Now there were only the two of us.
So he stopped beating around the bush and directly admitted my guess.
In fact, when he had me locked up separately, I had already considered this possibility.
That was why I guessed that the person coming to see me might be R55, or it might be him.
If it was him, then it meant he still wanted to continue the negotiations.
And if he wanted to continue negotiating, and the general framework remained the conditions I had proposed, then it meant my guess was correct.
"Are you willing to continue negotiating?" he asked again. Then he immediately added, "If you agree, I can let you go right away, and we can continue the negotiations tomorrow."
"I already said that I came here to negotiate with you. As for who I negotiate with and how we negotiate, as long as it conforms to the principles I previously laid out, nothing else matters to me."
He seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "Then what advice do you have regarding R5?"
I looked at him. "What do you think?"
"Strictly speaking, this is an internal matter, and I shouldn't be asking for your opinion. But consider it a personal question. What do you think would happen if I killed him?"
I was a little shocked. He actually wanted to kill R5.
But thinking about it, it was only natural. R5's existence would always make him feel that his position as leader was illegitimate. He would inevitably need to find a suitable reason or excuse to get rid of R5.
I shook my head. "I don't think killing him is a good idea."
He froze for a moment. "If I keep him around, he'll be bent on taking back control. Once he really does reclaim