The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 460 - 0462: Beyond Measure

Chapter 460: Chapter 0462: Beyond Measure

To confirm his speculation, he decided to win the auction for the wooden fish.

Chu Ge bid three hundred thousand, and after waiting for a long while without anyone following up, the auctioneer turned back to look at the person in charge with an inquiring look as to whether to finalize the price. This three hundred thousand was historically low for their auction house, breaking records even. She wondered what the leader was thinking, bringing a wooden fish to auction.

The person in charge nodded at the auctioneer, signaling her to quickly move on to the next item.

The auctioneer received the order, picked up the microphone, and was just about to finalize the bid, when suddenly a voice with awkward Chinese shouted, "Four hundred thousand!"

One could tell immediately that the person was a foreigner. Among those present, the only foreigners were the Japanese sitting in Box No. 3, and the voice had come from there.

Everyone at the venue was shocked; someone was actually willing to compete for this inconspicuous wooden fish!

Seeing that someone followed up, the auctioneer was naturally overjoyed. She quickly grabbed the microphone and asked the audience, "Someone has bid four hundred thousand, is there anyone willing to follow up with a higher bid?"

Inside Box No.3, Yamamoto Buki was somewhat puzzled and asked, "It’s just an ordinary wooden fish, why are you following up with a bid?"

"This is an order from above."

"What bullshit order? Our main purpose this time is for that secret manual. Four hundred thousand might be a small sum, but how can you waste it competing with that kid at this critical moment, big brother?"

"I’m not just competing, I’m serious!" The one referred to as big brother narrowed his eyes and said with a very serious tone, "Even if Chu Ge has lost his martial arts, we have not seen all his other abilities. From my investigation of him, he definitely doesn’t perform futile acts, and certainly wouldn’t auction a wooden fish that’s of no use to him."

Yamamoto Buki, somewhat puzzled, scratched his head, "You mean to say this wooden fish is very important to Chu Ge?"

Big brother nodded; his guess should be right.

"But spending four hundred thousand to obtain this wooden fish, if we lose to them on the last auction item, won’t our mission be incomplete?"

Yamamoto Buki wanted to fight tooth and nail against Chu Ge, but he wanted to complete the mission even more.

"Big brother, are you saying that Chu Ge actually didn’t come for the last secret manual, but for this wooden fish?"

Big brother was also doubting this question, but he would not overthink it before getting an answer. "These are all our own speculations, for now, we should focus and stop overthinking."

On the other hand, Chu Ge listened to the Japanese following up with the bid, and the corner of his lips curved ever so slightly, imperceptibly.

Beside him, Huo Tianqian asked, "Mr. Chu, will you continue to follow up the bid?"

"A mere four hundred thousand doesn’t mean much to us. If Mr. Chu wants this wooden fish, we shall continue bidding. Raise the price a bit, so they cannot keep up, and the wooden fish will be ours. As for the money, I will pay on behalf of Mr. Chu."

Chu Ge looked indifferently at Zhao Wuji. Although he had no intention of having Zhao Wuji pay this money for him, he was ready to raise the bid. "Zhao Wuji, you’re really generous. Do you know how much I plan to bid?"

Zhao Wuji glanced at him, his lips curved in a slight smile, and he chuckled, "No matter how much Mr. Chu bids, it doesn’t matter to me."

After all, he had previously given twenty-one billion, not to mention this little wooden fish. Could this wooden fish possibly cost twenty billion?

Chu Ge shook his head and then directly offered his bid, "Ten million!"

Bidding ten million for a wooden fish, he did not feel it was a pity.

Because of his, or precisely, his old man’s relationship with Master Guangde, it couldn’t be measured with money.

Because of Chu Ge’s bid, everyone at the venue, especially those on the first floor, were shocked. They stood up, trying to see who the one bidding ten million was.

They were filled with curiosity about this person. Could it be that this person was a monk? Otherwise, how could he care so much about a wooden fish?

The auctioneer, upon hearing this bid of ten million, her heart instantly became excited and nervous, thumping non-stop.

From four hundred thousand to ten million was a qualitative leap indeed. It seemed this person was genuinely interested in the wooden fish and indeed someone who knew the goods!

The auctioneer felt an inexplicable relief. Initially, she had heard from the backstage that the highest price for this wooden fish was four hundred thousand, and she remembered the leader turning unhappy in an instant.

Now that it had been bid up to ten million, perhaps she wouldn’t be fired after all.

Unable to contain her excitement, she took the microphone and shouted with great enthusiasm, "Ten million! The guest in Box No. 4 bids ten million, is there anyone else willing to follow up with a bid?"

The whole room went silent, everyone holding their breath and listening carefully, even those seated began to become interested in the wooden fish, curious about what was so special about it that someone would bid ten million.

In Box No. 1, several people from Tang Sect looked at each other. "What’s going on? Could it be that Chu Ge isn’t here for the secret manual at auction?"

"Hmph, regardless, this is an excellent condition for us. One less strong competitor, the others are nothing to fear."

"But don’t forget, we also have Huayue Sect next to us! Although the Huayue Sect is just starting out, their financial resources can compare with our Tang Sect!"

"It’s just a woman, what are you afraid of?"

Inside Box No. 2.

Hua Liuyue was utterly baffled. She couldn’t figure out what Chu Ge was up to, thinking perhaps Chu Ge wasn’t interested in the last secret manual after all.

But at the same time, it didn’t seem likely. Could it be that he wanted both?

Hua Liuyue suddenly felt a sense of crisis. Regarding Chu Ge’s financial capabilities, she really couldn’t fathom them.

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Chu Ge sat there calmly, waiting for the auctioneer to finalize the bid.

Beside him, Zhao Wuji laughed helplessly, "Mr. Chu, you are really considerate, saving me money."

He thought that Chu Ge would bid several tens of millions, but it was only ten million.

Beside him, Huo Tianqian coughed awkwardly. Compared to the wealthy Zhao Wuji and Chu Ge, he, at most, lived comfortably. Even to Zhao Wuji, his status might not be worth mentioning.

So at this time, it was best for him to keep silent rather than speak out of turn and embarrass himself.

Chu Ge smiled faintly, "This ten million is just to shut these people up, to keep them from having the energy to continue competing with us. But the value of this wooden fish is definitely not as cheap as just ten million."

This wooden fish contained too much, so much that it simply couldn’t be measured with money.