The auction, which had been a resounding success, finally came to an end. After a period of commotion, the guests at the mythical beast auction house left one after another, their faces flushed.

Most guests were not able to win any items, but for them, tonight's auction was still a very rare opportunity.

After all, every item up for auction tonight is a rare treasure, and just looking at them is enough to excite them and broaden their horizons!

Backstage at the auction, all the guests who successfully bid on the treasures were undergoing the final transaction process under the guidance of staff.

at the same time.

Lu Yuan also disguised himself as a staff member and came to the entrance of the backstage reception room with the Dragon Soaring Technique.

Through the special window, Lu Yuan saw the three men in black, who were completely covered up, sitting in their seats. They looked around from time to time, their expressions showing anxiety and unease, as if they were worried about and on guard against something.

See here.

Lu Yuan's eyes darted around before he pushed open the door and entered the reception room.

"We've kept you all waiting!"

Upon noticing someone suddenly push open the door, the three men in black immediately assumed defensive stances. Only when they saw Lu Yuan and the Dragon Soaring Technique in his hand did their expressions relax slightly.

"Are you an auction house employee? Hurry up and complete the transaction, we have urgent business to attend to and need to leave!"

“Okay!” Lu Yuan said with an innocent smile. “The Dragon Soaring Technique has been sold for 4.5 billion. Before the transaction is completed, I need to verify your identity as a bidder to prevent someone else from impersonating you.”

Unexpectedly, identity verification was required before the transaction could proceed, and the man in black's tone became noticeably unfriendly.

"It's just a matter of paying and leaving, why is there so much trouble?!"

"I'm sorry, sir, this is the rule of our auction house, and I'm just following the rules and regulations," Lu Yuan said casually without even blinking.

"Alright, alright! How do we verify this? Let's get this done quickly!"

The leader of the men in black waved his hand impatiently, urging Lu Yuan to hurry up.

Lu Yuan didn't waste any time and immediately took out a testing instrument.

"Please show your ID, sir."

Upon hearing this, the man in black hesitated for a moment, then took out an ID card from his pocket and handed it to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan casually took the ID card, glanced at it, and then placed it on the device. Immediately afterwards, the screen displayed the person's detailed information.

After glancing at him, Lu Yuan looked up at the man in black in front of him.

"Sir, please show your face."

Upon hearing this, the man in black became even more hostile, even showing signs of exasperation.

"Didn't I already give you my ID card? What else do you want?!"

"I have to verify that you are the same person as the one on the ID card!" Lu Yuan spread his hands, feigning helplessness, his tone matter-of-fact.

The man in black choked upon hearing this, and was about to say something when another man in black sitting behind him suddenly coughed lightly. Immediately afterward, Lu Yuan saw the man in black in front of him pause, then reluctantly lift his hood, pull down his mask, and reveal his entire face.

Looking at the sharp features and imposing middle-aged man's face in front of him, Lu Yuan felt a slight unease, but on the surface, he remained calm and checked the photo on the ID card.

After only a cursory glance, Lu Yuan returned the ID card.

"Okay, guest. Your identity has been verified. How would you like to conduct the transaction?"

"Cash transaction only!"

After saying that.

The man in black raised his hand and waved it, and a small mountain of coins appeared in front of Lu Yuan.

"The four billion in cash is all here. You can count it! But be quick, we're in a hurry!"

Faced with the mountain of cash in front of him, Lu Yuan, like a competent employee, did not ask any questions and simply nodded at him.

"Please wait a moment, sir. I will arrange for someone to come and count the items on site right away."

"Hurry up and go!"

Urged impatiently by the man in black, Lu Yuan turned and left the reception room. He then brought over dozens of staff members and a money counting machine to begin counting the money on the spot.

However, the amount of 4 billion was simply too large, and the number of staff at the Divine Beast Auction House was simply not enough to count it in a short period of time.

Left with no other option, Lu Yuan had to arrange for Mu Ruxing to seek outside help.

With the combined efforts of nearly 500 people, it took more than an hour to finally count all the cash.

