103: Chapter 103 Involuntary Transactions

[Sale Failed!]

Four bright red characters.

Quietly remained in the center of the screen.

The entire exhibition hall suddenly fell silent for a moment.

Fu Dahai froze.

The man holding the gun also froze.

Seeing no movement from the two, his two accomplices nearby...

...couldn't help but lean over to look.

But with just one glance, the expressions on their faces froze.

"How did it fail?"

As this question was voiced,

the surrounding air seemed to stagnate for a few seconds.

Meanwhile, a tempest of emotions was already raging in Fu Dahai's heart.

It failed?

It actually failed?

Did that mean... he didn't have to sell his lifespan anymore?

A wave of post-disaster ecstasy instantly rushed into his heart.

He even felt an urge to cry.

Yet, he didn't dare to show even a hint of it on his face.

He just kept his head down, his body still trembling slightly.

As if he were even more nervous than before.

The Armed Man slowly frowned. "What's going on?"

Fu Dahai hurriedly shook his head.

"I... I don't know."

"It's my first time using it too."

Saying this, he suddenly froze for a moment.

Not just him, the Armed Man was the same.

Below the notification of the failed transaction,

there was a line of very small text.

[View Details]

The Armed Man pointed at the screen and said, "Click it."

Fu Dahai did not dare to hesitate.

He reached out and tapped it.

The next second, the details page slowly unfolded.

There was only a single line of black text on it.

"What does it say?"

Fu Dahai took a quick glance, and his heart leaped with joy once again.

However, he still didn't show it on his face.

[Involuntary behavior detected in the current transaction. This sale has been terminated. lifespan sales only support transactions initiated independently and voluntarily by the user.]

Hearing Fu Dahai read out the displayed text,

the three robbers fell silent at the same time.

Everyone else in the exhibition hall also heard it loud and clear.

Delight instantly flared in some people's eyes.

Others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

So...

the lifespan treasure had this kind of restriction?

That's wonderful!

The Armed Man stared intently at the screen, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.

"Involuntary?"

He muttered it under his breath.

The accomplice holding the knife nearby couldn't help but say,

"Boss."

"What does this mean?"

The Armed Man didn't answer.

But his mind was racing.

Just two days ago,

he was still scrolling through short videos in an abandoned warehouse.

He saw the official news saying that someone was using the lifespan treasure to commit crimes.

Just now, hearing that there were so many invitation codes,

a sudden inspiration had struck him.

Since others could do it,

why couldn't he?

Anyway, the few of them were outlaws to begin with.

Instead of selling their own worthless, miserable lives,

why not make a massive haul?

That was how they ended up in this current situation.

But why...

could the people in the news succeed,

while it failed when it came to him?

The Armed Man felt more and more that something was wrong the more he thought about it.

He waved over one of his accomplices.

"Lao San, you have a middle school education. Come over and take a look."

Hearing this, the robber holding Sun Liu hostage immediately leaned over.

He took the phone and looked it over very carefully.

A few seconds later, he looked up.

"Boss."

"It's written quite clearly here."

"'Not a voluntary sale, so the transaction failed.'"

"It must be... voluntary?"

"Exactly!"

As soon as these words were said,

the Armed Man turned his head and looked back at Fu Dahai.

Fu Dahai shuddered instantly and hurriedly shook his head.

"B-B-Boss!"

"I am willing!"

"I really am!"

"Absolutely nobody is forcing me!"

He said this, but in his heart, he was screaming frantically:

No!

I'm not!

I have a gun pointed at my head!

Mr. lifespan treasure!

Children's words carry no harm!

You absolutely must not take it seriously!

The Armed Man stared at Fu Dahai for a few seconds before speaking again.

"Since you say you're willing,"

"then try it again."

"Remember, don't play any tricks!"

"Otherwise..."

Hearing this, Fu Dahai's face instantly turned pale.

His heart leaped into his throat again.

But with the gun right in front of him, he had no right to refuse at all.

"Okay..."

"Okay..."

Although he kept agreeing out loud,

in his heart, he kept chanting silently:

"It's not voluntary."

"I'm not doing this voluntarily!"

"Please don't succeed."

"I beg you, please don't let it succeed."

The phone was handed back to him.

Fu Dahai took a deep breath and opened the sale page again.

He entered the lifespan to sell: [20 years]

Then, gritting his teeth, he clicked confirm once more.

[Sale Failed!]

Almost the exact instant he clicked confirm,

the notification popped up.

There wasn't even a loading process.

The three robbers fell silent together.

Meanwhile, deep in Fu Dahai's eyes...

...flashed a nearly imperceptible trace of joy.

It really doesn't work!

It really can't be sold!

The Armed Man's expression had turned somewhat grim.

"One failure,"

"could be an accident."

"But twice in a row..."

He narrowed his eyes.

One of his accomplices nearby suddenly said,

"Boss."

"Could it be because he's trying to sell too much?"

"The number is too big?"

The Armed Man's eyes lit up.

"That's possible."

He looked at Fu Dahai.

"Sell less this time!"

"If twenty doesn't work, try nineteen. If nineteen doesn't work, try eighteen!"

"Try them one by one for me!"

Fu Dahai could only nod.

He re-entered the amount.

Nineteen years.

Confirm.

[Sale Failed!]

Eighteen.

Failed.

Ten.

Failed.

Five.

Failed.

Even trying to sell just one year still showed a failure.

As for the reason, it was still the notification detecting an involuntary transaction by the user.

With the continuous stream of failure notifications,

Fu Dahai himself eventually grew numb.

He also couldn't help but secretly breathe a long sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, the expressions of the three robbers grew increasingly ugly.

If even selling one year didn't work, this was no longer an issue with the person.

The robber holding the machete was somewhat indignant.

"Boss."

"So... does this mean we can only sell our own?"

With those words, the other two fell silent at the same time.

This speculation...

...was not impossible.

If that was really the case...

then hadn't they taken such a huge risk today all for nothing?

At this thought,

the faces of the three men turned extremely ugly.

On the other side,

everyone in the entire exhibition hall finally breathed a secret sigh of relief.

Many people's backs had long been drenched in cold sweat.

Only now

did they realize their legs were a bit weak.

So...

being forced by others to sell one's lifespan

was completely impossible?!

This was undoubtedly the best news they had heard all day!

However, the leading Armed Man clearly had no intention of giving up.

Just because Fu Dahai didn't work...

didn't mean others wouldn't!

The Armed Man slowly turned his head.

His gaze swept over the entire exhibition hall once more.

Pale and nervous faces flashed past his eyes.

Some had their heads lowered, some had their eyes closed,

and others were trembling non-stop with fear.

Suddenly, his gaze stopped.

Because at the edge of the crowd,

there was a young man. Although his clothes were simple and low-key,

their cut and texture were clearly not cheap.

His temperament was also completely out of place compared to those around him.

He had the aura of a wealthy person!

The Armed Man narrowed his eyes, raised his gun, and pointed it over.

"You."

"Come over here."

"You try it!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

everyone's gaze swept along the direction of the gun barrel.

In the end, they all landed on Chen Fan.