In the end, Kowloon contacted Renard, but not because of Xiao Ran's threat. He did so willingly.
The two reached a deal: Xiao Ran would treat his current illness, and he would contact Renard. It was a fair transaction, though only one part of the arrangement.
This deal did not mean Kowloon had been convinced by Xiao Ran or would choose to follow him. In fact, even as he contacted Renard, Kowloon wished he could kill Xiao Ran immediately.
Xiao Ran did not care what Kowloon was thinking. He had plenty of ways to deal with someone like him. He had encountered Kowloon in Full Metal Panic and then again in the world of Mecha Wars V. He had subdued him both times, so there would naturally be no surprises the third time in this world.
As long as he grasped Kowloon's obsession, offered him a reward that satisfied him—not merely money—and possessed strength greater than his, Kowloon would be more loyal than a dog. There would be plenty of time to deal with him later, so Xiao Ran was in no hurry to win him over within a day or two.
He waited quietly for several hours. Only when the thunderous roar of a helicopter came from outside did Xiao Ran rise from his chair without haste and slowly walk out of the bar.
The moment he stepped outside, he saw a military helicopter slowly descending from the sky. The violent winds it stirred up sent countless clouds of dust swirling and made the trench coat Kowloon wore behind Xiao Ran flap loudly.
Yet Kowloon's gaze at Xiao Ran was filled with shock. Before the hurricane-like winds kicked up by the helicopter's landing, Xiao Ran's hair and clothes remained completely unaffected, as if every gust of wind vanished before