Once, I wanted to be a good person

Fang Ze probably really never expected that after meeting him, he would also be so arrogant.

Therefore, the man took a deep look at Fang Ze, then slowly and heavily asked, "You should know who I am, right?"

Fang Ze... ignored him.

He simply looked down at his watch, "4 minutes 40 seconds."

Perhaps because he had always held high positions over the years, no one had ever dared to speak to him in such a manner, the man felt anger spread within him, a vein on his forehead twitching slightly.

He wanted to rage.

However, upon remembering that Fang Ze was a rare commodity, holding in his hand the sole Faith Ascension Path in the entire federation, he could only suppress the anger in his heart and then try to speak.

At that moment, Fang Ze spoke again, "4 minutes 30 seconds."

Man: !!

Finally, the man couldn't wait any longer, and he directly said, "We of the Jiang Family can help you take control of the Security Bureau of Emerald City."

Fang Ze glanced at him, "No need. Thank you. 4 minutes 20 seconds."

Man: !

Taking a deep breath, the man then said, "We can also give you 50 million Lini."

This time, Fang Ze didn't even bother to speak, just looked at his watch, his lips moving slightly as if he were counting.

The vein on the man's forehead throbbed again.

This time, he hurried his speech, "We can also help you resolve the Yang Transformation stage death case. Make it so that this case won't affect you!"

"If you are still not satisfied, in addition to the above, we can also offer you ten Different Race beauties!"

Having said that, he paused then added, "By solving your crisis, we have offered you power, wealth, and women."

He looked deeply at Fang Ze, then said emphatically, "These terms are not low. Fang Ze."

This time, Fang Ze stopped counting.

He raised his head, looking at the man as if he were looking at a fool, then said, "First of all, asking someone if they know you is really low."

"If you are famous, you don't need to ask, others will know who you are."

"If you're not famous, and you ask but people don't know, isn't that very embarrassing?"

"Moreover, does it even matter if they know you? Does that mean negotiations are unnecessary?"

"I only intend to possibly cooperate with you. I may not even need to."

"Your identity holds no value for me."

"So, asking me if I know you... tsk tsk," said Fang Ze, slowly shaking his head.

Perhaps no one had ever dared to mock him to his face before, the man's face turned red with anger.

As if he hadn't seen this, Fang Ze continued after shaking his head, "Secondly, I think the terms you've offered show no sincerity."

"One, the death at the Yang Transformation stage was brought on by Jiang Cheng's assassination attempt on me."

"Your family is the instigator of the problem. It has nothing to do with me."

"So, using this issue as a bargaining chip, don't you find it laughable?"

"Two, you said you could help me take control of the Security Bureau."

"But the Security Bureau isn't even within your sphere of influence. Helping me take control of the Security Bureau – are you actually helping me, or are you just expanding your own territory?"

"Three, those ten Different Race women."

"Not to mention if they are truly beautiful, even if they are, who knows if there are spies among them from your family?"

"Who would dare to use them carelessly?"

"Four... and most importantly. You said you would compensate me with 100 million Lini..."

The man corrected, "50 million Lini."

Fang Ze, "Oh, 150 million Lini."

Man: ...

Fang Ze, "Over these ten years, to obtain the Faith Ascension Path, you've been supplying several dozen Qin 28s every year to the eight major factions."

"It's worth several billion a year."

"And now, you're selling the Faith Ascension Path directly to me for just two billion Lini?"

Having said this, Fang Ze couldn't help looking towards the man and said, "Doesn't that seem a bit too cheap?"

After Fang Ze finished speaking, the man looked at Fang Ze, just looked.

A moment later, he said, "Qin 28 is bought by the eight major factions at a high price, not given by us. You are conflating concepts."

"Besides, what I promised was 50 million Lini, not two billion."

Having said that, perhaps feeling that continuing this argument was pointless, the man fell silent for a moment, then blurted, "Let's not beat around the bush."

"State your terms. You must have a suitable price in mind, right?"

At the man's words, Fang Ze immediately smiled.

He said, "Of course."

Man, "Say it."

Fang Ze, "I want Jiang Cheng's life."

The man's expression froze, his pupils slightly constricted as he said decisively, "Impossible!"

....

Half an hour later, Fang Ze hung up the communication, satisfied.

Of course, he hadn't achieved his goal: the Jiang Family would absolutely not sacrifice the life of a Legitimate Lineage for something whose effect was still unknown.

But that did not prevent Fang Ze from asking for the sky with this bargaining chip in hand.

After all, during the negotiation with the man, whenever he was dissatisfied with the terms, he would directly use it as an excuse to start over, "I still find myself more interested in Jiang Cheng's life."

Each time, the man's forehead would bulge with veins as he restarted negotiations.

Of course, there were a few times when the negotiations nearly broke down, but in the end, Fang Ze always pulled them back.

After all, though the Faith Ascension Path was important, nobody knew if it was actually a successful path, nor did anyone know if the genius of the Jiang Family truly wished to undergo Spirit Ascension through this particular path.