At one o'clock in the afternoon, the exhibition ended, hundreds of spectators sat in the auditorium, and a group of people came up to the podium and took their seats one by one.
A male host walked onto the stage and said loudly: "This jade design competition is jointly organized by Yunzhou Ning Group and Galaxy Industrial. The thirty-two judges of the competition are jewelry appraisal expert Xiao Chi, a famous jewelry magazine Editor… International Jewelry Designer…”
Lin Xirong, like other reporters, was shooting at the front of the auditorium, while Xue Chen was sitting next to Shen Wanjun in the auditorium. He was surprised to hear that this jade design competition was hosted by Ning Group and Galaxy Industrial For a moment.
After the host introduced the thirty-two judges, it was time to start voting. Each judge had three votes in his hand, and he could vote for the three jade works of art that he thought were the best in design and carving.
Xue Chen looked at the votes being counted on the rostrum and felt a little nervous. After all, it was related to the value of his jade Guanyin statue. If he could enter the top three, then the added value of this honor would have to be 500,000!
If it could only be sold for 6 million, then with this honor, it can be sold for 6.5 million, or even more.
People in the audience were also talking loudly and speculating on the results. Xue Chen heard the number 18 mentioned by strangers several times, which gave him some confidence.
The staff was very efficient, and the statistics were completed in less than half an hour. When the host came on stage, the audience fell silent, waiting with bated breath to hear the results of the competition.
"This competition will be notarized by the Yang'an City Notary Bureau to ensure the fairness and impartiality of this competition." The host nodded to the staff sitting on one side of the stage before announcing the results of the competition.
"The first winner of this jade design competition is Exhibit No. 23, with thirty votes, from the designer of Capital Tengfei Jewelry City..."
"The second place winner, Exhibit No. 12, with twenty-nine votes, is from Xiangjiang Huanyu Jewelry Company..."
"The third place winner, Exhibit No. 18, with twenty-seven votes, is from Sunan Tianyun Jewelry Company..."
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Hearing that his jade Guanyin statue won third place, Xue Chen's heart suddenly fell to the ground. Shen Wanjun also smiled and nodded: "Congratulations, third place is very good."
A total of the top ten were selected in the competition, and the rest of the rankings were not ranked. Just after the host announced the top ten, the entire venue became noisy, with lively discussions and bursts of applause.
"Papa..."
Suddenly, someone threw several can-like objects towards the exhibition area. The audience did not pay attention and did not see who threw them. They just thought that someone was dissatisfied with the results of the competition and threw garbage to express their protest and complaint.
The host frowned: "Guests, please don't litter..."
Before he finished speaking, the few cans he threw out suddenly emitted large plumes of white smoke.
Shen Wanjun took a look and his expression suddenly changed: "It's a homemade smoke bomb made of white phosphorus!"
In less than ten seconds, the white smoke coming out of those can-like things quickly filled the entire venue, making it look like the venue was shrouded in thick fog, with visibility barely one meter away.
"ah!"
Screams broke the silence, and everyone realized that someone was trying to rob.
Panic spread quickly. Hundreds of people in the auditorium all stood up suddenly and ran towards the exit of the venue in fear. However, the white smoke was pungent and the panic made it impossible to tell the difference between east, west, north and south. For a while, people were crowded and bumped into each other. People were crying and cursing.
Some people shouted not to move, to stay calm and orderly, but no one listened.
Xue Chen was also a little confused. He never dreamed that a robbery would happen, but after thinking about it in his mind, he understood. There were thirty-six jade works of art in the entire venue, the cheapest one was around one million, and the most expensive one Probably close to ten million. Even if you rob one, you will make a fortune. It is more profitable than robbing a bank. Moreover, the security of the venue is obviously very poor. It can be said that the success coefficient will be very high.
The entire venue was in complete chaos. Xue Chen glanced around and could only see countless shadows scurrying around in the white smoke. Shen Wanjun who was sitting next to him didn't know where he was. He might have been captured. The crowd dispersed.
This was the first time in Xue Chen's life that he had encountered this kind of situation. His scalp was numb and he didn't know what to do. He took a deep breath to calm down.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of glass breaking, and his heart trembled. He guessed that someone had broken the glass cover outside the exhibit and was about to rob it.
Xue Chen looked towards the exhibition area, but there was a vast white smoke in front of him and he could not see anything.
"Nima, I almost forgot."
Xue Chen quickly activated the clairvoyance ability of his eyes, and soon, the thick white smoke was penetrated by his sight.
