When Chapman asked, Raymond did not speak directly, but covered his ears with his fingers.
This sign language is very common in the underground black market. It means that there is important information and must be isolated from eavesdropping.
Seeing this, Chapman's pupils shrank slightly and he rubbed the ancient ring in his hand. In an instant, it seemed as if an invisible barrier covered the entire compartment.
When he thought about it, the two of them probably had other treasures they wanted to put up for auction. Otherwise, why would they need to treat them so carefully?
After all, he is a businessman, so Chapman quietly concealed himself and then said: "No one can eavesdrop now, you can speak now."
But he didn't expect that Raymond's first words would almost make him lose his temper.
"The swordsman in the third partition from the right is the senior colonel from the Navy Headquarters who landed in the Black Sea, Sequence 5 [Red Tiger], Simon Lopez!"
Raymond didn't dare to hesitate, and without being verbose, he directly dropped the bombshell.
Only by revealing the identity of the bearded swordsman straight to the point can Chapman realize the crisis most directly.
Raymond didn't know when the navy would take action, and he had to leave the auction house as soon as possible.
Sure enough, Chapman's pupils shrank suddenly when he heard this.
Naval Colonel? If this is the case, then this matter seems... a bit serious.
He was a little uncertain and couldn't guess Raymond's identity, so he didn't show too many strange emotions out of caution.
As if the matter had nothing to do with him, he asked again calmly: "Oh? What do you mean by telling me this?"
"I don't have time to explain to you now! If what I said is not a lie, you should know how serious this matter will be!"
Raymond expressed his thoughts very quickly and said: "I will leave here right away. I tell you this news in advance in exchange for a promise from you..."
After a pause, he didn't wait for Chapman to answer, and said directly: "I hope you will try not to let anyone in the auction room leave at least three minutes before we leave!"
Raymond was not sure that he could escape from the navy's siege on his own. At this time, someone had to step forward to attract the navy's firepower.
Chapman was not stupid, and he naturally heard the seriousness of the situation in his anxious tone.
At this juncture, there was no room for any hesitation on his part.
Whether this news is true or false, it is related to the safety of the Black Sea Revolutionary Army base, and there is no room for any mistakes in his decision-making.
Chapman instantly chose to believe Raymond and made a decisive decision.
"Can!"
Chapman nodded, like a viper ready to explode, his pupils shrank and said: "But you must tell me your identity!"
With a heroic nature and decisive killing, he is indeed worthy of being a senior cadre of the revolutionary army!
In fact, Chapman had long felt that the swordsman's momentum gave him an uneasy sense of crisis.
Now that I think about it, if it were really an airborne senior colonel from the Navy, this would probably be troublesome.
Moreover... a navy of that rank has no interest in coming to this kind of auction, so... when this happens, it is most likely a high-level encirclement and suppression operation against this revolutionary army stronghold!
Raymond didn't hesitate. If he delayed for a second longer, he would lose a chance of escape. He said something incomprehensible.
"The fire that started a prairie fire will always illuminate the night sky."
It's not that Raymond wants to show off and pretend to be sophisticated, but at this juncture, if he said that he was leading a young student from Philip, they wouldn't believe it. Instead of wasting time explaining, it's better to go straight to the steeper point.
Upon hearing this, Chapman lost his composure for the first time.
He considers himself to be a very good lurker. Except for a few cadres, no outsiders know his identity.
Now a strange boy suddenly ran out and shouted the slogan of the revolutionary army to him. How could he not lose his composure?
Obviously, the young man in front of him knew his identity.
Chapman's eyes flew, obviously his thoughts were not calm, "How do you know this?"
"How I know is not important. What is important is that I don't want to get involved."
Raymond pulled Anna up and left her seat.
After hesitating for a moment, Chapman did not stop.
Before leaving, Raymond rolled his eyes and said one more thing, "If unfortunately I am right, the way out will definitely not work. Go down, turn left at the first intersection on the third floor, and then right.
Right, left, left... If you encounter a puddle on the road, don't step into it. If you are lucky, you can find an old gap at the end of the corridor and jump into the sea."
