Chapter 284

They walked to the hotel and took the elevator to the rooftop

The rooftop was a banquet hall. Men in black suits stood at the entrance of the elevator lobby. They filled the entire corridor and gave off a daunting presence.

It was clearly closed off to the public.

They were stopped by those men as soon as they stepped out of the elevator. Ted stepped forward and said, “He’s with me, and he’s the boss. I vouch for him.”

Ted seemed to be a regular there who was very familiar with the place. The leader of the bodyguards glanced at Wilbur, nodded, then allowed him to enter.

Wilbur looked at the neverending line of men in black suits as he walled. He said, “You have quite the reputation here.”

“I’ve been messing around in Toneville since I was a kid. Everyone here shows me some respect.”

Wilbur nodded. People like Ted may not be of high status, but he was well–connected. When people needed something, they would seek help from someone like him. He was the kind of person who could navigate social circles with ease, a jack of all

trades.

hall. There were also hundreds of men in black suits

owner of this place knows how

have ended a long time ago

smiled and waited in

all the guests finally arrived. The door of the

away without garnering

they did not meet

was a first–class cultural relk that was expressly prohibited by the state from being sold or taken out of the country. Those who were knowledgeable could

and immediately

which was good

his face as he

not get riled up, slowly raising his

against Wilbur, They would

stayed calm and slowly raised his bid. The bronze sword was up to 140 million dollars because of

quite surprised

it was from an

He raised the bid up to 200 million callars. The two competing bidders finally gave up and the auctioneer declared Wilbur the

chuckled. He transferred

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