The air seemed to freeze.
The atmosphere grew tense.
Ye Wusheng looked at the portly Mister Carter standing right in front of him and slowly said, "You're joking, right?"
"You want me to kill Bai Shaotang?"
"Why don't I kill you right now and take your head to Bai Shaotang? Maybe he'll even give me some minor post."
Carter did not take him seriously. He poured himself a cup of wine, took a small sip, and said,
"Captain Ye, you're a smart man."
"If you hadn't been disappointed in the Strategic Affairs Department, you wouldn't have accepted my invitation and come to Langya City to meet me."
"What am I? A mere colonel. Even if you took my head to Bai Shaotang, he wouldn't give you what you want."
"A minor post? Heh, is that all you're after?"
"What position could Bai Shaotang give you?"
"General? Definitely not."
"Colonel? Would you even care for that?"
He drained his cup, set it down, and said, "But if you kill Bai Shaotang, I can guarantee that you'll have more wealth than you can spend and more women than you can sleep with."
"You'll become a general in Freedom Wings. You'll gain the power, status, wealth, and women that the Strategic Affairs Department cannot give you."
"Of all these things, which one can the Strategic Affairs Department satisfy for you?"
"So cooperating with us is your best choice."
"Don't think my request is excessive. If we wanted to kill someone else, we wouldn't need a powerhouse like you."
"Only by killing someone with enough weight, like Bai Shaotang, can you convince us that you're sincere about cooperating with us."
"Otherwise, why would we give you so much?"
"Do we look like easy marks?"
"Think it over carefully."
Ye Wusheng narrowed his eyes slightly.