Ruth Dawn originally wanted to bid again, to disrupt the auction, but after seeing William Cole sit down, she thought for a second and quietly took her seat without speaking.
Although she wasn't certain that the man was William Cole, there was an indescribable tacit understanding between them.
In the end, Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles was still acquired by Kojima Jiro for two hundred and eighty billion.
Although the price was frighteningly high, it was nothing for the Mitsui Financial Consortium. At their level, money was just a number. The real victory lay in acquiring the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles. As for the money, couldn't they earn back more than two hundred billion once they had the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles?
Just as everyone was excited,
the host was preparing to introduce the fourth auction item.
"Bang!"