Chapter 37: Where I am, no one can be presumptuous

Words : 3656 Updated : Dec 2nd, 2024

Behind the main building of Marleau, there was a very secluded courtyard. There was an open pavilion in the yard. Next to a pond, the environment was beautiful. Sitting in the pavilion, one can see the Marleau's main building in front of him. Fern was sitting in the pavilion, drinking tea and looking in the direction of the ancient building, his eyes filled with worry. Sitting opposite was a middle-aged woman wearing a purple cheongsam. She was in his early forties, well-maintained, still charming, noble and elegant. At first glance, she looked like a pampered and powerful lady. "Vice President Zhang, please be patient. When the auction is over, Mr. Feng and Andres will come over to meet you as soon as possible." The lady smiled slightly and took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for Fern. Fern took the tea and took a sip, "Mrs. Feng, thank you very much." This woman was Knox's wife! Although she retreated behind the scenes, she rarely showed her face in front of others. But Fern knew that this woman had great energy. Knox was able to achieve today's achievements thanks to Mrs. Feng's manipulation behind the scenes. Mrs. Feng smiled and said, "Vice President Zhang is out of touch when he says that. Many of my businesses in Pingjiang are also supported by your Zhang family. Business people help each other and exchange benefits. There is no need to say thanks." "It's just that the finale of today's auction is unusual, so Vice President Zhang needs to wait a little longer." Fern frowned, "I heard the news just came that Andres of the Li family is here, and Travis of the Ye family in Jiangzhong is also here. This should be a grand occasion that Marleau has not seen in many years." Hearing this, Mrs. Feng showed a sense of pride on her face, "That's true. Although people from the two major martial arts families came to Marleau before, they were little people after all." Fern asked curiously, "This time, what is the final auction item of Marleau?" Mrs. Feng took a sip of tea and said with a somewhat mysterious smile, "The auction is not over yet, so it is not convenient for me to disclose it. But Vice President Zhang is not an outsider, so I can tell you a piece of information." Fern raised her eyebrows, full of expectation. Mrs. Feng pondered for a long time, then lowered her voice and said, "The grand finale of today's auction comes from the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce." Fern was immediately shocked, "Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce!!!" Mrs. Feng was very proud, "Yes, this deal from the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce is huge. The top auction houses in the three major cities of Beiyuan, Xiling and South Vietnam, which are close to Zhonghai, are all competing. In the end, the price fell on me, Zhonghai Marleau." "Such a large order is rare in the four surrounding cities. If I, Marleau, can take over this order, the road ahead will be even better." Fern's face was solemn, as if he had thought of something terrible, and it took him a long time to calm down, "Congratulations to Mrs. Feng." … Marleau, an inconspicuous small balcony outside the eighth floor. The cold wind was biting. Two men in black holding long knives were lying in the corner, staring at the situation in Marleau through a vent. A man in black said, "Keep an eye on it, Master is coming soon. If we fall behind, you and I will both die!" The other person nodded quickly, "Understood. The two masters, Izawa Nakten and Taro Izawa, died in Zhonghai one after another, and the master is furious. If we make a mistake... the master will directly slap us to death." … Marleau, auction house. As soon as Knox finished speaking, the whole place immediately started a shocking storm. Swish, swish, swish! Countless people's eyes fell on Ben. Two financial staff asked seriously, "Please show me your bank card." Ben said nothing and sat in his seat smoking. At this time, the onlookers around were excited. "Just asking for 10 billion?! That's too exaggerated!" "Looking at the Zhonghai City, there are only a few top wealthy families who can directly provide tens of billions of working capital. There is no one else. This person is new to me, and he is still so young. It doesn't seem like someone who can directly provide tens of billions. People." "If we can't get it out, it will become the biggest joke of the year." "..." Westbrook looked particularly proud and his voice became louder. "Ben, our Zhong family is the largest pharmaceutical group in Zhonghai, and we can't come up with tens of billions of cash in one go. Why...why?" "Just because you are the ninth master's friend? ninth master will give you one billion? Don't be joking. Outsiders are outsiders after all. No matter how good your friends are, they can't compare to a top family background." Westbrook felt that Ben had slapped him on the face, and now he was finally going to slap him back hard. Ben calmly took out a bank card and was about to hand it to the financial staff. At this moment, Colin suddenly stood up, "I, Colin, will come and take out these 10 billion!" As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was shocked! The former richest man in Zhonghai, Colin... wanted to pay 10 billion for Ben?! After all, he was the former richest man in China Shipping. No matter how much his assets shrank, there was still no problem in spending 10 billion. Moreover, since Douglas's death, the Chen family had breathed a sigh of relief. Westbrook's eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face, "Mr. Chen, this is 10 billion?! Are you really going to pay 10 billion for this outsider??!" "As long as Mr. Xiao needs it, I am willing to not mention 10 billion, but 20 billion!" Colin snorted, quickly handed the bank card to the two financial staff, and then handed it over to Ben, "Sir, such a small thing, let's Let me do it." Pearl on the side was stunned. The book capital of Rainbow Security Group was only one billion. Excluding short-term liabilities, there was not much left. Colin, in order to make friends with Ben, even spent 10 billion?! This…… Ben was a little shocked by Colin's courage. After staring for a long time, Ben put away his bank card and said, "Mr. Chen, today you invested tens of billions for me. In the future, I will let your Chen family reach the top of the Zhonghai business world again!" A promise of over a thousand pieces of gold! Colin suppressed the joy in his heart, bent down and handed over his hands, "Thank you, sir!" Ben waved his hand, signaling Colin to retreat. Then sat back down. After the capital verification was over, the financial staff was left in despair. Next, no one raised the price. Westbrook gritted his teeth again and again and had to give up. The king of wild ginseng with eight leaves belongs to Ben. Knox personally delivered the brocade box containing Wild Ginseng King to Ben, "Congratulations, Mr. Xiao." "If you had Mr. Chen's awareness, you could save yourself a lot of trouble," Ben said casually when he took the brocade box. Knox didn't know why, so he didn't take it to heart. He said a few words and then turned around and left. Pearl on the side came over and said softly, "Ben, is this wild ginseng king really worth a billion?" Judging from her suspicious expression, she seemed to be afraid that Ben had been deceived. Uh-huh! Ben opened the brocade box. Inside was a wild ginseng plant weighing more than a kilogram dry. Such a size is already astonishing. Ben smiled, "The eighth-grade leaves are just superficial. This alone is worth tens of billions. But that's not what really makes me tempted." "What really makes me tempted is that this wild ginseng king has ginseng crystals growing inside it. Even if you have money, you can't buy it." Pearl was stunned for a moment after hearing this. At this moment, the beautiful auctioneer suddenly spoke loudly, "Everyone, what I want to show next is the final treasure of this auction. Since this object is too precious, guests on the sixth floor and below are asked to leave." As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused an uproar. However, countless security guards from Marleau entered the venue and began to clear the place forcefully. Although the guests were unhappy, they left anyway. After a while, the whole place fell silent. Only the guests on the seventh and eighth floors were left. The beautiful auctioneer then spoke, "Everyone, please take a look at the exhibits." Swish! Suddenly hundreds of special service security personnel wearing camouflage uniforms and holding guns appeared around. Surrounding the entire auction stage. Immediately afterwards, two strong men at the pinnacle of transformation appeared on the stage holding a brocade box. Opening the brocade box, there is a parchment scroll inside. On the big screen, part of half of the parchment scroll was displayed. Swish, swish, swish! Colin, Vivian, and Ada Song stood up in shock at the same time. Even the two peerless geniuses Andres and Travis on the eighth floor stood up at the same time. The whole audience was suffocated! Um? Ben was frightened by this situation. An ancient parchment scroll actually caused the big guys present to lose their composure? Look closely. I saw a corner of the parchment scroll displayed on the big screen, showing an ancient pattern, which looked a bit strange. At this time, the beautiful auctioneer said loudly, "Everyone, this is the map of Wuhou's ancient tomb that has filled Zhonghai for countless years and records the biggest secrets of Zhonghai, Beiyuan, Xiling and Nanyue cities!" "This is only the first half! The starting price is 10 billion. Each increase in price shall not be less than 1 billion, and there is no upper limit." As soon as the beautiful auctioneer finished speaking, Vivian directly called out the price, "One hundred and eleven billion!" Colin, "Twelve billion!" There was also a big fat tycoon on the seventh floor who bid, "Thirteen billion!" Three parties, bidding wildly. The price had been rising all the way, approaching 20 billion. At this moment, Andres on the eighth floor suddenly said coldly, "Everyone on the seventh floor, you don't need to participate. I, Andres, want this map of Wuhou's ancient tomb. Whoever dares to increase the price will be at odds with me, Andres!" " Hiss! Vivian, Colin, fat rich people, shut up immediately. They didn't even dare to breathe. Who dared to go against Andres? Wasn't this seeking death? Only then did Andres feel very satisfied, and he withdrew his scornful look at the big guys on the seventh floor, "I will pay 20 billion, plus I will take action once. From now on, no matter what kind of crisis Marleau faces, I will take action to resolve it!" Knox was overjoyed and quickly thanked him. Andres takes action once, priceless! Travis smiled and said, "Andres, the auction is the auction, why do you want to take action once? Isn't this cheating?" "I bid 20 billion and make two moves!" "Travis, your Ye family's foundation is still shallow, so you are not qualified to compete with me. I also took action twice." "Three strikes!" "Three times for me too!" "..." The two peerless men were facing each other head-on. They were determined to win the map of Wuhou's ancient tomb, and neither of them was willing to give in. The situation had reached a stalemate. Such a scene aroused Ben's curiosity. Moreover, the strange patterns on the parchment scroll seemed to have a magical power, which deeply attracted Ben's eyes. The longer you look, the deeper you sink! After a while, Ben withdrew his gaze and stood up slowly, "Since the two of you are at a stalemate, why not give me some face? Give me the map of Wuhou's ancient tomb." Swish, swish, swish! Everyone in the audience stared at Ben. 