She shouldn't have helped the ungrateful woman Gu Anrou!
"Show me your passport and the channel you bought the invitation from." Gu Anrou squinted at the eyes of Xu Qingqing that were exposed.
Although they were green, the eye shape gave her a very familiar feeling. She hated Xu Qingqing's peach blossom eyes the most!
Moreover, she was hosting this auction in a risky manner, so she must carefully screen the people who entered.
Xu Qingqing pointed at the people in another line, "Why can they just show their invitation and go in, while I have to show my passport? You are being discriminatory!"
"Then take off your mask and let me take a look." Gu Anrou stared straight at Xu Qingqing's eyes. "If you don't cooperate, then don't go in."
Xu Qingqing didn't expect Gu Anrou to be so on guard. She slowly reached for her mask. Although she had put on makeup, it would be bad if there were any flaws.
Just as she was about to take off her mask, a clear voice came over, like the gentle breeze and fine rain, saving Xu Qingqing from the situation.
"Jerry, why aren't you coming in yet?"
Gu Anrou turned her head to look at the flaxen-haired man who appeared behind her. She looked back and forth between the two of them. "You two know each other?"
This handsome flaxen-haired man was named Tang Li. He was a VIP customer of the auction.
"Of course." Tang Li's face turned a little cold when facing Gu Anrou. "Is there a problem?"
"No problem." Gu Anrou was startled by his gaze. She smiled and said to Xu Qingqing, "The inspection is done. Please come in."
"Thank you." Xu Qingqing was then pulled by Tang Li into the venue.
After going in, Xu Qingqing escaped from Tang Li's embrace and took off her mask. She asked Tang Li in disbelief, "Why did you come back?"
"I was worried about you. If I wasn't here today, would you have been able to come in?" Tang Li said with a smile.
When he knew that Xu Qingqing was going to go alone into danger, he booked a flight back to the country.
"Thank you."
Xu Qingqing was sincere. If Tang Li didn't come out and vouch for her today, with Gu Anrou's stubborn character, she would definitely not let her in.
"Do we still need to say thank you to each other?" Tang Li winked at Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing looked around the auction venue. The auction venue was temporarily converted from a church. There were many foreigners sitting in their respective seats.
The podium of the church was also simply decorated and made into a stage for the auction.
Those foreigners were all looking forward to the things that were going to be auctioned.
Dang Dang Dang...
The eight o'clock bell rang and the church doors closed.
"The auction begins." Gu Anrou held the microphone and walked onto the stage with a big smile.
"I'm very glad that everyone can abide by the confidentiality agreement and come to participate in this auction. Without further ado, let's start auctioning the first item today."
"This is a vase that was unearthed in the Song Dynasty. It is said that it was used by the White Queen to arrange flowers. The design is very exquisite."
Then, the staff pushed a small cart onto the stage. There was a vase in the glass cover of the small cart that emitted a bright white light under the light. It was crystal clear.
Just by taking a look, Xu Qingqing felt as if she saw the bright moon on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. She was deeply attracted by the beauty of the vase.
"It's really beautiful."
Xu Qingqing couldn't help but exclaim.
Such a beautiful thing should be seen by more people, not sold!
"The starting price is 250,000." After Gu Anrou said that, someone immediately raised the price.
"260,000."
"270,000."
"..."
In the end, the vase was sold for 320,000.
After seeing the first item being sold successfully, Gu Anrou's face became more and more excited. She announced the second item.
It was a pair of bracelets inlaid with colorful jewels. They were quietly placed in the glass cover. The incandescent light shone on the bracelets, giving off a colorful glow. They looked extremely beautiful.
"The starting price for this pair of bracelets is 140,000..."
As there were more and more items, the atmosphere on the scene became more and more lively. There were even people who quarreled over the items.
Gu Anrou was very satisfied with all of this. As expected of her, the first auction she hosted was so successful.
When she felt that the time was about right, Xu Qingqing sent the location to Professor Zhou: You can come now.
"Next is the last item. This is a painting that is one meter long and 50 centimeters wide, 'The Picture of Seeing off from Afar'!"
The venue instantly became lively. There were many people who came for 'The Picture of Seeing off from Afar'.
"The starting price is 1.5 million!"
While they were busy with the auction, Xu Qingqing was about to start her own plan.
Xu Qingqing said to Tang Li, "We must never let 'The Picture of Seeing off from Afar' be sold. This is a treasure that belongs to our country!"
"Okay. I'll help you with whatever you want to do." Tang Li didn't care about the country's honor or disgrace.
He only cared about Xu Qingqing. If there was something that Xu Qingqing didn't want to do, he would help her stop it. If there was something that Xu Qingqing wanted to do, he would also help her do it.
"I'll go and destroy the power supply for the auction. You stay here and don't let anyone take the treasure away during the chaos."
"Okay. You be careful. I'll help you stall for time here."
The two of them just looked at each other and they immediately found the same tacit understanding that they had when they were working together overseas.
Xu Qingqing let down her hair, took off her sweatshirt and put on Tang Li's suit.
The people that Gu Anrou arranged to follow Xu Qingqing realized that Xu Qingqing had disappeared in a flash.
No one expected that Xu Qingqing had already turned into a long-haired girl and secretly left the villa.
Xu Qingqing had already memorized the location of the main electricity meter in the church. They were all on the back wall of the church.
Xu Qingqing used an insulated pair of scissors and cut all the wires.
"Is there anyone who wants to raise the price again?" Gu Anrou was shouting excitedly on the stage.
The next moment, the entire venue fell into darkness.
"What's going on?" Gu Anrou turned on the flashlight on her phone and looked at the staff beside her.
"It should be a power trip. I'll go and repair it immediately."
The staff explained. When he saw the electricity meter, he was stunned.
"Boss Gu, something bad has happened. All the wires have been cut!"
After Gu Anrou received the report, she cursed, "You useless people! I said that everything must be perfect today, but you let me down at the crucial moment. You can wait to be fired!"
As they were in a hurry, there was no backup power supply.
Gu Anrou had no choice but to hold up the flashlight and ask the people below the stage, "I'm sorry. There's a temporary problem with the auction. Is there anyone who wants to raise the price again? If not, this painting will belong to Mr. Rijiade."
No one raised the price again.
The next moment, the sound of a police siren suddenly came from outside.
Gu Anrou was shocked. She looked at the staff beside her, "What's going on! Is the police here!"
"I don't know!"
The staff were all shocked. They looked at the increasingly louder police siren outside the church in fear.
The others also heard the police siren. They panicked and stood up from their seats.
"What's going on? Why is there a police siren all of a sudden!"