Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 311: Chapter 310: Aren’t You Being Too Purposeful?

Qingyun Clubhouse.

Zhou Jiren and his group had arrived early, and thanks to the tickets arranged by Wang Shao, they were able to enter the auction venue without any trouble.

”There are three types of tickets for the auction. One is for those who stand and wait in the venue, another is for those who sit and wait on the seats to either side. The third kind, which we hold in our hands, allows us to sit on the second floor and look down. We get a clearer view and better seats,”

Wang Shao proudly introduced, ”These tickets sell for at least twenty thousand a piece, and some are even priceless. If I didn’t have friends at the Qingyun Clubhouse, I really wouldn’t have been able to get these!”

Zhou Jun couldn’t help feeling proud and smiled, ”Wang Shao, thanks for the trouble!”

”What are you saying, we’re brothers, no need for such formality!” Wang Shao chuckled, and suddenly said, ”Right, Young Master Zhou, it’s a good thing you’re entering with us. If you had come in with your cousin, you might have had to stand here and watch, hahaha...”

”That’s exactly why I didn’t go to his place!” Zhou Jun laughed, ”If I had stayed at his house last night, I would probably have had to stand here and wait with him.”

”Hahaha...” Wang Shao laughed, ”Let’s go, let’s go upstairs and take a seat first. When they arrive, we’ll be able to spot them immediately from above, then the fun begins!”

The second floor was lined with small round tables, each surrounded by a number of people.

Before Wang Shao could sit down, his gaze suddenly caught sight of several individuals at the next table, and his eyes lit up instantly. He hurried over, bowing and scraping, ”Young Master Lin, you’ve come as well?”

Seated at this table were none other than Lin Jiang, Lin Duor, and Liu Liu.

Lin Jiang’s face was still bandaged, and he glanced at Wang Shao with slight confusion, ”You are?”

”Wang Shang, you’ve forgotten? Last month, we met at Bei Jiang Entertainment in the provincial city, we even drank together!” Wang Shao smiled.

”Oh, it’s you!” Lin Jiang clearly hadn’t remembered, but still pretended to understand.

Immediately, Wang Shao smiled, ”Aiya, Young Master Lin, how come you didn’t let me know before coming to Nanluo City? If I had known you were coming, I would have arranged something for you!”

”It’s nothing, just taking a stroll!” Lin Jiang casually replied.

”Stay for a few more days, let me play host,” Wang Shao beamed, ”Oh right, Young Master Lin, let me introduce you, this is Zhou Jun from Pingbei Province. Young Master Zhou, this is Lin Jiang, the young master of the Lin Family from Pingnan Province Top Ten Families!”

At that title, Zhou Jun’s eyes suddenly brightened. The Ten Great Families, those were people they couldn’t even catch up to if they tried. The young master of the Lin Family was so much more powerful than him!

”Nice to meet you, Young Master Lin!” Zhou Jun promptly bowed and greeted him, and even Zhou Meng joined in, smiling and greeting Lin Jiang.

Lin Jiang casually responded, not taking much interest in these ordinary second-generation rich. Even though he was from a branch of the Lin Family, he was not someone these ordinary wealthy heirs could aspire to match.

But Zhou Jun and Zhou Meng were very enthusiastic, their faces beaming as they sat down, behaving as if they were old acquaintances, constantly chatting with Lin Jiang. Zhou Meng in particular, her eyes were glowing as she looked at Lin Jiang; he was a genuine scion of a wealthy family.

Zhou Jiren had been planning to transfer the family business to Pingnan Province in recent years, and Zhou Jun and Zhou Meng had made so many friends in Pingnan Province as a way of establishing a bridgehead. If they could connect with Lin Jiang, what would they have to worry about when moving their business to Pingnan Province?

However, from beginning to end, Lin Jiang hardly paid them any attention, leaving Zhou Jun feeling rather disappointed.

Before long, the auction began. Initially, only trinkets were up for auction, worth several hundred thousand to a million, nothing particularly expensive.

However, even so, these items were primarily purchased by the people on the second floor. Zhou Jiren managed to acquire a few small items, spending over five million in total.

Wang Shao chuckled softly, ”There you have it, I told you, the main stage of the auction is on the second floor. Look at the placement of the display items, the direction the auctioneer is looking, it’s all focused on the second floor. Those below are basically paying for a ticket to come and treat this place like a museum!”

”Hahaha...” Zhou Jun burst into laughter, ”Exactly, the people downstairs, all together, haven’t even bought a few million worth of items!”

”That’s why, if you shout out a bid from downstairs, that would be embarrassing.” Wang Shao said with a smile, ”By the way, hasn’t your cousin arrived yet? Why don’t I see him downstairs?”

Zhou Jun had been keeping an eye out and laughed, ”He probably won’t show up. They don’t have much money; they’re mainly here with us. Since we have tickets, why would they bother coming? To really come and look around?”

”It would be more interesting if they did come,” Wang Shao said with a smile. ”Just imagine, we’re sitting up here while he stands down there, wouldn’t that feel great?”

”You’re too bad!” Zhou Jun laughed heartily.

”How is that bad?” Wang Shao replied. ”Can’t you see? Your cousin is really cozying up to your grandfather, probably eyeing your family’s wealth. With people like that, you can’t afford to be polite. Otherwise, once they latch on, it’ll be hard to shake them off later.”

Zhou Jun furrowed his brow; he hadn’t considered this before. Wang Shao’s words made him start to think. Zhou Yinghao’s attitude toward Zhou Jiren seemed overly ingratiating!

After the auction had started for a while, Zhou Yinghao finally appeared. He walked into the venue with Chen Fei, scanned the room, spotted Zhou Jiren, and immediately came over with a smile.

”Look, here he comes!” Wang Shao said with a sneer. ”He sticks to your grandfather the moment he sees him; don’t you see what’s happening? Who is so affectionate with a great-uncle they’ve barely met?”

Zhou Jun’s expression turned frosty, already swayed by Wang Shao’s words.

”Great-uncle...” Zhou Yinghao approached the table and smiled, ”Finally found you. How are things going, is the auction going well?”

”All’s well,” Zhou Jiren smiled. ”Come, sit down. It will soon be time to auction your great-uncle’s Jade Pipe, and he owes a great debt to your grandfather. So, your grandfather has repeatedly instructed us to try our best to get that Jade Pipe back. We can’t miss this opportunity!”

Before Zhou Yinghao could speak, Zhou Jun suddenly said, ”Grandfather, we already have enough people here, why let them sit? Zhou Yinghao, don’t you have a ticket? You should go to your seat and place your bids there!”

Zhou Yinghao was taken aback and replied, ”I just came to greet great-uncle, no need to sit.”

”Alright, now that you’ve greeted him, you can leave,” Zhou Jun said.

”Jun’er!” Zhou Jiren frowned. ”What’s that way to talk to your cousin?”

”Grandfather, don’t take his side!” Zhou Jun retorted angrily. ”Haven’t you noticed? After being absent for so long, just as the Jade Pipe is about to be auctioned, he shows up. What do you think that means?”

”What about it?” Zhou Jiren asked.

”They’re here to borrow money!” Zhou Jun exclaimed. ”They surely don’t have the money to buy the Jade Pipe, so they came to us with their hands out. Moreover, they’re not very good at hiding their intentions. They haven’t shown up for so long, but now that the Jade Pipe is up, here they are. Isn’t their motive a bit too obvious?”