"Only those whose proposed terms satisfy me will be qualified to become president."
"The reason President Ting had you come here was to give me more options."
"Of course, he also had his own selfish motives."
For some reason, Ting Chaozao suddenly felt a chill.
Although they had already anticipated what Lan Yan said, and all believed Ting Gu must have reached a secret agreement with Lan Yan, hearing it from Lan Yan's mouth still made their hearts pound with terror.
Qin Leyin suddenly asked, "Then, apart from the lucky one who satisfies General Lan, will everyone else lose their qualifications?"
"It's not as simple as merely losing your qualifications." Lan Yan smiled. "The reason President Ting and I never exchanged letters is that this matter couldn't be put on paper. Naturally, my contract with the next president can't be known to outsiders either. Besides, I have to build up my partner's momentum and help him smoothly seize control of the Silver Blood Society."
"In other words, everyone except the new president—"
"Has to die."
Quan Xin panicked. "Didn't you say you would treat us favorably?"
"I did." Lan Yan adjusted his glasses. "Each of you now has one chance. Not only can you save your own life, you can also lead your family to the pinnacle and make it the number-one merchant association in Dongyang. Isn't that favorable enough?"
"Besides, this is also President Ting's intention. Didn't he send you here in the hope that I would do the work for him?"
Luo Zhen gritted his teeth. "If we die, the Nine Great Merchant Associations won't let the Ting family off either!"
"The Ting family doesn't need you to let them off." Lan Yan asked, "Do you know what most of the supplies you sent here are?"
"Guns, ammunition,