Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 410, Section 187: The real show is about to begin!

(He has diarrhea and is dehydrated. Ah Xian is typing on a tablet at the hospital. He can't eat the leftover braised pork from the previous day!)
Losing big!
What a big loss!
Chi Mengli felt that everything about the criminal world was great, except that prices were not transparent, which greatly affected doing business.

"Twenty-three million!"

The Slavic bidder raised his paddle again, increasing the price by three million.

The old woman representing Song Sheng also refused to back down, immediately displaying her sign: "Twenty-eight million."

"thirty million!"

What are brothers?

A true brother is someone who, even if it means facing mountains of knives and seas of fire, will rush to your aid without hesitation when your old buddy is in danger!
But don't worry about why it's so difficult for my old friend!

To ensure the former tycoon suffered a more thorough defeat, Teacher Li resolutely raised his bidding paddle, increasing the price to thirty million.

The Eight-Faced Buddha was Duffy's item, the second most exciting one. In just three minutes, it rose from five million to thirty million. She was very happy, and at the same time, she was also very curious about how her half-sister could win at Russian roulette with two bullets.

A revolver with a single bullet has an 83.33% chance of survival after a single shot.

A revolver with two bullets has a 66.67 percent chance of survival from a single shot.

It may seem like the survival rate has only decreased by less than 20%, which is nothing to worry about. But you should know that this is just the data on paper. There are only six slots in the drum magazine, and filling it with two bullets can put a lot of psychological pressure on you.

Victory is like a dandelion, within easy reach!

Nguyen Van knew that the Eight-Faced Buddha was valuable, but he did not expect it to be this valuable.

The auction price is still soaring; the eight-faced Buddha alone could win Duffy the match.

"Fifty million!"

The price increase was slow, but Teacher Li was very dissatisfied. These scoundrels really didn't know their stuff. Just the two secret warehouses that Eight-Faced Buddha hid in Hong Kong contained nearly three tons of Miss White. These three tons of Miss White, which had been paid for by old customers, were worth hundreds of millions.

They kept nagging and complaining, which was not pleasant at all, and I had to take action myself.

When the high price of fifty million was announced, everyone present was in an uproar, and discussions arose one after another.

The Slav looked troubled, glared at Teacher Li resentfully, and ran his fingers across his neck as a warning.

But Mr. Li, who had been walking on the edge of life and death for many years, didn't care about the Slavs' actions at all. He raised his champagne glass and toasted the Slavs.

When the warnings proved ineffective, the Slavic woman could only call the waiter over and mutter a few words in French.

The waiter gave the host on stage a wink, signaling him to stall for time, then went to a corner and reported to his supervisor via walkie-talkie.

The supervisor in charge of maintaining order at the auction quickly approached Duffy and whispered, "Miss Duffy, Mr. Starlin's representative says that the three suitcases she brought to the island contain freshly minted B-version US dollars, all of them hundred-dollar bills."

“The three boxes, with a total value of fifty million US dollars, are willing to be exchanged at fifteen percent of their value in exchange for an increase in my credit line.”

"May I ask?"

After the supervisor finished speaking, he took a few steps back, distancing himself from Duffy and the others.

Temporarily increasing your leverage is not a big deal, but exchanging fake US dollars for a real credit line is somewhat awkward.

Duffy didn't say anything, nor did he look at his biological parents; instead, he looked at the accountant.

The game has already begun, and even Anna Cligis, the head of the Cligis family, cannot stop it. Only the accountant, who is the referee, can decide the course of the game.

"We can only redeem it at 8%!"

"And Miss Duffy, your total auction amount will be reduced by a handling fee of two million Hong Kong dollars."

"Miss Duffy, do you agree?"

The accountant scribbled and drew in his notebook until he arrived at the specific figures before finally speaking.

"can!"

Duffy nodded in agreement, then waved to his supervisor behind him and relayed the accountant's orders.

The supervisor immediately whispered the order into the walkie-talkie in front of Duffy, relaying it to the waiters below.

Upon receiving the order, the waiter quickly went to the Slav's side, covered his mouth, and muttered something under his breath.

The Slavs' faces darkened even more after hearing the terms, but seeing the price rising higher and higher, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and agree.

"Sixty-five million!"

The Slav raised the price another notch, then looked at Teacher Li triumphantly and gestured for Teacher Li to continue.

Teacher Li's credit line was only fifty million, and he didn't plan to add any more, but the Slav's irritating expression annoyed him. He raised his hand, held up his sign, and shouted, "Sixty-six million!"

The price rose another million, and the Slavs' smug expression turned somewhat bewildered.

