Chapter 529

• While the bidding process was ongoing, he had a vague feeling that things would not conclude in a straightforward manner.
• As expected, just as the bidding commenced, the live broadcast abruptly cut off, and a woman appeared on camera.
• On the screen, a weary-looking woman held up a portrait of her mother in one hand and an autopsy report in the other, tears streaming down her face as she recounted her tragic story to the audience.