After listening, Zhou Tong nodded slightly.
They insisted on doing it themselves.
Using a middleman is a bit inconvenient; middlemen charge high fees, and there's a high chance of unexpected problems arising.
If you end up selling yourself, it'll be really hard to explain later.
It's better to handle it ourselves than to find a middleman, but it seems we need to discuss participating in the auction with Lu Yuan.
Let's finalize it first; the other party definitely won't sign up now, that's what Zhou Tong thought.
However, after he nodded, the other party hesitated slightly and said...
"Sure, I can take you to this auction, but for some safeguards, you'll have to sign some agreements with me."
This is to guarantee that you will not disclose any information about this auction, and we will take full responsibility should any problems arise.
Zhou Tong nodded immediately; of course he knew the answer to this question.
They were afraid, and everyone was afraid that the auction would be exposed to higher authorities because of some people's sabotage and information leaks. If the organizing committee took the matter very seriously, and if they arrested people at the auction, it would be a real problem.
After the two of them briefly signed the agreement, Zhou Tong came up to Jiang Wenguang and whispered something in his ear.
"I'm worried there might be danger tonight. Go back and tell Lu Yuan about this, and tell him about my situation. I'll attend the auction, and he'll be in charge of preparing the money and other things. Don't come with me. One of us has to go back."
Upon hearing Zhou Tong's words, Jiang Wenguang felt a surge of gratitude.
Zhou Tong was protecting himself, but he didn't want the other party to protect him.
Being able to witness this firsthand, he was truly eager to see for himself what the underground black market was really like.
So he shook his head firmly, indicating that he definitely wanted to participate, but then the man said softly.
"Oh, right, there are two more kinds of plants here. Would you like to take them back with you? Consider them a gift from me!"
Upon hearing his words, Zhou Tong showed a look of surprise.
Wow, it's free! Is there really such a good thing?
The other person nodded slightly.
"Yes, this plant is basically useless to us now, and we can't sell it anyway, so we might as well do you a favor and give it to you!"
The main event tonight is to obtain the largest plants for the main event in the entire competition area. All the major families in our black market have put in a lot of effort for these plants!
Let's see if we can get a good price tonight. These things aren't even worth a penny for us!
Upon hearing these words, Zhou Tong couldn't help but grind his teeth.
This money isn't even enough for their retail sales; that statement is just too Versailles-esque.
Even Zhou Tong himself dared not say that they could casually come up with so much money.
However, these people said they didn't care about the money at all. You have to know that they had exchanged several tons of grain for those three kinds of plants, and now they were just given two sets by someone else.
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Tong expressed his gratitude and placed the two potted plants in Jiang Wenguang's hands, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.
"Go now. There's no room for discussion. I'm the captain now. Listen to me, understand?"
Seeing Zhou Tong staring at him so intently, Jiang Wenguang felt a little uneasy. He gritted his teeth and finally nodded.
There was no other way; when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. He had discussed it with Lu Yuan, and they agreed to follow Zhou Tong's arrangements throughout the journey. Now, it seemed that was the only option.
So he picked up the two pots of flowers, turned around, and left the room. After leaving, he walked towards Lu Yuan's residence without looking back.
Zhou Tong simply found a spot in the room and sat down casually.
A moment later, the phone in the room rang. The man quickly walked to the phone, picked it up, and pressed the answer button.
He quickly finished the call and then looked back at Zhou Tong.
"Alright, brother, you're ready. You can come with me now!"
Zhou Tong felt a chill; he hadn't expected the auction to be prepared so quickly.
"No way, the auction started in less than half an hour?"
The other person burst into laughter after hearing this.
"We have to prepare quickly, otherwise we'll give the organizing committee too much time, and we won't have a chance to escape. We'll catch them off guard, so we can't afford to waste any more time. The auction only lasts three hours; if we miss it, it's gone!"
Zhou Tong didn't dare to delay, so he patted his bottom, got up, and followed behind the other person.
He kept walking forward into the winding tunnel, taking several elevators and going through several passages along the way. Zhou Tong even forgot where he was.
After walking for about half an hour, the two finally arrived at an empty room.
There were only a few cleaning ladies sweeping the floor in the room.
The man ignored him and walked straight to a wall, gently tapping on it.
Zhou Tong immediately realized that this must be a hidden door.
Sure enough, after he knocked a few times, the wall suddenly opened.
The cleaning lady had just shown a flash of wariness in her eyes when Zhou Tong noticed something protruding from her waist. His heart tightened; it was a gun.
When the door opened, the person who brought Zhou Tong in said a series of coded words, and the other party nodded in satisfaction, then turned his head to indicate that the two could go in.
So Zhou Tong followed the other person into the dimly lit room.
The room was already quite full of people, and more people were still coming in from all around.
Zhou Tong had no idea where they came from; he only felt that the people around him were like ghosts, their footsteps all silent.
After sitting there feeling like I was on pins and needles for half an hour, everyone finally arrived, and a light shone on the stage.
Then a man dressed in a black market suit walked onto the stage. He held a piece of paper in his hand and began to read out the auction rules for tonight without even exchanging any pleasantries, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.
The first auction featured a group of mung beans graded as No. 3.
It's worth noting that mung beans have a relatively long growth cycle, and their growth rate can even reach the growth standard of No. 3 rice. They are a rare plant here, and a chorus of raised placards rang out from the audience.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Tong decided to give up on this plant.
Because he had absolutely no interest in this particular plant; what they wanted were plants that could be widely cultivated.
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