I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 227 - 225 I’m Just a Privilege Dog

"What? Frozen? How is this possible?" Adenna stood up abruptly from his seat.

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As a major client of the Swiss Bank, he had long maintained a deposit of over one billion euros in the bank. Clients of his level were served by dedicated teams around the clock, making it effortless to withdraw money from his account at any time.

It was just a little over one billion euros, after all. How could it possibly be inaccessible at this moment? Besides, before freezing a client’s account, the bank would typically inform them of the reasons and relevant notifications. How could it be frozen without a word?

"Call them immediately and find out what the hell is going on," Adenna demanded.

Adenna’s assistant immediately dialed the dedicated service hotline for Adenna, but was told that there were issues with the origin of the funds in his account and that the money could not be unfrozen until the investigation into these funds was clear.

"Bullshit!" Adenna cursed angrily. The funds he had transferred into this account were for participating in the auction. The amount was indeed substantial, but the origin was definitely not an issue. Otherwise, the bank would have already come to him with troubles when he deposited the money. How could his account possibly be frozen out of the blue?

"Isn’t there any way?" Adenna asked anxiously, beginning to sweat. He was as joyful as he had been showing off a moment ago, and now he was just as tortured.

Although this VIP room was confidential, there were quite a few acquaintances of his at the auction, and a part of them knew that the person in VIP room No. 7 was him.

If he won the bid for the Imperial Jade Seal but couldn’t pay up, and this incident got out, it wouldn’t just be a matter of losing face. It could severely affect his credibility and potentially his business—it was anything but a small matter!

"Miss Anna," Adenna glanced at the beautiful woman, asking silently for help.

"Don’t even think about it!" Anna said, "The money we brought isn’t for you to spend on useless things like this. Don’t forget, our aim here is that one artifact. Everything else is worthless to us!"

"Miss Anna, I know the funds you brought are very substantial, surely you can spare a little over one billion euros?" Adenna still didn’t give up.

"Even if it’s ten million euros, it could affect the outcome of the final bid," Anna’s tone became slightly hostile, "and this money belongs to the organization, neither you nor I have the right to use it at will!"

"VIP No. 7, have you completed your payment? If you’re having some difficulties with funds, you can complete the payment within one hour. Otherwise, we’ll have to pass the bid to the second-highest bidder according to the price."

"Exactly, do you have the money or not, don’t waste our time!"

"If someone’s in a VIP room, they can definitely afford it. What are you worrying about?"

"Who knows? Maybe his VIP ticket was obtained by some unclean means."

"Hey, can you handle it or not?" Zhang Menglong and Wang Ling exchanged glances, knowing that the owner of VIP room No. 7 must be bewildered by now. It wouldn’t just be one billion euros that he couldn’t withdraw from the Swiss Bank—it could be a single cent.

"Damn it!" Adenna clenched his fists defiantly, "I’m sorry, but I seem to have encountered some issues with fund transfers. It appears the Imperial Jade Seal and I are not meant to be!"

Adenna knew that even an hour later his account might still be frozen. Instead of waiting an hour, it was better to openly admit to having cash flow problems rather than implying he didn’t have the money.

As he expected, although there were still many whispers, the voices were not overwhelming. To these top-level tycoons, cash flow issues sometimes arose and were not strange at all, at worst it just meant he was not well-prepared.

"Look at that, pretending to auction off without money, how embarrassing!" Zhang Menglong’s sardonic voice rose in the hall, immediately amusing many of the magnates from Huaxia.

"Hahaha, I knew this kid wouldn’t miss any chance to kick a man when he’s down!" Li Hong laughed, but his smile was slightly bitter.

"Despite his ostentatious character, I must admit, I’m starting to like him," Ma Hua, who had a few encounters with Zhang Menglong, laughed despite herself.

"Indeed, how could we just let someone else take away our Huaxia treasures? Even if they wish to, it’s not allowed. If it were me, I’d cuss him out too!"

"No, I think there’s a problem!" Ma Yun said. "I know who the person in VIP Room No. 7 is, Derman’s Adenna; you must have heard of him."

"Adenna? The tech tycoon from Derman?"

"Exactly, him!" Ma Yun said. "He’s a genuine high-ranking intellectual, almost single-handedly propelling the entire semiconductor industry of Derman forward. Now, one-third of the world’s most sophisticated chips come from his company. Even America can’t outdo them by much. Plus, he contributed intellectual property as capital and owns over 80% of the shares personally, with assets exceeding 100 billion US Dollars! How could he possibly not afford to take out a little over a hundred million Euros?"

"Do you suspect someone is playing tricks?" Ma Hua had also heard of this "tech tycoon." Not only was the person a business prodigy but also a scientific research genius.

"Impossible, everyone’s funds are funneled through the Swiss Bank. Who could tamper with that?"

"Could it be... Zhang Menglong, that kid?" Li Hong guessed. "He was the first to question if Adenna could come up with the money. By his look, he seemed certain Adenna couldn’t. Unless he already knew..."

"Now that you mention it, it’s not out of the realm of possibility!"

"Damn, how capable is this kid after all?"

...

"If that’s the case, then it’s very regrettable!" Emma sighed. "Then this auction item will have to be deferred to the client in VIP Room No. 5."

"Hahaha, so much for the Derman riches!" laughed a representative of the Marser family, but as soon as he began transferring funds, his expression suddenly changed. His funds, too, had been frozen!

"How is this possible?"

"I... My funds have run into some issues, I relinquish my bidding rights to this Jade Seal..."

"Whoosh!" If one person’s funds ran into issues, it could be an accident; but the possibility of it happening to two people at the same time was simply too small.

This instantly elicited a wave of hisses from the crowd.

"Damn it, what’s going on here?"

"Could there be problems with the Swiss Bank? No way, I need to check my account right now!"

"My account is fine, though?"

"What exactly is happening?"

"I... I also give up..." While there was a buzz of discussion on site, the third highest bidder also gave up on the auction.

"I give up too!" With the first three giving up, it was naturally easier for the rest to follow suit without the slightest psychological burden.

But at this point, anyone could see that there were definitely shenanigans at play!

"Awesome!" Watching these people, who aspired to lay hands on Huaxia’s national treasure, fail one after another, Wang Ling couldn’t be happier. "Show off, keep showing off, hahaha!"

"Hahaha, today, I’m gonna be a complete power user. Want to bid? I’ll just ban your account outright!" Zhang Menglong was also laughing so hard he couldn’t close his mouth.

"Let’s see," Zhang Menglong’s voice came through once more, "it seems like all the bidders just now have given up, right? If I remember correctly, the only one who called out 0 Euros was me. So now, this Imperial Jade Seal should be mine, right?"

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