Wow! My wife is beautiful and obedient, everyone envies her!

Dunlop actually repeated this question twice.

He wouldn't let go of the question: 'If the Davis family's hounds don't obey your commands, whose commands do they obey?'

Noah already knew what Dunlop was planning.

They simply wanted to get compensation from Noah.

Putting aside the losses in the mining area, the Leopold family must compensate the seventy-eight miners whose fates are unknown!

The four major families wield absolute power in the Northern Continent; they are the law here, so many legal provisions that can arrest others are ineffective against them.

However, if someone deliberately uses this incident to tarnish the Leopold family's reputation and incites people to boycott the Leopold family.

The Leopold family is not far from its downfall. Dunlop is sticking to Noah, actually trying to shift the blame onto him and make the Davis family take the fall.

Noah saw through Dunlop's scheme, but remained calm and composed, saying, "Mr. Dunlop, you are the head of the Leopold family, and you are not stupid. Why insist on this issue?"

"We recently collaborated on a promising project. Before the project even yielded results, you're already trying to sabotage me behind my back? Do you think I'm stupid? If I really wanted to get back at you, I'd do it after the project was completed. So, stop with the nonsense and just tell me what you want."

Noah spoke so bluntly that even if Dunlop wanted to continue acting, he couldn't.

"The compensation for the seventy-eight miners will be paid by the Davis family, and an additional 300 million will be paid to the Leopold family."

Upon hearing the figure of three hundred million, Noah raised a slight eyebrow. "Mr. Dunlop, are you trying to sever our cooperation by making such a demand?"

"As far as I know, you've been mining in that Gangdia mine for three years, and the coal is almost gone. You're asking for 300 million? Believe me or not, I can bring down your Leopold family."

Noah's voice was cold, carrying an undeniable killing intent.

Dunlop could hear the seriousness and earnestness in his words; Noah truly possessed a ruthless streak of 'If you dare to ask for an exorbitant amount, I'll kill you.'

Dunlop was a little flustered, but he was unwilling to admit defeat verbally. "Noah, even if the coal mine is almost exhausted, it is still worth hundreds of millions. Regardless of whether those three hounds were ordered by someone to blow up the mine, it is still the fault of your Davis family. You have to take responsibility for this!"

"The hound is dead. You're just showing me a piece of skin like this and claiming it's from the Davis family. Go out there and tell them how many people will believe you," Noah said coldly, crossing his long legs.

Information spreads very slowly in this world, and the right to disseminate most of the information is in the hands of the four major families.

Putting aside everything else, the right to disseminate information in Juecheng is in the hands of the Davis family. As long as the Davis family determines that the evidence submitted by Dunlop is a false accusation, they can use the newspaper to print newspapers and spread the news widely.

Others would only think of the Leopold family's mining area as an explosion, but in order to avoid compensation issues, the Leopold family actually fabricated false evidence to falsely accuse the Davis family.

The Leopold family's reputation was instantly ruined.

Even though the Leopold family also controlled some newspapers with information dissemination rights, they couldn't compete with the Davis family in terms of sheer numbers.

“Noah, aren’t you afraid I’ll tell the other two families about what you’ve done by acting like a scoundrel?” Leopold asked.

Noah remained calm. "Why do you think he'll believe you? And why do you think they'll listen to you for their own benefit and ostracize me?"

"you--!"

Dunlop was so angry he wanted to flip the table.

Without sufficient power and financial resources, even if Noah really did send people to bomb the mine, Dunlop could only secretly try to retaliate.

But can Davis's strength really retaliate?

"Noah, the Leopold family has suffered such heavy losses this time, your Davis family shouldn't think about standing idly by!"

"I didn't intend to stand idly by either. Mr. Dunlop, you're right about one thing: regardless of whose orders those three hounds took to blow up your mine, I bear responsibility. Therefore, I will be responsible for the compensation of the seventy-eight miners, and the rest..."

Noah deliberately left things in suspense, raising an eyebrow at Dunlop. "You need to strengthen security in the mines. Even if we have an agreement not to bomb the mines, that doesn't mean others won't. This time, three traitors from the Hound blew up your mines. If I really take action, how many of your Leopold family's mines can be saved?"

Noah spoke slowly and deliberately.

Dunlop remained silent.

He presented evidence that Noah could pay him enough money, but Noah silenced him with just a few words, leaving him speechless despite having the upper hand.

Dunlop did not want to end the negotiations there, saying, "In addition to the miners' compensation, I want another 100 million."

"Ten million, then we'll talk. The Davis family will not provide any compensation."

Noah's attitude was clear.

This is the biggest concession he can make.

Seeing his resolute expression, Dunlop knew he couldn't get any better terms, so he remained silent, pondering with lowered eyes if there was a better way.

At that moment, the office door opened.

Kyle led Andrei in.

"Master, Andrei has arrived."

With snowflakes still clinging to his hair, Andrei said, "Master, I have something to report to you."

"Is it about the city of Gundia?" Noah asked.

Andrei paused, glancing warily at Dunlop, unsure whether he should speak.

Noah said, "Let's get straight to the point. It's not very important news, but we can let Mr. Dunlop hear it too."

“Yes,” Andrei said. “The hounds from Gangdia City just sent word that three hounds have left their posts and cannot be contacted; their whereabouts are currently unknown.”

Andrei is the head of the hunting dogs, and the hunting dogs stationed in other areas will report to Andrei immediately if anything happens.

After receiving the message, Andrei then informed Noah.

The city of Gundia is three days' journey from the city of Jue. In such heavy snow, the messenger can only deliver the message on horseback. Although it is possible that the three hounds will have already returned to their post by the time the message is received, the fact that they are missing still needs to be reported to Noah.

Noah asked about the ages, appearances, and names of the three missing hunting dogs. Finally, Andrei told him that the three missing hunting dogs were trained by the old man and were around forty years old.

In five years, these three hunting dogs will be able to retire and live the lives of ordinary people.

After learning the names and appearances of the three hounds, Noah's gaze fell on Dunlop. "Mr. Dunlop, do the three missing hounds that Andre mentioned look the same as the three hounds that exploded in the mine?"