Bakhun turned off Els's personal terminal, looking puzzled. "Your fearsome reputation isn't working anymore, Els?"
"Do you think I can climb into the quantum computer and wipe them out one by one?" Els scoffed. "They only dare to act recklessly because they know I don't know who they are."
Bakhun nodded. "That makes sense. But are you just going to put up with this?"
"Of course not. A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years. When that Li Ze arrives, I'll give him a good beating. They told me not to hurt Li Ze, but I won't. I'll make them furious!" Els's sexy thin lips curled into a malicious smile.
Bakum gave Els a thumbs up. "Great. But what do we do now?"
"Instead of changing to someone else's contact number, why don't we just use yours, Bakhun?"
"........"
Meanwhile, the Snow Wolf Legion was about to contact Els when they discovered that the communication was down.
"Is it fake?"
"No. Many netizens have successfully dialed the number."
"Oh dear, another video has come out."
The subordinate zoomed in on the video, and everyone present saw Li Ze on the hospital bed and also saw the new communication number.
Ishikawa, quick-witted and agile, was the first to send a communication request to this new communication number.
The others' gazes remained fixed on Li Ze, who was lying on the hospital bed.
It must be said that even with a pale face devoid of any color, Li Ze was still so handsome that he seemed unreal.
If he were even slightly less attractive, he wouldn't have garnered such a huge amount of attention on the StarNet.
"It's working! It's working!" Ishikawa exclaimed in delight.
"He Xingjue?" Els's voice was deep.
“Our commander is not here. You can talk to our Commander Chen,” Ishikawa said, taking off his personal terminal and placing it in Chen Qian’s hand.
"No, only He Xingjue can make this decision. Get your commander here. If he doesn't come in ten minutes, I'll kill him!" Els said viciously.
Ishikawa was startled and immediately ran towards He Xingjue's office.
Chen Qian watched Ishikawa's retreating figure, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly. He suppressed the complex emotions in his heart and calmly said, "Ells, if you want to use Li Ze to coerce our commander, I advise you to give up this plan as soon as possible. Our commander hates being threatened the most."
"Tsk, whether He Xingjue will be coerced by us is not up to you to decide; it's up to He Xingjue to tell me himself. Besides, what I want to discuss with He Xingjue is a win-win situation, not a threat," Els said confidently.
Chen Qian didn't believe there was a win-win situation between them and the space pirates, and was about to refute it when He Xingjue arrived.
“No matter what conditions you propose, I will not agree,” He Xingjue said without hesitation.
Hearing He Xingjue's voice, Els was glad he had turned on the recording mode.
Look how explosive this is! I wonder what the netizens of the Empire will think after hearing He Xingjue's words? Will that guy named Li Ze be heartbroken and cry bitterly?
Els was eager to release the recording, but before that, he had something more important to do.
"He Xingjue, don't worry, I won't threaten you with your wife. The reason I arrested your wife is simply to get a chance to have a fair talk with you." Els tried his best to make his tone sincere.
He Xingjue's handsome face remained completely expressionless, his tone devoid of any warmth, "What do you want to say?"
Liu Yanzhi said that Li Ze's body was already exhausted and he could die at any time. He would not do anything that would harm the interests of the empire for the sake of such a dying person.
Therefore, no matter what conditions Els offers, he will not agree.
However, to He Xingjue's surprise, Els did not mention Li Ze at all during the rest of the interview.
"Some time ago, a horde of Void Beasts suddenly appeared in the northern part of the Death Starfield. The north is frigid and barren, so there shouldn't be any place that could attract Void Beasts. Our people sensed something was wrong and took advantage of the Void Beasts' inattention to investigate several times. After several near-death experiences, we finally found out the reason."
At this point, Els paused.
One second, two seconds, three seconds—
He Xingjue did not speak, nor did he even change the frequency of his breathing.
Els sighed silently. Fine, in a battle of patience, he, a pirate leader, couldn't compete with a legion commander.
"The reason the Void Beasts suddenly appeared in the northern part of the Death Starfield is because there are sixteen energy stars there. We have already contacted the Federation and invited them to help us. Now we are inviting your Empire. You will send two legions to drive away the Void Beasts, and we will give you three energy stars." Els spoke in a tone that said, 'I'm very generous.'
“Two legions, eight energy stars,” He Xingjue said.
"Eight!" Els suddenly raised his voice, cursing angrily, "Did you fucking collude with those bandits from the Federation? You all talk about eight, you think you're so great? Go fight the Void Beasts yourselves!"
He Xingjue remained unfazed. "The Void Beasts are only active in the northern part of the Death Starfield? The central part of the Death Starfield hasn't been attacked? The reason you're in such a hurry to come to the Empire and the Federation is because you're suffering from the Void Beasts and are in dire straits, right?"
Although it was a question, He Xingjue's tone was extremely confident.
Els fell silent, wishing he could crawl into the quantum computer and strangle He Xingjue on the other side.
“We still can’t give you eight.” Els gritted his teeth. “Without our guidance, you won’t be able to reach the northern part of the Death Starfield, let alone reach the energy star deep inside.”
“Then seven,” He Xingjue said.
"Five, that's all." Els was so angry his eyes were spinning.
"Seven. No discussion." He Xingjue did not back down.
"It seems we won't get anywhere today," Els sneered.
“What a coincidence, that’s what I was thinking too.” He Xingjue said, ending the call first.
"Grass!"
Enraged, Els slammed the quantum computer to the ground.
With a loud crash, the high-quality quantum computer did not fall apart, but simply rolled a few times on the ground.
“This is my personal terminal.” Bakhun picked up his personal terminal and took it back into his hand.
"This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!" Els pounded his chest in anger. "They don't even consider us space pirates as human beings!"
Bakun overheard the entire conversation. He wasn't particularly angry and advised Els, "The Empire and the Federation would love nothing more than to destroy us. We should have been prepared to be exploited long ago when we're doing business with them. Besides, that's an energy planet. The Empire and the Federation are too afraid of us to even think about giving us energy."
“They’re right, they’re afraid of us,” Els reassured himself. “They don’t want to give it, but we’ll take it!”
“Let’s continue talking, there’s still a lot to argue about.” Bakun lowered his head and fiddled with his personal terminal. “But for now, let’s make He Xingjue suffer a little.”
Els's eyes lit up, and he immediately guessed what Bakhun was going to do: Bakhun was going to send out the recording of the phone call they had just had!
"Send two copies, one to the Imperial Star Network, and one to that Rize." Els couldn't wait to see the show.
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