“…… Million. The old man, who looked like a university professor before, helped his glasses and quoted the price a little helplessly. Although this cross is probably a cultural relic, it has a special meaning for some religious lovers, after all, its former bearer is also considered a saint.

But for a person like him, who grew up in China and lived through that era, it is undoubtedly extremely unwise to spend so much money for such a thing whose historical value is obviously inferior to that of the previous photo album. But there will always be people who will be interested in them, such as the investors behind him.

"Twenty million once!" The auctioneer shouted excitedly, and his voice was inevitably a little hoarse. It didn't take long for the cross, which was still 10 million before, to rise to this price, which was undoubtedly a fantastic night for him who used dividends to get money. Maybe after today, he can go and see the BMW he has been dreaming of for a long time.

The guests of the No. 23 plate, who were very optimistic before, looked excited and half-held the sign as if they were going to increase the price, which was obviously a little high. But the female companion next to him pulled him and brought him back to his senses.

He finally glanced at the plate in the hand of the hostess on the stage, and the cross in it seemed to have some kind of magical power, tempting people to go crazy and give everything they had to it. Of course, this may also be an illusion, just a lifesaver that he mistakenly thought was when he rushed to the doctor.

Slowly putting down the sign, he gave up bidding and chose to save his hope for the auction after that. The old man on the side sighed a little helplessly, and soon answered the phone again, ready to contact the person who was about to be sent by the investor to get things back.

The auctioneer on the stage casually gave a few speeches, and the auction was finally over. The atmosphere in the venue was finally calm, but the unknown struggle had just begun.

"It's wise not to keep going. Although there were a lot of losses before, there was still a little bit of competitive capital left behind. The eyes hidden under the glasses couldn't see clearly, and I didn't know whether to praise or mock it.

Su Xiaoqiao, who was at the next table, hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't resist her curiosity and asked, "This sister ...... Do you know that big spender? ”

From just now, this person who has been following Lu Mingfei's side like a secretary is saying something inexplicably. The object is that Su's father doesn't know his name, but he only knows that he is a wealthy businessman from Bay Island, and he looks very familiar with the other party's situation in his words.

"I can't talk about acquaintance, it's just a little bit of contact in business." Jiude Mai replied, although this little girl treated her as a ghost before, she was very upset, but the other party apologized afterwards, and she was still very willing to answer.

"That is, when did you become so nosy with long legs? We've only had a little business dealings with their company, when did you become so curious about other people's affairs? In the invisible headphones, the sound of Su Enxi chewing something came out.

"It's nothing, it's just a little touching to see the other party fighting for their families."

"Huh! It turns out that you are a big tsundere who misses your sister......"

Jiude Mai replied inexplicably, which made Su Xiaoqiao, who didn't know the conversation in the headphones, even more confused.

"That guy's name is Chen Shen, a wealthy businessman who has only recently returned to Bay Island, and he has been developing in Europe before, and there is very little information about him that can be found." There was a thin voice on the table behind him, which relieved Su Xiaoqiao, who was eavesdropping in front again.

She looked back silently and saw that it was still the two people who were a little mysterious before.

One of them closed his mobile phone, as if he had just finished searching for information about the 23rd guest: "Recently, I heard that something happened to his family, and the daughter of the family had a strange disease, and she couldn't be cured by going to various hospitals, and now she is dying, so I came here to try my luck." ”

He was explaining to his companions that the noise in the noisy hall was louder, and he happened to be heard by the little ears poking in front of him.

"If you're sick, go to the doctor, what are you doing here?" Subconsciously asked, and Su Xiaoqiao, who secretly scolded himself for talking too much, turned his head unhurriedly, pretending not to hear what he had just said.

The voices behind were gone, and it was clear that someone was eavesdropping again, and they stopped discussing the topic anymore.

But Su Xiaoqiao was even more curious, whether it was the two people in the back, the VIP room where only one person had spoken, or Lu Ming's strange secretary, this auction always revealed a mysterious feeling. Most of the people in the hall, including her, seemed to be isolated, obscured by a hazy layer.

But there was no time for her to think about it, the hall was quiet again, and Boss Lin, who had been away for a while, had already returned.

