Chapter 553: Scheming Against Jinghe Again

After Jinghe left, Wu An also quickly came out, found Gao Qiangqi, and said, "Qiang Ge, I just ran into Jinghe."

Gao Qiangqi furrowed his brow and said, "That guy runs several Japanese restaurants, so it's normal for him to come to the auction; what's up?"

Wu An said, "I plan to join in the fun later."

Upon hearing that, Gao Qiangqi asked, "You want to deal with him?"

Wu An gave a hehe laugh: "Nothing gets past you, Qiang Ge."

He recounted what he heard in the restroom: Jinghe on the phone, saying he wanted to secure the bluefin to curry favor with the Japanese.

Gao Qiangqi said, "There have been rumors before that Jinghe is helping the Japanese manage their business; looks like the rumor is true."

Wu An nodded, helpless.

In a big forest there are all kinds of birds; with our country's huge population, having a few Japanese devils show up is nothing out of the ordinary.

Especially Jinghe's line "The benefits are definitely huge," which sounds exactly like what those Japanese say in anti-Japanese dramas; I don't know how others feel hearing it, but he himself is somewhat annoyed.

Now there's a way to deal with such unfilial descendants, and incidentally gain some benefits for ourselves—why not?

As for offending people,

We've already offended people before, and we're not afraid of offending them even more.

"Qiang Ge, shall we do it?"

Gao Qiangqi glanced at Wu An, instantly understood what Wu An wanted to do, and hesitated: "We can do it, but maybe I should find someone to act as a shill."

Wu An shook his head: "Don't look for someone."

"Someone you find on the spot—can you really count on them?"

"Furthermore, even if it works, you'll owe them a favor."

"Let's do it ourselves."

He and Jinghe already had a grudge before, so this time he's not afraid to add a little extra.

The two whispered their plan.

Soon, the two walked toward Jinghe's spot; along the way, people kept greeting Gao Qiangqi, showing that his connections in the city's seafood sector are also strong.

On the way, they met Gu Anran, who joined them.

They arrived near Jinghe.

Gao Qiangqi deliberately greeted someone loudly.

Jinghe heard it.

He turned his head, saw Gao Qiangqi and Wu An, snorted through his nose, then gave a dismissive glance and turned his face away.

Since they had a grudge before, naturally they wouldn't greet each other now.

After Wu An confirmed Jinghe had noticed them, he deliberately said loudly, "Qiang Ge, that bluefin is not bad."

"Big and fatty."

"And I've walked the whole auction; this is the only bluefin."

Gao Qiangqi replied, "It's not bad."

"If we get it, we definitely won't worry about sales."

"Let's see the asking price later."

"If it's not over about seven hundred thousand, we'll take it."

Wu An said, "I feel this bluefin could be worth over a hundred thousand."

To the side.

Gu Anran gave Wu An and Gao Qiangqi a strange look, wondering what the two brothers were up to; if she remembered correctly, that bluefin tuna was clearly the one they had sent for auction.

"Why are we bidding on it again?"

"Trying to drive up the price?"

Gu Anran didn't realize she had already guessed the truth, but being well-behaved she didn't ask anything.

If she were to speak up now and let the eavesdropping Jinghe notice something, all their prior effort would be wasted.

Gao Qiangqi coughed; he already thought bidding seven hundred thousand was a bit high, but he didn't expect Wu An to be even more ruthless—still, thinking that being a bit ruthless is justified, this chance to screw over the Japanese devils doesn't come often, so we must seize it.

To put it bluntly, this also counts as contributing to the country.

On the surface it looks black-hearted, but actually it's red-hearted.

He said with a smile, "Exactly, a bluefin over four hundred catties is not common."

"Look, many bosses are waiting for this bluefin."

"I estimate it won't be easy to get."

Wu An chuckled: "Qiang Ge, what are you being timid about?"

"The harder it is to get, the higher this bluefin's value shows."

"Anyway, however much we add to the price, you can still add more once it's in your hands."

"In any case, we won't lose out."

Gao Qiangqi raised his hand and tapped him: "Makes sense."

Ahead, Jinghe tilted his ear to eavesdrop; hearing the two talk this far, he couldn't help cursing a couple of times, but he also had to admit that Wu An kid was right—if Saito knew he had paid a high price to get this bluefin, he'd be even happier.

The happier Saito is, the more he'll reward him.

So.

This bluefin, he must get it!

Gu Anran saw Wu An and Gao Qiangqi no longer speaking loudly on purpose, she slightly lifted her foot, leaned in to Wu An's ear, and whispered, "What are you and Qiang Ge scheming?"

Wu An explained the scheme to trap Jinghe.

After hearing it, Gu Anran couldn't help laughing: "You're really nasty for scheming against someone like that."

But I like it.

Hehe.

Wu An smiled.

Look.

This emotional value makes people feel much more at ease.

……

The auction moved quickly; although it was a temporary setup, the organizers were experienced, presenting the fish clearly, and they would also compare wild and farmed specimens side by side, making the difference still very obvious.

Everyone watched, and the auction enthusiasm was relatively high.

After just over an hour, the auction was nearing its end; the spotted grouper, tiger grouper, and large yellow fish appeared in turn, especially a ten-catty large yellow fish, which fetched a price of 180,000.

At this moment.

A Qing came over, still holding a small notebook, and shouted excitedly, 'Brother, brother, look how much money we made.'

Wu An was stunned.

Only then did he remember that he had told A Qing to briefly record the auction results of the catch, so he would have a rough idea; but because he was scheming against Jinghe, he forgot all about it.

He took the small notebook and looked at it, somewhat surprised: 'Over two million?'

A Qing scratched his head: 'Brother, I might have missed some entries in the middle; actually the total is definitely more than what I recorded.'

…… Wu An shook his head; he didn't think it was too little, but too much—if you add the bluefin, this trip could earn over three million.

Holy shit!

Wu An was also startled.

The trawler is making too much money!

If he could outfit an entire fleet to go to sea, why would he bother with all that other nonsense; just going to sea would fill his pockets.

Wu An warned himself to stay calm.

In such a situation, he must not think of blind expansion.

Still the same saying: the people on his boat must be reliable and trustworthy.

Wu An gave the small notebook to Gao Qiangqi to look at.

Gao Qiangqi nodded: 'Not bad, a bit beyond expectations.'

This auction was rather rushed; everyone didn't have much good stuff, so your boat's goods naturally looked better, attracting lots of bidding, plus the auctioneer's salesmanship, which is why it sold for that amount.

Wu An said: 'Adding that bluefin, this boat's catch will definitely exceed three million.'

Gao Qiangqi smiled: 'That depends on whether Jinghe takes the bait.'

Wu An said: 'As a dog, as long as it can win the master's favor, it will surely be willing.'

Makes sense, then congratulations on getting rich.

Congratulations, congratulations.

Hahaha.

Jinghe dissatisfiedly glanced back at the two, silently cursing, 'What a stupid laugh.'

Soon.

The auction was nearing its end; everyone knew the main event was coming; the auctioneer cleared his throat and said: 'Next up for auction is a bluefin tuna weighing 456 catties.'

This is a top-grade gift from the deep sea.

As a marine treasure, it is indeed rare; therefore, this auction only has this one.