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Chapter 145: Chapter 144: Haina Auction

Last time, he had made a killing.

This naturally made him even more excited about what good stuff Miao could bring this time.

...

"Huh..."

"Huh!!"

"Huh!!!"

In the 001 VIP room of Haina Supermarket, the boss's mouth was so wide at the moment that he could fit an egg in it, continuously letting out a burst of wow sounds, sounding quite comical.

"Boss ah."

Hungry Monkey started somewhat speechlessly, "Does your appraisal come with sound effects?"

"It's all good stuff, all good stuff!!!"

The boss completely ignored Hungry Monkey's tease, his expression excited and face flushed with emotion as he picked up a pen and began to calculate furiously on a piece of paper: "This E-class Taboo Item, I can offer you at least 5 million credit points."

"It's just... you might need to sell this thing somewhere else."

"I don't really take this kind of stuff here."

"The Events Bureau clearly prohibits transactions of this item. Once discovered, it needs to be handed over immediately, no private collection or transaction is allowed. I run a legitimate business here, so I don't dare to take this thing."

"No problem."

Chen Miao paused for a moment, then opened his wristwatch to make a call to Zhou Shen: "Zhou Shen, I've got an old pal here who wants to buy and sell a Taboo Item, I heard that your Events Bureau doesn't allow the trade of this stuff?"

After a pause on the other end of the line.

A calm voice came through.

"Miao, give me the name of this store, and from now on, this store can trade Taboo Items at will, as long as it's not too overt, no one will come looking."

"Hmm."

"..."

The boss stared, somewhat dumbfounded, at Chen Miao who had just finished the call, unsure of what to say. Was this kind of brash maneuvering common? He wasn't new to transactions involving money and power, but such dealings were usually very covert, fearful of leaving any evidence.

When spoken about openly, it was always in official jargon.

One had to read between the lines.

Zhou Shen, wasn't he the head of the Events Bureau who had just spent the previous night cracking down on crimes and had just taken office today? Chen Miao was called Miao bro?? None of the officials who were bribed would call the briber 'bro', right?

"Mm."

The store owner, slightly embarrassed, pushed through, "If you urgently need the money, Miao, I can first take goods worth 20 million, and you can sell the rest at another store. If you're not in a rush, the money will be ready within three days, guaranteed."

Originally, with 20 million in hand, he felt confident that, just like last time, if Miao brought goods worth over ten million, he could handle it. But he hadn't expected Miao to bring goods totaling over 70 million this time, vastly exceeding his limit.

"Alright."

Chen Miao didn't say much more, simply chuckled, "I've worked with you for a long time, and I don't really like letting others make the profit. If someone's going to make it, better it be someone we know."

"Three days, right?"

"Then I'll be going now. Take your time, no rush."

"Phew!"

The store owner sighed in relief and quickly transferred 20 million to Miao's account, continuously bowing with gratitude, "Miao, rest assured, the remaining 58 million will be paid in three days, to the penny!"

...

After Chen Miao left.

The store owner looked at the pile of supernatural props on the table with a trembling voice, feeling as if he were floating in the air, unable to touch ground.

Running this supermarket and having 20 million in liquid funds was his limit.

He had even mortgaged his house.

He had staked his entire fortune on this supermarket; there was no way he could come up with another 58 million in the next three days, not even if he was willing to sell his life, which wasn't worth that much.

The best option he had just now was to take only 20 million worth of goods, make a limited profit, and let his peers make the rest.

But that would not satisfy his appetite.

Currently, Fengtian City lacked a truly branded, high-end auction house, mainly because it's hard to regularly collect high-level extraordinary items. Yet all the items on the table before him were high-level supernatural props.

If he acquired this batch, he could establish his own high-end auction using these goods. Just a couple of sessions would suffice.

It would firmly establish Haina's reputation.

From then on—

In his strategic blueprint, "Haina Supermarket" would cater to the lower-end market, dazzling customers with a variety of low-level extraordinary items, while "Haina Auction" would deal with high-end supernatural props.

Once "Haina Auction" gained fame, it would not only boost his supermarket but also make the supernaturals in Fengtian City think of Haina Auction first when they got their hands on high-level supernatural props they couldn't use – either to consign with them or sell directly to them.

If all of these plans materialized, he would completely turn his fortunes around within a few years and become a distinguished figure in Fengtian City. All these plans hinged on gathering 58 million within three days.

If his credibility was destroyed with Miao,

not only would future collaborations be off the table, but he would also have to return this batch of goods.