Lu Mingfei Returns from Monster Hunting

Chapter 247 Mysterious Trading Item (4.5k)

The funeral ended with flickering flames.

The fire gradually burned out, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

Returning to the apartment from the river, passing by the tavern, Sonia was still sitting there drinking, but no one opened the glass door again.

Probably because of watching the funeral, Lu Mingfei had a very long dream.

In the dream, he was walking with a group of people on the frozen river, and he couldn't see the faces of those people clearly, but he could only see Lu Mingze walking at the back.

The river is wide and everyone is spread out.

Walked in silence all the way, no one spoke...

As they walked, there were fewer and fewer people. Finally, when Lu Mingfei suddenly looked back, there was only Lu Mingze left behind.

"Are you the only one left?" Lu Mingfei asked him.

"The day the devil leaves you, the angels will leave too."

Lu Mingze tilted his head to look at him, and said something like a poem, or a prayer in the Bible. Lu Mingfei didn't know clearly, but he felt that the dream was so clear, it was really like Lu Mingze and him Like walking across a glacier together.

But that was really just a dream. The whole world in the dream was frozen, and the cold wind was whistling endlessly, with no end in sight.

When Lu Mingfei opened his eyes, he saw an ancient hanging clock showing that Moscow time was past ten o'clock in the morning.

In a country as big as Russia, the time is somewhat inaccurate. In Siberia, it is about five hours earlier than Moscow.

In other words, it is probably less than six o'clock now.

He brushed his teeth and washed his face. After tidying up, he saw the breakfast cart at the door of the apartment and a black dress hanging on the door.

The dress was in the style of military uniforms in the Soviet era, the size fit, and it was obviously made according to Lu Mingfei's figure.

Those who are eligible to participate in the auction must wear the prescribed clothes, which is also the rule of the auction.

Lu Mingfei looked in the mirror twice, as if he had also become a part of this old city, but he was still quite handsome.

After eating breakfast alone, he put on his coat and went out. The road was covered with snow and the wind and snow had stopped. Maybe the black snake had returned to its hometown.

The auction was originally held in the circular building in the center of the city, but due to the damage of the black snake, the circular building is still under repair, and Bunin temporarily found an opera screening hall to hold the auction.

On the way, the boys all wore dresses similar to his, while the girls had no restrictions, and a hundred flowers bloomed.

When people meet each other, they will greet each other casually, but they are not eager.

Everyone had always had a brotherly attitude before, but suddenly they became so reserved and restrained, which actually added to a tense atmosphere.

Everyone held a thick folder in their hands, just like Vishniak's suicide note on the desk.

Lu Mingfei didn't have one, so he had two cards, one was given to him by Christina, which contained a huge sum of 2000 million U.S. dollars, and the other was an invitation card given to him by Bunin.

On the bridge he met a few people, apparently waiting for him there.

Her attire today was extraordinarily grand, the court dress was covered with thick sable fur, and she had a strong aura, even if the real emperor came.

In this way, the Jiude Mai and Su Enxi next to them are exactly the same as the maids.

Red flags hung around the screening room where the auction was held.

Alexander Bunin stood in front of the gate and shook hands with everyone, very much like a host.

Still without any security measures, Old Tang swaggered in with a gun on his waist.

On the contrary, Lu Mingfei's worry was a bit superfluous, and he deliberately put all the knife products in the warehouse, pretending to go to the banquet empty.

When stepping through that door, the world of capital can be seen at a glance.

Under the shining crystal lamp, it is like a resplendent scene,

Someone was fighting a game of cards at the gaming table, and the beautiful blue-eyed, blond-haired waitress brought wine and lobster sashimi to the guests on a plate.

Someone was talking softly under the crimson curtain.

The girls wear charming eye makeup, and the boys wear family crest rings that shine brighter than crystal chandeliers.
The most eye-catching in the crowd is undoubtedly Christina in a high-profile ivory dress.

She was sitting at the table playing cards, and when she saw Lu Mingfei coming in, she immediately gave him a look, probably to make him pay more attention to the auction at night.

Lu Mingfei ignored her and asked the bartender for a martini.

In fact, he doesn't know cocktails at all, but he knows martinis, because that's what 007 drinks.

Holding this glass of wine, he wandered around the venue.

The venue was far larger than what he saw at first sight. Whether it was a billiard room and bowling alley in an entertainment venue, or a separate restaurant and small bar, this place had everything one could expect.

There are also many rooms where there are only sofas and low curtains. Whatever you do here, lock the door and the space is yours.

Lu Mingfei even found a Japanese-style hut, where the sushi chef smiled at him and spoke Japanese.

