As the bids were continued to be yelled out, she whispered, “Listen carefully. The bid is now at ten million. Normal people won’t be able to offer more than five hundred.”

I pursed my lips and sighed. There were some rules that we could never change.

The higher one rose, the more unscrupulous affairs they would witness. One wrong slip and you would end up amongst the muck, an accessory to the thugs.

Finally, an elderly person won the gold hair ornament with a bid of ten million.

Such events were common.

There was no point in being surprised.

The second item up for bid was a blood jadeite. Apparently, Robert had brought it back for his wife when he went overseas for business in the nineties.

Although this was premium jadeite, it lacked a bangle. Thus, the bid only went up to five million.

Joseph frowned and he seemed to be trying to puzzle something out.

was starting to bore me, so

swept the entire auction area and

me and sighed in awe. “Wow, these are all worth tens of millions. These collectors are hoarding all these riches. Some of these items

agreed with her. “If someone stole one of these, the money they would make

and she deadpanned, “See? The items are being protected by diamond containers, and there’s two highly skilled personnel assigned to each item. There’s no way a regular person could

It was tough.

sandalwood box is here. Look!” Stacey said as she pointed towards the

stage was the exact replica

host was enthusiastically introducing the sandalwood box. “All of you must be

The audience members nodded.

was made from hundred-year-old sandalwood. You can’t find such wood anymore. It’s completely extinct. Moreover, I

host turned the box

same reaction as I did. This is actually a box. The special part of this box’s design is that it looks like it can be opened. However, upon closer inspection, you’ll realize that it can’t be opened. Actually, this box has a pair that comes with it. As of now, we have no idea where its partner is. You’ll only

you!” exclaimed

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