"Thank you very much for your love for the shop, I hope you can be satisfied with your shopping experience tonight......" Boss Lin, who returned to the stage, said unrealistic polite words, ignoring all kinds of sighs below.

Raising his head, he glanced at the audience and said bluntly: "Then, it is up to me to announce the person who can receive my personal auction quota this time." ”

It was a little quieter off the floor, and even though most people weren't too interested in this personal auction, it was still a little curious that someone could spend tens of millions of dollars just to get a ticket. But unsurprisingly, as they expected......

"Mr. Chen on the 23rd, I hope you can stay for a while after the auction ends." As soon as Boss Lin's voice fell, the wealthy businessman holding the No. 23 card collapsed on the chair as if he had unloaded a burden.

There were people around him who applauded him, but he didn't want to respond at the moment. He knew that, based on what he knew, this was the beginning of another competition.

Someone in the back corner of the hall was sneering: "It's a stupid way to open the way with money, but it does work. I hope he still has the strength to compete in the future, but there are too many monks and too little porridge, and those guys probably won't understand his old father's hard work. ”

"Wait a minute, I have a question." Someone raised his hand to express his dissatisfaction, it was the old man who took the last photo of the cross, or the investor behind him.

The old man answered the phone in his ear and repeated the words on the other side: "If it is calculated according to the amount of consumption, then the money I spend will undoubtedly exceed that of this Mr. Chen, and this invitation quota should be mine." ”

"The amount of money spent is indeed part of the determination of the number of invitations, but it is more up to me to decide." Boss Lin nodded and directly admitted this, and then he said, "Also, there is a small rule in my personal auction, that is, you must be present in person, so I can only say sorry to this gentleman who can only participate in the auction through an agent." ”

"That's a pity, I'm still quite interested in Boss Lin's personal collection." After relaying this sentence, the old man hung up the phone.

At the front of the hall, at Christina's table seven, people glanced at each other, their eyes uncertain about their next plans. During the intermission of the auction, they expressed their willingness to cooperate with the wealthy merchants at table 23 when they left their seats. Of course, in order not to be exposed, they used other names, as for Mr. Seventeen Road, who had long known Christina's identity, was an exception.

As a result, when the guest on the 23rd heard that they were willing to cooperate, he directly and indifferently said that he did not want to cooperate with anyone, and said that he would pretend not to know about their arrival, and please do not continue to look for him. They thought he was probably afraid that such an act would cause the organizers to be dissatisfied.

But the other party's indifferent attitude still made them lose their noses, so they could only come back first and wait for the opportunity. And now, they are ready to expose their identities and contact each other, even if it will make the other party wary of them rise to the maximum. The risk of revealing the identity of the other party is also very large, and the worst possibility is that the organizer will also know about their arrival and directly cancel the subsequent auction, and they will directly declare the mission a failure.

But now it seems that there is no choice, who let this time directly kill a Chen Biting Jin, which directly disrupted everyone's plans. It is impossible to provide additional funds for external communications, not to mention the risk of exposure, and it is impossible to continue to provide additional funds, because the bulk of the funds this time are still from the Russian Federation. On Huaan's side, actions without clear evidence cannot be applied for so much funding.

"Please don't leave in a hurry, there are two more guests who will receive my personal invitations." Boss Lin on the stage said that the guests below were quiet, but some people still expressed their dissatisfaction with it.

The curtain of a room on the second floor was lifted, and someone came out with a gloomy face and said, "How do I remember that there is only one new guest a year?" Lin Fenglong, are you going to break the rules you set before? ”

This should be the tone of the guest of the old guest and his impoliteness, obviously not taking Boss Lin as the organizer in his eyes. And in the other boxes, after him, there were people who asked the same questions one after another, and for the first time, let the people in the hall below know that there were so many people up there.

"Please be quiet!" Boss Lin's voice couldn't help but be a little higher, but no one paid attention. Not only the VIP box above, but also many people who were low-key hidden in the hall also joined in the condemnation. It seems that when some kind of interest is touched, they can't care about continuing to keep a low profile.

