<h4>Chapter 1046: Simply a Fool</h4>


    Trantor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Li Du had estimated the value of that warehouse. There were watches worth two


    hundred odd dors and pocket watches worth a few hundred dors. They were all,


    and of course, counterfeit branded goods.


    If those were not counterfeit, the warehouse would be worth at least five million. Hence,


    he bid with more energy.


    He was sure to get Conrad this time around. He wanted to beat Conrad big time. That


    bastard kept hounding him like a maggot. Conrad was harmless but repulsive.


    Li Du wanted to give Conrad a lesson to remember. He wanted Conrad to fear him


    every time he spotted him in the future.


    In any case, he was already prepared to take down that warehouse. Now that he had


    400 million, a few million meant nothing to him. He was daring now that it came to


    bidding.


    That point was extremely important. Merlot, who was cautious by nature, held Conrad


    back when he wanted to make another bid. Merlot said in a low voice, “Hey, brother,


    calm down. The price is too high. Is there a catch?”


    “What catch?”


    “What if there are no watches in the other cabs? What if all those watches are


    unbranded? Besides, I just found out, that Chinese dude is very cunning. What if it’s his


    trick to bring up the bid?”


    Conrad pretended to be calm and said, “There are no issues with the number of


    watches. We only need to worry about the brand. As for bringing up the price… Look at


    him, does it look like he is just trying to bring up the price?”


    This time, Li Du was not ying bluff. He waspeting in earnest to win the bid. That


    was something one could not feign. Merlot had been observing him carefully. Judging


    from Li Du’s expression, attitude, tone, and everything else, there had been nothing to


    suggest otherwise.


    “95,000!” Li Du bid again.


    Conrad started to hesitate, not because of Merlot’s words, but because this sum would


    nearly exhaust his fluid funds.


    “One million!” Conrad could still afford that much.


    Li Du kept raising the bid. At the same time, he let out the little bug to get in front of


    Conrad’s face. It observed his expression and his eyes to determine what he was


    thinking, seeking to estimate Conrad’s bidding threshold.


    Finally, when Conrad bid a million and a half, Li Du realized that his opponent had


    reached a state of heightened hesitation. When Conrad opened his mouth to bid, his


    face went through a few different expressions. His eyes widened, looking very agitated


    and very unwilling.


    That was how he determined that Conrad had reached his maximum threshold.


    Once he realized that, Li Du stopped at once.


    Everyone looked at Li Du, including White Gloves the auctioneer. They were all waiting


    for him to make a bid. Someone even urged him, “Hey, Li, call out a bid.”


    Li Du smiled gantly and said, “What more can I say? Someone is ready to fork out a


    million and a half. I can’t go higher anymore.”


    The auctioneer got back in action. Pointing at Conrad, he said, “Thisd bids a million


    and a half. Is there any higher bid?”


    Everyone shook their heads. Who could have so much money? There was no one from


    the Million Dor Club here.


    After shouting thrice, the auctioneer pped his hands and dered, “OK, a million and


    a half, deal! This warehouse belongs to you now,d!”


    Conrad dashed into the warehouse and Merlot followed closely. The first thing they did


    was not to lock up the door but to tear off the cloth covers. Having done that, they saw


    that the cabs were full of watches.


    The view made them exhrated.


    Conrad yelled, “Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Henry Moss, Jaeger, Lange. These are


    all the top branded watches! Haha, haha! I won! I won!”


    Merlot picked up a watch and put it around his wrist enthusiastically. He said greedily, “I


    have always wanted a Patek Philippe. Conrad, buddy, can I have this one?”


    “Of course! We are going to be rich, we have a few millions’ worth of profits!” Conrad


    said excitedly. “You can take ten watches, buddy!”


    The treasure hunters did not move on to the next warehouse. They were all there,


    watching with envy:


    “That bastard is too lucky! He actuallyid his hands on a treasure!”


    “That’s right, he is too lucky! He is lucky to have


    a rich father. Who doesn’t know that this warehouse is a gold mine?”


    “Too bad for Li. He had the cash, but he gave up!”


    “That’s life for you. You have to be brave to earn big money.”


    Hearing thements from his fellow treasure hunters, Conrad became proud. He


    showed Li Du his middle finger and shouted, “I told you that you were a sissy! You’re


    still unwilling to ept it? Warehouse auctions are battles between real men! You’ve


    got no balls, so why don’t you get lost!”


    Li Du was standing among the crowd. Faced with Conrad’s ridicule, he shrugged his


    shoulders carelessly. He said, “Hmm, yeah. This is a battle. Know what you need in a


    battle?”


    Li Du pointed to his head. Then, he said, “Composure, foresight, judgment, and


    strategy.”


    “Meaning?” One treasure hunter asked without thinking.


    Li Du got to the point, “Those watches are counterfeit. They’re all fake!”


    His words triggered amotion at the scene, just like a pan sizzles when a drop of


    water falls into it.


    “Fake? These watches are all fakes?”


    “A million and a half… impossible! But really, who would keep so many branded


    watches in a warehouse?


    “Yes, they should be kept in the safe of a bank instead.”


    “Shit, it would be interesting if they were fakes. We might have just seen the greatest


    loss of the year!”


    “It’s okay, Anthony is rich. He can handle losing that much.”


    The debate going on stunned Conrad. Merlot, who had been choosing his watches, was


    shocked as well. Looking at Conrad, he eximed, “That can’t be true!”


    Conrad tried his best to collect himself. Feigningposure, he responded, “Of course


    that’s not true. That Chinaman is spouting nonsense, don’t believe anything he says!”


    Li Du shrugged, “As long as you are happy. Actually, if you examine the logo of the


    watch, you will be able to determine its authenticity. Of course, you would need to have


    good eyesight to do that.”


    An old man chipped in, “Top branded watches have a serial number. You guys can go


    to the official website to check those. It will also show up any information rting to that


    watch.”


    Conrad and Merlot hurriedly pulled out their mobiles to go online. Holding their phones,


    they entered the serial numbers.


    As they did so, their faces acquired a terrible expression.


    With each serial number entered, their faces fell further. In the end, they looked like


    ghosts.


    Fakes!


    No information came up when they supplied the serial numbers! Some of the watches


    did not even have serial numbers to begin with!


    Seeing the changes in their expressions, the treasure hunters understood what


    happened.


    All the envy, jealousy, and hatred morphed into gloating, pity, and regret. A million and a


    half for a bunch of fakes! Everyone knew that Conrad and Merlot had suffered great


    losses this time.


    Li Du squeezed out of the crowd, rxed. He said, “Hurry, let’s get on with the rest of


    the auction. If there is nothing worthwhile, I’ll just have to go home.”


    Merlot looked at Conrad hopelessly and shouted, “God! What do we do now?”


    Conrad pushed him away and chased after Li Du, yelling, “You knew that these are


    fake? It can’t be! You didn’t know! No, this is just your evil plot!”


    Li Du said without looking back, “Fool! You idiot!”