Chapter 689: Tug of War
Lin Qi was originally rather bored, thinking that this tussle would likely drag on longer, so she lost patience and decided to just wait it out. However, she still hadn’t seen this foolish person come to her and say the words, seemingly suggesting that they expected her to keep her word and release the hostage just like that. It was laughable, as she was never one to break a promise.
She would release the hostage if she wanted to, and wouldn’t if she didn’t. Besides, she was the key to their cooperation with him. If things didn’t go well later, she could always renegotiate. Since the other party spoke like that, she definitely had to respond appropriately. She couldn’t let them think everything she did was wrong, so she said with a smile:
"Don’t worry, I’m all about fairness, openness, and equity in my dealings. If you genuinely release me, I’ll definitely release the hostage. If you even let Mr. Zhang Xu go, why would I keep your number two around? Does he serve any other purpose? Of course not. I just want everyone from my side and this bar to be safe."
Lin Qi said this with a smile, looking innocent and particularly like a female college student. Her words truly made her seem like a kidnapped college student, shocking everyone present. Even Lao Si, who normally disliked women, had a moment of distraction and felt that this woman wouldn’t lie.
So, almost as if possessed, he nodded his head to agree to this trade. Number two, overhearing everything, captured everyone’s reactions and silently cursed them as useless and brain-dead. These people were truly foolish to the extreme, definitely not fit to cooperate with him. Only a smart woman like Miss Lin Qi was worthy to collaborate with him.
The way she easily fooled everyone made him think that cooperating with her in the future would yield twice the results with half the effort. With such skill, how could they not succeed in their endeavors? Number two was already thrilled, eager to leave this place and report to the boss how he had found such an exceptional woman, certain to be richly rewarded by him.
Feeling elated at the thought, number two quietly said to Lin Qi, "See, I can handle this smoothly, so you’ll keep your promise later, right? Don’t you pull any deceptive tricks on me. I really hate being lied to. If you dare to do such a thing,
I guarantee your life will be anything but easy. I’ve left signals everywhere. If anything happens to me here, our boss won’t let anyone off the hook. I can make them obey you and carry out the switch peacefully, but I can also make your life a living hell and destroy this bar with a single word.
I hope you remember what you just said. When it comes to cooperation, it’s all about honesty, mutual collaboration, and trust, right, 007?"
Number two, worried that this girl was too cunning, still felt compelled to caution her, because he didn’t want things to end in disaster. He was intent on a long-term cooperation with this woman and thus decided to reveal a bit of his strength to ensure that would happen, saying it deliberately.