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Chapter 288 - 207: Peace

Chapter 288: Chapter 207: Peace

Earth Wolf Twelve felt that this was neither an assassination nor a stealthy investigation.

They swaggered down the corridors of the Laurel, with leisure to appreciate the scenery along the way—this flagship bore the heavy history of the Shan Clan, with oil paintings neatly arrayed on both sides of the residential area’s walls, depicting the heads of the Silver Lotus Family through the ages, as well as some Clan members who had driven the development of the Shanqi Commerce Association.

For a Shan Clan person, being displayed in the corridors of the Laurel in such a manner was an utmost honor.

Perhaps to avoid unnecessary disputes and sacrifices, the two hadn’t encountered any security personnel along the way, and Mingyuan gave sincere greetings to the servants working hard on the ship.

It was a big ship, and the daily maintenance was not easy; he didn’t want to cause trouble for these hardworking servants.

It took half an hour to arrive at the master bedroom, passing through the energy core, the banquet hall, and the library, before finally reaching the quarters of the ship’s master.

It was said that each head of the Silver Lotus Family had spent their lives here, and compared to his predecessors, Morgan VII was an innovator; he lived a life without marrying or having children, continuing his existence in the digital world, where in another virtual realm, he attained a life almost eternal.

But there were also rumors that the young, handsome, and wealthy Morgan VII had many romantic escapades, fathering a dozen illegitimate children, for whom the family had to pay a considerable sum every year to pacify.

Throughout their interstellar travels, Earth Wolf Twelve had heard many rumors about Morgan VII; they talked about them all the way, and when they arrived at the door of the master bedroom, this interstellar cowboy was talking about Isaac Morgan, with the legend that the galactic assassin Ava Qiao had been hired by one of Morgan VII’s illegitimate children.

Not everyone within the family was happy to see Morgan VII remain indefinitely in the position of family head.

Out of politeness, Mingyuan knocked on the door to the master bedroom.

Footsteps came from behind the door, and soon, the butler whom they had seen at the banquet hall opened the door for them.

"The family head has been waiting for the two of you for quite some time," he said.

The butler was prepared for their arrival, leading them into the conference room.

Usually only high-ranking members of the Shan Clan were allowed to come here, a room where countless decisions affecting the future of the universe had been made.

The image of Morgan VII was there, dressed in a fitting suit, like a gentleman from the last century.

The image was projected by a small box.

In fact, if the information networks of those legendary assassins in the "prison" had been a bit more extensive, they would have realized the futility of their assassination attempts.

Because this small box was merely a "player," casting Morgan VII’s consciousness from the digital world into reality, destroying the box could do no harm to Morgan VII, and the family could mass-produce countless identical boxes at any time.

The real issue was that aside from Morgan VII and his most trusted team of scientists, no one knew how to enter the digitalized virtual world—not even his relatives, with their complicated ties.

"Normally, I do not meet with anyone outside my family here, but for you, Mr. Mingyuan, I am willing to make an exception," Morgan VII said.

The butler then retreated to the doorway, closed the conference room’s door, and locked it.

"So, what brings you to my ship, taking such a risk through Fold Jump?"

"There was an incident today at the Gear Hotel: the director and his entourage were affected by some kind of energy, becoming irritable and highly aggressive. Our professional security officer, Earth Wolf Twelve, believes that this energy most likely originated from the Laurel," Mingyuan got straight to the point.

When the turn came for Earth Wolf Twelve to speak, he was indeed struck dumb for quite a while.

Earth wolf Twelve thought himself to be among the most straightforward people, but he found that Mingyuan’s way of dealing with matters was even more direct than his.

There were no pleasantries, no beating around the bush, but a direct accusation against Morgan VII, implying that he and the Laurel had tampered with the Gear Hotel.

This was a very serious accusation.

Morgan VII turned to Earth Wolf Twelve and, with no choice but to stand his ground, said, "Indeed, we have sufficient reasons to suspect that the Laurel interfered with the order of the summit."

"Assuming your conjecture is correct, I want to know what your demands are?"

Morgan VII asked.

"Please cease your interference with the summit immediately and let it proceed smoothly."

Duan Mingyuan said, sincerely hoping that Morgan VII was an enlightened man so that many conflicts could be avoided.

Upon hearing this, Morgan VII was quite surprised, "Is that all?"

Duan Mingyuan was noncommittal.

"Power, leverage... or at the very least, I thought you would extort a hefty surety from the family. I believe if you could find some substantial evidence, there would be many media outlets willing to pay a high price for such explosive information."

"We won’t need those."

"You really are a terrible businessman."

Morgan VII’s face suddenly turned cold, his disappointment turning into some anger, "Think about it, you’ve risked your lives and owe the Eastern Battlefront a huge favor just to barely make it in front of me, and all you want is for us to stop interfering with the summit."

He always believed that high risks should correspond to high returns.

Duan Mingyuan’s words had greatly disappointed Morgan VII, not only exposing the recklessness of the two men but also making him doubt the future cooperation with Duan Mingyuan and even the entire Blue Star.

A foolish partner could bring unimaginable trouble to the Chamber of Commerce, no matter how special their identities were.

"That’s not necessary," Duan Mingyuan refused again, "It’s our matter."

"No, of course it’s not just your matter."

Morgan VII shook his head, hoping the future partner of the Shan Clan would be a wise and ambitious person.

Clearly, Duan Mingyuan did not meet his criteria.

Reckless, foolish, and stubbornly independent.

"Mr. Mingyuan, I hope you understand the uniqueness of this meeting. For most people, just seeing me would consume all the good luck of their lifetimes,"

Morgan VII said, "Look around this room, you could get unimaginable things here."

"I have already stated what I want."

"To have the family stop interfering with the summit?"

Morgan VII sneered, suddenly finding the person before him so naive that it was almost laughable.

"You can think of it that way,"

Duan Mingyuan said, "Or you could call it peace."