Business

"Not me! Absolutely not! Don't talk nonsense!"

Akyol reacted as if someone had pricked the soles of his feet, nearly jumping straight up.

Having opposed the Dragon Knight Order and fought each other for several hundred years, "Aladdin" was just as straightforward. They had nowhere near as many twists and turns as the Chinese. Sun Tzu's Art of War? Thirty-Six Stratagems? They were simply overthinking it.

After the slightest probing, he immediately gave himself away. In the eyes of the Chinese, it was practically a case of two amateurs pecking at each other. And yet they had somehow managed to fight for several hundred years. It was truly hard to imagine.

Li Bai said leisurely, "Don't rush, Mr. Akyol. Didn't you say it yourself? We're friends. Friends should help each other. Since you're having trouble, I'll definitely help you. Can you tell me what's really going on?"

He was looking forward to seeing what misfortune the other man would bring out for his amusement.

Wasn't it written clearly in the textbooks?

Personal happiness was built upon the suffering of others. There was absolutely nothing wrong with that. He was going to make several million dollars either way, so why couldn't he have a little fun at this guy's expense?

"..."

Akyol really did not want to speak with this devil who was skilled at peering into people's hearts, but the pressure from the job was immense. After remaining silent for a long while, he finally said, "Someone has their eye on my position and wants to replace me. Li Bai, I can't tell you too much. It wouldn't be good for either of us."

The Dragon Knight Order was a semi-official force that operated in the gray area between legality and illegality. It did not do much dirty work, but