The Whispering Shadows of Forgotten Gold Chapter 2

The next morning, Logan Zhu cooked porridge and fried two dishes. After eating and cleaning up, he went to the edge of the port.

There are many large and small freight yard owners in the port area.

Yesterday, Logan Zhu learned from John that James, the owner of a small cargo yard, was going to auction four containers today.

James' cargo yard is located in a corner of the port area. It is inconspicuous and not very convenient to access. Those who rent containers here are basically not rich people.

Logan Zhu also came here to try his hand this time - after all, the port area is a relatively busy cargo yard, and those auction containers mostly store some popular commodities. The auction goods are worth tens of thousands of dollars, which Logan Zhu cannot afford.

When he arrived at the cargo yard and saw more than a dozen people already there, Logan Zhu's heart skipped a beat!

These treasure hunters really don't care about food or drink!

I saw several celebrities among the treasure hunters, such as Madden, Diana, the black Joey brothers, etc. These are the big names among the treasure hunters who are active in the port area!

I often hear that they buy containers for thousands or tens of thousands of dollars, and earn tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars a month.

Why would such a person come here to look for treasure?

Seeing Logan Zhu coming, several regular customers in the bar greeted him with a smile:

"Hey, Zhu, are you here to watch the fun, or are you ready to gamble?"

"I heard from Old John that this Chinese kid also wanted to try his luck."

"Once you're here, it all depends on your luck!"

Madden, who had a good attitude, said to Logan Zhu:

"Good luck to you then!"

Logan Zhu said thank you.

This Madden looks quite polite, but according to John, he is the most cunning among these people.

John also warned Logan Zhu that if he came to take pictures of the containers, he must not let others, especially Madden, see his thoughts.

Otherwise, you will definitely be intercepted!

Logan Zhu blended into the crowd, greeting people while looking at the four containers that had been hoisted onto the open space.

The auction hasn't started yet and all four containers are locked.

Logan Zhu walked over and seemed to "scan" the first container unintentionally.

There were some old furniture, a few tin cylinders, and an old box in the container.

According to the experience gained from John, old furniture is not valuable. Most people cannot see what is in the tin tube, but Logan Zhu can see it. There are some old packaging bags inside.

In that old box were some game controllers, old records and other things.

All added up it's not worth a hundred bucks.

He immediately retracted his third eye and went to look at the second container.

There was an old piano at the door of the second container, and there were several standard boxes filled with musical instruments.

Logan Zhu simply passed by. This container was "opening goods" and there was no need to gamble on it.

Close your eyes, feel dizzy. Take a break.

The black Joey brother next to him laughed at Logan Zhu:

"Chinese boy, your body still needs exercise. You need to learn from us!"

Logan Zhu smiled and said nothing.

I thought to myself that if a fight really breaks out, the two of you combined would be no match for me!

The third container contained several boxes of old clothes and a broken suitcase. There was a table at the door blocking the view, and on the table was a pile of old clothes.

The focus is on the suitcase. Logan Zhu took a glance and saw an antique typewriter inside.

This thing is worth some money!

Logan Zhu immediately withdrew his gaze, he felt a little dizzy.

At this time, the owner of the goods yard had arrived, but the auctioneer had not arrived yet, so we had to wait a while.

Logan Zhu rested for a while and looked at the fourth container.

Inside the fourth container were a dozen or so neatly arranged cardboard boxes. Logan Zhu took a quick look and saw that they contained printing paper!

There seemed to be some machine in the box at the back, but Logan Zhu couldn't see it clearly!

His dizziness became even worse, and he had no choice but to retract his third eye!

I have to take a break!

At this time, the auctioneer arrived.

Logan Zhu had seen this auctioneer before. He was about 40 years old, bald, and wore a jacket. He was usually silent in the bar.

But during the auction, it was very eye-catching!

The yard owner said a few words hurriedly:

"These containers are leased out because their leases have expired. Some of the owners are farmers, and some are businessmen. I hope you can make a fortune here!"

After saying that, he signaled his assistant to start.

The assistant took a pair of large pliers and unscrewed the lock of the first container.

The container opened, revealing the old furniture inside.

The onlookers immediately came over to watch, but they could not cross the line.

After looking around, the auctioneer immediately stood in front of the container and raised his hand:

"The starting bid is fifty dollars, fifty dollars...good! Sixty...a hundred...a hundred..."

He speaks very fast, but expresses himself very clearly!

As soon as someone raises the price, the number in his mouth starts to change immediately and his hand points to the person who raised the price.

Logan Zhu was taking a break while listening to the auctioneer shouting out prices. He was a little surprised at how he kept the same tone of voice from beginning to end and couldn't even hear him taking a breath!

This auctioneer is not simple either!

Logan Zhu also symbolically offered $100, but after being surpassed by someone else, he stopped bidding.

Not many people bid.

Soon, the container was bought by the black Joey brothers for two hundred dollars.

Everyone else was laughing, some congratulated Joey, while others made sarcastic remarks.

When the second container was opened, the Joey brothers did not go to look at their own container, obviously intending to take continuous photos.

As soon as the door opened, the old piano was seen and the crowd immediately became excited.

The auctioneer was also very happy. After everyone had seen it, he immediately shouted loudly:

"The starting bid is $500, and each bid increment must not be less than $50!"

"One thousand dollars!" Madden was the first to bid!

"Two thousand dollars!" Diana followed closely behind.

"Twenty-five hundred dollars!" Logan Zhu also followed.

However, his price was soon surpassed. In less than a minute, the bid for the container reached six thousand dollars!

Everyone knows that although those musical instruments are second-hand, they are still worth some money!

In the end, Matt bought the container for $9,000.

Matt showed a hint of pride on his face.

Next, is the third container.

The auctioneer started the bid at twenty-five dollars this time, and each increase was no less than twenty-five dollars.

Because of the old table blocking the door, it is difficult to see inside.

However, people with sharp eyes still saw the old clothes sticking out of the box.

The auctioneer also knew this, so the starting price was not high.

But even so, not many people participated in the auction.

Diana raised the price once, up to fifty dollars.

Then Logan Zhu raised the price again, to seventy-five dollars.

Logan Zhu's performance was not eye-catching and few people noticed it.

Madden raised the price once to a hundred dollars.

Logan Zhu's palms were sweaty - he was planning to take the container, but he couldn't make it too obvious.

Seeing that no one raised the price, he raised it to $125 in a slightly nervous voice.

The auctioneer looked at him with somewhat strange eyes - he had seen him several times at auctions, but had never seen Logan Zhu bid.

But this time, I'm afraid this Chinese kid will suffer a loss!

After Logan Zhu made two bids, no one else made another bid.

Logan Zhu was a little worried, but didn't show it.

Diana suddenly asked Logan Zhu:

"Zhu, why do you insist on taking this container?"

Joey interjected:

"I heard that Chinese people know Kung Fu and some mysterious things. Can Zhu see that there are treasures in this container?"

After hearing what these two people said, everyone else turned their attention to them.

Logan Zhu wanted to strangle Joey to death at this moment!

But he remained calm on the surface, smiling self-deprecatingly:

"I also want to take down the previous container. But I only have a little over a thousand dollars on hand, so I can only look at these containers that are not worth much."

He pointed at Matt, then at Diana, and said:

"You just need to take a fancy to the container and bid tens of thousands of dollars. There is no need to compete with poor people like us for such a small amount of money, right?"

His words successfully attracted the attention of these big shots.

After all, most of these dozen people are worth only a few thousand dollars, and they can’t compete with those big shots at all!

Logan Zhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I hope I can get by like this!