Mystery: Starting from Meeting Amon

Chapter 213 Price
The underground auction house is located next to the Tussock River, in a Renaissance-style building with a pointed roof and arched windows.

Lewis followed Detective Rupert out of the carriage and walked to the secluded back door.

“Boom boom boom… boom boom!”

Rupert knocked on the door at a frequency of three long and two short knocks. After about ten seconds, Lewis found that someone was looking at him from the upper right corner.

When the gaze disappeared, the dark black door opened and a waiter in a tuxedo asked:
"What can I do for you, sir?"

Lewis frowned. This waiter knew Rupert and let him in?

It is obvious that Rupert is not just a detective who is good at solving human trafficking cases, he may have some connection with local human trafficking.

Perhaps, in the human trafficking industry chain, Rupert is an intermediary.

However, all this has nothing to do with Lewis, he just wants to take Mandy away quickly.

Rupert coughed lightly and introduced:
"This gentleman is a businessman from Loen. He has some special hobbies, as you know."

The waiter raised his head and looked at Lewis. Lewis smiled and nodded. If you have special hobbies, then you have special hobbies. Reputation is not important.

"please come in."

With Rupert's guarantee, Lewis was able to enter the building. The waiter was only responsible for leading them into the house, and soon an old man with one blind eye took over his job.

The old man was holding a lantern in his hand. He walked in front, leading Lewis and the others to the stairs leading to the underground.

Stepping onto the dark blue stone bricks, Lewis paid attention to the surrounding environment and atmosphere. There were sounds of chains rattling and groaning below, and the smell of feces was mixed in the air.

It is hard to imagine that in today's Intis, you can still see the prisons from the knight era.

Lewis' inspiration has permeated everywhere. With his inspiration, he has completely mastered the structure of the prison and can even find the direction of escape in an instant.

When he reached the end of the stairs, Lewis encountered two heavily armed men with steam rifles.

You have to know that neither the steam rifle nor the equipment they carry are something that ordinary people can get. Not only do they require a lot of money, but they also require sufficient status.

The existence of these two people is a warning, probably telling traders not to try to do anything out of the ordinary, otherwise they will not be able to bear the consequences.

Lewis lowered his head, and taking this opportunity, he blinked his right eyelid three times in succession, activating his spiritual vision.

In the sight, the two celestial bodies in front of him showed bright colors, and it was obvious that they were two extraordinary beings.

"Judging from the color of their astral bodies, these two should be Sequence Seven. Earl Yer is really generous."

Lewis did not alarm the other party, nor did he show any urgent desire, even though he already knew where Mandy was.

The old man with one eye blind would occasionally poke the slaves in the cage, and with a hideous smile, he introduced them to Lewis:

"The slaves here are all shipped from Balam and Loen. The girls are much more innocent than those sluts in Intis, so the price is a bit high.

Of course, if you prefer men, we can arrange that, too, and even choose the length.”

"They don't look very old. I like girls who are a few years older than me." Lewis always found a suitable excuse to reject the one-eyed old man's proposal.

After walking and stopping, Lewis finally came to the cage where Mandy was imprisoned. Her gray hair was already dirty and even her clothes were not intact. The sister he was once proud of now looked like a down-and-out homeless person.

More importantly, even when she saw him, there was no emotion in Mandy's eyes, perhaps her memory had disappeared.

"Sir, I didn't expect you to like this." The one-eyed old man looked at Mandy and said with a strange smile.

"Don't you think that women are most attractive between the ages of 25 and 30?" Lewis did not deny it. He just walked forward and looked her over, as if he was looking at a commodity.

Next, he looked at a few more slaves. After finishing the superficial work, he returned to Mandy and said, "This is the one. I hope to get a reasonable price."

"Of course, 500 pounds is a very reasonable price." The blind old man said that this price was considered medium in a slave auction.

Lewis didn’t continue to negotiate the price at all, he just nodded and said coldly: “I will pay soon.”

"Wait a minute!" At this moment, Rupert stopped Lewis and reminded him, "Mr. Lewis, please think about it again. This lady has been sold out many times. Maybe she is not suitable for this price."

As he spoke, Rupert winked at Lewis.

Lewis immediately realized that his behavior was not like that of a slave trader. If he left like that, it would probably attract the attention of Earl of Yere.

Of course, more importantly, he also wanted to understand some things, which would help him make his next judgment.

Thinking of this, Lewis frowned, hit the ground hard with his cane, and asked the blind old man:

"She had been sold off many times before. Why didn't you tell me in advance? Then I would have to consider whether the £500 I spent was worth it."

The blind old man had a gloomy expression and obvious nervousness on his face.

“Guest, I don’t think this matter is important.

There is no doubt that this lady is of the best figure and appearance, and she is worth 500 pounds! "

Lewis looked gloomy and hit the ground hard with his cane again.

"Okay... well..."

The blind old man became much more honest and explained:
“This lady actually sold it at auction several times, but the buyers were all businessmen with little vision.

At first, they were also very satisfied with the lady, but soon they got bored of her. After all, many people's novelty with slaves only lasted a few days.

After that, they found all sorts of excuses, saying that this lady had some terrible bad luck, and tried to withdraw.”

Lewis thought thoughtfully. Amon had once assured him of Mandy's safety. It was not surprising that those merchants were probably threatened by Amon.

"No matter what era, there are always some stupid people who don't believe in the power of science and are always suspicious." Lewis smiled faintly and concluded the matter.

However, he also got a discount of 100 pounds and sold Mandy for 400 pounds.

Before they knew it, it was almost noon, and Lewis was transporting Mandy under the arrangement of the staff.

After all, human trafficking is an illegal act and must be handled properly so as not to cause trouble to the buyers. Many times, it is even necessary to use supernatural powers to do some follow-up work.

(End of this chapter)