Let them offer their loyalty

The windows were flanked by heavy velvet curtains, fastened with golden bows. The room was decorated with exquisite detail, revealing the taste and status of its owner.

There was a huge fireplace on the wall, and above it hung a large mirror inlaid in an exquisite openwork frame. On the mantelpiece were porcelain ornaments with various strange patterns.

At the other end of the room is a desk and swivel chair, with notebooks, books and decorative items neatly arranged on the table.

Not far from the desk is a small wine cabinet filled with various famous wines and exquisite wine glasses. There is also an old record player on the bar, as well as a row of vinyl records arranged by age.

"Not bad. Every time I see this room, I feel satisfied. No matter how I adjusted the room a few times before, it always felt wrong. Now it's much better."

Jonas spread his hands and looked at the girl on the bed: "Well, please give me some feedback on my taste."

"Jonas, it's very rude to drag others in while they are eating."

Exactly zero.

She frowned slightly, and although she was trying very hard to glare at Jonas, she still made Jonas feel cute and not dangerous at all.

"Why don't you just ask someone to make another one in the kitchen? I'm not that harsh on prisoners. Normal prisoners don't get this kind of treatment."

Jonas walked to the window and pushed it open. The scenery outside was fake, but it was still quite real as long as you ignored the stopped birds, motionless butterflies and half-fallen leaves.

"It won't taste good then, Jonas. Next time don't drag me in. Just go to my room and do what you want."

Zero's tone was calm, but the words that came out of his mouth were not normal.

"You make it sound like I'm going to do something. Oh, but it seems like I've done a lot of bad things."

Jonas sighed, as if he had thought of something. "Besides, if someone saw me entering your room, it would be fine for others, but if Esni and the others knew, they would probably do something ten times worse than before!"

"What's the matter?"

Zero was still confused, but he remembered what Dorothy said, that if you can't figure something out, don't think about it, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

"Hurry up and tell me what's the matter with you pulling me in? I still need to go out for dinner."

"Really? Although I said you are a special prisoner and I treat you the same as an employee, but you are being so disrespectful, isn't that a bit of a lack of self-awareness for a prisoner?"

Jonas said these words lightly and snapped his fingers again: "Jonas, prisoners, step out!"

"To!"

Zero stood up almost subconsciously, standing straight like a soldier. After he reacted, he stared at Jonas fiercely, as if asking if he was sick.

"Don't stare at me like that. You should know that your treatment is unique. You are now out of the cell and have your own room. Your communications have been restored. You can browse the outside world whenever you want. You can eat whatever you want in your room. Well, I also allow you to go out for a walk with someone else. Do you think you have been treated like this before?"

Jonas chose a chair and sat down, looking at Zero who was lost in thought.

"..."

Ling was deep in thought. She felt something was wrong, but with her innocent little brain, she couldn't tell what was wrong. She turned to look at Jonas and finally realized something was wrong.

"Why are you so nice to me, your captive?"

"Because I'm kindhearted. Go ask around outside District 25. People everywhere say that Mr. Jonas is a great philanthropist in District 25. That's why he gave you a private room, where you can eat whatever you want, and even go out to look out... I mean shopping, right?"

You are wrong. Jonas is not a kind man. The reason why he indulges Zero so much and even gives her a room of her own so that she can go shopping in District 25 is simply because he has planted a mental stamp on her mind, telling her what she can and cannot do, and that she cannot hurt Jonas. All the things that should be stamped on her have been stamped on her mind.

He also took out an extra layer of insurance. As long as he wanted, Zero would temporarily be unable to use the spiritual power in her body and could only stay in the room obediently.

During this period, Ling did have the thought of escaping, but every time she stepped out of the room with this thought in mind and wanted to do something, she would feel guilty towards Jonas.

Jonas has been so nice to me, it would be bad if I just ran away, right?

So he would go straight to Jonas to report, apologize, and then feel that he needed some punishment, and he would repeat this over and over again, and he never got tired of it.

"Well, it's nothing. I just wanted to come over to ask you something. You should have seen it in the news, about the Federation and Dorothy's surrender."

Jonas coughed and revealed his true purpose: "I want to officially hire you as my employee."

Chapter 548: Today I, Shigure Ryoko, am going to expose your true face, Jonas!

I woke up slowly and found that the office was empty except me.

"She still hasn't agreed. How can a young girl be so stubborn these days? Dorothy told her to go east, but she won't go west, right?"

Jonas shook his head helplessly. The first attempt to recruit him ended in failure.

It’s not that Zero was unwilling to work for him, but the little girl was stubborn and insisted that Dorothy must agree first. Otherwise, she would refuse to do it and regarded it as a betrayal to Dorothy.

Jonas was still very greedy for Zero. After all, no one had too little high-end combat power, and reality was not a game. He could only bring four people into the team. More than that would not work.

