Doomsday Code

Chapter 883 Purpose Achieved

"Don't rush to refuse. This million isn't just for me. I'll also use my connections and relationships in other kingdoms to help you complete the tasks they have."

"I believe that if you can return with this merit, Your Majesty Hunmo will be generous in rewarding you."

"Iraf said with a smile."

Chen Cheng hesitated for a long time before finally speaking first:

"I need to go to the military camp of the Engra Kingdom. At least Lord City Lord, you should let me see the furs I want first."

Chen Cheng's words initially surprised Ailaf, but then he realized that Chen Cheng's reason for coming to him was to find a source of furs.

The method of accepting bribes was to directly sell all the goods for profit.

This method of whitewashing bribery is very crude, but bribery always has to be whitewashed eventually.

After all, everyone has a few political enemies, especially when it involves bribes amounting to millions; the matter still needs to be cleared.

Elav smiled and pointed at Chen Cheng, saying:

"Brother, you truly live up to your title as special envoy; your mind works incredibly fast. Of course, you want to see the goods. Let's do it tomorrow then. I'll have someone take you to see the goods tomorrow."

Then Elav rubbed his fingers together and said:

"But regarding the payment for the goods, do you think it's possible to pay a partial deposit first?"

This guy is indeed a greedy person; he wants money before anything has even started.

This time, Chen Cheng simply waved his hand and said:

"This might not work. After all, the quantity is too large, and the three of us can't possibly complete the payment settlement."

However, to put the city lord at ease, I am willing to give all the money I brought with me on this trip north, 50,000 gold coins.

Meanwhile, regarding the subsequent payment settlement, we can conduct the settlement with the person chosen by the city lord in the inland area before the goods arrive.

"What do you think of this, sir?"

Although Elaf's mind was influenced by Squidward, his greed was amplified, and he also became shrewd in matters of profit.

"Fifty thousand gold? After converting it into goods, the profit is only five hundred thousand gold. What about the remaining five hundred thousand?"

Elav tapped the table with his fingers.

As a notorious bribe-taker in the industry, everyone knew his rules: the deposit was at least 10%, and this amount was non-refundable regardless of success.

Of course, since he started doing things, I've never heard of him failing.

Therefore, many people, knowing that they have to pay a 10% deposit first, simply consider it as gaining priority in getting things done through him.

Therefore, as a secret envoy of the Hunmo Kingdom, he couldn't possibly be unaware of his own rules.

Clearly, in the eyes of the King of Hunmo, his value was only 500,000 gold.

Chen Cheng and Sheli exchanged a glance, then Chen Cheng spoke:

"Just like your rules, Lord City Lord, 10% is a deposit. And for us, the remaining 500,000 is a security deposit."

If things don't work out, the initial 500,000 will be completely wasted for us.

"We would never put up a million dollars to make a bet with an uncertain outcome."

At this moment, Chen Cheng also demonstrated his own strength, but this strength was essentially a powerless resistance after submission.

As for whether Ailaf would be angry and thus ruin the great affairs of the Hunmo Kingdom, it was not important to Chen Cheng. He had already achieved his goal and was just waiting to go to the military camp tomorrow.

Elaf was naturally very unhappy after hearing this, because in his opinion, the million was already his, and now they were going to deduct half a million. How could he feel good about this, since Squidward had stirred up his greed?

However, despite his greed, he had not completely lost his mind. He knew that he was not bargaining with two young men in front of him, but with an entire kingdom.

"Alright, alright, since you're a kingdom, I'll give His Majesty Hunmo face. Consider this 500,000 as my deposit."

However, this part of the deposit won't be so easy for you to get back; I'll be calculating interest on it.

"If I don't get satisfactory interest compensation afterward, then I think His Majesty Hunmo definitely doesn't want to see that happen."

Although everything that followed was just Chen Cheng playing around with this guy, he still felt extremely angry after hearing Elaf's insatiable words.

This isn't soliciting a bribe; it's blatant robbery.

However, perhaps because he was influenced by Squidward, his greed was amplified, which made him more sensitive to changes in his emotions.

Just as anger rose in Chen Cheng's heart, he also sensed it.

Chen Cheng's anger effectively masked the truth, making Ailav even more certain of his suspicions.

"Very well, I think the city lord is not the kind of person to go back on his word. Let's wait and see what good news he has for us."

Then Chen Cheng got up with Sheli, opened the office door, and prepared to leave.

However, at this moment, Elav stood up and said with a smile:

"Don't forget that we need to go to the military camp to check the goods tomorrow. I have important business to attend to tomorrow, so I'll make arrangements and have someone wait for you two at Baiya Residence."

Upon hearing this, Chen Cheng's eyes flickered slightly, then he snorted and closed the office door.

Ailaf looked at the closed office door, then reached out and picked up the space bag that Chen Cheng seemed to have accidentally left on the sofa.

Upon opening the bag, I found it filled with gleaming gold coins.

Even though he knew it was only 50,000, seeing such a huge number still made Ailaf smile.

At that moment, a person completely wrapped in a black robe suddenly emerged from the shadow of the desk.

If you look closely, you can see that the black robe he wears is not pure black, but a kind of flowing black, just like the shadow demon on the butcher's knife, which is some kind of shadowy monster.

"Sir, do you really trust them that much? Although the intelligence says there are three people, it may not be those three, because the girl who is the other one doesn't seem like them at all."

It is clear that this man in black robes is the head of the Shadow Forces under Elaf, who specializes in providing him with services such as intelligence gathering and assassination.

Ailaf poured out all the gold coins from his spatial bag, and his entire body was covered in a golden glow.

He said, while holding the gold coins:

"Of course I don't trust anyone. The only thing I trust is this pile of gold coins in front of me that brings warmth to my cold heart. And since they can provide me with gold coins, it has nothing to do with trust."

Then Elav stood up from the small mountain of gold coins and said:

"And it's not hard to guess. Of the three who came together, the one named Brown is the leader, the taciturn one beside him is probably a guard, and the woman is probably going to use some kind of honey trap."

But what they don't know is that I, this lord, am not interested in beautiful women; I only love this cold, hard gold.

When gold was mentioned, Elav couldn't help but smile.