Shangguan Xiu wanted to deliberately stall the other party so that Wu Qi could investigate who they really were.
If he found out the other party was messing with him on purpose, Shangguan Xiu would definitely not let them off easily.
Not only would he not let them go, but this seed must belong to him, Shangguan Xiu, today!
...
As the three minutes were almost up, Wu Qi finally returned.
After coming back, he immediately hurried to inform Shangguan Xiu of the situation: "Boss, I checked it out; the other party stayed in the private room the whole time and didn't come out. I couldn't get in and wasn't sure who was inside, so I went to the auction house's surveillance room to come up with a way. I got a screenshot from the corridor outside the private room; this is a photo taken before the person from that room went in."
After Wu Qi finished speaking, he pulled out his phone and showed a screenshot to Shangguan Xiu.
