No sooner had Du Anrao finished speaking than Uncle Wu, a tall, burly man who stood out among the others for his rugged and imposing presence, cried out in surprise.
Mr. Xu’s expression turned somber, though unlike the others, he did not rush to question her. Instead, he expressed a doubt of his own: "Did someone leak the information about the gold mine buried beneath the wasteland in the North Suburbs to you in advance?"
Du Anrao chuckled. "Do you truly think that is possible? There were so many people at that auction. Any one of them had better connections and a stronger background than I. If news had leaked out beforehand, how could I have known about it when they did not?"
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