Chapter 26 Willing to be stupid
Kendall looked at Han Baowang with some suspicion. Was his brain really that stupid that he couldn't even control his words from slipping out?
But he soon realized that his gaze wasn't even on him, but on Alan standing to the side.
Could it be that... animals have their own ways of communicating, and he doesn't know them?
Then I glanced at Alan again. He was clearly shocked too. Hmm, very good. His expression was exactly the same as Alan's just now.
"Please don't look at me like that, or I'll think you've fallen for my brother. Look at your expressions, how could I not know what you're thinking?"
Han Baowang glanced at them indifferently.
The item below hasn't been unveiled yet; the person who took the picture will unveil it—it's just a gimmick.
It has indeed attracted a lot of people.
So the next moment he was asked to step down and stand in front of the items being auctioned.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, eager to see the finished product.
Han Baowang also made a show of it, slowly covering it with his hand and then peeling it off bit by bit.
Then, when it was halfway open, it was suddenly peeled off completely.
Everyone's eyes were burning with intense gazes, but suddenly they froze for a split second.
Because that platform was empty.
Han Baowang was also very angry, acting exactly like a customer who had been cheated out of their money.
"Oh, my friends, don't try to deceive me just because you're beautiful. Are you trying to trick me with some kind of Emperor's New Clothes story, pretending that only a smart person can see such a thing? Or am I just short-sighted and narrow-minded?"
Looking at the pretentious Prince Han Bao on the platform, Aji was almost certain that he was faking it.
Anyway, when he speaks normally, he only hurls a string of profanities when he's angry.
It's completely disorganized, and the part above is just memorizing lines.
But Alan didn't know that, in some ways, he was extremely naive; he naively believed it really was the Emperor's New Clothes.
"That thing can become invisible?"
"Won't."
Let's just give them a perfunctory response, in case the child cries.
Then focus on what's happening below; clearly, the organizers didn't know this would happen either.
They lost the items right under their noses, so they are definitely the ones who should be held responsible.
"We apologize for the inconvenience caused. Trust in our professional capabilities, we will bring the collection back immediately." At this point, the person in charge came to explain and mediate.
"This is your fault, and you should compensate me no matter what. I spent so much money just to order this thing, and you're telling me it's gone? Plus, you put on such a gimmick for the unveiling. You should compensate me for my losses!"
Han Baowang continued to shout loudly and relentlessly.
The auction didn't end there. Although everyone was sitting in their seats watching the excitement, things started to escalate, and more and more people gathered around.
Time passed slowly, and for some reason, the atmosphere suddenly froze.
The person who auctioned this item has yet to appear, for reasons unknown.
Han Baowang, always eager for a good show, eventually became dissatisfied with their refund and instead demanded double the amount in compensation.
The person in charge had no choice but to humbly tell him that she couldn't take responsibility for the time being, and that she would ask her superiors.
After all, this is not a small amount of money, and it's double the amount.
However, in order to mitigate the impact of this incident and to preserve their prestige, she thought the boss would eventually agree.
However, their boss hasn't arrived yet, so she can only deal with the guests for now.
The money he paid is now laid out in front of him, in a bag.
She could only keep apologizing and explaining to him that they would compensate him as soon as their boss arrived.
Of course, she's quite impatient now.
Although it was their mistake this time, under normal circumstances, these guests wouldn't dare to cause trouble.
Moreover, so much time has passed, and many things have been delayed.
However, her good manners made her remain polite.
Meanwhile, Aji and Alan, who were sitting on the second floor, were watching the farce unfolding below, and were even a little bored.
Everyone knew that King Han Bao was very greedy.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have enslaved them to work, but he's clearly acting strangely now.
Alan wasn't sure; maybe he was just greedy?
Want to see a sale at auction? But I have a feeling that the Prince of Han wouldn't do that.
And isn't he going to get beaten up if he goes out acting so arrogantly?
He glanced at Aji beside him and sighed helplessly.
He's always smiling. When you see his smile, you feel he's very much like you—so warm, gazing at you with all his heart.
This is relative; the smile is directed at most people, like Han Baowang's roguish smile, while Jie Laoban has a cold face towards everyone.
That's all. If they always show this expression, then that's the impression most people will have of them.
This is a carefully crafted persona for them. Perhaps the other two still have a bit of genuine personality, but Kenji is somewhat naive.
