With a single sentence, Dan Lei had shut down the discussion. Xu San, Xu Si, and Zhang Chulan all wore grim expressions.
Xu Xiang pressed both hands down to signal for everyone to calm down, then said,
"Everyone, stay calm. Mr. Dan Lei does have a point. Chulan, Baobao, why don't you go up to the roof with Mr. Dan Lei and talk first?"
It was clear that Xu Xiang and the others had already agreed to hold the negotiations on the rooftop, so no one on Xu Xiang's side objected.
Dan Lei had no objections to the rooftop either. He had plenty of ways to soundproof it, and if he told Feng Baobao anything, she would surely repeat it to Xu Xiang and the others word for word afterward.
With Zhang Chulan leading the way, Dan Lei went up to the rooftop, flanked by him and Feng Baobao.
Once they reached the rooftop, Dan Lei saw how much more serious Zhang Chulan looked and deliberately cracked a joke to lighten the mood.
"Come on, Zhang Chulan, we're just going up to the roof. You don't have to look so miserable. Did you blow a few thousand on gacha games recently and still get nothing?"
Zhang Chulan clearly got the joke, but wasn't having it. He shot back,
"A few thousand? I'm a poor student. I don't even get a thousand a month for food. Don't compare me to a top employee at an international corporation like you.
"Anyway, we're on the roof now. Just say what you have to say."
Seeing that Zhang Chulan wanted to get straight to the point, Dan Lei didn't stall. He conjured a bottle of mercury from his bag and poured it onto the ground.
"I know you'll tell the Xu family about our