Free Web NovelChapter 393: Chapter 272: Olive Branch from the Raven’s Nest (Part 3)
This refusal was unexpected for Hong Chenle. He thought Su Mo was just being polite, so he said in a gentle tone, "Director Su, what do you mean by ’no work, no reward’? It’s just a gesture to express my intention, nothing more."
Su Mo: "If you gave me a symbolic three or five hundred red envelope, I’d certainly take it shamelessly. But you’re handing over things worth over a billion, that’s not something that can be justified as just a gesture."
Hong Chenle patiently explained, "It really is just a gesture. If Director Su finds it strange, you can think of it as the Edge’s compensation to you all."
"A few months ago, my father blocked the frontier, prohibiting mercenaries from entering or leaving, which caused you all significant losses. Consider these gifts as the Edge’s compensation to you all."
Su Mo said blandly, "Mercenaries is an industry that values practicality over theory, everything speaks with strength."
"Back then, who do we blame for being intimidated by Hong Quansheng? Blame your Edge? No, we should blame ourselves."
"It’s because our strength wasn’t strong enough that we suffered losses these months. The Edge doesn’t need to rush to put this debt on itself, otherwise, we owe this favor and it will be hard to repay in the future."
Hong Chenle really couldn’t understand what Su Mo was trying to do, refusing good stuff delivered to his doorstep?
He could only patiently say, "Director Su, saying this is treating me like an outsider. These are truly freely given, I’m not expecting any return."
Su Mo: "I said, I understand your intention. As for the things... it’s hard to talk when eating others’ food and weak when taking others’ things."
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Lucifer couldn’t sit still any longer and slammed the table in anger: "Su! You’re saying all the good things, right? You’re making it hard for us to accept it!"
Su Mo shrugged: "You can take it if you want, why care about me? I’m not your boss, you can take it if you want, don’t if you don’t want to."
Each director looked at each other, for a moment, all hesitated because of Su Mo.
Chiyoda Shinnai twirled a strand of hair around her fingertip, playfully looked at Lucifer, and teased, "Leader of the Seven Stars, make a statement for everyone~"
Everyone turned their gaze to Lucifer.
Lucifer was pushed out, and frowned for a moment.
But he wasn’t polite, hesitated only for a moment, took the box, and placed it steadily by his feet, then glanced at Su Mo: "Since it’s a gift, why refuse it for nothing? We’ve all come out as mercenaries, why act so high and mighty?"
With Lucifer leading, others also moved, all taking the boxes.
Just as Shangguan Li was also about to take the box, Su Mo reached out from under the table and quietly grabbed her wrist.
He looked deeply at Shangguan Li and shook his head slightly.
Shangguan Li looked at Su Mo’s eyes, not understanding his intention.
Mo Xue and Edge had a relationship.
But it’s not particularly deep at the moment.
Shangguan Li didn’t know why Su Mo was stopping her, nor was she at the level of unconditional trust with him.
Moreover, she had her own considerations.
Eventually, Shangguan Li quietly freed herself from Su Mo’s hand, took the box full of prosthetic modification components, and placed it by her feet.
Hong Chenle said with pleasure, "Thank you all for your support. Of course, I have no intention of complaining about Director Su. If you really don’t want to accept it, I won’t force it. Just like Director Su said, the intention is what counts."
Su Mo looked at Shangguan Li’s profile and couldn’t help but sigh secretly.
He recalled the text message Qi Ling sent a moment ago.
Only one line:
[Wolves are eavesdropping on you]
