Even someone like Chu Xiao'ang, who was used to all kinds of situations, couldn't help being startled when he heard Zhao Longfei's words. He repeated in disbelief, "Qin Siyang, representing the Zhao family to propose the terms?"
Zhao Longfei nodded, "That's right."
"This matter... Boss Zhao agreed as well?"
"My meaning is my brother's meaning."
After hearing this, Chu Xiao'ang no longer kept the composure of someone in a superior position. He openly showed a suspicious look as he sized up Qin Siyang and Zhao Longfei.
Chu Baxing and Zheng Cong were staring blankly at Qin Siyang, not expecting things to develop this way.
Especially Chu Baxing, whose eyes were about to pop onto the table.
'Unbelievable.'
Clearly he was still the same high school student who hadn't even enrolled yet, just like himself. How had two or three months without seeing him turned him into the Zhao family's spokesman?
Chu Xiao'ang stroked his beard. After thinking a moment, he felt this was actually a good thing.
This kid Qin Siyang showed signs of being a prodigy, but in the end he was still just a youngster who hadn't grown up yet. His grasp of the situation couldn't compare to the seasoned ruthlessness of the Zhao brothers.
The terms he proposed would never be harsher than those of the Zhao family.
"Little Qin, tell me. What terms do you have?"
Qin Siyang thought for a bit and said, "Principal Zhao only told me about this just now, so I haven't formed any plans yet. How about you say it, Commander Chu? What kind of terms can you offer?"
Chu Xiao'ang nodded, "Alright. I can assign you a guard company at your disposal. All the guards will be Sequence Level Three, and they will protect your safety within the safe zone. But once you graduate from college, you must return that guard company to me. How do you find this offer?"
This time, not only did Zhao Longfei laugh, even Qin Siyang couldn't help letting out a snort of laughter.
Seeing the two of them laugh, Chu Baxing and Zheng Cong's gazes turned cold.
Zheng Cong said, "What are you laughing at? Is there something funny about Commander Chu's offer?"
But Qin Siyang didn't bother responding to Zheng Cong. After all, the person he was talking to wasn't this junior company commander.
"Commander Chu, I'm just young, not stupid."
"You're assigning me a guard company to protect my safety? Don't joke!"
"Are those people coming to protect me, or to kidnap me? Who can say for sure? Maybe one night they'll drug me unconscious, then carry me and all my rare materials to your Chu Corps to claim credit."
Chu Xiao'ang had just opened his mouth to explain, but Qin Siyang stopped him and continued, "Second, even if this guard company actually behaves and protects me properly, you really think this offer is appropriate? Are you trying to fob me off with scraps? Do you really take me for a beggar?"
Chu Baxing said, "Qin Siyang, when you negotiate, you need to consider your current status. You need to get this straight: even Commander Zheng only has one guard platoon. Giving you an entire guard company is the treatment of someone at division commander level and above."
Qin Siyang didn't even look at him, "Chu Baxing, you need to get this straight too. I'm negotiating terms on behalf of the Zhao family, not for myself. The Zhao family gathered ten storage boxes filled with tons of medicine just to exchange for a guard company to protect their safety?"
"If you ask me, with Principal Zhao being so selfless, he shouldn't waste time on business. He should just take over Yu Ziying's previous project and go do charity instead."
Chu Xiao'ang sighed, "I tell you to propose terms but you won't. I propose them, but you say they're no good. Student Qin, no one does business like this."
Qin Siyang nodded, "This matter is indeed a bit unexpected for me. If I can't negotiate good terms, then Principal Zhao should negotiate on behalf of the Zhao family."
But Chu Xiao'ang disagreed, "First I talk with you, then with him. What do you take me for? Who exactly am I doing business with? You two had better decide that right now."
He thought Qin Siyang was retreating in order to advance, but he didn't realize Qin Siyang genuinely wanted to take a step back.
He really couldn't think of suitable terms. Faced with a huge cake, he couldn't find a place to take a bite, and he didn't want to waste such a good opportunity either.
Better to let the Zhao family continue with their original plan.
"I'll smoke a cigar. You don't mind, right?"
"Please, Principal Zhao."
Seeing through Qin Siyang's thoughts, Zhao Longfei took out a cigar and lowered his gaze, thinking.
When he exhaled the first smoke ring, he made his decision.
Push Qin Siyang one step further.
"Commander Chu, you can just negotiate with Vice President Qin. If the terms you offer don't satisfy Little Qin, then I'll take Commander Qin's terms myself."
Chu Xiao'ang frowned, "Qin Yingguang negotiated terms with Qin Siyang as well?"
"No. Qin Yingguang came to South Glory last time and negotiated face to face with me. But his terms were much more sincere than yours."
"What were his terms?"
Zhao Longfei's eyes looked hazy behind the drifting smoke, "Lend me a corps-level unit and a regiment-level unit composed entirely of Sequence ability users for a full year."
When Zhao Longfei said this, the entire conference hall went silent for a full ten seconds.
Everyone's thoughts were racing in different directions.
As the decision-maker of the Chu Corps, Chu Xiao'ang heard from this the wails of the wounded in the Qin Corps, and the sound of the Zhao family sharpening their blades in secret.
The safe zone was about to become unsettled.
But then again, when had the safe zone ever been settled?
Chu Xiao'ang leaned back and folded his arms, "Principal Zhao, it isn't that I don't trust you, but you're giving me nothing but your word, and this is a matter of great importance. Isn't it reasonable for me to doubt you?"
Zhao Longfei didn't bother explaining. He directly pulled out his phone, dialed a number, and placed it in front of Chu Xiao'ang.
Then he sat back down and continued smoking.
Chu Xiao'ang took one look at the phone. It was dialing Qin Yingguang.
A few seconds later, the call connected.
["Hello, Zhao Two, calling me because you've decided on my terms and plan to sell me the medicine?"]
Chu Xiao'ang looked at Zhao Longfei.
Zhao Longfei gestured for him to go ahead and talk to Qin Yingguang.
Chu Xiao'ang spoke, "Commander Qin, it's me, Chu Xiao'ang."
["Huh? Why do you have Zhao Longfei's phone? Did you take your troops and wipe out the Zhao family? If Zhao One and Zhao Two are both dead, I can do business with you."]
Chu Xiao'ang glanced at Zhao Longfei sitting across from him and gave a helpless twitch at the corner of his mouth, "Enough, knock it off. If you want to kill the Zhao family, do it yourself. Don't try to drag me into this."
["Hey, if you didn't finish off Zhao Longfei, why are you holding his phone?"]
Zhao Longfei finally spoke, "He's interested in the Zhao family's medicine, but when it comes to the terms, I told him yours. Commander Chu thinks your terms are a bit too low, so he wants to ask what you were thinking. Maybe he thinks there's something wrong with my medicine."
Chu Xiao'ang shot Zhao Longfei a look.
'Truly a pair of old foxes, able to lie without even pausing.'
On the other end, Qin Yingguang exploded.
["A corps plus a Sequence regiment for a year is low?"]
["Chu Xiao'ang, if you're really planning to lend the Zhao family a Sequence division, then I think you should take that batch of medicine and treat your own brain first!"]
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