By this time, the man in black had already grown impatient.

Seeing that the cash had finally been counted, he immediately spoke to Lu Yuan.

"The money has been counted, now give me the cultivation manual!"

"Of course!" Lu Yuan smiled and handed over the Dragon Soaring Technique in his hand.

The man in black took the Dragon Soaring Technique into his hand, glanced at it twice, and after confirming that it was correct, he turned and left without looking back, not lingering for even a moment.

...

Inside the top-floor office of the auction house.

Lu Yuan sat at the table, looking down at the information he had collected.

Finally, their gaze fell upon the profile pages of the three men in black.

At this moment.

Mu Ruxing, who was there to handle the aftermath of the auction, knocked on the door and came in.

"Young Master Lu."

Mu Ruxing first glanced at the Zhu siblings sitting on the sofa, seemingly unaware of anything, before turning to look at Lu Yuan.

"The four billion yuan has all been deposited into the account, and there have been no problems."

Lu Yuan nodded.

"Did the people we sent out follow them?"

"They've all caught up. This time, we've hired seasoned veterans specializing in tracking, so the chances of them being discovered are very low."

"Very good, the success of the plan hinges on this." Lu Yuan smiled with satisfaction, then handed the documents in his hand to Mu Ruxing. "Old Mu, take a look at the information here. Do you have any ideas?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Ruxing stepped forward, took the information, and quickly and carefully reviewed it. Finally, like Lu Yuan, she stopped the page on the information of the three men in black.

"These three people are somewhat suspicious."

Lu Yuan nodded in agreement.

The information shows that the man in black is named Zheng Ran, and his household registration is in a remote border county town, which is geographically far away from Yandu and has absolutely no connection to it.

Even if someone wanted to investigate the authenticity of the household registration, by the time the investigation was completed, a long time would have passed.

And most importantly.

What normal person would bring 4.5 billion yuan in cash to an auction?

The only reason Lu Yuan could think of was that they were trying their best to hide their identities and didn't want to leak even a tiny bit of information.

"The information shown on the ID card doesn't prove anything. After all, we are not an official and strict testing agency. The other party can easily forge their identity information. The only thing we can use is their face."

Lu Yuan's gaze sharpened slightly as he looked at the man in black's appearance in the document.

When he used the excuse of verifying the identity information to make the man in black show his face, his main purpose was to confirm the man's appearance. After all, he had long suspected that the identity information might be fake, so he wanted to start from other aspects.

After carefully observing the other person's facial expressions, he was able to confirm that the man in black had not used any disguise techniques.

If the other party is using facial disguise, many small details of their facial expressions will appear unnatural, but this is clearly not the case with the man in black, so it can be basically determined that this is what the other party looks like.

So he started by examining this face to find out the identities of the three men in black.

"Post this photo and find out his real identity as soon as possible!"

"yes!"

Mu Ruxing responded and immediately did as Lu Yuan instructed.

After he turned and left the office, the Zhu siblings, who had been sitting quietly to the side like invisible people, came over.

"Ah Yuan, is there anything we can help with?"

After glancing at Zhu Jiayi, Lu Yuan handed the documents in his hand to her.

"Jiayi, can you check if this person has ever stayed at your Lihao Hotel?"

The Lihao Hotel was already one of the top luxury hotels in Yandu, and after news spread that it had good relations with the owner behind the mythical beast auction house, the status of the Zhu siblings rose even higher. Especially after the Zhao family's robbery and extortion, the Zhu siblings not only did not suffer, but the Zhao family was brought down, which raised their status to another level.

so.

After being vandalized and then undergoing a massive renovation, the Lihao Hotel has become the premier luxury hotel in Yandu.

The Lihao Hotel has countless guests every day, and those three men in black were so generous, they might have stayed at the Lihao Hotel before!

Of course, all of this was based on Lu Yuan's speculation on the possibilities of the information he had, and he dared not be sure that this was the truth.

What he didn't expect was...

Upon seeing the photo of the man in black, Zhu Jiayi exclaimed in surprise.

"I've seen this person before!"