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Chapter 53 Auction

It was already evening when he walked out of Helia Bank, and five large boxes of Bailey were delivered to Jem on time.

There is a beautiful tortoise car parked in front of you.
Jem looked at Marianne suspiciously: "Did you buy a car?"

Marianne smiled: "I just repainted it, don't you think its original paint is too earthy?"

Jem was noncommittal, but apparently the current turtle car wouldn't even recognize its grandma, let alone its original owner.

Jem followed Marianne into the luxury turtle car, stepped on the thick plush carpet, and his thoughts drifted back to the man named Motland he saw in the hall of Helia Bank.

Is that gentle man really a heinous slave trader?
That trace of tenderness on the outside, that touch of self-made and indifferent smile, how can I feel that it is the expression of his heart.

"Marian, what do you think of that guy named Mortland?" Jem said to Marian next to him.

The little girl obviously has no interest in men: "I don't care who is Motland, I'm almost starving to death, brother Jim! I want to eat!"

Little Billy also poked his head out and said aggrievedly, "Brother Jem, Billy is very hungry too!"

"Ahem... Now let's go to the world's most luxurious manor, which serves dishes made by famous chefs from all over the world. I guarantee you can eat enough." Jem blushed slightly, yes, it seemed that he was running around all day To go, in addition to drinking tea or drinking tea.

……

"How long will it take?" Marianne asked weakly.

Jem changed to a comfortable position and leaned back: "About 10 minutes, the outskirts of the city is where you stole the turtle car."

"What is stealing?" The weak Marian suddenly grinned at Jem like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, and said angrily, "It's a friend, and a friend volunteered to give us a ride."

"Well, you can say whatever you want." Jem raised his hands in surrender.She is probably the only one who can talk about stealing so confidently.

After the turtle cart drove out of the city gate, it ran all the way west until the dim afterglow was completely swallowed up by night, and the two arrived at the suburb of the city—Motland Manor again.

After paying an expensive entrance fee, the gate of the manor slowly opened, and in front of him was a large gallery for three carriages to drive side by side.The sides of the gallery are filled with delicate trees, as well as flowers and birds.

And it was this large gallery, Marian was stunned, it was beautiful and magnificent - the large gallery.The four walls are framed with masterpieces of countless generations of artists.The ceiling is covered with mythical paintings surrounded by angel reliefs, as well as reliefs and emblems of the 12 constellations.

"Brother Jem, hurry up and carry me up!" The little girl stared dazedly at everything in front of her.

She is captured!
Jem crouched down, and Marian sat directly on his shoulders.With a height of [-] meters and the length of the little girl's upper body and arms, the little girl excitedly stroked the exquisite reliefs with a very artistic atmosphere on the ceiling.

Little Billy kept tugging on Marianne's trousers, Billy was hungry!How come you walk so slowly!Climb like a snail!
After finally walking through the nearly 300-meter-long gorgeous gallery, an upside-down crystal pyramid in the hall caught the eyes of the two of them.The surrounding lights are reflected on this exquisite crystal pyramid, and the light and its flat mirror immediately shine brightly, like a brilliant diamond.

The bottom of the inverted pyramid is a ring-shaped dining table, which is so small that several pieces of exquisite queen bread can be stuffed into one mouthful, and it is as large as a two-meter-long lobster cooked bright red. into the giant shrimp shell.

"Quack, quack..."

"Crack it, click it..."

"Gudong, gudong..."

All the distinguished guests looked at them with disgust, and all of them ate their meals so elegantly that they didn't even make a sound, only they, as if they had never eaten in eight lifetimes, were gobbling and chewing non-stop.

Soon there were not many people left in the hall.

Little Billy is happy, I'm glad you're gone, it's all mine.

Jem noticed that those guys who were full of wine and food seemed to go to an ear door one by one with a tacit understanding, and never came back.

"Let's go, don't eat."

"Yeah, Billy isn't full yet!"

Jem couldn't help but grabbed Billy, who was swollen like a ball, and walked towards the ear door.

This is a dead end, and there is no difference, but they did go here and never came out again. Jem frowned, as if remembering something, and handed out a gold card to a guard.

Soon the guard paused a few times with the halberd in his hand, and a secret door opened in the flat wall.

Stepping through the hidden door and going down all the way, after passing through a long, long spiral staircase, there is an auditorium almost as wide as a basketball court in front of you.

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it a theater.Except for the faint light on the stage at the front, the fan-shaped space below is densely packed with chairs, and you can hardly see your fingers.

At this time, the large theater was almost full of people, and they whispered excitedly, as if they were all looking forward to the upcoming opera performance.

"My lord, this way please." A waiter stepped forward and led them to a seat,

"Why is it so dark here? Is it the Opera House?" Marianne raised her eyebrows and asked inexplicably, "Brother Jem, are we here to watch an opera?"

Jem said with a smile: "You'll find out in a while, and I think it's almost time to start."

Little Billy in his arms was trembling at the moment: "Brother Jem, I...scared! Billy doesn't like this place, Brother Jem, get out, let's go out!"

Jem caressed Billy and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, my brother is here, and no one will take Billy away from him again."

Little Billy gradually calmed down.

Not long after, lights suddenly lit up at the top of the auction house, instantly illuminating the stage in front of it like daylight.

The conversation in the audience suddenly subsided.

Under the soft and bright light, the stage became the only bright place in front of the eyes, and also the focus of everyone's eyes.

A man in a tuxedo slowly stepped onto the booth and bowed to everyone.

"Everyone has been waiting for a long time, and now I announce that this auction will officially begin!"

"Is it an auction? Brother Jem, do you want to buy something? I'll help you auction it." Marianne stared at the stage excitedly. She hadn't figured out what Jem wanted to do from the beginning to the end. The mystery is to participate in the auction.

Jem didn't say a word, but just stared at the booth closely. Several rounds of auctions had passed, including weapons and jewelry. He didn't care about these things, and the crowd around him also had no atmosphere.

Until the first living person is pushed onto the stage!There was only a slight commotion in the crowd.

It was a woman, not only the facial features were very beautiful, but the skin color was so fair that it was almost eye-catching.

The auction also ushered in a climax.

At this time, Marianne finally understood, and held Jem tightly with her small fists.She is angry!

(End of this chapter)