The Risks of Pressure Negotiation

It didn't take long to walk from the school hospital back to the Xuanshi Building.

After completing the relevant formalities, Zhang Xuezhou arrived at the door of Ren Yisheng's residence in just fifteen minutes.

"Is this Ren's residence?" Turcolando asked doubtfully.

"Right!"

You live here too?

"I live in a different building!"

Zhang Xuezhou pushed the door hard, and the wooden door made a very reluctant, harsh sound, allowing Zhang Xuezhou to step into this room that had not been lived in for more than half a year.

The room's layout was exactly the same as before, except for some more dust.

"Let me clean and tidy up first, please wait outside!"

Zhang Xuezhou looked around the room, then gestured to Turcolando outside the door that he needed to clean up first.

"I don't care, I can even help with the cleaning," Turcolando said.

"Then I'll have to trouble you!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, casually picked up a broom from the corner of the room, and handed it directly to Turcolando.

Doesn't he have a vacuum cleaner here?

Looking at the dust all over the ground, and then at the small broom in his hand, Turcolando felt as if he had taken on a huge project.

She shouldn't have been so polite.

But having already spoken, Turcorando had no choice but to take action.

"The professor isn't used to using modern appliances; he hardly ever uses communicators or video recorders," Zhang Xuezhou said.

After sending Turcolando to clean, he searched through Ren Yisheng's bookshelves and study.

Because of the mental explosion that occurred when Ren Yisheng forcibly broke through to the Seventh Sequence, many books in this residence were destroyed, and the number of books that could be replaced afterward was extremely limited.

Zhang Xuezhou rummaged through the pile of scrap paper and found Ren Yisheng's few scrap papers.

This includes Mental Strengthening, blueprints for the Kunpeng fighting technique, and his genetic data.

Seeing that the dozens of deductions and advancements involving the Kunpeng Fighting Technique had come to nothing, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but sigh with regret.

His physical condition was indeed quite poor at that time, making it extremely difficult for Ren Yisheng to find a direction for further deduction and advancement.

"There have indeed been significant changes in the genetic data within my body!"

Physical changes rarely happen overnight; one cannot reach a certain level in a short period of time.

And the subtle, gradual growth is also difficult for people to notice.

It wasn't until he obtained the previous genetic data and compared it with the sequencing tests done by Zhou Yueyan that Zhang Xuezhou discovered that there were significant changes in the gene strength, gene concentration, and gene distribution of his avian genes.

This is inseparable from the role of the crane blood agent, and the guinea fowl must have also played a role.

"The testing institutions I used before were all reputable, so how come they detected genes from unknown birds, while Zhou Yueyan's lab detected genes from cranes?"

Comparing the two sequencing reports, Zhang Xuezhou also discovered some interesting points.

He pondered the differences in the report, and only when he heard the sounds of Turklando vigorously patting and rummaging through the papers did Zhang Xuezhou put away the draft paper containing the content on Mental Strengthening.

"You've packed quite neatly!"

Watching Turcolando rummage through the books, occasionally flipping through a few pages, then tossing away scraps of paper and books before stuffing them back into their original places on the shelf, Zhang Xuezhou was speechless.

Having learned of Turcolando's purpose from Ren Yisheng, he now looks at Turcolando like an adult watching a kindergarten child lie to ask for something.

Zhang Xuezhou wasn't in a hurry. He Tongfeng the balcony, swept the rattan chair there, and then lay down on it.

"You said you had 'Constructivist Psychology,' 'Branches of the Mind,' ' Mental Strengthening,' and 'Social Psychology' here. Where are those four books?"

Only after Zhang Xuezhou had circulated the Yin Yang Great Compassion Nine Heavens Incantation three times did he hear Turcolando's somewhat exasperated voice.

"The information for the book you need should be in the left corner of that study. Go and look through it; the third, eighth, and eleventh books contain the details!"

"Thank you!"

Turcolando's gratitude vanished twenty minutes later.

