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Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets-Chapter 47 - This is Self-Defense
Chapter 47: Chapter 47: This is Self-Defense!
Chapter 47 -47: This is Self-Defense!
Leaving Jason to clean up the remaining garbage, Sean Knight went alone to the next freight yard.
New York Harbor is vast, with one freight yard simply separated from another. When moving to another auction site, he had to pass through various containers stacked high.
Sean remembered that the next container auction site was only 500 meters away, so he decided to walk directly there.
Taking a shortcut, he passed through two rows of high-stacked containers, which reminded him of a game he had once played, “Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds,” with a port cargo yard scene.
As soon as this thought arose, he heard someone whisper:
“Don’t move! Hand over the money, quick!”
Sean was taken aback!
Two black hoodlums, one wearing a woolen hat and the other with filthy braids, both had short statures and mean faces.
Seeing Sean make no move, they pulled out a gun from behind their waist and pointed it at him!
Sean thought he was in big trouble!
When he last faced a gun, he was in a car and managed to pull out his gun first unnoticed.
This time it wouldn’t be so easy!
He hurriedly raised his hands, saying:
“No, no, no, don’t get excited, do you want money? I happen to have money with me…”
The one wearing the woolen hat pointed the gun at Sean while the other put his gun in his waist and said proudly:
“Don’t move! Don’t think of resisting or pulling out a gun! Where’s the money? I’ll get it…”
Facing the dark muzzle, Sean couldn’t help but feel nervous.
Although he was agile, he didn’t think he could dodge a bullet within a one-meter range!
He lowered his head and gestured to his pocket:
“There, my money is there…”
The hoodlum with braids reached into Sean’s pocket and found a thick wad of cash, instantly overjoyed:
“My God! We’ve hit the jackpot!”
He took out the money, at least 30,000 dollars!
The other hoodlum’s eyes grew hotter, but the money wasn’t in his hands, making him somewhat anxious!
At that moment, Sean suddenly made his move!
He used a capture technique to control the one with braids, pushed him towards the one with the woolen hat, and as their line of sight was blocked, moved to the side and delivered a punch to the hoodlum’s liver!
He used full force in this punch, causing the hoodlum’s eyes to roll back as he passed out!
Without stopping, Sean struck the other hoodlum in the back of the neck with the back of his hand, knocking him out as well.
Sean took back the money and called Paul Walker on his mobile phone:
“Paul, I was robbed by two men in the freight yard, and I fought back, injuring both of them. Will there be any trouble?”
Paul was startled:
“Were you hurt?”
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“No.” Sean sensed Paul’s concern.
“That’s good! What race were they? Black, Latino Americans, or…”
“Black people.”
“Then it’s fine. These bastards mess around in the freight yard every day, and we’re fed up! As long as they’re not dead, you don’t need to worry about it. Actually, even if they were dead, it wouldn’t be a problem. Just tell me where you are, and I’ll come over right away…”
A few minutes later, Paul arrived hastily, relieved to see Sean unharmed. Looking at the two unconscious hoodlums on the ground, he angrily kicked them:
“These two hoodlums have robbed several times before, and we’ve caught them a few times, but each time the amount wasn’t big enough to sentence them for long…”
“This time, the amount is significant.” Taking out the 30,000 dollars, Sean said:
“30,000, enough?”
“Yes, definitely! It’s enough!” Paul smiled: “Enough to put these hoodlums away for several years!”
He then said to Sean:
“If you have the time, you should really teach me Kung Fu. You must have used Kung Fu to knock down these two, right?”
Sean smiled, teaching a few moves would be no problem, but Paul’s age was a factor. He could only learn some grappling techniques for now.
Mainly, he would have to rely on his gun against such criminals.
It’s not uncommon for robbers like these to open fire!
After sorting these matters out, he moved on to the next yard, where the auction was almost over.
Only one of the eight auctioned containers remained, and the assistant was currently opening it.
Sean hurried over, saw that it was filled with construction materials, and quickly lost interest.
He swiftly headed to another yard, calling Jason as he walked:
“Go to Shark Goods Yard, the auction there should be starting soon.”
Jason complied without question.
There were five containers for auction at Shark Goods Yard today. When Sean arrived, the first container was already being auctioned.
To his surprise, the auctioneer was the same young man from the morning.
The young man also seemed surprised to see Sean, even stumbling over his words for a moment.
However, he quickly regained his composure.
The treasure hunters noticed this exchange and turned to look at Sean.
There were two familiar faces there, Elder and Little Joey brothers.
Upon seeing Sean, both of their faces displayed dissatisfaction.
Ever since they were “tricked” by Sean in the past, they always had a poor opinion of him.
Sean didn’t mind them though, so he went over to look inside the remaining containers.
The second container gave Sean quite a shock!
Inside were dozens of variously sized boxes, and something covered in a dust cloth at the back.
All that was visible was a very old, battered bicycle.
Ordinary people couldn’t tell, but Sean could see clearly that it was a very old military tricycle from World War II!
As for whether it was a replica, that was hard to say.
However, seeing the tightly wrapped boxes, Sean couldn’t help but smile; there was an 80% chance they were real!
The boxes were filled with World War II military equipment, such as steel helmets, paratrooper equipment, and so on.
This was a must-have!
In the third container, there were several big black garbage bags and opened wooden boxes filled with miscellaneous items of no value.
There were also a few inconspicuous canvas luggage bags mixed in.
However, those few luggage bags caught Sean’s attention.
The contents would bring in some money!
There wasn’t much inside the fourth container, just a disorderly pile of old wooden toys and furniture.
What caught the eye were several old-fashioned, locked boxes in the back.
Ordinary treasure hunters would definitely be interested and might try their luck.
But Sean could tell that the contents were also just worthless miscellaneous items.
If somebody were to spend money on it, they would most likely lose out.
The items in the fifth container were a little unique.
They were all wine!
There were bottles of wine inside wooden boxes protected by wood shavings, with several large wine barrels behind them!
Sean took a look and decided that if the price was right, he could buy it.
By then, the first container had been auctioned off, and the well-off Elder and Little Joey had claimed it.
Elder Joey even shot Sean a triumphant glance.
Sean didn’t pay him any attention, instead patiently waiting for the assistant to unlock the second container, then joining the line to view its contents.
Seeing the tightly wrapped boxes and the barely visible old bicycle, some people began murmuring.
“Could it just be a pile of junk?”
After all, these things were all packed in old cardboard boxes and sealed with tape.
There was nothing high-end about it!
What could be inside?
However, the experienced Elder Joey managed to catch a glimpse of the object covered by the dust cloth through a crevice and was willing to try his luck!
Sean caught his expression and felt a sinking feeling in his heart.
Could this guy really want to compete against him?