Chapter 89 Aren't you afraid of being in jail for life?
Tang Chengzhou's eyes were cold when he heard his sister's words.
Yan Jingjing's guess was exactly what he was thinking.
"I will send someone to investigate this matter."
If someone dared to plot against him, he would naturally not let it go.
Yan Jingjing smiled cunningly, raised her hand and pointed upwards, "It is more efficient for the state to come forward than for you to investigate privately. If it is really the owner of the auction house who did it, the higher-ups will definitely make him bleed heavily."
The state wants to quickly realize the mass production of genetic drugs and body strengthening drugs, and research funds must be invested like water.
At this time, someone hit the gun himself, and the higher-ups will definitely not let it go easily.
If the auction house did not do it, then in order to calm this matter, the auction house will also bleed heavily.
After all, who made the incident happen in your auction house?
So no matter what, the auction house cannot avoid the fate of spending money to eliminate disasters.
Tang Chengzhou raised his lips, "Okay."
The auction began.
The senior auctioneer in a suit and leather shoes stood on the high platform, eloquent, and said that every item brought up was "heavenly and earthly", attracting bigwigs from all walks of life to turn on their lights and join the bidding army.
Only then did Yan Jingjing pick up the auction brochure and look at it carefully.
There were not many items for sale in the brochure, only 30 in total, but it covered various precious items such as ancient paintings, porcelain, jewelry, jade, and even a fierce beast - a white lion.
Yan Jingjing: "..."
How could she remember that lions are first-class protected animals in the country, and private buying and selling and raising are prohibited.
The Yunjia Auction House is really brave!
Aren't they afraid of spending the rest of their lives in jail?
Tang Chengzhou saw that his sister's eyes fell on the page of the white lion in the album, and the expression on her face was indescribable. He probably guessed what she was thinking.
"This kind of beast that can enter the auction house for auction must have come from abroad, and the corresponding procedures are also complete."
Yan Jingjing sighed softly.
Even so, she still found it unacceptable.
Worldwide, the issue of wildlife protection is still serious.
It is precisely because some people are willing to pay high prices for these rare species that poaching continues, causing many wild animals to be on the verge of extinction.
Tang Chengzhou noticed his sister's mood change and thoughtfully suggested: "The white lion is the final one. If you don't want to see it, we will leave early."
Yan Jingjing nodded.
At this time, the auctioneer happened to be showing a very beautiful green jade, which was crystal clear and beautifully carved. It was a good product at first glance.
Yan Jingjing's attention was immediately attracted to it.
Tang Chengzhou followed her gaze and asked with a smile: "Do you like this?"
Yan Jingjing nodded, "It's very beautiful."
"Buy it if you like it!"
Tang Chengzhou pressed the button on the table, and the VIP seat where they were immediately lit up with an orange light, indicating a bid.
Perhaps it was because of the excessive absorption of the poisonous gas of "excitement" in the air, many people bid, and the price increase was fierce. The starting price of the jadeware, which was 10 million, soon soared to 30 million.
Moreover, this was not over yet, the price was still rising.
Finally, after breaking through the 50 million mark, the bidding began to ease.
At this time, the price of the green jadeware had far exceeded its value.
After the price rose to 60 million, Yan Jingjing held down Tang Chengzhou's hand that wanted to continue bidding.
She said helplessly: "Brother, it's easy for others to get excited when they are poisoned, but how can you get excited when you have already drunk the antidote? No matter how beautiful this thing is, it is not worth this price."
Tang Chengzhou smiled slightly, "If you like it, it is worth the money."
Yan Jingjing wanted to say that she liked money more, but Tang Chengzhou did not give her a chance to speak.
"Didn't we agree that I'll buy you whatever you like? It's just tens of millions, I can afford it."
What else could Yan Jingjing say?
"Thank you, brother, you are really my dear brother, I love you ≧≦."
No wonder girls all want a big brother.
Who wouldn't want such a spoiled and rich big brother?
In the end, Tang Chengzhou won the auction item at a price of 86 million.
In another VIP seat, Tao Jin grabbed a teacup with an angry face and threw it hard in front of Tao Yan.
"It's all your fault! I could have won the green jade item right away, why did you stop me from raising the price?"
Tao Yan said calmly: "Grandpa asked us to bid for the white lion. If you spend all the money, what will you use to compete with others for the white lion?"
Tao Jin said nonchalantly: "If I lose this white lion, there will be another one, but this item is unique. Because of your obstruction, I missed a treasure. You must give me an explanation!"
Tao Yan rolled her eyes at him impatiently and said coldly: "Go find grandpa and ask for an explanation!"
"You..."
Tao Jin was so angry that his face turned red and he almost exploded, but in the end he held back his rising anger.
They were in the auction house at the moment. If they quarreled with Tao Yan here, it would not only cause others to laugh at them, but also bring shame to the Tao family.
If the grandfather knew about it, he would be in big trouble.
Wait, when they leave the auction house, he will definitely make Tao Yan pay!
Also, he had to find out who had snatched his items and get them out of the other party's hands.
Yan Jingjing and Tang Chengzhou, who were being missed, planned to leave early after bidding for two more items.
However, as soon as he walked out of the VIP seat, Tang Chengzhou was bumped by a person who ran by in a hurry.
The other party didn't even turn back to apologize, and ran away.
"Brother, are you okay?" Yan Jingjing asked with concern.
Tang Chengzhou's eyebrows twitched slightly, "My shoulder feels a little uncomfortable after being hit, let's go back to the VIP seat and wait for a while before leaving."
Yan Jingjing: "Ah?"
Shouldn't you go see a doctor right away if you feel unwell?
Seeing her elder brother winking at her, Yan Jingjing understood, and the two of them sat back in the VIP seats.
Tang Chengzhou took out a note.
This was stuffed into his hand by the man who just bumped into him.
Yan Jingjing asked, "What's written on it?"
Tang Chengzhou unfolded the note, and the two of them read it together.
The note said that the other party accidentally heard two wealthy and noble young men with heavy appetites say that they wanted to buy the white lion and make it into a real braised lion head to taste.
The other party also said that the lion was very smart, and prayed that they would be kind enough to take a photo of the white lion and return it to the grassland.
After reading the above content, Yan Jingjing really didn't know what expression to make.
She thought that privately raising a lion was outrageous enough, but she didn't expect that someone would dare to eat a real lion's head!
Also, this person took the risk of passing the note to them, could it be just because he couldn't bear to see the white lion become a dish?
But why did he choose them?
Why did he think that they would be kind enough to take a photo of the white lion?
Yan Jingjing turned her gaze to Tang Chengzhou, "Brother, what do you think?"
Tang Chengzhou shook his head, "There are too few clues to infer any useful information."
"Then should we take a photo of this white lion or not?"
Tang Chengzhou looked at her and asked, "What do you think?"
Yan Jingjing thought for a moment and replied, "Let's wait and see. Whether to take a photo or not will depend on the situation when the time comes."
Tang Chengzhou nodded, "Okay."