Kawahara Machiko walked through the trading floor expressionlessly. Her wristwatch vibrated on her slender wrist, and she pressed the stop button. This action had been repeated many times.
"Manager Kawahara!" The subordinate behind her couldn't help but remind her because the call was directed to him. "It's a call from the vice president. He wants you to pick up the phone."
"Hang up."
"Huh?"
"Hang up," Kawahara Machiko repeated. This was tantamount to giving a footnote to her own choice.
She had been sent to the Jadeite Light from a faraway place to be used as a sacrificial pawn. The higher-ups of the auction house and the shareholders of a higher level did not think that they could rely on words and so-called "sincerity" to make the youngest Extraordinary, who was showing off her sharpness by the day, turn a mess into a friend.
What's more, sincerity was nothing more than sincerity.
No one was willing to raise the price and throw themselves into the abyss of hatred that they were destined to receive no return. It was even more impossible for this to affect the Amaterasu Order's impression of their god.
This was just a routine procedure. Kawahara Machiko had been sent here merely because she possessed more reasons to be dug out.
1. She was a rare female among the higher-ups.
2. She was quite beautiful, and she might conform to Luo Nan's legendary aesthetic standards.
3. She once had some so-called friendship with the woman Luo Nan met in Osaka City, Kitayama Yuehui. (Actually, they had only met a few times in business settings.)
These so-called reasons had all turned into dogshit after Kawahara Machiko and Kitayama Yuehui failed to contact each other.
Instead of thinking about these bullsh * t reasons and considering the consequences that couldn't possibly be worse, she might as well take another gamble. She had to think about the consequences that couldn't possibly be worse.
Up ahead, Luo Nan's room was already in sight.
"Manager, the auction has already begun!" The subordinate reminded with all his might, hoping that his superior would understand that meeting with a major client at this time was hard to escape suspicion.
Kawahara Machiko stopped walking. She turned to look at her subordinates, who were equally unlucky. "Auction? Everyone, we have staked our careers to come here. What does this have to do with the auction? If we don't have this awareness, when we return... No, when we return, there will be no return to speak of! "
Just as her subordinates' faces turned red or pale, Kawahara Machiko once again felt the vibration of her wrist, but this time, the source of the information given by the personal intelligence was completely different.
She shuddered and answered the call instantly.
A frivolous male voice came from the other side, "Beauty Manager, it seems that your efforts have paid off. Before our Mr. Luo changes his tenderness towards the fairer sex, aren't you going to come over and deepen it? "
Kawahara Machiko clenched her fists tightly, but she replied in a soft and clear tone, "Hey, sorry to keep you waiting. I'll be right there."
Five seconds later, Kawahara Machiko calmed down and pressed the doorbell of the private room.
And the time she waited was four to five times longer than the time it took to arrive after the call ended. The fully exposed camera outside the door seemed to be conducting a cold and silent inspection.
During this time, Kawahara Machiko and her subordinates all maintained a slightly forward and respectful posture, standing solemnly in absolute silence.
Finally, the door to the private room opened.
Kawahara Machiko thought that she would encounter an even harsher gaze of inspection, but she didn't.
It looked like no one in the private room was paying special attention to her. The inspection just now was more like a simple and unintentional neglect, a play directed by herself in her mind.
The attention of the vast majority of the people here was focused on her target of public relations today, Luo Nan's body. They watched him use his finger as a pen and the water vapor as ink to draw diagrams high in the air. Some people clicked their tongues, some people hissed, and some people simply moaned.
"You think the matter isn't big enough!"
The one moaning and complaining was the man who had called her over with a frivolous tone … … The internal intelligence of the auction house listed him as one of the most terrifying Extraordinary, Blood Demon.
The tone was one thing, but the excitement on his face was the real deal.
Kawahara Machiko went to look at the outline of the water vapor imprints, but she came at the wrong time. Luo Nan had just finished his draft. He waved his hand and erased the water vapor diagram.
The youngest Extraordinary in the world turned her face to face Blood Demon and said, "You said it before. I have to take the initiative. I have to press forward. I have to arrange a position forward. Since they're retreating, I'm going to advance. I'm going to advance until they have nowhere to retreat. "
Sure enough, his drive was unparalleled!
Kawahara Machiko, who had just entered, made an immediate evaluation in her mind. She combined it with the relevant intelligence and secretly pondered how she should respond appropriately when it came time to "deepen" things.
Blood Demon raised an eyebrow. "Even a rabbit will bite when it's cornered. Aren't you worried? I'm saying that Headquarters' arms are quite long. If you really piss them off, they won't be able to hit you on the ship, but they'll be able to do it over at Osaka City. "
"That will depend on whether or not the True God and the Pope are willing to give up their own training grounds and abdicate their positions to President Abner. I have a premonition that they might not be willing."
Blood Demon was very sharp. "What did you discover this time? That cow demon? "
Luo Nan's mood was quite relaxed. He pursed his lips in the direction of Kawahara Machiko and casually joked, "Are you preparing to silence her next?"
"Saying that you have tender and protective feelings for the fairer sex isn't wrong in the slightest!"
Kawahara Machiko could only pretend that she was deaf after being treated as a target of ridicule. Her eyes were focused on her nose, her nose was focused on her mouth, and her mouth was focused on her heart. She stood still like a statue, not adding any variables to the conversation between the two big shots.
Sure enough, Luo Nan was the first to return to the main topic. "I just feel that Lord Secretcontract looks like he's going to make a big deal out of it. With him backing me from the back, I'm emboldened."
"Hey, you need to know that his agenda is at the back!"
"Haven't I seen the materials already? I'll be careful not to stray off topic. Besides, I might even be able to help out …. "
Blood Demon was a bit startled. He looked at Luo Nan, and Luo Nan responded with a smile.
For a time, Blood Demon was actually struck speechless by Luo Nan's strong will to forge ahead. Luckily, he soon cackled loudly. "Young people learn things quickly!"
He then turned to Her Majesty Empress Wu. "Don't you think that there's no need for you to make this trip?"
Her Majesty Empress Wu didn't even raise her head. Her fingertips slowly flipped a page. "Do you want to make a bet?"
"No, I don't want to raise a flag." Blood Demon tactfully backed down.
By this time, Luo Nan had already called over Kawahara Machiko to make the relevant arrangements. Machiko forced herself to remain calm, but she had a rather resolute attitude. It actually saved him quite a bit of effort.
"That's about it. There shouldn't be any problems right?"
Of course there were problems, but Kawahara Machiko wouldn't reveal any awkward emotions in front of Luo Nan. She bowed once more. It was as if everything was an established procedure, a matter of course.
"Then, please make your preparations, Mr. Luo. We will notify you five minutes in advance."
"Okay." Luo Nan's answer was simple.
Kawahara Machiko took a shallow breath. She maintained her bowed posture as she backed out of the door.
When the door to the room closed, she turned to face her subordinates outside. Her eyes were completely filled with a sharp, cold, and hard light.
"From now on, it will be time to test everyone's resolve."
What sort of resolve? Kawahara Machiko didn't give a clear answer, but at this time, many people naturally came to a realization.
It was loyalty!
And it wasn't necessarily towards the auction house. It was towards Executive Kawahara himself …. This was a bit more subtle.
In any case, Executive Kawahara, who had received some sort of order from within the room, seemed to be the one who truly held a resolve to act.
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