As for why not just use the thought stamp to force Zero to work?

Jonas thought that the situation was not that special, and he would not use ideological stamp to force others to do this or that unless he had no other means.

Besides, Dorothy had been beaten so hard that she was silent, so there was no need to rush. Sooner or later, Zero would be severely exploited by him, and by then, even if he had to work every day, the silent girl would not say anything.

Well, I want to show you my capitalist power that makes countless people cry out in pain!

Taking the time to check the communication, Jonas found that there was still no movement from Eiffel.

"The contract that the Federation needs to sign is still being drafted. After all, it's such a big deal, it's impossible to draft all the details of the contract in such a short time."

Jonas sighed. You know, the treaties signed between the Federation and Dorothy are of utmost importance. No matter what, it is impossible to directly change the name of the Federation to District 25. Besides, if there is another District 25, Eiffel will not be able to manage it. The best way is to let the Federation sign various treaties, collect what should be collected first, and then slowly continue to collect interest.

There are definitely undercurrents in the Federation, and every family is thinking about getting to the top. Not to mention the others, some families directly told him how to cooperate, how to divide the profits, and what conditions to give.

But there is one thing they forgot.

Dorothy's current condition is that her spine has been broken and it will be difficult for her to get up again. If someone else were to take over, there is a chance that she would riot again, so it was simply rejected.

Jonas still knew which to choose between the wolf with a broken spine and the wolf with a hungry stomach.

Jonas exited the chat interface with Eiffel, scrolled up and down, and found that someone else was looking for him.

It was Chelsi, messaging as she was making her own change.

The general idea is that I know you have been very busy these two days, but things are almost over and everything is almost settled. Do you want to come out for a meal together, chat, and talk about the future direction of things?

Jonas knew that although they were only going to have a meal, they were actually going to do something else, but he still chose to go without hesitation.

Pay tribute to those who died.

"Chelsey, just the two of us?"

"Three. Ryoko is with us."

"?"

In the evening, another top restaurant.

Jonas pushed open the exquisite double doors on the right, and was greeted by the soft and elegant lighting of the restaurant. The restaurant is located on the top floor of the hotel, and through the floor-to-ceiling windows one can see the gorgeous city night view below the hotel.

The entire space is laid out in two floors. The first floor is an open dining area, and the second floor is a box-style VIP dining area. The middle of the dining area is the center of the restaurant, with an open kitchen where you can see the chefs busy at the stove, cooking up delicious dishes.

The lighting in the restaurant is dim and gentle. The walls and ceiling are made of dark natural wood, which forms a sharp contrast with the white tablecloths. On one side of the open kitchen, there is a long wine bar, and the wine racks behind it are filled with amber-colored wines and large bottles.

At the bar, the bartender was concentrating on shaking the glass to mix a beautiful liquid. During the meal, guests could listen to the live music of the violinist, who was standing under a huge crystal chandelier in the center of the restaurant and playing attentively.

It was a rare occasion that the venue was not cleared, but Chelsea had booked not the open dining area on the first floor, but the VIP box.

Pushing open the door, Jonas found Chelsea whispering with Shigure Ryoko. Hearing the door open, Shigure Ryoko saw Jonas and subconsciously shuddered.

Am I scary?

Jonas stroked his chin, closed the door and sat down.

Chelsea chose a pink lady-style dress today. The light silk texture was soft and slim-fitting, perfectly outlining Chelsea's beautiful figure. She deliberately chose high heels to match it, making her overall figure more upright and elegant.

The upper body is a pink silk shirt with delicate lace at the neckline. The shirt is covered with a silk blazer in the same color. An ivory pearl necklace is matched at the collarbone as the finishing touch. Chelsea deliberately combed a simple and generous bun to show the beautiful neck line.

She wore light makeup, with lips in a similar pink color to her clothes. She wore diamond earrings, but not a pair. A single earring hung on her right ear with a white pearl in the center.

"Why did you change to a restaurant you've never been to, and didn't clear the place? This is not your character."

"Ryoko likes this restaurant, but she seldom comes here. It just so happens that she is free today, so let's reward her."

Jonas looked at Shigure Ryoko.

Shigure Ryoko was wearing a casual sports outfit today. She chose a light blue sleeveless T-shirt. The font pattern on the T-shirt looked young and lively. She wore a white short-sleeved shirt on the outside and only buttoned a few buttons to reveal the pattern inside the T-shirt.

She was wearing a pair of denim hot pants with deliberate color bleeding at the gray-blue edges. The hot pants reached the middle of her thighs, perfectly showing off Ryoko's long and well-proportioned legs.

As for shoes, Shigure Ryoko chose a pair of white canvas shoes, which looked light and simple. She wore a few simple plain silver bracelets, which jingled on her wrists. Her hairstyle was a high ponytail tied with a bow, which echoed the pink pattern on the T-shirt.

