Chapter 135: Discovering a Wanted Criminal

Esteemed guests, welcome to this auction, the theme of this auction is……

Su Yu hadn't finished listening to the host's words when she heard Wulongcha's exclamation.

【Host, what should we do now?】

【What do you mean, what should we do? You were just pretty happy a moment ago, weren't you?】

【An accident happened, and we discovered a wanted criminal.】

【??? What kind of criminal are you talking about?】

Su Yu quickly lowered her head; she almost couldn't control her expression.

【A wanted criminal, you heard right—it's exactly that kind of wanted criminal with a bounty!】

【Are you blinded by money? You're still thinking about the bounty! If there really is a wanted criminal, can we even save our lives? Help! If I'd known, I wouldn't have come!】

Su Yu had already been rummaging through her cards in her mind. She began to seriously calculate how she could leave safely; if she insisted on leaving now, would she be stopped?

【Host, he wants to launder money—how could he possibly harm you?】

【Money laundering? You mean this auction is how he's laundering money?】

If it weren't for fear of others noticing something odd, Su Yu would have ripped off her glasses on the spot! What kind of auction is this? Might as well call it a money‑laundering meeting!

【Exactly! He bribed some people, laundered this batch of money, then fled abroad. Do you know who the other admirer of the male lead's mother is?】

【The wanted criminal you discovered?】

Wulongcha shook excitedly up and down, 【Yes, it's him! I finally know why the Qin family declined. With such a big son, it's no wonder the Qin family hasn't been investigated yet!】

Su Yu felt Wulongcha wasn't grasping the point at all, 【Is this now the Qin family's problem? Isn't it that our family is about to be screwed over?】

What lousy luck!

She wondered if Ye Shu had also come to this auction.

Lately, every time she's with Ye Shu, things go badly for her—she doesn't know who's jinxing whom!

On another side, the person who had written 'I am Su Yu' disappeared from their seat.

Ye Shu took off his glasses, opened his phone and was about to answer, but the line went dead. He opened the message, looked puzzled, and shook the girl beside him.

Seeing the girl also taking off her glasses, he then replied to the message.

Ye Shu: 'Why won't you let me bid?'

After sending it, Ye Shu forwarded the message to Xie Xin Yi, who had also taken off her glasses.

Xie Xin Yi looked at the message, somewhat surprised, and tilted her head in puzzlement at Ye Shu.

Her fiancé has been overly obedient just now. Xie Xin Yi heard from her future mother‑in‑law and father‑in‑law that they don't want to hit Ye Shu, but only by being struck can he become a bit clearer and remember their words.

Ye Shu nodded solemnly, took Xie Xin Yi's hand, and was about to leave.

This was their first date after marriage; Xie Xin Yi decided to give Ye Shu some face, went along with his lead, and left the private room.

The two drove off, and only after reaching home did Ye Shu tell Xie Xin Yi the truth: 'From childhood on, Su Xi has stressed things I refuse to do, and I always end up unlucky.'

His wedding is imminent, and he doesn't want to clash head‑on with Su Xi. Bad luck is no big deal, but losing his wife would be a serious problem.

……

Auction venue

Su Yu didn't notice the disappearance of the person who had written 'I am Su Yu'; after looking at her cards for a while, she realized she needed to stop Su Xi from bidding. She pressed her hand hard against Su Xi's, clearly indicating she wouldn't let him bid on anything.

Su Xi leaned back in his chair, relaxed, looking no different from the other disinterested guests. He was also thinking about how to handle the auction.

Just let that wanted criminal make off with the money? After an official investigation, if it leaks that he let Ye Shu leave, he'd be labeled an accomplice—what then? Although he thinks Ye Shu isn't that foolish, what if he is?

But once he takes action, how should he arrange for Su Yu? How can he maximize his gain?

After rummaging through her cards several times, she found that no matter what she did, she couldn't get both of them out safely while exposing the wanted criminal's existence without dragging the Su family into trouble, so Su Yu made a bold decision.

【Wulongcha, can you use the transfer card to send that wanted criminal—or the goods he's carrying—to the police station that knows his identity?】

Since she can't solve the problem, she'll solve the person or thing causing it!

Wulongcha said hesitantly, '【There are many items at the auction; the transfer card can only send one kind, so it can't fully solve the problem, and the auction could continue. To stop the auction and keep you from getting involved, we can only deal with the person.】

Su Yu nodded vigorously in her mind, '【Exactly, dealing with the person is better! Best to pick a route that crosses a big road where police and plainclothes patrol. Even if he's too heavy to transfer to the station, if he suddenly appears somewhere, anyone would be curious—if he gets hit on the road, even better, someone would surely call the police! He couldn't explain appearing out of nowhere, so he'd just go sit in, keeping him from causing harm.】

If she didn't have Wulongcha, she would have bought something today. This time she's using Su family funds, and later someone will surely come to investigate. By then, not to mention the painstakingly developed project she worked on, even whether the whole Su clan can clear its name is a problem!

The wanted criminal ought to stay where he belongs!

