Upon hearing this, Xingyue immediately looked at Mr. Kira. There was a hint of pleasing in her smile as she repeated the current price aloud, "The current bid is seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar, offered by Mr. Kira!"
The price of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar to buy a little girl might sound exorbitant at first, but in the black market of human trafficking, this price wasn't considered very high.
After all, buyers were purchasing the entire person, which naturally included their organs!
According to what Lu Ting knew, various human organs fetched high prices in the black market of human trafficking.
Furthermore, these organs were differentiated in price based on their quality and blood type. For example, if the organ belonged to someone with a rare blood type and was in perfect condition without any diseases, the selling price could be several times higher!
The 'auction item' girl on the auction stage, although still underage, had only a few years left until adulthood.
After these bidders spent money to purchase her, on one hand, it was indeed to satisfy their disgusting, perverse desires. On the other hand, it might be because they would get tired of her in the future, or perhaps they would wait for her to grow up and then sell her to others.
And as for these 'others', they could be organ traffickers or people with other perverse desires.
Anyway, no matter what, these people would only maximize their own benefits. They definitely wouldn't let themselves lose out.
So, in their eyes, this was actually another form of 'investment'!
Thinking of this, the expression in Lu Ting's eyes unconsciously darkened a bit.
Meanwhile, on the auction stage in front of him, although the crowd below was still whispering and gossiping, no one raised their hand to bid again after Mr. Kira's offer of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar. It was clear to Xingyue that there wouldn't be a higher price tonight.
However, although the price of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar wasn't low, it hadn't reached their estimated maximum price.
But if no one bid higher, Xingyue couldn't keep stalling. After all, Mr. Kira, who offered seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar, was eagerly waiting for her to make the final decision.
Following this, Xingyue maintained her smile and once again said, "Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar, going once!"
Seeing Xingyue repeating the price he offered, Mr. Kira, with his greasy and disgusting face, smiled even more brightly. At the same time, he scanned the surroundings, paying attention to whether anyone else wanted to bid higher.
"Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar, going twice!"
After the final bid, this beauty would be his!
Mr. Kira thought to himself, feeling considerably pleased.
Under the stimulation of the angelic girl on the auction stage, Mr. Kira completely forgot the unpleasantness from earlier in an instant!
Even if he didn't manage to acquire the dagger he wanted the most today, successfully buying this 'auction item' would still be a good gain!
However, at this moment, Mr. Kira, who suddenly thought of something, turned around without any warning and looked at Lu Ting standing behind him.
Obviously, he recalled the unfriendly dispute about the burial knife between him and Lu Ting earlier.
Mr. Kira was somewhat worried about this irrelevant guy, Lu Ting. What if he suddenly acted up again like he did with the dagger during the most critical moment of acquiring the 'auction item'? If that happened, the price of this last 'auction item' would undoubtedly be driven up by him!
As Mr. Kira turned back and saw Lu Ting gazing at the girl in the rectangular glass display case on the auction stage with a slightly greedy expression, he immediately felt a bad premonition rising in his heart.
Sure enough, as if sensing his gaze, Lu Ting withdrew his eyes at this moment and suddenly locked eyes with Mr. Kira in front of him!
Seeing the other party's visibly nervous gaze fixed on himself, Lu Ting couldn't help but smile.
And in his smile, there was also a hint of provocation and mockery, just like Mr. Kira's behavior towards Lu Ting at the beginning!
Seeing Lu Ting smile so strangely at him, Mr. Kira's face suddenly became even uglier, and his sense of foreboding grew stronger.
"I wonder, Mr. Kira, how much money have you prepared for today?"
Lu Ting first seemed to show concern for the other party's wallet balance, but then, without giving Mr. Kira a chance to reply, he directly raised his hand toward the auction stage!
On the auction stage, Xingyue, who was about to make the third public bid, was caught off guard when she saw Lu Ting raising his hand. A surprised expression appeared on her face.
Because Zhao Ting, the second-generation rich boy from Chinese, wasn't among the people Xingyue had considered would bid to purchase this 'auction item'.
After all, unlike the previous two items, this last 'auction item' involved real human trafficking. Xingyue obviously didn't expect Zhao Ting to have the audacity to participate in such matters.
Before this, Xingyue had encountered wealthy people from Chinese at Cangsheng's underground auctions. Although they would bid to acquire things they liked, most of them either chose to watch coldly or left early during this final stage.
You see, in Chinese's laws and regulations, the punishment for human trafficking is quite severe. Therefore, generally speaking, Chinese tourists who come here for leisure wouldn't willingly stir up trouble.
They wouldn't even want to be involved in such matters!
In summary, the Chinese people in Xingyue's impression were rarely like Zhao Ting now.
She couldn't figure out whether Zhao Ting was bidding again now because he still held a grudge against Mr. Kira from their recent conflict and wanted to challenge him by bidding on the 'auction item' Mr. Kira valued, or simply because he had developed an interest in this 'auction item' or had some sympathy for her, prompting him to bid at this moment.
(End of the Chapter)