"Are you still considered a bodyguard?"

"Do you want me to see it? Miss Chelsea asked me to wear it. I don't know if it looks good or not, but I believe in Miss Chelsea's aesthetic taste."

After choking subconsciously, Shigure Ryoko realized who she was facing and said the rest of the words timidly.

She didn't insist on coming along, but when Chelsea said she was going out to dinner with Jonas today, which was actually a date, Shigure Ryoko subconsciously blurted out that Miss Chelsea had no idea what kind of person Jonas was. Then Chelsea just dragged her along, leaving her no room for rebuttal.

Shigure Ryoko has already seen her miserable future. She will definitely be severely humiliated in every way just like she was in Jonas Company a long time ago!

However, Shigure Ryoko was also vaguely curious, why every time Jonas seemed to be free, Miss Chelsea would come over... Is Jonas's personal charm really that great?

In order to show that she was dragged here unwillingly, Shigure Ryoko shamelessly refused to put on makeup, but she still could not escape the fate of having her clothes chosen.

Hehe, but this is also an opportunity to let Miss Chelsea realize that Jonas also has his bad sides!

Anyway, don't tell her how great Jonas is in her ear!

Chapter 549: Shigure Ryoko in the same bed

"But the dress Ms. Shigure Ryoko is wearing is really nice. I guess Ms. Chelsi must have spent a lot of time choosing it. She has a good eye."

On the surface, he was complimenting my clothes, but in fact, he was secretly complimenting Miss Chelsea on her good taste. Humph, I know this little trick, so just try to please Miss Chelsea!

Haha, I'll watch you here. No matter what you do, I won't leave. Let me see how you deal with Miss Chelsea.

Jonas felt Shigure Ryoko's gaze and raised his eyebrows: "Ms. Shigure Ryoko, do you have any other opinions on what I said? Perhaps you can put forward a different opinion."

"Oh, or you can go out and get a separate table. We might be discussing adult topics here later, and it might not be appropriate for you, whose mind is almost that of a child, to continue listening here."

What are you talking about? What are you talking about?

He even mocked me right in the face!

"No, it's nothing, Mr. Jonas. I'm sorry for being too ignorant. I think what you said is right. Miss Chelsea has good taste."

Just by being looked at once, Shigure Ryoko was so frightened that she apologized on the spot, but for some reason she felt itchy in her heart, as if she was being oppressed and excited.

I am sorry for not praising Miss Chelsea as Lord Jonas had said.

But if I'm not mistaken, after dinner, Miss Chelsea will be dragged to the same place by Jonas just like a long time ago, right?

She admitted that Jonas had some charisma, but it was not enough to make Miss Chelsea so obsessed.

If it were her...

"Okay, stop scaring Ryoko. I asked her to come here, and she didn't insist on coming here. If you want to blame someone, blame me. Ryoko, my vision is still okay, right?"

Chelsea's words interrupted Shigure Ryoko's thoughts.

"Ms. Chelsi has a good taste. I thought she was beautiful before, and now I think she is even more beautiful!"

Facing the step thrown by Chelsea, Shigure Ryoko simply slid down on her knees to catch it. If she hadn't caught it, the ending would have been miserable, and she wouldn't even have the chance to slide down on her knees.

The appetizers were served three minutes after Jonas arrived. I have to say that Ryoko has good taste.

But eating is not the point of this meal.

"Has the matter of District 25 been completely dealt with? Honestly, I thought it would take longer, or be more intense. At least the entire District 25 would be mobilized and put into combat mode."

When eating with familiar people, there is naturally no rule of not talking while eating or sleeping, but usually people swallow the food first and then talk. However, Shigure Ryoko didn't care about so much and ate first before talking.

Miss Chelsea, what is she saying? I can't hear you, I really can't hear you!

With Shigure Ryoko's salary, she can't afford to come to this kind of restaurant only once a month, but the top-level set menu can really make her feel painful and her wallet will wail for a while, not to mention that she is now making a reservation as Chelsea, so the ingredients must be better than if she made a reservation as an ordinary diner, and the chef's skills must be much higher.

Is this the benefit of having a high status? Just show off.

"I have people in the top leadership of the Federation who can directly influence decision-making. You know, once you have planted your own pawns in the top leadership of the other side, everything will be much easier."

Jonas said that bringing down the Federation was as easy as putting an elephant into a refrigerator: open the door, put the elephant in the refrigerator, close the door, and the problem was solved easily.

"It's easy to say, but it's impossible to place a pawn in the upper echelons of the Federation, and in such a short time. I really don't know if you have planned it in advance."

Chelsea shook the wine glass, her face reflected in the glass, the blush on her cheeks slowly dissipated: "I was planning to invest all my assets, and all my industries were already in operation, but suddenly I received news that you won your first victory. Tsk, all those parts have become scrap metal."