Chapter 568: Auction Items
Conquering the sea, at night in Mon Carlo, Dorothy in pajamas sat on the sofa in her suite, looking at the bright moon outside the window while using the consultation channel to communicate with Vanya in the distance. At this time, she was transmitting pieces of image information to Vanya's brain, asking her to identify them one by one, and these images were all individual items of various types, and these items were all commodities that would be auctioned at tomorrow's auction.
According to the intelligence Dorothy obtained, at tomorrow's auction, Edward and Jian Lin will secretly conduct a key and important transaction. Jian Lin will confirm the results of Vanya's corruption and then hand the fountain of youth water to Edward. The success of this transaction will be the beginning of Edward's secret return to the Haiyuan Church.
After learning about the transaction, Dorothy was very confused. What means would Jianlin use to get close to Vanya to confirm her degree of corruption? Vanya was always guarded by a large number of guards. During the auction, she was in her own box, and it was difficult for outsiders to approach her. Anyone who approached Vanya would be suspected, not to mention conducting a drug identification test under such circumstances.
Therefore, Dorothy deduced that Jianlin's corruption test on Vanya should have been conducted without getting close to her. After assuming this premise, Dorothy continued to speculate and finally associated it with the nature of the auction.
An auction, in a sense, is a public exhibition. One auction item after another is put on the stage and displayed in front of all the participants. The attention of every participant is drawn to these auction items, including Vanya.
Since the Haiyuan Cult can develop symbols and patterns that only slightly corrupted people can understand and be interested in, why not apply this technology to these auction items? Jianlin can create an ordinary artwork, create those special symbols and patterns on it, and then auction this artwork.
When this artwork appeared in front of the slightly corrupted Vanya, it immediately aroused her interest. Vanya would ask about it and bid for it. Even if she didn't buy it, she would always pay attention to it. Jian Lin only needed to observe Vanya's reaction after seeing this artwork to confirm whether the seeds of corruption he carefully prepared had been successfully planted and whether Edward's mission had been successfully completed. Even if Vanya bought the artwork, the guards around her would not be able to find anything unusual.
Using this method, Jian Lin can check Vanya's decay without contacting her and without raising any suspicion, so as to determine whether to give the Fountain of Youth to Edward. In this way, Dorothy only needs to know which auction item Vanya, who is slightly corrupted, will react to, and by finding the owner of the auction item, she can lock Jian Lin's disguised identity on Mon Carlo Island.
After figuring this out, Dorothy immediately spent a day sneaking into the Mon Carlo Auction House and obtained all the information about the first phase of the auction, including all the items that had been photographed and registered, as well as the information of the consignors.
The Mon Carlo auction is divided into two stages. In the first stage, all items are auctioned off, and there are many ordinary businessmen and wealthy people among the audience. After the first stage, the auction will be announced to be over, and ordinary people will leave, leaving behind other secret stakeholders. In the second stage, the auction of secret and extraordinary items will begin.
Among them, the items in the second stage are more valuable and are kept very strictly. The items in the first stage are more casual, but in order not to arouse the suspicion of Vanya's guards, Jianlin will definitely arrange the items he prepared for testing in the first stage. After all, Vanya's interest in an extraordinary item for no reason will also arouse suspicion.
Just like that, Dorothy now specifically asked Vanya to eat all the food Edward gave her at the dinner party and read all the books Edward sent her. She deliberately fell into a slightly corrupted state, and then showed Vanya the information about the auction items she had collected one by one, asking her to confirm them one by one. Finally, when she saw the twelfth lot, Vanya finally reacted.
This is an exquisite and specially crafted necklace with the holy emblem of the Holy Cross. This necklace is not only made of gold, but also inlaid with a ruby in the middle and decorated with a circle of gorgeous and complex borders on the outside. It looks like an exquisite religious artwork and jewelry that has been carefully redesigned from an ordinary holy emblem style. There are many artworks with similar themes, and they are common in wealthy churches and collectors.
"This is..." Sitting in her hotel room, Vanya focused on a new photo of a work of art that appeared in her mind. A hint of fascination emerged on her face. Dorothy accurately grasped Vanya's situation and immediately asked her through the consultation channel.
"What? Vanya, is there something wrong with this photo?"
"Yes, this is the Heart-warming Holy Necklace... I have a strange feeling when I look at it. Its overall appearance gives me a similar feeling to when I read the Holy Book. This feeling is very subtle. I don't know how to describe it. I feel that if this thing is in front of me, I will pick it up directly... I will want it very much..."
Seeing the scene in her mind, Vanya stretched out her hand and stroked the air above the table in front of her, muttering, as if she was holding the holy emblem. After seeing this scene, Dorothy couldn't help but touch her chin and ponder.
"The item used to test Vanya's reaction... is it actually a holy emblem necklace? Oh, those guys are really thoughtful... to make something like this..."
As she spoke in her mind, Dorothy began to recall other registration information about the holy emblem necklace. Soon, she confirmed who had sent the holy emblem necklace for auction. It was a Beiwu merchant named Yiluogu.
"Irogu... Is this what Jianlin used to hide his identity in Mon Carlo? Even if it's not him, it must be one of his subordinates..."
Dorothy couldn't help but feel excited when she found out Jian Lin's hidden identity. Then she looked at Vanya and responded.
"Thank you for your hard work, Vanya. Now, please pray to Aka. I will help you identify the poison..."
Listening to Dorothy's words, Vanya, who was sitting in her seat, breathed a sigh of relief. Then she closed her eyes and began to pray to Akka as she did in the past. After receiving the prayer, Dorothy immediately helped her clear the poison.
"Thank you..."
Feeling a clarity in her mind, Vanya prayed silently, and at this time Dorothy responded to her.
"There are still trace amounts of drugs in your body, but don't worry. I have a way to remove the effects of the drug. When we leave Mon Carlo, I will find a chance to help you detoxify. Now go and rest. Tomorrow's auction is the highlight."
"I understand, Miss Dorothy. Good night. May Yuan Aka protect you..."
Vanya whispered to Dorothy in her mind, then she stood up from her seat and prepared to rest and sleep. On the other side, Dorothy took out her own "Sea Voyage Log" and placed it on the table.
"Huh... Looks like I'll have to work a little later tonight..."
Dorothy sighed, then opened the book in front of her and turned to the page of communication with the little fox.
…
The moon is high in the sky, the lights are bright, and the sea breeze is blowing.
Somewhere in Mon Carlo in the dark night, a carriage was traveling on a deserted street. Detective Ed, who was wearing a windbreaker, was sitting in the carriage, silently waiting for the carriage to reach its destination. In front of Ed was a petite figure wearing a cloak and a mask. On the seat next to the figure sat a black cat with an alert look on its face.
"Woo woo... It's so late at night, do you still have things to check?" The girl named Sallya yawned and said with a hint of fatigue on her face, and Ed immediately responded.
"Yes... We have found some important clues here. Now we need your ability, Miss Fox, to expand the results. I have to trouble you."
"Important clues... Can't we check it out tomorrow night?"
"No, the auction will be tomorrow night, and some things must be clarified tonight." Looking at Salia in front of him, Ed said solemnly, while Salia spoke again with some confusion.
"So who are you looking for this time? Is it someone from Edward's side? Or someone from the Haiyuan Sect?"
"No, neither of them. This person is just an ordinary person."
"Ordinary people?"
"Yes, it is an ordinary person who may have important clues. Okay, now we are in the right place, my puppet is already in the target room to provide you with vision, you can pray to Aka now, and I will graft that vision over to you."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
