— Haggling
"I am a military doctor attached to China's peacekeeping forces in Somalia. I am officially part of the peacekeeping force and have the legal right to defend myself."
The Great Demon finally dropped his genial facade, revealing a terrifying, ferocious expression.
MMP, you dare shoot at me, and now you think you can run?
"You—you weren't on a mission. This was a personal operation, so don't try to fool us with that excuse!"
As expected of a Big Shot, Kitty Akroyd quickly regained his composure after his momentary lapse.
Even if the other man really was a United Nations employee and a member of the peacekeeping force, that title wouldn't protect him unless he was on official business.
The United Nations banner wasn't something you could just borrow whenever you wanted.
"Whether this counts as official business is a matter of a single sentence. Want me to write you a note?"
Li Bai casually waved the check he had just received.
Ten thousand dollars isn't enough? How about a hundred thousand?
He could make up any old excuse, like inspecting medicinal herbs for the people of Somalia. Finding a pretext for official business would be easy.
Attacking United Nations peacekeepers on official duty was, probably, seemingly, perhaps, a good way to get yourself killed. China wouldn't even need to lodge a protest; the Canadian authorities could slap Kitty Akroyd and his Yasel Mining Company into the dirt themselves.
"What are you trying to do?"
Kitty Akroyd was freaking out.
Yasel Mining Company was only powerful enough to bully the weaker Three Rivers Pavilion. There was no way they'd dare provoke the United Nations.
"Pay up! And write an apology of no fewer than twenty thousand words."
Li Bai unhurriedly laid his trap. He wasn't in a hurry.
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