Chapter 345 The Highest Bidder Wins
Qiao Yu's expression paled, but he did not retract his hand. Instead, he quickly picked up the bracelet.
"Captain Qiao, I'm sorry, we saw the bracelet first. Can you give it to us?"
Before Tang Ran could say anything, a man behind her spoke first.
Hua Yue snorted coldly when she heard this, "This is the first time I've heard that whoever sees something first gets it."
She just couldn't stand Tang Ran's aggrieved look, as if anyone who didn't go along with her was a bad person.
"you……"
"What's going on?"
The man wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by another male voice.
Qiao Yu raised his eyes and saw Baili Zhuo walking towards them with a slightly frown on his face.
"Captain Qiao?" Baili Zhuo nodded slightly when he saw Qiao Yu. "What a coincidence."
Qiao Yu also nodded slightly, "Captain Baili."
Baili Zhuo glanced at the bracelet on Qiao Yu's hand, then looked at Tang Ran who was looking at him with eyes full of grievance. He pursed his lips and said in a gentle tone: "Captain Qiao, this bracelet...if you don't mind, can you give it to us?"
"If Captain Qiao is willing to part with it, I can buy you something else as a thank you gift."
Before Qiao Yu could reply, Hua Yue raised her eyebrows and said, "But we don't want anything else, we only want this."
"You! Aren't you obviously trying to make things difficult for us?" the man who had just spoken spoke again.
"What do you mean by being against you? We just want this bracelet, why should we be against you?" Hua Yue frowned. "According to your logic, are you also against us?!"
"You!" The boy choked at Hua Yue's retort and snorted angrily, "You're just making up stories!"
"Okay! Xiang Song, say less!" Baili Zhuo frowned and scolded in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, the man turned his head away with a gloomy expression and said nothing more.
Baili Zhuo looked at Qiao Yu again, a smile on his face again, "Captain Qiao, I'm sorry, the team members were ignorant and offended."
"But this bracelet does have extraordinary meaning to one of our team members, so could you please be so kind as to let us have it?"
Qiao Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly when he heard this. His tone was polite but firm. "I'm sorry, Captain Baili. It's not that I don't give you face. This bracelet is very important to me."
Upon hearing Qiao Yu's words, the man known as "Xiang Song" couldn't help but speak indignantly again, "Captain, I think they're just out to oppose us! Why are you wasting so much time talking to them?! Since they're unwilling to give in, let's just keep it simple, whoever offers the highest price wins!"
"Yeah, yeah!" The stall owner nearby smiled upon seeing this. "Since both parties want it, why not just bid on it? The highest bidder wins. It's the fairest thing ever!"
The stall owner obviously didn't expect this bracelet to be so popular.
After all, in the end times, few people would like something that doesn't fill their stomachs.
Tsk, it’s so easy to make money from women!
But since someone was vying for it, he was naturally happy to do it. He didn't care who the bracelet belonged to, as long as he could get the crystal core in the end!
Qiao Yu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Boss, how many crystal cores do you want to sell this bracelet for?"
Seeing that Qiao Yu was clearly trying to snatch the goods from them, Baili Zhuo's smile faded a little and his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was very dissatisfied with Qiao Yu's "ungrateful" behavior. However, he didn't say anything, but just looked at the stall owner, waiting to hear his price.
Seeing this, the stall owner's eyes turned slightly, and he smiled and held up five fingers, "Fifty crystal cores to bid!"
"What?! Fifty crystal cores for a bracelet?!" Xiang Song's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Are you taking advantage of me?!"
The stall owner smiled and said, "I'm not forcing you to buy it. If you don't want it, just give it to someone else!"
"you!"
"I'll offer seventy crystal cores." Baili Zhuo didn't let Xiang Song continue speaking and interrupted him with a direct quote.
Qiao Yu smiled slightly, "One hundred."
Baili Zhuo: "One hundred and twenty."
Qiao Yu: "One hundred and fifty."
Baili Zhuo's brows began to furrow, "One hundred and seventy."
Qiao Yu continued to smile, "Two hundred."
Baili Zhuo's brows furrowed even tighter, and his expression gradually turned gloomy from the confident look at the beginning.
He never thought that Qiao Yu would actually spend two hundred crystal cores to buy a useless bracelet.
The Pendulum is just a second-tier team, and they don't seem to have taken many quests recently. Where did they get so many crystal cores?!
Just when Baili Zhuo was hesitating whether to raise the price further, Tang Ran, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke up: "Brother Zhuo, forget it, it's too expensive, I don't want this bracelet anymore."
After Tang Ran stopped Baili Zhuo, he looked at Qiao Yu again and said with a sad face, "Ah Yu... I know you don't like me now, but there's really no need to be like this. Earning a few crystal cores is not easy for everyone. Don't do anything you'll regret because of a momentary impulse..."
"That's enough. If you like this bracelet, take it..."
"Of course! But doesn't this bracelet look like your mother's heirloom?" Xiang Song frowned, looking at Tang Ran with some heartache, "Are you just going to give up like that?"
Tang Ran's eyes moistened slightly, and he forced a smile and shook his head, "There's no need for everyone to be so unhappy. Since Ayu likes it, let her have it."
"When we were close, I never cared so much..."
“Of course…”
"Tsk—" Before Xiang Song could say anything else, Hua Yue couldn't help but sneer. She looked at Zhen Zhen, exaggeratedly fanned her nose with her hand, and said with a pout, "Zhen Zhen, do you smell anything?"
"Why do I smell such a strong scent of green tea?!"
Luo Zhenzhen chuckled upon hearing this and nodded in agreement, "Yeah, yeah, I smelled it too! It's lotus-flavored green tea!"
Xiang Song's face darkened when he heard this, and he shouted, "Who are you scolding?! Don't go too far!"
Hua Yue was no pushover. With a stern look in her eyes, she retorted directly, "We're just chatting amongst ourselves. What the hell is that to you?! Did I mention anyone by name? Did I scold you?!"
"What? Are you so eager to pin the blame on her?! It seems like your relationship isn't that great!"
"You!" Xiang Song glanced at Tang Ran, and seeing her miserable expression, his heart ached again. "Stop trying to sow discord here! Anyone with a discerning eye can see what you just said. Do you really think everyone else is stupid?"
"Ran Ran gave it to you out of kindness and didn't bother with you. It's fine if you're not grateful, but you actually said that about her!"
"Stop the nonsense!" Hua Yue stepped forward. "Who asked her to pretend to give in?! We agreed that the highest bidder wins. If we can afford to play, we can afford to lose! What's the point of giving in? Who are you trying to annoy?!"
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