Chapter 287: Bidding

β€œβ€¦β€¦ So, you suspect that this auction has something to do with the arms smuggling organization you tracked last time? In the bathroom cubicle, Lu Mingfei, who listened to Christina's explanation, nodded.

"It's not suspicion, it's just a lack of evidence." The space was a little crowded, and Christina threw the long hair that was a little in the way behind and continued, "We have tracked all the way here from Russia, and those so-called Romanov Dynasty antiquities are nothing more than disguises, as long as we get evidence of their smuggling of dangerous weapons or serious crimes, we can unite with the National Security Agency on your side and bring them to justice completely!" ”

"In terms of evidence, don't these artifacts of unknown origin count?" Lu Mingfei asked, "Isn't that the property of the Russian Federation?" ”

"Of course that's ......," she said, she sighed, her expression visibly a little depressed, "As much as I want to say, those auction items are nominally personal collectibles, and although it is also illegal to sell them abroad, this cannot be used as evidence to make the person behind them confess." ”

Christina, who said this, looked extremely sad and indignant, as if she was targeting the person behind her.

Of course, Lu Mingfei also knows this, but he is just an "ordinary citizen" who came to participate in the auction now, and it is obviously wrong to know too much.

There was silence in the compartment for a while, and Christina, who was gradually approaching, looked at Lu Mingfei who was sitting with extremely expectant eyes.

"Well, for the sake of Miss Christina helping me before, I can help you." After another period of time, Lu Mingfei, who seemed to have been thinking about it for a while, nodded, "Then how do you need me to help?" To be clear in advance, I'm not very afraid of terrorists or anything like that, and this is China, so I don't have weapons or anything. And ......"

But before he could finish speaking, Christina, who was slightly excited, came closer.

"I know that you will agree to the same righteous road, but we don't need you to do anything dangerous......" She breathed a sigh of relief, and said the plan that she had discussed with her colleagues at the beginning if she could find help, "We need to enter the final auction, not this ostensibly covered auction, but the real auction of the smuggled goods we are looking for." ”

Lu Mingfei looked at Christina, who came over again because he was too excited, and got very close, and added unhurriedly: "But I don't have no requests, I also need Miss Christina for me to help me a little." ”

Christina nodded a little confidently: "This is natural, we will not give way to your efforts in vain, within the scope of the law, we will provide the help you need to get on the road......"

……

Returning to the hall casually, Jiude Mai looked up and lowered her head indifferently, and Su Xiaoqiao at the other table came over suspiciously as if she had smelled something.

After Lu Mingfei sat down for a while, Christina, who had recovered her coolness, passed by on her high heels and brought a whole cold wind around them. During this period, she didn't look back at Lu Mingfei, as if she didn't know her at all. When they were separated, in order to prevent accidents, she specially reminded her to pretend not to know each other as much as possible.

Christina returned to the front table and said something as if in concealment, causing the two attendants at the table, that is, her colleagues, to look around in large numbers without a trace.

"You know?" Su Xiaoqiao, who came over, asked, his face full of gossip.

It's a pity that Miss Rookie Investigator tried her best to disguise herself as an unknown plan, and she went bankrupt in a few minutes.

Lu Mingfei, who has nothing to hide now, nodded: "I met Yin Stanbul in Turkey before and got along for a while. ”

It's not just getting along, is it? Thinking like this, Su Xiaoqiao seemed to want to ask something, but was called back by Su's father, who had been sitting at a table alone for a while, in a helpless tone. At this moment, the tables in the hall are basically already occupied, and the rest of the tables that are not occupied have no effect on the next process, and the auction is about to begin.

On the stage, which was separated by a wooden fence in the middle, an old man who looked a little sluggish walked up with a steady step that was different from his appearance, and stood still in front of the table wrapped in red cloth. The location of the stage is very good, so that all the seats under the stage can see the things on it clearly, and the VIP room above may be a little more clear.

Microphones were already on the table, and there were amplifications on the mahogany pillars that supported the hall everywhere. patted the microphone for an audition, and Boss Lin on the stage signaled the audience to be quiet.

