248: Worried she'll be cheated

Lan Zijun snorted coldly, completely uninterested in what Manager Wei was saying, and pulled Su Yue out.

Manager Wei knew Lan Zijun's identity, so how could he dare to offend her here? Seeing that she was really leaving, he anxiously blocked her way, looking a bit flustered.

"President Lan, there's tang dynasty sancai being auctioned today. If you have time, why not come in and take a look? Perhaps one of the collections will coincidentally catch your eye, President Lan?"

After hearing Manager Wei say this, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of both Lan Zijun and Su Yue.

They didn't expect this auction to actually have such good things.

Lan Zijun and Su Yue exchanged a quick glance, and Lan Zijun slowly nodded with a feigned air of importance.

"Since there are such good things, of course I have to take a look."

She glanced at Manager Wei, and said coldly, "Manager Wei, if there are such good things, you should have told me from the start. Anyone who didn't know would think you look down on our Far View (Yuantu) and think I can't afford to bid."

Manager Wei's head was throbbing. Seeing Lan Zijun's obvious anger, he didn't dare to say more and could only apologetically apologize to her.

Then Lan Zijun and Su Yue followed him through winding paths, taking a few minutes to enter another auction hall.

Unlike the cold and quiet auction hall that Lan Zijun and the others saw upon entering, this auction hall was much livelier. If the decorations around them weren't even more luxurious than the previous auction hall, one might have thought it was a vegetable market.

However, when they calmed down and listened to the content of their arguments, they realized they were actually bidding on exhibits.

Lan Zijun had attended quite a few auctions, but this was the first time she had seen an auction with so many people flocking to bid, with some even badmouthing their rivals in order to successfully win the bid.

"One hundred million!"

"General Manager Ou, isn't your company struggling recently? Can you still take out that much money? This golden bowl can only be mine! I'll bid one hundred fifty million!"

"..."

The bidding increment in a single auction was in the hundreds of millions as a base, and there were more than just two or three people who wanted to bid. Everyone was excitedly holding up their number plates, wanting to acquire the exquisite and beautiful golden bowl on the stage.

This scene was too shocking, and even Su Yue was startled by these people's generosity.

However, Su Yue quickly realized that these people were also his major clients, and he would be able to make a fortune from them later. Thinking this, he calmed down.

And Lan Zijun was only stunned by their presence at first, but quickly calmed down.

Looking at the large screen displayed on the stage, Lan Zijun somewhat understood why the seemingly aloof wealthy businessmen outside would become so agitated.

After all, who wouldn't want a lotus golden bowl unearthed from the tang dynasty? This was a rare and sought-after item, so it was no wonder they were competing so fiercely.

Manager Wei ushered Lan Zijun and Su Yue to sit down in the auction hall, gave them a number plate, and then explained to them obsequiously.

"Sorry, President Lan, there are no private rooms in this auction hall. If there is any collection you want, you can raise your paddle to bid. I guarantee you won't be disappointed."

Lan Zijun casually picked up the auction catalog placed on the table in front of her and was startled by the exhibits listed on it.

Besides the golden bowl currently being auctioned and the tang dynasty sancai mentioned by Manager Wei, there was even secret color porcelain!

These were not things that ordinary people could possess.

Lan Zijun was greatly shocked inside, but she didn't show it on her face at all.

She just casually looked at the auction catalog and said calmly, "The items here are indeed good things. Li Zong didn't lie to me."

Su Yue leaned over to Lan Zijun's side, glanced at the auction catalog, and was also greatly startled by the antiques listed on it.

He couldn't help but think that based on the items listed, no one in this auction hall today could possibly escape.

He said calmly, "I didn't expect you to have such good things as secret color porcelain here. It seems it's still worth seeing."

If Manager Wei couldn't tell at this point that Su Yue, this male companion, had a lot of say in front of Lan Zijun, then he didn't need to be a Manager anymore.

Therefore, this time Manager Wei didn't dare to underestimate Su Yue, but instead explained to him ingratiatingly, "This is the treasure of our auction house. If you are interested, you can participate in the bidding."

On the other end of the monitoring, Liang Yuzhu was also startled when she heard Su Yue say secret color porcelain, but soon her lips curved up with pleasure.

She didn't expect such a big surprise on this trip today.

After Manager Wei led Su Yue and Lan Zijun to their seats, he left. To avoid exposing their identities prematurely, Su Yue and Lan Zijun could only pretend to be bidders, occasionally raising their paddles to bid.

