Song Jianjun saw Wang Hao and laughed heartily, his demeanor somewhat frivolous.

"Indeed, seeing once is not the same as hearing a hundred times!"

"Oh, sorry! My mistake, I should have said hearing once is not the same as seeing a hundred times!"

Song Jianjun pretended to correct himself.

But everyone present knew that Song Jianjun hadn’t misspoken; he was deliberately trying to embarrass Wang Hao in front of so many people.

Wang Hao just smiled slightly because he had known from the moment he saw Cheng Yin that Song Jianjun and Cheng Yin were in cahoots, so Song Jianjun’s attitude towards Wang Hao was within his expectations.

"Mr. Song, there’s something I would like to ask you face to face. Why did you inform us of our company’s non-compliance with the conditions just two hours before the auction registration deadline?"

Wang Hao went straight to the point. Since the other party did not have a good attitude either, Wang Hao did not bother to beat around the bush with him.

"Yo, Mr. Wang Hao, you can’t blame me for that. Everyone knew, why did you only find out in the last two hours? Shouldn’t you be asking your own people?"

Song Jianjun put on an innocent expression.

But in fact, he and Cheng Yin had colluded early on to block all information about the registration.

Moreover, they had threatened everyone else participating in the auction to keep it secret, or else their eligibility to participate would also be canceled.

If it weren’t for Cheng Yin and Song Jianjun’s strong obstruction, Wang Hao would not have learned about this so late.

They were the real villains, committing misdeeds and still refusing to admit it. Song Jianjun not only wore an extremely innocent expression but also turned to a few herbal medicine merchants behind him at the auction house to vouch for himself.

"That’s right, we knew from the beginning. How come you didn’t get the message?"

"I think it’s clear you just forgot, you didn’t take this auction seriously at all."

The several herbal medicine merchants behind Song Jianjun started chattering, corroborating Song Jianjun’s story in a disjointed manner. But Wang Hao had long seen that these people were clearly coerced by Cheng Yin.

"Wang Hao, by saying that you are in the wrong. How can you falsely accuse Mr. Song? It was your own lack of attention that caused you to miss the registration deadline and now you’re turning around to blame Mr. Song, that doesn’t seem reasonable at all!"

Cheng Yin finally spoke up, his words full of provocation.

At that moment, Wang Hao had no desire to deal with Cheng Yin and was looking directly at Song Jianjun.

"However, as far as I know, previous auctions only required internal company staff for registration. Why is it that this time the legal representative must come in person?"

Wang Hao said with a sneer.

"I believe you saw that I was not in Zao City and that I couldn’t rush back for a while, so you deliberately added this unfair condition."

"Heh, Mr. Wang Hao, if you insist on dumping this dirty water on my head, there’s nothing I can do about it. But this matter was actually decided by the board of directors after a meeting, if you have any complaints, you should take them up with them!"

Song Jianjun just sneered, clearly not taking Wang Hao’s words seriously.

Wang Hao also knew that Cheng Yin and Song Jianjun were determined not to let him participate in this herbal medicine auction.

No wonder, after all, Wang Hao had badly beaten Cheng Yin’s two sons. His elder son, Cheng Yingjie, is still lying in the hospital, unable to move. How could Cheng Yin let Wang Hao go?

"Wang Hao, since you’ve missed this opportunity, isn’t there always a next time? You don’t need to persist here!"

Cheng Yin said with feigned benevolence, but no sooner had he finished speaking than he put on an expression of sudden realization.

"Look at me, my memory is so bad, how could I forget such an important matter? The next herbal medicine auction might not be held in Zao City anymore, so why don’t you move your company elsewhere? There will definitely be a chance next time."

Having said that, Cheng Yin exchanged a look with Song Jianjun, followed by a loud laugh, filled with an air of mockery.

Watching the two of them play off each other’s cues, Wang Hao was seething with anger.

Had it not been for the bad impression it would make in such a busy place, Wang Hao really would have wanted to go up and slap each of them across the face.

Especially that bastard Cheng Yin, who had been trying to find ways to cause trouble for Wang Hao ever since he returned to Zao City.

At that moment, Wang Hao resolved inwardly to thoroughly trample Cheng Yin underfoot someday.

But in the current situation, he truly had no way of handling the two of them.

"Wang Hao, why do you look so terrible? I know you must be very disappointed about not being able to attend the auction, but it’s been so long since the registration ended, there’s nothing I can do now. You better hurry back!"

Song Jianjun was now issuing an eviction order, with his tone getting worse by the minute.

"Director Song, I believe you will regret the decision you’ve made today!"

Wang Hao’s gaze turned sharp all of a sudden, and he turned and left.

"Hmph, an arrogant fool who doesn’t know his place, daring to threaten me. I really want to see whether it will be you or me who ends up regretting this!"

Seeing Wang Hao had made his feelings clear, Song Jianjun no longer held back, shouting loudly at Wang Hao’s retreating back. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Your new company has neither achievements nor connections, yet you dare to act tough in front of me. I’d like to see how your company survives."

These words implied that Song Jianjun would surely make trouble for Wang Hao in the future.

"Isn’t it just that you know Wen Yonglin?"

Cheng Yin also joined in the mockery.

"Thinking you’re so great, go ask the Wen Family if Wen Yonglin would dare to oppose the Cheng Family for the sake of you, his ’dog’, risking the entire Wen Family’s future. Stop dreaming!"

Wang Hao suddenly stopped in his tracks upon hearing this and turned to glare at Cheng Yin.

"Say that again if you dare!"

Wang Hao’s tone was firm, and his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Even though Cheng Yin was accustomed to seeing fights, the look in Wang Hao’s eyes made him involuntarily hesitate, and he didn’t dare to utter another word.

Because from Wang Hao’s expression, Cheng Yin was certain that if he did repeat his words, Wang Hao would definitely kill him without a second thought.

"Weren’t you two saying you’d show me around the venue? How come you tossed me aside and went off to chat among yourselves?"

At this very tense moment, Tan Haipin suddenly stepped forward to speak.

"Mr. Tan, I am truly sorry. It’s all this Wang Hao’s fault for being so disrespectful; it delayed your time. Come, let’s go inside, I’ll take you to the venue now!"

After hearing Tan Haipin’s words, Song Jianjun hastily nodded and bowed, leading Tan Haipin into the venue.

Cheng Yin seemed a bit afraid of this Mr. Tan Haipin too, following close behind Tan Haipin and Song Jianjun, and even appearing a bit eager to ingratiate himself with Tan Haipin.

But Wang Hao had no idea who this old man Tan Haipin really was, or why even an arrogant person like Cheng Yin showed him such respect.

"Song Jianjun, Cheng Yin!"

Wang Hao didn’t bother to find out the old man’s identity, and instead, he yelled toward Cheng Yin and Song Jianjun.

"Before I take my leave, let me leave you two with these words: Today you ignore me, tomorrow I will make sure you’re too low to reach me!"

After saying this, Wang Hao turned and swaggered away...