Chapter 1757: Chapter 1409: Negotiations Break Down Bai Xiaosheng, he’s here! Lai Yin’s eyes lit up like torches when he heard the guard speak to Berman and the other two. Even though he had anticipated Bai Xiaosheng would come, he was still pleasantly surprised by the speed of his arrival. “Bai?!”, Berman, seated across from Lai Yin, abruptly stood up as he heard this, his voice sharp. He had just been talking about teaching that Bai a lesson, lamenting the difficulty of tracking him down. And now, Bai had delivered himself right to the door?! “Bai?” Henry looked at Mr. Berman, clumsily repeating the pronunciation of the character in Chinese, and then turned to the guard, “What does he look like?” The guard quickly responded, “He is an Asian man, looks very young, has a well-proportioned build, black hair, black eyes, oh, and his eyes are very bright!” Gian looked at Berman, his eyes inquiring. “There’s no mistake, it’s him! He really came!” Berman’s eyes flashed coldly, a sinister smile stretched across his lips as he confirmed. Although he had never met Bai Xiaosheng, he had heard the servants describe the man’s physical characteristics. “What do you suggest we do, Mr. Berman?” Henry asked with a smile. “Have that Bai go to the small reception room, we’ll meet him there!” Berman instructed. Henry gave orders directly to the guard, who nodded and left immediately. “Mr. Lai Yin, aren’t you thrilled now?” Berman shot a glance at Lai Yin, who was sitting there, and asked with a cold smile. “Believe me, you don’t want to mess with him; even if you’re a councilor and a Justice of the Peace, he can still deal with you,” Lai Yin snorted coldly. Bai Xiaosheng is no pushover! “This is Haru City Hall, not outside!” Berman laughed mockingly, pointing at the ground and then gesturing toward the two, “Besides, I’m not alone here! You’re so confident that he’s not landing himself into a trap!” Henry and Gian exchanged smiles. They too were eager to see who this person was that Lai Yin trusted so much and who could supposedly handle Mr. Berman! Would he really dare to make trouble in Haru City Hall! Lai Yin couldn’t help but glance at Henry and Gian, his once calm gaze now wavering. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel⁂fire.net Against Berman alone, he did believe Bai Xiaosheng had a way to handle it. But, what about adding in the two department heads in the city hall! Lai Yin couldn’t help but worry about Bai Xiaosheng; his changing expression did not escape Berman’s eyes. “See, this is the convenience brought by our status and power. Even if he has wealth and family backing, he still has to bow before privilege!” Berman chuckled triumphantly. “Parasite!” Lai Yin couldn’t help but curse through gritted teeth at Berman’s expression. He was detained here, unable even to meet Bai Xiaosheng, let alone warn him about the collusion among these three! Unaware, Bai Xiaosheng might suffer a loss! Seeing Lai Yin’s anger, Berman laughed loudly and swaggered off. Gian shot a cold glance at Lai Yin, snorted silently, and followed Berman. “Let’s see if I can let you all meet inside. Because your friend is also deemed responsible by us!” Henry said cheerfully to Lai Yin before closing the door. With that, the interrogation room door shut with a “bang”. Lai Yin stared blankly at the doorway, his expression shifting between fury and shock, he rose to his feet, slamming the table, cursing further, “Fuck you!” Meanwhile, in the hall, Bai Xiaosheng, having waited briefly with Grace, was led by the returning guard to a reception room. The reception room was small; apart from tables and chairs, the decor was simple—only a green plant in the corner and a large map hanging on the wall. Bai Xiaosheng glanced at the map briefly, not examining it closely. “Please wait a moment, our head will be here soon,” the guard said before stepping out. Bai Xiaosheng couldn’t help but laugh and said to Grace, “Look, our influence is quite substantial; the department head is attending to us without an appointment.” Grace, not in the mood for jokes, couldn’t help but worry, whispering, “So what should we do? Protesting is useless! Unless we meet the mayor to protest. But without an appointment, the mayor won’t see us!” Even if we did meet, Bai Xiaosheng thought silently, Haru’s mayor probably wouldn’t help! On the way here, Bai Xiaosheng had heard from Grace that this year Mr. Gordon, the mayor of Haru City, failed to meet a series of pre-election promises regarding employment promotion, leading to a plummet in public support. He had no chance against Berman for the next mayoral term, and others had even less support than Mr. Gordon. Originally, Mr. Gordon was at odds with Berman, but recently the winds had changed, with Gordon making great efforts to mend their relationship. Rumor had it that Gordon aimed to secure support for his business in Haru City post-Berman’s election… Under such circumstances, it seemed implausible for Mayor Gordon to help them at the cost of breaking with Berman. Grace frowned in distress, unable to think of any feasible plans and could only place hope in Bai Xiaosheng, looking eagerly at him. “Don’t worry, leave it to me,” Bai Xiaosheng smiled reassuringly at Grace’s anxiety. In Bai Xiaosheng’s view, the matter was very simple. Soon, he would negotiate directly, demanding they release their people. If they refused, he would invoke Chen Mingli’s name and let them choose— Since you detained Lai Yin and sealed the lab under “legitimate” reasons, I’ll bring over the best legal teams and investigation teams from all over Europe and bring full media attention to this matter. Let’s see if you can withstand it!