"Sir, please take a look!"
Li Zhongzhe, the secretary general of the Blue House, nervously handed the transaction documents and inventory to Fang Cheng.
He sat at the visitors' table in the president's office and took the papers with one hand.
Choi Zexun, the president of Steal Country, sat across from him, his expression solemn. Behind him stood the prime minister and more than a dozen ministers.
Some of Steal Country's rulers glared at Fang Cheng, others looked calm, and a few had sweat beading on their foreheads.
All things considered, they had shown more backbone than the Area 11 government, though not by much. That was probably because Fang Cheng hadn't gone around killing people.
He had made the trip from Area 11 to Steal Country specifically to deal with the monsters ravaging the country.
It was the righteous thing to do, but since he'd gone to all the trouble of coming, he might as well take home a few local specialties.
At first, the Steal Country government had been quite welcoming when Fang Cheng said he'd come to help deal with the monsters.
The moment they heard he expected compensation, they changed their tune.
Only after a series of "friendly negotiations" did the Steal Country government reluctantly agree to offer Fang Cheng reasonable compensation.
Some hardliners refused to agree. They even cut off their fingers in protest and secretly notified Human Revolutionary Alliance headquarters, hoping Big Brother would come and set things right.
But Big Brother's reply was just two words.
"Give him!"
Compared to some insignificant resources, Big Brother cared more about whether the monster problem could be resolved.
Once the hardliners had backed down, the deal between the two sides was successfully concluded.
After glancing over the inventory and confirming they hadn't tried to fob him