Auction #099: No need to worry about buying from the wrong person.
Zheng Liu rushed in excitedly from outside, holding his phone. As soon as he saw Xiao Yan, he couldn't wait to tell him the news he had just received.
"Really? Have you found the exact address of the auction house?"
Liu Yan, carrying a bag of things, had just entered when she heard Zheng Liu's words. Excited, she dropped the bag. Zheng Liu nodded at her. Liu Yan ran over and hugged Zheng Liu tightly.
"Great! Xiao Yan, we have news about Xia Xia!"
Xiao Yan put down his phone, nodded with a slight smile, and knew that having news of Xia Xia was the best thing ever.
"Miss Liu, don't worry, Miss Gu will be alright!"
Zheng Liu pushed Liu Yan away, scratching his head somewhat embarrassedly. Her body was so soft! He wished he could just keep holding her like this forever! Liu Yan glanced at Zheng Liu and realized she had been a bit out of line. Her face suddenly flushed, and she quickly squatted down to pick up her things to cover up her impulsiveness.
"Zheng Liu, process my discharge papers tomorrow morning."
Tomorrow night, no matter what, he must rescue Xiaxia! He must rescue her at all costs!
The next day, Xiao Yan was discharged from the hospital early in the morning.
Upon returning to Maoguang's branch in South Africa, Xiao Yan didn't see anyone. Instead, he went directly to the president's office that had been prepared for him, while Zheng Liu stood responsibly at the office door.
To his surprise, the phone on his desk rang as soon as Xiao Yan entered the office. He didn't want to answer it, but after thinking about it, he picked it up anyway.
"Xiao Yan, you used a helicopter to go to South Africa?"
Alice's displeased voice came from the other end of the phone. Upon hearing her voice, Xiao Yan's expression immediately turned as cold as if covered with frost.
"Well, so what?"
"For a woman?"
Xiao Yan's eyes turned cold, his expression grew even colder, and he gripped the microphone even tighter before speaking indifferently after a long silence.
"Alice, please remember this: I really dislike it when you investigate me!"
Alice's cold laughter came from the other end of the phone. Xiao Yan could imagine how arrogant and smug Alice's expression must be just from that laughter. He placed one fist on his desk.
"Xiao Yan, you're using my money, my company, and everything I've provided. What right do you have to say such things to me?"
"Really? I don't need any of these. You're welcome to take them back anytime!"
Xiao Yan slammed his fist on the desk. Alice, hearing the sound, was clearly taken aback for a moment. Then she chuckled softly.
"Are you threatening me, Xiao Yan?"
"Yes, I'm threatening you, so what? If you're not happy with what I've done, then take everything back. If you still want me to help you achieve your dreams, then you'd better not investigate anything I've done anymore!"
After saying that, Xiao Yan hung up the phone and unplugged the phone line. Then he went to the lounge inside.
This is a panoramic lounge with a dressing room and a bathroom. There is a luxurious king-size bed by the bay window. Xiao Yan sat on the bed and leaned back wearily. Although he had his stomach pumped yesterday, his stomach still felt a little uncomfortable after eating so much bloody raw beef at once.
Looking up at the ceiling, suddenly, Gu Mingxia's shy and charming face appeared on it, her eyes still flirting with him.
"Xiaxia, don't worry, no matter how difficult it is, I will definitely get you out of here!"
Xiao Yan closed his eyes and murmured softly. He was probably too tired, and soon he fell asleep.
Xiao Yan slept soundly until evening, when Zheng Liu knocked on the door, and he groggily opened his eyes.
"Mr. Xiao, it's already six o'clock, we should set off!"
"good!"
Xiao Yan got up, went into the dressing room, changed into a pure white linen handmade custom shirt, and chose an Armani suit. After dressing, he looked at his slightly haggard appearance in the mirror and smiled bitterly.
He turned around, walked to the door, opened it, and saw Zheng Liu standing straight outside waiting for him.
"The transaction is at eight o'clock. We'll head out now to pick up Miss Liu and then rush over there. The timing will be perfect!"
"You decide what to do!"
Before Xiao Yan returned, he had already told Liu Yan to go back to the hotel to rest. He knew that it would be impossible to stop her from going, so he had no objection to Liu Yan going with him.
After picking up Liu Yan from the hotel, Zheng Liu drove at high speed towards the underground shopping mall, arriving after about an hour.
After getting off the car, he saw three of Zheng Liu's mercenary friends standing at the door. They all straightened up when they saw Zheng Liu.
"Brother Zheng, this is the store's admission sticker."
These underground shopping malls usually have strict requirements for personnel entering and exiting, so Zheng Liu repeatedly instructed them on the phone to make sure they got the admission passes. Fortunately, these people were really capable, and they got the admission passes before they arrived.
