Let them offer their loyalty

She originally thought that this Hongmen Banquet was a way for the other party to force her to surrender, and that after asking the first question, the next thing they would say was nonsense like "The glory of the Arbitration Bureau belongs to the Alte Group."

Unexpectedly, the other party changed the subject and directly transferred the power to himself.

What is he trying to do?

Carol couldn't help but frowned and said:

"What do you mean, Mr. Jonas?"

"literal meaning."

As if he had already thought of the words, Jonas added:

"Miss Carol refused to obey the Federation's orders in the first place, largely because the other party did not regard the Arbitration Bureau as an integral part of the Federation, but as a tool that could be discarded at will."

"But District 25 is different. Each of us fights for our own interests. There will be no situation where we are sacrificed as cannon fodder."

He looked into Carol's eyes and said:

"This is cooperation, not an order... Cooperation is a win-win situation."

Instead of letting Carol down, these words made her even more worried.

Her hands couldn't help but grip the corner of the table, and the tabletop began to tremble slightly, revealing Carol's uneasiness.

Who the hell are you? Are you Jonas?

Come on, where is your ambition? Show your greed!

I'm so scared when you do this.

Chapter 466: Eucas? Jonas's subordinate!

Cooperation.

What is cooperation? It is a joint action or method in which individuals or groups cooperate with each other to achieve a common goal.

Win-win.

What is a win-win situation? Both parties gain certain benefits through cooperation, rather than one gaining at the expense of the other or both losing. Win-win situation emphasizes the consideration of the interests of both parties. Both parties can benefit. In the spirit of equality and mutual benefit, the negotiation achieves a win-win result.

There is nothing wrong with both words, and they are even more pleasing to the eye when put together. Under normal circumstances, Carol, as the director of the Federal Bureau, would even like to see these two words.

But they should never have appeared on Jonas' body!

This guy is really a ruthless person. If you see bones left behind where he passes by, it is probably to lure his next prey into the trap.

He will never be full. The capitalists' appetite is bigger than the sky. Carol understands this better than anyone else. You might as well believe that the Federation will suddenly kneel down and offer its loyalty to the Arbitration Bureau. Dorothy Mison will burst into tears and beg her to implant a sex doll chip so that she can be his puppy for life.

Considering that the capitalist was Jonas, Carol felt that the latter was more likely.

So when Carol heard the words cooperation and win-win, a wolf eating grass appeared in front of him, slowly walking towards himself, the fat and tender sheep, asking himself whether the grass tasted good and if he could share some with him.

I'm so fucking scared!

The slightly trembling tabletop gradually stabilized. Carol calmed down a little and continued to enjoy the food in front of her. In fact, she was still enjoying the food at this time only because she was hiding her anxious heart.

People who show anxious expressions during negotiations are often the easiest to be blackmailed. The sooner they reveal their purpose, the less profit they can gain. Therefore, most of the people at the negotiating table are those who maintain a calm expression. Unless they really hear that the sky is falling, their expressions will not change at all.

Jonas was such a person, but Carol was not.

But she knew that this conversation must not be delayed any longer, and the initiative must be in her own hands, so that she could gain more benefits. Well, it might be more face-saving to swallow it in two bites rather than in one gulp.

Of course, what she wants is not face, but real benefits.

In this negotiation, we must be the stronger party and take the initiative!

Just as Carol was about to speak and uttered the first syllable, she heard a snap. Jonas snapped his fingers and the waiter understood what she meant and brought her some red wine.

"Would you like a glass of wine, Miss Carol?"

"It will be all right."

The red wine was poured into the goblet. The wine swayed slightly, and Jonas's slightly upturned mouth appeared on the glass.

This was naturally part of his evil taste. When the other party was finally ready to speak after all kinds of psychological struggles, he would suddenly make a move to interrupt the spell that she had been chanting for a long time, so that she could accumulate it again.

Of course, as the initiator of this negotiation, he naturally knows what priorities are.

Mr. Scumbag knew very well how notorious his reputation was in District 25. In other words, he also knew how incredible the cooperation and win-win situation he proposed were in Carol's eyes. After all, in her imagination, the Alte Group would probably be able to storm into the Arbitration Bureau directly.

When someone who can violently attack you suddenly asks you if he can sit down and have a good talk, he is probably plotting something. Smart people will refuse this request and choose to be forced to violently attack you.

