"Let's talk about how to settle this dispute peacefully."
Amir Di impatiently interrupted Old Ninth.
No matter how good-tempered the old men were, they couldn't stand Old Ninth's endless snide remarks.
"Sit."
Little White Tiger motioned for everyone to sit down.
As the five of them lit their cigarettes in unison, the negotiations officially began.
Hei Ba, Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, Thirteen, and Ji Min sat up straight, signaling for the other side to speak.
"Gentlemen, we welcome you coming to Fei Island to develop mines. At first, we did everything we could to cooperate."
Chairman Bai gave Bai Giyu a look.
The latter bowed, then hurried toward the kitchen.
"But... the mines exploited our miners and even caused the accidental deaths of eight of our civilians."
"That was what sparked public outrage on Fei Island."
"We tried to negotiate with you many times, but the result was... you slaughtered over a hundred thousand people."
"This old man may be speaking out of turn, but what you did was naked aggression."
Chairman Bai and Amir spoke with grief on their faces, as though Little White Tiger really had bullied them.
Anyone who didn't know the inside story would truly have been fooled by their convincing acting.
Unfortunately, young as Little White Tiger and his four companions were, they were all seasoned hands.
Petty tricks like these were completely useless against them.
Thirteen blew a smoke ring and smiled mockingly. "You killed thousands of our miners, and there's the death of the Old Man of Black Mountain Town... yet you don't mention a word of any of that."
"If you hadn't slaughtered our miners first, would Old Ninth have come to the island?"
Little White Tiger mercilessly exposed them.
But the men opposite sat primly without so much as a