The first thing he saw was the miserable state of the venue. The auditorium was in a mess. All the people who came to watch the competition were running around like headless chickens. The crowd was pushing and pushing everywhere, and some people were pushed to the ground. Being stepped on constantly.
Scanning his eyes towards the exhibition area, he saw three people holding hammers in their hands, smashing hard at the glass covers on the booth, breaking several of them.
He glanced subconsciously and noticed that one of the little men was hitting booth No. 18 with a hammer, in order to hit his emerald Guanyin statue.
A stream of blood rushed to Xue Chen's forehead: "Damn it, you want to steal my Jade Guanyin!"
This jadeite Guanyin was at least over 6 million, accounting for more than half of his net worth. When he saw that it was going to be taken away, he suddenly became anxious and rushed towards the exhibition area without thinking.
He was not worried about being hurt. The white smoke caused panic and made people's eyes useless, allowing these robbers to wait for opportunities to commit crimes.
However, the thick white smoke would also affect the robbers, making each of them blind and only able to see a small area in front of them, but he was not affected at all.
If no one touches his Emerald Guanyin, he will definitely not do this. However, he can't do it while watching his Emerald Guanyin being taken away.
He picked up a chair and planned to quietly approach it and hit the robber from behind.
However, as soon as he walked out of the auditorium, his steps stopped. He saw Lin Xirong slumped on the ground. Now, the venue was in chaos. If ignored, Lin Xirong might be injured.
After thinking for a moment, he glanced at the little man fiercely, secretly thinking that I have remembered you, and then ran towards Lin Xirong.
The white smoke that suddenly filled the exhibition area made Lin Xirong very panicked and completely at a loss. She was swept up by the panicked crowd and ran back and forth in all directions, like a headless fly, trying to escape from the exit of the venue.
However, someone bumped into her hard from behind and knocked her down. She wanted to stand up, but the chaotic crowd pushed each other and pushed her down again and again when she wanted to stand up.
on the ground.
To make matters worse, someone stepped on her right foot. It was very painful. It must have been sprained. The glasses she was wearing were also knocked off, making her unable to see her surroundings clearly. All that was left in front of her eyes was white.
There is a piece of it, and there are black shadows that are constantly shaking.
She felt extremely panicked and helpless. All she could do was sit on the ground, tightly protect her head, and endure the crushing and collision of the chaotic crowd.
Her chest felt tight, and she felt like she was about to suffocate and faint, but she knew that if she really passed out and fell to the ground, a pair of messy feet would step heavily on her body, and she would really be dead.
"Woo."
She didn't want to die, so she could only struggle to stand up again and again, hoping in her heart that someone would reach out and give her a hand, but everyone just focused on running away, and no one noticed her...
"Reporter Lin."
Just when Lin Xirong felt that she could hardly hold on and collapsed to the ground, she suddenly heard Xue Chen's voice.
"Xue Chen!"
She raised her head sharply and looked around expectantly.
The next moment, a pair of hands grabbed her arm tightly and pulled her up from the ground very powerfully, helping her block the flow of people who were constantly rushing back and forth. For a moment, she felt extremely at ease.
Xue Chen saw that Lin Xirong was about to faint from being hit, so he had to give up the idea of protecting his Jade Guanyin for the time being, and walked out with Lin Xirong.
Lin Xirong couldn't use any strength at all. Her whole body was almost hanging on Xue Chen's body. She didn't know where Xue Chen was going to help her, and she completely lost the ability to think.
"Bang."
A few minutes later, Xue Chen pushed open a door, walked in with Lin Xirong, and closed the door again. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lin Xirong, who was half-held in his arms, with messy hair and a trance.
, concerned: "Reporter Lin, how are you?"
Lin Xirong looked around blankly and asked: "Xue Chen, where is this?"
"It should be a utility room." Xue Chen guessed when he saw some cleaning tools placed in this small room.
"Just stay here. Nothing will happen. I'll go out and take a look." He was still concerned about his jadeite Guanyin statue. However, just as he was about to turn around and go out, one of his hands was tightly grasped by Lin Xirong.
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"Xue Chen, don't leave, okay? I'm afraid."
Xue Chen turned his head and saw Lin Xirong shaking her head with a panic expression on her face, holding him tightly, like a person who has fallen into the water grabbing a piece of driftwood.
"Okay." Xue Chen sighed, he estimated that the robbers should have run away by now.
He found a plastic bucket from the side and turned it upside down on the ground. He asked Lin Xirong to sit down and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, it's okay."
Lin Xirong sat on the bucket, biting her white lips, nodded, her voice trembling slightly: "I thought I was going to die just now, Xue Chen, thank you."