Locke thus came into their sights, and after digging deeper, they finally confirmed that he was the mastermind behind the "Serpent" they had been tracking for so long.

Just then, the lights in the hall flickered.

People who were originally standing in the middle of the hall moved to the surrounding round tables and sat down, leaving the dance floor in the middle empty.

The lights dimmed slightly, then two beams of light shone in the center, where a male and female host walked to the middle and announced the official start of the charity auction dinner in fluent English and French, and also introduced the theme of this charity dinner.

The Locke Group holds a large charity auction every year at the end of the year, with a different theme each year. Last year, the theme was to raise funds for people living with HIV around the world, while this year's theme is to raise funds for education and medical care for children in Africa.

Nangong Jue sat at the table, his eyes narrowing slightly. He couldn't help but sneer inwardly. How nice it sounded. It was nothing more than using this pretext to go to underdeveloped countries and regions, accepting the gratitude of the locals while secretly hunting down their inhabitants...

The primary source of wealth for the Locke Foundation's underground kingdom is not drugs and firearms, but human organs.

In those chaotic areas, people die or go missing without any way to be traced. Then, their organs are harvested and sold at high prices to those in need, making it an extremely profitable business.

In addition, much evidence suggests that 80% of human trafficking and theft cases worldwide are inextricably linked to the Locke Foundation.

Thinking of all this, Nangong Jue wished he could smash that bastard's head right now.

However, he couldn't, because he had to nip it in the bud and completely eliminate this massive group.

Today is a good opportunity, because Locke's capable henchmen are always present at every auction.

At this point, the two hosts on the dance floor started joking around, making everyone laugh. However, they quickly returned to the main topic: the charity auction.

However, there was a performance before it started. They invited an internationally renowned band to come up and perform some energetic songs and dances before the charity auction began.

The items being auctioned were all donated by various philanthropists, including paintings, calligraphy, antiques, and personal belongings of some celebrities. For example, the lead singer of the band mentioned earlier donated a guitar, and an international movie star donated a brooch...

Nangong Jue flipped through the picture book, but nothing seemed particularly special. However, when he turned to the last page, he was immediately stunned.

It was a blue and white porcelain piece donated by someone.

Although it was just a photo, Nangong Jue clearly remembered that the Xiling Museum had been robbed two years ago. However, because the police responded quickly, the case was solved and most of the items were recovered. However, two pieces of blue and white porcelain were missing.

He examined it carefully at the time, and one of them looked very similar to the one he has now.

So, without making a sound, he raised his hand and took a picture with the miniature camera on his cufflink, then sent it to Hao Kai.

At this point, the first item up for auction, a painting by an internationally renowned master, began to be auctioned.

After the painting was purchased by an Arab tycoon for twenty times the price, Hao Kai's voice came through: "Brother Jue, based on the comparison with the photos, the similarity is over 80%..."