Chapter Two: A Million Is Not the Finish Line

The bidder beside Scarface was Qiu Ming, Haiyue’s deputy general manager. An auction executive bidding on his own house’s lot should have been recused. No one objected. “Two thousand,” Shen said. Gu Chengze lifted his paddle. “Three hundred thousand.” The room fell silent. “He is bidding against you,” Zhou murmured. Gu raised his glass. “Mr. Shen advised me this morning to respect numbers. I would like to see whether his numbers can pay their bills.” The System responded. [Target Price Ceiling: ¥3,000,000.] [Host’s Available Cash: ¥3,862.] [Recommendation: Value does not exist solely in ownership.] Shen understood. He did not need to own the cabinet. He needed evidence of the coin’s provenance.