"I've kept you waiting." He looked around at the guests in the audience and said slowly, "First of all, thank you for accepting the invitation and coming to this 'Fenglong Hall' in your busy schedule." ”

"Secondly, it was said to the new guests who were present at the auction for the first time." He looked at all the new guests in the hall, except for the unexpectedly visiting princess, the rest of the new guests were arranged in the hall.

He then said with some mystery: "After this auction, there will be a private auction, where some of my personal collections will be put up for auction. ”

With his mysterious tone, the people in the audience were curious about it and began to whisper. There are also people who pretend not to care, but their eyes search around, as if they are looking for something else.

Closest to the stage, Christina and her companions secretly glanced at each other, they were not surprised that they had already known that there was another auction, but the other party said it bluntly about the hidden auction, which still surprised them.

Glancing behind her quietly, she found that her newly tapped helper was talking to the girl next to her, without the slightest nervousness of accepting an undercover assistance mission. This seemed to be a relaxed attitude, which made her relax a little, even if she once broke into the lair of enemy terrorists alone with a gun, it couldn't change the fact that she was still just a young cadet.

"But not everyone can participate!" Boss Lin on the stage poured cold water mercilessly, and he continued, "Only guests with outstanding performance are eligible to be invited. And is it outstanding...... It is up to me to decide whether or not I meet the requirements to participate in my personal auction. ”

"Well, I'm looking forward to your performance." After speaking, Boss Lin put down the microphone.

"He's starting again, and if he comes here every year, won't he get tired?"

Not all old customers are arranged upstairs, after all, the VIP rooms are limited, and I don't know where to cut the line, which leads to some late customers can only accompany the new customers to crowd the hall. In Lu Mingfei's somewhat hidden corner, there were customers who seemed to have participated in many auctions and expressed some dissatisfaction with Boss Lin's polite words on the stage.

There were two people sitting upright at the same table, but there was only one number plate. The two men in the seat were very young and looked to be only about twenty years old. However, what is a little inconsistent with this showy age is that the two sit in the corner blocked by the pillar, as if they don't want to be discovered by anyone.

The other person didn't answer immediately, he frowned and glanced at the old man on the stage, and after a long time, he said in a somewhat solemn tone: "Something is wrong, Lin Fenglong has talked a little too much this year." ”

In previous years, he only casually mentioned at the opening that there would be an auction later, and only after the superficial auction was over did he mysteriously invite the newcomer in his photo. Instead of explaining the following matters at the opening of the meeting, as is the case now, and even directly saying the requirements for "membership".

"Isn't it just to create a mysterious atmosphere, so that the curious wronged boss can spend more money, so that he can make more money." The person who spoke earlier scoffed, "It's not like this poor ghost hasn't done this before he was reincarnated. ”

"Anyway, be careful, something is wrong." Another person reminded, "The scale of this newcomer is far greater than the previous ones, and the competition will definitely be fiercer than before, if the curiosity of the newcomers is aroused by Lin Fenglong, they will definitely be desperate to win the next one." ”

Another person sneered when he heard this: "Let him be, anyway, we don't lack too many things." If he really wants to do some hunger marketing, let him do it. I'm here to see how he's going to get off the stage after we talk together that no one raises the price. ”

"Anyway......, be careful," the other man stopped halfway through, and at the table a little away from them, a beautiful young girl was pricking up her ears to listen to them.

Install the latest version. 】

Realizing that there was no movement here, the little girl quietly turned around and saw two people who were silently looking at her with their eyes open.

Hehehe, Su Xiaoqiao turned his head casually, and approached Lu Mingfei's table from Father Su's and whispered, "This auction seems to be a little unserious." ”

Needless to say, many people who listened to Boss Lin's words also felt the same way. But even if there's a gray or black side, that's after it's over, at least it's pretty serious for now. And the conversation like the one at the back table just now, there are also many people talking about it, in the VIP room upstairs.

Boss Lin on the stage retired from the stage after his speech, and it was not yet time for him to host it himself. Immediately after this, there were well-dressed auctioneers, as well as cheongsam ladies with plates and high heels. On the plate is an egg-shaped item encrusted with gemstones, and you don't have to think about it to know that it is the first lot of the auction.

Those who have insight have recognized that the egg-shaped object is a Russian egg that is very popular in Europe, and it is still a replica of the famous FabergΓ© egg in the egg making process.

