Mercenary's War-Chapter 2107 - 2084: No Begging for Favors

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Gao Yang tapped the table, pointed at Nate, and said: "Don’t play dumb with me, an Artillery Company."

Nate stared directly at Gao Yang, leaned forward, and said seriously: "Impossible!"

Gao Yang slammed the table and said angrily: "I gave you an Artillery Battalion! An Artillery Battalion I captured, and now I’m just asking you for a Company! Listen, kid, people shouldn’t be shameless."

Nate scoffed and said: "You did capture it, but the Battalion is mine. You’re asking for it, and my answer is, no."

Gao Yang took a deep breath and said: "Alright, you’re good, shameless enough, I’ll give you that."

Nate shrugged and laughed: "We’re all busy people, just get to the point, why talk so much nonsense? Fifty million dollars, and I’ll give you an Artillery Company."

"Ha, hahaha, fifty million? Has someone smacked your brain around? For fifty million, I could find artillery anywhere; why would I come to you for this? Not a penny, just give me an Artillery Company. I want the men, not the artillery, you won’t give? Hmm, hmm!"

"What’s with the ’hmm, hmm’?"

"Idiot, where do your weapons come from? My channels supply you. Do you want to cut off ammo or supply? Tell me, or raise prices, like bullets ten times higher. Bro, I might have left, but I can still call the shots here, believe it?"

Nate took a sip of coffee, laughed, and said: "Wow, powerful threat, but you might not know, right now, weapons and ammo aren’t scarce for the militias. You didn’t know?"

Gao Yang frowned and said: "You’re bluffing."

Nate pointed his thumb back and laughed: "Ask around, everyone knows Eastern Ukraine just found two massive arsenals, plus the constant ammo from Russia, and mainly the continuous failures of the Government Forces. The captured weaponry is overwhelming; what militia needs ammo now?"

Gao Yang clapped and said sarcastically: "Nate, you’re good, no shortage of ammo now? Backbone’s stiffened? Who was begging me for equipment and firepower before? I half-sold, half-gifted to arm you, and now you’re burning bridges and backstabbing!"

Nate waved and laughed: "Don’t say it so harshly; we’re all adults. Let’s discuss meaningful stuff. Fifty million, consider it a loan, okay?"

Gao Yang sneered: "No talk of loans, and definitely no fifty million. I’ll sponsor you fifty grand, how’s that?"

"That’s great! Thanks."

Seeing Nate reach out, Gao Yang said, shocked: "F**k! Are you crazy broke? Taking fifty grand?"

Nate said seriously: "Fifty grand is a lot; I can’t even scrape that together now."

Gao Yang gasped, looked Nate up and down, and said: "Alright, really, you’re willing to sell off everything, even your pride for your dreams."

Nate turned his face away and said: "Come, fifty thousand dollars a slap, let you strike me bankrupt."

Gao Yang wiped his nose and laughed: "Five bucks a slap, just let me hit twice."

Nate smacked the table, angry: "Be serious!"

Gao Yang shook his head, sighed: "Oh, oh oh, Nate, I really didn’t expect you’d fall this low, deserve it! Truly deserve it!"

Nate impatiently said: "Fifty grand, hurry up, you said you’d give it; keep your word." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Gao Yang said leisurely: "I said fifty grand, I’ll give you fifty, but I didn’t say dollars. When I find fifty thousand lira, I’ll give you."

Nate withdrew his hand, unconcerned: "Foolishness, childish tricks."

Gao Yang sneered: "Idiot, even kids’ tricks fooled you."

The two fell into silence. After a while, Gao Yang said: "If you want to borrow money, attitude must be good, understand? Ever borrowed before?"

Nate kept a straight face, then suddenly smiled at Gao Yang: "Ram, can you loan me fifty million dollars? I hit a financial crisis recently, cash flow’s gone; I desperately need your help, thank you so much."

Gao Yang nodded repeatedly: "That’s the spirit; when asking for help, adopt the right attitude. What did you just say?"

"Can you lend me fifty million dollars?"

"No."

Nate took a deep breath, picked up his coffee, glared at Gao Yang, and forced a word out:

"Bi Chi!"

Gao Yang swayed his head, humming a tune, and the talks stalled again.

Once Gao Yang felt the tension was enough, he slapped the table loudly, shocking Nate, and said: "I want an Artillery Company!"

"Don’t even think about it, scoundrel!"

Gao Yang pointed at Nate and laughed: "I just saved your life! Remember the recent incident?"

Nate slapped the table, pointed at Gao Yang’s nose, and gritted his teeth: "Remember? Because of you, I’m taking the blame! You haven’t forgotten why Iron Madonna came looking for me?"

Gao Yang scratched his head, tapped the table, and said helplessly: "Considering how broke you are, fifty hundred thousand dollars to tide you over."

"Alright, I’ll give you a full Artillery Squad."

Gao Yang frowned: "What use is a Squad? Seriously, five million dollars, consider it a personal military fund, one company! Don’t talk fifty million, I’m not showered with cash."

Nate sneered: "Alright, I’ll give you a full Company."

"Not acceptable, I have to choose the people."

Nate disdainfully turned his head aside, shouted: "Naive!"

If Gao Yang really picked, he could strip the captured Artillery Battalion to a skeleton, so that would never happen, but it’s all negotiation tactics.

Gao Yang extended his hand seriously: "Alright, I want an Artillery Platoon, but I choose the people; I need a cadre."

The so-called cadre means it’s small, but once staffed, it quickly scales up without much impact on combat effectiveness.

Nate thought for a moment, waved: "Okay, you can pick your men. If you convince them to leave with you, that’s fine. When do you pay? I want cash!"

Gao Yang immediately said: "The money’s coming soon, delivered within three days. But it is borrowed! You have to return it!"

Nate touched his hair, lamenting: "Money, oh money!"

Gao Yang laughed: "I understand, I understand."

Nate leaned forward seriously to Gao Yang and said: "Alright, it’s borrowed, and I’ll repay it. Can you lend me more? Fifty million, I need at least fifty million as a war loan."

"No!"

Gao Yang decisively refused, and said seriously: "Friendship is friendship, business is business. I don’t have faith in your prospects, so no talk of loans."