Chapter 316
As the president of the Dragonville Antique Association, Shawn Liang''s arrival immediately attracted
the attention of a lot of people. Many people came over to greet him.
Shawn responded to everyone''s greetings with a smile. He seemed rather polite.
However, when his gaze fell on Old Mr. Tu, his expression changed and became serious. "Old Tu,
you''re here too!"he said.
Old Mr. Tu said in a bad mood, "Since you are here, why can''t Ie?"
Shawn was not angry and he said, "Of course, Old Mr. Tu, you cane here. But I''m determined
to acquire the Buddhist treasure being auctioned off this time. At that time, I''m afraid that you will
return empty-handed."
Upon hearing this, Old Mr. Tu immediately gave a cold snort and said, "It''s still too early to say who
will return empty-handed !"
"It seems that you are quite confident, Old Mr. Tu!" Shawn said and he smiled. "I just don''t know
how lucky you will be this time, and whether or not you will manage to bid on something worthwhile,
Old Mr. Tu,"he continued.
"You don''t need to worry about that! You''d better take care of your own matters first," Old Mr. Tu
replied in a bad mood.
Hearing this, Shawnughed and said, "Oh don''t you worry, I''ve taken good care of my matters.
This time, I have hired Master Qi to be my purveying specialist. I was just wondering who is your
purveying specialist, Old Mr. Tu?"
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Upon hearing the name of Master Qi, Old Mr. Tu''s expression started to change. His expression
turned gloomy and anxious.
Caesar Tu exined to Fade Chen, "This Master Qi was originally a purveying specialist in Capital
City. But he was expelled from the cityter on because he had offended a rich man there. He came
to Long City and was hired by Shawn for a lot of money to be his purveying specialist."
The masters from the Capital City, even if they had some ws, were still people from the Capital
City after all. And when they came to a ce like Long City, they would still inevitably be popr.
When Fade nodded, Shawn saw the solemn look on Old Mr. Tu''s face and said sarcastically, "Old
Tu, why are you quiet? Are you going to be your own purveying specialist this time round?"
"Tsk tsk, to be honest, Old Tu, in our circle, your eyesight is considered not bad. Butpared with
a professional purveying specialist, you are still far behind. Not to mention Master Qi as well, but
you are not even close to his level at all. You know, the Buddhist treasure this time, I''ve acquired it
in advance. Haha!" Shawn said and heughed proudly.
Old Mr. Tu got angry and he immediately shouted, "Who said I didn''t hire a purveying specialist?
This person right here, Fade, is my purveying specialist."
"This person, a purveying specialist?" Shawn said. He took a nce and observed Fade''s youthful
appearance and the way he was dressed. He immediately shook his head and said with a smile,
"Oh Old Tu, if you want to give up on yourself, you don''t have to do this! If you want to hire this
young kid to be your purveying specialist, you might as well just appraise the items yourself with
your reading sses!"
Old Mr. Tu snorted coldly and said, "You can''t even begin toprehend how powerful Fade is.
You''ll find out when the timees."
"Haha, Old Mr. Tu! We are all acquaintances in the circle. Don''t be so stubborn," Shawn said. He
pointed to his peers around him andughed. "Just by looking at your purveying specialist, I think
we should stop talking about his true potential. It would be good enough if he is able to distinguish
the differences between all the materials of these antiques."
Old Mr. Tu was so angry that he started to be flustered. Right then, Caesar couldn''t stand it
anymore. He stood out and spoke coldly, "What''s the true potential of Mr. Chen''s purveying skills?
You''ll find out when you ask your grandson Donny. Don''t be embarrassed when you get pped in
the face then."
"Donny, he..." Shawn said. He was slightly shocked and then turned to look at his grandson.
When Donny Liang saw Fade, he started feeling anxious. That was why he had been hiding behind
the crowd earlier, hoping that Fade wouldn''t see him. However, he didn''t expect his grandfather to
call him forward.
"Master Liang, I haven''t seen you in a while. I don''t know if you still remember what had happened
last time?" Fade asked.
Donny trembled suddenly and his expression changed. Then, he twitched his mouth and forced
himself to pretend that he didn''t know who Fade was. He said, "What happenedst time? I don''t
know what you are talking about!"
"Really? Then I''ll remind you, Master Liang," Fade said. "90 million. Do you remember now, Master
Liang?"he asked.
Donny''s expression changed and his face shook violently. His tone was a little flustered, but he still
pretended not to know anything. "What 90 million? I don''t understand what you are saying, and I
don''t know what you''re talking about,"he answered.
"Haha, looks like Master Liang needs me to exin everything in detail!" Fade said, and he smiled
coldly.He was prepared to rify the situation.
Right at that moment, a bell rang. The host on the stage stood up and said, "Everyone, the auction
is about to begin. Please take your seats."
As the auction was about to start, the discussion between Fade and Donny was interrupted, so
everyone sat down on their own seats.
Fade and Caesar looked at each other, and they both looked serious. Donny''s attitude just now was
already very obvious, showing that he didn''t want to admit his debt of ny million .
Donny was feeling uneasy. He could not calm down at all, as though there were ten million alpacas
running wildly in his heart.
After thest scam was exposed, he had promised apensation of 90 million to protect himself.
But he had regretted his decision as soon as he returned to Long City.
Even if the Liang Family was rich, taking out ny million at once would definitely be a huge
expense, which was not an amount he could move around easily either. Moreover, since returning
home, his energy and confidence had recovered. The more he thought about the matter, the more
he felt that Fade was not someone to be afraid of. So he made up his mind to deny the debt of
ny million yuan. He had never brought up the previous incident in conversation at home at all.
When Shawn saw that his grandson had reacted just now, he asked, "Do you know that purveying
specialist? And what''s this matter with the 90 million?"
Donny''s expression changed and he was not willing to speak.
Shawn knew from his grandson''s reaction that he was hiding something from him. He frowned
because he could feel faintly that something was wrong.
By then, the host had exined the rules of the auction and asked the staff to bring out the first
item.
After one round of introductions, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became more lively, and a lot
of people had started to bid on the items.
As the first auction item was like a warm-up item, the price would not be too high usually. In the end,
it was sold at the price of one million yuan, and the auction had also officially begun.
One by one, the items were brought up, and the atmosphere at the auction became lively. However,
Old Mr. Tu had not made a move yet. Obviously, he was gathering all his financial resources to bid
for the Buddhist treasure.
Shawn, on the other hand, invited Master Qi, who was right next to him, to go forward and take a
look. He bought a few small items at low prices. For a while, he caused Master Qi''s name to
be even more popr.
Many rich businessmen cast eager and envious nces at him. Apparently, they also wanted to
have a sharp- eyed purveying specialist like him.
Seeing this, Shawn became more and more proud, and he deliberately looked over at Old Mr. Tu.