When An Youlu failed to answer, Chu Baxing continued, "Minister An, if you think the Qi Legion was wrong to kill those troops that expanded without authorization, go demand an explanation from Qi Tian. Don't set your sights on our Chu Character Legion! There's no way I'm just handing over the mines the Wang Family sold us!"
Beside him, Qin Siyang said, "Minister An, if all else fails, just fight. Like I said, you can strike first. Take a chance. Your odds of winning a fight are definitely much better than your odds of gaining anything through negotiations!"
Qin Siyang goaded An Youlu into attacking again, his tone as flippant as ever.
This only made An Youlu more certain that he must not attack Qin Siyang first.
An Youlu softened his tone slightly and asked, "Commander Chu, these mines are very important to Zone 1. Would you be willing to give them up? I know you've just suffered the loss of your father. We could discuss a deal, something to compensate you."
After hearing him out, Chu Baxing gave only a cold reply:
"You think my father's murder is negotiable?!"
From the look in Chu Baxing's eyes, An Youlu finally understood that he had firmly taken a stand against Zone 1.
Chu Baxing was not Qin Yingguang. He was not someone who put profit above everything, nor was he a selfish opportunist who could shrug off his parents' murder and continue working with their killers.
He was a human being.
There would be no agreement today.
But An Youlu could not meet the members of the Wang Family who had been in contact with Zone 1. With no way to bypass Wang Xugong and demand their release, he had reached a dead end.
They had arrived today full of bluster,