Capítulo 864: Chapter 864: Mr. Cheng Makes His Move

“Alas!” Mr. Cheng sighed and continued, “When I saw that colleague with number 64 could bring out a piece of top-quality Emperor Green, I felt extremely guilty…”

“I am deeply guilty, guilty for not trusting the market, for not bringing out the best jade.” Mr. Cheng said hypocritically, “For this, I feel deeply regretful and uneasy.”

The more everyone listened to Mr. Cheng’s words, the more confused they became. What did he mean by this?

Xia Chuyi also turned her head slightly, looking at Fan San.

Fan San also appeared puzzled, shaking his head slightly, indicating he couldn’t guess either.

At this moment, Mr. Cheng’s trusted subordinates arrived at the scene, carrying a large box.

Seeing this situation, Mr. Cheng feigned calm and smiled, saying, “I believe that since the state wants to prosper the jade market and push our market to the international stage, the items we present for auction should naturally be of the highest quality.”

This statement didn’t seem to have any problem… One official present, in charge of this matter, thought silently.

At this moment, Xia Chuyi’s eyes suddenly flashed—she understood what Mr. Cheng wanted to do.

The notion of sending out auction items, the higher-end, the better… This implied that Mr. Cheng believed the five jade pieces on site were not top-tier.

Conversely, since he said these jade pieces were not sufficient, it indicated that Mr. Cheng’s box—with what his subordinates brought—must contain a piece better than the on-site ones, mainly better than Xia Chuyi’s number 64 jade.

Therefore, Mr. Cheng wanted to jump in and become the “King of Bids.”

Sure enough, Mr. Cheng passionately addressed everyone present, “Thus, for the country, for the market, I am willing to bring out my store’s treasure to participate in this Jade Conference and send it abroad for auction!”

Everyone: …

This Jade Conference has already ended, and only now does Mr. Cheng say he wants to bring his treasured item to participate?

However, truth be told, apart from number 64, other bids were not really affected because they weren’t the King of Bids; they were destined to be side pieces. If the jade from Jinyu Square that Mr. Cheng inserted was better than number 64… then number 64 would inevitably lose.

Furthermore, Mr. Cheng has always been quite domineering, so at this moment, no one dared to speak up, and they looked at Fan San—in everyone’s eyes, number 64 belonged to Fan San.

Fan San, of course, knew that Mr. Cheng was targeting their number 64, and immediately furrowed his brows and said aggressively, “Mr. Cheng, are you saying you want to ignore the conference rules and sneak in your bid?”

“Sneak in?” Mr. Cheng chuckled lightly and said, “How could it be sneaking in when it’s for the good of the country?”

“I just think that since I have a better jade piece, it should naturally be contributed to earn some reputation for our country.”

These words were indeed quite righteous.

“For the good of the country?” Fan San listened angrily and said, “Then why didn’t Mr. Cheng bring out the top-quality jade earlier?”

Why not bring it out?

The reason is simple, because Mr. Cheng firmly believed he could win the King of Bids in the auction, so he wanted to hold back one piece for his Jinyu Square.

Now, because the King of Bids went to someone else, and Liu Yingying was dissatisfied with him, he had no choice but to bring out the real treasure of his store.

In these circumstances, Mr. Cheng also felt he was very much wronged.

At this moment, listening to Fan San’s questioning, Mr. Cheng showed a completely indifferent expression.