The Legendary Man novel Chapter 433

The Legendary Man Chapter 433

Jade Pendant

“Two hundred million going once!

“Two hundred million going twice!

“Two hundred million going trice!

“Sold!”

When that word was uttered, the auctioneer raised his gavel and slammed it to the table. This signified that the guest in Room 9 now owned The King’s Portrait, having offered two hundred million for it.

Logan’s eyes widened when he saw the figures flashing brightly on the LCD screen. The King’s Portrait was valued at a whopping two hundred million!

Shocked, he turned around and asked, “Mr. Goldstein, is this painting really worth that much?”

Although he was the commander-in-chief of the Durbaine Special Forces, his yearly salary was only in the millions.

After tax deductions, he was only left with a few hundred thousand.

He used two hundred million! All of that just to buy a painting? Wouldn’t it be better if he dropped all this cash on raising a few hundred more troops?

“Two hundred million is nothing, really,” said Jonathan coolly. “Drake has a similar painting that fetched five hundred million on the black market abroad. There’s a price for this kind of thing, but it’s not necessarily something money can buy even if you have that much lying around.”

“Surely, this is ridiculous!” Logan was flabbergasted. He scratched his head, unable to imagine how a silly painting could be worth hundreds of millions. With this amount, he could’ve easily bought a brand new helicopter.

“That can’t be helped. There are too many rich people around,” Jonathan said. “Also, the painting isn’t the important thing here. Haven’t you heard?”

Jonathan cleared his throat. With a flourish, he continued, “The best way to launder money is by purchasing antiques and dealing in art! But it’s too complicated to explain. I can’t possibly tell you everything in such a short period of time.”

Jonathan could sense that Logan wanted to continue asking questions, so he stopped the latter immediately by saying those words. He was barely interested in paintings and antiques, nor was he interested in explaining the finer details of money laundering. Even if he explained anything, Logan would most likely not understand.

“How nice it is to have money!” said Logan, breaking the silence. After hearing what Logan said, Jonathan burst out laughing. “Have you fallen victim to capitalistic thinking? Speaking of which, I noticed that Ms. Haberly seemed to be quite interested in you. How about you consider marrying into the family?”

“Forget it!” Logan immediately shook his head. “I want nothing to do with them. Besides, why would she be interested in someone like me? It’s obvious she’s interested in my station as the commander-in-chief of the Special Forces. Aren’t they just going to use my rank as an excuse to expand their territory? I’m not dumb enough to fall for their schemes!”

Logan paused before continuing, “If you got rid of me, their family would kick me out without a second thought.”

“You may not look the part, but I guess you have brains after all!” Jonathan couldn’t help but laugh when he heard Logan’s outburst. “Why don’t we test out that theory? I’ll pretend to fire you, and we’ll see if they actually kick you out of the very seat you’re occupying!”

“Please don’t, Mr. Goldstein. I don’t think we should tempt fate.” Logan broke out in a cold sweat at Jonathan’s suggestion.

“Just kidding. Let’s watch the auction!”

Jonathan waved his hand and decided to stop joking with Logan.

In the blink of an eye, the action was already in full swing. Given how intense the bidding of The King’s Portrait went, one could say that the auction was going to be even more exciting.

The starting price for each lot was not lower than a hundred million.

There was also a blue and white porcelain piece priced at more than five hundred million. This came as a shock to Logan, who could not fathom how a mere vase could be more expensive than a gunship.

“These rich people really know how to throw money around!”

Halfway through the auction, Logan was seething.