'What? How dare this guy ask Master Hu to give him a face? Crazy! ’ 'Master Hu is a truly top-notch existence in Zhonghai. Except for Ye Mansion, no one can compete with him. Although Ben has some money, he is worse than an ant in front of Lord Tiger. ' ‘He is so arrogant, how dare he offend Lord Tiger? act recklessly! ’ Andres and Travis turned to stare at Ben at the same time. Andres even snorted coldly, full of contempt, "Who do you think you are? Are you worthy of competing with me for map of Wuhou's ancient tomb?!" "Even Travis is not qualified to ask Lord Tiger to give her face. What qualifications do you have for Lord Tiger to give you face?" Just then... Boom! A big hole suddenly exploded on the auction stage floor. A black shadow suddenly emerged from the ground. One slash! Uh-huh! The two masters at the peak of Transformation Realm who were guarding the map of Wuhou's ancient tomb were killed directly. The black shadow grabbed the brocade box containing the map of Wuhou's ancient tomb, jumped five meters high, and climbed all the way up the stairs. "Someone is robbing the treasure!" "Kill him!" Hundreds of armed special service security guards were shooting around. Bang bang bang! The cold and harsh gunfire exploded across the entire venue! However, the speed of this black shadow was too fast. Relying on the cover of the stair railing, it actually dodged all the bullets and rushed all the way to the seventh floor. "How dare you steal things from me!!!" Andres suddenly took action and raised his hand to press down. Boom! The inner energy was released outward, and the palm prints were swept across the side, and they were photographed fiercely from top to bottom. The move tore apart the sky, bursting with explosions, shocking all directions, and possessing the peerless divine power to crush everything. "Three-star early-stage grandmaster? That's not enough in front of me." The man in black snorted coldly, raised his hand and slapped him. The inner energy exploded and struck in an instant! Boom! Andres felt that the opponent's internal energy was more than twice as strong as his own, and he was instantly knocked upside down and vomited blood. "Li's genius? Nothing more than that!" The man in black laughed sinisterly, climbed to the eighth floor, and continued running towards the top. "Do you want to break through the glass curtain wall at the top and escape?!"Travis suddenly pulled out a blue long sword, raised a sword beam, and slashed at the man in black below. Wow! The sword light roared and swept wildly, weighing thousands of pounds. Compared to Andres who only had one palm, he was only stronger but not weaker. However, the man in black actually received the sword with his bare hands and struck Travis away with his palm. The latter fell to the ground and vomited blood. "The daughter of the Ye family is nothing more than that! Hahaha, how can you, a bunch of ants, deserve to have something as good as the map of Wuhou's ancient tomb?" The man in black laughed loudly, rushed up to the eighth floor, and raised his hand to punch. Release your inner energy outwards! Break the glass wall at the top. He jumped up and was about to run away. "Travis, you and I can stop him if we work together. How about that?!"Andres immediately suggested. Travis said without even thinking, "Okay!" Swish! The two peerless geniuses rushed out at the same time and attacked the man in black again. Everyone thought that the situation would be reversed this time. Knox was even more frightened. If this thing is lost in Marleau, the Black Dragon will kill him directly! However... "Two giant ants, if they join forces, they will become even bigger ants!" The man in black snorted coldly, raised his hand and struck. The palm prints were like mountains, instantly pressing the two geniuses to the ground and rubbing them, making them unable to move. Everyone in the audience was scared to death What? This man in black actually directly crushed the two geniuses of Zhong Hai? Is that a human being? "After all, you grew up in a greenhouse. The so-called geniuses are only tempered with fancy tricks and embroidered legs. Goodbye!" The man in black laughed and turned to leave. At the right time, Ben said calmly, "Andres, I will kill him. May the map of Wuhou's ancient tomb belong to me?" Andres gritted his teeth and said angrily, "How long have you been talking about such nonsense? If you really have such ability, why not give it to you?" Ben turned to look at Travis, "What about you?" Travis, "Okay." Ben looked at Knox again, "Knox, what about you?" Knox was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, "If you can get back the map of Wuhou's ancient tomb, I will sell it to you at the starting price!" Ben nodded, then turned to look at the man in black above, "Come back. Where I am, no one can be arrogant!" ----------

Chapter 37: Where I am, no one can be presumptuous

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