Chapter 1000 The Lion at the Auction

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Half an hour later, Liu Dong also saw the walled city in Baiquan's mouth, which was actually an ancient city surrounded by an earthen wall! Originally, this 16-gate walled city was built by the Sikhs, and later after it was occupied by the British, it was supplemented to a certain extent! Now the walled city is a must-visit place for tourists in Peshawar, where there are many bazaars and grand bazaars, where Pakistan's most characteristic gold and silver ornaments, carpets, pottery, clothing, wood, brass or semi-precious stone works are bought and sold.

However, after driving in, Liu Dong found that this place was actually a thrift market in Peshawar, where ancient art from Afghanistan and India was unscrupulously traded.

If these can still be accepted by Liu Dong, then when he passed by a street, those dense weapons workshops and stores made Liu Dong understand why Peshawar has the name of 'the world's black market for light weapons'!

"Hey, why are there so many people around there?" Liu Dong said in surprise, pointing to a brick-red two-story building.

There was a large crowd at the entrance of this obviously Islamic brick-red building, and it was clear that they were not paupers from the way they were dressed!

After seeing the place Liu Dong was referring to, Bai Quan immediately said: "This is a very famous auction market in Peshawar! Every weekend, an auction is held here!"

"Auction?" Liu Dong said in surprise.

"Well, it's all about auctioning antiques from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, and sometimes there are other interesting things, such as horses, tigers, leopards, Tibetan mastiffs, and even guns and ammunition and luxury cars!"

"It's kind of interesting!"

Hear here. Liu Dong was interested!

Liu Dong did not participate in the auction of Camdès in order to avoid getting into trouble, and he felt a little regretful in his heart. It would be nice to be able to make up for it here.

Seeing Liu Dong like this, Bai Quan next to him said: "If Liu Dong is interested, I can take you in!" But you have to pay 1 million rupees or a deposit of 10,000 US dollars to enter the door!"

"Deposit is not a problem!

After finishing speaking, Liu Dong found a place to park the car. With Bai Quan, the two of them squeezed through the crowd and came to the front. There is no concept of queuing here at all, whoever can squeeze to the front, whoever pays the money first, can go in first!

"Smack......!"

Liu Dong took out $10,000 in cash from the mustard seed space and put it on the table under the cover of his trouser pocket!

"The three of us together!"

But after listening to Liu Dong's words, the middle-aged Pakistani with a small hat in charge of collecting money glanced at the three of them, and shook his head towards Liu Dong, "10,000 US dollars can only be entered by two people!"

"Two? why?" Liu Dong frowned.

"No, that's the rule!" said the Pakistani bluntly.

"Alright. Hurry up and make a decision. Either two people go in, or three people leave with your money together!

"Liu Dong, if I don't go in, you and Bai Quan will go! I'll wait for you outside!" Ren Guohui hurriedly said.

"No, can't I just pay another 10,000 yuan?"

After finishing speaking, Liu Dong took out $10,000 from his pocket again and slapped it on the table under the surprised eyes of Bai Quan, Ren Guohui, and the middle-aged man. "It should be okay now, right?"

"Let's go inside!"

Pick up the money and check it out. After confirming that the real money was undoubted, the middle-aged man glanced at Liu Dong in surprise, threw two bidding cards to Liu Dong, and then waved his hand at the three of them!

Liu Dong didn't say much, picked up two bidding plates, and walked into this auction hall that looked a little shabby from the outside with Bai Quan and Ren Guohui.

After passing through a porch about five meters long. In front of you is a patio with an area of nearly 300 square meters and a red brick floor.

Of course, patio is Liu Dong's customary name in Chinese folk architecture, but this auction house really looks like an opera garden during the Republic of China. There is also a one-meter-high platform built directly behind the door, and rows of tables, chairs and benches are neatly arranged under the table!

Of course, the table in front of you is not the share of Liu Dong and the others. That's where only the local leaders of Peshawar can sit!

However, Liu Dong didn't care about this, and took Bai Quan and them to find a relatively high bench and sit down.

On the right side of Liu Dong's bench was a Pakistani man in a robe, and when he saw Liu Dong sitting down, this person turned his head and smiled friendlyly, looked at the three of them and said, "You are from China?"

