With Qin Yingguang's confirmation, Chu Xiaoang's expression grew grave.
"Qin Yingguang, you really offered those terms?"
"My terms aren't as outrageous as yours, are they? You... wait, that tone... Zhao Longfei, are you playing me? Did you use my offer to pressure Chu Xiaoang into raising his?!"
Zhao Longfei smiled. "Don't be angry, Commander Qin. Negotiations are a bidding contest, after all. I called you simply to show Commander Chu that I hadn't made up the terms of our deal."
"I hate dealing with merchants like you more than anything. You're all crooks!"
After another curse, Qin Yingguang hung up.
Zhao Longfei put away his phone and said to Chu Xiaoang, "Commander Chu, do you believe me now? Do you still think offering a Security Company is reasonable?"
Qin Siyang had been wondering why a commander of Qin Yingguang's stature had made a special trip and spent so many days just for that small share of Crimson Crystal. It turned out he also had a drug deal with Zhao Longfei.
Or rather, his deal with the Zhao Family had been the main reason for his visit to Nanrong University. Helping Qin Siyang kill Yamamoto Jiro had merely been a convenient extra.
Meanwhile, Chu Xiaoang, sitting opposite Zhao Longfei, had fallen silent.
He was considering what terms he could offer to match Qin Yingguang's bid.
During this time, Zhao Longfei rose unhurriedly, stretched, then poured everyone a glass of water.
Just as Chu Xiaoang finished his water and was about to speak, Zhao Longfei refilled his glass and said with a smile:
"Commander Chu, let's both be straightforward. I'd like your offer to beat anything the other five Legion commanders can offer, guaranteed. That would spare me all the back-and-forth of relaying bids. Don't you agree?"
Chu Xiaoang swallowed the words