But Carol is a little smarter than smart people. Besides, Jonas doesn't want to swallow up the Arbitration Bureau in one go, so he won't be in a hurry to act like a strong party.

It's like boiling a frog in warm water. When others feel they have gained benefits and are satisfied, you can take your time to proceed. It's a win-win situation.

When I negotiate with you, you win once, I win once. When your development is similar, I win you again. I win back my money with interest, which is a win-win situation.

After Carol's words were interrupted, her original momentum disappeared completely. Fortunately, she had already prepared herself mentally, so it didn't take her much time to speak the second time.

"I think Mr. Jonas asked me to come here for more than just dinner, right?"

Since it's going to be said sooner or later, just lay out the whole thing and take the initiative first!

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't talk about cooperation and win-win."

Jonas looked at Carol, whose spirit was rising, and tasted the red wine with great interest.

"But how can I trust Mr. Jonas's cooperation? You know, Mr. Jonas's reputation in District 25 is not good. There is a lot of intelligence in the Arbitration Bureau saying that it is better to let ordinary people provoke the Dark Lord than to be Mr. Jonas's partner. At least they will die quickly."

"How could that be? Esni is not a person who kills indiscriminately. Just like me, although I am a capitalist, I still have the most basic integrity. For example, Yukas, the legendary operator of the former peacekeeping force and now the director of the peacekeeping force, is my partner. I will do everything I can to let her sit in her current position."

At this point, Jonas sighed softly, which was rare. "Could it be that in the eyes of Director Carol, capitalists who are honest and treat their partners and employees well are like mythical creatures, like fairy tales that lull children to sleep, and do not exist at all?"

Yes, just like Dorothy Mison who was kneeling at my feet and sticking out her tongue, they didn't exist!

Carol almost wanted to blurt out this sentence, but considering that the two were still negotiating, she took it back and continued to talk about this topic: "But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Miss Eucas is just one of your...agents."

She almost said the word puppet.

"Well, Miss Carol, there's no need to be secretive when talking to me. If both parties are hiding things, it will cause unnecessary trouble, which is not good."

Jonas naturally saw what Carol wanted to say, so he just let her say it.

"As your puppet, Yukasi's position should naturally be as high as possible."

Carol stopped pretending and said directly and viciously: "I have become your subordinate, what else can I say? You are useless. If it were me..."

"What if it was you?"

Carol met Jonas's playful eyes and quickly took back her words, but her earlobes turned slightly red.

Damn Jonas!

Chapter 467: Carol Wants to Rage In

Under the candlelight, the red wine in the goblet swayed slightly.

Carol's earlobes turned slightly red, and in order to save her lost face, she started to speak toughly.

"I mean, if it were me, I would never become your puppet!"

Don't be so absolute about everything, Director Carol. Don't you know that people who often say things in absolutes will later start saying things like "How is it possible?" and "The plan is not foolproof."

Jonas laughed inwardly, shook his head and retorted, "You are wrong, Miss Carol. Eucas is neither my agent nor my puppet, nor is she the subordinate Miss Carol mentioned. She is my partner and my friend."

"hehe."

Carol just snorted twice. She didn't believe a word Jonas said.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the peacekeeping force already belonged to Jonas. Once the puppet he supported went up, it was not easy for him to send a message from behind and start manual operation.

"Besides, even if she is the agent that Miss Carol mentioned, so what? Eucas is an employee of the Alt Foundation. It is not difficult to understand that an employee voluntarily contributes to the company, right?"

Jonas put down the goblet and began to slowly cut the food in front of him.

The food in this restaurant is quite good and suits his taste very well.

As for eating the food on the plate during the negotiation, isn't it a bit of disrespect to Director Carol?

He was not the one in a hurry, so he could sit here slowly, enjoy the food, sip the red wine, and watch how Carol responded to his words.

He intended to give Carol some control over the negotiations so that she could be more powerful and thus make her more anxious.

Just imagine, when you gain a little advantage and take the lead in a negotiation, but the other party is not moved at all by your offensive, and there is an enormous consortium behind him waiting to swallow your organization, and you don’t know when this moment will come and can only struggle with all your might, what should you do at this time?

Of course, although Mr. Scum enjoyed this moment, he still remembered the purpose of coming here.

