The middle-aged man obviously cared, or rather, he had no way not to care. This could be said to concern his future prospects and even his personal safety; if anything went wrong, he might very well have to pay with his life.
Forcing himself to calm down, the middle-aged man spoke evenly, "Since you aren't satisfied with the price I offered, then please, state your conditions."
As he spoke, he couldn't help feeling puzzled. He had clearly planned to get him to defect and help control Adison Claire—how had things developed to this point?
However, Xiao Tian didn't give him much time to react. After what he'd just said, he could basically be certain that the Water Drop Organization wouldn't rashly send people over. At least within the agreed one-hour window, both he and Adison Claire were safe.
As for after an hour, once they failed to see any auction announcement appear on the Dark List, the lie would naturally fall apart on its own.
