"Axie is right." The old man took several heavy breaths before speaking in fits and starts. "At a time like this, the Jin family really cannot attract any more attention."
"But Grandpa, your health—" Jin Zhongxuan had not finished speaking before the old man interrupted him again.
"If I die here today, then it is simply my fate." The old man closed his eyes, panting. "When that time comes, just remember that the Gu family owes the Jin family another debt of blood. Sooner or later, the Jin family will avenge this blood feud!"
"Grandpa!" Jin Zhongxuan cried out in objection.
"Enough!" Jin Weixie fed the old man an Angong Niuhuang Pill and coldly cut Jin Zhongxuan off. "You should not have appeared at the auction today. Do you know how much trouble your recklessness has brought upon the Jin family?"
Jin Zhongxuan choked at those words, then remembered why he had rushed back so quickly. He opened his mouth, but mindful of his grandfather's condition, he hesitated.
Jin Weixie frowned deeply. "If you have something to say, say it."
Jin Zhongxuan did not dare speak. He secretly watched his grandfather's expression.
The old man let out a long sigh. "Say whatever it is. What could possibly be worse than the situation we're already in?"
As it turned out, there was something worse.
When they learned that Shen Heng had actually persuaded the hotel to bring in police officers and media reporters to review the surveillance footage on the spot, the old man fell silent.
Jin Zhongxuan had also learned that Pei Liujun had appeared at the auction. Furious, he said, "That Shen guy is too ruthless. He isn't leaving us any way out at all. I don't even know how our Jin family offended him. Why does he have