"Can I take this as Xinghui's provocation against Steel Dome, Mr. Shen?"
"I've already said that the relationship between Maowei and Xinghui is not a subordinate one, but an alliance."
The two exchanged sharp words, but neither gained the upper hand.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Jack seemed a little impatient. Xinghui's sudden intervention disrupted his rhythm.
"Don't worry, Mr. Jack." Chen Yu kept a calm smile. "I just want to be a mediator. Why can't we sit down and talk it over?"
"You want to negotiate?"
"Yes."
"...Since it's Xinghui's suggestion, I will naturally consider it."
Jack still didn't take Maowei seriously. In his eyes, this small company was no different from an ant.
All he cares about is the value of the name "Xinghui".
In fact, from a certain level, Steel Dome and Star Shine can be called "allies". After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
However, the two forces have different ideologies. Steel Dome separated from the alliance out of consideration for its own interests, while Starlight opposed the alliance and advocated fighting for the people.
The two chatted briefly for a few more minutes and in a few words chose the location for the negotiations, right in front of the Steel Dome troops.
"I hope the chips you put up are strong enough, Mr. Shen." Jack did not forget to threaten Shen Yu at the end, "Don't forget who the owner of Lingyuan is."
"You will be 'satisfied'." Shen Yu cut off the communication.
He raised his hand and snapped his fingers, then turned to look at the woman beside him: "Lian, prepare the car!"
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Above the wasteland, the sun is scorching and dust is flying.
The gate of Maowei Pharmaceutical Factory slowly opened, and a powerful off-road vehicle sped towards the front array.
Apart from the yellow sand and wasteland, the sky before my eyes was filled with a pitch-black cold color. That was the terrifying army of the steel dome. They stretched into a line thousands of meters away, with no end in sight.
This situation is like the end of the world.
There were four people in the SUV: Chu Yao, Chen Yu, Yao Han, and Gu Yue. Gu Yue was the one driving.
"Why did you choose to negotiate in their heartland? Isn't this like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?" Chu Yao asked Chen Yu while sizing up the number of the other party with his spiritual sense.
"It's good enough that Jack can give in. Be content, big sister." Chen Yu replied helplessly.
"If you call me Big Sister again, I'll throw you out of the car."
The bickering between the two eased some of the tense atmosphere, and Gu Yue, who was driving, couldn't help but smile.
Their car soon arrived in front of the Steel Dome formation. Chu Yao could already see the huge mechas supporting the rear of the army. Their figures were looming in the flying sand, like gods.
The Steel Dome soldiers, having learned the news, formed two lines, forming a path. At the end of the path, a majestic steel fortress awaited their arrival.
Chu Yao had seen this thing on the Zerg swarm battlefield a few years ago. Its name was the Mobile Base Vehicle, and it could transform and change its form at any time.
Several people got out of the car, and the officer leading the way noticed that Yao Han was holding a metal suitcase in his hand.
But neither the officers nor the soldiers conducted any body searches or detentions.
Their expressions were indifferent, and they looked at Chu Yao and the others as if they were a group of dead people. This was a kind of self-confidence that was almost arrogant, and their arrogant attitude expressed their disdain for Maowei Company.
Chu Yao felt a little unhappy. She was really looked down upon.
Several people walked through the long queue without saying a word and finally arrived at the temporary base of Steel Dome.
There was a long table in front of him, and Jack sat opposite the chief with his hands crossed. Several officers beside him looked at them with malicious eyes.
Chen Yu found a chair and sat down casually. Chu Yao sat next to him, while Yao Han and Gu Yue stood silently on his left and right.
"You are, Shen? Tell me your conditions." Jack turned his gaze to Shen Yu, he didn't even look at Chu Yao.
In his opinion, Maowei was just a puppet of Xinghui, and the one in charge must be the man in front of him who looked a bit unserious.
"Did you make a mistake, Mr. Jack?" Chen Yu spread his hands. "I'm just a mediator. The protagonist is Ms. Chu Xiaoye next to me. If you want to talk, it should be between you two."
"Delaying is just a waste of our time." Jack tapped the table with his fingers. "If it weren't for Xinghui, Maowei Pharmaceutical would have been in ruins."
Everything he said and did said showed his disdain for Maowei Company. That conceited look made Chu Yao want to slap him in the face.
"I wonder why Steel Dome is suddenly targeting us like this?" Chu Yao temporarily suppressed her anger. "Developing weapons of mass destruction? That's completely nonsense. Maowei Company has always abided by the law. Mr. Jack has no legitimate reason. Isn't he afraid of arousing public outrage?"
"Unclear reason?" Jack sneered, "Miss Chu, you and I both know exactly what your people did.
I don't care what you do underground in East Fourth District, but Steel Dome has its limits. You've crossed the line!"
Jack leaned back. "If you've come all this way just to get an explanation, then there's no point in continuing this negotiation. Get out!"
The soldiers at the door walked behind the few people with guns in hand. Several officers whispered to each other, occasionally making sarcastic laughs.
Chu Yao's eyes turned cold instantly.
"It seems Mr. Jack doesn't want to talk anymore?"
"Naive little girl, what qualifications do you, Cattail, have to negotiate with Steel Dome?"
Jack turned his gaze to Chen Yu again: "Let's get to the point. If Xinghui can offer the right chips, I can leave a few people alive for Maowei."
After being ignored for several times, Chu Yao finally couldn't bear it anymore. Amidst everyone's confusion and surprise, she directly took the iron box from Yao Han's hand and slammed it heavily on the table.
"Throwing a tantrum won't save your company." Jack remained calm. "Why, you want to pay me off? Don't you think that's funny?"
However, the moment Chu Yao opened the box, Jack's expression froze on his face.
Wrapped in a box full of black foam, a glass instrument shaped like a mineral water bottle was placed steadily inside.
This "water bottle" is evenly wide and narrow, and is sealed on both sides by a metal disc half the thickness of a palm. The bottle is filled with an orange-yellow substance, which looks like some kind of liquid, and there are ripples of electric current and bubbles surging in the center.
The moment he saw this thing, Jack trembled all over and stepped back involuntarily, and the chair under him made a sharp screeching sound on the floor.
"If a complete small entropy accelerator tank were to explode, its power would be equivalent to the explosive equivalent of three nuclear bombs." Chu Yao sneered and pulled out an object shaped like a mobile phone from his pocket. "And this is its detonator."
"Can we negotiate now, Mr. Naive Jack?"
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