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The young people present all respected Han Gao's authority, but despite this, their gazes toward Lin Chen were cold and sinister.
However, Lin Chen still noticed that some of these gazes were directed at Shude Mai.
The meeting room fell silent as waiters brought drinks from the back and poured them into everyone's glasses.
"Made in Tequila, using pure blue agave, it's top-quality," Henkel explained. "Hope you enjoy it!"
Lin Chen smiled and picked up his wine glass: "The wine that the senior likes must be top-notch."
Everyone raised their glasses together and drank the wine in one gulp.
The drink went down my throat, and it felt like a fiery fireball rolling into my stomach.
Henkel's taste was indeed different from that of ordinary people.
[System Check-in: Henkel!]
[Check-in Rewards: 500 Strength! 500 Agility! 500 Defense! Word of Power: Holy Judgment!]
[Current Host Attributes]
[Bloodline Rank: S-Rank!]
[Alchemy Level: S+! Skills: Conceptual Armament, Life Creation, Spirit Reforging, Spatial Opening, Elemental Displacement!]
[Words of Power: Emperor, Vacuum Serpent, Bronze Throne, Weasel, Time Zero, Blazing Sun, Discipline, Monarch's Flame, Do Not Die, Hypnosis, Candle Dragon, Dustless Land, Heaven and Earth as Furnace, Celestial Evolution, Mirror Eye, Eye of the Wind King! Shiva 667 Karma Dance, Holy Judgment!]
[Skills: Close Combat S-rank, Firearms Proficiency A-rank, Knife Proficiency S+-rank, Driving Skills A-rank, Swimming Proficiency A-rank, Gaming Proficiency A-rank, Psychological Analysis A-rank, Business Acumen S-rank, Diving Proficiency S-rank, Ninjutsu A-rank, Profiling!]
【Strength: 8500】
[Agility: 8500]
[Defense: 8500]
Everyone in the room put down their glasses, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
According to Chinese custom, after everyone sits down and finishes drinking, the next step is to eat.
But there were no dishes on the conference table in front of them, and Henkel and the young man's eyes fell on Lin Chen.
Clearly, in their eyes, Lin Chen was the one to be served.
Lin Chen toyed with the wine glass on the table, and then looked up at Han Gao.
"here we go?"
A young man stood up from his seat. He was a man with a neat mustache and long hair, and he looked like an artist.
The man with the mustache stared at Lin Chen: "College student, you injured one of our men. You need to give an explanation!"
This is the first time I've ever been called a college student. Although it's meant as sarcastic, it still sounds kind of funny.
Lin Chen looked at him slowly: "Injured someone? When did this happen? This is the first time I've gone out in a week!"
"It wasn't you! It was her!" The man with the mustache pointed at Mai Shude beside Lin Chen. "It was your people who did this!"
Lin Chen turned to look at Jiu De Mai, whose face was as cold and stern as a knife.
Mai Shude coldly replied, "I did it!"
The man with the mustache slammed his fist on the table and stood up: "You're still so arrogant!"
Mai Shude's voice remained indifferent: "Is this what you call arrogance? I've already shown them mercy, okay? The fact that the two of them are still sitting here having a meeting shows I've already been lenient!"
Beside the mustachioed man were two men with bandages wrapped around their necks.
They are the new generation of heirs to two families, and the wounds on their bodies come from Mai Shutoku.
The man with the mustache looked at Lin Chen: "It's just a business negotiation, and you're already resorting to violence? College student, is this how I manage my subordinates?"
Lin Chen shrugged: "You're right, it's just a business negotiation, but as far as I know, you threatened first and then attacked first. We were just defending ourselves!"
"You..." The man with the mustache's gaze turned sinister. "Are you challenging us? Do you think you have the ability? Do you think you can walk out of this door today?"
"Young man, you're quite interesting." Lin Chen laughed. "When we talk about strength, you talk to us about reason, but when we turn around and start talking about reason, you start blaming strength again. You pretty Chinese are really good at playing the double standard!"
The man with the mustache trembled; clearly, Lin Chen's words had struck a nerve.
But he quickly regained his composure and replied evasively, "Stop talking nonsense. This is not a place for you Chinese to run wild!"