It is not about suppression, it is not about driving the Arbitration Bureau to a dead end, it is not about trying to swallow up the Arbitration Bureau in one bite, but about letting some of the things that should belong to the Arbitration Bureau flow out from between your fingers so that they can fulfill the obligations they should fulfill.

Hmm? As for what the arbitration bureau will do after it gets the power? What will it do?

I don’t know. Mr. Jonas knows nothing.

"Volunteering for the company?"

Carol was almost so angry that she laughed. She had been in this position for so many years and was used to seeing both voluntary and forced consent. But when she heard these words during the negotiation, she couldn't help but curl up her lips and violently attack Jonas.

Unfortunately, this is just a fantasy after all.

She was becoming more and more anxious and irritated. The dominance she had just gained seemed to become unimportant after the interruption just now.

Carol could see that Jonas didn't care about this kind of thing!

Not to mention showing his strength in the negotiation, he didn't even think about taking the initiative. The way he looked at her was like seeing a child saying, "This toy is mine, adults are not allowed to take it away from me!"

But this also proves one thing, no matter whether the arbitration bureau finally chooses to fight to the death with the federation, or chooses to offer himself up with both hands, he has a plan waiting for him.

What, could it be a bluff?

Very good, that's right, Jonas is just a bluffing person, yes, as long as he keeps this kind of thinking, there will be a mediocre number added to Jonas's positive record, and the media will directly report that the director of the Arbitration Bureau seems to not want to play anymore and will disappear and quit the game.

You can doubt whether Dorothy is a kind person with good intentions but just doesn't express it, but you can't doubt whether Jonas will do something stupid!

I don’t even know where the last suspect was buried!

"Jonas, what exactly do you want me to do to prevent the Arbitration Bureau from being liquidated by you?"

Carol sat back in her chair and looked at Jonas who was cutting delicious food in front of her, intending to give up the negotiations.

The old fox can never be defeated no matter how you play with him. He can only be thrown on the bed like a sex doll with a sex doll chip implanted in it, and he can do whatever he wants.

What is the point of negotiating in this situation? What is the right posture for negotiating today?

When she put on this attitude of "just say it directly", she had already laid down. Jonas could do whatever he wanted. He didn't even need to smooth over the negotiation. He could just put forward his demands directly.

As long as it's not too excessive, she can only accept it.

After all, she now has jackals in front of her and tigers and leopards behind her. The Federation can no longer serve as her backing and has become a mortal enemy. What else can she do?

Uh, let Jonas be gentle?

In fact, the most taboo thing in negotiations is to directly reveal your purpose, because then the other party will definitely make a big fuss about it, making the difficulty of the negotiation rise sharply.

But Carol didn't care about that anymore. She looked at Jonas who was calm and composed, and realized that if she didn't come up with something, this period of time would just be a candlelight dinner time!

So Carol simply adopted an attitude of asking for whatever she wanted and put everything directly on the negotiating table.

As long as the Alte Consortium doesn't liquidate them, everything in the Arbitration Bureau can be given up, as long as the roots remain.

What I fear most is that the Alte Group is really greedy and will really adopt an attitude of "I'll eat whatever you give me".

"No, no, no, Miss Carol, you misunderstood. I really came here to cooperate with you."

Jonas looked at the nervous Carol, and a kind smile appeared on his handsome face. "It's just that Miss Carol misunderstood. The Alt Group doesn't have the plan you think. I really came here to seek cooperation."

"Really?"

Carol looked at Jonas suspiciously. She knew that even if the Alte Group did not have that intention, Jonas was definitely planning something, but she didn't know it yet.

"Of course, the attitude of the 25th District towards the Arbitration Bureau is definitely different from that of the Federation. After all, we are comrades standing on the same front. Going back to that sentence, each of us fights for our own interests. There will be no situation where we are sacrificed as cannon fodder."

Jonas wiped his mouth, the plate in front of him was almost empty. "The cooperation matters will be sent to Miss Carol's mailbox. If you don't want to, just throw it into the trash can. In order to show our sincerity, the Alte Foundation guarantees that it will not interfere with the actions of the Arbitration Bureau at will. The Arbitration Bureau is still the original Arbitration Bureau of District 25."

After saying that, he left his seat and walked outside, stopping when he was about to reach the door.

"There are a lot of rats in District 25 recently. Director Carol, please pay more attention to it."