make any money . Id be willing to pay just to teach him a lesson and get revenge for Brother Li . Im in . Brother Lis pride should not be challenged by this stupid fella . Im in, too . Everyone understood Reeves meaning . He was calling all Flagstaff treasure hunters to pool their money and buy this storage unit . Almost everyone had responded to his call . . One hundred thousand dollars, $100,000, $100,000… Alright, is there no one giving me higher price? Then I announce- The auctioneer waved his hand as he almost gave the final decision . At that moment, Reeves raised his hand . One hundred one thousand dollars! As someone suddenly popped up to bid, Conrad was a little stunned . He turned around and saw that the person who just bid was a Flagstaff treasure hunter . He smiled coldly and bid again, One hundred five thousand dollars! One hundred six thousand dollars, Big Beard Carl shouted . Conrad continued smiling coldly . One hundred ten thousand! One hundred eleven thousand dollars . Dickens smirked . Conrad was looking a little ill . He clenched his teeth as he said, One hundred twenty thousand! One hundred twenty one thousand dollars . Olly said, This should be my turn to take the show . A storage bid of over $100,000, this is really great! The price continued climbing . The Flagstaff treasure hunters were ganging up on Conrad . They increased the bid $1,000 each time, as they were competing patiently with him . Conrad was not bothered by this, and he looked pretty high on himself . In his mind, it was Li Du who gave the Flagstaff treasure hunters orders to bid against him, so now he was competing with Li Dus boys . This was embarrassing to him, so he winked at Princeps and said, Partner, bring your men and take down this storage unit . However, Princeps did not want to do such a transaction that had no profit . He said, embarrassed, It has gone up to this price now . Theres no point in bidding for this unit anymore . Conrad, just let it go . Theres no need to fight these stupid men with money…
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