CHAPTER 449: CHAPTER 449 PEOPLE OF THE SCORPION GANG

At this moment, the surveillance camera was not pointed towards the entrance, but rather at a passageway on the left side.

There were three people standing in the passageway, holding cigarettes and pacing back and forth.

Then, after staying there for about a minute, they quickly disappeared from view.

"Quick, switch to the next camera. Those three are definitely suspicious. Guo Hongyu had described that it was three tall and well-built men who kidnapped them. Looking at their appearances now, it indeed matches the description."

As they spoke, they switched to the next camera position, and sure enough, the three men mingled into the crowd and entered the venue.

When the screen switched again to the camera inside, they saw that the three people sat in a corner, discreetly observing everything.

Until the auctioned item was purchased by Ye Chen, the three men seemed to suddenly stand up, took a glance, and then bowed their heads, muttering to each other softly.

Halfway through, they quietly left the scene.

Following the surveillance cameras, it was discovered that the three people vanished within the range of one of the cameras.

Beyond that point is a blind spot for the cameras, because there are two restrooms designed there, so surveillance devices wouldn’t be installed.

"Is there no camera in this area?"

Ye Chen turned around to ask the manager.

"That’s right, this is a blind spot in our visual coverage, and if you consider the location of this camera, it would be easy to observe people coming in and out of the restrooms. Therefore, for the privacy of our guests, we did not install cameras here."

"From this restroom, is it possible to go directly to another location?"

"It doesn’t matter where one ends up, they will eventually reappear on the surveillance footage. So, this is just a temporary blind spot, practically a closed-off one. They should come back at some point. Ah, look, are those them?"

At this moment, they saw the same group exiting, and now, they had changed clothes.

Ye Chen clearly saw that one of them was holding a piece of black cloth and cautiously stuffing it into his pocket.

Throughout the entire process, they kept their backs to the camera and wore hats, making it impossible to capture their faces.

To track them down by merely relying on their silhouettes was an incredibly difficult task.

"Wait a moment."

Right then, Lin Yaru suddenly shouted, leaving everyone onsite puzzled about what was happening.

They were originally tracking the movements of these individuals, but what could she have noticed at this moment?

"What’s wrong, is there a problem?"

"When you saw him stuffing something into his hand just now, did you notice a peculiar mark on his wrist?"

"What? A special mark on the wrist? I didn’t notice, bring the footage back and zoom in on that part of the hand, please."

Upon hearing this, the operator replayed the footage of them emerging from the blind spot and then zoomed in on the frame.

They could vaguely make out a black tattoo on their wrists, and even though it wasn’t very clear, one could still discern its shape.

Indeed, everyone could see it; it looked like a scorpion.

"Isn’t that a scorpion?"

"People from the Scorpion Gang."

"People from the Scorpion Gang? Could this mean Yang Wenyu is involved? And everyone knows that Yang Wenyu controls the local Scorpion Gang."

"That’s right, I’m almost certain it’s the Scorpion Gang, but since the others haven’t shown their wrists, we can’t be sure."

"No need to figure it out anymore, I know—it must be Yang Wenyu."

As Ye Chen spoke, suddenly, Li Fu turned around to look at him. Could it be that Ye Chen had some secret knowledge about this?

"What’s up Ye Chen, do you know something? And how come you’re familiar with Yang Wenyu? Or is it that you’ve had contact with him during your time in Jiangzhou?"

"I had never encountered him before; it was just this auction that I met him. However, the night before the auction began, he sought me out privately. Remember, Yaru? I left with him."

"I remember. You left with him during the reception, but it was only for a few minutes, and then you returned. When I asked, you said there was nothing special."

"That’s right, I didn’t put much thought into it at the time because he wanted to persuade Li Lao through me to give up on the auction."

"Give up on the auction? What do you mean?"

"He suggested a private deal and offered a billion for the item, saying he would directly give a billion to avoid putting the item up for auction."

"Are you saying he approached you about it at the time?"

Li Fu was completely unaware of Ye Chen’s story before, hearing it for the first time.

"Yes, that’s right."

"This guy must have been targeting that Yuan blue-and-white porcelain for a long time. He knew his limits and that his funds were restricted, so he didn’t want to draw attention by putting it up for auction, as he didn’t have the capacity to outbid others."

"But as far as I know, his role in his family business is not that significant. Does he intend to use this item to solidify and elevate his status?"

"Yes, that must be it."

"But why didn’t he arrange for a theft after failing to get the item and instead chose to directly go after the Jade Ring? What does this indicate?"