Only now did the conversation truly become serious.
"What do I want?"
Xu Shi frowned and thought for a moment. "What I want is simple. Sin City should behave itself and stop constantly setting its sights on me."
"Though, shouldn't I be the one asking that question?"
He immediately shifted the subject. "City Lord Long, you invited me here. Shouldn't we be discussing what you want?"
"..."
Long Tianding said nothing. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
That... did seem to be the case?
The one extending the invitation was naturally the one asking for something. How could the invited guest be the one saying, "What do I want?" Whether it was a business meeting or treating someone to dinner, the logic remained the same.
From that perspective, his question had been terribly clumsy.
It was enough to show that he had already lost some of his composure—whoever cracked first in this kind of conversation was bound to suffer. Once those words were spoken, Xu Shi could name his price however he liked...
Being cornered to this extent would be humiliating if word got out.
Yet even though Xu Shi had not done that, and had even steered the rhythm back around, Long Tianding still found himself somewhat flustered.
What do I want? I want you to give District Six and Seven back. Otherwise, why would I have come looking for you?
But the other party clearly had no such intention. He had just used his words to shut him down...
"Honestly, I thought City Lord Long had invited me here to discuss purchasing equipment or something. I didn't expect it to be over such a trivial matter."
Seeing him remain silent, Xu Shi secretly curled his lips into a smile. "If there's nothing else, shall I be going?"