The following day, in District 7, at the headquarters of the "Long Knife Gang".
"So, you guys took advantage of the chaos to steal those data bricks?!"
Upon hearing their purpose, Ding Jun slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly, exclaiming, "How dare you!"
It was just a lucky find.
Lin Yue responded as calmly as possible, "We're here today to use these things to negotiate a deal with Chief Ding."
"A deal? You think you're worthy?"
Ding Jun sneered, "Just a few petty thieves... If you know what's good for you, hand over the stuff quickly, and I might let you die a little more comfortably. Otherwise, I might as well turn you all into sex dolls!"
The item is right here; you can have someone verify its authenticity yourself.
Lin Xing took out two data bricks and placed them on the table. "But since we dared to come, we certainly wouldn't be unprepared."
The truth is, we've backed up everything, and if we don't get back alive, all of that will be made public.
I doubt Chief Ding would want to see this outcome either.
"..."
Ding Jun was speechless for a moment.
What the other party said was true; how could such a thing be made public? The Night City bosses already had doubts about his professional competence, and with something like this happening at this critical juncture, no matter how he explained, the consequences wouldn't be good.
It's fortunate that this is just an act, and Xu Shi had informed him beforehand... otherwise, it would have really given him a headache.
"...Tell me, what do you want?"
After pretending to verify the authenticity of the data bricks, Ding Jun asked with a dark face, "Do you want money? Do you want equipment? Or do you want to join us?"
“We are not interested in Chief Ding’s business.”
Lin Yue shook her head. "But our gang also needs to develop, and we value the jurisdiction over several blocks in the Sixth District even more."
[Not much, only a quarter. For Chief Ding, it's a fair trade, right?]
Lin Xing echoed this sentiment.
"I use polite language!"
Ding Jun's voice suddenly rose, "A quarter? Your appetites are too big, aren't you afraid of overeating?"
[Chief Ding need not worry about that.]
Lin Xing smiled.
"...What if I say no?"
Ding Jun's expression grew increasingly grim. "Don't think I'm really afraid of your threats... I know a thing or two about you. To tell you the truth, the feud between your 'Spark' and our 'Long Knife Gang' runs deep. Killing you might be more important than any data leak."
Actually, he was quite surprised at the time, wondering how Xu Shi could be associated with "Spark"... But that's what they said, so he couldn't really refute it. Since he had chosen to join their crew, he would just go along with it.
[There's still room for negotiation, right? It's a win-win situation; we're also trying to help Chief Ding solve his problems.]
Lin Xing blinked innocently. "Besides, you might not actually be able to kill us... right?"
As she spoke, she flipped over and instantly appeared behind Ding Jun, her arm transforming into a blade that pressed against his neck.
"What are you doing?!"
Ding Jun was startled, but at the same moment, Lin Yue had already taken down the other guards and completely controlled the situation.
"Now? Chief Ding, shouldn't you reconsider what you said?"
Lin Yue held a gun in one hand and a dagger in the other, coldly looking at him and asking.
"...Okay, I promise you."
Ding Jun's Adam's apple bobbed. "So what? Do you expect us to sign a contract? The territory we give you today, I can take back tomorrow, can't I?"
"Then you're welcome to give it a try."
The two sisters were not afraid of his threats at all.
"Hiss...tsk."
Ding Jun knew the charade was about over, so he readily backed down and said, "Fine, a quarter it is, but let me make this clear: not a single bit of this data can be leaked. Otherwise, I'll spend the rest of my life hunting you down to the ends of the earth!"
...
[How was it, sister? Wasn't I right?]
Having left the "Long Knife Gang" camp unharmed, Lin Xing breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lin Yue, his eyes narrowing into crescent moons.
"There are still risks... Luckily he's timid."
Lin Yue was still shaken. "If he had really fought us to the death, we might not have been able to leave so easily."
How is that possible?
Lin Xing analyzed with a smile, "He's seizing territory for money. We have leverage over him; we just had a knife to his throat... He won't gamble with us, at least not in the short term."
To be fair, there are still quite a few flaws in this.
But when it comes to acting, that's enough. The goal has been achieved, and the real territory has been handed over. Even a good older sister might not care that much.
"...You're right too."
Lin Yue remained noncommittal, "However, now that we've successfully acquired the territory, we should be even more wary of him."
That's true.
As mentioned before, controlling the territory is the way to save District Six. Not to mention anything else, there will certainly be no more business related to sex dolls in her jurisdiction.
Once implemented, it will undoubtedly reduce the suffering of many innocent people.
That's for sure.
Lin Xing wholeheartedly agreed, saying, "We need to develop this relationship before he completely breaks ties with us... What you want to do is what I want to do too, and I will always support you."
However, to be fair, Ding Jun was able to annex the Sixth District thanks to the help of "Snake Ring".
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