Chapter 261: Chapter 200: Capitalist: Wizard, you haven’t come to Alliance City, have you?
Lin Xin didn’t reply to Lin Qi’s message immediately, and he wasn’t sure what the result of her inquiry was.
But Lin Qi had done all he could. His connections to the Eastern Alliance were limited, so whether they would actually intervene in this matter would come down to luck.
Keeping track of the time, Lin Qi waited while reading through some A-Class Pharmacy literature.
After Lin Qi had been reading for about an hour, Lin Xin’s reply arrived in his inbox.
"My teacher has already left for Alliance City. You’d better keep your head down and not get yourself killed out there!"
A smile spread across Lin Qi’s face when he saw the reply.
He wasn’t just happy that the Eastern Alliance had decided to intervene; he was also gratified by the words Lin Xin had used.
’She must have matured quite a bit to say something like that.’
’She even knows how to care about family now.’
’Looks like the Eastern Alliance’s training is truly comprehensive. That puts my mind at ease.’
He decided not to pass the news on to Liu Xuan for the time being. After all, she was the focal point of this whole storm.
Even contacting her by email wasn’t secure enough.
It wouldn’t be too late to find a way to inform her after he made contact with the Capitalist tonight.
He went back to the literature for a little while. Before long, another email landed in his inbox.
[The Capitalist has agreed and has provided additional server resources for this exchange. I will open a communication channel for you at midnight tonight.]
After Lin Xin’s message, Guang Ling had also brought good news. But figuring out how to negotiate with the Capitalist would require some careful thought from Lin Qi.
Setting the literature aside, Lin Qi began to think deeply.
After some consideration, Lin Qi found a suitable angle.
’The Asia Political Zone Advanced Pharmaceutical Enterprise Summit.’
Back at the internal meeting for the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps, Lin Qi had provided a new type of Potion, revealing his background in Pharmacy.
And since he’d revealed this before United Pharmaceutical was even established, it could serve as a decent cover.
’Using the summit as an entry point seems appropriate.’
Of course, Lin Qi’s ultimate goal was to steer the conversation toward the Liu Clan. He needed the Capitalist’s help—at the very least, he needed one of the Permanent Council’s directors to agree to meet with Liu Xuan.
Only by achieving this could he break the stalemate Liu Xuan currently found herself in.
Regardless of the meeting’s outcome, it would at least demonstrate that the Permanent Council hadn’t reached a true consensus. It might even suggest that Liu Xuan had found a new backer.
This would send a positive signal to the outside world, giving Liu Xuan the leverage she needed to start negotiating and playing the game again.
’It seems no matter how I try to hide it, I can’t escape being linked to the Liu Clan.’
’But now I have a new trump card. I have new intelligence: the Eastern Alliance has sent Baili Xueyuan to Alliance City.’
’Perhaps I can redefine my identity for the Capitalist. I can turn the Liu Clan—the very connection that should expose me—into a smokescreen. My identity, my background... it could come from the Liu Clan, or it could come from... the Eastern Alliance.’
’The method is crude. If I were really from the Eastern Alliance, I shouldn’t be revealing anything about Baili Xueyuan.’
’But if I wasn’t, then I shouldn’t have access to intelligence about Baili Xueyuan in the first place.’
’This will revert the list of potential identities the Capitalist has on me back to a state of uncertainty.’
’And with the Eastern Alliance’s resources, my arrival in Greenfield City might not have been on the Red and Green Train after all.’
’The only risk in the current situation is the Capitalist’s identity.’
’If the entity behind the Capitalist is one of the Neutral Directors, my plan will be perfect.’
’But if it’s one of the directors from the Permanent Council colluding with the European Big Business Alliance, or one who made a deal with the Si Clan, then my plan will be thwarted.’
’Regardless, the Eastern Alliance’s involvement has already become a reality that adds more pressure to this game. Even if the Capitalist is backed by one of the other two factions, my actions can be seen as indirectly pressuring them.’
This was his final worry, but Lin Qi believed the entity behind the Capitalist was most likely one of the Neutral Directors.
Otherwise, there would have been no need for Guang Ling to say what they did, and the Capitalist would have no reason to help him.
As he thought about this, a headache began to form.
’The Big Business Alliance’s Permanent Council...’
This was a bit too high-level for him.
To this day, Lin Qi still didn’t know the names of the council members. The list wasn’t public, and Liu Xuan had never shared that information with him.
He felt a little helpless, but things had already come to this. All he could do was give it his best shot.
...
That evening, a message suddenly appeared on the communication system of Lin Qi’s Intelligent Brain.
[Brother Lin Qi, we have over one hundred and twenty companies participating in our networking event tonight! It’s set for 9:00 PM at the Alliance Mansion, 361st floor, VIP-2 Hall, Level 3.]
Only after receiving this message did Lin Qi remember that he had promised Xiao Gu he would attend the networking event tonight.
The day had been complicated, and with his mind working in overdrive, he’d almost forgotten all about the event.
’I should still attend the networking event. It doesn’t conflict with my scheduled contact time with the Capitalist.’
’Even if the chance of gathering any useful intelligence there is low, I can’t afford to pass up any opportunity.’
After thinking for just two seconds, Lin Qi replied to Xiao Gu.
[I’ll be there on time.]
Xiao Gu was already waiting at the venue. When he received the message, his spirits immediately soared.
