"What? Only two auction items left? How is that possible?"
"Manager Liu, this joke isn't funny at all!"
Hearing the deputy manager's words, Qiu Tianhong's face instantly fell.
Those clients were acquired from Ru Shuang Group at a great cost. How could they cancel their cooperation now?
"Mr. Qiu, it's true. And it's as if these people coordinated. We only received the news today."
"And almost all of them have stated that they will pay us the liquidated damages according to the contract."
Manager Liu was on the verge of tears. According to the contracts signed when they poached these clients, the liquidated damages paid by those clients would only amount to a few hundred thousand yuan!
A few hundred thousand yuan might be a lot for an ordinary person, but for an auction house that relied on its reputation, it was not even enough to fill a gap!
An auction advertised for over a month suddenly had no auction items. Which client would dare to come here to buy anything in the future?
"What? Father, this is obvious. Someone is deliberately targeting us!"
Upon hearing Manager Liu's words, Qiu Mingfei exclaimed in shock and quickly said to Qiu Tianhong.
If they truly didn't want to sell their items, they would have notified their company in advance. Why would so many people inform them only today?
Besides someone plotting behind the scenes, he couldn't think of any other reason!
"Where is Manager Xia? Have Manager Xia's auction items been canceled?"
Qiu Tianhong immediately thought of a key person and asked Manager Liu.
"Mr. Qiu, Manager Xia was the first to cancel his cooperation with us. And he also said that he would entrust his auction items to your niece for auction."
"He even asked me to convey a message to you."
Manager Liu was about to cry. He had finally managed to secure the position of deputy manager and was about to be promoted, but now this had happened!
"Oh? What message? Tell me,"
Hearing that Manager Xia had a message for him, Qiu Tianhong became interested and quickly pressed.
"That Manager Xia said that Mr. Qiu, you are no longer young. To use schemes and tricks against your own niece is simply unworthy of being a man..."
Manager Liu spoke in a low voice, relaying Manager Xia's message.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he felt the temperature in the entire office drop by more than ten degrees.
"Cough cough cough, well, Mr. Qiu, those were Manager Xia's words. Even if I had ten thousand guts, I wouldn't dare to speak to you like that!"
Manager Liu was close to tears and could only explain repeatedly.
"Enough, get out!"
Qiu Tianhong, with a grim expression, directly kicked Manager Liu out.
After Manager Liu left, Qiu Tianhong initially intended to call Manager Xia to inquire about the situation. However, after much deliberation, he ultimately decided to call another acquaintance.
"Hello, Mr. Zhang. My subordinate, Xiao Liu, just mentioned that you are no longer planning to auction your items?"
Qiu Tianhong tried his best to remain calm and asked into the phone.
"Hehehe, Mr. Qiu, our cooperation ends here. We will not be cooperating in the future."
The voice on the other end, Mr. Zhang, sneered and hung up the phone immediately after saying this.
This left Qiu Tianhong stunned, holding his phone, still feeling a sense of bewilderment.
After calming himself down, Qiu Tianhong made another call.
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable."
However, the prompt on the other end made Qiu Tianhong's heart sink completely.
Unavailable. He had been blocked!
"Father, how is it?"
Qiu Mingfei, standing beside him, anxiously asked Qiu Tianhong.
Although he was a prodigal son, he also knew that the auction was only a few hours away. At this moment, with almost all the auction items canceling their cooperation, what was the point of continuing with the auction?
"It's nothing. Where is your cousin? What is she doing now? Didn't you have an informant in her company? Go and ask immediately what's going on!"
Qiu Tianhong clenched his fists and said to Qiu Mingfei.
There were only two auction companies in the entire Hangzhou City. If their auction items were canceled, they would have to find another venue.
Then, the people they found would most likely be Qiu Hanying.
Especially after Manager Xia's words, it was clear that he was helping Qiu Hanying to target him!
"Okay, I'll call right away!"
Upon receiving Qiu Tianhong's command, Qiu Mingfei did not dare to delay and quickly called his mole.
However, the news he received from the other party left Qiu Mingfei completely stunned.
"Dad, he said that Qiu Hanying's Ru Shuang Group is currently preparing for an auction, and the tickets for the auction venue have all been sold out."
"Moreover, there are armed police officers responsible for security around the auction, and many heads of prominent families are personally attending this auction!"
Qiu Mingfei was utterly shocked and found it hard to believe that this news was real.
For an auction, a few police officers to maintain order were usually enough. But what had Qiu Hanying done now to have armed police on guard?
Good heavens, who exactly was attending this auction today?!
"Let's go! We're not holding our auction anymore. I want to see what kind of trick this Qiu Hanying is playing!"
Upon hearing Qiu Mingfei's words, Qiu Tianhong clenched his fists and made a decision.
Now that their auction items had almost all canceled their cooperation, there was no point in continuing with this auction. Instead of doing that, it would be better to go and see what was happening at Ru Shuang Group!
It was simply unbelievable that even someone like Manager Xia was speaking up for her!
However, when Qiu Tianhong and his son arrived at the auction venue, the two were stunned once again.
The auction was still three hours away, but the outside was already crowded with people.
Either heavily armed police officers or elite bodyguards from various companies were guarding the perimeter of the auction house.
"Who is attending the auction? They're clearing the area in advance!"
Seeing this display, Qiu Tianhong's eyes widened, and his expression was full of disbelief.
Having been in this line of work for so many years, he had seen many grand scenes, but this was the first time he had witnessed such a sensation!
Especially with such a grand scene, there were no reporters covering it.
This could only mean that someone in power had ordered the reporters not to be present!
"Gulp... Dad, could it be that the Governor of Hangzhou is coming?"
Qiu Mingfei swallowed and a bold idea flashed through his mind.