Chapter 291 Encounter

"I haven't dealt with this Jonathan yet, but I heard that he is the most famous wise man in the navy after 'Buddha's Warring States', so we can make some friends with him." Tezzolo pondered, "And that one too" Vice Admiral Black Bat, although he is nearly a hundred years old, his strength is still unfathomable, and he is also one of the notable figures in the navy. You must treat him well, you know?"

"Understood!" Mr. Tanaka bowed slightly.

"Well, go down. If it's nothing important, just make your own decision. You don't have to ask me about everything." Tezzolo waved his hand.

Mr. Tanaka responded and exited the room.

On the other side, after Drake and Tina finished their meal, it was already more than two hours later. Since they had nothing to do, they simply ran to the casino to kill time.

However, as soon as the two entered the casino, they heard someone calling their names.

"Brother Derek, little Tina, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect to meet you here..." A smiling voice came from behind the two of them.

The two turned sideways and found that the person who called out their names was a young man who looked a little unfamiliar and was wearing a blue suit. He looked like he was familiar with both of them.

However, after thinking for a long time, the two of them could not remember who this person was.

"What, you don't even recognize me?" The young man in the blue suit continued to say with a smile.

"You, you are... why did your appearance change?!" Tina felt that this voice was particularly familiar. After thinking about it for a moment, she remembered who this voice belonged to, and she was surprised and happy.

However, the person in front of her looked obviously different from the person she thought.

"I disguised myself a little to avoid being recognized. It would be too troublesome." The young man in the blue suit said with a smile.

"It's been a long time, Lefa." Derek also recognized the identity of the person in front of him at this time, and his expression was slightly complicated, because the two of them had just talked about the person in front of them not long ago.

It’s Leifa whom I haven’t seen for many years!

Lei Fa was actually surprised to meet two old friends here.

Drake became a pirate after defecting from the navy, and now he is mainly active in the New World. He knows this well, and it is not surprising to meet him here. But Tina, this girl, normally stays in the first half of the Grand Route, but she didn't expect that she would appear here.

"Brother Lefa, Tina misses you so much——"

Seeing Leifa at such a close distance, Tina could no longer suppress her longing, and hugged Leifa, almost clinging to him.

This behavior has often appeared when Tina was a child, so it stands to reason that Leifa should be used to it.

But at this time, Tina was no longer the little one she was before, but a beautiful lady with a curvy figure. This hug immediately made Leifa feel a little embarrassed.

But he could also tell that Tina really missed him, so he reached out to hug her, patted her back gently, and comforted her.

After a long while, Tina let go of Lei Fa and blushed slightly.

Because she just remembered that Derek was still there.

But she was overthinking this point. How could Derek not see that Tina had secretly promised Lefa a long time ago? Seeing this scene, she didn't feel strange at all.

Lefa took out a silk scarf, wiped the corners of Tina's eyes, and said with a smile, "You are so old, but you are still so unstable... You haven't told me yet, why are you here?"

Only then did Tina tell Lefa the reason why she came here.

"I didn't expect that the little girl back then would now become a naval colonel who can take charge of her own business. I'm really impressed." After hearing this, Lei Fa said with a smile, "But you are still a little reckless. This [Golden City] It's not simple. If you are in danger, even your status as a navy can't protect you, and the 'Golden Emperor' Tezoro will not care about the face of the navy..."

"Brother Drake has already told Tina that Tina will not mess around."

"It's okay. Since I'm here, even if you cause any trouble, I will support you and no one can touch you." Refa said with a slight grin.

Hearing what Leifa said, neither Tina nor Derek felt there was anything unexpected, because Leifa was indeed qualified to say this.

"Brother Leifa, I heard that the 'Golden Emperor' Tezoro is very powerful. Even the navy admiral is afraid of him. Are you here to cause trouble for him?" Tina asked in a low voice.

"That's not true." Refa shook his head, "This guy Tezoro does have some abilities. No one will touch him easily unless necessary, because if he can't be killed, it will be very troublesome."

After hearing this, Tina felt relieved.

She knew that Lei Fa was very powerful, and she also knew that the ‘Heavenly Punishment Organization’ was very powerful.

But in her eyes, the power of the [Golden City] is no small matter, and the 'Golden Emperor' Tezzolo himself is also a ruthless character with unfathomable strength.

She would still be worried if Refa had a conflict with him.

Lefa continued, "I came here specifically to see a friend, but I have to wait until the auction to see him. If you have nothing to do, you can come with me."

"I'm fine." Tina said immediately.

Derek also nodded and said, "Then I won't bother you."

"We are all old friends, no need to be polite to me." Refa smiled nonchalantly.

…

Three days later, the auction in [Golden City] finally kicked off.

Because Lei Fa's identity was not exposed, [Golden City] did not prepare a separate VIP room for him. He sat directly in the auction hall with Drake and Tina.

Soon, the auction officially began.

The host of this auction was Bakara, a 'Lucky Fruit' ability user and one of Tezoro's trusted subordinates, a sexy woman with a graceful demeanor.

Under her warm-up, the auction hall soon became lively, and the auctioneers were ready for the next auction.

The first auction item was a very large aquamarine gem named 'Aquamarine Heart'. The starting price was 15 million Baileys, and each bid was at least 1 million Baileys!

If this price was placed in an ordinary auction, it would already be a high-end item that could be used as the finale, but in this auction, it was only qualified to be the first auction item.

Not long after, the price of this ‘Water Blue Heart’ was bid up to 32 million Baileys. This price actually exceeded the value of the gem itself, but at an auction of this scale, a premium is also a normal thing, not surprising at all.

“40 million Baileys.” Lei Fa, who had been watching the excitement, suddenly shouted.

“Auctioneer No. 672 bids 40 million Baileys, the bid is valid, is there anyone who bids higher?” Bakara on the stage said loudly after seeing the sign in Lei Fa’s hand.

Although Lei Fa is an ordinary guest sitting in the hall, anyone holding an auction sign has paid a deposit of 50 million Baileys. If the bid is made randomly and the money cannot be paid, the auctioneer’s 50 million Bailey deposit will be confiscated at the same time as the auction fails.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, no one will make random bids.

On the other hand, the price of this first auction item was not high to begin with, and the current bid is not as much as the deposit itself, so there is naturally no suspicion of trouble.