Zayed is so fearless in extorting me because he thinks he has monopolized the channel, leaving me with no choice, right?
That smug, slippery face of his, that relentless greed, are all built on information asymmetry—he thinks he's the only lifeline, yet he doesn't know there's a raging fire already burning in his backyard.
If...
If he knew that his arch-enemy Narendra is planning to strike, with a knife already at his throat, and that the person providing this information, who can even help solve this problem and save him from disaster, is actually the client he's trying to extort?
The situation, amidst the salty sea breeze of this abandoned fishing port, suddenly took a dramatic turn.
Control, the bargaining chip, is no longer in Zayed's hands alone.
A bullet originally aimed at Zayed now seems to be suspended over Song Heping's negotiation table, becoming a tool that can be used to advantage.
