Chapter Three: The Zero Auction

Zhou Lin offered ten million in round one and ranked fifth. Han Dong ranked first. Before round two, players could spend ten percent of their deposits to view another bid's range. Bai Wei bought Han's. Sun Qing bought Bai's. Gu bought nothing and watched Zhou Lin's silver coin. “That does not belong to you,” Gu said. “You know it?” “I know what it has charged.” The coin burned. [Warning: holder of a cognate rule detected.] [Hidden options exist in this game.] Jiming tapped the table. “Round two.” Han's desire was obvious. His property company needed the park to survive. Bai represented an undisclosed buyer. Sun repeatedly asked whether overseas accounts could cover his deposit; he was preparing an exit.