Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 119 - 118: This is How Money is Made!

Chapter 119: Chapter 118: This is How Money is Made!

In the end, Sean Knight secured the container for 10,500 US dollars.

While the others rushed to the sixth container, Sean didn’t follow them and instead began to lift the waterproof cloth.

Howard Richardson gave Sean a thumbs up:

"You’re amazing! I feel like you’re just slowly wearing them down."

Sean smiled:

"Actually, I’m not just wearing them down. I’m also raising their vigilance by making them think I’m worried about this being contraband, which causes them to overlook the items behind this container."

"Behind?" Howard asked with confusion. "Is there something else behind it?"

"Of course there’s something else!" Sean laughed. "Even though I don’t know what’s behind it, think about it: a container this long can’t just hold two or three twin-barreled anti-aircraft machine guns, right?"

"You mean there’s something good behind it?" Howard’s eyes lit up.

"That’s my guess." Sean explained his "thoughts" in detail, while also concealing his money-making "methods." After all, Howard was familiar with him, unlike Mr. Madden and the others.

"Everyone was scared by the gun barrels just now. But actually, given enough time, many people would realize it’s not what it seems. Since I was cautious when raising the price and had established a careful image during this time, those who followed suit became more cautious, and in the end, I wore them down..."

"You’re really cunning!" Howard gave a thumbs up, "There is indeed a learning curve in every line of work - alright, let’s not talk too much about it, let’s open it!"

"Okay, let’s open it!"

Sean and Howard lifted the waterproof cloth together.

The treasure hunters who had been watching from behind saw that the cloth-covered twin-barreled anti-aircraft machine guns had bulky iron frames and seemed somewhat amused before moving on to the next container auction.

Laughter came from there, seemingly mocking Sean.

Sean didn’t care at all. He approached the guns and noted that the craftsmanship was quite intricate, giving off a somewhat genuine illusion.

Uncle Melvin Richardson touched the gun machine, jumped up, and checked the gun barrels before saying:

"It’s fake, a replica!"

Howard had initially ignored this "big killer" thinking it would be confiscated and had planned to check the items behind it. He didn’t expect his uncle to say it was fake.

"Of course it’s fake." Uncle Melvin looked smug. "I was once a core militiaman - I’ve used real ones before, so I can tell the difference. The simplest thing is that there’s no rifling in the gun barrel."

Sean was worried about how to explain it, but Uncle Melvin’s words saved him!

Otherwise, Sean wouldn’t have thought about the rifling!

With that confirmed, more flaws became apparent upon closer inspection, such as heavy welding marks on the base and the poor fit of the gun machine.

Sean wasn’t concerned with that anymore. He moved forward, planning on lifting the next waterproof cloth.

Howard pointed and said:

"Sure enough, you’ve fooled them! They couldn’t think of this container holding more stuff!"

By now, Howard was excited, like he had won a valuable bet.

Sean smiled, feeling no thrill with Sky Eye at his disposal.

There were gains and losses.

Together, Sean and Howard lifted the waterproof cloth, revealing a tactical terrain vehicle beneath.

"Damn!" Howard exclaimed in astonishment, then immediately climbed aboard, fiddling with the controls like he’d found a big toy.

"I’ve always wanted to get one of these just for fun, but I never had the chance. I’ve only ever seen them on TV. I didn’t think I’d not only see one here but also get to play with it!"

Watching the excited Howard, Sean thought of the saying, "A man remains a child until he dies."

Isn’t this the best interpretation?

After playing for a while, Howard discovered a paintball gun and yelled, grabbing it and starting to "biubiubiu" at the surroundings.

Uncle Melvin also climbed onto the tactical terrain vehicle with curiosity, looked at it, and exclaimed:

"The vehicle is real, and it can be driven — is this the kind used for on-site paintball games?"

"It should be." As Sean took out his mobile phone to call Judy Morris, he said, "This thing should be worth some money."

Judy picked up Sean’s call, her voice was enthusiastic:

"Sean, do you have any good stuff again?"

Sean Knight said,

"One tactical terrain vehicle, one twin-barreled anti-aircraft machine gun, and some paintball guns. Do you want them?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Judy Morris immediately said, "But the anti-aircraft machine gun... "

"It’s a replica, probably a prop."

"That’s great!" Judy Morris immediately said, "I’ll come over right away!"

Jason Caldwell had been waiting outside, occasionally glancing at Howard Richardson with a hint of envy in his eyes.

Soon, the sound of the auction continuing came from outside.

Sean Knight guessed that the fifth container must have been auctioned off, and now it should be the sixth one.

When the seventh container was being auctioned, Judy Morris rushed over in a big truck.

Seeing the fierce twin-barreled anti-aircraft machine gun, Judy Morris quickly stepped forward to carefully inspect it before speaking to Sean Knight,

"Not bad, it’s a film and television prop with quite fine craftsmanship - although... "

Sean Knight looked at her with a smile as Judy Morris felt a bit awkward, having habitually spoken disparagingly when bargaining, forgetting that the man in front of her was quite unyielding.

Howard Richardson, looking at the powerful-looking Judy Morris, whispered to Sean Knight,

"This woman is buying these guns and cars?"

"Yes, she not only buys props but also real stuff."

Howard Richardson was taken aback, this woman was fierce!

Judy Morris’s gaze swept over Howard Richardson and Melvin Richardson, and Sean Knight could see that the two men from the Richardson family had no intention of getting to know Judy Morris. So he said, "my friends" without introducing them in detail.

Judy Morris did not have the right to ask further, so she went to check out the tactical terrain vehicle.

The vehicle could actually be started, looking to be at least 90% new.

There were also more than ten boxes of paintball guns and paintballs.

Judy Morris naturally had a distribution channel, she thought for a moment and said,

"I’ll give you eight thousand dollars for the twin-barreled machine gun, and thirty-five thousand dollars for the tactical terrain vehicle. As for the paintball guns, there are seventy of them, each at two hundred dollars, plus paintballs, totalling fifteen thousand dollars. So the total comes to fifty-eight thousand dollars, this price is absolutely fair!"

Sean Knight was also taken aback upon hearing this.

The prices for the twin-barreled heavy machine gun and tactical terrain vehicle were within expectations, but he didn’t expect the paintball guns to be so expensive!

Thinking that Sean Knight was silent because he felt the price was too low, Judy Morris explained,

"This price is really quite fair. Those paintball guns will take me some time to sell completely, so the cycle is a bit long... "

"Deal!"

With a profit of forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars in one box, what could be unsatisfactory?

Judy Morris saw that Sean Knight did not bargain and took a sigh of relief, as she really didn’t make much this time - just over ten thousand dollars!

Knowing that Sean Knight liked cash, Judy Morris took the wallet from her assistant, took out the money, counted it, and handed it to Sean Knight.

Sean Knight took the money without counting it and put it in his bag.

He then said to Judy Morris,

"Have your people clean up the inside and I’ll be on my way!"

Judy Morris, of course agreed.

After leaving the site, Howard Richardson couldn’t help but exclaim,

"You’re making too much money, aren’t you? Tens of thousands of dollars in one trip!"

Sean Knight explained,

"You haven’t seen... "

He pointed to the side at Hamilton Diaz, who had just won the bid for the plastic buckets,

"He probably lost a lot this time, and not just a little! In this line of business, there are gains and losses, it’s very normal!"