Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

The next day, Anthony arrived at Red Rock Canyon. After meeting up, Luke recounted the situation at Red Rock Canyon.

He did not hide his true purpose for coming to Red Rock Canyon from Anthony. No one is a fool; if you don't treat someone as a friend, they won't treat you as a friend either.

Anthony would take over the case, handle the related follow-up matters, and also promised Luke to issue the bounty as soon as possible.

Apart from the treasure profits, Luke also added an $80,000 bounty.

The female gunman was taken down by Walker, and the $50,000 bounty was given to Walker.

Luke checked the Detective System; the $80,000 in reserve was already gone, exactly matching the bounty amount, essentially turning into cash.

Since it was gone, Luke no longer dwelled on it.

After saying goodbye to Anthony, Luke drove the RV back to Los Angeles.

Compared to the tension of treasure hunting, inside the RV was now filled with a light and joyful atmosphere.

Luke sat in the driver's seat, with the stereo playing songs by Eminem. The energetic beat filled Luke with strength, almost making the RV feel like a sports car.

Walker complained, "Luke, can you turn down the volume? I can't concentrate on studying the new treasure map."

Luke shook his head, "That means, you should put it down.

People need to balance work and rest. We just obtained the treasure; now we should relax and enjoy some joyful moments.

We don't even know if that treasure map is real, so let's leave it for later study."

Walker took off his glasses, "This treasure map feels odd to me, completely different from any other treasure maps I've seen before."

Walker wanted to discuss this map with Luke but was interrupted by Luke, "Then just don't worry about it for now.

Let's handle the newly obtained treasure first."

Walker countered, "Don't you have enough money for the house?"

"The house is already bought, but it's too dilapidated and needs to be torn down and rebuilt, which will cost a lot."

"I really envy you young folks, full of energy, doing whatever you want.

Nowadays, I just need a place to live. I even think living in the RV isn't bad at all; it's small, but it's cozy." Walker took out his phone and opened the calculator,

"Yesterday, when we weighed those gold ornaments, the total weight was about 450 ounces, approximately $900,000 at the current market gold price."

"No wonder so many people love treasure hunting; for ordinary people, this amount could mean financial freedom." Luke laughed. With this money, he had the confidence to sign a construction contract.

Walker said, "The gold price has risen recently, but selling just at the gold price feels like a waste.

These gold ornaments are crafted very exquisitely; if we sell them to collectors, the price could be even higher."

Luke turned down the music, "Do you have any channels?"

"No, but we could try an auction house, setting the gold price as the starting bid. What do you think?"

Luke had auction experience and said, "Auction houses are not charities; they take a certain percentage of commission.

If the gold ornaments are sold at the lowest bid, we still have to pay the auction house commission, making the overall returns lower than the market gold price."

Walker said, "You're right; let's add the auction house's commission to the market gold price, or else we might as well let it go unsold."

Luke agreed, "I have contact information for an auction house; we can reach out when we have time."

Although they didn't know the exact price yet, Luke estimated that the income from this treasure hunt would be between $500,000 and $600,000, including an $80,000 bounty.

Additionally, during this treasure hunt, Luke used two identification cards and one accuracy card.

Luke then spent 40 points to replenish one identification card and one accuracy card, leaving 50 points in reserve in the system.

The two rested in the RV overnight and only returned to Los Angeles by the afternoon of the next day.

After returning to Los Angeles, Luke and Walker first went to an auction house to have the gold ornaments appraised.

Their idea was simple: if they could sell for more than the market gold price and still have a surplus after deducting commissions, they'd let the auction house handle it.

If the auction price wasn't much higher than the gold market price, then they'd sell it directly at the gold price.

After the auction house appraiser reviewed it, they gave a $950,000 auction starting price, with only a 5% commission, ensuring it would be above gold price as soon as it's sold.

Different items incur varying commissions, and 5% is relatively low.

Gold itself is a hard currency; with the gold price base, if the commission is too high, sellers wouldn't even come to the auction house; it would be better to sell at the gold price directly.

Leaving the auction house, the two returned to the Walker family.

Luke switched to his Benz and said goodbye to Walker, then went shopping at a nearby supermarket.

Living in the RV was comfortable, but the canyon had a water shortage, making showering inconvenient. Returning home, Luke took a nice hot bath to thoroughly relax.

In the evening, Luke arranged to meet Daisy, setting the meeting location at his home, where he cooked dinner himself.

The recent treasure hunting adventure, although exciting, had them eating on the go and it had been a long time since he had a proper meal.