I felt there had to be a reason they had placed me in solitary confinement.
I guessed someone wanted to speak with me alone.
That person might be R55, or perhaps R105.
Though it was only a feeling, I did not think I was wrong.
Sure enough, less than an hour after I was locked up, someone came.
The one who came was R105.
He had even ordered someone to bring wine and food.
After his subordinates laid out the food and wine, they withdrew.
R105 smiled. "Mr. Jiang, I hope you will not blame me for coming so abruptly."
With that, he sat down first. I remained standing, watching him coldly. "I am merely a prisoner. There is no question of whether you have been abrupt."
He pointed at the chair opposite him. "Mr. Jiang, sit. Let us talk seated."
Only then did I sit down. He poured me a cup of wine. "This is wine from our world. Mr. Jiang, you probably have not had it before, have you? Give it a try. It is no worse than the wine from your world." Then he filled his own cup and drained it in one gulp.
I did not hesitate. I picked it up and drank it in one swallow. The wine was indeed good, but I did not think it was better than the wine in our world. Perhaps because I was used to it, I preferred Maozi from our world.
"Mr. Jiang, what happened this time was truly unavoidable, so I hope you can forgive us."
"That is your own business. It had nothing to do with me in the first place. Why did you drag me into your internal conflict? I was only responsible for negotiating with you. In ancient times, I would have been nothing