The entire auction hall was dead silent. Catherine’s words fell, the silence was somewhat eerie, and you could hear a pin drop!

Almost simultaneously, all eyes gathered on the "Parchment Manuscript." Even if many were not here for it, they were attracted to it!

Catherine smiled and said, "This ’Parchment Manuscript’ originates from Huaxia. It was a gift to my boss from a friend over ten years ago. Now, the boss is willing to part with it and plans to sell it to someone destined for it. Although the writing on it is very peculiar, even I can’t understand it, I believe its value is evident to many of our honorable guests!"

"Last year, in northeast Huaxia, a piece of the ’Parchment Manuscript’ was auctioned off for billions. I believe the guests who don’t know it might now understand its worth!"

"To not waste everyone’s time, I won’t say much more. I announce that the ’Parchment Manuscript’ auction officially begins with a starting bid of one billion US Dollars. Each bid increment must be no less than one hundred million US Dollars!"

Hiss, hiss, hiss~

As Catherine’s words fell, many drew gasps of surprise. A starting bid of one billion US Dollars, a figure that paper had never fetched in this world!

"This is really outrageous, these despicable merchants know the ’Parchment Manuscript’ will be fiercely contested, so they set such a high price." Lin Fan thought to himself.

Just as Lin Fan was lost in thought, Catherine’s excited voice came out: "Two billion US Dollars! The guest in room 88 has placed a bid of two billion US Dollars!"

"Two and a half billion US Dollars! The guest in room 10 bids the current highest price!"

"Wait! Two and a half billion is not the highest, the guest in room 13 has raised the bid to three billion US Dollars!"

In no time, after several rounds of frenzied bidding, the price reached five billion US Dollars, even Lin Fan hadn’t anticipated it!

Nonetheless, Lin Fan wasn’t worried. He watched the fierce bidding with interest, not placing a bid immediately!

Another five minutes passed in a flash, and the price rose to a terrifying number!

Catherine’s voice also trembled slightly: "Seven billion US Dollars, is there anyone... who wants to outbid this?"

"Eight billion US Dollars! The guest in room 13 has once again set a new high for the auction!"

Lin Fan held a cigarette between two fingers, puffing gently on it, while mentally calculating: "Room 88 is B-K Assassin Organisation, 23 is the Blood Clan, and room 13 is Mitsubishi Conglomerate. Currently, these people are bidding most aggressively."

Lin Fan pondered for a moment, then immediately entered a string of numbers on the touch display!

"One... one hundred billion US Dollars!"

Catherine shouted with a trembling voice, "The guest in room 8 has bid one hundred billion US Dollars, a price unprecedented in any auction! Is there... anyone else who can offer a higher price? There is only one Parchment Manuscript, its importance is self-evident, please show your sincerity, everyone!"

"One hundred and ten billion US Dollars! The guest in room 13 has once again set the auction’s highest price in history!"

Catherine shouted once more!

But after that, the entire auction quieted down, regardless of how Catherine tempted them, no one bid again!

"It seems many have started plotting. The Mitsubishi Conglomerate wants to take the Parchment Manuscript safely, which is not an easy task!" Lin Fan thought to himself.

At the same time, his eyes narrowed sharply, revealing a hint of coldness, and he also stopped bidding!

If no one can safely take the Parchment Manuscript away, let’s see who can snatch it!

After a long time, seeing no one bid, Catherine announced that the "Parchment Manuscript" would finally belong to the Mitsubishi Conglomerate!

"The real show is about to begin!"

Lin Fan’s lips curled into a mysterious smile!

Next, three more items were auctioned, but few bid, and many had already left. Lin Fan first parted ways with Deke and sent a capital letter "X" to the Queen on his phone!

This is a common code among the Suicide Squad, representing "Kill!"

...

Night, two o’clock in the morning!

A furious wind roared, lifting the dust from the ground, making it hard for pedestrians to open their eyes. The sky was grey, seemingly heralding a bloodbath to come, trying to drive any unrelated people home with the harsh weather!

The street was dead silent, with even the vehicles being few and far between!

Mitsubishi Conglomerate’s headquarters in Paris!

A row of cars was parked, and two rows of suited bodyguards flanked the convoy, each looking well-trained!

Soon, a man with a handlebar mustache, escorted by two bodyguards, emerged from the building carrying a briefcase. Instantly, the bodyguards flanked him tightly, surrounding him from all sides, so tightly packed that even a skilled sniper couldn’t make their shot through such a dense formation!

Ring ring ring~

At this moment, the mustached man’s phone rang!

He immediately answered, standing solemnly after hearing the voice on the other end, saying: "President, it’s me!"

"Don’t go to the airport, head directly to the next township in Paris. There’s a private airfield there, I’ve arranged for a helicopter to pick you up. The helicopter will take you to a neighboring city from which you can catch a plane!" The hoarse, heavy voice from the other end commanded!

"Rest assured, President! I guarantee to complete the task!"

The mustached man said firmly and hung up, immediately ordering the surrounding bodyguards, "Get in the car, let’s move quickly!"

"Understood!"

The bodyguards received their orders, skillfully got into the cars, and quickly sped off into the distance!

However, just as the convoy reached an intersection, a chain of rear-end collisions occurred at the crossroads, blocking the way forward!

"What’s going on?" The mustached man asked the driver in bewilderment!

The driver called the front vehicles, then replied, "Sir, there’s been a pile-up ahead!"

"Tell them to move out of the way immediately! Don’t waste my time!" The mustached man roared.

The driver didn’t hesitate, relaying the order to the bodyguards in the vehicles ahead!

The bodyguards got out as ordered, just as several young men were heatedly arguing. The bodyguards stormed over in fury, shouting, "All of you better get the hell out of the way, or I’ll kill you!"

"Are you talking to me?"

At this moment, one of the young men turned around, his eyes bloodshot, like two blood-filled orbs, startling the two bodyguards!

The bodyguard swallowed hard and shouted, "Yes, I’m talking to you, move your damn car, or I’ll..."

Squish!

Unfortunately, before the bodyguard could finish, he suddenly stopped!

The bloodshot-eyed young man suddenly waved his hand, his five sharp fingers like five knives, mercilessly slicing through the bodyguard’s throat, blood splattering everywhere!