Live Kexue in Kexue World

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This auction was even worse than the one that Dan Techen had participated in before.

The location is no longer the luxurious area where every inch of land was expensive last time. It seems that due to various considerations, the venue is set in a venue on a small island in the middle of a large lake.

This is the most upscale type of villas built by the Suzuki Consortium. It is separated from the single-family villas in other areas by the central lake, and you need to take a yacht at the temporary dock to get in and out.

It is said that they originally planned to set the location at sea, and the luxury cruise ship can effectively prevent the entry and exit of people-this move is self-evident to prevent anyone.

But the police also pointed out that it is not suitable for them to hunt in the sea, and restricting a certain thief will also restrict their behavior.

Therefore, this rare auction did not become a vanity fair for all kinds of dignitaries to show their financial power, and the forgotten Aston Martin or Jaguar were all useless.

Ladies and gentlemen wearing luxurious dresses and Zegna suits condescend to board the yacht that only retains basic functions. The turbine engine drives the hull to the clubhouse that shines in the night. The splash of water is like a lady's skirt, Spread slowly on the surface of the lake in the center.

Megumi Nakashi tidied up his tie with some discomfort. He had just finished an exhibition game, and after that he was still interviewed by reporters in his sweaty tennis clothes.This is the first time he has appeared in front of the public in an official capacity after retiring. Long `guns but short.

A kinder person will ask him why he retired and whether he will participate in other exhibition games.

What is not kind is to directly criticize whether the reason for his retirement is related to Suzuki Sonoko. He has always had a close relationship with the lady of the chaebol.

Zhong Shihui felt that if this report was read by Kyogoku, he and the reporter would always die first.

After dismissing the reporters, he was dragged by his assistant to quickly take a shower, change clothes, and tidy up his appearance. He still couldn't refuse. He had to go to the auction tonight, even though the strenuous exercise and verbal confrontation had made him a little tired.

The sea breeze failed to blow away his hair fixed by hairspray, and the sluggish young man was maintained by the upright suit. Then, he heard his only viewer in the live broadcast room say the first sentence of .

[You are still far away: the external spin serve can hit the inner and upper side of Qiu. 】

Zhongshi Hui was stunned, and didn't realize what he was talking about for a while.

He soon remembered that during the 4Ace in today's exhibition game (the opponent didn't touch the ball at all in one round), he seemed to find a black cat to roll a few skills at random.

The success rate is extremely high, and the few low-level failures can be completely understood as the effect of the exhibition game.

He recalled how he did it at the time. The outspin serve is actually a kickserve, because the ball still keeps spinning after landing, so it will bounce back to some strange places. If you hit the inside and upper side according to what the audience said... It is estimated that the ball will jump directly to the face of the opposite player.

The problem is that……

"Considering the weight of the tennis racket and the bearing capacity of the human wrist, it is not so simple to do this. Hitting the upper and outer sides is already the limit of keeping the racket in your hands." He suddenly thought of something, "Are you left-handed?"

Only left-handers can do this more easily than right-handers.

Well, it’s actually not that easy. It’s common sense for the ball to jump away as soon as it touches the ground. The technique of keeping spinning and riding on the face is a bit too... metaphysical.

It depends on luck.

[You are still far away: zero-cut balls can not rebound. 】

"..." Zhongshihui probably knows why he still has an exclusive audience after he has been doing badly. This person didn't come to see him to do the task at all, he was just waiting to watch himself play!

After thinking about what a zero-style chip is, and understanding it literally, he guessed: "Receive the serve and make it short...?"

"Not bouncing back is completely disrespectful to science. Consider Newton and let the ball bounce."

The black cat shook its beard: "Science, what science? What nonsense are you talking about in front of me?"

Zhongshi Hui: "..."

Well, the most unscientific thing is squatting in front of him.

This quiz-style discussion on tennis techniques ended with the yacht docking. In this short period of 5 minutes, Nakashi Hui thought that the other party should be a talented young tennis player who was left-handed, but the more he heard The more outrageous it gets later.

It's not playing ball, it's doing magic.

Or is it actually a mysteriously invaded world over there, and this level of tennis is just their daily routine...?

Zhong Shihui didn't understand, Zhong Shihui was greatly shocked.

The usher immediately recognized Zhong Shihui and led him into the venue.

Today's charity auction is obviously quite formal, similar to the layout of an opera hall. Except for the stage covered by the red curtain, all the positions are arranged at a certain distance below the stage. Because the dome is high enough, there are also a few A more comfortable and luxurious observation deck on the second floor.

Suzuki Sonoko is on the second floor.

Holding a small binoculars with a golden hand holder, she was looking at the crowd below the white fence that was gradually getting busier. A bell was hung on the far wall, and the pendulum of the clock meant that the auction was about to start.

