Chapter 237 Cap
The final bidding price is US$650,000.
Rich, rich.
The auction house is very efficient.
The money was transferred to Luke the next afternoon.
Almost $450,000 after taxes, net of commission.
Luke's total assets are now as high as $1.28 million, including more than $30,000 in stocks.
The detective system has been realized, and it is an excess realization.
Luke felt that this should have something to do with his own abilities.
Based on his understanding of the Detective System, he accidentally got an out-of-print vinyl record, and its value will not exceed the system reserve fund, only less, not more.
But why did it sell for a high price of 650,000 US dollars.
Luke felt that the excess over the record's value should be a premium on his own abilities.
The buyer is Jim, the owner of the "Strange House Antique Store". The other party bought the record at a high price, not only because he likes the record, but also because he wants to please Luke.
To put it bluntly, it is to be intimidated by Luke's 'silver prestige'.
Of course, because the transaction is through a third-party auction house, as long as the tax is paid, it is reasonable and legal.
America is different from China.
Some things here are not a problem as long as they are reasonable and legal.
For example, you want to build a relationship with a certain politician.
what to do?
Invite him to the company and give a speech. You can pay hundreds of thousands or millions of speech fees as you like, and remember to pay taxes.
For another example, when politicians set up a personal charity fund, rich people with "kind hearts" can donate to the charity fund in a fair and honest manner, which is reasonable and legal.
Why are Clinton and Ao Guanhai so rich? Isn’t that how they all came from?
How to spend more than one million dollars?
can also be regarded as a happy trouble.
Luke has not thought of a good investment project for the time being. Buying a house is a safer way.
He is still influenced by traditional thinking in his bones. He doesn't buy a house when he has money, and he always feels that there is something missing.
You can only have a home if you have a house, and he can only take root in Los Angeles.
Moreover, he always had a dream of living in a villa when he was a child.
The two-story single-family building has a large yard around it, planted some flowers and plants, and there is a swimming pool in the backyard, where you can take a bath or swim in your spare time.
When I was young, I always felt that this dream was not far away, and I always thought that I could live such a life through hard work when I grew up.
It was only after he became an adult that he realized how far away this dream was.
As he grows older, he has forgotten this dream, and when he thinks about it occasionally, he just smiles.
After being reborn in Los Angeles, Luke has been cheating all the way, and now he has a little money, so he can try to realize his dream back then.
Luke listed his requirements for buying a house.
The first point is no loans.
Although the mortgage interest rate in the United States is not high, he still doesn't plan to take out a loan.
Take it easy.
The second point, high-end community.
The supporting facilities of the high-end community are relatively complete, and the safety, greening and environment are also guaranteed.
Luke started to search on the Internet. There are really many good houses, and they are really beautiful.
But the price is really high.
More than one million dollars can only buy a house in a middle-class community. Although it is not bad, I don’t have the urge to buy it.
It is similar to the one he is renting now. If so, just keep renting it, why buy another similar one.
The real mansion is at least four to five million dollars.
Luke’s $1.28 million is really not enough, and he doesn’t want to take a loan of several million dollars, so he has no choice but to give up and continue to make money.
But the money kept sitting in the bank made him feel like a fool again.
Luke thought twice and decided to invest most of his money in the stock market.
Luke bought 35,000 USD in stocks some time ago, and it is now worth 36,000 USD. Although the profit is not much, it is much better than storing in the bank. He is quite content.
Later, with the remaining pocket money of 30,000 US dollars, he invested 1.25 million US dollars in the stock market and bought 20 promising stocks. He did not expect these stocks to make a lot of money, and a monthly profit of a few thousand dollars was enough for him. Expenses.
From a certain point of view, it can be regarded as the most basic freedom of wealth.
…
Soon, the time has entered August.
There have been no cases these days, and Luke is rarely free.
He hasn't learned boxing for a while, and he still has two boxing cards, and he is going to practice boxing at Pomos Boxing Gym.
Considering the preciousness of the boxing card, Luke directly made an appointment for one-on-one private training with Coach Hall.
Still $100/hour.
Seeing Hall again, he was much more enthusiastic than last time.
In the last school shooting, Luke not only saved a student, but also caught the murderer, and Hall's son was a student in that high school.
Therefore, Luke also won Hall's respect.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, they began to practice formally. Luke used a boxing card.
With the help of boxing cards, Luke's boxing skills have improved rapidly, but they are still very different from former top players like Hall, and Hall is nearly 190cm tall, and his body is also a bit thicker than Luke. It was hard to hurt him.
However, one advantage of fighting him is that Luke can let go of the fight.
