Chapter 42: Chapter 42 : Dealer
"Young man, I don't know who you are. But you are related to the seven sisters. So, as long as you follow the rules, you will be my guest." The old man said this while observing Das from head to toe.
"As I said, I'm responsible for my actions, and I don't think any rules were broken because of me. I just stated my bid a little loudly. Is that an offence?" Das asked back with a confident posture.
"You did not break any rules. But if you fail to pay the bid amount, the consequences will be severe." The old man said with a loud smirk.
"Is the bidding process complete?..." Das asked back.
The old man finally realised his mistake. He forgot to announce the final bid as he also got surprised with the sudden five crores bid.
"Is there anyone who still wants to bid?..." The old man asked as he stared at Jethin with a taunting look.
Even though Jethin wanted to counter-bid to raise the price of that dumb girl, he was afraid that Das would back down from the bid. Jethin is also not ready to pay that huge amount to a dumb girl. As Jethin was sitting like a defeated person, the old man announced the five crore amount as the final bid winner. Just as the old man announced the result, Jethin stood up.
"Mark, this brat is new here, and I think he is making fun by bidding the highest amount. So, as a fair practise, make him pay before everyone." Jethin made his unreasonable request.
The old man looked at Jethin for a moment before declaring his decision. Jethin is the son of a big buyer from the capital city (Delhi). So, why would the old man support Das against Jethin?
"The young master's request is reasonable. Second lady, do you have anything to say?..." The old man asked while looking at the second lady of the seven sisters. The second lady did not state any objections to the old man's declaration.
As everyone was eagerly watching the ongoing drama, the old man signalled one of his subordinates. The subordinate immediately brought a laptop and card reader and placed them on the podium table. Then the subordinate walked towards Das to take the card.
Ria requested that the second lady to pay the amount with her card. Seeing the impatient expression on her sister's face, the second lady passed a golden-coloured credit card to the subordinate who was patiently waiting before them. But Das obstructed the servant from receiving the card from the second lady.
"Thank you for your generosity. But I want to pay with my money." Das took out the ghost card from his pocket and placed it in the hands of the servant. The servant received the card and walked back to the laptop on the podium.
"Das, do you really have five crores in that card?" Ria asked with a curious face. Das nodded his head in the form of agreeing to her question.
"You should have told me first; I got nervous with your brazen attitude." Ria said this in a sulking manner.
"Didn't I mention that I have a large amount with me? You are the one who did not believe me!" Das replied with a playful smile. Jethin, who was observing all this, felt humiliated, as he never expected that the second lady would pass her credit card to pay five crores for the sake of a smelly brat. He also thought the card that Das gave belonged to the seven sisters.
Without even waiting for the old man instructions, the subordinate directly swiped the card against the card reader. Instantly, the payment transfer details appeared on the monitor. The subordinate verified the payment detailes carefully as the payment directly transferred without even entering a security pin.
The five crores amount is successfully transferred into their account in an instant without any processing delay. The subordinate immediately removed the card from the swiping machine and observed it for a long time. The pitch-black card had only a skull symbol at the top without any numbers.
The old man, who saw the strange behaviour of the subordinate, felt that something went wrong with the payment.
"What happened? Is it fake?" The old man asked with a straight face.
"No, sir; the payment was successful." The subordinate replied right away.
"Then what are you waiting for? Give back the card to that young master." The old man instructed.
"No, sir. The problem is, I've never seen this type of card, and the payment is processed without entering any security pin." The subordinate replied with a curious look.
The old man immediately took the card from the subordinate's hands and started inspecting the card carefully. Even after looking for a long time, he did not remember where he saw this type of card.
"Send a picture of this card to the dealer. We can't ignore these types of cards." The old man gave his command while passing the card to his subordinate.
Jethin, who sat calmly until now, felt that something happened with the payment process as the old man was whispering with the subordinate. But Jethin waited patiently for the final words from the old man, as he didn't want to become a fool again in front of all the people.
Immediately after the subordinate sent the picture of the ghost card to the dealer, the old man received a voice message on his Bluetooth earphone.
"Everybody, the auction is over. Please transfer the money to the usual account, and the selected girls will be delivered by evening. Thank you for your cooperation." The old man signalled everyone to leave the auditorium.
"Mark!.. are you forgetting something?" Jethin shouted from the top row with a meaningful look.
"Young master, you don't need to worry about anything. The five-crore transaction is successful, and this girl belongs to the young man. Do you have any objections?" The old man replied with a sarcastic face.
Jethin immediately left the hall with a frustrated look, and slowly everyone left the auditorium. Das walked down the stairs towards the old man to collect his card.
"Young man, please come with me. The dealer wants to talk with you." The old man invited Das respectfully while giving back the ghost card to Das. Before Das replied to the old man, Ria objected to the invitation.
"Mark, he does not belong to this business. He just came here to take a look. Please don't involve him in these troubled waters." Ria stood directly before Das, like she was protecting him from the bad people.
"Seventh Lady, you are thinking too much. The dealer wants to have a small chat with this young man." The old man said it with a smiling face. But still, Ria stood before Das, ignoring the old man.
"Ria, it's ok. Let me talk with the dealer." Das said as he tapped on her shoulder. The second lady also pervaded Ria in this matter. With a dissatisfied expression, Ria moved to the left side of Das.
"Young man, shall we go?..." The old man pointed the way with a respectful gesture. Instead of directly following the old man, Das walked near the dumb girl, who stood at the centre of the podium while facing the ground.
After looking at the dumb girl for a moment, Das took out the key card from his pocket and sliced the tag that was tightly binding the two hands of the dumb lady. Her hands have a shallow red grove where the tag was tied.
Das slowly touched the wound on her wrist. The girl did not take back her hands even though he touched her wound with a slight pressure. She was staring right into his eyes without any emotion on her charming face.
Das grabbed her hand and followed the old man to meet the dealer. Before leaving, he said a big thank you to Ria and her sisters. As Das left with the old man, the seven sisters also left to complete the transaction for the selected girls.
The old man directly took Das towards the outside parking area. After reaching the centre of the parking area, the old man tapped on the window of a Range Rover. A beautiful girl in a red dress opened the car door.
"Dealer, I brought the young man according to your instructions." The old man reported this while bowing in a respectful manner.
"You may leave. Let the young man enter inside the car." A strong male voice came from inside.
Before leaving, the old man gestured to enter the car. Das entered the car along with the dumb girl.
"Hey, servants are not allowed inside the car." The girl who sat beside a middle-aged man said with a bothersome face.
"Then why are you inside?" Das asked directly for the woman who is pouring liquor for the middle-aged man.
"You!!!!..." The women got infuriated with his sarcastic remarks.
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