Kyogoku stood beside her, and Suzuki Sonoko, who was full of interest, also pulled him to appreciate the venue together.

"The designer directly demolished all the three floors inside. At first, he proposed whether to rebuild a roof with a dormer window, but he gave up the plan because it felt unsafe. The skylight is so good, and the night is so beautiful today. , maybe you can see the stars directly!"

She lamented the beauty of the man-made building, but Kyogoku responded helplessly, saying "Yes, it's very beautiful", but kept staring at Suzuki Sonoko, but this young lady didn't notice this at all.

Zhongshi Hui: "..."

He felt as if he had come at the wrong time.

Adhering to the core idea of ​​"I'm not here to disturb you, nor to join you", he tried his best to minimize his presence and greeted the two of them.

Suzuki Sonoko exclaimed: "Ah Hui? Is it Ah Hui? Why is he so alive today!"

"...You can treat me as a dead person if you want." Zhong Shihui collapsed on the red velvet sofa without any image, breathing with his head up, like a dead fish about to die.

"The boxes you want will be auctioned in the order of No. 15 or so, but," Sonoko Suzuki put down his binoculars, his eyes lit up, "Master Kidd said that he wants to get his prize, which I guess is the "Rose Heart". right in front of the box.Of course, Lord Kidd cannot miss it, so the auction may not be able to go on as usual! "

Seeing that Zhongshi Hui didn't respond at all, Suzuki Sonoko stepped forward and waved his hand in front of him: "Why are you completely unresponsive? That's Mr. Kidd, who has mastered gorgeous stealing skills, and his charm is unstoppable! Give some reaction, hurry up!" Hurry up!"

"Uh, I was wondering if you really like that Phantom Thief, or if you're buffing Mr. Kyogokuma... Would you like to look back?"

Suzuki Sonoko became quiet for an instant, pushed Megumi Nakashi aside and sat on the sofa, and patted the empty seat beside him: "Ah Zhen, sit here, here!"

It can only be said that Kyogoku's face is so dark and his fist is so hard, Kidd may cry for a long time with one punch...

Casting his attention away from the young couple, Zhongshi Hui was forced to maintain a straight sitting posture. He propped his chin and looked down. The athlete's excellent dynamic vision allowed him to see the bustling crowd clearly.

He saw a black-hatted and silver-haired Martini in a formal suit. Martini was talking to Bourbon next to him. He was dragged forward by the latter with a black face, his messy blond hair caught in the light. Shines like gold.

Sitting near the aisle was Dan Techen. He still looked timid, using Baima Tan and Brandy to separate the crowd, with his head hanging down as if in a daze. Zhong Shihui scanned around, but couldn't find him. Eugene's figure.

Similarly, Lily Theresa did not appear at the scene, or put on a disguise.

Apart from these people, Nakashi Megumi actually saw Kudo Shinichi, who was sitting next to a young man in a brown suit and black-rimmed glasses. The young man seemed to be smiling all the time, and his eyes were squinted so that his pupils could not be seen clearly.

Zhongshi Hui lacked interest, and suddenly felt a line of sight - that line of sight was firmly pressed down like a weight.A man in a black suit stood in front of the stage, with a shiny brooch pinned to his chest, which was designed with tentacles that snaked like liquid metal.

The man stared straight at him, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth, he couldn't tell whether it was friendly or mocking.

Megumi Zhongshi "knows" this person, and he is Masahiro Nagai.

……

The auction went extremely smoothly, it can be said that it was so smooth that it made people feel a little uneasy.

When introducing the gemstone named "Rose Heart", even the auctioneer was a little stuck, for fear that a strange thief in a white cloak would suddenly appear from somewhere.

But until the gavel hit the table heavily and the final ownership of the gem was determined, there was no change in the surrounding area.

The auctioneer breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly asked his assistant to push the collection down, and a thing covered by a velvet black cloth with exquisite lace stitched on the edge was pushed up.

The auctioneer's white-gloved hands rested on the black cloth, smiling and slowly peeling off the artistic black cloth, which was expensive just by looking at it.

"This is a mysterious collection with a certain historical background. After investigation, it is found that the material used to make it belongs to the No.18 Dynasty of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt. Too much time has eroded. We believe it has something to do with how it was preserved, and its unique material."

The full picture of the box was revealed.

The whole place was quiet.

This silence was not due to the attractiveness of the box that was hyped up by the auctioneer, on the contrary - it was so ordinary that it was not even worth as much as the piece of cloth used to cover it just by looking at it with the naked eye.

Martini, who was staring at the box, became stiff from the moment he saw it, which seemed to be an instinctive reaction of the body.

