The internal structure of the auction hall was extremely complex. After they left the main hall, they walked straight in one direction and then made a number of turns before reaching a large paulownia - colored door.
The waiter knocked on the door and lowered his voice as much as possible. "Boss, they're here."
Then they heard a specially - processed, deep and mellow male voice from inside the room. "Come in."
The waiter pushed open the door, and after looking at the two of them, he gestured inside with his hand.
"Go in."
Shen Jianyi hooked her arm through Gun's and swaggered in. Since entering the back of the auction hall, she had been looking around, as if she had memorized the way they came.
The two entered together. The man in black was sitting on the sofa with his back to them.
"You're finally here."
As soon as the words fell, the door closed.
At that moment, Shen Jianyi had a bad premonition. She tightly grasped the dagger in her hand, but the other dagger in her sleeve wouldn't come out no matter how hard she tried.
Just as Shen Jianyi was feeling puzzled, she looked down and saw that the man was firmly pressing on it with his hand. Fortunately, he was pressing on the other end of the dagger. Otherwise, given how sharp her weapon was, his hand would probably have been cut by now.
The man in black propped himself up and stood up unsteadily. He turned his head to look at the two of them.
"Where's the invitation?"
Shen Jianyi stepped forward and handed the invitation to him. The man in black paused for a moment when he saw the two pink invitations.
"Are you Miss Bai and Mr. Shang?"
Xu Wenji was now feeling quite incredulous. At first, he had predicted that it would be Xia Liang or Lu Yuan who would get the chip. He had never expected it to be this couple.
Looking at the woman nodding, Xu Wenji felt that the mask looked familiar. He seemed to have seen it somewhere before.
Xu Wenji's mind seemed to have a brief pause. When his gaze shifted to the man, he was instantly stunned.
"You are...!" Xu Wenji stared wide - eyed, took two steps back, and pointed at the man's white mask. "You're Gun, the number - one bounty hunter?"
Hearing this, Gun nodded.
It had to be said that Xu Wenji was really unlucky. He had almost died at this man's hands several times before. He never thought that he would show up again. It seemed that this man was leaving him no way out.
"How did you get here?" He was in disbelief. "I clearly didn't send you an invitation."
As soon as the words fell, he turned to look at Shen Jianyi. This mask was indeed not much different from the Red Fox mask, but in the end, it was still different.
"Who are you?"
Shen Jianyi lowered her voice as much as possible so that the other person couldn't recognize her voice at all.
Maybe because she was deliberately controlling her voice, the sound she made now was extremely shrill, exactly like Hong Xiu.
"I'm the Miss Bai you mentioned. He's not Mr. Shang. He's a bounty hunter I hired to help me obtain the chip."
So that was it. Xu Wenji didn't suspect much because he hadn't sent invitations to Lu Jinsheng or Shen Jianyi, so they must not have known about this.
Moreover, Mandahai was a rather chaotic place. No one would come here for no reason, especially someone like Shen Jianyi.
Seeing that Gun really didn't seem to be about to make a move, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he picked up a delicate small black leather box.
"The chip is stored in this box."
Shen Jianyi looked up. "Is it the real chip? What if I spend so much money and buy a fake one?"
Xu Wenji suddenly raised three fingers and placed them on the side of his temple. "I'm staking my life on it today. If this chip is fake, I'll die a horrible death."
But how could a mere oath be enough? What she needed was a 100% guarantee.
"I need you to provide a guarantee now, not just tell me that you'll die a horrible death." Shen Jianyi was aggressive. "It's a deal of money for goods. First, let me confirm that the goods are real."
At this moment, Xu Wenji was a bit hesitant. He didn't understand what the other person was up to. The key was that Gun was here. If they attacked him, he would have no power to fight back.
He still tightly held the leather box in his hand. Gun's gaze fell on it, and he frowned. "If you're not willing, we won't force you. We'll leave now."
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi turned to leave. She was gambling now. She was betting that Xu Wenji needed the money badly and needed them to help him leave this place.
In the end, Xu Wenji agreed. He slowly handed out the leather box and let the two of them check it.
He thought that these two people must have never seen a real chip. Only the people in the organization could tell the difference, so he didn't need to be nervous at all.
When Shen Jianyi got the chip, she couldn't wait to open it. Then she saw the chip shining with golden light inside. This one was indeed more realistic than the last one.
She looked it over carefully, examining almost every little detail. Everything seemed real. Just as Shen Jianyi was about to confirm it, Gun suddenly spoke up. "What's this?"
She looked in the direction the man was pointing. At the very bottom of the chip, there was a very inconspicuous crack. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to see it at all.
It had to be said that Gun's observation skills were really strong. Shen Jianyi took a deep breath and put the chip back into the box.
Good old Xu Wenji. Even at this point, he still didn't want to hand over the real chip. She had thought that after getting the money in exchange for the chip, he would leave. But unexpectedly, not only was he unwilling to hand over the real chip, but he also wanted to swindle so much money. He was simply heinous.
"I'll ask you one last time. Are you sure your chip is real?"
Xu Wenji couldn't see the woman's face under the mask, but he always felt that the way this person spoke was so much like Shen Jianyi's.
The two of them had both been in the same organization before, and only the people in the organization could recognize what the chip looked like. Xu Wenji suddenly realized that a smart person like Shen Jianyi couldn't have failed to think of using someone else's invitation to sneak in.
So, Gun was actually in cahoots with Shen Jianyi.
"You're not Miss Bai!" Xu Wenji stared wide - eyed.
Since she had been discovered, Shen Jianyi simply stopped pretending. She took two steps forward and said hoarsely, "Since you know who I am, why don't you take off your mask quickly? Do you really think I can't guess?"
Xu Wenji suddenly let out a sneer and then slowly took off the mask on his face and the hat on his head.
That familiar face appeared in front of Shen Jianyi. Without saying a word, she immediately turned sideways and knee - kicked the man in the abdomen. Watching him take several steps back and assume a defensive position.
At this moment, Shen Jianyi realized that something was wrong.