General's Order!
Right now.
Qin Jiang had just auctioned off the General's Order. There was still no one competing; the bidding stopped immediately after his offer.
Bought for five million!
After winning the auction.
Qin Jiang directly waved to the service staff above:
"Bring the General's Order over!"
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Service staff:...
Logically speaking:
The normal process would definitely be to first place the item in a secure storage area behind the scenes after the auction, and wait until the auction ends or the bidder intends to leave midway to go to the back, transfer the money to the auction house's designated account, and then take the auction item. This entire process is conducted under surveillance to ensure the authenticity of the auction, which is: pay money with one hand, receive goods with the other!
Taking it away from the scene right after winning the bid certainly doesn't conform to the rules.
But as the saying goes:
Rules are made for ordinary people. For top-tier big shots like Qin Jiang, rules can be changed.
Above.
The auctioneer waved to signal for the General's Order to be sent over.
It was merely a three-million-dollar auction item. Not to mention that someone of Qin Jiang's status and position couldn't possibly scam them for five million; even if he really didn't pay, the auction house could afford it. On the contrary, not giving it to Qin Jiang now would be a slight to him, and the auction house might not be able to bear that.
The next moment: The service staff delivered the General's Order engraved with the character 'Wei' to Qin Jiang.
Qin Jiang picked up the General's Order and threw it directly to Wei Biao:
"Take it and play with it!"
Take it and play with it?
These words rang in the ears of everyone at the scene, having a particularly strong impact on those second-generation heirs.
That was an antique worth five million!
In fact: If it weren't for Qin Jiang's bid, the auction price of this General's Order might have been even higher.
Yet now, Qin Jiang was letting his brother use this multi-million dollar antique as a toy.
This impact was huge for those second-generation heirs.
Their families were very wealthy, but that didn't mean they personally had money, and their families didn't just have one descendant. Many of them only had a few million in pocket money, and some didn't even have that much, just coming to see the world. Therefore, watching Qin Jiang give a multi-million dollar antique to his brother as a plaything was too shocking to them. Especially since Qin Jiang was about the same age as them; if it were those decades-older big shots doing this, they wouldn't find it outrageous. But watching a peer being surrounded by stars and acting so domineering was very impactful.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Many second-generation heirs subconsciously looked at Lin Liu.
Damn it! They suddenly felt a bit envious of this person who called Qin Jiang 'Uncle'. Regardless of whether the generation gap was small or not, just look at how awesome he is. They all wanted to rush up and call him 'Uncle' right now.
...
At this moment.
Under the gaze of everyone:
Bang!
Si Jiu took the General's Order, fiddled with it casually, and then hung it directly on his waist, purely as an ornament.
There was no excitement on his face, and he didn't take the multi-million dollar antique General's Order seriously at all.
Money?
He didn't care about it at all. Not to mention a multi-million dollar General's Order: even if it were the Black Dragon Group shares worth tens of billions now, he wouldn't care. The only thing he cared about was his Brother Jiang. As long as he was by his Brother Jiang's side, everything else was just miscellaneous items.
...
This scene:
Made many big shots look sideways and mutter to themselves:
"I've long heard that this Black Dragon deputy director is completely Qin Jiang's sworn brother, with only Qin Jiang in his eyes! He doesn't care about other money or women. I didn't believe it before, but now it seems it's really true..."
"Such a brave and loyal person, why haven't I ever encountered one? It's truly enviable..."
"Brotherhood! This is the legendary iron-blooded brotherhood. It is rumored that Black Dragon also has a person named Zhu Zheng holding the fort, and the three of them are collectively known as the Black Dragon Iron Triangle! Admirable..."
They watched Qin Jiang and Si Jiu with extreme envy. This kind of brotherhood might not mean much to people at the bottom, but it was extremely rare for top-tier big shots. Since ancient times, it has been cold at the top. Those who can share hardships cannot always share wealth. When big shots who crawled up from the bottom reach the peak, the old brothers around them are basically all gone.
Even if they have them!
They wouldn't be as 'iron' due to many situations!
Those family scions who were born wealthy had experienced too much intrigue from a young age. Even biological brothers and sisters were wary of each other, let alone other sincere friends they could make. So they were extremely envious of the iron-clad brotherly emotions that Qin Jiang, Si Jiu, and the others had maintained from their rise from the bottom to the present.
...
At this moment.
Qin Jiang naturally didn't know the inner thoughts of those big shots, and even if he did, he would scoff at them.
Brotherhood!
It relies on exchanging sincerity for sincerity, iron-clad friends for iron-clad friends. He had never seen anyone who played mind games be able to make true iron-clad brothers. The reason he, Qin Jiang, survived in this world was because he valued love and righteousness: he valued love and righteousness first, which is how he earned his brothers' loyalty.
...
Item after item continued to be auctioned...
But Qin Jiang had no interest anymore...
Half an hour later...
The open auction finally ended:
Clap!
Auctioneer: "The last item of this auction has been sold. This auction is now over! A new banquet has been prepared upstairs! As well as resting suites for everyone!"
"Gentlemen and ladies, please feel free to make your own arrangements!"
...
"Additionally! A small internal auction will be held at 2:00 tonight. Those who wish to participate can come to the auction venue on the third floor at that time. This auction involves personal privacy, so communication devices need to be handed in. We hope gentlemen and ladies will understand!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
The eyes of many people lit up!
Many of them came specifically for the dark auction, which was the place to make money and get big goods.
As for confiscating electronic devices, that was too normal. How could such an irregular auction not confiscate them?
Many people were already rubbing their hands.
...
Auctioneer: "The cruise ship will return to port at 8:00 tomorrow morning! Finally: I wish all gentlemen and ladies a satisfactory return and a pleasant time! Goodbye!!!"
After speaking, the auctioneer left!
Immediately, the various big shots also got up and left one after another.
...
Zhao Shanhe: "Brother Jiang! Are we going to eat?"
Qin Jiang: "Forget it, I'm not hungry!"
He had just eaten dinner around nine o'clock, so he wasn't hungry at all now, nearly twelve o'clock. Moreover, if he went, he didn't need to think about those big shots coming over to flatter him again; he didn't have the time to play social games with those people.
He directly asked the service staff to take him back to his accommodation!
At this moment.
Seeing that Qin Jiang had no intention of attending the banquet, many big shots also shook their heads and didn't go. To them, these two hours of auction were extremely boring and they were already sleepy. Since Qin Jiang wasn't attending the banquet, why would they go? Therefore, they all asked the service staff to take them back to their suites...
Among them, some big shots who had auctioned Qin Dynasty artifacts had flickering eyes, inquiring about Qin Jiang's suite, preparing to send gifts...
Meanwhile:
Old Batou and the other two on the cruise ship also began their operation...