Chapter 682
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Even without much combat experience, Sea Mesh's CEO could feel that something sharp was merely a millimetre away from his neck . It never moved away as he tried to swallow down his fear . Not just aimed at his neck, it felt like there was something pointy and sharp all around his body and away from his peripheral vision .
Was he overthinking things? Overreacting since Jin had been able to defeat a Triad Boss? Yet the dungeon supplier before him continued to drink his sip of tea without a care in the world . There were no visible weapons, and he was over an arm's length away with nothing but a cup in his hands .
However, his body was denying his logical reasoning . There was something or things around him, waiting for him to make one wrong move, say one wrong word . Beads of cold sweat profusely went down his body, and the perspiration made his heartbeat even more palpable in that silent room .
It wasn't until Jin stared into Ke Loong's eyes .
"You must think I am new to this," Jin stated calmly . "I could have easily reached some sort of compromise with you . I did respect you and your company and would have been willing to comply with your demands . You could have easily just asked me for permission to activate the two portals between Germany and China for you to gain additional funding and support . Sure I would have added some conditions in it as well considering both of us are businessmen . And here I thought that we can do something to be beneficial for us both and eventually to the public too . "
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"But for some reason, you decided to be greedy . From the first time I met you, I knew you were ambitious . Still, you always had that scent of caution around you . You made me believe that entrepreneurs of the new and old could come together and get rich together . Yet, for some reason, after mass manufacturing all of these portal devices, you seem to have changed your opinion . You decided you would prefer to keep everything for yourself, and if not for the failsafe device, I don't even want to imagine what kind of atrocious contracts and promises you would have made . Still, I was not angry . . . we were tolerant . " Jin said, and for some reason, Ke Loong thought he heard wrongly .
"We . . . ?" That one spoken word suddenly made the intent of murder even more explicit . He could feel as if the blades around him were already touching him even though he could not see anything . However, the intent was so heavy, he could hardly breathe another word out .
"Yes, We . We thought of trying to work with outsiders, trust other people aside from the ones that were contracted under us . Heck, we've overlooked so many things you did . Trying to reverse engineer the cosmetic inscriptions, trying to headhunt our people . Your only saving grace so far was that you had yet to cross that final line . But that went down the drain when you showed us those photos . " Jin replied solemnly .
Jin snapped his fingers, and suddenly a giant mirror appeared right behind him, allowing Ke Loong to see what it was that he felt behind him . Several Minotaurs who worked under Qiu Yue and Moloch had their weapons pointed at Ke Loong, all just waiting for the command to act .
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At the same time, dozens of those penguin NPC waiters stood on their shoulders with their weapons at the ready . Those exact penguin waiters who had been so courteous in their mannerism and playful with the customers were filled with the same bloodlust aimed at cutting Ke Loong down .
"If you think any of this is fake, feel free to test your theory . They are dying for you to do something stupid . " At this time, their Penguin Waiter entered from the side of the first class carriage and placed the food they had ordered on the table . Faminished from all the meetings in the afternoon, Jin did not hesitate to start his dinner .
"I thought you'd at least be smart enough not to wield your threats in other people's home . It was rather rude and arrogant of you to do so . " Jin berated the other, and right now Ke Loong could not deny any of those allegations .
"Psst, don't forget to add that 'eternal pain is not impossible' . My experience tells me he is just one threat away from soiling his pants . " Kraft's chi transmission advised him . The old foxy man sat in the corner, filming the entire process . He was quite proud of Jin to have asked him to stay on standby in case Ke Loong decided to do something funny .
After being on the receiving end of the subtle blackmailing from the Police Captain, Jin had begun to review his outside contacts and promised himself to act warier against them . While they were great allies to have in times of need, the dungeon supplier had learnt his lesson that they would ultimately wish to fulfil their own agendas too . No merchant or businessman would be kind to one of its own .
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After all, theirs was a dog eat dog world .
Sea Mesh's CEO did not feel like testing his luck . He had no doubt that any abrupt movements or just the attempt to release any chi would leave him in small pieces . But instead of retaliating, Ke Loong started giggling, which turned into a peal of innocent laughter .
Jin gave them a sign to not act yet, and somehow this laughter suddenly loosened the heavy atmosphere . Nevertheless, the Minotaurs and Penguins did not drop their guard . They had a job to do, and they would be ready if the situation demanded it .
"Excellent! Truly excellent! When Mr Know-It-All told me to test you every once in a while, I certainly did not expect that you might have been prepared to this degree . Guess I should not make the test so obvious . " Ke Loong laughed heartily as he slowly stretched out his hand on the table . Only now did Jin notice that his last finger was missing his distant phalange .
"This finger was cut to make an eternal pact to my master and comrades, including Mr Know-It-All . " Ke Loong admitted that he had lied to Jin . He even revealed that most of the things publicly known about him were not true .
"Why are you showing me this?" Jin asked with a confused look . Ke Loong just continued to smile, yet it started to deform into a sickening grin .
"Cut the tip of your finger and offer it to me . That way, we shall be considered equals . I swear to you on the life of my master and my comrades that I shall become your ally for days to come no matter what . " Ke Loong said with a shocking amount of determination and Jin furrowed his brows at that idea .
"That is my pledge and promise to you, Jin . "
"You sure?"
"Yes . "
Jin summoned out Bam in katana form and without hesitation, cut off his entire last finger . Now it was Ke Loong's turn to be in disbelief . Despite the emanating pain he was feeling, Jin did not allow himself to flinch as he presented his bleeding severed finger to the other .