Chapter Four: Shorting an Heir with a Receipt

Lin's seventy-billion bid would remain valid for three minutes. Before the countdown expired, the Exchange demanded a one-percent deposit—seven hundred million yuan. The winning ticket could invoke Gu Changqing's account, but it had no payment authority. On the balcony, Zhao Qian recovered his smile. “You bid with an empty account. When you default, your original identity will be seized as collateral.” “He wanted the system to accept it,” Qin whispered. “Default settlement will erase you faster than waiting for the other four numbers to fade.” Lin studied the screen instead. Among Gu's countless holdings, one asset was being auctioned: inheritance of the Zhou Group, ninety-nine percent complete, valued at six billion.