Upon hearing Wang Bin's words, the other three people in the room reacted differently. Manager Liu, of course, was overjoyed, knowing he could earn an extra million in less than a minute. However, a businessman like Manager Liu wouldn't be satisfied with immediate profits; he wanted to maximize them. So, after his initial excitement, he looked at Officer Li beside him, as if to say, "Give me another price."

Meanwhile, the waiter was thinking to himself, "Damn, I can get tens of thousands more in commission this time."

"You bastard, I saw it first!"

The one who said this was Officer Li, or rather, he shouted it out angrily.

As soon as Wang Bin said this, Officer Li slammed his fist on the table and stood up in anger.

Wang Bin was also startled by Officer Li's outburst, but he quickly recovered and shrugged helplessly. Anyway, he was determined to have this calligraphy and painting.

When Officer Li saw that Wang Bin wouldn't budge, he quickly looked at Manager Liu.

Manager Liu felt a little uneasy after being looked at by Officer Li, but in the end, his businessman nature overcame his fear, and he said in a low voice.

"I keep my promise. Under the same price, I will give you priority in buying the calligraphy and painting you like!"

The implication is clear: considering our years of acquaintance, I'll sell the calligraphy and painting to you for eight million.

Officer Li really needed this calligraphy and painting, and genuine works by Zheng Banqiao were very hard to come by, so he gritted his teeth and said loudly.

"Okay, I'll offer eight million to five hundred thousand!"

As soon as she called out the price, she regretted it a little. Based on her years of experience as a police officer, it seemed like a scam. Perhaps the person sitting next to her was in cahoots with Manager Liu, and they probably hired him to drive up the price.

The thought of this possibility made Officer Li stare intently at Wang Bin.

At this moment, she felt very conflicted. She hoped that Wang Bin would not raise the price, but she also hoped that he would raise the price.

She didn't bid because she wanted to get the painting by Zheng Banqiao, and she hoped he would bid because if they were in cahoots, she could get away with it.

When Officer Li stared at Wang Bin like that, it felt like a wolf was giving him a warning—well, a female wolf!

However, Wang Bin did not back down. Without even thinking, he immediately called out another price.

"Ten million!"

As soon as Wang Bin announced the price, all three of them were stunned.

Needless to say, Manager Liu and the waiter were extremely excited, having earned another 1.5 million in less than a minute!

Officer Li was quite angry and wanted to say, "So what if you're rich?" But then he thought about how her family seemed to be quite wealthy as well, so he didn't say it. However, she couldn't come up with that kind of money; at most, she could only get a small monthly allowance. The 8.5 million she had just mentioned was already two years' worth of her allowance.

Instead of bidding, Officer Li quickly took out his phone, opened the camera, and snapped a picture of Wang Bin.

"I hope this isn't a setup by you, otherwise I won't let you off the hook!"

After Officer Li finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the stairs. Manager Liu panicked and quickly chased after him, saying, "Officer Li, you've misunderstood. I don't know him. We didn't set up a trap to cheat you!"

"Whether it was a setup or not, I can find out with a simple investigation!"

After saying that, Officer Li ignored Manager Liu and strode downstairs.

Seeing the harsh words Officer Li uttered before leaving, Wang Bin thought Officer Li was pretty tough.

Actually, he was just wondering if this was a trap set by the three of them. If so, their acting skills were worthy of an Oscar. Of course, if Manager Liu dared to set a trap to deceive him, he wouldn't mind taking the time to cause trouble for Manager Liu.

"Who is she?" Wang Bin couldn't help but ask.

"She's someone neither of us can afford to offend. Her eldest uncle is a high-ranking official in the city, her father is a very prestigious figure in the military, and her third uncle is the CEO of a group with assets worth tens of billions!"

Upon hearing Manager Liu's words, Wang Bin couldn't help but gasp. Goodness, he had encountered a true second-generation rich kid—no, a second-generation official, no, in short, a second-generation who had everything.

However, after careful consideration, Wang Bin found the matter very suspicious.

"Manager Liu, if she comes from such a powerful family, why would she become a police officer?"

"How would I know what these rich people are thinking? Why don't they just stay home and pick up girls on the street? Why do they have to become police officers? No, wait, she can't pick up girls, she's just hooking up with handsome guys!"

Wang Bin was quite skeptical of what Manager Liu said, but since he didn't understand calligraphy and painting and didn't know if they were setting him up, he didn't dare to make a move.

"I'm planning to give this calligraphy and painting away as a gift. Please get me a nice gift box to wrap it up."

"no problem!"

The transaction price was ten million, and he made more than five million from the difference. Wang Bin's small request was nothing to him.

Soon, Manager Liu took out an exquisite gift box and wrapped it for Wang Bin. Wang Bin paid the money and went downstairs without lingering.

Manager Liu and the waiter warmly escorted him to the door, and only stopped waving and went back inside after he had walked quite a distance away.

The more Wang Bin thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He walked along the street for a while and saw a shop selling calligraphy, paintings and antiques next to him. After thinking for a moment, he went inside.

"Sir, what would you like to buy?"

As soon as Wang Bin entered the room, a waiter came to greet him.

"I'm not here to buy anything. I have a painting by Zheng Banqiao that I'd like you to take a look at."

"Ah, you're here to sell calligraphy and paintings? Please come upstairs!"

Upon hearing that it was Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy and paintings, the waiter's eyes lit up, and he immediately led Wang Bin upstairs.

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