"What right do you have to negotiate with me now? I want your territory, and I need your cooperation?" Chen Yu said with a mocking expression.
"I...I still have a backup plan. If you let me go, I can tell you about it, which will greatly benefit the future development of Tianyu Base." A cunning glint flashed in Li Yi's eyes as he tried to use his last bargaining chip to save his own life.
"A backup plan? No need. Your wife, Ms. Chen, will tell me." Chen Yu's lips curled into a cold smile, his eyes revealing a confident sense of complete control.
"That wretched woman! Without my help, she wouldn't even have been able to go to university, and now she dares to betray me!" Li Yi's face instantly turned ferocious, his eyes seeming to spit fire. He gritted his teeth and continued, "What she knows is just the tip of the iceberg. She knows nothing about my true trump cards and plans!"
Chen Yu ignored this. Did he care about Li Yi's so-called trump cards? Of course not.
The Fire Seed Base is merely a small, isolated place, while his Tianyu Base now wields influence throughout the entire Great Xia Dynasty, and he can freely access all of Great Xia's resources.
In Chen Yu's eyes, Li Yi's so-called trump cards were nothing more than child's play.
Most importantly, he came to seek revenge, not to negotiate with Li Yi.
Chen Yu didn't respond to Li Yi's words. He turned and walked to the fireplace, where the firewood was already burning brightly.
The firelight illuminated Chen Yu's resolute face, his eyes unfocused, as if he were recalling something.
Suddenly, Chen Yu spoke up: "Do you know what it feels like to be burned alive?"
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