55: Chapter 55: Isn’t The Third Young Master of the Ou Family Influential Enough?
55 -55: Isn’t The Third Young Master of the Ou Family Influential Enough?
Sure enough, as soon as the words were spoken, the atmosphere in the car turned tense, chilly, and even breathing became somewhat unnatural.
“What does that mean?
We need ID cards just to attend a mere auction?
Who does Apex think it is?
Third Young Master, don’t bother with it, I’ll take you in when the time comes!” The woman was also very dissatisfied, and with one sentence she had Ou Mucen leaving everything to her.
Ye Ning puckered her lips and looked out the window…
It wasn’t even her request, seriously, why was the anger directed at her?
However, since she had said she’d handle it, that was even better; it saved Ye Ning the trouble, providing her with some relief.
Thus, in the following time, nobody spoke again until the car arrived at the bustling district and stopped in front of the dark cyan building.
Ye Ning pushed open the car door and got out, then she sighed as she looked at the familiar structure.
Five years, and she had finally returned here; it still featured blue bricks and black tiles, as well as the same decorations and furnishings.
If there had to be any difference, it would be the people — there were far fewer now than back then.
Indeed, five years ago, Apex on Sant Road was in its heyday in the old city district, with shops aplenty and a never-ending stream of people.
As a century-old brand, naturally, it would attract a large crowd.
But now, with the reconstruction of the old city district and the nearby transformation into a vegetable market, few people came here unless they were truly here for the auction transactions.
If it was just for regular tea and dining, the numbers were much, much less.
Ye Ning walked over and saw the white diamond-shaped sign hanging at the entrance of the teahouse, now in its busy period.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she stood silently, waiting for the two people behind her to catch up.
The diamond-shaped white sign generally meant that the auction was about to begin admitting attendees.
It would usually hang for about ten minutes; after which, it would be replaced with a black sign, and no matter how important you were, you wouldn’t be allowed entry.
After a wait, footsteps approached from behind…
“Third Young Master, wait here for me for a moment; I will be right back,” the woman said as she came over and then went straight toward the entrance.
Ye Ning saw her, so she obediently stood there waiting.
Ou Mucen also stood there, surveying the surroundings.
Noticing the antiquated appearance of the teahouse, resembling the old residential houses, he frowned and asked, “Who exactly is the owner of Apex?”
Ye Ning shook her head: “I’m not too clear, but from what my master said, he was a Tomb Raider Colonel, specialized in tomb raiding.”
That’s also why the security for coming here to auction is so strict; many of the items here have unclear origins.
Right, Third Young Master, you’re not here today to actually bid on these items, are you?”
Ye Ning was right, Apex was somewhat like an underground bank, only the underground bank laundered money, while Apex dealt in antiques.
But similarly, many of those antiques also had illegal origins.
Ou Mucen didn’t answer the question; instead, his gaze fell upon the woman at the entrance who seemed unable to resolve the issue even after such a long time.
A glint of grim determination flashed through his eyes, and he promptly took out a glittering golden card: “Take this over to them!”
Ye Ning looked down and was momentarily stunned!
Was he really going to use his identity as the third heir of the Ou Family to get in?