I! Cleaner!-Chapter 761 - 696: The Map of Yan Country Is a Bit Long
Aquarius Director, whose face was twitching with veins, couldn't help but take a breath as he looked at Leon, who had no sense of being a "positive figure" and repeatedly threatened him with Nicole, and then spoke darkly:
"Then you tell me! How exactly do you plan to trade!"
"If you ask me..."
Upon hearing this, Leon raised his eyebrows and immediately proposed:
"For each question I answer, in exchange for you properly fulfilling the duties of Watcher's Palace and continuously reporting the future for ten years!"
"Impossible!"
Facing Leon's harsh and exorbitant demands, Aquarius Director naturally chose to bring the price back to the ground without hesitation.
"Your one question can at most exchange for one piece of information about the future!"
"Haha."
Upon hearing this, Leon couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, then resolutely pushed the door open and walked out.
"Wait! You wait!"
Not daring to gamble on whether he would harm Nicole, Aquarius Director called out to stop Leon who was about to leave, softened his tone, and discussed logically and emotionally:
"There are many things I want to know, at least dozens of questions to ask. But if it's according to your terms, I won't be able to finish asking my questions even when you die of old age, so I can't agree to your proposal."
"No problem, you'll agree when Nicole arrives."
"You!"
Aquarius Director's expression turned angry upon hearing this, but he quickly suppressed his anger and tried to persuade earnestly:
"If you truly want to cooperate, you must propose terms that are acceptable to both parties; otherwise, it will end with both sides breaking off!"
"If you dare break off, then Nicole will be cut!"
Damn it?!
Seeing Leon in front raising his hand in a downward cutting posture, Aquarius Director, whose face was tightly tense, couldn't help but reveal a fierce look and shouted:
"Don't think that with Nicole in your hands, I will make unconditional concessions! She is indeed important to me, but not that important!"
"I understand, without Nicole is what matters most to you."
Damn it!!!
Seeing Leon holding the doorknob, pushing and closing it, but not walking out, Aquarius Director couldn't hold it anymore and angrily shouted with a flushed face:
"Get out! Get out!"
"Why should I get out?"
Leon turned back and let out a cold laugh.
"Aquarius Palace is my territory now; if anyone's leaving, it's you!"
"..."
Exhale... Calm down! Must calm down! He's trying to provoke me, so I lose judgment!
Repeatedly warning himself not to be impulsive, looking at Leon on the opposite side, whose eyes were burning with vigor and seemed determined to drag it out with him, Aquarius Director took two deep breaths and then spoke decisively:
"One question a year! If you can't even accept this, then you can leave if you want! Pretend I never came today!"
"..."
Looking at his demeanor... It seems this really is his bottom line?
Observing the steadily shaking image, seemingly ready to disconnect anytime, Leon hesitated for a moment, then released the doorknob, turned around, and suggested:
"Tell me what your question is first, and I'll decide after assessing the situation whether to cooperate for a year and see."
"Okay..."
Seeing Leon finally making a concession and stopped tangling with him unreasonably, Aquarius Director's phantom closed his eyes before speaking expressionlessly:
"I want to know what exactly you did to the Watcher's Palace? Why can't I convey any information about you?"
"Those are two questions."
"Then, the first: what did you do to Watcher's Palace?"
"I relied on my own ability to shield some effects of Watcher's Palace."
"..."
"..."
"Get out!"
Facing Leon's response, akin to "answering as asked," Aquarius Director almost exploded with anger, raised his hand to point at the door, and shouted angrily:
"I'm not asking anymore! Do whatever you want with Nicole! I'm not asking anymore! Not asking anymore!"
Regrettably, it seems this really is the limit.
Seeing Aquarius Director repeat "Not asking anymore" three times, knowing he truly was furious this time, Leon, who succeeded in probing his bottom line, immediately softened his demeanor and spoke with a smile to ease the atmosphere:
"Don't rush, don't rush, I was just testing to see if cooperation between us is reliable, not truly planning to deceive you."
"Ha, then what results did your test yield?"
"There are indeed results."
Sneakily observing Aquarius Director's complexion, Leon pondered over his psychological state while speaking with a cheerful smile:
"Aquarius... Hmm... Former Aquarius Your Excellency, I just discovered a problem; our transaction seems quite unfair to you!"
"..."
???
Unfair to me? To me?
Looking at Leon, who seemed to have evolved from beast to upright ape and was suddenly speaking "human language," Aquarius Director couldn't help but be utterly baffled.
"Indeed, this transaction model is really unreliable for you."
After silencing Aquarius Director with his words, Leon spoke excitedly:
"The biggest problem with this transaction model is that on your side, there is a lack of means to effectively restrict me and prevent me from lying.
Just like the recent 'transaction,' if you deceived me and gave false information, at most, I will turn around and cut Nicole, but you have no means to restrict or retaliate against me.
You, having ascended to Star Palace and unable to return, if deceived even to the point of rage, can at most curse me up there and terminate cooperation; you can't do anything else, which is clearly unfair."
"..."
Indeed... For the questions I want to ask, you are the only one who knows the correct 'answers,' often I can't judge the truth... But why would this sentence come from your mouth?
"What exactly are you planning!"
Looking at Leon, who was smiling brightly, Aquarius Director couldn't help but ask with full vigilance:
"I don't believe you are so kind-hearted, hurry up and tell me your plan!"
"Haha, it's not so much a plan as just a suggestion."
Smiling, Leon looked into the eyes of Aquarius Director's phantom, and tentatively spoke:
"I think we should first obtain the [Code], then use its power to sign a treaty to mutually restrain each other and ensure the fairness of cooperation... How do you feel about this suggestion?"
"..."
Obtain the [Code] to sign a contract to ensure fairness in cooperation...
After hearing Leon's suggestion, Aquarius Director couldn't hold it together anymore.
Among the members of the Slaughter King Association, there are plenty who have grudges with each other; that [Code] is essentially the foundation upon which the Slaughter King Association is established! Asking me to get the [Code] and then sign a contract for cooperation with you... This is practically asking me to help you destroy the Slaughter King Association!
"I admit, this condition does sound a bit absurd."
Seeing Aquarius Director's face longer than a donkey, with eyes full of anger, ready to explode at the slightest touch, Leon blinked and then smiled and asked:
"But without something like the [Code] as a guarantee, how can you be sure that all the answers I give you are true?"
"..."
"Former Aquarius Your Excellency, you don't want to spend all these hundred years of effort only to end up with a bunch of answers that can't be verified for truth, right?"