Su Yue scanned the surroundings and found that there were more bodyguards here than in the previous auction. The corridors behind them were full of bodyguards, and high-definition cameras were installed in every corner of the ceiling.

While observing the surroundings, Su Yue pretended to chat with Lan Zijun, but was actually relaying information to Liang Yuzhu outside.

"Lan Ziju, which one do you like?"

Lan Zijun knew their mission for this trip, so she naturally spoke up to cooperate with Su Yue.

"I think they're all pretty good. How about I buy them all for you?"

Su Yue shook his head: "Didn't Manager Wei say that each person can only have one bidding opportunity? We can't take all of them today, but I think this sancai horse is quite good. Its color is too beautiful, and its strong and powerful limbs are lifelike."

Just then, the host was auctioning a large white porcelain vase, and Lan Zijun said, "I think this large white porcelain vase is also quite good. It's pure white and flawless, and it would be nice to use it for flowers."

Although Su Yue knew Lan Zijun was saying this on purpose, he was still momentarily stunned when he heard that she actually wanted to use a collectible white porcelain to hold flowers.

Lan Zijun said she wanted to use a collection piece with an eight-figure starting bid to hold fresh flowers. He wondered where the flowers would be airlifted from to be worthy of this white porcelain.

He didn't show it on his face, and nodded in agreement: "This batch of items is indeed much better than what we saw before. If this auction didn't have bidding rules, it would be really good to buy them all back for collection."

"It's okay, I'll just bring you here again next time," Lan Zijun said expressionlessly, while raising her paddle to bid.

And Liang Yuzhu, who was waiting outside, also roughly understood the situation inside from their conversation.

The sancai horse represented the strong capabilities of the bodyguards inside, while the large white porcelain vase was roughly the same as the miniature map of the auction hall they were in. The auction was currently easy to defend but difficult to attack.

However, Liang Yuzhu wasn't worried about this. After all, her operation had been approved by the City, and she had brought many people, so surrounding the entire auction was not a problem at all.

Now Liang Yuzhu was more worried that there were two auctions, and when they broke in, the people inside might get wind of it and run away in advance.

Then, even if she successfully intercepted the collections in this operation, the culprits would escape.

However, the place where Su Yue and Lan Zijun were staying at this time was not convenient for Liang Yuzhu to tell them her worries, so she frowned.

She asked, "Can the signal in the villa be intercepted?"

A team member not far away replied, "Almost."

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Lan Zijun then nodded. She gathered the other members and instructed, "We don't have much time left for this operation. Everyone must complete the tasks I assign to you as quickly as possible. No one inside can be allowed to escape."

Worried that there might be secret passages in the villa, Liang Yuzhu also sent many people to wait nearby.

Perhaps the auction house people were too confident or something, but Liang Yuzhu's subsequent arrest operation was surprisingly smooth. After a fight, everyone who came here was arrested.

Just in case, Liang Yuzhu didn't even dare to reveal that she knew Su Yue and Lan Zijun, and took them both away in handcuffs.

Afterwards, the exhibits were investigated and found to be from the ancient tomb that had been circulated last time.

And Manager Wei actually let him escape in the chaos. Liang Yuzhu was a bit annoyed.

"This person was the key figure in exposing the auction, and he actually escaped!"

Su Yue and Lan Zijun were taken back to Police Station by Liang Yuzhu to go through the process and make a statement. Liang Yuzhu couldn't help but complain to them.

Su Yue wasn't as worried as Liang Yuzhu: "Didn't Police issue a wanted notice for him? I believe he'll be caught soon."

Lan Zijun also spoke to comfort Liang Yuzhu: "With the internet so developed now, he can't escape far on his own."

After their comfort, Liang Yuzhu felt much better.

She thanked the two of them seriously: "I still have to thank you for this. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to recover the lost cultural relics so smoothly."

"Don't worry, although the contribution you made this time cannot be publicized, the higher-ups will not treat you unfairly. We will donate the white porcelain that Lan Ziju liked to the museum in your name."

Lan Zijun was a little surprised: "Me too? That's too valuable. I didn't do anything, so I don't need it, right?"

With Lan Zijun's current status, she didn't lack the money to buy white porcelain at all. The fact that she agreed to help Liang Yuzhu solve the case was actually because of their relationship. She didn't care about whether there was a reward.

