What did the other party want?
What was his purpose?
Joanne's mind raced.
"Emilia Morton is an employee of Biotechnology. Do you dare lay a hand on one of the company's people? Believe me, I can find your address right now and send a security squad over to wipe you out."
Su Xiao knew Joanne would play dumb, so he exposed her without mercy.
"Joanne Koch, did you become Director of Research and Development through backdoor dealings? Do you find this amusing? Let's stop beating around the bush."
"I'll tell you the truth. I know all about your dirty dealings—even what Emilia used to threaten you with. And those pieces of evidence are in my hands right now."
Joanne's eyelid twitched.
But she still stubbornly said, "You're lying."
Su Xiao let out a cold laugh.
He sent Joanne one of the video files among the many documents he had just obtained. "Do you believe me now? Still think I'm lying?"
The video showed Joanne ordering Emilia to dispose of a Biotechnology soldier who had been infected while cleaning up Joanne's mess.
Of course, the video was only a few dozen seconds long. It wasn't the full version.
But that was enough to tear through Joanne's disguise and make it impossible for her to keep pretending.
Sure enough, Joanne finally stopped pretending.
"What do you want?"
"I'm a mercenary. What I want, of course, is money."
"Fine. Send me everything you obtained. Name your price, and I'll pay."
"No. I don't trust you."
Joanne knew it wouldn't be that simple.
"Then what do you want?"
"One million. All in cash. I won't accept a transfer."
"One million? In cash? Do you know what one million in cash means?"
Joanne nearly choked.
One million?
She had only a little over three hundred