The waiter standing to the side, upon receiving instructions from his supervisor, immediately went to Ms. Li's side and whispered in English, "Ms. Li, your credit line has been used up. Please replenish your deposit before the next bidding round."

Teacher Li nodded and took out a silver note issued by the water room from his pocket. The amount on the silver note was ten thousand taels.

The waiter checked the banknote and, seeing that it indeed had the anti-counterfeiting mark publicly displayed by the water station, immediately nodded.

Meanwhile, the Slav sitting in the upper left corner angrily ripped open his bow tie, opened his mouth wide, and exhaled a breath of foul air.

It's only a million difference, but he has to catch up. That damned Eight-Faced Buddha has a list that records the swallows that flowed into Southeast Asia through his hands. All of these people's files are recorded by the Eight-Faced Buddha.

If the Eight-Faced Buddha falls into the hands of the Americans or the British, then all these swallows will have to be abandoned.

Agents are disposable; once they are exposed, they can no longer remain infiltrated.

If he hadn't bought back the Eight-Faced Buddha and silenced him, he would have ended up in the Lubyanka Hotel, and his whole family would have gone to the Gulag to grow potatoes. He had no other choice.

"Seventy million!"

The eight-faced Buddha sitting in the tempered glass display case never expected that it would be worth so much—seventy million! It actually could be worth seventy million!

"clap clap"

Standing on the upper-floor stands, Nguyen Van also applauded from the bottom of her heart. She hadn't expected that Duffy would kill the game so early.

Handsome Winner is just a patrolman. While patrolmen do have other criminals' goods on their hands, Handsome Winner has only recently taken over the patrolman position, so there shouldn't be any customers storing goods in his possession.

But Handsome Sheng has a professor in his possession. Professor A is very valuable, with a total value of HK$100 million. If I'm not mistaken, Professor K is also in Handsome Sheng's possession. With these three things combined, Handsome Sheng is worth HK$130 million.

Blue blood is considered a top-tier specialty of Asia. Drug cartels in Colombia and Mexico have been trying to obtain the formula for blue blood to improve the purity of their own products.

Purity is very important!
Pork with 50% purity is priced at only one-third of pork with 70% purity.

Even if it's a dead friend, you still want to cook some good stuff!
The Latino sitting below, wearing a white Mexican sombrero, had come for the professor.

These wealthy bookmakers deposited US$20 million directly into their old connections' private banks, which is equivalent to HK$96 million.

Even so, Duffy also had the water room safe. An American sitting in the corner had come specifically for the water room safe; this guy had a credit line of thirty million US dollars with the Clijsters family.

It seems I'm doomed to lose this time!

"Don't worry, the best is yet to come!"

Duffy's words had a double meaning, telling Nguyen Van not to rush to admit defeat, since the auction was not over yet.

As half-sisters, Nguyen Van knows Duffy all too well: competitive, a top-tier human created by the god of jealousy.

Just like the Tianjin crosstalk I heard in a Hong Kong teahouse, if Duffy's dinner plate contained dog poop, she would definitely take the first bite and then tell you that she deserved it.

If someone like that tells you the show hasn't even started yet, there's definitely a big problem.

But after glancing at Duffy a few times, Ruan Wen couldn't find any clues on his half-sister's face, so he could only continue watching the show.

"Seventy million once, seventy million twice, seventy million three times, sold!"

The host on the small stage excitedly shouted three times and waved his hand downwards. The small band next to him received the instruction and began to play cheerful music.

"Drip drip drip drip."

Actually, Ruan Wen wasn't the only one who felt something was off. Xi Ren also sensed that something was amiss at the auction, because both the handsome Sheng in the display case and Teacher Li beside her were very calm.

You should know that if the Eight-Faced Buddha escapes alive, he will definitely go bankrupt and kill Teacher Li without any room for negotiation.

Teacher Li still has plenty of bullets. If he buys the Eight-Faced Buddha and takes him down with one shot, he can eliminate the threat completely.

"Teacher Li, I want to know, what are my chances of leaving here alive?"

Xi Ren sized up Teacher Li for a few moments before asking, "Life is death, and death is life. Didn't you come to save Handsome Sheng already prepared to die for your cause?"

"Since you're already mentally prepared, why bother asking others and causing unnecessary trouble!"

Teacher Li took a sip of the Bloody Mary in her hand. The bartender hired by the Cligis family was indeed very skilled. She might not be able to drink such delicious cocktails again in the future.

Xi Ren rolled her eyes in exasperation. Handsome Sheng was right. This jerk was a real show-off. He was showing off all the time. He just couldn't say anything properly.

