Lin Wan shook her head. "No more politics. Get ready to move."
Lu Zheng nodded. The auction's warm-up out front had ended, and a team of staff and security personnel was already heading to the vault, preparing to open it and bring some of the exhibits to the venue.
The instant the staff opened the vault...
Snap!
Lu Zheng snapped his fingers, and a continuous string of explosions rang out throughout the venue.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Ring-ring-ring-ring-ring..."
The entire building lost power. The fire alarm immediately blared through the whole structure, while thick smoke flooded every camera feed. The temperature spiked in an instant, rendering all infrared equipment useless.
Inside the venue, several exquisite trash bins suddenly exploded. Flames shot skyward and instantly engulfed the main hall. After a moment of stunned silence, all the guests descended into chaos like a pot of boiling porridge.
"An explosion!"
"Terrorist attack! Terrorist attack!"
"Run!"
Though they had not seen anyone, everyone rushed toward the nearest emergency exits. But they had barely run any distance before discovering that the building's main entrance had been completely blocked by flames.
"There are other emergency exits! They're in the back!"
Several hundred people noisily split into multiple streams, darting about the venue in search of safe exits.
Unlike the guests and ordinary staff, the security personnel naturally knew what was going on. The moment the explosions occurred, they immediately rushed toward the vault. However, the chaotic crowd, the flames everywhere, and the spraying sprinklers slowed them down somewhat.
At the vault entrance, the instant the explosions went off, Lu Zheng took advantage of everyone's distraction and the failed cameras to pull a barrel of fuel out of thin air and ignite it.
Boom!
With a deafening blast, flames surged into the sky.
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