The outer area, the Arad family.

As soon as Dong Sumin finished bathing, she heard a series of chaotic footsteps. The noise caused the woman's dark eyebrows to furrow slightly.

Dong Sumin casually draped her coat over her shoulders and walked out.

"What happened?" she asked in a cold voice as she walked downstairs.

The Arad family's butler immediately rushed forward, bowed deeply, and then looked up to say, "It's Miss who's back, it's just..."

The butler peered through the gap in the stair railing at the woman's feet, which were two steps higher than his own. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead. He gritted his teeth and continued, "She's injured."

"Miss's right index finger has been cut off."

"What?!"

Dong Sumin was still able to keep her composure when she heard the first half of the sentence, but she couldn't maintain her calmness when she heard the second half.

Ignoring the old housekeeper who was so frightened by her sudden shout that he knelt down on the ground, Dong Sumin took three steps at a time and strode towards the door.

At this moment, Marian had already entered the house. As soon as she saw Dong Sumin, her suppressed anger and grievances rushed over, and she couldn't hold back any longer.

She threw herself into her mother's arms, and tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls. By now she could speak, and she cried and cursed incoherently.

"Bitch! You filthy bitch! I'm going to kill her!"

"And those two men, I'm going to bring them back, lock them in the basement, and kill them!"

"They're all shameless bitches!"

"I'm going to kill them!"

While patting her daughter's back to comfort her, Dong Sumin reached out and grabbed her right hand, pulling it in front of her face despite her resistance.

The woman's expression changed drastically when she saw the index finger that had been severed at the root.

I instinctively touched my right hand.

Although it was covered by black gloves, a gentle tap revealed that the little finger was missing.

—That was many years ago, right after she had completely taken control of the Arad family, when that person cut her off.

That was also the only time she suffered a defeat after arriving in the outer areas.

She couldn't defeat that person before and had no way to retaliate, but this time...

A fierce glint flashed in Dong Sumin's eyes as she grabbed Marian and continued walking outside.

They ran into the private doctor who had been summoned by a servant. Dong Sumin didn't stop and said coldly, "Get in the car first, get treated in the car."

Cold sweat dripped down the doctor's forehead. He immediately bowed and agreed, then stumbled into the car with his medical kit in his arms.

The van had three rows of seats. The doctor and Marian were sitting in the second row, treating the wound.

Dong Sumin sat alone in the last row.

With her arms crossed, she watched the doctor treat Marianne's incision and asked coldly, "What happened?"

By now, Marian had calmed down, and the sharp pain in her fingers made her more conscious.

Therefore, upon hearing the question, he immediately gritted his teeth and said, "They are three Chinese."

China...

As if struck by a thought, Dong Sumin's already unpleasant expression darkened further: "Do you know where they came from?"

Although I didn't hear Yin Ze introducing himself to Charlie, I don't know his specific identity.

But the other Marians still heard it.

He immediately replied, "They're supposedly from the Hunter's Alliance."

Marian dared not...and could not hide it, so she immediately recounted the events of the previous day almost verbatim.

Finally, he said viciously, "So what if they're from the Hunter's Alliance? They dare to lay a hand on me, and I'll make them pay the price!"

Dong Sumin nodded, not only not finding anything wrong with it, but also showing some appreciation.

She patted Marian on the shoulder and said with satisfaction, "That's right, that's more like my daughter, Dong Sumin's daughter, unlike your useless father who only knows how to compromise and give in, without any backbone at all!"

Her gaze sharpened, and she said coldly, "My daughter, the eldest daughter of the Arad family, is not someone anyone can mess with."

She clenched her missing little finger and said, "If you move, you have to be prepared to pay back tenfold or a hundredfold!"

Marian nodded firmly!

The doctor had already treated Marian's wound, and his meaning was clear.

Marian's finger is beyond saving.

That's something we can connect to.

However, the medical conditions here are not suitable, and the time has been delayed. Even if the finger is reattached, it will not look good, and its flexibility and strength will be greatly reduced.

Rather than that, it would be better to get an artificial finger.

The doctor glanced at Dong Sumin's cold and sullen face, and said with a forced smile, "Madam, as I mentioned to you before, China has recently developed a highly realistic artificial organ that can be customized. Your little finger and Miss's index finger are both worth trying."

He had seen it at the exhibition; the artificial organs were not only extremely realistic, but could also automatically adjust their size to adapt to different human bodies.

Most importantly, this artificial organ can also be equipped with a wide variety of functions.

For example, it can be used as a weapon, a communicator, a syringe, or a gripper.

You can add just one feature or multiple features, depending on your needs.

It is both convenient and incredibly powerful.

Of course, its price is also incredibly high.

Otherwise, doctors would all want to get one for themselves.

Dong Sumin thought for only a few seconds and then nodded: "I understand. I'll try contacting the Chinese government later."

The matter of reattaching the finger was not mentioned again.

The doctor breathed a sigh of relief and immediately shoved himself completely into the chair, pretending he didn't exist.

However, Dong Sumin and Marian did not exchange any more words and just sat quietly in the car.

Until they arrived at the entrance of the underground trading market again.

The Arad family's security guards and thugs in the following cars got out immediately and opened the doors of the minivans.

They respectfully welcomed the two as they alighted from the car.

The Arad family lives only a ten-minute walk from the underground trading market.

When Dong Sumin and her party arrived, they happened to run into Charlie's subordinates, who had received orders to go to the Arad family.

Without even asking, just by seeing Dong Sumin, he knew the purpose of their visit.

Without further ado, he reached out and led the person inside, then leaned close to Dong Sumin and whispered a few words to her.

Dong Sumin, whose face had been expressionless the whole way, smiled, nodded, and said earnestly, "Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Charlie."

The subordinate repeatedly said there was no need to be polite, then led the person into VIP room number five and left.

The auction had only just begun.

In VIP room number three, Qin Sheng and Fu Jingheng simultaneously glanced in a certain direction, then looked at each other.