This is simply the feast of the Sun King, you can find everything you want here, and the hospitality of the host may not be enough.

After wandering around for a while, Lu Mingfei returned to the gaming table and sat down, pretending to play cards with Christina.

Oginets, Volodya, Sonia were there, as well as several young men whom they had met at the Bunins' dinner.

They have little interest in lavish hospitality, preferring to spend their time at the poker table.

The game was similar to last night, but the stakes were almost ten times higher, and crystal chips worth hundreds of thousands of dollars would be pushed in front of the winner in each hand.

Sonia has a red dress and red hair, and her offensive is like fire.

Christina was completely suppressed by her style of playing cards, and her face turned black with anger after losing consecutively.

After giving the card to Lu Mingfei, she didn't have many chips left, only some private money saved by herself and the funds given to her by her adoptive father.

But she is a very strong person, and she always feels that she can become a generation of gambling saints.

Lu Mingfei wanted to remind her that your ideal is to be a professional intelligence agent, but it was useless to say so, so he simply shut up and watched Miss Christina's performance.

And his mind was not on the poker game.

He is consciously or unconsciously observing the performance of those around him.

There was an indescribably tense atmosphere in the venue, and everyone was testing each other, whether it was through conversation or in the form of a game of cards.

What kind of thing can cause their emotions to be so tense?
Lu Mingfei rubbed his chin, feeling that the secret behind the auction was getting deeper and deeper.

Not long after, Zero also came to the poker table and sat down. Her poker skills were surprisingly good.

Lu Mingfei didn't know much about poker in Russia, anyway, he cut off Sonia's winning streak with one move, and let poor Christina take a breather.

"They are going to explore the surrounding terrain, and they will know the escape routes in advance, so they will be more convenient to do later." Ling Yong whispered in Lu Mingfei's ear so that no one else could hear him.

This is also a division of labor that several people have discussed in advance.

Strange to say, he, Lu Ming, is not an upright monster hybrid, he comes to do whoever he wants, but he feels that there are secrets hidden in this city that even he would be uneasy about.

In the middle of the game, the young waitress came behind Lu Mingfei and told him that Mr. Bunin invited him to have a chat alone.

Hearing this, Christina's eyes immediately became alert, but Lu Mingfei told her not to reveal herself.

Just like that, Lu Mingfei, led by the waitress, entered a certain room with only sofa and curtains.

Alexander Bunin sat on the sofa, and Lu Mingfei sat down opposite him.

Bunin locked the door while letting the waitress out.

"I need Mr. Lu's help." Bunin put forward his request straight to the point.

"Protect your daughter? You have already talked about this matter last time, but I don't seem to need to do anything more. The snowstorm should have blocked the GRU special forces from the road. Now you have the final say in City 023." .” Lu Mingfei said lightly.

Bunin shook his head slowly: "No, it's not about this matter. I want to ask Mr. Lu to buy something for me this time."

Lu Mingfei was stunned for two seconds: "Shopping?"

"One of the items in the auction is what I want."

"Mr. Bunin, you are hosting the auction yourself, and you want me to help you buy things?" Lu Mingfei thought it was a bit funny.

"Yes, I really want that thing, but the host of the auction has no right to interfere with the auction items. This is a rule set by my boss, so I can only trouble you to do it for me, Mr. Lu, as for the money You don't have to worry about the problem..."

Bunin suddenly took out a card from his pocket and pushed it to Lu Mingfei.

"I've got it ready for you."

Lu Mingfei was completely at a loss.

It's really strange, the father and daughter are trying their best to give him money, so they really treat him as a good old man, are they not afraid of him running away with the money at all?
"There are 7000 million US dollars in this card, and I can only raise so much in a limited time, so the auction will have to rely on your skills, Mr. Lu, and the competition will be fierce."

This number surprised Lu Mingfei.

Bunin's shot was more than ten times that of Christina's, but judging from the meaning of his words, this huge sum of money may not be enough.

Auctions mainly rely on property strength, and of course there are elements of skill.

For example, showing the momentum to overwhelm the opponent, forcing the opponent to give up, or pretending to raise the price to make the opponent abstain from reverse thinking.

Of course there is some knowledge in the auction, but Lu Mingfei has no confidence in his skills, but Bunin and his daughter are confident in him.

"If you don't even know what the goods are, I can't help you with this." Lu Mingfei declined politely.

Bunin smiled: "Of course, since I've asked for your help, I'm ready to tell you more about the auction. That mysterious auction item..."

"It's time!"

"time?"

Lu Mingfei blinked and was stunned.