That's right, if it's genuine, there are more people gathered here than that. The evidence needed by the investigator Miss Christina and her companions may also be found.

It has not undergone historical scrubbing, but the easter eggs that imitate the original are not able to impress the discerning collectors who come specifically for the relics of the dynasty in addition to the artistic value of the real thing. However, this did not prevent this golden sparkling Easter egg from stirring up the atmosphere of the scene.

After countless young and beautiful ladies at the scene showed their love for gold and shiny things, and coquettished the men in their peers, some people gradually began to raise their cards, pushing the original easter egg with the lowest price of 100,000 US dollars to 300,000 US dollars, nearly tripling the price.

When the auctioneer smiled and auctioned off the last hammer to announce that the wealthy merchant from Bay Island had won the lot, the rich merchant raised his hand and greeted the bidders who pretended not to be interested in the bid under the hot kiss of the girl in his arms, like a victor showing off his spoils. But this does not prevent many people from thinking that he is wronged.

Su Xiaoqiao looked at the rich businessman enjoying applause in the middle of the crowd like a fool: "I have seen the same type of easter egg, and its price plus material costs, labor costs, and packaging costs...... All of this doesn't add up to more than $150,000, and that's still if you have to make money. ”

Except for the big wave of the bill after the gathering of his little brothers and sisters, I don't know if it is a high consumption, Su Xiaoqiao, who has no large consumption, expressed her incomprehension of the behavior of spending nearly two million famous coins in just one moment, even if she has seen such a person in the rich second-generation circle in Binhai.

She also has Russian easter eggs, which were given to her by her aunt who married into Russia and became a rich wife. The value of that easter egg is naturally not comparable to the one in the auction hall and the one she said before, but she likes it very much.

Father Su, who had no sense of existence on the side, nodded silently, very satisfied with the values cultivated by his daughter, but he wanted to say that their family was not bad at all.

"People who are stupid and have a lot of money may have them, but the people in this group are obviously not in that list." Lu Mingfei smiled at her, "If he hadn't met Tuo, he would have been embarrassed to ride a tiger, and he gritted his teeth and photographed this unworthy thing." And then he himself...... It could be the trust of this auction. ”

Su Xiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, and looked at the people over there with a little contempt unconsciously.

"Of course, there is another possibility." Lu Mingfei added slowly, looking at the figure in front of him with an inexplicable meaning, "He really needs tickets for the auction in the back......"

……

Deep into the tunnel with only a glimmer of light, the lifeless subway drove coldly. Empty enough to be a little scary in the carriage, the little boy cowered in a corner of the tin compartment with a dusty doll. His arms trembled slightly, as if he were cold, as if he were crying, or ...... It's in fear.

Although the clothes on the boy's body looked very dirty because he rolled and crawled in the carriage, he could barely see that it was a very famous brand, and he should be a child of a very good family.

Through the doll, the boy stared at the hole in the carriage and shook very uneasily. Gradually, he could feel the vehicle slowing down. The broken display screen on the aisle of the carriage scrolled with information about the upcoming station, but because the screen was seriously broken, the name of the station that was about to enter the station was not fully displayed, and the text on it was beating as if it had been in poor contact.

Summoning up the courage to overcome his fear for a while, the boy fell down with the doll in his arms and slowly moved under the seat towards the subway door.

The subway finally stopped, and the boy, who had been hiding by the door for a long time, immediately ran out the door as soon as he opened the door, but he didn't notice that he fell and rolled out. The pebbles on the platform hurt him, but he knew that shouting out would definitely attract bad things, so he quickly stood up, and continued to run forward without crying.

He didn't dare to look back, he didn't know how long he ran, until he was out of breath and couldn't run, he slowly leaned into the tunnel to the side to gasp. The boy looked behind him to see if anything was catching up, and then he looked up with some glee, and then he froze.

There are golden "particles" like fireflies flowing in the sky, and they also illuminate the surrounding scene. There were dozens of railroad tracks on the ground, and they were empty. This is the end of the subway, and the end of the boy's journey that strayed into this maze.

The boy watched the fairytale scene in amazement, unaware of the movement of a huge luminous object on the top. When he finally looked up and saw the two moving "big light bulbs", there was a sound in the darkness at the same time.

"Are you here to play with me?"

82 Chinese Net