Su Yu thought it over, recited the core socialist values, steeled herself, and closed her eyes: '【Wulongcha, add another Misfortune Card. The two remaining cards happen to match the two kids; anyway, there's still half a month—maybe before the wedding I can draw a Misfortune Card with next month's pocket money!】'

That remark was both persuading Wulongcha and convincing herself. It's only twenty thousand dollars—nothing compared to the risks she faces!

When Wulongcha previously gave the wanted criminal the transfer card, she saw the key on his desk.

That was the key to the auction items' safe!

Only after the seller pays will he follow the staff over, open the box with the password and key, and take out the item in front of the buyer to give it to them.

The auction prides itself on genuine goods at fair prices!

Wulongcha wobbled, thinking of Su Yu's recent busy development project, and decided to wait a bit longer. That auction just ended; the one who got the pink gemstone—the unlucky one—was Qin Yuanjun. Anyway, in the plot, the Qin family was tormented by Qin Yuanjun for a long time before being written out; now it's just a charge of buying a gemstone to help launder money, which isn't a big deal.

If something goes wrong at the moment of taking the item, the auction won't continue. Maybe the transfer card will treat that big guy and the safe as a whole?

By then the auction would definitely not be able to go on, and it would cause panic!

Wulongcha waited with hopeful anticipation for the wanted criminal's move.

As for the people disappearing in front of Qin Yuanjun, how they'll be interrogated isn't Wulongcha's concern.

Do whatever you want!

It's happy when the enemy suffers misfortune!

While waiting, Wulongcha felt that outside time was passing especially slowly.

Everything's been auctioned—why aren't they coming in to get the stuff? What are they still saying?

What's the fuss? Why aren't they coming in?

"What's going on with your auction this time? The verification is way too troublesome!"

"Mr. Qin, Mrs. Qin, please calm down. This is for the safety of the goods. Our staff will be right there!"

The staff member knocked on the door. The wanted person himself heard the surname "Qin" and raised an eyebrow with interest. Instead of rushing out, he sent a message to confirm the identity of the person outside with the organizers.

"Why aren't they out yet? What if we miss the subsequent auction items?"

Qin Yuanjun was extremely dissatisfied!

With his status, when wasn't it others who delivered auction items right to his door?

Making him come pick it up in person this time was bad enough, but to be this slow about it too! If the service staff hadn't spoken pleasantly enough, and his girlfriend hadn't genuinely loved that pink diamond, he would have thrown a fit and walked out long ago! He had participated in auctions big and small so many times and had never seen a situation like this!

"Please rest assured, we will not continue to the next session until after you have received your auction item. This intermission will be used to introduce the next few auction items."

The service staff was in no hurry either. The organizers had instructed them beforehand that the first auction item was their "sincerity," with a starting price of only a hundred thousand—exceptionally low. As long as the first guest returned to the auction hall satisfied with the item in hand, and the other guests felt the sincerity of their "loss-making clearance sale," they would naturally no longer have concerns about the auction format.

The service staff waited a moment, heard the instructions through his earpiece, and turned around excitedly, saying respectfully to the woman beside Qin Yuanjun, "Congratulations, Mrs. Qin! The seller chatted with you and, upon learning the buyer was you, voluntarily offered half price. Please also keep this confidential after you leave!"

The girl beside Qin Yuanjun widened her slightly misty almond eyes in surprise. "I typed the wrong character and added him by accident—he's actually the seller?"

Qin Yuanjun's expression was awful. It was all this stupid game mode's fault! He hadn't specified the character clearly, so Xianxian had added the wrong person by accident, and even chatted for quite a while!

And now this person was practically dancing right in front of him!

Who among the people here would be short of this little bit of money?

Qin Yuanjun immediately called out, "Just pay the original price!"

"The seller said that half of the money has already been refunded to your account. He asked me to tell Mrs. Qin that the other half is our auction's commission, which he cannot refund, so he has decided to gift you an additional green gemstone."

Qin Yuanjun's face went dark!

"Not needed!"

The service staff looked at Qin Yuanjun with some difficulty.

"This is a gift for Mrs. Qin."

"I said not needed—didn't you hear me?"

Seeing that Qin Yuanjun was genuinely angry, Guan Xianxian hurriedly coaxed him. "Brother Jun, don't be mad at me~"

Qin Yuanjun looked at Guan Xianxian gently shaking his arm and shook his head helplessly. "I'm not mad at you!"

"Then let's grab our stuff and hurry back. I still want to have a good look around~"

Qin Yuanjun very much wanted to persuade Guan Xianxian to refuse both the discount and the complimentary gemstone, but unfortunately the door over there opened—the staff had arrived.

"Two guests, please wait a moment!"

The tall man wearing a mask hooked up the corners of his mouth and walked step by step toward the crate filled with gemstones.

He steadied the crate with his hands, held it against his chest to block the line of sight of everyone present, entered the password, then inserted the key into the keyhole. The very instant he was about to turn it, Wulongcha simultaneously used a Teleportation Card and a Misfortune Card!

"Ah!"

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