Infinite Reincarnation: Survival Begins from Ishimura

"A gambling agreement?"

Mu Xing looked at him with a strange expression.

"Boss, let's talk inside first."

Zhang Ting eagerly welcomed Mu Xing into the room, and then they both stared awkwardly at the mess scattered all over the place.

Various documents, reports, and bills were strewn everywhere.

"Boss, sit here!"

He quickly cleared the sofa and coffee table.

Then he diligently poured tea and water for Mu Xing.

"Alright, alright, stop fussing. Tell me, what's going on?"

Mu Xing wasn't there for tea and relaxation.

The old man hesitated for a moment before finally speaking: "Boss, you know I used to be the director of the auction house, right?"

"Isn't that obvious? Wasn't our first meeting at the auction house? Get to the point."

"Then, Boss, what do you think of the auction house?"

Mu Xing took a sip of tea: "Although I haven't been to all the auction houses in every main city, from my experience, if Nine Dragons City Auction House claims second place, no one dares to claim first."

Zhang Ting nodded: "Who says otherwise? You know, twenty years ago, Nine Dragons Auction House was just a small, unattended workshop."

"It was Old Man Chen who spent twenty years of painstaking effort to build the auction house into the best in Nine Dragons City, even receiving a commendation from the City Lord, granting it the name Nine Dragons Auction House."

"From then on, the Nine Dragons Auction House flourished. Although there are several other auction houses in Nine Dragons City, they are not on the same level as us."

"Our Nine Dragons Auction House has the most advanced facilities, the most well-informed intelligence, the best auction items, and the most impeccable reputation."

"How can other auction houses compare to us?"

"Later, the Nine Dragons City Auction House even connected with the Nightmare Battlefield, and business grew even bigger."

"Not only auctions, but also inter-world business, repairing equipment, forging equipment, and even handling Chaos equipment, etc..."

Speaking excitedly, the guy's eyebrows danced, full of excitement.

Mu Xing just looked at him calmly: "Nine Dragons Auction House is so good, yet you were forced to leave, weren't you?"

Zhang Ting was momentarily speechless: "That... that was an accident... There are treacherous villains in the auction house, I... I was forced."

Mu Xing laughed loudly: "So, what happened next?"

Zhang Ting's expression became extremely serious: "Just a week ago, Old Man Chen suddenly fell ill and went into a coma without any warning and was sent to the hospital."

"Immediately afterward, that group of guys who had been plotting for a long time seized the opportunity to make trouble."

"Seized the opportunity to make trouble? What do you mean?"

"Boss, have you just returned from the Nightmare Battlefield?"

"Yes, didn't I tell you before?"

"It's like this, half a month ago, Old Man Chen took on a job on the Nightmare Battlefield side, which was to supply a batch of special equipment."

"Special equipment?"

"To be precise, it was Chaos equipment."

Mu Xing understood what he meant: "Are you saying, the job of purifying and processing Chaos equipment?"

"At first, everyone thought this big deal would raise the reputation of the auction house to another level."

"But no one expected that this was a trap, a trap set by a group of Nine Dragons Auction House's rivals."

Speaking, he slammed his hand on the table, his face showing anger:

"Originally, with the strength of our auction house, we would definitely be able to deliver on time, but who would have thought that these guys wouldn't play fair, not only tampering with those Chaos items, but also colluding with the logistics负责人 of the Survival 防线."

"A week ago, when Old Man Chen was performing baptism and purification on those equipment items, it turned out that there was a remnant Chaos parasite hidden in one of the items."

"Old Man Chen was hit on the spot. Although he was sent to the hospital immediately and the Chaos parasite was sealed, this thing could not be eradicated for a while, forcing Old Man Chen into a coma."

"The entire auction house, only Old Man Chen understands purification best, and also holds the key to the workshop. But with the Old Man in a coma, work fell into trouble."

Hearing this, Mu Xing probably understood what had happened.

"What happened next?"

"Later, after this group of bastards learned that the Old Man had been hit, they rushed over to urge delivery at the first moment."

"If the auction house cannot deliver on time, they will apply for compensation on the grounds of breach of contract."

"That's not a small amount. The penalty for breach of contract is more than double the value of that large batch of Chaos items. Even if all the existing funds of the auction house are taken out, it is still not enough."

"So you took action?"

Mu Xing looked at Zhang Ting, who had dark circles under his eyes and was emotionally excited.

Zhang Ting nodded: "Although I left the auction house, in any case, I was once a member of the auction house, and besides, the Old Man has the grace of knowing me."

Mu Xing said coldly: "Having the grace of knowing you and still letting others drive you out?"

Zhang Ting scratched his head for a while: "The main reason is... that group of bastards in the auction house framed me, splashed dirty water on me, and the Old Man had no way..."

Mu Xing shook his head: "Things are more than that, right? As the person in charge, what doesn't this Old Man Chen know? What isn't he clear about? How could he let you be framed?"

Zhang Ting scratched his head: "Okay, I'll tell you the truth, it's because the Old Man found out about Chen Yue and me."

"You also know my background, no backing, no connections, and my ability is also average... how could people look up to me?"

"So the Old Man gave me two choices, either leave Chen Yue, or leave the auction house."

"So, you chose the latter?" Mu Xing was speechless.

"I..."

"You really chose to be angry and useless, between being angry and useless."

Zhang Ting scratched his head for a while: "I know I have shortcomings, the Old Man looks down on me, and I admit it, after all, I was indeed not worthy of her at the time."

"What happened next? What's the situation with the gambling agreement?"

Zhang Ting showed an embarrassed expression: "In order to help the auction house stabilize the situation, I used these shops and industries under my hand as collateral."

"Signed a gambling agreement with them, extending the delivery time by a week, and I have to hand over all the items to be delivered within this week."

"I thought that with my current strength, there would be no problem purifying these Chaos items, but I still underestimated the malice of these bastards."

"They even acquired all the purification props and purification materials in the city in advance, and then hoarded them for speculation, frantically炒价."

"I... calculated that even if I invest all my current industries, I'm afraid it won't be enough."

Mu Xing looked at the old man: "So, what do you think is the use of looking for me?"

Before he could speak, Mu Xing continued: "You know, I only help smart people, not stupid people."

"With your intelligence, you should know this is a trap, but you still chose to jump in without hesitation."

Mu Xing pointed at his forehead: "This is not loyalty, but stupidity."

Zhang Ting gritted his teeth, without refuting: "Boss, you're right, but I... I can't watch her bear all this alone."

Mu Xing shook his head: "You ah you... Also, why didn't you notify me at the first moment when such a big thing happened?"

Zhang Ting hesitated: "I didn't actually want to involve you, and I have no face to see you."