Chapter Fourteen Avoid the limelight!
The police did not come over and just push me down, then search me, and then take me back, as Todd imagined.
He asked me very politely:
"Do you have anything to say about this gentleman's accusation?"
"Of course!" I glanced at Todd and said with a sneer:
"This Todd is full of nonsense! He doesn't tell the truth!"
Todd said confidently:
"Where's the evidence? You said that, is there any evidence?"
"Of course!" I raised my phone and said, "When I bought the steel pipe, I happened to turn on the video recording function of my phone."
After saying that, I clicked on the video and showed it to the police.
Todd was a little panicked, but he still said firmly:
"Who knows when this video was recorded? I don't think it can be used as evidence at all!"
The policeman ignored him and took my phone and looked at it.
In the video, I walked up to the garbage picker with my mobile phone in my hand. After bargaining, I bought the steel pipe for twenty dollars. Afterwards, I had a conversation with Todd and several other people.
After the policeman finished reading, he turned to Todd and said sternly:
"This evidence shows that you lied! If you can't provide strong evidence, this gentleman can sue you for defamation! Do you have anything to say?"
Todd panicked!
In his opinion, even if he didn't know the policeman, according to normal logic, shouldn't it be the policeman who knocked down the Chinese boy without any reason and then took him away?
how so?
Seeing that Todd had nothing to say, the police took out the handcuffs!
Todd was even more panicked and said hurriedly:
"Sir, I shouldn't call the police! It's my fault! Please let me go!"
Don’t think that all Latinos will fight the police when they encounter them, at least Todd is not that kind of person!
"Then you have to seek that gentleman's forgiveness!" The policeman shrugged and pointed at me.
Todd was immediately stunned.
He had no psychological burden to beg for mercy from the police, but he hesitated to beg for mercy from me.
"You choose between being taken away by me or apologizing to him."
"I apologize to him!" Todd gritted his teeth, walked up to me, and whispered:
"Zhu, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been carried away by jealousy and called the police to frame you. I apologize to you..."
He knew that as soon as he said this, his face in the port area would be lost.
But in order not to get caught, we have to do this!
"I accept your apology. I hope you can really remember this time in the future. But you have to return the gun parts first!"
Under the gaze of everyone, Todd hesitated.
I whispered:
"If the police search you, you'll be in trouble!"
Todd reluctantly took out a part from his pocket and handed it to my hand.
I knew Todd had to apologize, and he didn't really feel sorry for me.
But at this point, I am very satisfied.
The policeman nodded, turned and left.
Madden came over and said loudly to me:
"Zhu, you did the right thing! Todd, it was Zhu who saved you! If you really want the police to search you, you will be finished! You will have to live in jail for at least a few months!"
Everyone else has the same expression.
Todd obviously hates me to death, but he still has to laugh and agree with what these people say.
Looks comfortable!
The crowd dispersed and Todd left in a hurry.
Judy came up to me and said:
"Zhu, do you know that policeman?"
I shook my head, pointed at the props and asked:
"Do you still want it?"
"Yes, of course I do."
I don’t want to have any more contact with Judy. Her behavior of avoiding suspicion just now hurt my self-esteem.
"Then let's talk about the price after reading it!" I stepped forward to install the part, but I wasn't very good at it. Judy took the part and installed it, then tried it and put down the gun with satisfaction.
After reading everything, Judy thought for a while and said:
"The most valuable thing is the Maxim, and then these two old-fashioned rifles."
It turned out to be a rifle, I thought it was an old shotgun.
"All together, twenty-five thousand dollars."
"Too low, at least 30,000 US dollars!" I said dissatisfied.
"Okay, deal!" Judy agreed readily.
I was stunned for a moment, and then I realized that I had been deceived!
This Judy may have guessed that I would counteroffer!
A woman like a fox!
Now that the words have been spoken, there is no choice.
I collected $30,000. Judy smiled and asked people to put the things in the car and take them away. When she left, she said specifically:
"Zhu, you are a good trading partner. If you have something similar in the future, remember to contact me."
I swear never to contact her again!
Although I made a lot of money, I felt really unhappy!
I packed up the garbage, carried the steel pipe back to the container, took out my angle grinder, and began to slowly polish the steel pipe.
Of course there is more than just the five silver coins in it!
But these five have already made Todd crazy. If a few more are exposed, I'm afraid he will be in big trouble!
The steel pipe was ground open, and a lot of things were wrapped in paper balls inside.
Open it, there are silver coins, small gold nuggets, and even glass blocks!
Zhu Yu had a dark look on his face, why are there still these crappy things hidden in here... No!
Isn't this glass? Is it possible that it is a transparent rough gemstone?
After a final cleaning, there were a total of twenty-one silver coins, three gold nuggets, and five glass blocks that looked like gems.
That's all.
Zhu Yu was a little confused. This was a small treasure. Who would be willing to throw away this thing?
Or forgot?
There are two possibilities. One is that he really forgot. The other is that the original owner of the steel pipe may not have known that there was anything in it.
Zhu Yu packed up his things and went to the Seven Axes Bar.
When Old John saw Zhu Yu, he smiled and said:
"Zhu, it seems that you have gained a lot today! Judy said you are very lucky!"
Zhu Yu put the small bag on the counter, opened it, and said:
"Maybe this month is my lucky month! I must save more money as soon as possible when I am lucky!"
John opened the bag and raised his eyebrows when he saw the silver coins:
"A very well-preserved little cutie—eh? This is... rough sapphire?"
Old John raised his head and glanced at Zhu Yu:
"Zhu, are you so lucky? This is not something you can get easily!"
Zhu Yu smiled and said nothing.
"By the way, I heard that you offended bad boy Todd, do you want me to go talk to you?"
"No need, I can handle this."
"There is a group of Latinos in the port area. Although Todd is not a core figure among them, if you offend him, it is equivalent to offending those Latinos. You have to be careful in the future."
Zhu Yu's heart trembled, this would really be a bit troublesome.
"I suggest you avoid the limelight first." Old John said, "There will be a suitcase auction at the airport tomorrow. You can try it."
"Okay!" Zhu Yu agreed immediately.
"I'll help you contact the buyers for these little cuties. I think these things are worth at least fifty thousand dollars... Zhu, you really surprised me!"
Zhu Yu smiled, are you lucky?
No. It's just that Zhu Yu has a celestial eye, that's all.
Chapter completed!