NFBE Chapter 214 Determined to Win
Chapter 214 Determined to Win
Two minutes later, the auctioneer cleared his throat, and his voice echoed in the auction hall: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Christie's auction. Tonight, we will auction a series of precious works of art. I believe there must be a work that you will like. Let us begin the first lot of the night."
Soon, an exquisite painting appeared on the screen. It was a landscape painting by a famous painter.
The auctioneer introduced the background and value of the painting in detail, his voice full of passion and appeal. Sun Xiaoyan flipped through the auction brochure in his hand, listening absent-mindedly to the auctioneer's passionate introduction.
Her only purpose in coming here tonight was to bid for lot No. 123. She had no interest in the other lots.
"50. This gentleman offered 50. Is there a higher price than this?"
"53. This lady bid 53."
"60, this gentleman bids 60..."
"70. This gentleman offered 70. Is there a higher price than this?"
"3, 2, 1... Boom! Deal!"
After the first painting was sold for HK$70, one treasure after another began to be auctioned!
Amidst the constant shouting, precious collections and jewelry were auctioned off one after another. The atmosphere on the scene gradually reached a climax, and every guest was concentrating on finding their favorite collections.
At first, Lu Siyu had been staring at Sun Xiaoyan, but after more than a dozen items were auctioned, she saw that Sun Xiaoyan had not moved at all, which made Lu Siyu a little disappointed. She thought to herself, "I guess she is not strong enough and is just here to join in the fun!"
After having this idea, Lu Siyu no longer stared at Sun Xiaoyan, but looked at the auction items carefully, and asked Xing Deli to buy one for her. It was said to be a rare piece of jewelry from the royal family of Country Y, a pendant, and the transaction price was as high as 20 Hong Kong dollars.
At the moment the auction was successful, Lu Siyu's cheeks flushed with excitement. She hugged Xing Deli and kissed him hard on the cheek. Sun Xiaoyan happened to look up at her. Lu Siyu looked up arrogantly, with a smug look.
But Sun Xiaoyan just glanced at the crowd and quickly lowered his head again to look at the album in his hand, which made Lu Siyu, who was eager to show off, grit his teeth in anger.
"Xiaoyan, don't you want to take a look at other things?"
At this time, Ma Fang approached Sun Xiaoyan and asked in a low voice: "I see that classmate of yours has been paying attention to you!"
"Lv Siyu?" Sun Xiaoyan was surprised: "She's here?"
This time, it was Ma Fang's turn to be surprised. She said, "You didn't notice her? I saw you glanced at her just now!"
"Really?" Sun Xiaoyan said innocently, "I didn't pay much attention to her, and I'm not familiar with her!"
Ma Fang burst out laughing and whispered, "She seems to be paying attention to you. She kept glancing at you before. Just now, she asked the man next to her to buy her a pendant. She kept looking in your direction. It seems like she wants to show off to you!"
Sun Xiaoyan looked indifferent. He patted Ma Fang lightly and said, "Don't worry about these indifferent people. I came here tonight mainly for that auction item. By the way, tell me the results of your investigation."
Ma Fang nodded, flipped open a folder in her hand, glanced at it, and said, "That piece is said to be the third one to appear in the past ten years. The first two were sold to mysterious individuals for HK$21 million and HK$70 million seven and three years ago, respectively. According to my research, these three stones are not ordinary stones; they are very likely meteorites!"
"However, even after the auction's professional appraisal, it's still impossible to confirm the identity of the lens in the center of the stone. Some people speculate that this stone may be of extraterrestrial origin..."
Sun Xiaoyan frowned slightly: "Didn't you just say it was a meteorite? It must be from outer space!"
"Uh!"
Ma Fang approached Sun Xiaoyan and whispered, "I wasn't quite right. What I meant was that aliens might have deliberately sent it to Blue Planet! Maybe there's some secret hidden inside! Maybe it's related to the apocalypse you've been asking me to investigate!"
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Ma Fang's words made Sun Xiaoyan's heart beat faster. This was exactly what she cared about most. Compared with other rich people, she was different from other rich people who spent money desperately after getting it.
Because of Qin Zhong, Sun Xiaoyan knew that the world would fall into the apocalypse ten years later. For this reason, these days, in addition to helping Qin Zhong build an underground shelter and store supplies.
She also asked Ma Fang to find professionals to investigate all abnormal events occurring on Blue Star. No matter what the event or object was, as long as it was strange and weird enough, it would be included in the investigation.
After several months and spending nearly a million, he only got some information that seemed true or false. But this time, the auction item gave Sun Xiaoyan a completely different feeling.
Sun Xiaoyan had a hunch that she had to get this meteorite at the auction. Perhaps there was a secret hidden in it, and perhaps this secret was related to the end of the world ten years later.
At this time, Ma Fang's voice sounded again: "By the way, speaking of this stone, there is another strange thing. It was found under a coal mine in the Black Continent. When it was found, an earthquake occurred and many people died. A miner escaped from the coal mine holding it."
"According to the miner, the coal mine collapsed and he was nearly buried inside. It was this stone that emitted a green barrier, allowing him to escape. But strangely, after the stone was brought out, many people conducted experiments and found no green barrier. They all thought the miner was too nervous and saw it wrong!"
Ma Fang paused, swallowed, and continued, "Later, this ore fell into the hands of a wealthy local man. It sparked a burglary, and the 18 members of his family died. Fortunately, when the robbers were trying to escape the country with the ore, they engaged in a battle with border troops. In the end, six died, and two escaped. The ore was found on one of the dead men."
"Later, it somehow fell into the hands of a mysterious person, who then commissioned it to be auctioned at Christie's. This is what I found out after my investigation."
Sun Xiaoyan nodded, looking at the lot that had just finished being auctioned. She glanced down at the number and saw that the next lot was number 123. She immediately perked up, clenched her fists slightly, and thought to herself, "I'm going to get this lot!"
Soon, the auctioneer's voice came over: "Ladies and gentlemen, the following is lot 123. After our bank's appraisal, this is a rare outer space meteorite with extremely high collection value. It comes with our bank's appraisal certificate. The starting price is 3 million Hong Kong dollars."
At the same time, a photo appeared on the big screen behind the auctioneer. In the photo, there was a black stone about the size of a human head, with a four-sided lens embedded in the center of the stone.