Flying Bar.

Luke ordered two glasses of whiskey and handed one to David next to him.

"Why did you remember to treat me to a drink?"

Luke clinked glasses with the other person and took a sip, "I want to borrow some money."

"How much?" David put down his wine glass, seemingly not surprised by this.

"One thousand dollars."

"No problem, no matter how much more, I can't do anything."

"Why, you don't pick up girls, and you don't spend money randomly?"

David drank all the wine in his glass and said, "Linda."

"She's asking you for money again."

David shook his head, "I want to bail Linda, and I'm preparing the bail."

"Are you her guarantor?"

David nodded.

"Do you think she can change?"

David asked for two more glasses of whiskey, "I don't know."

"If she violates the bail regulations, not only will the bond be confiscated, but you will also be held responsible. You have to think clearly."

"I have no choice. She worked as a police officer. If the inmates in prison find out,

She is my wife and I cannot stand by and watch."

“How much money is left on bail?”

"Just take care of yourself. I will take care of the deposit myself."

"How much is missing?"

"Ten thousand dollars."

Luke took a sip of whiskey, "Do you still love her?"

"No, but I have the responsibility to take care of her."

The American warehouse industry is very popular.

The reasons are complex and mainly include two aspects.

First, the United States does not have a household registration system and is highly mobile. Many people do not like to buy a house. It is too troublesome to rent a house and move. Therefore, the warehouse leasing industry has emerged.

After a certain period of time, if the warehouse owner fails to pay the rental fee, the warehouse is legally regarded as an ownerless property, and the warehousing company can dispose of it on its own.

Another thing is that the United States has a detailed garbage classification law, and it costs a lot of money to dispose of garbage.

In order to save money on garbage disposal, many families will rent a warehouse specifically for garbage disposal. If the fee is not renewed at the end of the period, the responsibility will be handed over to the warehouse company. Therefore, more than 90% of the warehouses auctioned are worthless and even cost money to dispose of the garbage.

It is precisely this uncertainty that warehouse companies deal with in the form of auctions.

If you photograph a warehouse, you must completely empty everything in it, including garbage. You cannot only take valuable things and leave garbage behind, otherwise you will be blacklisted.

Warehouse companies can also save money on waste disposal costs.

More than a thousand warehouses hold public auctions every day across the United States, so many "professional warehouse auctioneers" have been born.

Unlike people like Luke who try their luck.

Many treasure hunters are engaged in second-hand business, so that the items found in the warehouse can be sold through channels to obtain the maximum value.

At around nine o'clock, Luke rushed to Meng En Storage Center.

There were many people gathered in the warehouse, chatting in small groups.

Luke didn't have much communication with them. He didn't buy the warehouse based on experience, but based on the system. It can almost be said that he made a guaranteed profit without losing any money.

In other words, if you rely on experience, it will be too late to improvise. He will definitely not be able to compare with the treasure hunters who rely on this industry to make a living.

At ten o'clock, Borrett, who works at the Meng En Warehousing Center, came over and said, "Gentlemen, welcome to the Meng En Warehousing Center. If you want to participate in the warehouse auction, please go to the office and pay a $100 cleaning deposit."

People lined up in two rows to pay, and Luke stood among them.

Borrett saw Luke nodding, and the two of them didn't communicate much.

During the payment process, Luke also saw an acquaintance, Thompson.

The two were enemies, and neither wanted to see the other. There was a middle-aged man next to Thompson, and the two were muttering about something.

After the payment was completed, Borrett took everyone to an open space, "Gentlemen, our company has been entrusted by the local court to conduct a public auction of five private warehouses that are in arrears with rent according to law.

After winning the auction, the bidder can obtain ownership of the warehouse and own all properties in the warehouse within 24 hours.

After 24 hours, the right to use the warehouse and the income from the property in the warehouse belong to the company.

Gentlemen, if there is no doubt, the auction has officially begun."

Borrett led everyone outside Warehouse No. 94 and opened the warehouse door. "The old rules are, you can only stand at the door and look for a minute. You can't poke your head, use tools, and you can't enter the warehouse.

The auction will start in one minute, and the highest bidder will win."

Luke stood at the door and looked in. The door of the warehouse was three meters wide. The items in the warehouse were piled very scattered. With all kinds of debris, only the outermost items could be seen, and the items inside were blocked.

It was my first time to participate in this kind of auction, and I didn’t understand the details involved, so I just followed it blindly.

He saw a familiar wooden box through the gap. The box was gray with a blue carving. The color might have faded a lot because it had been stored for too long.

But he was certain that he had indeed seen a similar box - in the files of the 'Disappearance of Tyerson Manor' case.

This is most likely a box lost by Lady Anna.

There are still two parts of stolen goods that have not been found in the case of the disappearance of Tyerson Manor. One part is the oil painting worth tens of millions.

There is also some jewelry that Tony obtained. Of course, it may have been sold by him long ago and used to take drugs.

Luke did not reveal his identity rashly. Although the box looked similar, it was not necessarily the same. In order to avoid causing trouble, he planned to take pictures first to see what items were in the box.

Next to him, Borrett's voice came to mind, "Gentlemen, one minute is up. Today's auction officially begins.

The starting bid for Warehouse 94 is $100.”

"$150," an old man wearing a cowboy hat yelled.

"Oh, this generous gentleman offers $150, $150 once, is there any higher bid?"

"$200." Luke called the price.

The old man in the cowboy hat called the price again, "$250."

"The bidding is very fierce. The price is 250 US dollars per time. Is there any higher price? Take a look at the items in the warehouse. I don't think you will be disappointed."

Luke increased the price, "$300."

"Wow, this gentleman is really discerning. He has increased the price again."

Thompson waved his hand, "$400."

"Oh, it's Thompson. He's an old friend of our company. Everyone should know him. It's $400 a time. Is there anyone with a higher bid?"

Luke called out the price again, "$450."

"$500." Thompson continued to bid, and shrugged at Luke, "Sorry, I also have my eye on this warehouse, and I didn't mean to target you."

Luke smiled and said, "Let me remind you, the things in this warehouse are not available to you."

"Aren't you being too lenient? Oh, I almost forgot, you are a police officer." Thompson still couldn't let go of what happened that day. Ever since he gave in, his son looked at him differently.

He regretted it.

He regretted not having a fight with Luke that day. Even if he lost, at least he was still a hero in his son's mind.

He wants to make amends.

"The police badge is useless here, this one is." Thompson shook the green money in his hand.

A smile appeared on Bolet's fat face. This was the scene he most wanted to see. Once there was friction between the bidders, they would compete with each other and get a better price.

"$500 once, $500 twice, is there anyone who offers a higher price?" Borrett looked at the old man in the cowboy hat, and then at Luke next to him.

In the end, Luke gave up the bid.

He found clues to the case in the warehouse and bought it to facilitate the investigation and not affect the normal bidding of the warehouse.

But the situation is different now, Thompson is competing with himself.

He insists on getting involved in the case, and Luke can't help him.

In fact, it might not be a bad thing for Luke to take himself out of it.

If Anna's lost property is not in the warehouse, the warehouse may not be valuable.

If there are Anna's lost belongings in the warehouse, then these belongings are stolen and no one can take them away.

Great joy and great sadness.
Chapter completed!