Chapter 239: Benefits

"This is my polite approach." Lyca nodded. "If I wasn't being polite, I wouldn't wake you up before killing you." She shrugged. "Now… I will give you a few seconds to decide. Thirty, twenty-nine…"

"Wait wait…"

"Twenty, nineteen…"

"WAIT!"

"Ten, nine, eight…" she held her phone in front of the mayor's face, showing him the video with the button 'POST'. 

"ALRIGHT! Alright! Alright! I get it! I understand! I agree!"

"Ah, I should have just used this type of threats earlier." Lyca smiled and put her phone in her pocket. "Now, you can, of course, inform Mr. Long, tell them I am sending my regards. Tell them to prepare for me. I will come back soon."

"You— "

"But if you do that… just know that the video will be posted online." She then waved towards the old man. "Ciao!"

"Wait!" The Mayor suddenly said. "Just… can you just let me say something?"

"Hm?" Lyca looked at him.

"If… I mean… I know that it wasn't Long Yi who created those bullets." The Mayor tried to get out of his bed. "From those poisons alone, I know it was you who made it."

Lyca lifted an eyebrow and gestured him to continue.

"Well… I want to make a deal."

"Hm?"

"I know that the Long Family is already talking about updating the bullet. They are trying to establish their name once again. If my guess was right, this should be because of you, right?"

"Point?"

"Well… I want to directly buy— "

"Can you give me something I don't have?" she decided to go straight to the point.

"Support. I have… I am sure you are already aware of this but Ralia and Long City have tunnels. I can give you access and in return, I can buy some bullets from you. I can make the mountain yours and even give you permits for building an underground city that you could use. In return, I want to be one of the first people to have access to the future products that you make." The Mayor said in one breath. Despite its current peaceful appearance, the Xu Country is very chaotic right now.

This was because of the Capital's two huge families that were trying to fight each other for power. The Shen's and the Xu Family.

Because of this, people far away from the capital are actually having a hard time living without using some illegal methods to survive. The country had been flooded with drugs, firearms, gang wars, and many other problems.

As someone who had his share of enemies, the mayor was just thinking about the benefits in the long run. After all, this woman was extremely talented. She was a little mean and direct but most smart people are just like that!

"Hmmm. I can think about it." Lyca wasn't really a planner. Shen Qui should be better when it comes to this stuff. Plus she is too lazy to have transactions like this. It would be better to let Shen Qui handle everything. "My husband will reach out to you for the rights and my decision."

The Mayor pursed his lips as he watched Lyca exit his room and walked out of the balcony. "Oh, your nephew did some nasty things." He trembled when he heard Lyca's words before she jumped out of the balcony. "He will have a very hard time in the future." He heard her say.

After making sure that Lyca was already gone, the mayor patted his chest and heaved a sigh of relief. He didn't know the exact details of how Luis had offended that woman and to be honest, he doesn't want to find out any more. It was useless. The mayor was already in his fifties and at this age, he already knew how to read some people's facial expressions. In fact, he could say that he had mastered the art of reading people. 

And that woman… He was sure that she already made her decision before she even walked inside his room.

"Mayor! Mayor! Are you alright!?" the voice of his head security personnel woke him up from his stupor. He looked at the man's stern expression. "For some reason, he had some problems with the CCTV earlier. I immediately decided to come here and make sure you are fine."

"I am … good," he sighed. "How was Luis?"

The man looked at the mayor and immediately thought that the mayor couldn't sleep because of his nephew. "No news yet."

"I understand." The Mayor clenched his jaws. "Tell me if anything unexpected happens."

The guard nodded before he stared at the open door leading to the balcony. He wondered if the mayor just went outside to have some fresh air or…

"Also, call my assistant, I want to discuss some important things about the future of this City." While this City is not as chaotic as Kong City, there had been a lot of problems with some riots lately. However, this is not what he wanted to talk to his assistant.

"Yes, sir." The guard nodded and immediately left the Mayor alone.

….

Meanwhile, Lyca was humming another tune as they finally left the Mayor's mansion. This time, climbing the walls wasn't as tedious as the previous one.

"Miss Xi… "

"Boys." Lyca interrupted the talkative Ma Ping. The trio was now walking towards the car that was waiting for them. "You should learn how to think about the future. Benefits and the overall picture. I am tired. I need my sleep. Tomorrow, let's visit Luis and his friends at the hospital."

"But the training— "

"We are not going at daytime, silly." Lyca rolled her eyes. Why does she feel like she was teaching children how to do bad things? She side eyed the silent Gu Cheng. She could feel that the latter understood everything. "Gu Cheng! Explain everything to your number one," she yawned. Yep, she truly love smart people. 

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