Liu Dong, who was stunned for a moment, hurriedly said: "Yes, the three of us are all from China!"

"China is a great country and the friendliest friend of Pakistanis! My name is Isak, and I welcome you to Peshawar!"

"Thank you!"

Liu Dong shook hands with the other party, this was the first time he had met a foreigner who praised his motherland so bluntly abroad, so Liu Dong couldn't help but have some good feelings about the other party!

However, Bai Quan and Ren Guohui took it calmly in their conversation with Yishaq, and they have been here for some time, and they know very well the special relationship between Pakistan and China!

Except for those who oppose the government, most Pakistanis are very friendly to the Chinese who come here!

After a brief exchange, Liu Dong also learned that the friendly Pakistani Yishaq in front of him was actually a private weapons workshop owner!

This result somewhat surprised Liu Dong!

Accidents are accidents, but this is not the focus of Liu Dong's attention, the focus is on the next auction! Because with the introduction of Ishak, the 'head snake', Liu Dong also has more expectations for this auction!

After chatting for more than 10 minutes, the originally slightly empty venue was already filled with bustling buyers waiting for the auction to begin! Whites, yellows, blacks, Indians, Pakistanis, and many colors and races gathered here, making Liu Dong feel like he was in the 'United Nations General Assembly'!

"Bell!"

With a clear bell ringing, the gate that Liu Dong had originally come in was slowly closed! At the same time, those peeping eyes were blocked out.

"It's time to start!"

After Ishak reminded him, Liu Dong's attention was also on the stage!

Then I saw a middle-aged Pakistani wearing a white robe and a small hat walked onto the stage!

"Welcome to this Peshawar auction, I'm the auctioneer of this auction, ...... Inkbal!"

Listening to the other party's introduction, Liu Dong breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately the other party used English instead of Urdu, otherwise Liu Dong would definitely be blind!

After nearly five minutes of opening remarks, compared with Sotheby's and Christie's, this auction with a bit of reckless taste has also begun!

"Next, let's look at the first collection!"

When Inkbal's words fell, he saw eight shirtless strong men, in the curious eyes of everyone, carrying a huge iron cage with great difficulty!

"Roar!"

Just when the shirtless strong man who stepped aside at the end removed the black curtain covering the iron cage, a thick and powerful roar shook the audience!

"Wow!"

With a strange cry of fright, people could see clearly what was inside the iron cage.

I saw a nearly three meters long, weighing more than 200 kilograms, covered in yellow hair, sturdy, muscular African lion appeared in front of everyone!

Being watched by so many people, the lion looked very irritable, walking back and forth in the iron cage, roaring from time to time, and even scratching and biting the arm-thick steel bars around it with its sharp claws and teeth, making the whole iron cage shake and jingle, and the people who saw the underground were afraid that it would run out of it!

"As you can see, this is an adult African lion, and a lion king with a colony of thirty lions! And we have paid quite a bit to get it back to Peshawar, so it will be auctioned at a reserve price of $500,000, with a minimum of $10,000 each increase, and now we ask interested parties to bid!"

"510,000!"

"520,000!"

As soon as Inkbal's words fell, the surrounding bidding voices were already ringing one after another.

The fiery atmosphere at the scene made Bai Quan and Ren Guohui look at each other a little, and they were puzzled, "Why are these people so keen on bidding for lions?

After listening to Bai Quan's words, Liu Dong smiled and did not say anything.

It is difficult for ordinary people to understand the thinking of those rich people, in the eyes of these rich businessmen who have no worries about food and clothing, in addition to making money, there are very few things that really interest them, keeping pets is one of them, but just raising dogs and horses does not show their uniqueness, showing the taste of the public, so lions, tigers, crocodiles, these fierce beasts that ordinary people in nature dare not get close to have become a tool for aristocratic and wealthy businessmen to compete with each other and compare with each other!

In addition, whether it is in ancient Greece, ancient India, ancient Rome, or the modern West, the lion is usually a symbol of men's bravery, and the national emblems of many countries and nobles have its figure, so the lion has a special status in the hearts of men, especially in Pakistan!

Rich people are more than willing to raise a few lions to flaunt their status and wealth!

However, although Liu Dong is a little interested in this lion, he has not yet reached the level of buying it! The key is that domestic laws do not allow it at all!

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued......)