Old Ma knew this was a negotiation, and Lu Chengwen had already seized the initiative.
If Lu Chengwen did not die, he would be in trouble.
The three of them got dressed.
Lu Chengwen looked sharp in his suit, Long Aotian looked passably respectable, and Zhao Ritian's crotch was soaked, his pants reeking of urine...
Long Aotian looked at Zhao Ritian and thought, What a piece of trash. Good clothes would be wasted on him. Even in a dragon robe, he wouldn't look like a crown prince!
Zhao Ritian looked at Long Aotian. Hmph, you're nothing but shit. Sooner or later, I'll kill you.
Lu Chengwen looked at Old Ma. "Old Ma, I saw the equipment underground, the environment, the safety measures, the tunneling and mining operations... But after something like this happens, once public opinion starts brewing... a whole lot of people will fall, won't they?"
Old Ma sweated profusely. "Cheng Wen, listen to my explanation..."
"Old Ma is a man who does big things. Ruthless enough, too." Lu Chengwen smiled. "You buried so many of your own people and dared to manufacture a mining disaster. I suppose you already planned the final investigation report: Lu Chengwen, an ignorant amateur, gave reckless orders underground and caused the accident. Right?"
"Cheng Wen, it really was an accident..."
"Whether it was an accident or not, once we catch the few people who withdrew afterward, someone will make them talk. If I had died, you could have manipulated everything as you pleased, and kept feeding off this operation for years. But unfortunately, I'm still alive. And as long as I'm alive, the one doing the manipulating will definitely be me. Old Ma, do you believe that?"
"Cheng Wen, at this point, why don't we... discuss a solution?"
"Fine!" Lu Chengwen suddenly shouted,