Chapman still didn't understand that this kid was pointing out an "escape route" for himself!
But... how credible are his words?
It was clearly a place they had chosen, but how could this guy know it better than his own people?
There are too many doubts, and every sentence reveals something strange.
Go down to the third floor... He really dared to say that.
That was a place that no one had set foot in for hundreds of years. Those dark places contained terrifying sea monsters that even made him feel a faint chill running down his spine.
However, after thinking about it, Chapman couldn't think of the meaning of such a lie. If it was a trap, he would not choose to retreat to the third underground floor until an emergency; if what he said was true... then
Compared to the unknown three underground floors, with the battle going on, this auction house is probably even more of a Shura hell.
Chapman frowned and quickly sorted out his thoughts in his mind. If there really was a naval encirclement and suppression, and he could not get any news at all, he would probably have to parachute senior officers from the Navy headquarters. Maybe...
There is also a mole!
In this way, it makes sense that the swordsman is an airborne officer of the World Government.
Even though Chapman didn't want to think about the worst possibility, he subconsciously agreed with what Raymond just said.
If it encounters an encirclement and suppression, the navy must have blocked all possible escape routes. Only the vast and unknown third and fourth floors may still have hope!
But can the route that the boy pointed out just now really have a gap leading to the sea?
Should you believe him?
Be cautious, and you will be deceived once at most; but if you ignore it, the result may be the destruction of the entire army.
There was a chill in Chapman's eyes.
"Mr. Chapman, I hope I'm worrying too much. Goodbye!"
Raymond didn't dare to delay any longer, so he took Anna and stood up to leave.
"Goodbye!"
Chapman said expressionlessly: "If it's really what you said, I will try my best to delay it for you."
Raymond never looked back, "Thank you."
...
Chapman has been in business for many years and must have his own back-up staff.
Raymond felt that his safety was not his concern at all.
Now it's time to think about how to escape.
He could only hope that the navy's closing operation would be delayed a little longer, so that they would have more time to escape further.
Those guys lurking in the dark, even if they find out that they want to escape, they will definitely not expose their actions in advance in order to catch the big fish Chapman. If Raymond retreats to a deeper layer, then we will think about it.
It’s not that easy to arrest people anymore.
"If I were the Navy...if I chose to lay a net, I would definitely block those key intersections and send heavy troops to guard...If Chapman took that route, then the west area three floors down would definitely be
The main battlefield should be avoided as much as possible... It would be too risky to go to the fourth floor now..."
Raymond was rapidly calculating escape routes in his mind, but he did not dare to behave too abnormally.
Once the navy feels that there is any trouble, it will definitely close the net in advance.
He and Anna pretended to be a couple and did not choose to walk towards the exit. Instead, they walked towards the dark underground.
It looks like a pair of hungry and passionate lovers, hugging each other ambiguously.
In this situation, such disguise seems a bit pale and abrupt, and can easily arouse people's suspicion.
But Raymond could only bet that the lurking navy would not change their plans just because of him.
As long as they don't rush to arrest people immediately, they will have a chance to escape from the main battlefield, and their chances of survival will be greatly improved.
...
"Red Tiger" Simon stroked the iron sword in his hand, his brows slightly twitching.
In fact, none of Raymond's actions just now escaped his perception.
Although I don’t know what he and Chapman talked about later,
But now the behavior of the two of them getting up and driving away was too suspicious, and it also made him wary.
This room is full of pirates who are full of evil, and there are rebels who are like sewer rats. Although Shimon feels that Raymond makes him feel bad, after all, he is just a little guy.
Chapman still stood calmly next to the auction table,
After hesitating for a moment, Colonel Simon chose to continue waiting patiently.
In a few moments, the navy's encirclement will be completely closed, and everything will be safe. The main target tonight is still this senior cadre of the revolutionary army. As long as he can be caught, nothing else matters!
He also didn't realize that Chapman's move of taking off his suit jacket had actually kicked off the war.
This act of taking off one's clothes as a code alarm alerted all the revolutionary army cadres in the auction house.
The battle of life and death is about to break out.