The elderly men saw me not speaking and became anxious, "Young man, this matter is extremely important to us, please tell us the truth."
My eyes narrowed slightly; it was naturally impossible to tell this group of people. I said, "Have the people behind you come and talk to me."
Upon hearing this, everyone finally realized they were indeed too hasty. How could such a big matter be told to them!
The elderly man who won while playing mahjong hurriedly said to me, "Young man, please follow me."
"Okay."
I followed the elder into the elevator, which stopped on the tenth floor. After exiting, we came to a suite numbered 001.
The elder knocked lightly on the door, and a lazy female voice came from inside.
"Come in."
The elder said to me, "Young man, please wait outside for a moment."
"Hmm."
Inside Suite 001.
A woman in her thirties was sitting on the sofa, wearing a light pink, form-fitting cheongsam, her figure was perfect.
Curvaceous.
The woman didn't even glance at the elder, casually asking, "What's the matter?"
The elder bent over, keeping his head low, cautiously said, "Miss, someone wants to auction something."
"You can decide on auction matters yourself." The woman closed her eyes, surrounded by a faint aura, quite mysterious.
"But Miss... the other party... the other party brought out an elixir..."
The moment the elder spoke, the woman's eyes suddenly opened, filled with surprise, "An elixir? Are you sure?"
The elder promptly handed over David Johnson's elixir. The woman's fingers made a slight gesture in the air, and the elixir flew into her hand. Her beautiful eyes swept over it, instantly exclaimed, "It really is an elixir, and judging by its quality, it's been refined for less than a month."
"Miss, I thought the same."
"The owner of this elixir is outside? An elder man?" asked the woman.
"No no no, the other party is a young man around twenty."
"Let him in."
"Yes."
...
Before long, I was invited into the suite, and the elder also left.
My sight quickly fell on the cheongsam-clad woman on the sofa, a bit surprised; according to Jessica Brown, this woman should be the mastermind behind this auction.
A thirty-year-old woman could actually control all this?
"Sit," said the cheongsam woman.
I sat down, and the other party poured me a cup of tea, then introduced herself, "My name is Maria Murphy, may I know how to address you, little brother?"
Little brother...
I shook my head helplessly, simply replying, "David Johnson."
Maria Murphy' lips curved into a smile, "David Johnson... what a nice name, though I'm much older than you, I'll call you little brother then."
Finishing her words, she even deliberately glanced at my crotch, and then laughed coquettishly.
Although the woman in front of me was charming, I had no interest, directly asking, "No need for unnecessary talk, can my elixir be auctioned?"
Maria Murphy nodded, "Of course, just not sure where this elixir comes from, little brother?"
Maria Murphy' beautiful eyes flirted.
"I don't think that's necessary for me to tell you," I said coldly.
Maria Murphy paused, then smiled, "That's true, I was being presumptuous. Little brother, how many of these elixirs do you plan to auction?"
I took out a few more from my pocket and placed them on Maria Murphy' table, "Five."
Even though she was mentally prepared, seeing those five elixirs, Maria Murphy' eyes twitched slightly.
"Miss Murphy, how much do you think these five can be auctioned for?" I asked curiously.
"At least one billion," Maria Murphy looked at the elixirs, swallowing, "But since rarity increases value, to maximize the elixir's worth, I'd suggest auctioning only one."
I naturally noticed Maria Murphy' expression, smiled slightly, and said, "In that case, for the remaining four elixirs, how much is Miss Murphy willing to offer?"
Maria Murphy breathed rapidly, staring intently at me, "Mr. Johnson, you're planning to sell these four exclusively to my family?"
Unconsciously, even her form of address had changed.
I nodded, "Just not sure if your family can handle it?"
Maria Murphy hastily took out a bank card from her bag, respectfully handed it to me, "Mr. Johnson, this card has ten billion, with a password of 256678, representing my current assets to purchase these four elixirs from you. Of course, this is far from enough, so I want to add one more condition.
From now on, the Murphy owe Mr. Johnson a favor, no matter what happens, we're willing to solve it for you."
I nodded; the initial five elixirs were worth no less than ten billion, now sold separately, four elixirs for ten billion plus a favor from the Murphy, not too bad.
"Let's do it that way. As for the one being auctioned, just transfer the amount to this card when the time comes." I got up to leave, as the auction was about to start.
"Mr. Johnson, take care."
After David Johnson left, Maria Murphy looked at the elixir in her palm in deep thought.
After a while, she made a phone call, instructing, "Help me investigate someone named David Johnson. I want all his information, including anyone he's interacted with in the past six months!"
...
When I arrived at the auction, it had already started.
I quickly saw Jessica Brown and Stephanie Martin, with an empty seat next to them, clearly meant for me.
I walked over and plopped down.
Jessica Brown looked at me in surprise, then smiled and said, "Did you gather enough money?"
I nodded, "Managed to put together ten billion, not bad."
"Pfft!"
Stephanie Martin, who was drinking water beside me, spat it out directly.
Jessica Brown rolled her eyes at me, "Just a while away, and your boasting skills have improved, huh? Your lousy prescription can sell for ten billion? Look, even Stephanie doesn't believe it."
I ignored Jessica Brown and looked directly at the stage.
At this moment, a famous painting was being auctioned, and the price had soared to 40 million, finally bought by a glasses-wearing middle-aged man.
"The next item is the last of the first segment, called Tears of the Stars, the final work of Northridge Province's master jeweler Kyle Gray during his lifetime, unfortunately, it's only a semi-finished product. It's said that old Mr. Gray wanted to complete it as a gift to his granddaughter on his deathbed.
Sadly, it wasn't completed before he passed away. This auction item has had a tumultuous journey; it was accidentally stolen a few years ago, last seen at an auction in Greymoor five years ago, and now contributed by an overseas collector. The starting bid is 60 million, with a minimum increment of two million."
I wasn't very interested in this item, but at this moment, I was surprised to find that Jessica Brown beside me was trembling all over.
I turned to look and noticed that Jessica Brown' eyes were red, tears rolling down her cheeks, her slender fingers gripping the armrest tightly, her eyes glued to the Tears of the Stars on stage.
Excited to the extreme.
I also looked at the Tears of the Stars on stage, could the story the host mentioned be true?
Jessica Brown is Kyle Gray's granddaughter!