"Hahaha, I think you're trying to make me laugh. Half a year? Fine, then just wait and see whether Heizo Hattori can live past half a year." Shin's expression returned to its usual calm.
Starting off with half a year—Yusaku Kudo really took him for a fool. Or did Yusaku Kudo truly think he was that easy to talk to?
Yusaku Kudo's expression remained fairly calm. In truth, he had already guessed that Shin would refuse.
"Then how about three months?"
Yusaku Kudo had initially proposed half a year mainly to leave room for negotiation, like haggling over a price. At the very least, it gave them plenty of room to discuss.
Even one month would have felt like a gain to Yusaku Kudo.
But the premise was that Shin would be willing to give him a month. Of course, that was impossible. Shin would never give Yusaku Kudo a month. Yusaku Kudo was thinking too optimistically.
"Enough. You can leave now."
Shin casually waved him off, telling Yusaku Kudo to leave. Yusaku Kudo's expression stiffened. Was he really not even willing to grant three months?
Yet Yusaku Kudo still had no intention of leaving. He planned to continue negotiating with Shin, but he was overthinking it—Shin had no intention of continuing this conversation.
"If you don't want to leave, then I can only send you to reunite with Heizo Hattori. I think Heizo Hattori might be quite moved if he saw that you were willing to go with him."
"Maybe the two of you can even have a little passion at the end."
A teasing smile hung on Shin's face. Though it was impossible to tell what he truly meant, Yusaku Kudo knew that Shin would never let Heizo Hattori off easily.
Perhaps Heizo Hattori really was going to