"Uh..." Yanqing hesitated when he saw Stelle suddenly decide to step in.
Then he looked at his friend and found that Little Fish had merely given him a lovely smile.
Yanqing sighed. He understood what Little Fish meant.
"I've heard about how you helped Aurum Alley before, Miss Stelle." Thinking that he might as well let her have her fun if that was what Little Fish wanted, Yanqing said:
"The Corporation's representative back then was this very Mr. Scott, wasn't it? Since you have experience dealing with him, it looks like we'll have to trouble you again, Miss Stelle."
"What are you all suddenly whispering about over there? Hurry up and give us back our cargo!"
Scott looked over, his bluster barely concealing his unease.
They're not trying to persuade Boss Jiang to contact the Corporation and get me fired, are they?
But I didn't see Boss Jiang say anything just now... It should... be fine, right?
Meanwhile, Stelle was delighted to have Yanqing's approval.
And now, at long last, she had the chance to say those words.
"Don't worry. I'll handle it."
Imitating Little Fish back at the space station, Stelle took a few steps forward and came to stand before Scott.
"Wh-what? You want to negotiate with me?"
Scott glared at Stelle. The moment he recalled what had happened in Aurum Alley, the anger in his belly flared.
Just seeing this Little Grey Hair infuriated him!
"Fine, let's negotiate! Who's afraid of you?
"Since you're bringing up Safety Regulations, let's talk about the law.
"Under Article Four of the Xianzhou Alliance-Interastral Peace Corporation Declaration of Trade Consensus, neither the Alliance nor the Corporation may infringe upon the other's intellectual property rights."
As she listened to Scott's smarmy voice, Stelle's mind was utterly blank.
To be honest, she had