Chapter 2

"Hey, aren't you going to take a look?"

Jason walked over and asked.

Ye Tian shook his head: "I'll just watch the fun, I don't plan to participate in the auction, go ahead, good luck!"

"Alright! The treasure hunter is here!"

Jason excitedly shouted, grabbed a flashlight, and walked towards the warehouse entrance.

The tour ended quickly, and the auction officially began.

"As you can see, this is a very promising warehouse, starting bid is $100, any takers? $100, $100, …"

The auctioneer raised his hand and shouted loudly.

"$100" A fat white man raised his hand to bid.

The auctioneer nodded at the bidder and then quickly scanned the rest of the crowd, saying:

"Ok, $100 has a taker, $125, now it's $125, anyone for $125? …"

"Me!"

Jason raised his hand and shouted loudly.

The auctioneer nodded at him and then rapidly announced the next price:

"This young man bids $125, now it's $150, $150, any takers? $150, …"

"Yes" A black woman raised her hand and shouted.

The auction process gradually sped up, with more and more people bidding, and the auctioneer's speech became faster.

"Ok, this lady bids $150, $175, $175, …, ok, now it's $200, $200, $200, …"

Initially, most of the bidders were local residents, and their bids were not high.

When professional treasure hunters joined in, the warehouse price quickly soared, quickly surpassing $1000.

This price immediately eliminated many people, and the auction turned into a competition among a few professional treasure hunters.

Jason was also eliminated, returning to Ye Tian with a disappointed look.

"I hate these scumbags, they're all robbers, they stole my warehouse and my chance to get rich."

"Is this warehouse valuable? Or is there something you want inside?"

Ye Tian was a bit curious.

"It's a music enthusiast's warehouse, you can see some instruments and audio equipment, a lot of records, and other miscellaneous items, it should be worth something.

I had my eye on that Schwinn bicycle inside, from the 1940s, very rare. A second-hand store I used to work at once sold one for $1500."

"Indeed, these professional treasure hunters must have seen the antique bicycle, which is why they bid so high. Why didn't you continue? Even at $1000, it would still be worth it!"

Jason shook his head dejectedly.

"I only have $300 in my pocket, and with my bank savings, I have a total of $1200. The auction here is cash-only, no withdrawals, no checks, so I was eliminated!"

"That's too bad, but it's okay, there are still three more warehouses, maybe there will be better opportunities!"

Ye Tian comforted Jason.

"There's no hope today. Any warehouse with a bit of value will be snatched up by these treasure hunters. They have sharp eyes and deep pockets, how can I compete!"

Jason was very disappointed.

As he spoke, the warehouse price had already soared to $1500.

"$1500, this gentleman bids $1500, now it's $1600, $1600, any takers? $1600, gentlemen, don't lose out on just $100, …"

The auctioneer tried his best to encourage the other treasure hunters to bid, his words very persuasive.

But this price clearly exceeded many treasure hunters' estimates, and they were thinking or hesitating, with no one immediately bidding.

Seeing this, the auctioneer realized that the warehouse price was basically set and would be hard to rise further.

The few treasure hunters quickly made their decisions, waving their hands to signal their withdrawal.

The auctioneer's gaze immediately shifted to the rest of the crowd, looking for any dark horses.

But this price was already high, and no one bid, everyone shook their heads.

"$1500 once, $1500 twice, $1500 three times, sold! $1500."

The auctioneer shouted a few times, pointed at the treasure hunter who bid $1500, and ended the auction for this warehouse.

"Whoosh!"

The treasure hunter who won the bid immediately pulled down the roller shutter and locked the warehouse that now belonged to him.

From now on, for the next 24 hours, the warehouse belonged to him.

He had to clear the warehouse during this time, whether the items were useful or not, including the trash.

If he exceeded the time, the ownership of the items in the warehouse would revert to the storage company, and the auction payment would not be refunded. He would also have to pay a garbage disposal fee.

"Ok, let's go to the next warehouse, 216 on the second floor."

The auctioneer shouted and led everyone directly to the elevator.

Hearing the warehouse number, Ye Tian immediately smiled bitterly.

His warehouse was 218, right next to the one being auctioned, so he would have to watch the fun again.

Soon, everyone went upstairs to the door of warehouse 216.

