"No, it won't happen. For your sake, I won't let that happen. Even if it does, I will come back alive, because I promised you that I would protect you for the rest of my life."
Ye Mohan gently rubbed Jian Yixue's head and said solemnly.
"Yes, you must always remember your words."
Jian Yixue stepped into Ye Mohan's gaze and wrapped her arms around his waist.
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Meanwhile, Jiang Xuanjin returned to the No. 1 VIP box.
As her mood grew increasingly unpleasant, the atmosphere in the room gradually decreased. Standing behind Jiang Xuanjin, Liu Nian could also feel the terrifying aura emanating from him.
Just then, a knock broke the silence and oppressive atmosphere at the door of the private room, and a technician wearing glasses walked in.
Sensing the oppressive atmosphere in the room, she couldn't help but tremble, her voice also becoming shaky, "That, it was Mr. Dongfang... Mr. Dongfang sent me here, I'm in charge of monitoring and management."
Seeing that he was quite frightened by Jiang Xuanjin, Liu Nian went over to him and said, "It's alright. Just do what you're supposed to do. I won't make things difficult for you."
The technician glanced at Liu Nianyi's face, then looked at Jiang Xuanjin, and nodded.
He was already here, and there was no way he could turn back now. The man sitting there was clearly someone he couldn't afford to offend, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
After Liu Nian saw that the technician's emotions had stabilized, he took him to Jiang Xuanjin's side.
The technician was still somewhat intimidated by the man's terrifying aura, and was extremely nervous.
"Master Jin, I'm here to assist you in investigating the surveillance footage."
The technician's trembling voice betrayed his fear and unease.
"Um."
Jiang Xuanjin did not give the technicians any extra emotional reaction.
The technicians were visibly taken aback, finding it hard to believe that Jiang Xuanjin hadn't lost his temper, especially since he had been called in for a talk with his superior before they arrived.
His boss told him that this guest was someone they couldn't afford to offend because his abilities and skills were among the best in the auction house. So his boss wanted him to come over and promised him a bonus of tens of thousands of yuan. Since his family urgently needed money, he agreed.
Seeing that the newcomer had been dawdling for a long time without getting anything done, Jiang Xuanjin's eyes showed signs of the anger that had been suppressed about to erupt.
Liu Nian knew Jiang Xuanjin very well and knew that his expression was a sign that he was about to get angry. Then she glanced at the stunned technician beside her and thought that he was probably just scared and had forgotten to do his work.
He beat Jiang Xuanjin to the punch and yelled at the technicians, "What are you all standing there for! What did I bring you here for! Get to work!"
The technicians were still lost in their thoughts when they heard Liu Nian's loud rebuke and immediately snapped back to reality.
Good heavens, I was so reckless to even let my mind wander!
He then quickly took out his laptop, placed it on the table, and started working on it.
Soon, surveillance footage of the entire auction hall appeared on the table.
The technician said, "Um, roughly when did the person you're looking for go missing? That way, I can search based on the time period, which will be much faster."
He only heard from his superior that the other party was looking for someone, but his superior didn't explain the specifics.
Upon seeing this, Liu Nian spoke up for Jiang Xuanjin, saying, "About fifteen minutes before the auction started, a woman in a red dress left this room."
The technician nodded upon hearing this.
Then his fingers began to tap rapidly on the laptop. Due to the technician's operation, the image on the screen began to zoom in and out, eventually stopping at the scene of Jian Yixue appearing at the door.
Seeing this, the technician stopped what he was doing. Somewhat afraid of Jiang Xuanjin, he turned to Liu Nian, who was relatively easy to talk to, and asked, "Is it her?"
"Um."
The technicians didn't receive a reply from Liu Nian; instead, Jiang Xuanjin, who was beside them, answered first.
Jiang Xuanjin had been staring at the screen the whole time, so when Jian Yixue's figure appeared on the screen, he couldn't take his eyes off her.
"Okay, sure."
The technicians were slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and began searching the entire auction house with Jian Yixue as their target.
After a while, the technician's brows furrowed, and the look of doubt on his face became more and more obvious.
Liu Nian glanced at Jiang Xuanjin and saw that his eyes, which couldn't see Jian Yixue, were even deeper and more unfathomable, like a black hole, and he seemed slightly displeased.
Seeing this, Liu Nian asked the technician, "What's wrong?"
Upon hearing this, the technician stopped what he was doing and looked at Liu Nian with a puzzled expression. "I can only find the surveillance footage of her heading towards the restroom, and she hasn't appeared in the footage since. There are no cameras in the restroom area for privacy reasons. Are you sure this person hasn't left the auction house?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Nian remained silent, as he was unsure whether Jian Yixue had left the auction house.
According to his investigation, Jian Yixue must have grown up in the countryside, had nothing special about her, and it was even more impossible for her to know her master.
But judging from the changes in his master's behavior recently due to Jian Yixue's appearance, it didn't seem like he didn't recognize her.
On the other hand, Jian Yixue did seem not to recognize her master, which puzzled him.
He was increasingly less inclined to believe the investigation results regarding Jian Yixue.
Liu Nian turned to look at Jiang Xuanjin, seemingly waiting for his answer.
"Expand the scope of the search, the entire St. Namershire, leave no corner unchecked."
Upon hearing this, Liu Nian immediately accepted the order and left to give instructions. From this, he realized that there must be some kind of relationship between Jian Yixue and his master, but no one else knew about it.
The technicians were left standing there dumbfounded.
As Liu Nian reached the door and saw that the technicians hadn't followed, she said, "Hurry up and leave. This is none of your business."
Upon hearing this, the technician quickly snapped out of his daze and replied, "Oh, okay, I'll be right there."
The technician was overjoyed to hear that he was being told to leave. He didn't want to stay by Jiang Xuanjin's side any longer; he didn't want to experience that suffocating feeling again.
She quickly packed her luggage and then followed Liu Nian out of the private room.
After everyone left, Jiang Xuanjin leaned back on the sofa, rubbing his forehead with one hand, lost in memories.
That year, in the dead of winter, in a primeval forest in Country H, heavy snow covered the entire mountain peak.
He was shot multiple times and bleeding profusely, lying in a thatched hut in the mountains, a place where someone had temporarily built a temporary shelter.
A few days ago, he received an order from the ruler of an underground city in Country M to come to Country H to hand over goods.
Unfortunately, the other side wanted to double-cross him, so the two sides fought fiercely. His companions fell one by one, and in the end, only he escaped with his life on the verge of death and fled into the depths of the primeval forest.
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