Sitting in the tempered glass display case, Chi Mengli felt that she had seen a great world. The Eight-Faced Buddha, which had already collapsed, was still worth 70 million, which was unbelievable.

Just before arriving at the nursing home, Chi Mengli received a mission via pager. The mission description was very simple, consisting of only a name and two sentences.

His name is Ruan Wen.

The two sentences are: those who can recite the "Hongmen Opening Order" and the "Worshiping Heaven and Earth Song" will die.

If I strictly follow the instructions to carry out the task, the Eight-Faced Buddha will definitely die a very unhappy death.

With such a simple task and a generous reward, there was no reason not to accept it. After receiving the task information and deciphering it with the codebook, he simply found a self-service phone booth, replied "received" to Shenxian Jin, and was then captured and brought here.

Although being kidnapped was frustrating, seeing such a wonderful auction without spending any money was also a very happy thing.

Chi Mengli had already seen Xiren and Teacher Li, but he didn't make a sound. What he needed most right now was to remove the magnetic bead from his neck.

This little prop is on my big neck, making it inconvenient for me to do what I'm about to do.

As for who is right and who is wrong, that's none of my business. What I need to do is destroy the safe and leave this island.

The roasted pork ordered by Spinach East is from Ying Kee, the most famous roasted pork restaurant in Hong Kong. It costs HK$80 per catty. If it's delayed, you won't be able to enjoy this delicious dish.

Thinking of this, Chi Mengli pulled out a small matchstick from the bomb neck collar and, taking advantage of the host's lively atmosphere on stage, stuck it directly into her neck.

The neck has many blood vessels, all of which are deadly. This didn't meet his requirements. He just wanted to escape, not die. After considering various options, the Jianjing acupoint was the best choice.

He secretly sharpened a small matchstick, and without hesitation, inserted the sharpened matchstick into his Jianjing acupoint. Then he stretched out his foot and kicked the sensor in the corner of the tempered glass display case, and then tumbled to the ground.

"Beep beep beep..."

The sensor emitted a sharp alarm, and everyone's attention was focused on the tempered glass display case, but all they saw was Chi Mengli falling to the ground, her head hitting the ground, with a smear of blood on the tempered glass.

Xi Ren stood up nervously, but Teacher Li grabbed her and told her to calm down, while inwardly sighing.

Even the most cold-hearted, icy beauty has her moments of first love; the more talented a courtesan, the more she is drawn to love, like a moth drawn to a flame.

What girl doesn't dream of love? What boy doesn't feel his heart flutter?
Spring is here!

Realizing what was happening, Xi Ren quickly sat down, looked at the now wary waiter, and said, "Give me a glass of champagne, and tell Miss Duffy that I don't like surprise programs!"

The waiter quickly nodded. He first gave Xiren a glass of champagne, and then informed Duffy in the stands that these distinguished guests were not satisfied with the interlude performance just now.

The security personnel in the stands were on high alert. Although they did not draw their pistols, they began searching for the person who would make the move.

Only Duffy remained calm. After receiving the waiter's report, she pushed aside the bodyguard blocking her way and swaggered downstairs.

When the bodyguard saw his master coming downstairs, he quickly put his hand in his pocket and followed Duffy downstairs.

"Ms. Wu, I'm so sorry to have startled you."

"I will give you an explanation after the auction."

Xi Ren only bid twice at this auction. She had no interest in the pile of Bada Shanren imitations. However, she still helped raise the price twice, but only briefly, for fear that the items would become worthless.

But for Duffy, these are good customers. He's an open business, and he believes in mutual consent, not forced sales. Even if they don't buy, they can still help him raise the price, which is a kind of help.

Xi Ren nodded, glanced at the composed Teacher Li beside her, and seeing that this good-for-nothing was not helping at all, she could only say coldly, "I hope everyone is satisfied with this explanation."

"Mr. Wu really likes Miss Duffy and says that she can bring unexpected surprises to everyone. Hopefully, the surprises won't be frights."

"Is the person inside the glass case dead?"

Xi Ren skillfully steered the conversation toward Chi Mengli, speaking with a hint of curiosity.

Hearing Xiren's words, Duffy smiled and said meaningfully, "Many people will die tonight, but it shouldn't be the guy in the glass dome."

Excuse me, I need to touch up my makeup!

After calming Xiren down, Duffy whispered a few words to his VIP guests before heading to the restroom.

Teacher Li also heard Duffy's words, turned to look at Xiren, and said with certainty, "I guessed right, something big is indeed going to happen tonight."

"If you want to leave alive, you have to listen to me, otherwise we'll all die here."

