Brian suddenly frowned tightly. He stopped his work at hand immediately and looked at Tony. Tony nodded to confirm his words, which made Brian frown even more deeply.
"What shall we do next, Mr. Brian Long?" Tony asked. Brian Long had already anticipated what Justin might do and had planned to address the problem at once. However, things would be different should Mr. Eric Long get involved. Brian had to consider and think whether his move would be too aggressive since getting Eric involved meant getting Dragon Island involved. But he would never allow anything to interrupt the business of Dragon Island.
"We have to stop it for now," Brian said distantly. There was no emotion shown on his cool face at all. He cast a sidelong look at Tony who was about to say something yet refrained it and then lowered his head to concentrate on his work. Finally, he raised his head when he finished all the papers and said slowly,"Tell Vincent to give absolute authority to the special soldiers. I don't like it when things are delayed."
"Yes," Tony replied firmly and then left.
After Tony left the room, Brian took out his phone and dialed. He spoke fluently when the phone was answered by someone,"Sam, this is Emperor."
"Hello, Emperor," Sam replied in a low voice then continued,"I heard from my secretary that you have called me many times!"
"Yes, I did." Brian leaned against the back of his chair slowly. He knocked at the desk with his long fingers and said,"I'm still trying this time."
"You made it! How could someone like you who are in high standing in the society be so interested in me, a doctor who's already had his license revoked?" Sam teased.
"I don't mind it whether you have a license or not. I don't consider that important," Brian's voice sounded indifferent and calm. "I only care about those who are useful to me. I would not save my sincerity even for a beggar."
Sam was obviously thrilled to hear that. However, he kept his happiness inside his heart deliberately and pretended that he was not moved at all. He asked in a seemingly distant tone,"So, what can I do for you?"
"I have a very important friend who is unable to speak since someone has drugged her…" Brian emphasized the words "very important" when he said it deliberately and then stopped, waiting for Sam's response.
Sam was not a fool and he knew what Brian meant, of course. He smiled coldly and mocked,"That kind of drug is developed and made by those brazen guys. They didn't research on it to contribute but to take advantage of it illegally. The compositions are quite pungent. Since there is nobody seeking for the antidote, no one has ever made any research on it so far either."
"That's why I am calling you!" Brian did not take Sam's words seriously and merely restated his reason for calling him. He said domineeringly,"You can ask anything you like from me. The only thing you have to do is to make her be able to speak!"
Sam was silent for a while. He did not expect that Brian would be so aggressive even when he was talking to him through the phone. He felt so stressed while Brian was speaking to him that he almost forgot to breathe. He swallowed a bit and then replied,"I need a fully-equipped research laboratory."
"Okay! Someone will discuss it with you later," Brian promised briefly without hesitation.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Love Began with the First Meeting