2052, Thirty Years Of Sleep

"2.2 million credits!"

The first bidder was a fat middle-aged Indian man wearing a gold suit. He wore gemstone rings of different colors on the ten fingers of his hands. He smiled and showed his golden teeth when bidding.

"I'll offer 2.4 million." Soon there was a second bidder.

"2.8 million!" The fat man in India almost didn't hesitate and directly added another 400,000.

From the beginning to the end, his eyes were fixed on the figures standing on both sides of the painting, with an undisguised look of greed and excitement on his face.

"2.9 million."

...

"5000000."

This somewhat exorbitant quotation attracted everyone's attention. The host on the stage, his eyes shining, held the microphone and said excitedly: "5 million! This is the quotation of our distinguished VIP customer No. 003. Now Has anyone offered a higher price?”

"6000000."

"VIP customer No. 007 offered 6 million! Is there a higher price? This is a masterpiece by the modern and contemporary artist Mr. Christopher, and there are two hot and delicious gifts. I believe that all gentlemen and ladies will not want to miss it!"

...

"Six million? Is that guy crazy? Christopher is not famous either. Even 2 million for his paintings is too high for me. How could anyone offer 6 million?"

Zhang Xiaotian was shocked. If it weren't for saving Yan Muyun and Wei Min, she wouldn't have even paid 1 million yuan for this so-called master oil painting. Originally, her bid of 5 million was enough to hurt her. She thought that no one would compete with her now, but in the end, some crazy people raised the price.

"Xiaotian." Yu Shuyi glanced at Ye Buyu who was silent on the sofa, and said softly: "This mission is very important. If Yan Muyun and Wei Min are exposed because of this matter, it will probably delay the event."

"I know, I know, I'm just complaining, I will try my best to redeem them both."

Zhang Xiaotian waved her hand, not to mention putting the overall situation first, even for the sake of her good sisters, she had to take action tonight!

"800w!"

"8 million! VIP customer No. 003 bid...wait, what? 10 million? Did I hear correctly? VIP customer No. 007 bid 10 million! Ladies and gentlemen, let us give customer No. 007 a gift Warm applause! Thank you for her generous donation and outstanding contribution to global charity!!"

...

Zhang Xiaotian's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.

It’s not that she doesn’t have money, but she really feels that this tattered painting is not worth so much money. It would be even more unreasonable to say that customer No. 007 was greedy for the bodies of Wei Min and Yan Muyun. With so much money, what kind of young people can't play with it? Do you have to worry about those two goods? And it's not permanent, just a three-day trial period.

Spend 10 million to buy this thing? She now even suspected that the auction organizer was trying to trick her!

However, despite saying this, the money has to be paid.

Just when Zhang Xiaotian had a fierce look in her eyes and was about to strike hard, she was stopped by someone.

"Forget it." Ye Buyu suddenly said.

"Ah?" Zhang Xiaotian thought she heard wrongly.

"Look." Ye Buyu handed over the phone. Inside was the chat history between her and Shi Shang.

"To put it simply, the painting was used by the Edisa family to launder money."

Ye Buyu explained: "Elizabeth has a sister who is ten years younger than her. She is usually responsible for handling the family's public affairs, while her sister runs a shady business. Since it is a shady business, Naturally, the source of the money was not clean. So they thought of a way to launder the money using the works of a second-rate artist from the family branch. This would not only turn the dirty money from dark to bright, but also help the artist become famous and enhance his reputation. Prestige in the art world and among the people.”

"Money laundering? Isn't this a charity dinner?" Yu Shuyi frowned slightly.

"Oh, that's what it sounds like in name. If you just spend some money and get publicity from the media, you can get the name of a philanthropist, which will directly lead to fame and fortune. That is, as for whether the money is used for charity, who will care?"

Zhang Xiaotian sneered, obviously having heard of this kind of game where rich people play for fame and reputation: "How can a rich person who can board the ark care about the fate of the poor? Don't forget what kind of place this is."

"You're right, I'm naive." Yu Shuyi sighed.

Zhang Xiaotian looked at Ye Buyu: "So we really just give it up? I believe in the wisdom of Yan Muyun and Wei Min, they will be able to solve the problem on their own?"

Ye Buyu pursed his lips: "Yes, because Shi Shang said that Elizabeth's sister has prepared at least 30 million in funds that need to be laundered. The price is too high."

"So what happened to Yan Muyun and Wei Min? How were they targeted?" Zhang Xiaotian held her forehead.

"Shi Shang said that Elizabeth's sister loves East Asian men, so there is a high probability that Elizabeth wanted to give her sister some small benefits, so she picked these two unlucky guys."

"Sisterly love is so deep. When will I have a rich sister giving me some fresh meat... Oh no, I seem to be the rich woman."

"Shi Shang sent another message."

Yu Shuyi, who was holding Ye Buyu's mobile phone, suddenly said: "He said... something is a little wrong. He just found out that Elizabeth's sister is a customer of VIP box No. 0018, not No. 007."

"What?"

Ye Buyu and Zhang Xiaotian were both a little confused. They never expected this turn of events.

At this moment, the host on the auction table below was already a little crazy, shouting almost hysterically: "What did I hear? What did I just hear? VIP customer No. 0018 actually bid 20 million to buy this painting! I You must be crazy! This night is so thrilling!"

"No. 0018 finally took action."

Zhang Xiaotian was a little nervous, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and suddenly turned to look at Ye Buyu: "Are you sure you really don't need me to take action? Those two unlucky children will soon be sent to the bed of a 50-year-old woman. This is the age The difference is more than twice as old as an old cow eating young grass."

"It's okay. Anyway, one of them is 53 this year. I don't know who is the old cow eating the young grass."

"Hey, that's right. When you said that, I realized that Yan Muyun seems to be three years older."

"You two..." Yu Shuyi had a headache. She often felt out of place with them because she was too normal.

At this moment, the host’s roar came from the auction table below again:

"30 million! VIP customer No. 007 bids 30 million! I must be dreaming!"

The mood had reached its highest point, and the somewhat bloated host actually did somersaults over a dozen times on the auction stage, flipping directly from one end of the curtain to the other.

Yu Shuyi, Ye Buyu, and Zhang Xiaotian were all stunned at this time, and they all looked like their outlook on life had been refreshed.

30 million?

Not for money laundering, would anyone really spend 30 million to buy that painting? How can this be?

Or...are those two strange things on the auction table, one black and one white, in strange clothes, really so attractive?

"30 million once! 30 million twice! 30 million three times!"

The host immediately threw away the microphone, blushed, and yelled with all his strength:

"make a deal!!"