Male Succubus Apocalypse

Chapter 123 Negotiation

"Mr. Leo Sanders, please follow me and come this way."

"Okay, okay...Ms. Biginul, may I ask you why Lord Sewell is willing to meet me?"

His thoughts were interrupted by the graceful dark elf in front of him, who was wearing a purple diamond-studded tights that outlined her hot body. Senator Leo immediately followed her as she asked.

Walking into the dim, gloomy corridor illuminated only by small yellow lights on the ceiling, Leo's heart sank into a deeper valley and his spirit couldn't help but become tense.

You can find it casually with a glance. Sometimes it appears on the left or right sides, buried in the yellow light, and it's a corner that leads to nowhere.

This corridor was not only dark and frightening, but its extremely confusing and complex structure and winding circuits made Leo, who had intended to memorize the route, gradually feel terribly confused and hesitant, as if he was about to get lost in this space and time.

So he was very afraid of losing the purple dark elf in front of him.

But he didn't dare to raise his eyes to look, because the dark elf who was wearing purple high heels, showing a large part of her beautiful back, and walking with an especially charming figure could easily make his already panicked heart even more confused.

He still remembered that she had a deep V-neck that exposed a large area of ​​her chest, which almost made him look uneasy when they first met.

Despite such embarrassment, he had to endure the high pressure and nervousness to complete today's mission and seize this opportunity to meet the new "person in power" in Jincheng black market.

If one can gain benefits from the Jincheng's parliament and the president, the city lord, to improve his own status, then he may be elected as the next acting president and complete the feat of the previous president being re-elected three times, reaching the maximum number of consecutive terms, and truly achieve a leap in life.

However, the greater the opportunity, the greater the risk. If it were not for the previous members who were sent out to negotiate and were more trusted and valued by the parliament, they would either be turned away or submit their resignations after the negotiations and never mention the content of the negotiations, leaving the parliament confused and even more anxious to find out the details of this "Sewall" who suddenly appeared.

There is no way this job will fall on his head.

This proved the difficulty of this job, but it also meant that it had huge benefits. Under normal circumstances, it would not be given to a marginal member like him who had no say.

Although the members of parliament seem equal, in fact they have long been divided into high and low levels. Leo's status can be seen from the fact that he receives almost zero votes in the voting for proxy members every three years.

Although Leo had made all the preparations he thought were necessary before coming, he was still very uncertain. It was not until the second-in-command under "Sewell" met him and personally took him to the main office that he saw a glimmer of hope.

After all, the next person to negotiate with is a terrifying guy who has single-handedly reshuffled the forces of the black market, destroyed the rebels, and brought together all their remnants. It is said that although his combat ability is not strong, his strategic means are terrifyingly strong.

Therefore, in addition to being happy about being received, Leo couldn't help but wonder, how could a guy like him, who has no fame or even no power, get such treatment?

Indeed, he represented the Supreme Council of Jincheng, but those guys before were the same, so what was so special about him?

The only possibility is that he himself might still want to reach some kind of private deal with Sewell that is very important to him and has nothing to do with politics or economics.

But if he didn't say it, Sewell would have no way of knowing that he was following the plan step by step, intending to pass all the negotiation points smoothly and reach a consensus on cooperation before carrying out this selfish plan.

Leo couldn't figure it out, but since he was in someone else's territory, he could only take one step at a time. Fortunately, he could comfort himself a little by knowing that so far, no congressman had returned with any injuries.

"Lord Sewell's thoughts are not something that a small secretary like me can know clearly. You should wait until you meet him in person before asking him in person, hehe." The female dark elf's voice was naturally charming, and her laughter was particularly sweet. It rang in Oli's ears, making his heart itchy.

But then he pinched his thigh and forced himself to calm down. Although his wife had died many years ago and he had been a widower for many years, he knew what a dangerous race the dark elves were, especially the female dark elves, who would kill without blinking an eye and sell you poisonous snakes and scorpions without any negotiation.

No matter how beautiful or charming she is, you cannot have even the slightest thought about her, not even the slightest bit.

