Chapter 76: Catching the Criminal (20,000-Word Update 6/7, Seeking Monthly Votes!~)
Two in the afternoon.
At the entrance to the auction venue in the lower deck, people began filing in after having their tickets checked.
"I heard three masks are up for auction today. They're all extraordinary equipment that can directly boost combat power..."
A middle-aged man in a tailored suit lowered his voice and said to his companion, "The old man in my family said we have to secure one at any cost."
"Hard to say." His companion shook his head. "Look, the Federation people are here, along with those major groups... With what little we have, I'm afraid we aren't even qualified to bid."
"But then again..." The middle-aged man looked around. "Will that masked man... really show up? The internet is in an uproar, saying he killed more than one Alien Human in the Abyssal Void."
"Who knows?" His companion shrugged. "But look at the scale of this auction. They dare to hold it openly in the real world and invite so many forces. If the Kui Organization didn't have some confidence backing it, who would dare pull something like this?"
Conversations echoed through the crowd.
When Xin Hao entered the venue with Jiang Ran, who had been transformed by the Tabby Cat, quite a few people turned to look.
But the next moment.
Everyone's attention was drawn to the figure seated in the center of the front row.
A black hoodie, and a pure-black Faceless Nu Mask.
He sat there quietly, his hands folded across his chest.
"Is that... the masked man?"
"He really came? Just sitting there like that?"
"Damn, that's direct..."
Jiang Ran sat quietly, his gaze behind the Nuo Opera Mask calmly sweeping across the venue.
His reason for appearing openly was simple.