The elderly man, upon hearing the agent's bid of five million, looked in Su Jinyuan's direction.
Su Jinyuan nodded imperceptibly, and the elderly man, with a smile in his eyes, said, "A gentleman helps others to achieve their ends. I will let this piece of ambergris go to the young friend."
The auctioneer's hammer came down decisively, and ultimately, the piece of ambergris was sold for five million.
The agent swallowed the loss in silence; though he acquired the piece of ambergris, his expression was sour.
The other two agents beside him also wore faces of unwillingness mixed with vexation and anger.
That old man, by driving up the auction price without competing to the end, even a fool could tell what had happened.
Huo Sining hadn't quite understood at first and sat thinking in her seat for a while before she sensed something was amiss.