To kill you, I'd have to use up three of your lives first?
However, the opponent is certainly not having an easy time either—after two consecutive defeats and the encirclement and suppression by "Shark Tooth," many of his capable operators have been eliminated. He probably has less than one-tenth of his strength left.
Now, the only thing he can do is probably to take these remnants and find a new patron.
Even so, we still have to consider how many subordinates his abilities can still influence after a series of failures.
Xu Shi knew in his heart that trust had to be combined with reality.
They just keep making empty promises, then lose everything when they actually try to take action. In such a situation, unless there's an SS-level ability like personality erasure or mental rewriting to cover it up, no one can accept it.
Just like in the original story, even someone like Su Lin would eventually be utterly disappointed in the original owner of the body.
Therefore, all Xu Shi needs to do regarding Shen He is to take advantage of his weakened state and add fuel to the fire.
On the contrary, Xie Qingyan needs to consider things more carefully... Although he didn't want to get involved with his fiancée so early, he absolutely couldn't let her be so arrogant.
He dares to disrupt your plans now, Master Xu; I don't even want to think what he'll dare to do in the future.
So, if you want to win her over, you have to offer her a deal she can't refuse.
For example, the "over-limit plan".
Xu Shi knew very well how tempting this thing was, and with this bargaining chip, he wasn't afraid she wouldn't be tempted.
In fact, Xie Qingyan was one of the partners he was considering, and the most important one at that.
Unfortunately, the "Overlimit Project" requires biotechnology as support, and in Night City, only "Prism" possesses the capability in this area.
Monopolies are indeed advantageous; the ancients were right.
However, Xu Shi also understood that he had to keep the initiative firmly in his own hands, especially when dealing with a woman like Xie Qingyan.
Working with her is inherently dangerous; if you're not careful, she'll devour you completely.
Therefore, before formal negotiations, we need to give her a little shock with the "snake ring".
Ugh, more trouble.
I feel so tired of playing the villain, sob sob sob, I'm about to cry.
Just as he was thinking this, Su Lin handed him a cup of coffee. "Young Master, what are you thinking about? Would you like something to drink?"
"...Okay, thank you."
Xu Shi smiled and took it, then pulled her to sit on a bench nearby.
Fortunately, I still have a caring person by my side.
It can only be said that it was because the two were too familiar with each other, or perhaps Xu Shi's recent changes really made Miss Su Lin quite gratified.
In short, the distance between them was getting thinner and thinner, and Su Lin did not feel disgusted at all by Xu Shi's intentional or unintentional physical touch.
If it were anyone else, they would have already knocked you to the ground and broken your arm.
She didn't care whether Xu Shi would use his abilities on her; the loyalty ingrained in her bones didn't allow her to consider such messy things.
She even occasionally looked forward to it... though she didn't know why she felt this unprecedented emotion.
This left Su Lin feeling a bit flustered, and she could only try to ease the awkwardness by drinking coffee.
Seeing that Xu Shi remained silent, she even took the initiative to break the silence, "Young Master, shall I take you back now?"
"No rush."
Xu Shi waved his hand and stood up. "Xia Ke'an is here too. Let's go see her first."
I wonder if Xia Wuyou is here; it would be even better if he were.
After all, she just happened to have another task to be assigned.
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