"...What did you say?"
Hearing Xu Shi's demand, Ding Jun's voice rose involuntarily.
"I said, give half of District Six's territory to them."
Xu Shi repeated himself slowly, a hint of impatience showing. "Did you hear me clearly this time, Leader Ding?"
This wasn't a matter of whether he had heard clearly!
Ding Jun could not help frowning. He had only just taken District Six and had not even had time to settle in before Xu Shi wanted to take half of it away. Wasn't that a bit much?
Though this had been within his expectations. Xu Shi obviously would not trust him completely... just as he himself had other intentions. There was bound to be a demand like this.
But hearing it for real still did not feel good, especially when Xu Shi was asking for so much.
"Chairman Xu, do you think I can't manage it?"
So he still tried to fight for it. "That won't be a problem. I may understand Sin City better than your people do. If you send people over, we can help each other..."
"I don't want to say the same thing three times."
Xu Shi cut him off before he could finish. "And this isn't a negotiation. It's a notice."
"I've invested so much in you, yet I'm only taking a fifty-fifty split. Is that too much to ask?"
"..."
Ding Jun was momentarily speechless. He could hear the displeasure in the other man's tone.
Or rather, it was a reminder for him to know his place. As before, Xu Shi could choose to support him and the "Long Saber Party," but he could just as easily support someone else.
Just imagine it. If Xu Shi had chosen "Furious Wolf," then Ding Jun would have been the one beaten like a dog