Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

Chen Yibai saw that Yan Tianjiu's expression was sincere, and incredibly sincere at that.

However, he did not immediately take over the 1.5 billion yuan bank card.

Chen Yibai had already realized what underhanded tricks Yan Tianjiu was up to.

Yan Tianjiu wanted to use this huge gift to forcibly bind himself to him, to establish a relationship of huge financial transactions between them.

Because relevant departments are currently conducting a covert investigation into Jiuding Group and Yan Tianjiu.

Yan Tianjiu wanted to use economic ties to bind himself to him, and then use his current fame to help him get out of trouble!

Or rather, they want to drag me down with them!

To put it bluntly, if I accept this huge sum of 1.5 billion yuan, the relevant departments will definitely investigate me.

When the time comes, you won't be able to explain it clearly even if you want to.

Who would believe that 1.5 billion was given away for free?

Good guy!

Chen Yibai exclaimed, "Wow!"

This Yan Tianjiu is indeed a cunning old fox.

But Chen Yibai thought that if this old fox wanted to use this method to drag him onto his pirate ship, he was underestimating him.

Seeing the enigmatic smile on Chen Yibai's face, and not reaching out to take the bank card, Yan Tianjiu cautiously asked, "Captain Chen, is this 1.5 billion... not enough...?"

Chen Yibai chuckled, puffing on his cigarette as he said, "Boss Yan, I have a bad habit... I only like what I ask for, not what others offer me. It's like a woman; if she throws herself at me, it's definitely not as interesting as if I snatched her myself..."

"Am I right?"

Upon hearing Chen Yibai's words, Yan Tianjiu frowned as well, wanting to retort, "I heard you're not good in that area? Why do you like to use women as a metaphor?"

At the same time, Yan Tianjiu also realized that Chen Yibai had seen through his intentions and wasn't falling for his trap.

Yan Tianjiu frowned again and looked at Chen Yibai, asking, "Captain Chen, what do you mean by that? You really don't want the previous payment?"

"Yes, who said no!"

Chen Yibai stubbed out his cigarette. "I'm not stupid. Who wouldn't take money that's free?"

If you want it, then accept it!

Yan Tianjiu felt that he couldn't keep up with Chen Yibai's train of thought and had no idea what Chen Yibai meant.

Is it a case of 'wanting both'?

Seeing Yan Tianjiu's bewildered expression, Chen Yibai simply stopped beating around the bush and took out a tomb raiding talisman from his person and threw it to Yan Tianjiu.

This is a mini version of the tomb raiding talisman that I made by hand before.

"Boss Yan, isn't your company an auction house? Help me put this Tomb Raider Talisman up for auction, I want it to fetch 3 billion! After we get the money, all our messy debts will be wiped clean!"

Chen Yibai finally made his intentions clear.

A mini version of the Tomb Raider Talisman sold for 3 billion!

Although the price is ridiculously high, once it goes through the auction house, it becomes legitimate personal income, which is more meaningful than what Yan Tianjiu gave away for free.

As for who to sell it to at such a high price?

Of course, it should be sold to Yan Tianjiu!

"What? Boss Yan, is it possible that my Tomb Raider Talisman isn't worth 3 billion? Or does your auction house lack the financial strength?"

Chen Yibai looked at Yan Tianjiu and asked with a cold smile.

Yan Tianjiu was definitely not stupid; he immediately understood the double meaning in Chen Yibai's words.

Whether this tomb-raiding talisman is worth 3 billion depends on whether Yan Tianjiu is willing to spend money to completely get rid of Chen Yibai, this plague god.

As for asking whether the auction house had the capability, the real question was whether Yan Tianjiu had the capability to come up with 3 billion.

Yan Tianjiu's face looked so ugly, as if he had a lump of shit stuck in his throat, unable to swallow it or spit it out. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then stopped himself from speaking.

Chen Yibai turned around immediately: "Boss Yan, I heard that your next autumn auction is starting in a few days. As for whether this price is suitable, you can take your time to consider it..."

After saying that, Chen Yibai turned around and walked out.

But as soon as they reached the door, they were stopped by two burly, muscular bodyguards in black.

Chen Yibai raised an eyebrow. Was this an indication that they wanted to make a move?

Who gave you the courage? Your boss?

It's not bragging, but these two little brothers in front of me can instantly see my great-grandmother in a hundred different ways.

"You should escort Captain Chen back first..."

The atmosphere was dead silent for half a second before Yan Tianjiu quickly told the guest to leave.

Yan Tianjiu knew better than anyone that even if there were twenty more bodyguards than his two, they wouldn't be enough to fill Captain Chen's teeth.

After seeing Chen Yibai off.

Yan Tianjiu held the mini version of the Tomb Raider Talisman in his hand, his expression a mixture of emotions.

Three billion is no small sum, even for Yan Tianjiu, the city's richest man.

After all, most of their wealth consists of stock market value and some real estate, and the group simply cannot come up with that much liquid cash on its books at the moment.

Although there are many valuable antiques here, most of them are prohibited from being bought and sold, and at this critical juncture, it is impossible to go against the law and try to cash them in.

This 1.5 billion was all pieced together from various sources.

The rest of the money was secretly transferred to overseas accounts; it can't be transferred back, can it?

Speaking of the funds that were transferred to overseas accounts, Yan Tianjiu had originally planned to abscond with them.

However, Guan Yunlong, Wu Daoshan, and their daughter Yan Xuefei all died in the tomb of the Gu King, which rendered all the evidence of his past crimes impossible to verify.

This also made Yan Tianjiu feel that as long as the relevant departments could not find any evidence of his crimes, he could escape punishment.

That's why Yan Tianjiu thought of using the method of giving away 1.5 billion to win Chen Yibai over to his side.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yibai was so cunning; he refused the free offer and insisted on auctioning off a tomb-raiding talisman, following the proper procedures...

A broken tomb raiding talisman is being auctioned for 3 billion; it's amazing that Chen Yibai could even ask for that much!

What now?

What else can I do?

We need to find a way to raise the money quickly!

In addition, raising money is only one aspect.

More importantly, we need to find a way to make this broken treasure charm truly worth 3 billion.

Otherwise, if the relevant authorities find out that the auction house has engaged in irregular operations, it would be tantamount to deliberately laundering money, which is also illegal and criminal!

After leaving Jiuding Building, Chen Yibai did not have the group's bodyguards take him back. Instead, he rode a shared bicycle around the city and eventually went to the farmers' market, where he bought a few black dog paws, planning to do a live stream when he had some free time.

I promised to give back to the fans in the live stream, and I'm definitely going to keep my word.

Chen Yibai stated that as a livestreamer and blogger, he's the one who spoils his fans the most...