Chapter 87 (1/2)

Destroy You in Minutes!

The voice attracted everyone’s attention and all eyes turned to it. Mu Jian-Feng walked into the auction hall under everybody’s gaze, accompanied by Jiang Xin.

“Who’s that old man?” someone said in a low voice, “He actually dared to stop President Huang’s bid? He doesn’t value his life.”

“I’ve never seen that old man before. Where’s he from?” said someone.

“There’s going to be an interesting show to watch. Huang Yi-Hu put out the news that anyone who bid on plot thirteen would be going up against him. That old man looks like he’s gunning for plot thirteen. I’d like to see how Huang Yi-Hu deals with him,” said someone quietly.

“Sigh. They must be outsiders who don’t know the situation here. He actually dares to fight with Huang Yi-Hu over land. He’s screwed,” sighed someone.

The auction hall was filled with whispered discussion and the quiet atmosphere from earlier dissipated immediately.

Mu Jian-Feng ignored the whispering around him and his gaze swept over the seats, quickly spotting Xia Lei and Liang Si-Yao sitting in the corner. He nodded at them, then walked to the podium with large strides.

Before Mu Jian-Feng and Jiang Xin could get closer, the host asked tentatively, “This gentleman here, are you here to bid on plot number thirteen? If you are, please find yourself a seat and follow the procedure to place your bid.”

“I am here for this piece of land but there is no need for me to sit. I’ll say a few simple lines and go,” said Mu Jian-Feng.

What arrogance!

That one sentence of his made the auction hall quiet down again. All eyes went to Mu Jian-Feng again.

Huang Yi-Hu could not take it any longer. He stood from his seat in a huff and walked into the aisle, blocking Mu Jian-Feng and Jiang Xin’s way.

“Who are you?” Huang Yi-Hu tone was angry and threatening.

Mu Jian-Feng wrinkled his brows, “Who are you, then?”

Li Yu-Lan also stood and spoke loudly, “Mr Host, what is wrong with you? Weren’t you going to accept the bid already? Why have you stopped?”

The piece of land was valued at hundreds of millions and was worth even more but Huang Yi-Hu was suppressing his competitors to become the only bidder at 81,000,000. This was actually illegal and the host knew the reason behind why there were no other bids but he dared not offend him either. It was good then, that this old man had appeared at that moment and interrupted the bidding. The host was, of course, happy to suspend the bidding.

“This gentleman here seems to want to bid on this piece of land too. I have no reason to bar him from participating,” said the host.

Li Yu-Lan begun to get a little anxious, “He’s bidding on this piece of land too? Did he put down a deposit? Does he have the right to bid? Take it out for us to see!”

“Get out of my way!” Mu Jian-Feng was pissed.

Huang Yi-Hu looked like he had no intention of budging, “Didn’t you hear? You should show us what right you have. If you have no right to bid then you’re just here to make trouble. In that case, please get out!” He pointed towards the door.

Xia Lei walked over with quick steps, “Is there a dog in the way, Elder Mu?”

“There is one blocking the way but it is just a mantis trying to stop a chariot. If this can stop me then I’d have lived for nothing,” said Mu Jian-Feng.

Huang Yi-Hu did not take Mu Jian-Feng’s words seriously and he looked at Xia Lei with malevolent eyes as he said, “So it was you making trouble after all, punk. You overestimate yourself!”

“Get out of the way,” said Xia Lei.

Huang Yi-Hu did not move; a curl of disdain appeared at the corners of his lips.

Xia Lei suddenly grabbed Huang Yi-Hu by his collar and pushed him violently towards the seats. Huang Yi-Hu was thrown onto the seats and landed in a dishevelled heap.

Huang Yi-Hu’s four bodyguards stepped forward.

The security guards and policemen on premises also came rushing forward and the entire auction hall erupted in chaos.

“Quiet! Quiet! What is all this ruckus?” A male voice came from the podium. The voice was imposing and furious.

The chaotic auction hall quieted down.

“Isn’t that Mayor Hu Huo? He’s come too.” Someone recognised the middle-aged man who had just walked up to the podium.

Xia Lei looked at the clean-cut middle-aged man and thought, ‘So that’s the major. He looks like a teacher but he has an imposing voice.’

Huang Yi-Hu crawled from the seats, fuming, but he had to keep his anger in check in front of Hu Huo. The gaze he turned on Xia Lei, however, was full of killing intent and he seemed to be more than happy to stab Xia Lei a few times.

“I do apologise, Elder Mu,” said Hu Huo into the microphone, “I was delayed by something and couldn’t get here earlier.”

Mu Jian-Feng walked to the podium, smiling, “I’d just arrived too. Your Hai-Zhu City is so busy that there was traffic congestion the whole way.”

Hu Huo and Mu Jian-Feng shook hands on the stage, looking cordially polite.

Below the stage was completely different scene. Practically everyone was trying to guess the identity of Mu Jian-Feng and some were also trying to guess who the young man who had flung Huang Yi-Hu to the ground was.

“Punk, who is he?” Seeing Mayor Hu Huo and Mu Jian-Feng shake hands warmly, Huang Yi-Hu lost some confidence and started to feel a little afraid.

Xia Lei sneered, “Why, weren’t you being very arrogant earlier? You know how to be afraid now?”

“Afraid?” Huang Yi-Hu said, “I, Huang Yi-Hu, have never known the shape of the word ‘afraid’.”

“You mean He Lao-Qi, don’t you?” said Xia Lei.

“You’ll die.” Huang Yi-Hu’s voice carried a heavy threat.

Xia Lei laughed, “Of course I’ll die, but I’ll definitely die after you do. Your days are numbered.”

At that moment, Mu Jian-Feng walked to the microphone on the stage and opened a document which Jiang Xin had handed to him. He started reading slowly, “The auction for Hai-Zhu City’s plot number thirteen has been temporarily cancelled because of special circumstances. This piece of land is now requisitioned by China Industrial Group for the purpose of building a manufacturing enterprise related to national defense…”

The entire auction hall was silent.

Who could protest when a government-owned enterprise used this sort of reason to procure land?