"This is President Xiao, your boss for this mission!"
"Hello, boss."
The three turned to Xiao Yan and greeted him in unison, to which Xiao Yan nodded slightly.
"Thank you for your hard work!"
After receiving their admission passes, Xiao Yan went in first, followed by the others. Once inside, a waiter checked the numbers on their passes and led them to their designated tables.
After Xiao Yan and his group were seated, they began to survey the underground marketplace. The place was spacious, with a large stage and large LCD screens on three sides. Security guards carrying guns stood around the area, and waiters carrying drinks moved between the tables from time to time.
The buyers gathered here come from all over the world, but people of Asian descent like Xiao Yan and his group are a minority. Therefore, their arrival has attracted the attention of many buyers, especially some wealthy women, because the men at this table are just too good-looking.
"This place mainly sells female slaves, sex slaves, and some illegal child laborers and black laborers to all parts of the world. Tonight's batch is mainly sold to tropical rubber plantations in the Arab world and South America. I've heard that there will be a batch of Chinese female slaves being auctioned off later."
Liu Qi's words were very simple, but Xiao Yan understood them very well. He nodded at him with satisfaction and then turned his gaze to the large dais in front of him.
A moment later, a middle-aged woman dressed provocatively and behaving flirtatiously walked onto the stage and announced the start of tonight's auction in fluent English. Upon hearing this, the buyers below the stage all revealed expressions of madness, greed, or lewdness. Xiao Yan stared at these people and suddenly felt disgusted.
The first few batches of auctions were for child laborers and illegal workers. Looking at those children who were only eight or nine years old, and imagining their miserable lives being sold to all parts of the world, Xiao Yan felt an indescribable pain in his heart.
These people are despicable. For money, they actually kidnap and traffic children like this from all over the world. Have they lost all their conscience? Don't they feel ashamed and immoral when they do these things?
Just as Xiao Yan was feeling sentimental, the flamboyant old woman on the platform started swaying her hips and showing off again. However, this time, after listening to her introduction, Xiao Yan's expression became noticeably serious.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the next person to be auctioned is a beautiful young lady from a wealthy family in the East. She has a graceful figure, a beautiful and innocent face, and most importantly, she is a woman who has never given birth! Let's cheer wildly for this beautiful princess!"
A beautiful young lady from a wealthy Eastern family!
This introduction made Xiao Yan nervous. He gripped the armrests tightly with both hands and stared at the podium without blinking.
Suddenly, a pillar rose from below the platform, and a tall woman was tied to it. She was only wearing a bikini, and her long chestnut curly hair covered her face. Her mouth was gagged with a gag so she could not speak.
Xiao Yan's eyes turned cold. Chestnut-colored long curly hair, Xia Xia... fair facial features, tall and slender figure—everything about her looked like his Xia Xia! Xiao Yan felt an indescribable tension. He both hoped that the woman on stage was Xia Xia, and feared that it was her!
"Ladies and gentlemen, look at how fair and delicate this Oriental beauty's skin is, look at how dazzling her hair is, look at how perfect her figure is! What are you all waiting for? This exquisite beauty's starting price is only ten million! Don't you all want to own such a gentle and considerate Oriental beauty?"
As soon as the flirtatious woman finished speaking, all the buyers began to whisper among themselves. The three LCD screens also zoomed in on the woman on the pillar, showing her fair and firm legs, slender waist, and small but firm breasts that weren't particularly impressive.
Everything confirmed that the woman on the pillar was a rare and exquisite oriental beauty, but her face was not clearly visible. From the part of her outline that was visible, Xiao Yan felt that this woman was Xia Xia, but not Xia Xia.
"Twenty million!"
Thirty million!
Forty million!
Buyers kept bidding, and Xiao Yan stared intently at the woman tightly bound to the pillar, seemingly trying to discern whether she was Xia Xia. However, no matter how he looked, he could only get a vague and uncertain result.
"Liu Yan, do you think this is Xia Xia?"
Liu Yan also frowned, constantly scrutinizing the woman on stage, and occasionally staring at the LCD screen opposite her to carefully observe the details of the woman on stage being broadcast.
"I'm not sure either! The figure, hair, and facial contours are very similar, but... it just doesn't feel quite right!"
Shaking his head as he spoke, Xiao Yan shared the same feeling, unsure whether the woman on stage was indeed Gu Mingxia. He could only say that, judging from her current appearance, the woman on stage resembled Gu Mingxia by about 80%.
"Fifty million!"
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Xiao Yan decided to take the gamble. If it was true and someone else took it away, wouldn't he regret it for the rest of his life?
"Mr. Xiao, you're really making a big boast. Aren't you afraid of buying from the wrong person?"
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