"Are you saying Prime Minister Suga of Dongying became your subordinate?" Dongfang Su asked in disbelief.
"Would I lie to you? Would I need to use this to amuse myself?" Jiang Siming curled his lips.
"No, no. We just need to confirm it. The Elder is listening beside me."
After Dongfang Su finished speaking, the Elder took over. "Xiao Jiang, don't toy with us. Is this really true?"
Jiang Siming answered frankly, "That's right. Back then, he and President An tried to use Ishihara's parents, whom they had imprisoned, to force me to hand over my Energy Value. So I went over there, stayed awhile, and used some special methods to make him submit."
"Does anyone else know about this?" the Elder asked sternly.
"No. The only one who knew was President An, and Prime Minister Suga killed him," Jiang Siming replied.
The Elder and Dongfang Su exchanged glances and suddenly understood. "No wonder President An had been missing for so long. So that's what happened..."
"That's wonderful! In that case, we can use this to demand all kinds of benefits from Dongying and negotiate advantageous deals. For example, sell them useless junk at high prices and make them provide us with benefits unconditionally?" Dongfang Su exclaimed delightedly.
The Elder shook his head. "Although Prime Minister Suga is now Dongying's king, he doesn't have absolute authority. The Grand Secretariat won't let him do anything that causes Dongying losses."
Dongfang Su realized that was true. In that case, this seemed rather useless.
"Things in the open are difficult to handle, but things in secret are much easier," Jiang Siming interjected.
The Elder smiled without saying anything. This kid really gets it. He immediately knew what I wanted to say.
Dongfang Su instantly understood and said happily, "You mean Prime Minister Suga