The mottled boxes fit perfectly, with no gaps at all.But he had the illusion that this thing was slowly opening.

The smell of decay and nausea, the darkness that transcends time and space, the sound of a prolific flute, something alive clumsily doing an absurd dance in a box that should be empty.

The box is breathing.

"The seller who provided the box thoughtfully set the price to a level that fits our charity theme, and it only costs $[-]!" The auctioneer adjusted the position of the box so that it could be fully exposed to the light, perhaps because he really didn't know what to buy. How to use words to add value to this simple box, the auctioneer simply spread his hands, "Then, everyone can start bidding!"

"Three thousand dollars!" Someone raised a sign.

The previous items were all raised to a certain price. If you want to reap the reputation of charity with the lowest price in this auction, this cheap box is undoubtedly the best choice.

More than one had this idea, and they tacitly lowered the markup.

"Five thousand dollars!"

"Eight thousand!"

"Ten thousand!"

The auctioneer didn't continue to use rhetoric to stimulate bids from customers. To be honest, it would be nice to be able to sell this item.

"30." A voice came from the edge farthest from the stage.

The faint, very calm voice has been silent since the beginning of the auction, until now it suddenly increased the price thirty times for this broken box!

Many people turned their attention to the man, the young man stood out in this environment, he was not wearing a formal suit, he wore a brown octagonal hat, a white lapel shirt and a black windbreaker coat, and a soft silk shirt collar On it was a delicate, lifeless face.

"The professor is here..." Martini murmured.

Bourbon looked away: "You think he won't come back?"

"You can come, but it's not necessary, after all we—"

"40." A price hike interrupted Martini's words.

Masahiro Nagai, sitting in the front row, held up his sign with a sure-fire smile.

Why hasn't he been caught yet?

This idea only appeared for a moment, and then Martini remembered that apart from the character card, the only thing left to know what this man had done was gin.

The character card is busy with tasks, and he has long been forgotten, and Gin naturally doesn't pay attention to this person.

Maybe he didn't remember seeing such a person at all.

In fact, it was the same. At this moment, Gin was watching the see-saw filled with gunpowder expressionlessly, and Martini even smelled some boredom from him.

While Martini was estimating his wallet and the maximum price he could quote after including the bourbon and gin deposits first, a lazy voice came from the second floor.

"100."

After the quotation was over, the girl who also came from the second floor exploded: "Shut up, Ah Hui, you don't understand auctions at all!"

The auctioneer laughed so hard that he couldn't keep his eyes open, but Masahiro Nagai was still raising the price: "120 million."

Ruolin Chunliang: "130."

Bourbon: "... Is the Mystery Law Firm making so much money?"

After the price soared to 100 million, the auctioneer was a little dumbfounded. This is US dollars.According to the appraisal, this box is indeed not very valuable, why spend more than 100 million to buy such a box and go back?

That’s not what charity is for, is it?

"I give - zero!"

The lights of the venue were instantly extinguished.

The fluttering of the pigeons was especially noticeable in the dark, and a beam of spotlights was suddenly turned on, and the focus of the lights converged somewhere on the top of the venue.

The phantom thief with a white cloak and a top hat finally appeared in front of the public with his unique mysterious smile.

Various commotions erupted from the silent venue for a moment, and the police hidden in the crowd immediately took out their walkie-talkies, identified the target and began to seek support.

Hanging on the lanyard, Kidd swayed onto the stage, his white cloak flipped into a neat arc, the auctioneer nervously took two steps back, and hurriedly ran out of the stage.

Kidd's eyes met Dante Chen's briefly at one point, and he picked up the case.The empty box was very light, and Kidd didn't know why Dan Techen had specifically entrusted him to get it, but it wasn't the first time he had cooperated with this wizard who had cursed himself.

Saving the world doesn't feel bad.

Just when he was about to retreat according to the original route, all the passages in and out of the venue were severely closed, the spotlights went out again, the ground trembled, and deafening bangs came from outside the venue—like a slowly closing coffin.

The irregular beating of the giant drum and the screaming of the flute reached everyone's ears. It was obviously darkness, but the visual nervous system transmitted the same picture to the brain.

Blind, dumb, and foolish dance.

What they heard and saw immediately plunged the people present into chaos enough to distort their minds, but the selected people maintained their sanity, not only those character cards, but also the "assistants" who appeared in the auction together with the character cards .

Nagai Masahiro's voice sounded in the darkness: "It seems that everyone is here."

His voice turned into another very familiar voice.Those who heard the voice immediately turned their heads to look at where the black cat should be next to them, but they couldn't see anything in the darkness.

With a naia tone, but more emotional than the black cat's voice, slowly came out of Nagai Masahiro's mouth——

"Then let's start the final game."