The several VIPs who had spoken with Duffy all got up and headed towards the restroom one after another.

Teacher Li saw the whole scene. He glanced at the waiter and saw that the guy's attention was entirely focused on the glass display case. He lowered his voice and said quickly, "Get ready. When that glass door opens, you'll set off thunder."

“I can also break cups, one shard for each of us. I’m old and not very agile, so please be considerate of the elderly and take the larger pieces.”

Xi Ren rolled her eyes again and again. This old bastard always boasted that he was more enduring and more vigorous than an eighteen-year-old. But when it came to the real thing, this coward was the first to shrink back and talk about respecting the elderly and caring for the young.

How shameless!
But now is not the time to open up. Xi Ren doesn't need the glass shards; she has her own secret weapon. She takes out a mirror, pulls out her uniquely designed lipstick, and begins to touch up her makeup in front of the mirror.

Seeing that her temporary partner was ready, Teacher Li stood up, took a step forward, and deliberately bumped into the waiter, smashing the glass in her hand on the ground as planned.

"Wow."

"boom"

The cup crashed to the ground with a loud clatter, but the bullet struck the chandelier, shattering several pieces of the chandelier shade.

All the bidders at the scene stood up and looked towards the source of the sound; no one looked at the already opened glass case.

Although the security personnel heard gunshots behind them, their top priority was to check if there was anything wrong with the final item in the glass coffin. This was a product worth hundreds of millions, and if there was a problem, these low-level guys would be in deep trouble!
The tempered glass door, equipped with five layers of security, took a minute to open. The security supervisor rushed down from the second-floor stands and shoved all the security personnel in front of him aside.

When the security chief saw the bloodstains on the ground, his heart stopped beating for a few seconds. He then quickly pulled Chi Mengli up from the ground and put his hand in front of his nose to check if the final piece of the auction was still alive.

When he felt Chi Mengli's faint breathing, the security chief finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart. There was a patch of blood on her neck, and he couldn't determine where the wound was, so he quickly took out a small key, inserted it into the keyhole of the bomb collar, and opened the collar.

Standing on the stands, Ruan Wen couldn't see clearly what was in the glass display case. She had to ask her subordinates to get the binoculars. But just as the binoculars allowed her to see everything in the glass display case, the security supervisor's small key was already inserted into the bomb collar.

"Bordel de merde! (Damn it!)"

“Putain! (Bitch!)”

Ignoring all decorum, Ruan Wen cursed twice before immediately turning to his legal mother, Anna Krejci, and said quickly, "Mother, this auction is no longer under our control. You should leave here with Father."

“Go through the secret door. The accountant knows the location of the secret door and the tunnel. Leave through the tunnel, and you and the accountant can reach the dock on another part of the island. There is a light submarine docked there.”

"This light submarine can take you to Hong Kong. Once you arrive in Hong Kong, Mother and Father, you can take any means of transportation back to Paris."

"Duffy and I will handle things here together!"

Whether you're doing business or being a criminal, you must always leave yourself a way out, an escape route.

The secret passage in the villa and the light submarine on another dock were both escape routes that Ruan Wen had set up for himself.

Silly boy!
Anna Kreigis sighed inwardly. The current situation was beyond repair; there was a traitor within the family! If she wasn't mistaken, Duffy was the traitor.

"Silly child! Gather the security personnel together; we need to stick together for warmth!"

Ruan Wen had no experience in handling internal strife, but Anna Keligis had plenty of experience. The Keligis family was a mental hospital connected by blood ties, and managing this group of female lunatics who risked their lives required a great deal of experience.

Anna Clijsters killed all her sisters, but she paid a heavy price: a left leg and a right ear.

Standing behind Anna Krejci, Mr. Mendes, a French underworld tycoon, took a step back, pulled a pistol from his pocket, pointed it at his wife's head, and said, "Sometimes I'm really curious, Anna, how you manage to find the truth amidst so much information."

"This can already be considered a special ability. Could you teach me a thing or two of your real skills, considering how many years we've shared a bed?"

The accountant stood in front of Anna Kreigis, holding a notebook in his hands. He quickly scribbled a few words on it and then said, "Don't do anything foolish. Think of your family!"

Mendes smiled and shook his head, saying, "Old Dassault, you are the person I understand the least. In a sense, you are the master of the Cligis family. Those bitches are doing everything they can to please you."

"Anna, answer my question!"

Anna glanced at Mendes with disdain and said sarcastically, "You think you've seen everything and made the right choice, but you're just a pathetic wretch."

"Duffy is willing to betray anything to achieve his goals. I hope your master can save your life tonight!"

(End of this chapter)