Dragon Raja 5; Chapter 301: For Your Majesty (116)

Dragon Raja 5

“My beloved Sonia.” Ekaterina looked down at the table. “Look at yourself. Just last month, you sold off most of your assets, put the money in a card, and brought it here. But you had enough time. You didn’t need to rush. Who were you doing this for? That poor guy died without understanding that you were raising money for him. If you had explained it to him sooner, he wouldn’t have had to cut his own arteries.”

Lu Mingfei’s heart stirred slightly.

From their first meeting, he sensed an aura of antiquity emanating from them; behind their vibrant faces, it seemed a pair of weathered eyes were always scrutinizing you. Now, this suspicion was confirmed: they were a group of ghosts who lingered in the world through sorcery, like vampires. Yet, vampires could possess such bonds. This alluring and captivating Sonia, who flirted with many along the way, letting them fight over her affections, had only ever truly cared for one person. And that person was completely unaware.

It’s such a childish story, so childish… that it makes you feel a little sorry for Sonia, who might be an old witch.

Ekaterina raised her head, looking directly into Sonia’s eyes. “You have no children, so you don’t know how deep this trap is. You used that drug, and your offspring will have genetic defects. The only thing that can correct these defects is that drug. Three months ago, I cryopreserved my child. He has no heartbeat or breath now, but that drug can wake him up, and I’ll hear him call me ‘Mom’ again. I’m willing to pay any price for this.”

Sonia was deeply moved.

“The boss behind the scenes isn’t just targeting you and your family’s service terms, but also your friends, relatives, your social connections, everything about you,” Ekaterina said softly. “Only those who are exhausted have the right to leave this game. As long as you’re alive, you’ll be punished for your survival.”

“Four hundred million dollars, plus fifteen years,” Bunin reiterated the current offer.

“Five hundred million dollars, plus thirteen years.” Auchinez held up the sign.

He had been observing the situation, but finally joined the bidding. He weighed the chips he, Valodya, and Sonnaya had placed; these close friends from Modanko had reached an agreement under pressure from others.

“Odinez, you are the one who doesn’t have enough time,” Leonid suddenly said.

Odinez’s expression changed slightly, but he didn’t deny it. At this point, everyone’s cards were pretty clear. Sony’s silent chip purchase was to help Vishniak, so she wasn’t short of time. Valodya’s offensive was fierce, but she ultimately chose to hand over her chips to Odinez. Therefore, Odinez, who had remained the most composed throughout, was actually the one in dire straits. On the surface, he was trying to maintain order and persuade everyone not to fight, but the truth was that he desperately wanted to buy a share before the price went up.

“So what if you know? I have friends, and my friends ultimately decided to support me.” Okinez looked at Valodya and Sonia. “If they were in trouble, I would support them without hesitation.”

Ekaterina remained silent. Her lips were pursed, clearly hesitant, but perhaps it wasn’t time to gamble everything yet, after all, there were still two more shipments to go.

Just as Okinez breathed a sigh of relief, Maxim, who had been silent all along, sighed, “Five hundred million dollars, plus fifteen years!”

Okinez sat up abruptly, glaring fiercely at Maxim, his gaze almost killing the lazy boy.

“You’ve ignored me; that’s a tactical blunder. No one left at this table is here to stand by.” Maxim didn’t even acknowledge his gaze. “Mr. Bunin, you can raise your hammer now.”

Okinez’s eyes twitched with fury, but he did not raise his paddle again during the three times Bunin repeated the price.

Maxim paid a handful of sevens of gold coins, eight years of service, and $500 million from Kari in exchange for four items.

He left the meeting room as quickly as Anna did, and no one knew whether the item would end up being used on someone or stored in a cold storage.

Perhaps what he should do now is to flee. After the ownership of the last two shipments is determined, a hunt may follow.

Lu Mingfei couldn’t help but feel fortunate that his companions were a bunch of killers.

Zero’s new comic was already halfway done, and it’s actually a depiction of hell. Dogs and porcupines carrying swords continue to appear, squatting to the side, staring blankly at the mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.

“For the fifth item, which customer will make the first bid?” Bunin asked slowly.

“Three hundred million dollars.” Ekaterina began cautiously with the offer. Auchinez and Leonid followed suit. It seemed that only these three were left qualified to compete, and their voices echoed repeatedly in the conference room.

After 15 minutes of back-and-forth bidding, the price returned to the level of the previous round. Lu Mingfei did some simple mental calculations: based on a year of service equivalent to $30 million, Ekaterina’s bid was actually $850 million, while Okinez’s bid was $890 million, and Leonid had not made a new offer for two rounds.

Although they are still locked in a tight battle, both sides were exhausted.

“Four hundred million dollars, plus twenty-five years, that’s Ekaterina’s offer. The first time.” Bunin raised the gavel.

“Four hundred million dollars, plus thirty years.” Lu Mingfei held up the bidding paddle in his hand.

It was time to end this long game. Every handful of gold coins in his pocket was worth a year’s worth, plus the four hundred million in his account. Alexander Bunin glanced at him several times, and Lu Mingfei understood what he meant.

He took out the small leather bag full of coins, and in front of everyone, he arranged them one by one into a matrix, displaying thirty coins.

When he did this, the entire room fell silent, and everyone looked at Bunin.

After taking thirty coins, Lu Mingfei’s coin bag was still full. His cunning trick was to slip in a few extra coins while he went to the restroom, giving the illusion that his wallet was still full. The neatly arranged gold coins created a striking visual effect. With no one competing with Lu Mingfei, Bunin’s gavel fell, and Lu Mingfei easily took the fifth item that were Leeches, he tried to appear nonchalant.

Fortunately, no one paid attention to him; everyone’s attention was on Bunin.

“It turns out our competitors also include the host himself,” Ekaterina said quietly.

Just as Bunin had thought, once this small bag of gold coins was exposed, everyone would realize that he was the person behind Lu Mingfei.

“Our rules don’t prohibit such behavior; anyone can hire an agent, as long as you trust that the agent will ultimately deliver the goods to you,” Bunin said coldly, facing everyone’s gaze. “I’m leaving my current post. Rather than taking that bag of gold coins, I’d rather take a shipment with me. When someone needs it, they should be able to offer me a satisfactory price.”

This reveals the old thief’s cunning. Even now, he still concealed Christina’s illness, implying that it would become a stockpile, waiting for an opportunity to be traded off-exchange.

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