Marked the Protagonist A (Translated)

Chapter 33: The Art of Seduction

Chapter 33: The Art of Seduction

Hidden in the shadows, Man Ye was also watching the mineral rose with keen eyes, ready to act at any moment.

Now, this mineral rose worth nine million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand had arrived right in front of Ji Chenxi.

Man Ye pondered, was someone watching the Third Prince's interest and deliberately splurging to acquire it?

The scene of Bai Wei kissing Chi Zhuo flashed through his mind again.

Based on Bai Wei's somewhat ambiguous statement earlier, he had assumed Bai Wei would surely accept this mineral rose, especially since they had shown interest in it throughout the auction.

But the recipient of the gift showed a look of just the right amount of surprise at first, followed by a polite, distant smile. "Thank you for the kind gesture, but I cannot accept this gift."

The well-groomed server became increasingly anxious, "Your Highness, that customer has already settled the payment for the mineral rose."

In other words, it couldn't be returned.

Ji Chenxi's polite smile didn't fade, but the intent to refuse was quite clear.

Now the waiter was sweating profusely; he couldn't say anything that might put them in a difficult position. He could only relay the previous manager's instructions, "That guest specifically requested to deliver this item to Your Highness. If you don't want it, it will likely be discarded into the recycling bin."

Ji Chenxi's expression showed a hint of being swayed, "Such a beautiful item, worth its weight in gold; it would indeed be a shame to destroy it. Why not return it to that guest and say it's my wish? I don't think he's the type to take offense."

The cold sweat on the waiter's forehead was now genuinely dripping, but he still politely took his leave with the mineral rose.

Due to the interruption, the auction regarding that information was nearing its end. After locking the door, Ji Chenxi opened his device again to conduct a more in-depth investigation, even hacking into those people's communication devices to see if they were being directed by someone.

Ji Chenxi quickly targeted two auction numbers, "Go check on auctioneer number eleven and auctioneer number seventy-six."

The Man of the Night, who had just been hidden in the shadows, silently slipped out through a small crack in the door.

Once he left, Lu Chu Ran locked the door again. At this point, Ji Chenxi had already begun assisting the Man of the Night in handling the follow-up work to trace his whereabouts. However, it had to be said that as a professional assassin, even without Ji Chenxi, he could navigate this highly secure night auction with ease.

After casually typing in a few commands, Ji Chenxi began listening to the auction prices.

In the past, if any information was sent to the auction, unless it was a financial conglomerate's private account or a new project, there were rarely items auctioned off at the tens of millions level. Yet, information about miracles had already reached the ten-million threshold early on; those laboratories were truly wealthy.

Ji Chenxi tapped his fingers lightly, "I wonder if there's a chance it could exceed one hundred million. So far, nothing in tonight's auction has crossed that mark."

"The chance of breaking one hundred million is low; after all, this item is half real and half fake. If those old guys weren't from the same faction and all wanted to pocket it, such experimental materials would only sell for a few million at most."