Chapter 230: Negotiation
Hearing the busy tone, Bai Yansheng punched his desk furiously. "Damn it! How dare they treat me like this?!"
Sitting on the couch, Bai Li anxiously asked, "Father, you can’t get the invitation?"
Slumping down in his chair, Bai Yansheng rubbed his aching brows and replied with a hint of impatience, "No."
When Bai Li heard this, she stood up and hurried toward him. Holding her father’s hand, she pleaded, "Father, you must help me get the invitation. This time, I believe I can talk to Elder Brother Xiaoxu."
Hearing this, Bai Yansheng remembered the heavy price he had paid to get Gui Xiaoxu’s itinerary before, only for Bai Li to waste it without even speaking a word to him.
However, when he recalled the humiliation he had suffered at the Bai Group’s banquet, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let Father think first."
Seeing her father deep in thought, Bai Li let go of his hand and said, "Then I won’t disturb you anymore."
"Mhm. Go, then."
Taking her bag from the couch, Bai Li glanced at her father once before leaving the director’s office.
After she left, Bai Yansheng stared at his phone for a long time before unlocking it and dialing a number.
A few seconds later, a robotic male voice came from the speaker: "What do you need, Customer?"
Hearing the familiar robotic male voice, Bai Yansheng felt his wallet growing lighter.
Taking a deep breath to calm down, he replied, "I want an invitation for the auction at Gu Bao Auction Hall, which will be held in two days."
After listening to his request, the man responded, "Fifty million for one seat."
When Bai Yansheng heard the price, he angrily retorted, "Why don’t you just go rob people?! How dare you price it so high?!"
Without responding, the man directly ended the call.
Tut... Tut... Tut...
Listening to the busy tone, Bai Yansheng was stunned. A second later, he raised his phone but paused before throwing it against the wall.
Moments later, he gritted his teeth and dialed the number again.
When the call connected, Bai Yansheng said, "Deal. Give me two seats."
This time, the man replied, "One hundred million per seat."
Hearing the man directly double the price, Bai Yansheng’s vision darkened with anger. "You—!"
Before he could curse, the man coldly interrupted, "Two hundred million per seat."
Afraid the price would double again, Bai Yansheng quickly said, "Deal! Give me two seats!"
"Send the money, and you will receive the invitations." After saying that, the man hung up.
Having no choice, Bai Yansheng could only grit his teeth and send four hundred million to the encrypted account. A second after the transaction was complete, two electronic invitations for the upcoming auction arrived.
Looking at the invitations, Bai Yansheng clenched his jaw and thought, ’This time, we must succeed!’
While Bai Yansheng was planning how to get close to Gui Xiaoxu, the man called Ke Ting and reported, "Boss, Bai Yansheng bought two invitations for Gu Bao Auction Hall’s upcoming auction just now."
Hearing this, Ke Ting raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did you follow the order to increase the price for him?"
The man replied, "Yes. I doubled it twice. He bought two invitations for four hundred million. The money has just been transferred to our secret account."
Listening to the report, Ke Ting laughed and said, "Well done. If he calls again, remember to double the price."
"Yes, Boss."
After ending the call, Ke Ting turned to look at Gui Xiaoxu and said, "Boss, Bai Yansheng just bought two invitations for the upcoming auction. It looks like he will attend with Bai Li. Their target should be you."
Hearing this, Gui Xiaoxu’s eyes flickered with disgust. A second later, he ordered, "Don’t let me see them."
Understanding what he meant, Ke Ting nodded. "Yes, Boss."
While Ke Ting went to make arrangements, Bai Yansheng made another call.
Lowering his voice, Bai Yansheng said, "There will be an auction in two days. That damn girl will be there too. Let your people do it."
Hearing this, the man on the other end chuckled and replied, "Rest assured, Director Bai. We are professionals in this matter. Just wait for our good news."
After saying that, the man ended the call.
Putting away his phone, Bai Yansheng stood up and walked toward the floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
Looking at the bright sky, he sneered and muttered, "Don’t blame me, Hanyun. Who told you to block my way? Just take it as me helping you reunite with that damn old man sooner."
While everyone was busy with their own plans, in Xiqiang City, Feng Xiyan was also busy interrogating Ji Hui.
Sitting in the middle of the interrogation room, Feng Xiyan looked at Ji Hui, who was chained to the wall.
After a long silence, Ji Hui finally raised his eyes and said, "Feng Xiyan, you win. If you want to kill this general, just do it. What’s the use of torturing this general now?"
Hearing this, Feng Xiyan calmly replied, "General Ji, this general just wants you to answer a few questions. As long as you tell this general what this general wants to know, this general will let you go."
When Ji Hui heard this, he sneered. "This general knows nothing."
Seeing that he was still stubborn, Feng Xiyan glanced at Fan Wanming. Receiving his signal, Fan Wanming took out the imperial decree and handed it to Feng Xiyan.
Opening the imperial decree, Feng Xiyan said, "General Ji, do you know the punishment for faking an imperial decree?"
The moment his words fell, Ji Hui’s eyes flickered. Averting his gaze, he stayed silent.
Feng Xiyan observed him for a moment and then continued, "General Ji, you have been sick these past few days. You must not know what has happened in your mansion, right?"
As soon as he said this, Ji Hui looked at Feng Xiyan and gritted his teeth. "Feng Xiyan, everything was done by this general alone. You had better not touch this general’s family. Otherwise..."