"Underground Auction? What kind of underground auction?" Although Joseph's voice was not loud, Vera's extraordinary hearing clearly heard his words and asked curiously.

Vera, who was born in an ancient family, is naturally familiar with things like underground auctions. Being able to hold an underground auction in a city is a reflection of the strength of the owner of the auction, because the auction needs to be held on the official side, the forces in the dark, and also be responsible for the safety of all invitees. It is difficult for ordinary people to hold an underground auction in a chaotic city like Zagreb to be more ten times or a hundred times more difficult than holding an underground auction in a peaceful city like Rome and Florence.

The owner of the auction spent a lot of energy, manpower and material resources to hold such an underground auction, naturally hoping to make a fortune through the auction, and would not do the kind of thing that would lose money and make a name for themselves. Therefore, except for the unknown origin and shamefulness of the items auctioned in this type of underground auction, each item has absolutely high value.

Vera has participated in several such underground auctions in Florence in the past. At that time, every item the organizer took out was priceless. Even she had difficulty taking one, and she could only be a bystander. This was also a pity for her, so she became particularly interested when she heard about an underground auction.

"Why do you want to attend?" Joseph's eyes showed a hint of contempt, completely forgot about Vasily's amazing force, looked at Vera disdainfully, and said, "Not to mention that there is no invitation letter, even if you have an invitation letter, I'm afraid you can only be a spectator when you go there. Do you know how much the most ordinary lot is worth?"

Vera didn't care about Joseph's contemptuous attitude, and chuckled, saying, "Although I'm not qualified to participate in such an auction, my employer can do it. With the financial resources in my employer's hands, it's no problem to buy the entire Zagreb."

"Your employer is..." Joseph was shocked when he heard this. Although he could see that Xu Changqing was different just now, he did not expect that the other party would be so rich. However, when he thought that Xu Changqing was staying in the Sunset Hotel, he felt relieved, and he did not doubt that Vera was talking nonsense.

"I can't say about his identity, and you don't need to know." Vera deliberately interrupted Joseph's inquiry, then turned the topic back to something she was interested in, and said, "Mr. Joseph, you should talk about the underground auction! I think my employer should be very interested in this."

Joseph thought about it and felt that it would be okay to say something about the underground auction, but after all, it was not suitable to be said in public, so he led Vera and the others out, and while walking, he said, "This is not a place to speak. Let's talk about it when I have arranged a residence for you."

Vera did not refuse this proposal and followed Joseph out. Victor and the others did not understand Croatian. They were not clear about what Vera and Joseph said just now. They were upset that they could not learn more languages ​​in the past, and they had to follow Vera and walk out of the detention center afterwards.

Just as Vera and others left the police station detention center, Xu Changqing and Yakov had already taken a taxi to the Sunset Hotel mentioned just now. The reason why Xu Changqing told the local trade union leader that he had booked a room at the Sunset Hotel was not only because the Sunset Hotel has a special status in Zagreb, but also because this hotel is one of the offices established by the Soviet Security Commission on the periphery, and he can use this hotel to understand the current situation in Zagreb in the shortest time.

After getting on the bus, Yakov was a little absent-minded. Seeing this, Xu Changqing smiled and said, "Are you worried about Victor and the others?"

Yakov did not deny it, nodded, and said, "I am a little worried. As long as their practical ability is not encountered by a psychic person with blood power, there will be no danger. It's just that their other abilities are still lacking. I am worried about their identity..."

Xu Changqing interrupted his worries with a smile and said, "You are too worried! If it were only Victor, Yelina and Vasily, your worries are not unreasonable, but there is also Vera around them. The ability of this noble lady is much better than you expected. When she was at the base, she did not show her ability because of me and the environment. Now that I have left, I just give her a chance to display her abilities. Look at it! In the past few days, she will definitely give you an unexpected result."

Although Xu Changqing showed strong confidence in Vera, Vera's every move now affects the life of her own grandson. Even if Yakov believed Xu Changqing's words, he was still a little nervous.

