[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world":3,"chapter-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1916":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Detective in the Fictional World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1484084,1930,"Chapter 1916 - Throwing Out Money, a Bloody Disaster","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1916",1916,"\u003Cp>Watching the couple leave in a hurry, Susan suddenly chuckled. “I did sense that they were going to run into some bad luck lately. It seems it really is a little serious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina glanced at Luke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke acted as if nothing had happened. Someone else standing up too quickly had nothing to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire, however, was interested. “Then how bad is it going to be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan fell silent, as if she was calculating it, then said in a low voice, “They probably won’t die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire was shocked. “So unlucky?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan was also uncertain. “That will depend on them. If they don’t show some restraint, they might end up in the hospital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina glanced at Luke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke winked at her, which meant that they would talk later, so she didn’t dwell on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Sasha and her partner returned less than ten minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had changed into another dress which she had found from somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she sat down, she glared at Claire hatefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire, however, didn’t look at her at all as she chatted with Selina and Susan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasha was about to say something else, but the last two people at the table arrived, and the party officially began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t crazy, and naturally didn’t dare disrupt the party. She could only swallow her anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing new about the party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the glamorous female celebrities here, it was no different from any other party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hosts were an L.A. celebrity, who did all the explaining, and an A-list film actress, who was eye candy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purpose of the fundraiser was to help the victims of the San Francisco disaster. They got off the stage, and a professional auctioneer went up to start the auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke felt that the simple and efficient process wasn’t bad. It would be annoying if there were too many strange things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, his thoughts changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense if it was a celebrity’s personally autographed debut album, or some well-known film ornament or special film prop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dinner with a celebrity, or VIP concert tickets – these just barely passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, there was a skimpy ‘costume’ worn by a certain female star in a particular movie, and it was specially indicated that it ‘had yet to be washed,’ which was ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke couldn’t help but ask Claire in a low voice, “What did you put up for auction?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how he was staring at that ‘costume’ on stage, Claire couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “What are you thinking? It’s the song compilation I released at Christmas. It’s the very first one, serial number 001. I’ll sign and write a personalized message in it too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was relieved. Claire was still a good kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The party was a private event, so most people wouldn’t jack up the price too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things were simply donated by the owners, who then bought them back. The auction progressed very quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there would still be a small show after the auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the celebrities here would be performing, and proceeds from sales of the recording would be also donated to the victims of San Francisco.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price of Claire’s auction item and her status weren’t high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The awkward thing was that only two people raised their hands, and the bid only reached 1,100 dollars (Starting bid: 1000. Bid increment: 100).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire was extremely depressed and inwardly cursed the people here for being dinosaurs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be rare for true fans to fork out thousands of dollars to buy this record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing her emotions, Luke found it a little funny, but was about to raise his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could give his sister a way out and also help the victims of San Francisco. Why not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Sasha, who was at the same table, raised her hand, and the auctioneer immediately called out, “1,200 dollars.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasha turned to Claire with a smile. “You have to write the message properly for me later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire’s face changed. She didn’t want to write some happy message for this brainless woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, this guy might seize the opportunity to create a stir, which would be even more disgusting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately raised her hand, but Luke was already one step ahead of her. At the same time, he said, “12,000.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasha raised her hand as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auctioneer: “12,100. Wow, looks like Miss P!nk’s album is really popular.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he cursed Sasha inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t blind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was clearly with Claire. After such a high bid, the tacit understanding was that things would stop here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasha had immediately raised her hand. Wasn’t this obviously causing trouble?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Sasha could say anything, Luke had called out ten times the amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t care about the extra 10,000 dollars, but everybody present probably now knew that she was targeting Claire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too lazy to look at her, Luke raised his hand again. “120,000.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had the upper hand in this matter — money was the biggest advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasha hesitated. 120,000 dollars wasn’t a small amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fine for her to spend 120,000 dollars on shopping, but for charity… Wouldn’t that be feeding poor dogs for nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing that only Susan out of the other four was looking at her strangely, she was sti;; unwilling to give up, so she raised her hand again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auctioneer kept smiling. “120,100 dollars. That’s an astonishing price. Miss Sasha is so zealous in supporting the charity…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stressed the word “zealous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who heard this immediately understood that he was reminding Sasha not to cause trouble at this charity fundraiser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one really cared if it was 100,000 or 80,000 – the main thing was to give everyone a chance to boost their reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of money, many people here could donate millions easily; it wasn’t Sasha’s place to act cocky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasha wasn’t really stupid. She understood what the auctioneer was saying – it was just that she had suddenly found Claire and Luke displeasing to the eye for some reason, and had wanted to pick a bone with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke raised his hand again. “1.2 million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low whispers immediately rang out in the hall. Almost everyone knew that Sasha had run into a fierce person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a lot of rich people here, but it was rare to throw out 1.2 million in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, this sort of private party would only be reported in the local New York news at most, so there was little to be gained from throwing out this amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was raising the bid like crazy, completely to crucify Sasha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she raised her hand again, it would be clear she was spending a lot of money to stir up trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what she chose, this matter would quickly spread in the circle, and a lot of negative comments about her would definitely spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing all kinds of gazes on her, Sasha finally didn’t dare make a fuss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the auctioneer bring down the gavel and declare that his sister’s album belonged to him, Luke smiled and leaned back in his chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t flaunting his wealth, but using his money in an obvious ploy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt good to be able to force a provocateur into a situation where they couldn’t fight back, by hitting them with a bit of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing else happened during the auction, and it was soon time for the performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at Sasha and the man as they left their seats, Luke asked Claire, “Are they going to perform too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire was uncertain. “I think so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan interjected, “Yes, they were bragging about it before you came.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke nodded thoughtfully. “That’s good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan was curious. “You want to see them sing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke smiled. “Susan, didn’t you say that they were going to end up in the hospital?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stunned for a moment, Susan coughed. “That…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She usually didn’t divine bad luck for other people – it felt too much like she was cursing them – but she had accidentally let it slip just how.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke, however, nodded before she could reply. “I think you’re right. They’ll definitely encounter a bloody disaster tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1359,"2026-06-06T03:36:41.125Z",1,"novelbin.me","babf4edb015d0c97bf0a32d3d59a4296fd2d54effb2cddaaae93227f2f665a1d","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1917","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1915",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]