Nangong Jue wasn't surprised. The photo comparison showed an 80% similarity, which meant it was very likely the lost item. However, he couldn't figure out why it was here. He then looked at the donor's profile and found that the donor's name was blank, with only "idle person" written on it.
That so-called kind person is a complete thief.
Nangong Jue originally intended to bid on some random items, such as the ruby necklace, which, although of average quality, was still wearable. However, he abandoned that idea and focused solely on the phoenix-and-peony jade vase.
To liven up the atmosphere, the event usually involves various entertainment activities, such as singing and dancing, once an item is successfully auctioned off. Some beautiful women even come up to you and ask if you have any requests for specific performances. During this time, if someone takes a liking to a particular woman, they can keep her.
Although Nangong Jue wasn't blond and blue-eyed, his looks and temperament were undeniably attractive, far more so than a bearded, pot-bellied man like Locke. As a result, he was never short of admirers.
But he ignored them all.
The second most popular was naturally Mei Yehan, but because Mei Yexue was sitting next to him, the women didn't dare to be too open about getting close to him.
At this point, the brooch went up for auction.
Mei Yexue nudged Mei Yehan: "Brother, I like this."
When the host announced the starting bid of $20,000, Mei Yehan immediately bid ten times that amount, and finally won the bid at $200,000.
"Thank you, brother." Mei Yexue was very happy, but she kept glancing at Nangong Jue out of the corner of her eye. There were only two pieces of jewelry in the auction, a necklace and a brooch. The necklace had already been sold, leaving only the brooch. If Nangong Jue cared about Han Binglan, he would definitely have bought it for her. But she noticed that Nangong Jue hadn't touched it at all. The little thought that had been suppressed in her heart resurfaced. Perhaps, he didn't love that woman as much as he said he did?
The performance at this point was a fashion show, with waitresses holding signs moving among the guests.
"Sir, would you like to request an entertainment?" A beautiful woman with long white hair and blue eyes swayed her hips as she approached Nangong Jue. "Our entertainment here is all very rare, guaranteed to satisfy you." She was speaking in Mandarin.
“You speak Mandarin quite well.” Nangong Jue was unusually interested. After all, the people he had met before all spoke English or French, and this was the first woman to speak Mandarin. He reached out and lifted her chin. “You’re pretty too.”
"I really like China, so I've studied Chinese culture... Sir, there are many other great things about China, would you like to give it a try?"
"Here, let me see it." Nangong Jue rarely took the performance program and started flipping through it.
The woman seemed particularly happy. She glanced up and gestured to someone not far away, then sat directly on Nangong Jue's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck as if she wanted to kiss him. However, she spoke very softly and quickly: "There are explosives enough to destroy the entire cruise ship on the second basement level. There's a helicopter on each of the fore and aft decks, ten small speedboats... and more than 120 thugs..."
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