Zhou You fell silent for a few seconds, then suddenly spoke.
"You've gone and provoked a deeply entrenched monster. Even for you, the chairman, that's bound to cause trouble, isn't it?"
The old man named Fu Sheng'an merely smiled.
"True. But they wouldn't dare go too far against me. At most, they'll make business difficult. And to be honest, I personally found what we did immensely satisfying."
"...How so?"
The old man pointed at himself.
"I may have changed my citizenship, but I'm still Chinese. All these years, I've watched them prey on our own people... It hurt to see it. Unfortunately, I'm only a businessman. I wanted to help, but there was little I could do. Now that I can lend a hand, of course I will..."
They were fine words, but Zhou You only looked at him calmly.
Then he spoke again.
"Those people. I'd like to see them."
"Uh, they're still on the bus, and..."
"You can transfer the call, can't you? Don't tell me none of your men has a phone."
"..."
This time, even the old man seemed to realize the excuse was pointless. He hung up, and moments later, another video call came in.
Zhou You answered, and a huge, excited face appeared before him.
It filled almost the entire screen, but was quickly pulled back. Wu Song, whom Zhou You knew somewhat better, squeezed into view.
"Brother Zhou, you're all right? Thank goodness! We were just talking about you. Chairman Fu has us on a bus now, so hurry and..."
Seeing that Wu Song was about to ramble on, Zhou You gently interrupted him.
"Brother Wu."
"...Uh, what is it?"
"Fu Sheng'an says he's contacted the consulate. Can you confirm that?"
Wu Song's face lit up.
"Of course! He made the call right