Moreover, for Lan Zijun, since she helped Police this time, Police would definitely think of her Yuantu Investment first if they had any matters in the future. This was already enough for her.

Donating cultural relics to the museum in her name was something she didn't care about, and she could even donate the antiques she collected at home to the museum.

After all, maintaining a good relationship with the authorities had only benefits and no drawbacks.

Su Yue also gained the qualification to donate cultural relics to the museum in Yuanyuan's name last time, so he wasn't very interested when Liang Yuzhu brought it up this time.

"Captain Liang, Lan Ziju is right. We didn't do anything this time, so we don't need this reward."

Liang Yuzhu shook her head: "If it weren't for you risking coming to the auction to gather information, how could we have solved the case so smoothly? This is the compensation we should give you."

As if afraid they would refuse again, Liang Yuzhu said, "You also know that our application process for funds is quite troublesome, but if we give you rewards in this form, both of us will be much more relaxed. I don't recommend you refuse."

"You don't have to worry about your assistance in solving the case being exposed. Your information is confidential and no one else will know."

Finally, she crossed her arms and said to the two of them forcefully, "You helped me with such a big favor, are you going to refuse the reward I finally applied for you?"

Liang Yuzhu knew that giving these two cash rewards was unrealistic, as they were both richer than the other, and they wouldn't even look at that little bonus.

It was Police station's promise to reward Su Yue last time that gave her inspiration. She finally managed to persuade Police station to agree to donate to the museum in their name again by mentioning that she might trouble Su Yue again in the future.

Seeing that Liang Yuzhu had said this much, Su Yue felt Excuse me (embarrassed/reluctant) to refuse any further and could only nod.

"Then thank you, Captain Liang."

Lan Zijun echoed, "Thank you, Liang Yuzhu."

After everything was settled, Liang Yuzhu finally realized that Su Yue's attitude towards her and Lan Zijun was completely different.

He was still calling her Captain Liang!

Liang Yuzhu quietly glanced at the two standing together, pursed her lips uncomfortably, but didn't say anything.

Afterwards, Liang Yuzhu handed over the miscellaneous tasks to her subordinates and treated Su Yue and Lan Zijun to a big meal.

The next evening, Su Yue unexpectedly received a message from Tian Yuwei.

"Su Yue, I'm already at the bar and waiting for my best friend."

Su Yue remembered the chat screenshot he saw yesterday when he received Tian Yuwei's message.

At that time, he was busy going to the auction and didn't have extra time to worry about her. Now that he was free, he realized that letting Tian Yuwei go to the bar alone was very dangerous.

He quickly reminded her, "Tian Yuwei, you must be careful about everything when you are alone in the bar."

Tian Yuwei had been reminded by Su Yue yesterday, so she was also fully alert at this time.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful."

At this time, Tian Yuwei was also very conflicted. On one hand, she felt a little worried and scared about what Su Yue said about paying attention to safety, and on the other hand, she was happy to go out with her best friend.

Don't look at Tian Yuwei having been a celebrity for so long, she actually hadn't been to a bar many times.

Because she knew the circle was messy, and she didn't want to take those dirty shortcuts, so every time there was an event, she would find various excuses to refuse to participate, and as a result, she also offended many people.

However, Tian Yuwei didn't regret this at all. Isn't it just less resources? It just so happens that she can also take this opportunity to have a good rest.

And when Tian Yuwei didn't have any announcements, she would also rest at home and rarely go out to play.

Therefore, when her best friend called her out to play, she hesitated for a while, but finally agreed.

Their date wouldn't have those messy people from the circle, and she was still her best friend. Going out with friends still made Tian Yuwei very happy.

Su Yue knew from Tian Yuwei's reply that she was inexperienced and not on guard against the people around her.

As friends, Su Yue didn't want anything to happen to Tian Yuwei.

"Which bar are you at now? How about I pick you up later?"

On the other end of the phone, Tian Yuwei's face immediately turned red when she saw the message from Su Yue, and she was a little confused.

"You... why do you suddenly want to pick me up?"

Su Yue sighed helplessly, feeling a bit resigned.

What else could it be? Isn't it worrying that she might be deceived?

Of course, Su Yue wouldn't say this for Tian Yuwei's sake.

"It just so happens that I have nothing to do tonight and also want to go to the bar to have some fun."

When Tian Yuwei saw Su Yue's reply, she felt a sense of loss for some reason.

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