After a brief hesitation, she said nothing more and simply nodded in silence.
That gesture meant she accepted Jonas's words and his goodwill.
This was a benefit the Star of Dawn could not ignore. Rather than remain a subordinate of the Alt Conglomerate for life, Beigong Ling would much rather have a trump card that would let her resist it in a crisis.
Jonas was not surprised. He simply handed the girl before him a proposal.
Watching her struggle with his offer, Jonas found himself rather amused.
"If you have no objections, Miss Beigong Ling, please sign this proposal." As he spoke, he passed it over to her. Seemingly concerned that she might refuse, he added, "Of course, I know you don't care much about things like legal enforceability, but we still need to follow the proper procedures."
At that, Beigong Ling raised her head, looked at Jonas, and said in irritation:
"The Star of Dawn is a reform organization, not a terrorist organization. You don't need to look at us the way you look at the Destiny Organization... Rather than completely destroying the existing order, we only want to change the unreasonable rules."
"But your earlier behavior hardly seemed as moderate as you're claiming, Miss Beigong."
Jonas teased her.
Beigong Ling met that with silence. After a moment, she took the proposal from Jonas without responding to his remark and simply asked:
"I only need to sign my name here?"
"Of course."
The girl scribbled a few strokes on the proposal, signing her name in the space for Party B.
"Then, Mr. Jonas, can you now tell me what the Alt Conglomerate plans to do with this project?"
Since she was involved now, Beigong Ling naturally hoped to maximize its benefits.
Previously, she had only been supplying information, and