Moreover, Leo loved his late wife very much, and his mental cleanliness did not allow him to have any delusions. In his opinion, any little thing was disloyalty and disrespect to his late wife.

If we really have to say what he thinks makes him better than many other congressmen, it is that in his private life, he absolutely abides by the so-called rules and regulations.

From the side, Sewell's ability to control a female dark elf to follow his lead is an even more powerful ability.

"Well, I said too much. It is a wise move for Lord Sewell to be willing to communicate further with the parliament." Leo nodded and said. Nodding is a body language habit he developed when he was in the parliament to express "approval".

"Yes, Lord Sewell has always been wise." Hearing this, Bikinu paused, turned around to look at Leo, who was almost a head shorter than her and was wearing high heels, and said in a cold tone.

Then she saw that Leo shrank back and avoided her gaze when she glared at him. He was bald, but his body was tougher and stronger, and he was more determined about his appearance. Apart from these two aspects that made him look better than the other idiots in the parliament, he was inferior in terms of momentum and psychology.

What he said was quite unpleasant to the ear.

Bijinul didn't understand why "Lord Sewell" wanted to meet such a person, the Supreme Council? She knew that person never took it seriously.

Leo also knew that he should not shrink back, but he really didn't want to see Bijinul's appearance when she turned around. After all, he considered himself a true gentleman, and a gentleman should be consistent in both psychology and behavior.

Even this old-fashioned idea was only popular among the lower-ranking nobles.

He just wanted to use Biginul to find out Sewell's attitude towards Parliament - from his experience, to find out a person's attitude towards oneself, you have to start with the people around him. The same is true when testing a person's opinion of a force.

At least Biginul's reaction just now shows that Sewell is not afraid of the parliament at all. It can even be said that it is the parliament that is afraid of him now.

It’s not that the parliament didn’t use dirty tricks, but they were all interfered by an invisible force, and no one was able to bring back any news alive; they were all silenced.

However, the power center of Jincheng is still in the parliament, and it is impossible to allow a force to grow out of control under its nose.

So even before the negotiation started, Leo already felt it was difficult.

After walking for a while and turning more corners, he came to a gray door. Bijinuer motioned him to stop, and then he walked to the door and knocked three times rhythmically. Then a magnetic male voice came from inside the door: "Come in."

So, Bijnur somehow opened the gray door and made a "please" gesture to Leo, whose anticipation and tension had reached their peak.

Bijinul moved aside and let Leo see the scene behind the gray door - a chair, a yellow light focused on it, and except for the scattered light from the ceiling light in front of the chair, two people whose faces could not be seen clearly, only a little outline could be seen, one sitting and the other standing, it was completely dark.

Leo couldn't help swallowing at this.

How can this be an office? It's clearly an interrogation room! Is this a negotiation? Why do I feel like I'm being tortured! Damn it!

But things have come to this point, Leo cannot retreat, and there is no turning back. He is here, and it would be somewhat disrespectful to want to leave without going in.

Leo gritted his teeth and walked in, approaching the chair under the light. The sound of the door closing behind him immediately stopped as he walked, making his heart beat faster.

"Senator Leo, please take a seat. Without further ado, tell me the purpose of your visit." The same male voice as before came in front of Leo. This room seemed to have a special arrangement. The tone was very calm, and the intonation changed very little. The sound should not be loud, but when it reached his ears, it inexplicably felt a bit noisy.

"So, you who are talking to me now, are you the Sewell?" Leo did not sit down immediately. He did not want to just leave it alone, so he asked such a symbolic question first.

"Of course, Mr. Leo, you're such a joker. It's me, Sewell, who wants to see you, so it's naturally me who's talking to you. There's no second Sewell here, right?" Sewell spoke very easily, as if he was chatting with an old friend, rather than a stranger he had just met and was preparing to negotiate with.

Leo knew very well that this was all an illusion, because the volume of his words was actually reduced in this room. From the very beginning, the people in front of him were conveying high and low signals, as if they were quite confident in dealing with himself, or anyone who came here.

