It is the addition of this group of new people that greatly alleviates the pressure of insufficient manpower in Chenlou.

Of course, among these people, there may be some spies from other forces, but now is the time to employ people, Hu Jiuyin can't manage so much for the time being, everything can only be slowly rectified after Chenzong stabilizes.

Moreover, with the strength of these people, they can't enter the inner circle of Chenzong, and they can't access Chenzong's true secrets, even if there are some spies, it won't hurt the overall situation.

Not long after Tang Chen summoned Hu Jiuyin, a rumor suddenly appeared in tea shops, restaurants, fang markets and other places where people gathered, to the effect that the auction hall swallowed up the guests' money, and the funds stored in the membership card were not withdrawn.

At first, when people heard this kind of rumor, they all scoffed at it, and basically did not believe it, but when they saw the relevant evidence, although they were still not sure of the authenticity of the rumor, they were indeed not so suspicious, and a distrust of the auction hall had quietly sown the seeds in their hearts.

If it were another business, this kind of crisis of trust might not attract much attention.

The auction hall is different, it is the largest and most powerful merchant in the Star God Continent, and almost all star people will have a commercial relationship with it, so it is difficult for people to care about this kind of problem.

The rumors spread extremely fast, and in less than half a day, they spread all over Xishi City, and even some people were worried that they would not be able to withdraw money, so they all went to the Xishi City Auction Hall to withdraw money.

This kind of person is not a minority, cumulatively, the amount of funds to be withdrawn is indeed not low, and the Xishi City Auction Hall was unprepared, and soon there was a shortage of funds, which made it impossible for latecomers to withdraw smoothly, which invisibly confirmed the authenticity of the rumors.

......

In the council hall of the back hall of the auction hall of Xishi City, the owner of the auction hall sat on the top with an iron face, listening to the report of a young man below.

"Smack!"

After listening to the report, the hall master was furious, slapped his palm on the table next to him, and said angrily: "What kind of person is so bold, even my auction hall dares to smear!"

Below, the young man lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.

The hall master glanced at the young man, took a deep breath, calmed the anger in his chest, and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know who released the rumors?"

The young man still bowed his head and replied, "I don't know who it is." However, judging from the circulating evidence, it is likely that it was released by a person named Chen Tang. ”

"Chen Tang?"

The hall master frowned, and he couldn't help but feel angry and aggrieved in his heart.

He is naturally no stranger to Chen Tang, which is the object that the young sect master of the Instrument Sect named to "take care of", and now this person can't help but start to fight back, but he can't help but take this person, because what he said is true, and he has not wronged the auction hall.

Moreover, because of Zhuge Quan, he still can't remove "Chen Tang" from the blacklist of the auction hall, which means that in the short term, there is no possibility of reconciliation between "Chen Tang" and the auction hall, unless Zhuge Quan relaxes......

Thinking of this, the hall master raised his eyes and looked at the young man below, and ordered, "You immediately go to the City Lord's Mansion to invite the young sect master of the Qi Sect to come and discuss the matter!"

"Yes!"

The young man said yes and hurried away.

The auction hall was not far from the City Lord's Mansion, and it didn't take long for Zhuge Quan to come.

After the hall master invited Zhuge Quan to sit down, he said straight to the point: "That Chen Tang has started to fight back...... Now there is talk of our auction hall everywhere outside, and even many guests have come to withdraw cash, these, Zhuge Shao Sect Master should already know, right?"

Zhuge Quan nodded and replied, "I've heard of it." ”

"If this kind of rumor is allowed to spread, it will be extremely detrimental to our auction hall!Young Sect Master, what good countermeasures do you have?" the hall master continued.

The corners of Zhuge Quan's mouth were raised high, looking a little sinister, and he sneered: "Countermeasures? The best way to deal with this kind of person is to kill them all, kill them all, and set an example for them." ”

The hall master understood what Zhuge Quan meant, and he obviously wanted to auction off the mysterious team sent by the palace headquarters, and it was said that since its establishment, the main task of that team was to deal with this kind of thing.

"It's likely that the headquarters won't agree to do this...... the hall master said.

Zhuge Quan picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter, just leave everything to me, I have my own way." ”

Hearing Zhuge Quan say this, the hall master is naturally happy to see it, as long as the responsibility is not held accountable to him in the end, the rest, how Zhuge Quan's love is rectified, it is up to him to ......

"The slower the matter, the greater the negative impact. The hall master reminded.

Zhuge Quan raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't worry, I have my own measure." ”

......

And at the same time that rumors about the auction hall were flying, another news attracted people's attention, and a merchant named "Chenlou" officially opened.

Of course, if it is just an ordinary business opening, it is not enough for everyone to pay attention, the reason why people will pay attention to the "Chen Tower" is mainly because the Chen Tower covers the comprehensive business model of restaurants, markets and auction houses, and it is no less than the scale of the Xishi City Auction Palace!

In particular, this Chenlou actually operates an auction house, and in the presence of an auction hall, he still dares to operate an auction house, not to mention what kind of consideration it is in, this courage alone is enough to make people look sideways.

At the same time as the news of the opening of the Chenlou was spread, an advertisement for the first phase of the auction of the Chenlou Auction House.

In the advertisement, there is not much introduction to the Chen Tower, mainly a detailed list of the lots in the first phase of the auction.

People were not very optimistic about the Chenlou Auction House, but when they saw this advertisement, they couldn't calm down, they really didn't expect that a new auction house, the first auction, all the things auctioned were emperor-grade treasures, this kind of handwriting, even the Xishi City Auction Palace, can't do it!

"Be sure to check out ......"

Almost everyone has made such a decision in their hearts, and they won't lose anything by going to see it, not to mention, maybe if they're lucky, they can even take pictures of their favorite treasures.

......

Xishi City Auction Hall, inside the Council Hall.

As soon as the hall master sent Zhuge Quan away, his subordinates came to report and handed over a leaflet.

This leaflet was on the table next to the hall master at this time.

The hall master had already seen the leaflet, and he pinched his chin with his left hand in a pensive manner, while the fingers of his right hand tapped lightly on the leaflet on the table, apparently thinking about something related to it.

After a while, he asked the subordinate below, "Have you checked this Chenlou, and what is the source?"