After breaking up with my boyfriend, I made a fortune and rose rapidly in my career.

Three days later, at the Municipal Public Resources Trading Center.

The bidding hall was brightly lit, and a group of reporters were taking pictures everywhere with their cameras, flashing incessantly and illuminating the people in the front row of the bidding area clearly.

The bidding for this plot of land in Jinshui Bay had a very high threshold, attracting a lot of attention. Developers, reporters, and onlookers filled the gallery.

Chen Ping sat with Huang Qianshu in the first row, where the red auction documents on the table were very conspicuous.

Huang Qianshu was dressed in a well-fitting black business suit, her back ramrod straight, her fingers tapping lightly on the table, her eyes scanning her surroundings.

In the corner of the observation deck, Sun Zhigang sat with his legs crossed, looking quite relaxed. He would occasionally glance down at his phone, unable to hide the smile on his lips, and he looked very smug.

The auctioneer walked onto the stage and cleared his throat.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the auction for the Jinshuiwan plot of land is now beginning."

"Starting bid is 500 million. Each bid must be at least 10 million higher."

As soon as she finished speaking, Huang Qianshu raised the number 8 card in her hand.

"Five hundred million."

Her voice was crisp.

But before she could finish speaking, someone in a corner of the back row immediately shouted, "Five hundred and ten million!"

Another voice rang out immediately after: "Five hundred and twenty million!"

A third person shouted, "Five hundred and thirty million!"

Chen Pingfang's gaze swept over them.

There were three middle-aged men in cheap suits. They looked very nervous, with shifty eyes. There was nothing on the table except for the number plates, so they were obviously just there to make up the numbers.

Huang Qianshu frowned slightly, then raised the sign again.

"Six hundred million."

She wanted to raise the price by 100 million at once to scare these people away.

But the three men followed without a second thought.

"Six hundred and fifty million!"

"Seven hundred million!"

"Seven hundred and fifty million!"

Prices have risen too fast.

People in the gallery began to whisper among themselves.

"Where did these companies come from? I've never seen them in Yunzhou before."

"Are they crazy? Spending so much money to snatch up a piece of toxic land? Are they just burning money?"

In the observation seat, Sun Zhigang leaned back in his chair, his smile becoming even more pronounced.

He took out his phone and sent Wang Jianzhong a text message: "Everything went smoothly, they took the bait."

Huang Qianshu stared at the constantly changing numbers on the screen, her fingers tightening around the number plate.

"Eight hundred million."

"Nine hundred million!"

One of the men almost shouted it out, his voice trembling slightly.

The entire hall fell silent instantly.

Nine hundred million.

This price is already much higher than the estimated value of the Jinshuiwan plot after its redevelopment.

All the reporters' cameras snapped to attention at the three people who had suddenly appeared, flashes going off incessantly.

Huang Qianshu put down the number plate.

She turned her head and looked at Chen Pingfang beside her with a questioning gaze.

Chen Pingfang's expression was calm. He reached out and gently pressed down on Huang Qianshu's hand, which was about to be raised again, and shook his head at her.

This little action was clearly seen by Sun Zhigang, who had been watching this side.

Sun Zhigang could no longer hide his smugness. He stood up and deliberately said loudly, "It seems that General Manager Huang also knows that this price is wrong. It was the right thing to not buy it!"

Several of Wang Jianzhong's men nearby immediately chuckled softly.

Chen Ping didn't even glance at Sun Zhigang.

His gaze fell on the three middle-aged men holding up signs.

Although they were bidding fiercely, they dared not look at anyone, and the cold sweat on their foreheads glistened under the flashlights. One of them was even trembling involuntarily.

Chen Ping knew exactly what was going on in his heart.

Wang Jianzhong was desperate, so he found several shell companies, hoping to use this method to drag Huang Qianshu down with him.

The auctioneer raised his gavel.

"Nine hundred million, for the first time..."

"Wait a minute."

Chen Pingfang suddenly stood up.

His voice wasn't loud, but it immediately drew everyone's attention.

The auctioneer's movements froze in mid-air.

Sun Zhigang suddenly stood up, his face tense, and loudly questioned, "Chen Pingfang, what are you trying to do? The deposit has been verified, the auction is underway, and you're causing trouble!"

Chen Pingfang still didn't look at him, but walked directly to the front of the stage and took the microphone from the auctioneer.

His gaze calmly swept across the entire room, finally settling on the three pale-faced men.

"The Jinshuiwan project is now a national-level pilot project for soil pollution remediation. According to the new regulations, for projects with a premium exceeding 50%, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the project, the supervisory team has the right to request on-site verification of the original qualification certificates of the technical team and the recent social security records of the core members."

Chen Ping didn't mention the complicated clauses; instead, he directly used the title of a national-level pilot project as his reason.

He looked at the three men, his tone calm, but every word he said hit the nail on the head.

"Nine hundred million? You guys are really generous."

"Now, let's bring out your top-tier technical team, the one capable of supporting this project, and show everyone what you've got."

The scene immediately erupted into an argument!

The three middle-aged men's faces first turned pale, then flushed red, and large beads of cold sweat slid down their temples.

They looked at each other, their lips moved, but they couldn't utter a single word.

The notary office staff immediately came over with a folder, their expressions very serious.

"Please provide the relevant supporting documents."

One of the bald men swallowed hard and said in a dry voice, "This...materials...we didn't bring them with us..."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Chen Ping's mouth.

"Didn't you bring it?"

"A national-level project worth 900 million yuan, and it doesn't even come with the most important technical proof?"

"Are you here to bid, or to put on a show?"

The other man, wearing glasses, was as white as a sheet. He suddenly stood up, stammering, "I...I have a stomachache, I need to go to the restroom..."

He turned around and tried to run away.

Two tall security guards blocked his way.

"Sir, please cooperate with the investigation."

The man's legs went weak, and he collapsed onto the security guard.

The notary office official opened the folder, spoke into the microphone, and said word by word: "Yunzhou Xinsheng Technology Real Estate Co., Ltd., with a registered capital of five million, submitted a bank guarantee of fifty million, which was found to be forged upon on-site inspection, and the account balance is less than one percent."

"Yunzhou Hengtai Construction Development Co., Ltd., with a registered capital of three million, is a shell company."

"Yunzhou Huayuan Environmental Protection Engineering Co., Ltd. has a registered capital of two million yuan, but it has not paid any money and has no social security records for any of its technical personnel."

The person in charge's voice was cold.

"These three companies were all registered within the last three months, and their legal representatives have never worked in this industry before."

He closed the document, his gaze stern, and announced the final result: "After verification, the above three companies are not qualified to bid. Their actions constitute malicious bid-rigging and disrupt the market! According to regulations, all their bid deposits are confiscated, and they are placed on the construction market's 'blacklist'...!"

A gasp of surprise erupted from the audience.

The reporters went crazy, pointing their cameras at the three terrified men, their flashes as bright as day.

On the observation stand, Sun Zhigang's face drained of color in an instant, and he slumped limply into his chair.

It’s over.

Wang Jianzhong's scheme not only failed to harm Xiao Yuhan, but also resulted in him losing all his own people and deposit.

The auctioneer raised his gavel again, his voice booming.

"The auction continues! Are there any other bidders in the room?"

The entire room was quiet.

Huang Qianshu slowly raised her number 8 card.

"Five hundred million."

The auctioneer looked around the room and paused for three seconds.

"Five hundred million, for the first time."

"Five hundred million, for the second time."

"Five hundred million, for the third time."

"clang!"

"make a deal!"