As a member of the Red Flag growing up, he has heard the most words that money can buy sex, but not time.

So many kings have tried to find the source of eternal life for thousands of years, but none of them succeeded.

Can time buy it?

It felt like he was listening to the Arabian Nights.

Bunin said helplessly: "I know you don't believe it. Most things in this world can be priced, but the time is different. Whether you are rich or poor, the time you have is about the same. The rich live their lives in luxury, and the poor It’s a hard life, but it’s decades. If you can find a technology to seal time in glass bottles and sell it to rich people, and the supply is so small, they will use up all their wealth to buy it.”

He sighed as he spoke: "And my daughter is a child who lacks time."

"Frost syndrome." Lu Mingfei said.

"She really trusts you and told you such a secret." Bunin smiled bitterly, "In fact, her illness is far worse than she knew. I bribed her doctor and didn't tell her the truth. .”

"So Christina got on your train because she was going to die."

Bunin's words allowed Lu Mingfei to clarify the causes of many problems.

Vishniak committed suicide, presumably because he had no money to buy more time.

It's just that he still doesn't believe it. Can such an illusory thing as time really be bought?
"In the face of the God of Death, the rich and the poor, the noble and the humble will be deprived, and even the king will be judged naked. This is the ultimate justice in the world." Bunin said softly.

Lu Mingfei said calmly: "But it's my daughter's turn to die, so you're still not reconciled."

"How could it be reconciled?" Bunin raised his head, the blood in his eyes was as dense as a spider's web, and his whole body was like a desperate beast. "Who can be willing to leave their relatives? Christina is still so young, and she has great strengths." In the future, if the god of death wants to take my daughter away, I will throw the god of death into the incinerator!"

While talking, he suddenly realized the inappropriateness in his words, and took a sip of wine to cover up his gaffe.

"I only have such a daughter. If you were me, you would do the same."

Seeing Lu Mingfei's silence, he thought he was weighing the pros and cons, and hastily added: "Mr. Lu, please rest assured that this is definitely not a commission without remuneration."

Lu Mingfei smiled: "Don't worry, I'll take this matter. Miss Christina is a straightforward girl, she deserves to live longer."

He got up and walked out, leaving Bunin with a bewildered expression on his face.

When he was holding the doorknob to close the door, Bunin chased after him and asked uncertainly, "Is Mr. Lu serious?"

"When I was young, I raised a stray cat. The kitten was very cute. Its ears were folded, and it always looked pitiful when it drooped. We soon became a family and slept and ate together every day. But then I knew Folded ears are a cartilage disease that cannot be cured by nature, but it died in pain in less than a year, Mr. Bunin, if time can be bought, I would like to buy some time for it too."

Bunin opened his mouth. Lu Mingfei's words sounded like a temporary story, but his eyes were so serious that no one could doubt it.

After hesitating for a while, he took out a small leather wallet from his pocket.

Although the wallet looked no different from ordinary wallets, when it was handed over to Lu Mingfei, Bunin looked solemn as if it was his inheritance.

"When you need it, please use these as your bargaining chips!"

Lu Mingfei frowned and opened the wallet. Inside the bag were dozens of heavy golden coins the size of a thumb. On the front was a portrait of an ancient king, and on the back were words he could not read.

"Is this thing worth the money?"

"A gold coin minted by Ptolemy I, dating back to the fourth century BC, archaeologists don't think this thing survived at all. At the auction in the city of 023, it was worth about 2000 million to 3000 million .”

"One coin or one pack?"

"One."

Lu Mingfei took a deep breath and quickly counted the gold coins in his wallet, a total of 35. According to Bunin, the value of this small bag of gold coins is nearly one billion US dollars.

"No, you saved your daughter and kept it hidden? Are you going to use the money as a pension?"

He couldn't help complaining.

Bunin sighed: "Of course I won't be stingy with my daughter. I just dare not take it out. You are a new customer, so it is impossible to have this kind of coin. They will know that I want to buy it when they see you take it out. So only use it when absolutely necessary."

According to the scale of previous auctions, Cary's money is more than enough, but Bunin guessed that this year's auction should be very competitive, so he also gave Lu Mingfei his family fortune, just in case.

Lu Mingfei rubbed the face of the person on the front of the gold coin. In terms of element perception, it is indeed pure gold.

But the pure gold antique coins are not worth tens of millions of dollars.

He asked puzzledly, "3000 million US dollars each? Are you sure? Which brother from Taiwan would buy this thing with a lot of money?"

"The value of the coin itself is not so much, but here, what we value is not the value of the coin itself, but as some kind of equivalent." Bunin explained.

(End of this chapter)