Lin Chen's tone remained relaxed: "The ones who are injured are these two gentlemen covered in bandages, right? I'm really sorry to have injured your family's heir like this. Mai, I always tell you to be more composed, how could you just resort to violence like that!"
Mai nodded; she didn't need to refute Lin Chen's words.
But the young people at the table turned pale.
Lin Chen's words were not a criticism of Jiu Demai at all, but a veiled sarcasm directed at the young people in front of him.
Henkel had obviously heard this as well, and he tapped the table lightly with his fingers.
"Alright," Han Gao said, "You're all so incompetent, how dare you continue to be so aggressive? Shut up!"
This wasn't a heavy statement, but the young people wisely kept quiet.
Han Gao looked at Lin Chen: "Young people can be a bit hot-tempered, please don't mind them."
Lin Chen smiled slightly: "I won't stoop to their level!"
The young man clenched his fist again under the table!
Henkel continued, "Let's get down to business. I don't know much about the competition in the business world, but there has to be a solution."
“Okay,” Lin Chen said. “I wonder what Mr. Han Gao’s attitude is.”
"I'd like to hear your opinion first."
Lin Chen shrugged: "If you put it my way, then it's fair competition. The market is only so big. Every day, tens of thousands of companies go bankrupt, and tens of thousands of companies are established. Whoever gets the spoils, gets them."
Mr. Henkel nodded: "That's right, that's how it works in the business world! But we're a hybrid race..."
Han Gao didn't finish his sentence; he left the conversation to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen's lips curled into a smile: "Yes, we are mixed-race, then I understand."
The man with the mustache started to get restless again: "What do you understand?"
"I understand your attitude!" Lin Chen said quietly. "I understand... I will do what I need to do next."
"You want to fight, you bastard?"
"I didn't say that!"
Lin Chen stood up from his chair and looked down at everyone present with disdain.
“I’m not a proactive person, and I don’t know much about business. But to me, the world is black and white. If you’re innocent, we’ll be innocent too, and everything will be fine.”
Lin Chen paused for a moment, then continued speaking slowly and deliberately.
"But if it gets dark and the lights are turned on, I can't guarantee how many people will still be sitting here!"
Lin Chen turned around, took Jiu Demai with him, and strode out of the conference room.
The young people in the meeting room were furious; they slammed their fists on the table and tried to rush out.
The waiters also sensed the unusual atmosphere; weapons were hidden beneath their loose suits!
184: Angers and Henkel's Past! A Feast of Wine and Meat!
Everyone in the conference room was prepared; they were waiting to chase after them and kill them to silence them.
But Henkel's soft cough drew everyone's attention.
The young people looked at Han Gao, who poured himself a glass of wine.
“Alright,” Han Gao said. “Sit down. There’s no point in chasing after them; you’re no match for them.”
The young people remained silent.
Although these words sound harsh, they are an undeniable fact.
Two of them had previously fought with Mai Shutoku, and both suffered broken bones and injuries.
For hybrids, this level of damage is not serious, and they can recover in just a few days.
But normally they are high-ranking family heirs, so the psychological blow to them is clearly more severe than the physical one.
Han Gao took a sip of his drink: "Just one of Lin Chen's secretaries easily injured two of you. If it really came down to a fight, neither of you would be a match for her, let alone the unfathomable Lin Chen!"
The man with the mustache couldn't help but exclaim, "How is that possible! He's just a college student at Kassel College. So what if he's S-rank? Could he really kill the Dragon King with his bare hands?"
A young man nearby chimed in, "Yeah, just an S-rank student can kill the Dragon King. It seems the world of dragons isn't so scary after all!"
"With so many of us, how could we not even handle him alone! He looks ordinary, and he's not even as old as me!"
"And in the end, they even dared to spout nonsense, thinking that our North American mixed-race organization is just child's play?"
"..."
Henkel slowly sipped his wine, finally setting his glass down.
“Enough!” Hango said. “This is where you fall short of Kassel College. From the very first day they enter the school, the students there clearly know that their mission is to slay dragons. Whether it’s an internship or a mission, it’s all related to dragons!”
The man with the mustache raised his hand: "So what? In the face of absolute strength and bloodline, we have an absolute advantage!"
Han Gao sighed: "But you don't understand dragons. The world of dragons is completely different from what you imagine."