He was like a blank sheet of paper, but now society is gradually coloring that blank page.
And this smile... he thought maybe it was because of someone that he kept smiling? Maybe it was just because that person said, "You look pretty when you smile."
After all, that smile clearly showed she had practiced it for a long time; even the curve of the smile hadn't changed.
It's like it's stuck on this face; if you look at it for too long, it feels stiff.
Upon closer reflection, I realized that Aji rarely spoke, which was probably due to her indifference towards everyone.
He probably doesn't care about these things, so he acts very compliant.
He comes across as well-behaved, a sunny and warm young man.
But deep down he's cold. There's only one person he's ever met. Only when he's with that person can he relax and let go of the deep-seated wariness he has towards strangers.
Was it really the right thing to bring him out? Maybe he didn't want to.
He was just too young to understand many things. He rarely resisted and didn't even understand emotions very well.
But when he grew up, when he was finally stained with all sorts of colors, and finally understood the seven emotions and six desires.
Will he stay by his side?
"Come on, let's go down quickly." Alan, who was deep in thought, was interrupted by Kendall's words.
"Huh?" Alan hadn't reacted yet.
Then he saw Aji transform into a puppy and jump down, and instinctively he transformed into a fox and jumped down as well.
It's only on the second floor, about four or five meters high, which isn't a very high height for them.
It was obvious that Aji had found the right angle when she jumped.
It landed lightly and gracefully on Burger King's shoulder.
Then Han Baowang's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted loudly, "Since you're willing to pay double, then I'll let it go. Just don't do it again next time!"
The manager was irritable and annoyed; this person had just made her feel very agitated.
Anyway, the boss will eventually give it to her, so she might as well give it to her in advance and resolve this matter sooner.
This person didn't look like a distinguished guest on the second floor at all; he seemed like a commoner, greedy for money.
It seems like they really just wanted to swindle money from them.
With the money in hand, and accompanied by two other people, they walked out the door humming a song.
Seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, the auction guests began to leave one after another.
As soon as he stepped out of the gate, Han Baowang started running as fast as he could; if he didn't run now, it would be too late.
A glamorous woman rushed out from inside, shouting, "Where's the person who took the picture? Grab him! He's in cahoots with the thief!"
"Huh!?" The manager looked at the main entrance where most of the guests had already rushed out in a chaotic manner.
It must be difficult to find someone in this situation, right? "I'm sorry, I just... the person has already left."
"You good-for-nothing! Such a big thing happened, and the boss didn't even say anything. How dare you just give the money to that person and let everyone get away? Can't you maintain order?" the woman said angrily.
The person in charge felt as if the fog had been lifted from their mind.
She finally realized something was wrong. Normally, she would be respectful and never lose her composure, not to mention dealing with one person, even if she had to deal with ten.
Her agitation just now was clearly unusual, and her first reaction should have been to cordon off the scene, since the fugitive was very likely among them. However, she simply didn't think of that.
Without even the boss's permission, they gave out double the money on their own, which is no small sum.
The other party must have a superhuman ability that can influence her mind!
The three of them ran wildly until they finally escaped to a deserted place.
Upon arriving at this place, King Han Bao visibly breathed a sigh of relief, clearly indicating that what had just happened was not an easy matter for him.
"Hey! You're out of Jie Lao Ban pretty early, huh?" Han Bao Wang joked.
“If you weren’t so greedy, you wouldn’t have taken so long to come out.” Mr. Krabs glanced at him.
"There's nothing I can do about it. After this, I'll go pay the wages. This double money will be my private property, since I earned it through my own abilities." Clearly, King Hanbao was in a very good mood after making such a large sum of money.
Ah Lan was still a bit confused. What had just happened? How come he didn't know anything about it?
And now no one will explain it to him.
The two were busy bickering. He asked Kendall, who said he didn't know what was going on either.
"Then why did you pull me down to jump?" Alan was unconvinced.
"...Intuition." These two words instantly deflated Alan's anger by more than half.
That's right. Back in the research institute, he discovered that his intuition was very sharp, and what just happened doesn't seem so hard to explain.
But actually... it wasn't based on intuition.
Of course, it's because the director analyzed it very easily, which is why they ran away with him. If they had reacted too slowly, that heartless Han Baowang might have actually kept them there for money.
According to his analysis, this possibility is quite high.
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