"Bang!" The sound made everyone quiet, and the hammer left by the previous auctioneer in Boss Lin's hand slammed heavily on the base, and if someone on the second floor had sharp eyes, they would find that the base had been completely cracked.

Obviously, there was no wind, but everyone in the hall saw it, and his originally neat white hair was blown up, and the golden light that lit up there made his white hair seem to be dyed with gold for a moment.

"Idiot......" someone in the corner of the hall sneered in a low voice, "Lin Fenglong is not a fool, it is impossible to make him give in this way. He looks like a dog who has been called, but the fool who really thinks of him as a dog is a dog. ”

Then the companion next to him gently reminded him not to say any more, and the little ears in front of him quietly stretched out behind him.

In such a way that can basically be regarded as contempt for the guests, let the venue be quiet first, the golden intent in his eyes disappeared, and Lin Fenglong, who was still like the golden lion king in martial arts just now, recovered into the businessman who looked a little snobbish.

He looked like he was apologetic, but there was no apology in his tone: "There will be a lot of auction items this time, and I'm afraid that it will kill you, so it is necessary to increase the number of guests." ”

The people on the second floor were quiet after these words, and they didn't slam the door because Boss Lin didn't treat the guests as guests at all just now. Those with the tip of the ear can also hear the sound of various telephones ringing above, as if they are raising funds.

"So, Mr. Lu on the seventeenth and the new guests in the VIP room, please stay for a while after the end." After saying this, Boss Lin no longer cared about the guests in the hall and returned to the backstage again, probably to prepare for the auction later.

Someone couldn't help but look at the back of the hall, the unknown seventeenth guest who had only raised his cards once in the auction, and was not too eye-catching. It was a little surprising that he was chosen, but he felt that it should have been so, and the mysterious temperament on his body was quite compatible with the mysterious auction.

However, his current state is somewhat beyond everyone's expectations. He propped one hand on the table and propped up his face on one side, not happy that he had been chosen, but as if he was contemplating.

But the people who are close have found out that he is ...... Fell asleep.

……

Chu Zihang quickly retreated, put away his weapon and stood aside. The transparent armor on his body slowly dissipated, and even the gold in the child's hole was a lot darker.

This look of not planning to attack made Jörmungad frown: "Have you given up?" Or is it intended to surrender? ”

"No......" Chu Zihang's gaze crossed her, revealing a deep meaning that she couldn't understand, "I think it's you who should be worried now, you shouldn't have brought Susie over." ”

"What are you talking about......!" The feeling from behind made Jörmunga flutter his wings and quickly move away from the people around him.

"Susie", who was originally restrained by her, lost her support, but landed firmly on the ground. Standing up, she gently patted the dust on her apron that she didn't know was stained there, and said to herself: "Anyway, it's also half of my subordinate, if I am kidnapped so easily, wouldn't it seem that I am incompetent?" ”

She raised her head, looking at Jörmungandr, who was guarding in the distance, with golden and rainbow eyes, revealing a familiar but unfamiliar smile from the other party: "You said yes, right? Miss Dragon King, who loves peek-a-boo. ”

"Do you use your own men as bait?" Ye Mengjiade's face was solemn, and then he suddenly laughed, coquettish like a little sister of the leader, "Senior brother, you are really, you actually dig a trap to make people jump." There is also such a good person as my senior sister, you actually let her be used as bait, how cruel it is. ”

"And ......," Jörmungad, who seemed to have turned back into Natsumi, had a mocking look on his face, "Senior brother, you still have such a hobby, but fortunately I didn't submit an application to become a member of the Lionheart Reserve." ”

"No, no, no, I just don't want you to say that." "Susie" seemed to be a little uncomfortable, and automatically ignored the words behind the Dragon King, and her graceful face showed a somewhat inevitably troubled expression, "This is just a necessary precaution, after all, my subordinates are targeted by guys who like to sneak around and are a little difficult to deal with, so you can't do anything." ”

"Sneaky and difficult to deal with...... Is this complimenting me? Then I reluctantly accepted it. Jörmungard tilted his head, revealing a cuteness that was different from his hideous appearance.

Of course, it's pretended.