In an instant, Hua Chengliang understood.
His accusations stopped abruptly.
His formerly furious eyes filled with terror.
At the same time, quite a few people tensed in anticipation.
They were merely waiting for Qin Siyang to put a bounty on Hua Chengliang's head.
A pigeon-egg-sized Crimson Crystal in exchange for Hua Chengliang's life.
That was already more than he was worth.
Anyone who could do the math would accept.
Hua Chengliang swallowed.
He had no idea what Qin Siyang intended.
Qin Siyang smiled faintly.
"It seems Vice President Hua no longer has any doubts about me, correct?"
Hua Chengliang remained silent.
Qin Siyang turned to Georgia, vice president of the Warren Merchants' Association. "And what do you think, sir?"
Georgia gave an awkward smile. "Mr. Qin, are you planning to kill everyone from the Three Major Merchants' Associations?"
"How could I possibly do that?"
"As Hua Weicai just said, I'm merely an orphan from the edge of the Safe Zone with little experience of the world. That's true."
"I'm not going to overestimate myself and challenge the Three Major Merchants' Associations."
"Everyone witnessed what happened with Hua Weicai. He attacked first, and he admitted it."
"I was simply returning the favor."
Qin Siyang said earnestly, "Please believe me. I have absolutely no intention of targeting the Three Major Merchants' Associations."
"I only target individuals."
"For instance, Mr. Georgia, do you think I'm qualified to be vice president of the Zhao Merchants' Association?"
Georgia sighed without responding.
That amounted to backing down.
Qin Siyang turned to the last of them, Jiang Changqing, vice president of the Bright Sun Merchants' Association.
"What do you think, Mr. Jiang?"
Jiang Changqing, who looked about Qin Siyang's age, said calmly, "You're riding on Commander Chu's coattails here today, not relying on your own strength, correct?"