I hoped that wouldn't happen.
After all, R5 and the others had already compromised. I believed they would agree to the terms I proposed. Even if they raised some additional conditions, the fundamental principles shouldn't change.
But the doctor said that even if they compromised, the other side might still make a move.
Their goal wasn't merely to assist our negotiations, but to muddy the waters.
They wanted to eliminate R5 and his twenty thousand people, turning us into outright enemies. And as the person in charge of the negotiations, I wouldn't be able to escape accountability either.
It was a plan that killed two birds with one stone.
I just hoped R5 and the others wouldn't take my words lightly. Otherwise, the consequences would truly be unimaginable.
"Are you worried?" Qianqian asked me.
I gave a bitter smile and nodded helplessly. "All I can do now is hope those people act later, and that R5 and the others complete the transfer before they act. Otherwise, R5 and his people will be forced onto the opposite side of us. Think about it—if those twenty thousand people really die, what will R5 and the others do first?"
Qianqian narrowed her eyes. "Leave this place."
I nodded. "If he takes forty-three mid- and high-level managers and escapes, blending into the crowd, they'll definitely launch insane retaliatory attacks afterward. Tell me, with their abilities, what kind of destruction will they bring upon our world? Yan Rou said that most of the managers who came this time are Ability Users. If more than forty Ability Users scatter, even if they're all eventually captured, we'll still pay a terrible price before that happens."
There was another point I didn't mention. If that really happened, major problems would arise on our side as well. I couldn't