Facing Bentley's retort, Five-Short Supreme flatly denied that they had intended forced buying and selling.
He repeatedly stressed that Hongyun's previous actions had merely been negotiation tactics! Silver Fir said nothing, only watching coldly from the sidelines. He did not think they were making excuses—they might genuinely have believed that.
Capital only saw profit. They sold ropes without fearing they might hang themselves with them, let alone others. Bentley had no interest in saying more. "If you're not forcing a deal, then you can leave!"
"But you... killed him!" Five-Short Supreme pointed at the Modified Warrior behind him. "The nature of this is very serious!"
A strange smile appeared on Bentley's lips. "I gave you a chance... You just didn't know how to cherish it."
"Isn't he just an A-rank with the Mental Attribute? What's the big deal?"
Five-Short Supreme froze at first, blinked twice, then nodded thoughtfully.
Only then did he speak through gritted teeth. "You... really knew!"
What ordinary Modified Warrior would dare casually interrupt while a Supreme was speaking? Even A-ranks rarely had that kind of nerve.
The Mental Attribute A-rank behind him was one of the Trump Cards he had brought on this trip.
Hongyun Conglomerate was wealthy and powerful. It truly did not care much about these Energy Stone tailings, but major powers had to maintain their dignity.
They could choose not to buy the mine, but they could not afford to lose face.
That was why the conglomerate had specifically sent a Mental Attribute A-rank along, even having him suppress his aura and disguise himself as a Modified Warrior.
Five-Short Supreme knew very well that although this person was only A-rank, his standing within the conglomerate was no less valued than his own.
Such an important person had been casually shot dead by the