Wednesday, around 9:40 am.
Xiao Ran took Elaine and drove to a cargo yard in the Port of Los Angeles.
Behind his SUV was the Chevrolet Suburban driven by Anthony and Sam.
The reason why they came here today was to participate in a container auction.
At this auction, a total of eleven containers were put up for public auction.
Container auctions like this are held from time to time in various ports in the United States.
Containers stored at the port, if unclaimed for more than three months, will be handed over to the auction house by the port for public auction.
Due to the current special circumstances, the number of containers being auctioned has become more and more.
Container auctions are becoming more and more frequent, with one happening every now and then.
The reason is that more and more companies are closing down.
These containers originally contained various goods ordered by different companies.
When these containers were shipped across the ocean to various ports in the United States, the companies that ordered them had gone bankrupt, and no one claimed the containers.
There were also some containers that people took with the cargo. As it turned out, the containers had been shipped to the United States, but the people couldn't get there because the flights were cut off, so they had to abandon these containers.
All these unclaimed containers will eventually end up at auctions and be auctioned off publicly.
As for the container auction rules, they are basically the same as warehouse auctions, except that payment can be made by credit card.
Because these containers are larger, they tend to contain more goods and are more valuable, so auction prices will rise.
Correspondingly, the cost invested by the bidders is also higher, often tens of thousands of dollars, and there are many higher-priced ones.
Once you lose, the loss will be severe.
A professional treasure hunter with poor eyesight and bad luck may be injured or even bankrupt if he loses money several times in a row.
Because of this, professional treasure hunters who participate in container auctions have some money in their pockets and sales channels.
Professional treasure hunters with average abilities, as well as passers-by who join in the fun, rarely participate in container auctions.
After parking the car in the designated area, Xiao Ran took Elaine out of the car and walked to the temporary office of the auction house to prepare for registration.
Because they were carrying guns, Anthony and Sam could only stand on the outside and were not allowed to enter the auction site.
However, they could also see Xiao Ran from a distance, enough to ensure his safety.
During the march, Xiao Ran was also live broadcasting and interacting with fans in the live broadcast room.
"Xiao Ran, if you find a big leak today, can you postpone the auction in the live broadcast room so that my friends can raise funds?"
Chu Tianyang, who loves to eat soup skin, said.
"What kind of big leak did you pick up? It can't be that easy. Do you think there are big leaks all over the United States!"
"Besides, today is a container auction, and the containers may contain various goods."
Xiao Ran said with a smile.
After the words fell, he continued to talk.
"There may be a big leak of the goods. What if it's a box full of high-end graphics cards? You'll definitely make a lot of money!"
While talking, Xiao Ran and the others had arrived at the temporary office location of the auction house.
There are many professional treasure hunters gathered here, chatting in small groups, as well as some auction house staff and so on.
Among these people, there are many familiar faces and a few old friends.
Sylvia and Garcia, as well as Kevin and Jeremy, all came to participate in the container auction.
Xiao Ran's arrival immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone here knew him, and as soon as they saw him, they immediately started talking in low voices.
"Look! It's the lucky guy Sean. I didn't expect him to come to the auction. He didn't make enough money!"
"Who says otherwise? Through those big leaks before, this guy made at least 60 million US dollars, or even more!"
"If I had so much money, I would retire immediately and go enjoy the sun, beaches, hot beauties, and enjoy life to the fullest. Idiot, I still work!"
While there was a lot of discussion, these guys were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, and their eyes were red.
Several of the guys looked at Xiao Ran with unnatural eyes and expressions.
And the way Xiao Ran looked at them was even more hostile, even with a hint of murderous intent.
Fortunately, everyone was wearing sunglasses, which avoided eye contact.
These guys were the ones who sneaked into Xiao Ran's apartment before and installed pinhole cameras and bugs in the apartment.
Some of them went to the apartment in person, and some asked friends to go there, but they all left fingerprints on the surveillance equipment.
After Anthony's counter-tracking, they quickly identified these guys hiding in the darkness.
Coming closer, Xiao Ran asked Elaine to register, while he greeted several professional treasure hunters.
"Good morning, Sylvia and Garcia, I didn't expect you to come to this container auction. It seems that we will become rivals again today."
"Good morning, Sean, we probably didn't expect it."
"You are so rich, but you still come to steal business from poor people like us. Leave us a way to survive!"
Sylvia said with a smile, came up and gave Xiao Ran a hug.
Afterwards, Garcia and Kevin also came over one after another, said hello to Xiao Ran and bumped their elbows.
After the registration was completed, Elaine also came over, stood next to Xiao Ran, and waved hello to everyone.
After chatting for a while, Sylvia suddenly lowered her voice and said:
"Sean, I heard that after you left Malibu that day, you went directly to the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles."
"Are you afraid of trouble from the Los Angeles police or the FBI? And I also heard that you stayed there for a week before leaving."
"What happened to the priceless top-notch antiques, cultural relics and works of art that you found? Have you finished them?"
Following Sylvia's words, everyone at the scene looked at Xiao Ran, everyone's eyes were full of curiosity.
Obviously, this is a question that everyone is concerned about and want to know the answer to.
"I'll go! Foreigners are so gossipy!"
In the live broadcast room, Zhan Shahen said with a smile.
Xiao Ran shook his head and explained in a low voice:
"The several Chinese antique cultural relics discovered that day were stolen nearly fifty years ago, so I rushed to the Consulate General in Los Angeles as soon as possible."
"As for other things, I didn't think much about it at the time. The rumors from the outside were all groundless and unfounded. The police didn't cause any trouble for me."
"I stayed at the Consulate General, initially to identify the treasures, but later because my apartment was ransacked, so I stayed at the Consulate General for safety reasons."
With these words, he directly changed the topic.
Before he finished speaking, there was already laughter in the live broadcast room.
"Xiao Ran is such a waste not to be an actor. He doesn't even blush when he lies!"
"Don't tell me, I believe what this guy says. When did the Los Angeles police become so good?"
While joking, everyone also knew Xiao Ran's intentions.
Everyone gave a thumbs up, you have rich fighting experience!
Looking at Sylvia and the others, their expressions changed.
They were all shocked when they heard that Xiao Ran's apartment had been ransacked.
They instantly understood that among those who ransacked the apartment, there was probably a professional treasure hunter they knew.
After a pause, Jeremy suddenly whispered:
"I heard that Howard was arrested by the police yesterday and was shot."
"Does this have anything to do with you? Sean, did Howard ransack your apartment?"
Xiao Ran did not answer directly, but said with a smile:
"Whether Howard ransacked my apartment or was involved, I don't know."
"But my bodyguards found a lot of surveillance equipment in the apartment and handed it over to the police."
"According to feedback from the police, there is a lot of fingerprint information on those surveillance devices, and perhaps Howard's fingerprints."
"hiss!"
Sylvia and the others all took a breath of air, feeling secretly terrified.
Seeing their surprised looks, Xiao Ran's eyes flashed with pride.
This is exactly the result he wants. He wants to spread this matter through the mouths of Sylvia and others.
He wants to warn everyone that he is not easy to mess with, and he has many means to deal with those who have ulterior motives.
Before Sylvia and the others could react, he changed the subject.
"Guys, are there any good things in these containers being auctioned today? Can you tell me some news?"
These professional treasure hunters looked at each other, and then Kevin said:
"It is said that one or two containers here are from Saudi Arabia and may belong to a certain Saudi prince."
"The Saudi prince was thrown into prison by the crown prince, and the containers that were shipped to the United States in advance were not claimed."
"Many people who came here today came for the Prince Container."
"The Saudi prince's container sounds interesting."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly, eager to try.