"Thank you first of all for taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet with me. No need to be polite, Mr. Sewell. I'm here on behalf of the Supreme Council to discuss with you how the future development of the Black Street can be more beneficial." After getting a definite response, Leo sat down on the chair. He was sarcastic for a while, at least to express his dissatisfaction, and then stated his purpose neatly.

No matter what, he always points at the negotiating partner. This is his habit and also the core of Leo's toughness. I just want to make you uncomfortable, and even think that I have a very low emotional intelligence.

This trick is sometimes useful, but it also makes him unpopular with people who have negotiated in this way, and both the winners and losers are annoyed by him.

"Hmm...hahaha, Mr. Leo, it seems that the decision to meet with you is a good choice. Very straightforward. Then I would like to know, what your parliament thinks is beneficial, that is, to collect protection fees from us hard-working operators and then not provide any protection, right?" Sewell spoke surprisingly calmly, as if he was really "communicating" and arguing about "reasonableness or not" rather than refuting each other's interests.

"Let's be frank. You know very well what your so-called hard work is all about. For a long time, without the cover of the parliament, it would have been banned by people from above."

"Look at what you said, it's as if the parliament is some kind of charity organization that specifically helps people like us. It's just that whoever gives more purple crystal coins will be favored by the parliament. There is no credibility at all. Oh, I forgot, how can anyone who can negotiate with people like us who do this kind of thing be a trustworthy person? We all make dirty money, so don't talk about what would happen to me without you."

Leo couldn't help feeling bitter when he heard Sewell's rebuttal, which was the same as his own negotiation style, ruthless but not shameless.

Because the bargaining chips of the parliament lie in Jincheng's right to speak, influence of public opinion, coercive force granted by the state and other powers that are obvious.

The reason why Parliament was able to restrain the black market forces behind the black streets was that they did not have a unified organization and each operated independently. As long as they used their power to support another, the weak ones could check and balance each other, and the strong ones could break the balance or even destroy each other to enter a new balance.

So it is to cover up for their superiors, but it is not really protecting their interests at all, but protecting the interests of the parliament itself.

But now that it has been integrated by Sewell, no one knows where the funds will come from to maintain the situation, which has put the parliament in a passive position.

And Sewell seemed quite clear about this.

Rather than saying that the black market would cease to exist without parliament, it is better to say that without the black market, parliament would not have an important source of kickbacks. Who doesn't want to make some money, openly or secretly? So parliament has even less reason to fight against the black market. It's just that the previous situation was that the black market was at a disadvantage.

"So in that case, you don't want to continue cooperating with the parliament?" Leo simply got straight to the point and talked about the demands.

"Hahaha, if you came to talk to me like this, I would have thought that you really are not hiding anything. Your style is really different from the parliament that likes to cover up." Sewell laughed again. He did not expect that Leo actually acknowledged the hypocrisy of the parliament in disguise. This is very different from those who came to negotiate before and were accustomed to hypocritically compromising.

Because even if the parliament acted unethically, cooperation would still be beneficial. Sewell had just integrated his power, so there was no need to come into conflict with the parliament too early.

However, not everyone can agree to his demands, and not everyone can withstand his methods.

"If you want to, tell me your idea. Previously, the parliament always took at least 30% of the operating profits. We can take a step back and only take 20%. How about it?" Leo immediately showed weakness. However, this was something the parliament had carefully considered. In the past, the black market forces did not have an organizational system and the staff was loose. Although they were operating in gray or even black profit-making industries, the profits were far from reaching the limit.

This time, Sewell has unified and integrated the black market, so the operating efficiency will definitely be improved. It seems to be only 20%, but it is likely to be more than the previous 30%.

Since the black market is even more out of control, it would be fine for them to show appropriate respect in the early stages. Moreover, showing weakness now is also in line with Sewell's desire to express a strong attitude, which should be beneficial to the smooth progress of the negotiations.

After that, the parliament got a better grasp of Sewell's background and it was not impossible to take further action.

After all, he has a secretary who is from a race known for betrayal.

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