Whenever he remembered that Li Du not only had 550,000 yuan in cash from his hand, but also stole his own gems worth several millions, Blatche would feel distressed. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

I want to cry without tears!

Although he has relatives in the police station, he has no relatives in the court, and according to the judicial fairness of Australia, even if he has relatives, it is okay.

After all, the repurchase of Mine 115 was initiated by him and voluntarily handled by him.

As for the cave leading to Mine 114 in Mine 115, he could not prove that Li Du had dug it, let alone that the gems had been dug up in this mine.

The grievances in his heart made Brache crazy, and he couldn't retaliate against Li Du from the official face, so he wanted to do it from behind his back.

But after fighting before, he already understood Li Du's strength, and knew that he might not be an opponent when he made a shot, so he wanted to unite with Wright and his party.

He inquired, and Wright and the others were beaten by Li Du, and it was very miserable.

Ledou didn't notice that Brache was with his new neighbors, and his attention was on the two target mines.

Bank employees and government officials have come to the trading floor, where chairs have been set up in the previously empty hall where bidders can sit.

Presiding over the auction was a big white man, tall and fat, middle-aged man named Branso Barron of Lightning Ridge.

Barron was a standard politician, with a smile on his face, a slick wrist, and a good talker.

He seemed to know all the mine owners present, and when he arrived on the trading floor, he greeted, chatted, and joked with the mine owners like butterflies in flowers.

After seeing Li Du, he took the initiative to reach out his hand: "Wow, wow, wow, you must be Du Li, who has recently become famous in Lightning Ridge, it's nice to meet you, I'm Branso Barron." ”

Li Du smiled: "I am even more honored, Mayor Barron, Lightning Ridge is really an outstanding place, you are amazing, building such a good town." ”

Barron laughed and said, "It's up to everyone, this is the home of the miners, the territory of our mining people, I have to thank everyone for their help, especially guys like you." ”

As he spoke, he squeezed his eyes at Li Du: "I have heard a long time ago, you acted in time to avoid a terrible disaster, I must say, you did a good job, young man!"

After a brief greeting, he continued to entertain the other mine owners, with a majestic and smooth road.

At half past nine, the auction officially began.

Barron stood on the auction stand to thank everyone for their participation, and then began to introduce the importance of the Black Opal Mine to Lightning Ridge, and once again thanked the mine owners and miners for their help in the construction of the town.

After some thanks, he cut to the chase and began to introduce the mines.

All mines are twenty acres in size, so all he needs to do is introduce the location, and if there are gems that have been excavated in the history of the mine, he will also focus on the glorious history of the mine.

Unfortunately, Mine 120 has not been mined in the past, and it's a veritable shit mine.

The value of such a mine decreases with each transaction, and the previous mine owner bought the mine for less than $200,000, which is already the reserve price.

But in the case of a mine auction, there is no minimum but a lower starting price:

“…… You already know about this rich mine, right? Then please prepare the sign in your hand, I will start to quote, No. 120 mine, the reserve price is - 100,000 yuan!"

Li Du shook his head, and Steve asked, "What's the matter, this price is too high, isn't it worth competing?"

He smiled and said, "No, the price is really low, I bought the first mine, but it cost 550,000 yuan." ”

"So what are you waiting for, it's ours, isn't it?" asked Steve pleasantly.

They are not in a hurry to raise their cards, whether it is Li Du or Steve, they are all veterans in the auction house, of course, the auctions that Steve has participated in are high-end art auctions held by large auctions such as Sotheby's and Christie's.

The price of 100,000 yuan is very low, and some miners who usually pay more attention to saving money have this money, so the initial offer is very intense: "I will pay 100,000!"

"I'm out for 105,000 dollars, and I'm the 18th. ”

"110,000 yuan, guys, I'm determined to get this mine!"

"120,000 ......"

"Get out of the way, I'll give 150,000!"

When the price reaches 150,000 yuan, there are relatively few mine owners who are interested in bidding.

Seeing this, Li Du knew in his heart, everyone was not very optimistic about this mine, he gave Steve a look, Steve raised the card and said: "Two hundred thousand!"

The starting price was directly raised by 50%, which is very aggressive and very domineering.

The mine owners and miners who were hesitating whether to make an offer directly gave up the bid, and someone shouted: "Is there any mistake, this shit mine was only sold for 200,000 yuan last time, and now it is still 200,000 yuan?"

The money goes to the bank to repay the loan, part to the town, and the new mine owner has to pay taxes, which in turn go into the town's wallet.

Therefore, seeing that Steve's offer was so high, Barron was overjoyed, pointed at him and shouted: "This lovely young man has quoted a lovely price, there is no doubt that he is now the closest to mine 120, he has given a price of two hundred and twenty thousand two hundred and twenty thousand, is anyone willing to give a higher ......"

All the mine owners shook their heads, and Barron no longer wasted time continuing to stir up everyone's emotions, and when he saw this, he knocked the table with a small hammer and shouted: "OK, 200,000, deal!"

Li Du and Steve high-fived, and the plan went smoothly, and the first mine was won.

As the auction progressed, Li Du began to realize that their offer was a bit too strong and too fast, and his opponents were not keen on the mine, and they were not very enthusiastic about the mine.

The No. 120 mine was sold for 200,000 yuan, but the two mines in a row were unauctioned!

The starting price of these two mines is also 100,000 yuan, but no one is willing to take over.

Li Du went to inspect them, and indeed, these two mines were worthless.

The mine owners knew more than he did, and both mines had been excavated by multiple mine owners, almost in the form of ploughing, but nothing was gained!

One by one, the mines were put on the auction table, some were unsold, some were won by the auctions, and most of the mines auctioned off were cheap, and the most expensive one was only 360,000 Australian dollars.

The mine owners told Li Du that the shit mine was worth the price at best.

It can be seen from this that Li Du was pitted by Blatche when he first came to Lightning Ridge, and Blatche sold it to him for 550,000 yuan for the same shit mine.

Fortunately, in the end, he asked for back the 500,000 yuan he had been pitted, and he also earned 450,000 yuan in cash and a bunch of gems.