Ye Tian quickened his pace slightly and walked to his warehouse door before the others.

"Click!"

The lock on warehouse 216 broke, and the door was pulled up.

"Damn! A trash warehouse! How can they even auction this place?"

Almost everyone angrily cursed.

Ye Tian curiously peeked inside and almost burst out laughing.

It was terrible! The warehouse was empty except for a broken cabinet with a missing door and four or five black garbage bags.

The cabinet was clearly empty, and the garbage bags were bulging, but from the items that leaked out, it was clear they contained only household waste, with no value at all.

"I really don't understand, why would anyone pay to keep trash? Are they crazy!"

Jason muttered in confusion, then shook his head and turned to leave.

The others were the same, all preparing to leave this place quickly and head to the next warehouse.

No one noticed that Ye Tian was staring intently at the garbage bags on the ground, his expression very strange, his eyes filled with shock, even fear.

At first, Ye Tian was amused by the state of the warehouse, but then he looked at the garbage bags on the ground and was startled.

There were five garbage bags on the ground, the first four were just trash, but the last one emitted a faint light, enough to catch his attention.

At first, Ye Tian thought everyone had seen it, but the reactions of the others quickly told him that only he had noticed the light, and no one else had seen it.

This made Ye Tian feel a bit surprised, but he had no time to think much about it, perhaps no one else had noticed.

Then, he focused his gaze on the glowing garbage bag.

What was it?

Concentrating, suddenly, his vision penetrated the black garbage bag, and he saw what was inside.

Besides some household waste, there was a精致的枪盒 inside!

And he could see the gun inside the gun box, a very beautiful antique pistol! The light that caught his attention was coming from this pistol!

"Ah!"

Ye Tian exclaimed, his face filled with shock.

He could see through the garbage bag and the gun box to the pistol inside! Why was the pistol glowing? And this light was only visible to him, no one else noticed it!

Could he have undergone a mutation? Or had his eyes mutated?

Ye Tian was almost scared out of his wits!

Instantly, he thought of the white light that entered his body when he jumped into the river, which must be the cause of his mutation.

Then he thought of the movie Alien, and the terrifying scenes of various monsters invading human bodies, and he felt a chill run down his spine!

Could his body have been taken over by some mysterious creature?

"Hey, young man, are you okay?"

The auctioneer turned and asked, his face a bit grim.

He never expected this warehouse to be so terrible, not to mention earning a commission, this dilapidated warehouse might even cost him money! How could his face not be grim?

"I'm fine, I was just shocked by the state of the warehouse and accidentally bit my tongue!"

Ye Tian quickly smiled and explained, his expression a bit awkward.

He forced down his shock, now was not the time to investigate his body's mutation, he would do so later when he got home.

"Ha ha ha"

Hearing that Ye Tian had bitten his tongue because of the warehouse, everyone burst out laughing.

The auctioneer's face became even grimmer, but since the warehouse was already opened, the auction had to proceed.

"Ok, everyone has seen the warehouse, the auction starts now, starting bid is $25, any takers? …"

"Enough! Old Henry, stop shouting, no one will bid, who would want a pile of trash?"

A treasure hunter laughed and joked.

"Ha ha ha"

Another round of laughter, everyone agreed, no one would bid.

Old Henry's face turned completely black, and he had to lower the price to continue the auction.

"$10, $10, any takers? …"

Still no response, everyone laughed and shook their heads.

"$5, $5, any takers? Alright, $1, you can bid now, what can you lose for $1? Maybe there's a surprise inside!"

Old Henry continued to persuade everyone, hoping someone would take it.

As long as the warehouse was sold, the price didn't matter, it was better than letting the trash continue to occupy the space. Once the warehouse was recovered, the company could immediately rent it out and make money.

"Stop joking! Old Henry, the stuff here isn't even worth a padlock! And there's a garbage disposal fee, who would buy it and be crazy! Let's end this and go to the next warehouse."

"Right! Let's end it quickly!"

A few treasure hunters laughed and said.

It seemed this warehouse wouldn't be sold, and the trash would continue to occupy the space until the auction period ended, and the company recovered the warehouse. What a disaster!

Thinking this, Old Henry was about to end the auction and move to the next warehouse.

Just then, a voice came from the side: "$1, I'll take it!"