Chapter 657 - 684 Fierce (Two-in-One)
Chapter 657: Chapter 684 Fierce (Two-in-One)
This junior King of Soldiers is named Hou Yao, one of the top bosses in Mexico.
The only Chinese boss at that, yet his subordinates consist of various ethnicities, not limiting himself to just the Chinese.
In all of Mexico, almost no one dares to provoke him.
After all, those who’ve crossed him before are already in hell.
It’s worth noting, in such a country where criminal ~~~ organizations run wild, dominated mostly by brown people, a Chinese can rise to be one of the top bosses.
We can infer that this person must have superior qualities.
His superiority lies in his ferocity and recklessness, though based on strength, and he’s not foolish, which allowed him, under certain circumstances, to swiftly harness a large group of similarly reckless subordinates and establish his own domain.
In a few years, he emerged as a primary force that all sides feared.
From the act of kidnapping Shangguan Hong, it can illustrate that this person isn’t foolish; if Lin Xi hadn’t coincidentally encountered Shangguan Hong, their previous plan would have succeeded.
But even so, among present attendees, except for a few who remained silent, others inwardly scoffed.
Being formidable in Mexico is one thing!
But stepping into Huaxia, whether a tiger or a dragon must bow before me.
After all, he’s only a junior King of Soldiers!
He may be a significant figure in a place like Mexico, but in the domestic realm, even in Chuzhou City, he would be merely a leader of an underground force or someone else’s subordinate.
So the next moment, in a chaotic sector, the head of the Mercenary Corps, who had just received a glare from the old man onstage, sneers, "Two hundred and ten million!"
Not more nor less, he adds just ten million.
Surely he did this on purpose, deliberately antagonizing Hou Yao.
Perhaps others are afraid of crossing him, but he doesn’t care a bit.
Likewise, Wang Wudao had already regained composure, although traces of excitement lingered on his face as he took a deep breath and called out,
"Two hundred and fifty million!"
Willing to risk everything he has, including all his savings, he won’t concede.
Moreover, money means little to him now; he doesn’t have offspring.
With a fierce glint in his eyes, Hou Yao glared intensely at the Mercenary Corps leader and Wang Wudao, yet both ignored him, for surely in every respect, Hou Yao could not compare to them.
Thus, they doubted how such a weak fellow could be so conceited!
"Two hundred and sixty million!" Zhu Qi never once glanced at Hou Yao.
His call immediately stirred Zhao Ritian, "Three hundred million!"
Zhu Qi, ",,,,,,"
That damn fat man, does he just resent me?
Is it merely because the family arranged for me to marry Zhao Ritian’s sister?
Is this something they can resist?
As the two exchanged glaring glances, Hou Yao called out again, "Three hundred and fifty million!"
Simultaneously declaring, "Whoever competes with me further is my enemy, Hou Yao!"
But as soon as he finished his words, he immediately heard the Mercenary Corps leader call out, "Three hundred and sixty million!"
With a murderous aura around him, Hou Yao slapped the table, about to stand up, when the old man onstage snorted coldly, forcing him to stay seated.
He might be wild, but on Shangguan’s turf, he’s not bold enough to act up.
After all, should the old man onstage leap down and kill him with a punch, others wouldn’t utter a word,,,
Thus, abiding by rules, he calls out, "Three hundred and seventy million!"
Mercenary Corps leader, "Three hundred and eighty million!"
"Three hundred and ninety million!"
"Three hundred and forty million!"
",,,,,,"
The two continued fiercely, one bid after another.
Wang Wudao refrained from bidding, unlike the two clowns carrying on like that.
Zhu Qi had long abandoned the tit-for-tat with Zhao Ritian, and the reason for not bidding was that the price had already surpassed its worth, crucially, there was no shortage of such items within the family.
He stopped competing, so Zhao Ritian also ceased his bids, his family similarly lacking in nothing of the sort.
For Lin Xi, ever since Shangguan Nichang mentioned a starting bid of fifty million, he lost interest.
If it were fifty thousand, he might consider it; fifty million is far too much.
Beside him, Shangguan Hong considered bidding but decided against it due to lack of funds and because his grandfather already possessed a porcelain cup with similar functions to this item.
Moreover, judging by the fifty million starting price, it’s far inferior to the porcelain cup he gifted his grandfather.
So, after contemplating, he lost interest.
"Five hundred million!" Hou Yao called this out, his eyes bloodshot.
That price had nearly exhausted all he had left; another competition would leave him defenseless.
Hence his intention of having subordinates kidnap Shangguan Hong, as by threatening Shangguan Nichang when payment is due, the money would not need to be paid.
However, unexpectedly, his two subordinates seemingly failed.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t now be locked onto by the Shangguan family’s experts.
Not far from him, the position where the Mercenary Corps leader sat showed the leader’s distressed expression, seemingly reaching his limit without further bids.
Wang Wudao glanced deeply at Hou Yao, inwardly contemplating, "Given his aggression, even if I raise the bid, he likely won’t relinquish."
"Thus, rather than doing this, I might as well seize it directly afterward!"
This thought brought a hint of killing intent to his gaze.
Despite feeling that money isn’t of much use to him anymore, spending so much suddenly is something he deeply resents; while even useless, possessing funds would provide him a form of dependency.
What’s more, taking out a Mexican boss would just be done.
As for others, upon hearing the five hundred million bid, they lost the thought of competing while understanding that obtaining it would require a chance to enjoy it.
After all, numerous bosses present have committed acts of murder and theft.
Ultimately, Hou Yao won the Jade Pendant with five hundred million.
Subsequently, numerous pieces of jade and emerald were auctioned off; none of which went for less than a hundred million.
Throughout, the rivalry between Zhu Qi and Zhao Ritian was most intriguing as the two seemed on a different level from the others present.
Because their bidding was frighteningly excessive, as if money held no value to them, or perhaps they treated money as mere dirt.
And whenever the two bid, others would fall silent, fearing to disturb them.
Eventually, Zhao Ritian secured five treasures, while Hou Yao acquired only two.
Hou Yao was nearly furious enough to bleed.
Wang Wudao, Su Xiong, and the Ice-Fire Girl each snagged one or two treasures.
Hou Yao only managed to get one Jade Pendant, though he sought more afterward, he had exhausted his funds.
The Mercenary Corps leader acquired two items in total.
Lin Xi hadn’t bid even once from start to finish.
Others called out for bids more or less; many competed for one or two items.
Overall, everyone’s gains were impressive.
Of course, speaking of the greatest gains, it was undoubtedly Shangguan Nichang.
Now she was in an excellent mood; though most auctioned items belonged to others, even the commission garnered over a billion in profit.
As for the items they sold, they proved even more lucrative.
At this moment, when she was about to announce the auction’s conclusion, she suddenly remembered something and remarked, "There’s an item that neither Stone King nor our Shangguan family recognizes nor knows its use."
"Yet, the individual consigning it for auction designated a starting bid of one hundred million!"
"Initially, it wasn’t slated for auction, but given you all hail from various global regions, perhaps someone might recognize it, ensuring we fulfill our obligations!"
At that moment, a staff member carried over a deep red box on a tray.
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