"Tell all our men to retreat right away!" Brian commanded with a cold tone.
"Anyway, I currently have no plans on learning the truth, and I know for sure that the thing that happened to Steven Xia in the past isn't as simple as I thought."
"Someone from the military could've stepped in it,"
Vincent added.
A cold sneer curled Brian's lips. "It may not necessarily have something to do with the military," he said slowly.
"It's true that Jonny Zeng didn't take his part," Vincent replied calmly with an indifferent expression.
"But, I would like to believe that Jenifer Zeng's power and means are nothing less threatening than her grandfather's," he added.
"Her purpose is just Edgar," Brian said plainly.
He never once took that woman seriously.
"So, how should I reply to the buyer of the intelligence?" Vincent asked as his face twitched a bit.
Obviously, he was quite perplexed about how he should solve that question.
In the past, if a buyer asked to buy some intelligence from them, they would often give them great answers. But this time, since Richie got involved, they wouldn't be able to carry their investigation.
Vincent couldn't think of a way to address their problem and what to do next, for such situation never happened to the XK Intelligence Agency before.
"Well, there is nothing we can do but to refuse him," Brian said in a simple manner as if they were discussing a small matter.
His answer seemed like he didn't care whether the deal would be carried or not.
Vincent knitted his eyebrows and stared at Brian with a puzzled face.
Although Richie was Brian's father and the former boss of the XK Intelligence Agency, it was Brian who was currently in the position to be in charge of it.
Brian gave a sly smile as he said flatly," The XK won't continue the deal.
Tell him that the XK owes him a favor, and I will compensate him by offering a humble present."
Vincent remained silent. Deep inside, he clearly understood the depth of Brian's words. The "present" would clearly be a lot more valuable for that buyer.
However, Vincent felt that Brian's decision to put a halt on the investigation wasn't caused by Richie's interference alone.
Brian had always been haughty and arrogant since he was very young. He even managed to fool his father when he was still a little kid.
Anybody who knew him well enough wouldn't believe that he made a decision to stop the investigation just because of Richie's interference.
But, nobody would understand why he made such decision unless he would say the reason himself.
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