Chapter 988: Chapter 600: At Any Cost (Part 2)
No matter who took the old man’s things, Liu Hun will eventually take them all back with his own hands!
"Fifty million!" As the girl’s words just fell, someone immediately raised a sign and shouted loudly below.
Following the voice, when he saw the person, Liu Hun couldn’t help but slightly be stunned. That person was none other than Yang Guohua, whom he had met once on the plane.
This time, Yang Guohua was also commissioned to auction this medical book, and he was given a budget of one billion. This was the first time in his life he had seen so much money, so at this moment, his heart was somewhat tense.
"One hundred million!" However, at this moment, another seemingly ordinary middle-aged man in the hall once again called out.
As this voice fell, Yang Guohua gritted his teeth, hesitated for a while, and directly called out, "Two hundred million!"
Anyway, the funds given to him were ten billion, and now it’s only two billion, so there was no need to worry too much. After all, in his opinion, although this medical book was very precious, no one would spend ten billion to buy it.
And because it was the official’s intent, spending ten billion, he thought in the end no one would compete.
"Liu Hun, do you know him?" Suddenly, Nangong Jin asked Liu Hun out of curiosity.
"He’s a doctor, somewhat famous, and he’s probably been given orders from above this time. I just don’t know how much budget he was given for this book." Liu Hun nodded, his face calm.
"Considering the mindset of those people above, the price given for this book shouldn’t exceed ten billion. After all, those people are not too sure about the value of this book." Nangong Jin said to Liu Hun with some disdain.
It seemed that Nangong Jin was very familiar with how those people operated.
To this, Liu Hun did not speak, and Xue Lan quietly watched as well. In a short time, she suddenly grew curious about Liu Hun, as if there were countless mysteries about him.
"Eight hundred million!" Ten minutes later, the middle-aged man spoke again.
Regarding this price, sweat immediately poured down Yang Guohua’s forehead. He didn’t expect the book’s price to have already risen to eight billion. This was simply too crazy.
"Nine hundred million!" When Yang Guohua called out this price, his voice couldn’t help but slightly tremble.
If the opponent continued to raise the price without end, he might not be able to complete the task given to him by his superiors.
"One billion!" The middle-aged man glanced at Yang Guohua, then raised the price again.
After the middle-aged man’s words fell, Yang Guohua was completely dumbfounded, sweating profusely. One billion was already his final line, but the opponent directly jumped to ten billion. He was helpless.
"Jin’er, investigate this middle-aged man afterwards." Sitting in the private room, Liu Hun whispered a command to Nangong Jin beside him.
Upon hearing this, Nangong Jin nodded with a few traces of seriousness on her face. No matter who the other party was, spending ten billion to buy this medical book clearly had some connection to the old man’s death.
"This gentleman has offered a price of one billion. Is there anyone else who bids higher than this gentleman? If not, this medical treasure will belong to this gentleman." At this moment, the girl on stage still wore a smile and smiled at everyone in the hall.
"Two billion." However, less than ten seconds after the girl’s words fell, another crisp voice came from a private room upstairs.
As this voice fell, the middle-aged man who had previously spoken squinted his eyes slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he called out again, "Three billion!"
"Five billion." The crisp voice came again from the private room. Judging by the voice, the other party should be a girl. In response, Liu Hun furrowed his brows even deeper.
He didn’t expect that this medical book would attract the scramble of so many people.
Five billion is no small sum, yet now it was only used to buy a book. If such a thing were to be told, the entire world would feel crazy about it.
At this moment, Yang Guohua, upon hearing this number, apart from being shocked, felt more relief, as people had already offered such a high price. Even if he didn’t complete the task this time, it seemed unlikely the people above would blame him. After all, the budget given by them compared to the other party’s was simply insignificant.
This time, the middle-aged man in the hall took a deep look at the private room, then remained silent, seemingly deciding to give up.
"Five billion, is there anyone offering a higher price than this? If not, then this medical treasure will belong to the lady in the private room." The girl was filled with joy, loudly announcing to everyone.
A book being sold for five billion, even if her commission was the lowest, it would be a few hundred million, which naturally made her extremely happy and excited.
"One billion US Dollars!" As everyone in the hall remained silent, just waiting for the medical book to belong to the girl in the room, another voice came from a nearby private room.
"Damn, this is crazy, a broken book, and someone actually bids one billion US Dollars!" At this moment, someone in the hall couldn’t help but be shocked.
This voice was naturally none other than Liu Hun’s. He knew that now it was just him and that girl left. As for who would ultimately get the medical book, it was still uncertain.
The girl was silent for a moment before she called out, "One point two billion US Dollars."
"One point five billion US Dollars." Liu Hun raised the bid again.
One point five billion US Dollars could be approximately equivalent to hundreds of billions in Huaxia. Yet, such a terrifying sum was being spent on a book. It was simply madness.
The hall was filled with discussions, but Liu Hun in the private room did not speak. His expression remained as calm as before.
Nangong Jin was fine, after all, she understood Liu Hun and knew the importance of this book to him; but it was different for Xue Lan. One point five billion US Dollars was also a terrifying sum for them, the Xue Family. Yet, Liu Hun just took it out without any hesitation, which deeply shocked her.
"If no one raises the price any further, then this medical book will belong to this gentleman." The girl’s eyes almost curved into crescent moons. After waiting nearly a minute and seeing that the girl had not spoken, she firmly struck the small hammer in her hand, marking the book as officially belonging to Liu Hun.
However, just as Liu Hun was about to leave to collect the medical book, something the girl said piqued Liu Hun’s interest once again.