R5 reappeared because we had caught them completely off guard.
They had originally gained some initiative, but they failed to seize it. What they had not expected was that I would use R9 to break the deadlock.
R9's status and position were right there. If R5 kept refusing to show up, while the organization had yet to officially issue an order stripping R9 of her rank—and problems had even arisen within their own ranks—then things had probably already descended into utter chaos.
The situation was favorable to us.
I looked at R5 before me and smiled. "You finally came back. Otherwise, I really would have asked R9 or R15 to take charge for the time being, exercise your duties on your behalf, and handle the negotiations with us."
He shot R15 a vicious glare, and I understood immediately. R15 must have been the one who had urged him to disappear.
R15's scheme seemed crude, but if the system had not held R9 as a trump card, I really would not have had any way to deal with it.
Simply luring R15 out like this would not have worked. What R15 had his sights set on was R9's position.
He had given R5 such advice in order to curry favor with him and pave the way for himself to replace R9.
But when he learned that I might bring R9 back to lead these negotiations, R15 could no longer remain calm.
After all he and R5 had done, they were ultimately going to lose to R9. How could he possibly accept that?
"Mr. Jiang, you really are impatient. Negotiations can't be rushed."
R5 put on quite a convincing act, but what could I do even if I knew he was pretending?
"Of course I'm in a hurry. I can't spend all