Rebirth: Dancing In My Destiny
Chapter 135: A Problem (1)

Chapter 135: A Problem (1)

At City Hall.

Rose and her team arrived at the meeting place. Today they will hear an announcement from the local government about the final requirements to participate in the buying process of the company being auctioned off. And according to the statement they got before the auction, the document submission process will be open from today until tomorrow at 5 PM local time.

The meeting room was so big with a long stage at the end of the room. There is a long table in the middle of the stage, and several mikes are perched on the table. In front of the stage, many chairs are neatly arranged to the back.

When Rose arrived, the room that could accommodate about 100 people was nearly packed. Even though the event will start in 30 minutes. Rose was surprised to see how enthusiastic the businessmen in this room were. She could see some familiar faces of businessmen she usually sees on television or the internet.

Her guts are shriveled if she has to compete with many companies for Rapid Realty. Well, maybe the competition will be fierce. Still, fortunately, today, not only one company will be auctioned, but more than ten.

The auction rules are also different. Entrepreneurs will submit bid documents to the auction committee. And the committee will see the proposal with the highest bid that will benefit the government most and be selected as the winner.

Rose is not worried about this rule because she has a talented hacker, Oliver. They can quickly know the bidding numbers of their opponent. Rose is confident she will get what she wants by buying Rapid Realty.

There are no seating rules for today’s event. All participants present can choose their own seats. Rose and her team decided to sit in the back, near the entrance.

"Sam, are all the required documents ready?" Rose asked Sam, who was sitting on her left side for the umpteenth time. Somehow her heart felt uneasy before knowing the final conditions for this auction.

"Yes, Boss! Don’t worry, I have prepared all the documents. I also have prepared our bidding proposal..." Sam raised a thumbs up and a big grin to reassure Rose. Although they will not submit documents today because they are still waiting to see the offer price from their opponents.

"Boss..." Oliver whispered suddenly to Rose beside him. Rose glanced at Oliver, who looked worried.

"We have a problem! In the last minutes, the committee changed the document’s final requirement. And it seems that the Wilson group can’t participate in this auction...." Oliver, who had just hacked the committee’s computer system, was surprised to see this change. Whereas yesterday when he monitored, there was nothing suspicious.

"Are we the only ones affected by this rule?"

Oliver shakes his head, "So far, there are 10 companies registered for Rapid Realty bidding, and 5 of them are affected by this new rule, including us...."

Rose felt something fishy was happening here! It is as if this rule was deliberately made to cut down the bidders so that the competition is not too harsh.

"Oliv, can you check which companies will benefit the most from this new rule?" If her guess is correct, then the company that benefits is the auction’s winner in her previous life, Global Group.

"Global Group! A local company, but one of the shareholders is a politician in this city...." Oliver typed fast on his laptop again. A few moments later, he shifted his laptop to Rose. "Check this one, and you will understand...."

Rose accepted the laptop and started reading something that surprised her.

"Oliv... this!? Are you sure this isn’t a fabrication?"

"I can prove it by video. So, I believe Global Group bribed the committee to get info about the value of the offer and made ridiculous rules at the last minute." He couldn’t believe this kind of practice also existed in this city. He thought, as an industrial city, Vale City would not side with the company. But in fact, he was wrong.

Instantly Rose realized that she had thought that Global Group just casually bought Rapid Realty because the price was lower. Apparently, this company had been eyeing Rapid Realty from the start. This made her suspicious that the Global Group already knew about the gold mine, and they were behind the scenes making this company bankrupt. And to secure this company, they dared to bribe the committee.

Apparently, she had to tell Oliver why they had to get Rapid Realty. But will Oliver be suspicious of her rebirth? Rose fell silent, deep in thought.

At the same time, on the stage, five people in suits were sitting on the chairs provided. One of the people in the middle started to open the event with all sorts of information, he said, but Rose didn’t hear his words. Her mind sank with the following steps that she would take. Rose is still determined to follow the bidding. She wouldn’t give up because that mere Global Group bribed the committee.

Suddenly the room that had been silent became noisy. It was caused by the announcement of the change in terms of participating in the auction. Nearly half of the businessmen in the room protested.

"Sir! Why did you change the conditions all of a sudden?"

"What is this? Almost every year, I participate in auctions in this city. This is the first time there are conditions like this. Why? This is ridiculous...."

"Wow... what should we do? How can we get a branch in this city in one day?"

"I can’t believe it! This costs us so much...."

"Sir! We will protest and take legal action if you keep making this rule..."

"Damn it! Why did the committee do this?" Sam, who had been shocked, now joined in to voice his opinion.

Meanwhile, Rose remained calm in her chair. She knew there was no point in protesting because these conditions were final and had been set even before the auction began.