Thinking this, Mr. Kira's face became even more unpleasant. While he felt extremely angry at Lu Ting's behavior, he also didn't want to give up on the 'auction item' on the auction stage!
This was something he absolutely couldn't swallow!
Immediately, Mr. Kira once again raised his hand, intending to continue competing with Lu Ting for this final 'auction item.'
But at this moment, his companion who had been beside Mr. Kira suddenly reached out and held him back, speaking up, "Don't act rashly, Mr. Kira! Be wary of traps!"
Obviously, in the eyes of Mr. Kira's companion, Zhao Ting's behavior of bidding higher than anyone else regardless of the opponent seemed insane.
Wasn't he worried that his words would provoke retaliation from others? For instance, the person he angered might intentionally drive up the price of this 'auction item' to an absurdly high level!
However, judging from Zhao Ting's amused expression, he didn't seem concerned at all about such a possibility.
Seeing his indifferent attitude, Mr. Kira's companion could only speculate on two possible developments: either Zhao Ting genuinely liked this 'auction item' and sincerely wanted to purchase it, or he was deliberately manipulating the situation to bait Mr. Kira into bidding a higher price and then withdrawing from the auction altogether!
In this way, Zhao Ting could easily let Mr. Kira pay more for this 'auction item' without any loss on his part!
The suspicions in Mr. Kira's companion's mind were not groundless. After all, throughout this entire auction, there had been some unpleasant incidents between Mr. Kira and this young man!
Previously, his repeated taunts and sarcasm indicated that Zhao Ting, despite his appearance as a young gentleman, was not a forgiving person. On the contrary, he was very vengeful!
Therefore, Mr. Kira's companion now had reason to suspect that Zhao Ting's actions were aimed at retaliating against Mr. Kira and setting a trap.
If Mr. Kira fell into this trap, he would pay a heavy price!
As Mr. Kira, who was about to act impulsively, heard his companion's words of caution, he immediately lowered his hand and turned to glance at Zhao Ting behind him.
At this moment, Zhao Ting's face showed a particularly playful smile, and his eyes looked cunning like a fox, making people wonder about his true intentions.
If Lu Ting knew what they were worried about right now, he might just chuckle and say they were being paranoid and overthinking!
On the other hand, Xingyue on the auction stage saw Mr. Kira raise his hand but quickly put it down, a disappointed expression crossing her eyes.
She had thought Mr. Kira would continue competing with Zhao Ting in a few more rounds. In that case, the value of the 'auction item' would also rise accordingly. If no one else raised their bid now, then perhaps Zhao Ting would buy this 'auction item' for 1,000,000 dollars!
Although knowing that after Zhao Ting's statement, besides Mr. Kira, basically no one else would bid, for the sake of fairness, Xingyue still spoke up, "Is there anyone else who wants to continue bidding?"
As her voice fell, the entire auction venue fell silent.
Even Mr. Kira, at this point under his companion's reminder, chose to remain silent. But deep down, he was unwilling to give up and still pondered whether to continue bidding.
However, during his contemplation, Xingyue had already picked up the small auction hammer on the auction table and announced, "So, at the price of 1,000,000 dollars, bid by Mr. Zhao."
"1,000,000, first call!"
After a few seconds of pause, Xingyue spoke again, "1,000,000, second call!"
Finally, after scanning the entire auction venue and confirming that no one else had any intention to bid, Xingyue directly declared Lu Ting's auction successful!
"1,000,000, third call!!"
*Dang——*
As Xingyue's final words fell, the auction hammer in her hand also came down. Immediately after, she looked towards where Zhao Ting stood and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Mr. Zhao! With a bid of 1,000,000 dollars, from this moment on, this 'auction item' belongs to you!"
Suddenly, sparse applause rang out throughout the auction venue.
Obviously, after Lu Ting's earlier statement, the people present at the auction didn't quite feel like congratulating him on successfully winning this final 'auction item'.
As for Lu Ting, he couldn't care less about their reactions. As long as he successfully bought what he wanted, that was the best outcome.
As for Roach and Yuri, who had been close behind him all along, when they heard the woman above announce that the commander had successfully purchased the little girl, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Of course, they were well aware that the reason Lu Ting bought the little girl was because he must have felt some sympathy for her, so he acted to purchase her without affecting the progress of the mission.
For a moment, under their sunglasses, the admiration and appreciation in Roach and Yuri's eyes towards Lu Ting's back seemed even stronger than before.
This could be considered as stepping in when seeing injustice, right?
Indeed worthy of their commander, a true man!
"Hmph!"
Just then, they heard a cold snort full of resentment and icy murderous intent in their ears.
It was Mr. Kira!
Obviously, Lu Ting's consecutive actions of snatching away the beloved objects he had set his eyes on had thoroughly angered Mr. Kira!
And he had successfully harbored resentment towards Zhao Ting!
At this moment, a plan to retaliate against Zhao Ting had already formed in Mr. Kira's mind!
He must give a lesson to this young dandy from Chinese who came out of nowhere and knew nothing!
Let this kid understand that the world outside his Chinese is not as safe as their domestic Chinese!
Therefore, after snorting coldly, Mr. Kira walked slowly over, intending to start by intimidating Zhao Ting with words as a form of lesson!
(End of the Chapter)