Chapter 144 Container Auction
Sig: The cookies and evidence have been delivered to Officer Mig. He is very satisfied and has promised to deal with the gang members as soon as possible. He seems to have a new girlfriend, a female operator at the dispatch center. It is estimated that they will spend a lot of money during the relationship. The cookies we delivered to him were also delivered in a timely manner.
Zhang Ailun: Did he say how to deal with those black gangs?
Sig: It will take some time. That gang has some connections in the police station, but not as strong as ours. Guess what? After Officer Mig got a promotion and a raise, the third-level police officer who lost the competition with him happened to be the one who received benefits from the black gang.
Zhang Ailun: How can he, a third-level police officer, cover the entire black gang? Now Miguel has the bonus of being the leader of the fifth district, and he also has an old boss, Sheriff Mance, so he can stand firm. What are they thinking of bribing an ordinary police officer? Wouldn't it be better to spend the same money to bribe a detective or a sheriff?
Siegel: The officer, level 3, was a black man.
Zhang Ailun: Oh, that's not surprising. No wonder they are so close to the gang. So why should Miguel care about the feelings of the black police officer when he wants to apply for action? What did Officer Mance say? Didn't he show any reaction last time after taking advantage of the intelligence we provided?
Sig: I was just about to say this. Actually, it's not that troublesome. The two of them didn't get along well. After all, Officer Mig didn't like black people. The black officer was in charge of the seventh district, and Mig was in the fifth district. They hardly saw each other. Officer Mance was their immediate superior. He only needed to temporarily transfer the black officer to the fifth district to work the night shift under Mig.
Zhang Ailun: Who came up with such a sinister suggestion?
It was already a bad situation for Lao Hei who failed in his bid for a senior police officer position, but now they are sending him to work for their competitor? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that they are trying to find an excuse to get rid of him, right?
Sig: ...Is there a possibility that this is the suggestion I made?
Xige's heart was broken when he heard the chief leader say that. I am only thinking about our Beggars' Sect wholeheartedly!
Zhang Ailun: Great! I was right about you! Xige, you are really a man who can do great things! When will they take action? Will it be on the news?
Sig: The main action strategy at present is to keep a low profile as much as possible. The raid will be carried out in the early morning, when it is time to rest. The police officers from the seventh district are mainly involved in this mission, and Mig is working across districts to handle the case. The black police officer is still in the dark and knows nothing. He has no chance to tip off the police officer. Maybe when he works a night shift in the fifth district and takes over the next day, he will find that he has been accused of taking bribes and has been fired. He may also face investigation and life imprisonment.
Sieg: I think if Dave was responsible for filing the case and cooperating with the investigation, then this gang might be gone, and we don’t know how many people would be involved.
Allen Zhang: ...I wish them good luck.
What a vicious trick.
I didn't expect that you, an honest man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, Xige, would become like this now.
Zhang Ailun was filled with emotion, and sent another message to Sig, asking him to go to the cabin in the suburbs to check on the situation and monitor the progress of the alchemy.
Sig: How do I get there?
Zhang Ailun: I drive that old pickup truck. I have something else to do, and I'll be back when I'm done.
Sig: OK.
I didn't ask the leader what he was doing.
After all, the chief wants to help you make money. When you are needed, you will be notified directly. Just report it in time. When you are not needed, you should do your job well.
Xige has also figured out a way to get along with others.
Zhang Ailun drove directly to the southern port area of Luoyang. In just a few days, he took away assets worth $100,000! This place may be a nightmare for other treasure hunters. They will be tempted to gamble everything and go bankrupt.
But for the chief, this place is a cash machine. X-ray! I turned on X-ray!
The auction location is set up here at the port, so it is much more convenient to commit suicide by jumping into the sea after bankruptcy. After all, there is a vast ocean next to you, and you don’t have to go to the rooftop to work hard. You can just jump in and feed the fishes.
Thank you for the fresh gifts from nature!
Zhang Ailun arrived at the port area with ease, parked his Wrangler on the side of the road, and arrived at the F3 private warehouse in the southern port of Luo on time.
After getting off the car, I put on sunglasses and a tactical chest pack and took out my phone to check the information. The offline auction will be open for a limited time at 18:30 in the evening. The serial number is S-266 green container. The information is correct. The current time is 18:20, which is not too early or too late.
There was still some time left, so Zhang Ailun headed straight for the F3 private warehouse. When he got here, he found that there were already quite a few people watching, including the car dealers who looked familiar to him yesterday, as well as the passers-by who were supporting him.
