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Inside the auction hall, almost every seat was occupied.

Only the first row seats were empty.

Rong Chengtian sat alone in the very center of the first row, his gaze indifferent.

Unlike regular auction venues, this auction at the municipal center did not have any requirements regarding seating, nor did it set up any VIP seats or luxury boxes to differentiate between bidders.

However, everyone still consciously sat in the back row, making room for the first row.

This is the rule everyone agrees on—only the most capable people are qualified to sit in the front row.

Here, there are only two people who are generally recognized as worthy of sitting in the first row—Rong Chengtian and the head of the Cheng family.

"Thank you all very much for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend. Our auction will begin shortly."

The host walked gracefully onto the stage, her face beaming with a warm smile.

This is a professional host invited by the city hall; their personal abilities are quite strong.

However, no one was paying attention to the host in front of them; instead, everyone's eyes were scanning the room.

Zhang Bao and the other three were sitting in the second row when he couldn't help but ask, "Hey, something seems off. Why hasn't that old man Cheng Junshan arrived yet?"

"Even if he doesn't come, shouldn't those two younger members of the Cheng family at least dare to show up?"

"The auction is about to start, if you don't show up now, you won't be able to get in!"

"Yes, what's going on with the Cheng family? Did they suddenly wake up and realize they were no match for them, so they gave up temporarily?" Yang Tiancheng said suspiciously.

"Surely not? Even if you're going to back down, you can't back down now! You've already taken up arms and gone to the battlefield, and you're saying you're not going to fight? Would Cheng Junshan really do something so absurd?"

Just then, a detached voice rang out: "You all seem quite concerned about whether the Cheng family will appear?"

The group looked in the direction of the sound and were immediately confronted with Rong Chengtian's face!

"Um, well... Young Master Rong, we just think the Cheng family is too cowardly! They were clamoring to challenge you to a duel, but when everyone was expecting you to beat them to a pulp, the Cheng family chickened out and didn't dare to come!"

"Yes, yes! Young Master Rong, you have no idea. So many people in the entire Jiangnan City are waiting to see you dominate and teach the Cheng family a lesson!"

"Their sudden departure has completely dashed everyone's expectations!"

Yang Tiancheng was the first to react and hurriedly began to explain.

The others were all shrewd individuals; after a brief hesitation, they immediately chimed in.

Rong Chengtian waved his hand, "I can understand your thoughts. Theoretically speaking, I should indeed defeat the Cheng family here."

Then, Rong Chengtian paused, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes: "However, my opponent is not the so-called Cheng family! Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. To deal with that guy, I must use every means at my disposal!"

"Didn't I already say that the Cheng family isn't qualified to bid against me? They can't even get through the auction!"

"This..." Although they still didn't know what methods Rong Chengtian had used, the four people who heard this were all stunned.

This seemingly young junior in front of them is probably far more cunning, ruthless, and capable than they ever imagined!

At this moment.

Rong Chengtian's phone vibrated. He took it out and saw the words "The person has been stopped" in large letters.

"Heh, Chen Yun, you've already lost." Rong Chengtian couldn't help but sneer.

"The auction is now open!"

At the same time, the host on stage had completed all the preparations and announced loudly to the audience.

The entire room erupted in an uproar—not because they were excited that the auction had finally begun, but because they were astonished that no one from the Cheng family was actually present!

This confrontation, which had been hyped up for a long time and was known to everyone in the upper class of Jiangnan City, was declared a defeat by the Cheng family just before it began!

What's more, this defeat came so suddenly and in such a sorry state—the Cheng family fled without a fight!

How could the most prestigious family in Jiangnan City make such a disgraceful spectacle?!

......

Ten minutes ago.

Chen Yun and Cheng Qingyue slowly stepped over the stairs and walked towards the municipal center in front of them.

"Chen Yun, what's your plan? We don't even have the qualification certificates yet, so even if we come to the site, we definitely won't be able to get in." Cheng Qingyue was both worried and hopeful.

They worried about returning empty-handed and having no choice but to accept failure.

They also hoped that Chen Yun could create a miracle and truly change the situation.

Defeating Rong Chengtian might be unrealistic, since it would require Chen Yun to come up with hundreds of billions of yuan.

But at least, they can get into the auction and avoid being labeled as someone who runs away without a fight!

"Don't worry, if I say it's okay, then it's okay."

Chen Yun's calm voice seemed to contain boundless confidence.

"Well, I believe you!"

At this moment, Cheng Qingyue chose to suppress all her worries and unconditionally trust Chen Yun—if things had come to this point, it was Chen Yun's ability to do it, and if he couldn't, it would be Cheng Qingyue's mistake.

If she had handled the certification herself instead of leaving the task to Wang Ziyue, things wouldn't be in this situation now.

However, just as the two were about to enter the municipal center and head towards the auction venue...

A portly middle-aged man suddenly walked over from the side and bumped straight into Chen Yun as if he had no eyes.

"Pfft!"

Such a slight collision, even a three-year-old child could stand steadily, but this greasy middle-aged man inexplicably fell down!

Deliberately staging an accident to extort money!

Chen Yun frowned.

Before he could speak, a cacophony of shouts erupted from afar.

"Rongting! Are you alright?!"

Several men in uniforms hurriedly ran over from a distance; they all looked like government staff.

"Rongting, how badly are you injured? What exactly happened?"

"Quickly, help Rongting up!"

Several people hurriedly helped the middle-aged, greasy man up.

The other person had just stood up when he glared at Chen Yun and shouted, "What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly hit me when I was walking along peacefully? What do you want?"

Hit you?

Cheng Qingyue was stunned for a moment, her pupils suddenly turning red, and she couldn't help but retort, "Stop talking nonsense! You were the one who was blind and bumped into me, what do you mean we hit you? Why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror? With your greasy appearance, who wouldn't feel disgusted? Hit you? We're afraid of getting our hands dirty!"