Chapter Ninety-Seven: Negotiations Fail!

“Send someone to negotiate with Chen Yi.”

The CEO’s words left the others staring in stunned silence.

“But that man is extremely domineering. He may not be willing.”

“Whether he is willing or not, you still have to go and talk to him.”

He swept a fierce glance across everyone and snapped, “If we don’t do this now and the matter blows up later, who among you will be able to handle it? Let me make this clear: for what happened today, I will not let any of you off.”

Seeing the affair spiraling out of control, even the organization members who had originally wanted to smooth things over began trembling at that moment, knowing there was no longer any way to conceal it.

If they kept hesitating like this, then by the time all the people who had made enemies of Chen Yi went to reconcile with him, it would already be too late to try to communicate. So at this moment, most of them still made a cautious choice.

The CEO then spoke again in a grave and earnest tone.

“I know that in some matters, everyone hopes to handle things peacefully. But that brat Chen Yi possesses far too many strange abilities. We have to make full use of him, so unless absolutely necessary, we cannot fall out with him. Listen carefully—do you understand?”

The few exchanged glances and fell silent. Since their boss had said as much, there was naturally no room for further change.

Still, doubts lingered in their hearts. Given his character, could he really command the world and become its king? He might not even be able to truly suppress Chen Yi.

The CEO did not care about their suspicion. He only thought that as long as he persisted, that would be enough. In any case, sooner or later, he would be able to deal with all the unruly ones. That was sufficient.

When Chen Yi received a peace proposal from the X Consortium, he gave a soft, derisive laugh and looked at everyone beside him.

“In your opinion, should we reconcile?”

“No.”

Everyone immediately spoke up. “Why should we reconcile? It has come to this already. Now they want peace with us—there’s absolutely no meaning in that.”

At this point, Old K could not help but interject from the side. “The X Consortium being willing to talk peace with you is already an enormous honor.”

“Shut up.”

Xiao Zhang kicked him in the abdomen and let out a cold snort. “You son of a bitch, you still dare to chatter here? Do you know I can blow your head off in a matter of minutes?”

Seeing how agitated he was, Chen Yi pulled him aside.

“Xiao Zhang, this isn’t the time to lose your temper with him.”

“I know.”

Xiao Zhang nodded, still snorting coldly.

“Someone like him isn’t even fit to polish my shoes.”

He spat in the enemy’s direction, then turned to Chen Yi.

“The X Consortium is a backtracking bunch. They never honor what they promise.”

“That’s why I never said I’d cooperate with them.”

Chen Yi smiled again, his gaze unwavering.

“What we need to do is become a singular existence in this world, answerable to no one. Freedom belongs to us. So rest assured: since I stand on your side, there is no way I’d collaborate with them to do anything that would hurt you.”

Thank you.

Yet after seeing the look in Chen Yi’s eyes, Xiao Zhang slowly lowered his fist, gave a cold huff, and turned away.

“I’ll let you off this time.”

“I still think they won’t give up so easily.”

Xiao Zhang looked back at Chen Yi once more.

“Boss, do you think this matter should…”

“No need for you to worry.”

Chen Yi waved him off again and smiled faintly.

“I know how to handle it.”

If he did not want to respond, then he would not respond. That was Chen Yi’s decision.

On the CEO’s side, they waited for a long time with no reply, and naturally understood Chen Yi’s choice. He was instantly enraged.

He had not expected Chen Yi to go this far. It truly left him baffled.

After taking a deep breath, his eyes turned sharp.

“Someone, prepare military forces immediately. I want to suppress them by force.”

“You need to think this through.”

A person nearby spoke up at once. “Boss, if you launch a war against Chen Yi today, and later he refuses to acknowledge the debt, then you yourself will have to bear tremendous pressure. Is that really acceptable?”

“I don’t care about any of that.”

Facing everyone’s attempts to persuade him, the man remained obstinately himself. “If he doesn’t give me an explanation for what happened today, then I will not let this go.”

The fire in his eyes burned once more, and the CEO also decided not to indulge Chen Yi any longer. But Chen Yi had already prepared for this; before the other side could make a move, he fired three torpedoes first.

Xiao Zhang was at the controls of the submarine. After Old K was captured, the submarine had been left unused, so at this moment, for the CEO and all the members of the X Organization on their side, it was a devastating blow.

Seeing the vast disparity in strength no longer so overwhelming, the CEO also began to panic. The zombies would be attacking again soon, and pouring their strength into a direct clash with Chen Yi would hardly be a wise move.

For that reason, he took the initiative to seek peace.

Xiao Zhang immediately relayed the news to Chen Yi via phone, but Chen Yi had a different view on the matter.

If they wanted mercy, then they had to produce absolute strength and something of real value. A casual sentence like that was far too fanciful.

“From this moment on, all of you keep a close watch on those warships. Warn them that any naval vessel approaching our territory or the range of the Great Kunpeng will be sunk, and everything aboard will be confiscated.”

The Great Kunpeng’s operational range?

Xiao Zhang turned his head and glanced, instantly understanding Chen Yi’s meaning.

Everything within a thousand kilometers was within the Great Kunpeng’s reach, and after this news spread, the CEO’s face turned ashen.

Chen Yi’s appetite was simply too large, so large that he could not accept it.

At this time, the soldiers who had already prepared everything also stepped forward and said shakily, “Boss, now…”

“Get lost. All of you, get out of here!”

Seeing their boss so enraged, the soldiers retreated in fear and trepidation.

At this moment, the CEO understood that fighting was not an option, and scolding was not an option either. Meeting Chen Yi had truly brought them catastrophic misfortune.

Thinking it over carefully, if they had been a little more prudent and let General K make the move only after further deliberation, perhaps things would not have come to this.

Chastened by bitter experience, the CEO immediately changed course, his gaze becoming razor-sharp.

“Withdraw a thousand kilometers. As for the conditions they want, satisfy them first. Once the zombies weaken Chen Yi and his side’s combat strength, we will resume the battle. Not now!”