George is only here to ask for money; do you think he'd listen to William's claim that he has no money?

"Mr. William, your lame joke isn't lame at all!"

"If you need to borrow money to get by even in the United States, then who in the entire country has sufficient funds?"

Having said that, without giving William a chance to speak again, George spoke first,

Mr. William,

"My purpose in coming here is very simple,"

"Last time you asked us to lend you troops to the Sultan to protect your own interests, we agreed to your request without a second's hesitation!"

"But because of your own flawed command, these ten thousand people were captured,"

"Now that this matter has been exposed by the domestic media, there's no one in China who doesn't know about it or speak out,"

"Countless families of prisoners of war are also marching and demonstrating in the streets..."

At this point, George's gaze towards William instantly changed, becoming extremely imposing.

"Mr. William, you're not trying to dump this on us, are you?"

William saw that George was threatening him right off the bat. If it weren't for the fact that he needed the military's help to fight against Crow,

Just as George finished speaking, he splashed the wine in his face.

damn it,

Did you not get a share of the profits I made in Sultan?

Oil fields, mines, arms—which of these businesses do you get less money from than I do?

Now that something's happened, not only is the responsibility entirely mine, but you guys are also trying to use this as an excuse to swindle me out of money again.

Damn it...

Controlling his anger, William said calmly,

"General George, you can rest assured about this matter,"

"I will definitely handle it perfectly, and I will absolutely not make things difficult for you, Mr. George..."

But before William could finish speaking, George interrupted him,

"Mr. William, you've misunderstood..."

“What we mean is, to ensure the security of the prisoner-of-war transaction, the transaction itself is not a direct deal between you and Gao Ren,”

"Instead, after Gao Ren and I agree on the transaction amount, you will be responsible for making the payment..."