Chapter 596 - 604: Yielding
The underground world could be said to be the place where the law of the jungle is most thoroughly manifested.
If it were a regular company, even with internal competition, two high-level executives wouldn’t engage in such blatant face-slapping actions; it’s too low-level. Even if they fought each other to death behind the scenes, they would still put on a facade in public, at the very least for the sake of appearances.
But for arms dealers, showing strength means being blatant about it.
So, Ferdinand found Jethro bothersome and wanted to call him over to embarrass him in front of everyone, to let everyone know that he was the one calling the shots here. Why hide anything? Was there really any need to?
Since it was a survival of the fittest world underground, it was essential that everyone knew who the strong ones were.
To Ferdinand, this matter was very important. Otherwise, if he were to have a disagreement and clash with Jethro, whose orders would the outside fighters from the Fearless Mercenary Corps follow?
Therefore, Ferdinand’s way of showing off was very low-grade, but it wasn’t that arms dealers lacked cunning; they didn’t use methods that were discreet yet clear in attitude. Instead, the way to show off in the underground world had to be straightforward, direct, and intended to have just that effect.
No sooner had Jethro landed than Ferdinand summoned him, first testing his authority by telling Jethro to get lost. Ferdinand had achieved his goal, and for Jethro, who had worked for Deyo for many years, facing such a humiliating treatment, it was up to him what to do next.
In fact, it wasn’t nearly humiliating; it was humiliation.
If Jethro had forcefully talked back, it would mean that it was still uncertain who was higher or lower in status between him and Ferdinand. If he chose to accept it humiliatingly, then he would obediently follow Ferdinand’s orders from then on. It wasn’t that Ferdinand couldn’t tolerate him, but no matter what, Jethro couldn’t go complaining to Deyo.
As an arms dealer, suffering grievances and being slapped in the face and still having to complain to the boss about it, what use would Deyo have for such a weak-willed person?