The price Maide offered surprised Gao Yang, because Maide was not bidding low, at least much higher than he had imagined. Aside from Maide himself, who appeared relatively well-dressed, everyone around him wore tattered clothing. Most of them were in flip-flops, and some didn't have any shoes at all.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that if the members of the Skull Gang weren't carrying guns, they would look exactly like a bunch of refugees. Gao Yang hadn't expected that Maide, who was leading what seemed like a troop of refugees, would start the bidding at a million US dollars. While a million wasn't an astronomical figure, the fact that a group of refugees was offering this much seemed rather ridiculous.