Luke's improvement was obvious, and Hall was shocked again, "Luke, your skills are already close to those of professional boxers.
伱 is really talented, if you are willing to practice with me for a long time, maybe you can really enter professional boxing. "
Luke took off his gloves and didn't answer, just smiled.
Hall didn't seem to intend to give up, and continued, "There is a new restaurant nearby, and it tastes good. I'll take you to try it."
"OK."
The two walked and chatted.
"Luke, I'm serious, you can think about it."
Luke is very clear that he has made rapid progress because of the assistance of boxing cards, but Luke does not know where his upper limit is now.
If the boxing card can always make Luke stronger, with the help of the boxing card, he may become a top professional boxer.
If that's the case, he doesn't mind making a fortune.
"Coach Hall, if I play now, what ranking do you think I can get?"
Hall shook his head, "Don't think about getting a ranking in the first match, but have a learning attitude. Your current level may be able to fight with ordinary professional boxers, but there is still a big gap with top boxers. .
You can’t even beat me, a retired old man, and you still want to win the ranking? "
Luke "…"
"I'm not hitting you, you lack systematic training, what I value is your potential.
If your learning potential has always been so strong, I believe that as long as you train hard for a year or two, you may be able to reach the level of a top boxer. At that time, you will have the opportunity to compete for rankings and even gold belts. "Hall began to paint a big pie.
"I'll think about it." Luke responded. After long-term systematic training and progress, he also needs to have so many boxing cards.
After walking for a few minutes, the two entered a restaurant.
A black waitress came over and asked, "Coach Hall, what would you like to eat today?"
Luke glanced at the black waitress, and was a little surprised that it was Xiao Hei's ex-girlfriend Julian.
Julian also seemed to recognize Luke and nodded slightly.
Luke gestured with a smile, but didn't say anything.
Coach Hall didn't notice anything unusual and started ordering.
This is a restaurant that specializes in steaks, and the portions are large.
He ordered a main steak, which was enough for two people.
There are also corn dogs, reindeer sausage, apple pie, and clam soup.
Julian asked, "Anything else?"
"That's all for now."
"Okay, please wait a moment." Julian took the menu and left.
Luke looked at Julian's back, always feeling that Julian was a little weird, and seemed to avoid his gaze on purpose.
However, Hall is here, and Luke didn't say much.
After eating, Julian didn't come to check out, but changed to another waiter to check out.
Luke suppressed his doubts temporarily, and followed Hall back to the boxing gym.
After an hour's rest, the two started training again.
Luke uses the second boxing card.
Luke was engrossed and cherished the opportunity to practice against Hall.
He will take the initiative to ask if there is something he doesn't understand, and Hall will also correct some of his irregular actions.
Time passed quickly, and three hours passed in a blink of an eye.
Hall has seen Luke's progress. Luke's learning ability is very strong, and he almost draws inferences from one instance. He very much hopes that Luke can stay in the boxing gym to see how great his potential is.
Just after the time limit for the second boxing card expired, a voice sounded in Luke's head, "Congratulations to the host, with the help of the boxing card, you have unearthed all your boxing talents and reached the level of an ordinary professional boxer .
Award ten lucky draw chances. "
Luke found that the boxing card option in the system had disappeared.
It means that the system may not have boxing cards in the future.
From the prompt tone just now, it can be heard that Luke's boxing potential has been fully tapped. In other words, the boxing card can only help him learn quickly and tap his potential quickly, but there is an upper limit.
This upper limit is his own talent.
Once the limit of one's talent is reached, the effect of this card will be invalid.
In other words, his upper limit of talent is that of an ordinary professional boxer, and he will never be able to reach Tyson's level.
Still, that's enough for a policeman.
After being prompted by the system, Luke rejected Coach Hall's proposal to let him stay in the boxing gym for long-term study.
Because Luke knew that his potential had already been tapped, and it was useless to stay and study.
And he still can't beat Hall, the retired boxing champion. To put it bluntly, even if Luke enters the professional boxing world, he will lose more than win and only get beaten.
Let’s be a police officer honestly.
He feels that he is still more talented in this area.
After saying goodbye to Hall, Luke didn't go home directly, but drove to the restaurant where he had lunch.
He always felt that Julian seemed to be hiding something.
At this time, it's not time for dinner yet.
Julian chats with a waitress in a store.
At noon, Julian was wearing a restaurant apron and couldn't see his figure clearly. Now he was wearing normal clothes and looked much rounder than before. He straightened up and tapped his lower back.
Luke suddenly noticed that Julian's belly bulged slightly.
This... doesn't look like fat.
Could it be that Xiao Hei...
There should be a new case in the next chapter.
(end of this chapter)