The sound of a gentle waltz lingered in the staggered banquet seats, the dazzling lights illuminated every corner of the lavish venue, the classic and elegant tables were filled with a variety of sumptuous delicacies, and the shuttle waiters carried trays between the guests.

"Ms. Yali, I haven't seen you for half a year, but you are still as young and beautiful as ever."

"Lord Ellinger, I heard that your wife has recently conceived another child? Congratulations. ”

"Mr. Luo Lin, I have already done the things you explained last time, I don't know when I will have time to continue to cooperate?"

Xia Lan stood in an inconspicuous corner of the banquet hall, holding a glass of golden champagne in his hand and swaying gently, his deep eyes quietly staring at DeWitt who was enthusiastically circling among the various characters in front of him, his hearty smile and humorous conversation were not at all like his usual style.

After a long while, DeWitt finally got out of the entertainment, his mouth was dry, he drank the wine handed by the attendant beside him, took out the handkerchief in his arms to wipe the sweat from his forehead and cheeks, and after soothing his breath, he slowly walked to Xia Lan's side.

"Mr. Lowell, don't you really need me to introduce you to these distinguished guests?"

"You know I don't mean to stay in Monteres for long, so there's no need to put on a mask of hypocrisy to cater to these people." Xia Lan took a sip of her wine and said softly.

"It's a pity—" DeWitt sighed, and before he could finish his sentence, someone called out his name in the distance, to which he could only make an apologetic gesture to Xia Lan, and then plunged into the endless communication again.

Because of his personality, Xia Lan was not used to, or rather disliked such lively occasions, and sometimes he preferred to stay alone in a quiet and empty room, if not to get acquainted with the guests present in advance. He would never say yes to DeWitt's invitation.

During this time in the banquet hall, he had basically memorized the voices and smiles of the guests here, and only the names were not fully understood.

"Is the gentleman alone?"

This time. A man's deep voice suddenly sounded in Xia Lan's ears, and he turned his head sideways. Seeing that a man with an awe-inspiring figure appeared next to him, he raised his glass to him.

"No, but since my companions have been busy socializing, I'm no different from a person." Xia Lan smiled.

"Sir, you don't seem to like this kind of occasion." The man stepped forward and looked at the lively scene in front of him.

"Yes, because I haven't been able to talk and laugh as easily as they still have." Charland Road.

"Hehe-" The man suddenly sneered, "I feel sick every time I see the hypocritical faces of these people!" If it weren't for something else, I wouldn't have bothered to get this place to deal with them. ”

"Sir, you're straightforward." Xia Lan suddenly glanced at the man and said lightly.

"Don't tell lies in front of real people, I believe you and I have the same opinion." The man said nonchalantly, "It's inevitable that you'll feel unhappy after being stuffy here for a long time, so I deliberately observed everyone in the venue." As a result, I accidentally found one of your kindred people. ”

"Oh? Aren't you afraid of guessing wrong? Xia Lan said with interest.

"I've always trusted my own vision and judgment." The man said confidently.

"While I don't really like these people, sometimes I'm just like them." Charland Road.

"This is a very normal thing, except for children who are not deeply involved in the world, once they step into the dye vat of real society, everyone will wear a hypocritical mask to protect themselves." The man nodded in understanding, "It's just that some people have more than one mask, like them...... It's so tiring to deal with these people, because you never know what the other person is really hiding underneath. ”

"Everyone has their own way of living, and if you come from a similar family environment, maybe you would be one of your own despises by now." Charland Road.

"So as the old saying goes, people with different personalities and interests can never walk the same path together." The man chuckled.

"Huh. Isn't this Inspector Anse Elle? ”

Suddenly, DeWitt emerged from the crowd and noticed the familiar stranger beside Xia Lan. The whole person shouted in amazement.

"Another annoying guy, sorry, I left beforehand."

The man seemed very unhappy to see Divitt's arrival, and after a brief word to Xia Lan, he immediately turned and left.

"Mr. Lowell, I really can't see that in the short time I have been away, you have actually crossed paths with the famous Inspector Anse Elle." DeWitt watched Anse El's departure, and did not plan to catch up with him to talk about acquaintance, but smiled meaningfully at Xia Lan.

"He's the Inspector of the Montreas Sheriff's Department?" Xia Lan was slightly stunned, and muttered as her eyes fixed on Ansel's back.

"That's right. He was in charge of investigating Brunding. Gooch & Claydo. Inspector Anse El of the Oak Death Case! DeWitt seemed to be reminding him deliberately.

Xia Lan shook her head and was silent, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart about the wonder of fate.

"Mr. Lowell. What did Inspector Ansel talk to you about? DeWitt couldn't help but ask curiously.

"It's nothing, it's basically a sarcasm of you people." Xia Lan said in a flat tone.

"Inspector Anse El is as cynical as the rumors. It's a shame that I can't be friends with him. DeWitt sighed.

"Do you like friends with such personalities?" Charland Road.

"No, I like friends who are in his position and very capable." DeWitt said.

"Maybe one day you might actually become friends." Charland Road.

"Why?" DeWitt asked.

"Sometimes you all like to tell the same truth."

