Day and Night Bar.
As its name suggests, the first floor is the "day" floor, which provides normal bar services, while the basement is the "night" floor, which organizes shady activities such as gambling and auctions.
The security guard was stunned when he saw the brooch in the girl's hand.
The Nightclub's membership levels are determined by the cumulative amount of spending.
Members spending under 5 million are considered regular members, 5 million to 20 million are VIPs, 20 million to 50 million are SVIPs, and over 50 million are SSVIPs. Such large spending amounts are generally only achieved through participation in auctions.
If the spending exceeds 100 million, a custom-made black rose brooch will be given as a token of appreciation.
It's the kind of thing the girl in front of you is holding.
The security guard broke out in a sweat in an instant.
Looking at the high school girl in front of him, dressed in a plain white T-shirt and jeans, his attitude immediately became respectful: "Miss, this way please—"
Han Xu was very familiar with this place.
The auction house sells rare items that cannot be obtained through normal channels. Before each auction, a list is sent to the customers, and Jiang Nian will buy the items she needs.
He had joined Jiang Nianlai a few times before to join in the fun, but later he found it boring and stopped coming.
Han Xu leaned closer and asked, "Sister Nian, why did you suddenly decide to come over today? Is there anything here you need to use tonight?"
Jiang Nian's eyes were indifferent as she pushed up her glasses: "I need to get medicine for my grandfather. There's a wild orchid I'm going to photograph tonight."
Han Xu shrugged. No wonder.
Orchids have remarkable effects on replenishing qi and restoring the body. Wild orchids are even rarer and more priceless; encountering one depends entirely on luck.
However, Han Xu suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Sister Nian, I found out who bought the cufflinks that you asked me to check."
Jiang Nian paused: "Who is that person?"
"His name is Fu Jinyi. He is a lawyer, and one of the top lawyers in the country with the highest net worth. He also seems to have some family background."
"Sister Nian, didn't you say that this man offended you and owes you six million?"
Han Xu raised an eyebrow. "He has a supplementary card under his name with low security. Why don't we hack into that card and transfer the money out directly?"
"Is that so?" Jiang Nian curled her lips coldly, her eyes icy. "The timing of this card discovery is quite opportune."
Jiang Nian vaguely remembered that the man's subordinates called him something like "Master Bo," but he didn't know if it was a code name.
She happened to be buying Zhilan that night, so when registering, Jiang Nian directly provided the account number of Fu Jinyi's supplementary card.
Auction houses prioritize customer privacy and the safety of auction items, so items are not displayed and auctioned on-site; customers sit in private booths and view the items on screens.
Only SSVIP members have private rooms upstairs that are secluded and have excellent soundproofing.
When Jiang Nian and Han Xu arrived at the private room, they saw that the next room was already occupied, with two tall, burly bodyguards in black standing outside the door.
His waist was bulging, clearly indicating that he was carrying a gun.
I wonder who's sitting inside. They must be quite hated, having to be so wary just to attend an auction.
However, no, Jiang Nian felt that the bodyguard's attire looked somewhat familiar, though she didn't know if it was just her imagination.
Jiang Nian always has a very clear goal when she participates in an auction.
She only takes pictures of what she wants, and once she's done, she leaves; she's not interested in or looks at anything else.
The orchid was the seventh competing item, and the auctioneer set a starting bid of 250,000.
This price is not low for a single medicinal herb.
It should be that only those who need it will bid.
Jiang Nian was too lazy to bid little by little, so she directly bid double the price, 500,000.
But the next second, someone else also called for double, 1 million.
Jiang Nian glanced at the room number of the person bidding against her, which was S001—the person next door to her.
The auctioneer was also surprised that a single medicinal herb would quadruple its reserve price after only two bids, and he was clearly quite excited.
I noticed that it was the two big shots from S001 and S002 upstairs bidding; no one else was bidding.
Competing with someone who has SSVIP status is just asking for trouble.
Jiang Nian added another million, making it 2 million.
The other party also added one million, making it 3 million.
Jiang Nian gave him a cold look and this time directly asked for 6 million.
One medicinal herb, 6 million!
This doesn't look like an auction; it looks like a big shot throwing a tantrum.
Han Xu, worried that Jiang Nian might get carried away, stepped in to stop her: "Sister Nian, isn't it a bit overpriced to spend 6 million on Weizhilan? We can recruit more through the platform; surely someone can get more for that price."
Jiang Nian said expressionlessly, "Anyway, it's not my money, so I don't care."
*
Box S001
Si Boye lit a cigarette between his fingers, which were wrapped in gauze. His knuckles were clearly defined, giving him a dangerous air.
6 million. This number reminded him of a wild and untamed little rabbit with untamed instincts in its eyes.
"Sir, shall we add more?" someone asked cautiously.
"No more," Si Boye said through the smoke.
"Congratulations to customer S002 for winning this competing item."
The host made the final decision.
Si Boye stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and got up to leave.
The subordinate suddenly spoke with some surprise: "Sir, the supplementary card that Young Master Fu left for you to use temporarily has had 6 million withdrawn..."
Si Boye paused.
Remembering the cufflinks that someone had quietly taken from her last night, a hint of amusement suddenly flashed in her previously nonchalant eyes.
His thin lips curved into a smile.
What a coincidence?
Or is the person he's looking for, S002 next door?
"You all come downstairs," Si Boye suddenly ordered.
"Sir..." The subordinates hesitated for a moment, but immediately obeyed.
The man slowly stood up and adjusted his cuffs. He was about 187 cm tall, and his impeccably tailored dark black striped suit accentuated his broad shoulders and narrow waist.
Sunglasses covered most of his face, revealing only his sharply defined facial features, yet he exuded an aura of authority and control that seemed to run deep within him.
Si Boye walked towards S002 and raised his hand to knock on the door.
No one answered.
The door wasn't locked.
Pushing open the door, the lights in the private room were off, as if no one was there.
He went inside, and the next second, something sharp suddenly pressed hard against his lower back.
"Don't move or make a sound, or I'll kill you."
Jiang Nian realized why the bodyguards from S001 looked familiar.
They were that man's men. What a coincidence! Finding them was so easy.
The conversation and scene were exactly the same as last night behind the tree in the mass grave, only the two people's identities were reversed.
The man remained motionless, not even flinching when the dagger was pressed against his body. It was as if he had expected this, and he showed no fear whatsoever.
Just as Jiang Nian ignored his warning last night, the man also ignored her warning and turned around.
A bloodstained right hand gently pinched her chin in the darkness, letting out a sneer.
"Little rabbit, are you so vengeful?"
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