Mr. Jieluno had considered many possibilities.
For example, Lin Qi might be willing to form an alliance with him, but would demand some rather harsh conditions.
Or perhaps Lin Qi was only pretending to disagree, while he gradually increased his offer until Lin Qi finally wavered.
In Mr. Jieluno's view, the materials he had were more than enough to make Lin Qi recognize the current situation!
All that uncertainty was actually just a means of demanding greater benefits.
But at this moment, Lin Qi's answer overturned all his imaginings and guesses. When Lin Qi casually rejected him in a tone as offhand as if he were saying, "The weather's nice today," Mr. Jieluno knew that Lin Qi's position would not change.
He knew it. He could sense how resolute Lin Qi's attitude was, and that was strange. Lin Qi's behavior... didn't fit the kind of person he was.
He was always pursuing benefits. At least, that was what Mr. Jieluno himself believed. He had looked into Lin Qi's rise and knew how Lin Qi had earned his first fortune.
Only a businessman willing to trample the law for wealth was qualified to be called a capitalist. Those who strictly obeyed the law and dared not cross the line were, at most, foolish merchants.
How could such a capitalist reject such considerable benefits and choose the most meaningless course of action? Honestly, he didn't understand.
"You think these can't bring him down?" Mr. Jieluno felt that perhaps this was the answer.
Lin Qi believed that these photographs would not shake the foundation of the President's power. That was why he could give an answer so thoughtlessly, one that did not quite fit the current situation.
Lin Qi glanced at the photographs again. "No. You can bring him down."
It was that