Zagreb is one of the famous ancient towns in Europe. It started in the Middle Ages. Because of its special geographical location, it is located at the intersection of Western and Eastern Europe. It is a transportation hub, but it is not a military important place that must be occupied. Therefore, there are not many wars here, which has preserved a large number of ancient buildings here.

When Zagreb was rebuilt after World War II, the local government did not push old buildings to reconstruction like most of the restorative cities under the Warsaw Pact allies in Europe. Instead, it followed the old rules and avoided the new and old urban areas where old buildings were concentrated, and reopened an area to build commercial areas, industrial areas and new municipal areas.

Although the roads in the new and old urban areas have been widened, even if the roads are widened, these old roads can only drive small vehicles. Previously, parades and riots near the industrial zone on the edge of the city have also affected this area. The streets are full of pedestrians, and the taxi taken by Xu Changqing can only advance slowly. By the time he reached the gate of the Sunset Hotel, more than an hour had passed.

The Sunset Hotel is located on the edge of the old city, just halfway up the mountainside of Medvednica. The hotel was rebuilt with an aristocratic manor, because it is neither a commercial area nor a residential area, and is far from the city center of the new city, making it relatively quiet. The interior of the hotel is not known for its luxury. On the contrary, the decoration inside the hotel is very old, and most of them maintain the original appearance of the aristocratic manor. What is really attractive is the oil paintings inside the hotel. There are more than 700 oil paintings of various types, including nearly 100 oil paintings from master painters, and more than 200 other famous artists. In such a hotel, it is equivalent to being in a gallery that records the process of European painting. Inadvertently, there will be unexpected surprises at a corner.

As the top high-end hotel in Europe, the service and consumption here are naturally top-notch. Even the wealthy and powerful power controllers in Zagreb will feel pain when spending in this hotel once. Most of the main customers of the hotel are foreign merchants and politicians who pass by here and rarely receive locals, so half of the rooms in the hotel are idle, and the operators behind the hotel do not care about this income. They value the information collected from customers.

Xu Changqing and Yakov, dressed in traveling outfits, attracted some people's attention when they entered the hotel. After all, in this current situation, it is definitely not a good time to travel in the chaotic Croatia region.

Xu Changqing ignored the eyes of the people around him and guided the waiter to the counter. Yakov stepped forward and pressed the prompt bell on the counter. He followed the person dressed by a front desk manager and asked what service he needed.

Yakov said the special code of the Security Council, saying: "We booked the room, Alpha 373 Room, the name is Ben Lockrod, the banker."

When the front desk manager heard this, he did not respond at all. He just nodded to Yakov when he looked down at the booking list. After flipping through the list for two pages, he closed the list book, and as usual, he said to Yakov and Xu Changqing: "Your room has been arranged, you can check in at any time." As he said that, he ordered to the waiter beside him: "Joe, immediately send the guest's gift to King's Suite A37." Then he asked Yakov, "Do you have anything else to ask?"

"I'll send two morning check-in rooms later." At Xu Changqing's gesture, Yakov said another secret code.

The waiter waiting beside him listened to the conversation between the two, and couldn't help but look puzzled on his face, because the conversation between the two was really confusing. There were only fifty rooms in the entire hotel, including villa suites, and none of them had a room number with Alpha as the code. Naturally, there were no room numbers like Sanqi San. In addition, it was almost dark now. If you want to read the newspaper, you should have an evening newspaper, but now you have to have a morning newspaper. Anyone will feel indescribable when listening to it.

However, if the waiter is just a waiter, he will feel confused, mainly because he is too familiar with the hotel and will instinctively have some strange feelings when hearing things that do not match the hotel's situation, but that's all, and will not think further.

After Yakov took the key from the manager, he stood behind Xu Changqing like a qualified butler. The front desk manager with the second floor identity looked at Xu Changqing inadvertently, guessing Xu Changqing's identity in his heart. After all, not everyone is qualified to move in a King's Suite like Alpha Sanqi San.
Chapter completed!