Chapter 94: Chapter 94: The Anonymous Bidder Chapter 94: Chapter 94: The Anonymous Bidder At nine o’clock in the morning, Li Qiao sat at her desk, listlessly propping her chin in her hands as she stared at the office before her.
She had already read the employee handbook three tis, but Shang Yu still hadn’t arrived.
Li Qiao lazily covered her eyelids, considering whether or not to send him a WeChat ssage to ask.
However, the mont she picked up her phone, a call happened to co through.
Li Qiao, seeing who was calling, stood up and walked toward the pantry, “Hello, big brother.”
On normal days, Li Jun rarely called Li Qiao.
Unless…
there was sothing.
Li Qiao leisurely made her way to the pantry, leaning against the Glazed Pavilion, and to the inquiry on the phone, she replied with a warm smile, “I’ve been interning outside recently, I only co ho in the evening.”
Li Jun was slightly surprised, rubbing his temples, “Why did you suddenly go out for an internship, was it arranged by the research institute where you were?”
“No,” Li Qiao flashed a glance, not willing to elaborate and changed the subject directly, “Did you need sothing, big brother?”
Li Jun sighed, not dwelling on why Li Qiao had run off to intern, but instead spoke with a heavy tone, “It’s nothing big, just…
I rember you have a Leica 0-series cara in your possession, right?”
Li Qiao thought for a mont, nodded nonchalantly, “Hmm, indeed, I have one.
It’s in the collection room, what’s up?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Jun’s breathing beca hurried, “Qiaoqiao, can you take out that cara for your big brother to use?”
“Sure, what do you need it for?” Li Qiao casually picked up a teacup from the Glazed Pavilion and fondled it, “That cara was made last century, if you’re going to take pictures with it, the results probably won’t be as good as modern SLRs.”
At most, it has so collector’s value since there are only 25 in the world.
She had anonymously bid for it at the Venus Auction last year, for less than ten million.
At this mont, Li Jun paused, then explained with so difficulty, “It’s not for taking pictures.
A few days ago, South Sea Machinery Holdings lost so important developnt parts, precision bearings for vintage caras.
And…
all the designs for that part have been stolen, so we might need that 0-series cara as a reference to redesign it.”
Upon hearing this, Li Qiao raised an eyebrow, “Is it Qiu Huan’s chanical factory?”
“Right, you know that Machinery Holdings has always been a major taxpayer for South Sea.
He just happened to be here for tea, and he ntioned it.
The precision components he lost have been in design for over a year before the initial model was realized.
The original design concept was inspired by the 0-series vintage caras, and there has been no progress on the case of the missing components for several days now.
If this drags on, it could affect chanical Industry’s sales performance this year.”
Which in turn would affect the tax collection…
Li Jun rambled on with his explanation, but Li Qiao only raised one question, “Why not use the original 0-series cara that provided them with the design concept?”
It’s not that she’s reluctant to part with that highly collectible vintage cara.
It’s just…
she didn’t want to give Qiu Huan an easy break.
He was the one behind the troubles she encountered at the police station, and she held a grudge.
At that mont, Li Jun, seated in his executive chair, frowned and said, “According to him, the chanical engineering team borrowed it from soone else originally.
Unfortunately, that cara was later sent to an auction, and it sold last year.
It was an anonymous sale, as you know, auctions always provide excellent privacy protection for their clients, now they can’t even find the person if they wanted to.”
The anonymous bidder Li Qiao: “…”
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