Chapter 259: Heartbeat Will Not Lie
Even when the mafia leaders got Neon's prophecy, they were still fearless and chose to continue holding the underground auction as usual.
Of course, in order to be safe, they still asked Owl, the leader of the Shadow Beasts, to relocate all the auction items out in advance. So when Lan and many other people were in place, the items had already been moved away.
"The security work here is really thorough."
On a building next to the Cemetery Building, Melody held a telescope and looked at the surrounding situation. "Except for the exclusive guards of the organizer, no one can get close within a radius of 500 meters outside the venue."
"If they don't do this."
Kurapika said calmly: "There will definitely be a lot of gangsters gathered near the venue."
"The holding of this underground auction is like telling the whole world."
"The mafia is doing bad things here openly."
"Yes."
Melody responded softly.
The two fell into silence again.
Then Molody breaks the silence first.
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Okay."
"That Scarlet Eyes…"
When Melody mentioned the name, she could already hear a different heartbeat in her ears, and she looked at Kurapika:
"What does it have to do with you?"
"… Why are you asking this?"
"Actually, it's nothing, I'm just curious."
Melody's short stature prevented her from lying on the fence, so she could only hold it with both hands:
"Because when leader Lan asked us to watch the slides, your heartbeat was very intense."
"That heartbeat rhythm is like an unpredictable anger."
"It seems that I can't hide it from you."
Kurapika slowly lowered his eyes: "I am a member of the Kurta clan."
Knowing that there are various Nen users in this world, there's no point in hiding in front of people who can see through him.
"Because I want to find back the eyes that were stolen away from my compatriots, I will try every possible way to get them back."
"Including finding this job, no matter what, I will return those eyes to my compatriots."
Kurapika said calmly.
"Will you report to the leader?"
"I better not do so."
Melody also looked up at the sky: "I don't want to be killed."
"Can you even feel this?" Kurapika was really surprised this time and turned to look at Melody beside him.
"The heartbeat will not lie."
Melody whispered: "When you started talking, your heartbeat sounded very stable, but secretly there was a very cold beat."
She closed her eyes and listened carefully:
"That is the beat of enlightenment that can only be produced by people with strong will."
"It told me that you would not blame me if I told it, but you would kill me to silence me."
"And…"
Melody opened her eyes, pointed at Kurapika's heart, and said with a smile: "The leader should have known that you were a member of the Kurta Clan a long time ago, right?"
"Can you hear it?"
"No, I don't; it is based on my judgment."
Melody still has a smile on her face: "I have participated in many such employment and contract activities and work."
"Only the leader was the first to tell us that we should protect ourselves."
"I can hear that he is telling the truth."
"No matter what his idea is, I think he is a very gentle and charismatic person."
"And you are the vice-leader under him, which shows that he must admire and trust you."
"I believe that with the leader's ability, it should not be a problem to understand you."
"And I also got the correct answer from your heartbeat."
Melody looked up at the starry sky:
"Knowing that you are a member of the Kurta Clan, the leader still chose to make you his deputy."
"Such courage, confidence, judgment, and trust; this is the third time I have seen such a person in my life."
Melody did not hide her admiration for Lan.
Kurapika listened and felt the same way.
He was really grateful from the bottom of his heart for Lan's acceptance and teaching.
Melody also accurately captured the heartbeat caused by such emotions.
Immediately, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"I also want to ask you…"
Kurapika, who had calmed down, simply chatted with Melody: "Why do you do this job?"
"Why do you want to ask?"
"Nothing, just curious."
"Of course, I can tell you, but you won't believe it even if I tell you."
"I can probably see it from your eyes."
"Is that so? I'm also a professional hunter, and speaking of it, I should be considered a Music Hunter."
Melody also responded sincerely: "I'm looking for something, or should I say a piece of music."
"That is called Sonata of Darkness, a piece of music said to be composed by Satan himself. It is said that whoever performs or listens to it will be cursed."
The two of them just exposed their true feelings to each other on the rooftop. At the same time, inside the Cemetery Building. It can be said that this place is already crowded with many important figures from underworld families.
All those who came were cadres in underworld organizations, and some were even the boss of a mafia family.
As Lan and Kastro shuttled back and forth, different people appeared in front of the two of them, but neither of them cared at all.
Even if someone wanted to come closer and chat with Lan and Kastro, they were ignored by the two.
Such disrespectful behavior made a group of cadres and bosses of the underworld family frown.
The rejected people looked at the two people moving forward with an ugly face.
What's more, some people were already gritting their teeth and secretly preparing to teach these two completely arrogant guys a lesson after the auction!
As for whether they can survive after this auction, that's hard to say.
Lan didn't intend to waste time on the dead.
"This is just an auction."
As a martial artist, Kastro sneered at this kind of gathering.
"Why not just find someone to attend on their behalf?"
"Because this is also a place to compete for style and face."
Lan said casually: "If you win the bid at a high price, you must pay 5% of the bid price to the organizer as a handling fee."
"In addition to showing the financial strength of your organization family, they can also let mafias all over the world know them."
"Of course, it's a great opportunity to raise their own value."
"Because of this, there are often some bosses who spend a lot of money to win the bid, but in the end, there are reports that it caused their family to go bankrupt."
"That's really stupid."
After hearing this, Kastro looked down on this group of guys gathered here even more.
Relying on competing financial strength to show off to people.
What's the difference between this and a dog wagging its tail to show off to its owner?
Not to mention that it also caused the bankruptcy of its own family, which is worse than a dog.
"Yo yo, eh? Guess what I saw?"
Suddenly, a rather arrogant voice came near the ears of the two.
"It's the dog of the Nostrade family!"
A dog with a nose ring and a bald, shiny forehead walked towards Lan and Kastro with arrogant steps.
"Only two came."
"Isn't that coward Light Nostrade the best at flattering?"
"On such an occasion, only two minions were sent?"
"This is too much of a disrespect to this underground auction…"
"Noisy."
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