……

……

At the end of the banquet, Xia Lan and De Witt entered the special auction house under the guidance of the attendants, because of the lower level of the invitation, they were not assigned to the secret box like other VIPs, but were in the seats on the side of the corridor in the lobby, like inconsequential foils, after all, the guests in the box were often the main purchasing power in the auction.

This kind of clear arrangement is rarely complained about, and generally those who can be invited are self-aware. Moreover, the background of the auction is extremely deep and mysterious, and no one will want to offend the other party.

The interior of the auction hall is not very large, as if it is a small opera venue. Rows of crimson chairs trapezoidally surround the central auction table, as more and more customers enter. After waiting for about half an hour, the venue was filled with all kinds of guests, with a total of at least 50 people.

DeWitt whispered that if someone carried out a terrorist attack in the venue, the business landscape of Montres would be turned upside down the next day, so you can imagine the status of the guests.

As the light around the venue dimmed and the lights focused on the auction table in the center, an auctioneer in a neat uniform gracefully walked to the front of the stage. The sound was clear and magnetic, and the auction began.

Xia Lan leaned back in the chair, supporting her chin with one hand, and the whole person was a little absent-mindedly watching the finalization of the auction items on the stage and the successive quotations of the people around her.

"Mr. Lowell, is the auction boring?" DeWitt, who had noticed Xia Lan's appearance, tilted his head and asked.

"No, it's just that I haven't come across an auction item that interests me." Xia Lan shook her head.

"Hehe, I think the guests in the box must have the same thoughts as you." DeWitt stretched out his hand and pointed to the box above and smiled, because the auction has progressed so far, and the distinguished guests in the box are basically rarely involved in the bidding.

"Mr. DeWitt, be prepared to help me raise your card." Suddenly, as the auctioneer in front of the auction table finalizes the transaction of an item. Xia Lan said to him with a sideways head.

DeWitt nodded inexplicably.

"Next to show you is the masterpiece of an engineering alchemist - Earth Explosion Fire Thunder!"

Well? How could Mr. Lowell be interested in this lot, I had never seen him say this when we talked at the manor house, DeWitt thought to himself.

The Ground Burst Fire Mine is an alchemical product that can release destructive properties in a very short period of time. It is often widely used in mining and military purposes, and governments around the world have implemented strict controls on such dangerous things, and it is not easy to make fire mines from the ground, so they rarely enter the market.

There are a group of twelve ground burst fire mines, each ground explosion fire mine is the size of an adult's fist, and there are three groups of ground burst fire mines placed on the auction table, and the low price is marked as 50,000 gold coins.

However, in a short period of time from the start of the quotation, the price of the ground explosion fire thunder has jumped to 220,000, and there is still no trend of stopping on the scene.

"Three hundred thousand."

At the signal of Xia Lan. DeWitt raised his card.

"Three hundred and twenty thousand."

"Three hundred and fifty thousand."

“……”

New quotations were constantly refreshed, and Xia Lan frowned. He whispered to DeWitt.

"Five hundred thousand!"

DeWitt was shocked by the offer made by Xia Lan, out of a good personal mentality. The hand who raised the price did not hesitate in the slightest.

This price undoubtedly attracted the attention of everyone in the auction hall, and one pair of eyes came from the hidden box above the venue.

"Interesting, I really can't see that he is such a wealthy person."

"What? Does Inspector Anse El know the person who is bidding below? After hearing the muttering of Ansel, who had been silent beside him, Rorsey, who greeted each other, couldn't help but be curious.

"I don't know the person who made the offer, but I know the companion next to the offeror." Anse El said calmly: "I once took the initiative to find him at the banquet and chatted casually for a while. ”

"Hehe, it must be not easy to make Inspector Ansel fall in love with someone." Rorsey smiled and pointed down: "A discerning person can know at a glance that he is the main owner of the offer." ”

"Anyway, there is such a dangerous thing as a ground explosion and thunder here, have you reported it to the Public Security Department?" Anse El's face sank suddenly.

"Of course, do you need to look at the letter of approval signed by the head of the Portlem Department?" Rolsey said calmly.

"No need!" Ansel said coldly, and as soon as he heard what the other party said, he understood what was going on. "Now I'm wondering what he was buying the Earth Blaster for, Mr. Rolsay, do you know him?"

When the price of the local explosion thunder climbed to 630,000, it finally stopped, and after the auctioneer repeatedly confirmed that there was no one to bid, the ownership of the ground explosion fire mine was finalized, and there is no doubt that Xia Lan successfully auctioned the ground explosion fire thunder.

"I'm sorry, but it's the first time I've met this person." Rolsay shook his head.

"Are you kidding? How could an ordinary person enter here without an invitation from you personally? Anse El frowned.

"Although I don't know the other person, I do know the person who is in charge of bidding next to him, and it is clear that the friend you know came in through his invitation." Rolsay explained.

"Who is he?" Anse Air asked.

"DeWitt, a well-known intermediary businessman in Montreis." Rahr Circuit. "A lot of the dignitaries here have dealt with him in one way or another, and all in all, he's pretty good among the younger generation, and I'm very optimistic about his future, to put it mildly...... He has something to do with the purpose of your visit today. ”

"What did you say?" Ansel said with a shocked expression.

It's a pity that the sudden uproar from the auction table disrupted the order of the venue.

Because, the rune sword called Ash has appeared. (To be continued)