The bidding escalated rapidly. "One hundred thousand!" shouted a woman in red."Two hundred!" countered The Ghost."Five hundred thousand!" she screamed.
Marko watched from the wings. He noticed the bidder’s hand; it bore a unique scar—the mark of "The Ghost," a thief who had vanished a decade ago after a botched heist. Najbolja Ponuda(Krimi-Misterija)/The Best Offer...
But as the woman stepped forward to claim her prize, the lights flickered and died. A muffled struggle echoed through the hall. When the emergency generators kicked in moments later, the lady in red lay unconscious, and the painting was gone. The bidding escalated rapidly
At the auction, the atmosphere was thick. The bidding started at a modest five thousand euros. Then, a man in the back row, his face obscured by a low-brimmed hat, raised the price to fifty thousand. The room gasped. He noticed the bidder’s hand; it bore a