Chapter 251 Underground Auction
Lin Ruoyan pressed the system further, "I've decided to give Old Xu 30 million and let him spend it as he pleases. Next, I want to learn more about Old Xu. For example, can I use the money to help him solve his problems? He's trying to save Lu Fangyuan, right? If that can be solved, I can pay him more money. That's not a problem. After all, Lu Fangyuan is quite handsome. Wouldn't he be more useful if he were alive?"
The prodigal system, overcome by its host's "philanthropy," obediently replied, "Old Xu and Lu Fangyuan are part of the same system. In their quest for information about Lu Fangyuan, they rescued an informant from another port on Africa's west coast, taking advantage of the chaos. He's the one being treated at the infirmary. They're working internationally, so they certainly wouldn't be carrying their real identification. They should have several backup sets of identification from other countries."
As for whether they can complete their mission, this system predicts there's a 60% chance they can use money to clear the gap, obtain accurate information, and successfully rescue the people.]
"Everyone knows where Lu Fangyuan is, and you don't?" Lin Ruoyan thought. Since she had already decided to contribute, she had to use the money more efficiently to achieve her goal as quickly as possible. Even if she had to pay more, she had to spend it wisely. What if that underground auction was just a scam to trick people into spending money, with no accurate information at all?
The prodigal system said: [If I tell you accurate information, how can you tell others and make them believe it? ]
Lin Ruoyan said, "Just tell me, I'll know for myself. If they go in the wrong direction in the future, they'll naturally come to me to borrow money."
The prodigal system asked again: [What if the best opportunity is missed and Lu Fangyuan cannot be rescued?]
Lin Ruoyan said frankly: "In the original book, this person died a heroic death. If he can be saved, then he will be saved. If he cannot be saved, then he will be left to fate. If I do more things that interfere with the plot, will it also shorten my life?"
The prodigal system sighed anthropomorphically and revealed Lu Fangyuan's location. He was no longer near death, but seriously injured. However, he was handsome, and someone had offered a high price to buy him as a slave.
Lin Ruoyan heard this and said, "Thirty million isn't enough, right? I guess this is just the reserve price. Old Xu and the others have some money of their own, but it might not be enough to add to the price."
The prodigal system flattered: [Does the host want to go to the auction himself? ]
Lin Ruoyan smiled and said, "As the daughter of a wealthy family, why do you need to be there in person to buy things? Aren't Old Xu and the others mercenaries? I hired them to go to dangerous places to attend auctions on my behalf and buy that handsome guy for me. That's all I need to do."
The prodigal system is silent. Whatever the host thinks is reasonable is reasonable.
After fixing the system, Lin Ruoyan contacted Lu Wei again and asked about the underground auction. Lu Wei skillfully learned the truth of the matter. She certainly supported Lin Ruoyan's help, but it was unlikely that she would be able to fully reimburse the money spent.
Lin Ruoyan said: "It's okay, I'm happy to support national development."
An hour later.
Lin Ruoyan met Lao Xu and Zhuo Yuan again. She said, "I know that the underground auction you are going to is real. The person you want to rescue may need to be rescued through an auction. Thirty million is probably not enough. I want to hire you to take down the target for me and bring him back to China safely."
Old Xu and Zhuo Yuan weren't surprised that Lin Ruoyan had discovered so much in just an hour, but they didn't know why she had gotten involved. Thirty million was already a significant sum, and adding more was entirely Old Xu's and the others' business. Besides, he had other plans and might not even need to spend the thirty million; it was just a backup plan.
Of course, the plan couldn't be shared with outsiders. Old Xu asked, "Boss Lin, if you're involved in this kind of underground auction, you might become prey to evil forces in the future. Aren't you afraid?"
"I know Lu Wei. She was originally in your system. I know the person you want to save. Director Luo told me about it."
Old Xu's expression changed, and he motioned for Zhuo Yuan to step aside. He asked softly, "Do President Lin and Director Luo know each other?"
Lin Ruoyan told him about Director Luo’s visit during the Spring Festival: “To this day, you guys are still working as waiters in my courtyard. Lu Fangyuan is my son’s biological father, I won’t stand by and watch him die.”
Old Xu obviously misunderstood the other meaning and said dissuadingly, "Then President Lin shouldn't get involved. I'll think of a solution for this matter."
"I won't put myself in danger. I'm the boss behind the scenes, the mysterious wealthy Oriental buyer. I hired you to run errands for me. It's normal to go to a dangerous place to auction a handsome man, pack him up and ship him to the place I specify, right?"
Old Xu said awkwardly, "That seems to make some sense."
Lin Ruoyan said, "Who among you grown men is going to pretend to be the buyer? Or do I look more like one?"
Old Xu nodded. "In that case, it's best not to reveal your true face. They'll install a program on the buyer's computer. That requires the camera and voice to be turned on."
Lin Ruoyan said, "Okay, I'll get a new computer right away, just for this one thing, and disguise the IP address. Can your people do it?"
"Well, once we get you your equipment, we'll be heading to the port. The auction will be on a cruise ship on the high seas."
Lin Ruoyan asked again: "What about the helicopter or the pick-up ship?"
"We have support troops, but..." Old Xu paused and continued, "We need to put on a complete show. I hope Boss Lin will give us some funds to run the operation. I will then hire some visible support in the port city. This will also confuse the enemy and distract their attention."
Lin Ruoyan generously gave another five million, and then asked Zhuo Yuan to allocate a computer that had never been used, pre-installed the software, and waited to receive information about the underground auction.
Lin Ruoyan postponed her other plans to focus on this matter, urgently allocating 50 million yuan to open a new account, unrelated to the company or her previous personal accounts. Lu Wei was assigned to coordinate with the domestic team. She contacted the relevant security measures to block the account's tracking and prevent Lin Ruoyan's identity from being leaked.
This time, Lao Xu and his friends hired a boat and a helicopter at the port in a very ostentatious manner. They boarded the ship's tender boat with their digital cameras and a newly purchased laptop computer from the port.
After verifying her capital and boarding the ship on the high seas, Lin Ruoyan finally had access to the auction account interface. However, all the content on the website was written in Y language, so she asked Hua Mengmeng to look at it and help translate it.
Is this the prototype of the "dark" web? While there's still very little gray-scale activity online in China, overseas, high-tech has already been used for criminal purposes. It truly is a testament to human creativity.
There are many kinds of items for auction, including antiques and weapons with price tags of over 100 million yuan, but living people are the cheapest.
Lin Ruoyan thought that she needed to compete fiercely, or at least bid for several rounds like bidding for a plot of land in the CY district, before she could achieve her goal. Unexpectedly, Lao Xu and the others responded so quickly.
Lin Ruoyan only saw her software suddenly malfunction, and then she was forcibly logged out. Someone in China immediately called to say that the 30 million yuan entrance fee had been deducted, and the other 20 million yuan in her account had been forcibly frozen by the Chinese government. At least she had saved some money.
After that, there was no news. Hua Mengmeng said she would keep an eye on it and asked Lin Ruoyan to get some sleep first.
In a daze, Lin Ruoyan felt her phone vibrate and received a text message from Lao Xu: "Completed safely."
Lin Ruoyan learned through the prodigal system that Lu Fangyuan was on his way back to China. Some of Lao Xu and his team and the subsequent support were injured, but they were all alive. They had even eliminated the evil forces on the ship. They got the server code of the underground auction, and the money deducted on the Internet might be recovered by tracing the clues.
Lin Ruoyan didn't care about the 30 million she spent. It was about this amount that the spendthrift system had tricked her into buying luxury goods and artworks. If she could use this money to exchange for a life, wouldn't that be a great deal?
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