Not far away, a group of anxious people gathered in several circles and started bidding with their hands raised, spitting everywhere.
Zhang Ailun asked the staff nearby about the bidding process and found out that he needed to register and pay a deposit before he could participate in the container auction.
Bid to offset the price, refund if failed. He also pretended to observe for a moment, then paid a deposit of $100 and signed up to bid for the green container.
The staff wrote down the list and told him that the auction for the green container with serial number S-266 would start at 18:30 and there were currently three bidders. When the time came, the auction would start directly regardless of how many bidders there were.
Seeing that it was not yet their turn to start bidding, Zhang Ailun thought for a moment and simply ran over to join in the fun.
The warehouse managers and staff were divided into several groups to maintain law and order and to conduct bidding. The scene was extremely tense and exciting. Zhang Ailun walked and stopped, and came to a red container.
It happened that the administrator had just started the auction process and also introduced the containers.
"This is a private container from Finland. It was transported here the day before yesterday. It was detained at the port because no one claimed it and failed to pay the agreed fee. The owner is an antique collector, but we don't know what is inside. To be fair, we will open the container on site for everyone to view and browse. The countdown is three minutes."
After the warehouse manager explained the process, he directly opened the door lock with pliers.
A group of treasure hunters who were participating in the auction gathered around to watch, but they were not allowed to cross the red line, so they could only scratch their heads and jump up and down outside.
A bald professional treasure hunter looked at the pile of goods and couldn't help but complain: "They are all broken cardboard boxes. How can there be good stuff in these things?"
"Is that thing a mink coat? It could also be a raccoon fur." Another person chattered.
As it grew darker, under the dim light, the treasure hunters could hardly see anything at the door.
The administrator cooperated with the lights, making the scene appear dim and create a mysterious atmosphere.
This is also the cleverness of this auction organization. After all, there are many treasure hunters who are really lucky and have good vision, and the price can only be increased by hype.
Zhang Ailun looked at the pile of goods, a pile of cardboard boxes, wooden boards, and even the legs of a carousel horse?
On the surface, they appear to be very interested, but in fact they know very well that except for the truly valuable green containers, the others are most likely scams.
Someone nearby also recognized him and asked in surprise, "Are you the one who opened a blind box container and got a Jeep Wrangler yesterday? Is it really you?"
"Yes, that's me. I'm here to try my luck again."
Zhang Ailun smiled and nodded. He didn't feel strange being recognized. After all, this circle was not big and there were only so many gamblers. If someone made money, the news would spread quickly from person to person.
"Hey, man, do you think there's anything good in this container?" someone wanted to ask for his opinion.
"I think it's fifty-fifty. It's all a matter of luck. I'm not very good at antiques." Zhang Ailun replied.
When others heard this, they thought he was a newcomer and was belittling the value of this industry.
"Our line of work also requires vision and knowledge. We have to dabble in everything, not just rely on luck."
"You won't get far with your luck, man."
"Last time I bought a container from Asia, which contained a bunch of ping-pong balls and a ping-pong table. Guess what? No one wanted to buy it. Only I knew its commercial value. I sold it to the rich area to purchase sports facilities, and I made a fortune!"
Many people began to give advice.
"You're all right. I really don't know much about this."
Zhang Ailun smiled slightly, but what can you do about me when I’m cheating?
Others continued to discuss the value of the goods, and soon it was time for the auction.
The administrator began to speak, "The starting price of the container is $200, and the bid price must not be less than $50. Anyone interested can raise their hands to participate in the auction." The bald guy next to him was very motivated and raised his hand high, "$2000!!"
"WTF!?"
"Shit."
Several people were persuaded to leave in an instant.
The young white man wearing a sweatshirt and glasses next to him raised his hand calmly, "2500 dollars."
"3000 US dollars!" The bald man glared at him and continued to raise the price.
The man with glasses looked determined to win and raised his hand calmly, "3500 US dollars."
Two black guys nearby discussed it privately and joined the competition, "4000 dollars!"
"4500."
"5000 USD!"
Soon the price went up. People were shouting and bidding frantically until it reached $8900!
Zhang Ailun frowned and thought, Damn, are these people so outrageous? They don't treat money as money? How much can they get back if they spend so much money on the auction?
Do you know anything about investing? !
The chief leader, who has always been used to getting things for free, was very dissatisfied with this. He could only say that all the gamblers present would not have a good death.
If there is no good stuff, I wonder how you will end up.
