Li Maitai's secret weapon might work, but Cheng Ye wasn't sure yet.
Still, it wouldn't hurt to try. If it really worked, he could make it his own going forward.
He didn't expect to have a son to carry on his family name, or to keep working as an inspector in Xingfu City.
But at least the next time they had to open the pods and release people, he'd have a proper response ready.
"Of course, sir. Please wait a moment."
Raven didn't understand why, but he followed Cheng Ye's instructions and quickly found the corresponding slips.
The first group.
Cheng Ye picked up the five slips with the highest bids and glanced over them. He couldn't help clicking his tongue.
1,700, 1,450, 1,300, 1,300, 1,250.
For reference, Cheng Long, a Fifth Stage Inspector, had left him just over 5,000 Happiness Coins in total.
These people could each put up more than 1,000 as a deposit alone. They were loaded.
Of course, the deposit would be refunded eventually. Factoring that in, their actual cost at five percent would only be around eighty coins.
If they really had to pay the full amount, the most they could probably manage would be a few hundred coins.
And the five lowest bids?
140, 70, 50, 50, 30.
Even the highest was ten times lower, and the lowest was almost fifty times lower.
The second and third groups had roughly the same figures.
The highest-bidding group averaged 1,500, while the lowest group ranged from 50 to 200.
The fourth group, however, surprised Cheng Ye.
The highest bid had already reached 2,200. Had they locked up a god of wealth?
"Sir, they were scared by Inspector Polk, so they bid so high."
Raven had noticed Cheng Ye's confusion and immediately explained.
"The person who bid