She did find some of Ren Yisheng's notes, covering topics such as "Constructive Psychology," "Branches of the Mind," and "Social Psychology," but notably lacked the content related to "Mental Strengthening" that she needed.

She flipped through the pages again and again, but what she was looking at had absolutely nothing to do with Mental Strengthening.

"I found three books, and there's one more..."

"Look, the contents of the ' Mental Strengthening ' chapter are in my arms!"

Zhang Xuezhou tugged at his clothes and then took out several pages of bound draft paper.

"I... this is exactly what I'm looking for!"

"I'm very interested in the jade pendant the professor is wearing!"

Zhang Xuezhou raised the draft paper and quietly looked at Turcolando.

This made Turkelando's face turn bright red.

Just one step away—that's the distance she can't reach through legitimate means.

Zhang Xuezhou clearly had her completely under his control.

"Want it?" Zhang Xuezhou asked, holding up a piece of straw paper. "Trade it for jade!"

"Mom's right, you Luofu people are all big liars. You promised to show me, but now you're going back on your word," Turcolando said angrily. "That Ren is like that, and his students are like that too."

"Quick, take a look! Let me show you. Have you finished looking? I'll take it!"

Zhang Xuezhou tossed up a piece of scrap paper, shrugged, and wore a smug expression, making Turcolando's fists clench so tightly they cracked.

"Don't even think about hitting me. There are plenty of security cameras here. I can just shout and the security team will come to my aid," Zhang Xuezhou laughed. "Even if you could beat me, you wouldn't escape the Scarlet Alliance State. You might even be imprisoned for more than ten years for robbery."

"I'm not robbing anyone!"

Turkelando loosened his fist, but his teeth started clenching again.

With a gritted-teeth voice, she glared at Zhang Xuezhou with wide eyes, her expression as if she had already given Zhang Xuezhou a good beating.

"What a pity, the teacher has been lying here for three days. We can only burn his/her belongings in a little while, so that he/she won't be too lonely after he/she dies!"

Zhang Xuezhou held up the scrap paper of "Mental Strengthening," and he even found a lighter.

After flicking it twice, a blue flame appeared on the lighter, and Turcolando's gritting teeth had stopped.

As soon as Zhang Xuezhou placed the lighter on the scrap paper, Turcolando's shout rang out.

I'll give you that jade!

Turkelando exclaimed, which greatly pleased Zhang Xuezhou.

This is a typical example of coercive negotiation.

By continuously creating an advantage and establishing an asymmetry in negotiations, one can easily gain the upper hand and ultimately achieve their goals.

The risk of this negotiation is that...

Zhang Xuezhou's satisfaction wasn't over yet; he felt a warm presence approaching.

Before he could even frown and back away, Zhang Xuezhou's hands were grabbed.

"Luofu man, you've won. I, Tuerkalando, am willing to relinquish my position as the 68th in line to the Tuer Lineage heir, and will follow you from now on. I'm willing to marry you and have children with you. I hope you..."

"Wait, wait, wait!"

Zhang Xuezhou struggled fiercely, but still couldn't break free from Turcolando's grasp.

He watched Turcolando talking to himself and listened to his narration, realizing that he had overlooked some subtle details since they met.

"Professor, you've dug a huge hole for me!"

The woman before him was not Ren Yisheng's old flame, Turkalando, but his daughter, Turkalando.

In the other party's words, Ren Yisheng was always referred to as "Ren". He also had unreliable abilities and almost foolish social skills. In fact, the other party once denied that his name was Turcolando.

Zhang Xuezhou overlooked many details, which led him to make the wrong judgment along with Ren Anran and others.

This mistake made Zhang Xuezhou gasp.

Always one to dig traps for others, Zhang Xuezhou never expected that Ren Yisheng would still be so dishonest even after reaching this point, digging himself a really big pit.

Based on Ren Yisheng past experiences of being beaten, Zhang Xuezhou felt that demanding the Soul Jade would likely create a deep enmity with the Tuer Lineage.

"Dad said it shouldn't be too difficult for you to handle this."

Upon recalling Ren Anran's words, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the matter had been completely botched.