Chapter 987: Chapter 600: At Any Cost
For Liu Hun’s request, Yang Yi didn’t say much or ask any questions. After hanging up the phone, in less than two minutes, two billion yuan were immediately transferred to Liu Hun’s account.
Around noon, after the three of them had lunch, they checked the time and found it was about right. Nangong Jin directly drove Liu Hun and Xue Lan toward the auction.
The auction was held in the basement of a house. As the three of them stepped into the auction, looking at the bustling crowd around and the hall filled to capacity, Liu Hun instinctively frowned.
There were indeed too many people. If he managed to buy the medical manuscript later and people found out, he would be in trouble.
This was not the result Liu Hun wanted to see, but Nangong Jin beside him showed no surprise and directly handed an invitation card to a reception staff next to him.
“This way, please.” The reception staff was a sweet-looking girl dressed in a cheongsam. Following the girl’s lead, the three of them soon arrived at a private room on the second floor.
“Gentlemen, Miss, our auction house will never disclose any customer information, so rest assured.” The girl seemed to sense Liu Hun’s concern and explained to him with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Liu Hun nodded and then took out a stack of cash from his pocket and handed it to the girl. Seeing this, the girl’s smile grew even wider.
“Sir, if you need anything later, you can press this button and I will be responsible for assisting you with anything.” The girl said, pointing to a button on the table, and then quietly left the room.
“So many people came this time.” Liu Hun glanced at the people in the hall below, his eyebrows still tightly knit.
“Brother Liu Hun, you don’t have to worry about that. This auction house has been operating in Bai City for many years, and its background is extremely strong. They absolutely keep what you buy here confidential, so there’s no need to worry.” Nangong Jin couldn’t help but explain to Liu Hun at this time.
Hearing this, Xue Lan nodded and said, “Our Xue Family has tried to understand the background of this auction house in the past, but found no clues. It’s not only mysterious but very powerful as well. Years ago, a young master from Bai City caused trouble here, and ended up being thrown out with broken legs. No one from his family dared to cause trouble afterward.”
After listening to the two women, Liu Hun gradually let go of his worries.
Not long later, a tall girl walked onto the stage at the front of the hall and softly smiled at everyone, saying, “First, on behalf of our auction house, I thank you all for attending despite your busy schedules. Secondly, some of today’s auction items you might have already heard about, so I’ll skip the small talk. The first auction item is a Bronze Tripod from the Western Zhou Dynasty, starting at ten million yuan, with each bid not less than one million.”
As soon as the girl finished speaking, a bronze artifact about thirty centimeters high was brought up. Even through the large screen, Liu Hun could tell it was indeed from the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Such items generally belong to the state in the country, and the fact that this auction house can publicly auction it shows how terrifying the backing must be.
“Twenty million!” As soon as this bronze piece was brought up, someone bid.
And immediately, the price was raised to twenty million.
“Twenty-five million!”
“Thirty million!”
In a short period, the price of this bronze artifact soared to forty million, but it was eventually bought at the hefty price of fifty million.
Considering it is a bronze piece from the Western Zhou Dynasty, the expensive price is quite normal, though being auctioned for fifty million is indeed a bit high.
Liu Hun had no interest in these items. His primary purpose for coming this time was that medical manuscript. This medical manuscript was a mix of random medical insights scribbled down by an old man, highly esteemed by the medical community as a treasure.
From the start, Liu Hun knew the old man’s belongings had been taken by those people, but he never expected this medical manuscript to appear here.
If it was merely some medical insights, Liu Hun wouldn’t care at all; since the old man had died, leaving it for anyone would be a good thing.
But in this medical manuscript, Liu Hun clearly remembered it included Memory Erasure, which he couldn’t allow others to obtain.
Almost an hour later, the girl on stage slowly smiled at the crowd and said, “Next is something esteemed by many in the medical field as a treasure: the medical manuscript. The author was a recluse Divine Doctor who has left this world, but what he left behind could save countless rare diseases worldwide. Hence, the starting price is thirty million, with each bid not less than five million.”
After the girl finished speaking, as before, someone brought up the medical manuscript. Through the large screen, looking at this somewhat worn-out book, Liu Hun’s eyes slightly narrowed, and a hint of coldness flashed in his depths.