“8900 USD for one time, 8900 USD for two times, 8900 USD for three times, deal!!”
As the manager hammered down the deal, the man with glasses, who had been determined to win, sighed.
The bald guy next to him laughed loudly and waved his fist excitedly: "Wuhu! It's mine!!"
The crowd quickly dispersed to prepare for the next round of bidding, but some people stayed to watch curiously, wanting to see what was in the box.
After praying, the bald man quickly started searching. He was full of confidence at the beginning, but then hesitant and finally his face turned green.
"Fxxk!!!"
The bald guy broke down emotionally and broke his wooden leg hard. He searched for a long time, but found nothing but junk, not to mention antique collectibles.
The tables, chairs, and benches that were eaten by insects and gnawed by rats, as well as the plush toys, were worth only a few hundred dollars at most.
The recyclers at the scene didn't even say a word and left without interest.
The bald guy blushed completely and cried out in despair, "My $8900! No!!"
"Sir, you have to pay an additional $900 in sanitation fees." The administrator delivered another fatal blow.
The bald guy is numb.
"I see."
His heart is dead.
The others were used to this and left happily.
Zhang Ailun also looked at him with regret. Brother, do you still want to play? Vision? Knowledge?
Hehehe, no hehe.
I joined in the fun and watched other people's bidding. The auction was still going on in full swing.
Zhang Ailun looked at the blind box in the container from the island country, which was covered with a layer of black cloth. There seemed to be some human-shaped silicone inside? A mall mannequin mold?
Soon the auction ended, and the administrator made the final decision. Zhang Ailun saw that the man with glasses who had participated in the red container auction before also participated in this blind box auction? In the end, he also bought this island country blind box for a whopping $4600.
After deducting the deposit, you only need to pay $4500 plus a sanitation fee of $900.
Zhang Ailun stayed here and watched, and sure enough, some lifelike silicone dolls were found in the blind box.
Well, it’s a life-size mold of Mr. Fukada and other teachers.
Hiss... This island country's blind box is so scary!
The recyclers who had been waiting for a long time at the scene showed their interest and began to bid for him. They all wanted to reap the profits. They opened the boxes and handed them over to others. The recipients had to pay real money to impress people. If they opened good things, they would not have to worry about selling them.
In the end, it was bought by an Asian player who was living a relatively good life for $9500!
The man with glasses was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He made a profit of 4100 US dollars just by reselling the item!
Zhang Ailun also sighed. If you are not a buddy and do not cheat, how can you really make money?
This luck is incredible!
There was no time for the leader to sigh, because the time had reached 18:30 and the auction for the green container had already begun.
But when Zhang Ailun arrived here, he found that there were only four competitors in total.
Nobody cares about this stuff?
The administrator immediately began to introduce the information of the green container blind box. "This is a container shipped from Russia to Texas. It was intercepted and temporarily detained by customs due to suspected dangerous goods. It is currently unclaimed. It is known to be a collection of arms enthusiasts. There may be some good arms in it. The starting price is $500 and the bidding price must not be less than $100."
When they opened the container, they found it was filled with broken wooden boxes and green military supply boxes.
The bearded man next to him pondered, "Last time I auctioned off military items from Dongzhong, it turned out that all of them were air pump toys, which were not worth anything at all. Shit! Are you going to use the name of military products to confuse others this time?"
"I think the things here are only worth four thousand dollars at most." The black-haired woman wearing sunglasses said, "I'll give you $1500!"
"Two thousand dollars." The black man next to him watched for a long time and then started bidding.
The bearded man hesitated and said, "2500 dollars."
The black-haired woman then raised her hand again: "2600 dollars."
Zhang Ailun was not in a hurry to bid. He watched the three competitors bidding against each other, but their desire to bid was not high either. They took their time and came to $3400.
In a military powerhouse, guns can be seen everywhere on the West Coast, and collectibles don’t make much profit. Unless it involves high-tech such as drones, or heavy weapons, but heavy weapons are difficult to sell.
Zhang Ailun knew what was in the box and how much it was worth. A sniper aiming system alone was worth $24, an M2000 sniper rifle was $1000, a Thompson submachine gun was $, and the other miscellaneous items were worth five or six thousand dollars.
And that Soviet-made imitation of the American-standard battlefield motorcycle, which costs at least $8000-10000.
If the amount is below 20,000 USD, it is a no-brainer! If it is above 20,000 USD, the profit will be less, but you will not lose money anyway.
(End of this chapter)
