After hearing Su Yi out, Martin asked without a change in expression, "What can we get from you? And what will we have to give in return?"
Su Yi said, "You'll have a steady supply of sacrifices. No more sneaking around."
"Second, I'll carve out an entirely new area for you to operate in."
He paused. "In return, you'll help me get rid of certain people I can't conveniently deal with myself."
"The Wolf Fang Gang, for example."
Jon's eyes lit up at that.
He had put up with those damn people from the Wolf Fang Gang for far too long.
Martin twirled the pen in his hand. "How can you guarantee you'll keep your promises?"
Su Yi smiled. "I don't need to. You have no other choice."
"I'll get rid of the Wolf Fang Gang sooner or later. I don't need you. Bringing you on board is just convenient."
"I like making friends. The fact that I brought this ledger here myself should show you I'm sincere."
"Otherwise, I could hand it to the company. The credit alone would be enough to get me promoted straight to L10."
Martin rose with a laugh. "Haha, I was only asking. I believe you're sincere."
He took Su Yi's hand. "Here's to a fruitful partnership."
As they spoke, Su Yi clearly felt a murky force pass through their clasped hands and enter his body.
He knew this was how Martin controlled people. It was his signature technique: Loving Energy.
It used the Loving Father of Light's corrupted fat to slip silently into another person's body, producing an effect much like a parasitic worm.
Su Yi made no attempt to stop the fat.
Corrupted or not, fat was still fat.
The Silicon-Based Symbiote beneath his skin intercepted and devoured it.
Martin never noticed