At this moment, several Black Dragon Personnel stepped forward to help Black Knife, White Whip, and Old Batou head toward Room 888.
"Cough, cough..."
Iron Tower forced himself to stand up, watching Si Jiu and the others turn to leave. He roared with immense fury: "Go... catch them... hurry, go!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Old Batou and the others changed drastically, filled with immense worry.
However, they were stunned to find that the security personnel didn't charge forward at all; in fact, they were retreating...
They all saw that these men in black came from Room 888. As cruise ship security, they knew the importance of this room; it was essentially reserved for the most distinguished guests on the ship. These were not people that mere security guards like them could afford to offend.
Offending them might result in being thrown into the high seas!
"Retreat..."
"Retreat..."
At the same time, a security guard immediately reported the situation to the person in charge of the cruise ship.
This scene left Old Batou and his two companions wide-eyed.
A few minutes later, Denison arrived. Seeing Iron Tower, whose face was flushed and who looked incredibly disheveled, he frowned and asked: "What's going on? Where are the people?"
Iron Tower replied: "They were rescued..."
Denison asked: "Rescued? What are you good for if you couldn't stop them? Who rescued them... why didn't you go and take them back..."
Iron Tower pointed to a room not far away: "They're in that room. I told them to go and take them back, but they refused."
Denison looked over: Room 888! His pupils shrank abruptly. He naturally knew that the person inside this room was none other than Qin Jiang.
He was stunned!
How could Qin Jiang be involved with these tomb raiders?
The key was: what should he do now that these people were associated with Qin Jiang?
Take them by force?
Heh...
Not to mention that he had a mission to recruit the other party, the cruise ship security would definitely not help him cause trouble for them. In terms of status, he wasn't as high as the other party!
Yet, he wasn't willing to just give up on the qilin seal, but no matter how unwilling he was, he had to let it go.
Denison muttered: "Forget it! Anyway, the qilin seal was going to be gifted to him... This works out perfectly... and I can even earn a favor..."
"Let's strike while the iron is hot!"
He briefly understood the situation that had just occurred, straightened his clothes, and strode directly toward Room 888. He spoke very amicably to the Black Dragon Personnel guarding the outside: "Please announce me: tell him that Denison has come to visit Mr. Qin."
At this moment, many people didn't recognize Denison.
They couldn't help but say:
"This person must be the one who lost something, right? Why is he going to that room? To ask Qin Jiang for his belongings?"
"Are you kidding? Can he actually get them back..."
"I have a feeling he's going to have a miserable time..."
Of course, some big shots in the rooms recognized Denison's identity. They knew he was an internationally renowned broker who had recruited many people for various organizations over the years; some of them had even been approached by him.
"It seems Qin Jiang has also been targeted by those organizations. Well, it would be strange if someone like him wasn't targeted."
"Do you think Qin Jiang will accept their recruitment..."
For a moment, these big shots couldn't help but watch with bated breath...
Room 888.
After Old Batou, Black Knife, and White Whip entered, they saw Qin Jiang sitting there with a calm expression.
Old Batou said: "Chairman Qin!"
Qin Jiang waved his hand: "Sit!"
The three of them didn't sit down. Old Batou said nervously: "Chairman Qin! We came here and got into a conflict with Denison. We took his qilin seal, but it was taken back. Now he is colluding with the person in charge of the cruise ship to hunt us down to seize another qilin seal. That is why we came to ask for your help. Chairman Qin, if it is convenient for you, we would like to take shelter here for a while. If it is not convenient, we will leave right now..."
He quickly explained their situation. In his view, although Qin Jiang had said he owed them a favor, they knew their own situation. Even without their help, Qin Jiang and his people could have rescued Si Jiu. Now that they were in an unfamiliar place and on someone else's turf, it would be completely reasonable if Qin Jiang chose not to help them!
Upon hearing Old Batou's explanation, Qin Jiang's expression remained calm and indifferent. He waved his hand again: "Sit!"
Old Batou and his companions sat down nervously.
At this moment, a Black Dragon Personnel entered to report: "Brother Jiang! A man named Denison is outside and says he wants to see you."
Old Batou said nervously: "That's him! He's here... Uh... Should we hide for a moment..."
Qin Jiang replied: "It's fine! Since you three saved Si Jiu, you are friends of mine, Qin Jiang. Since you are friends of Qin Jiang, I would like to see who dares to touch you in front of me. Just sit here."
Zhao Shanhe added: "What Denison, Banison—in Brother Jiang's eyes, he's nothing but shit."
Qin Jiang said: "Let him in..."
Zhao Shanhe replied: "Yes!"
Hearing this, Black Knife and White Whip couldn't help but recall the scene before they boarded the cruise ship, and they calmed down, though Old Batou remained nervous.
Very quickly, a smiling Denison walked in. Upon entering, he first glanced at Old Batou and the others, then laughed at Qin Jiang: "Haha... This must be the renowned Chairman Qin! I am Denison! It is truly my honor to meet Chairman Qin today!"
Facing Denison's flattery, Qin Jiang was extremely cold, even directly accusing him: "Who gave you the guts to hunt down my friends..."
Denison: "Ah..."
He suspected he had misheard. Wait, no? Don't you know these people are thieves? Even if they are your friends, shouldn't you be asking me to reconcile? Or perhaps offering to owe me a favor to protect them? What the hell! You start by accusing me right away?
At this moment, Denison recalled the line in the file he had read about Qin Jiang: He loves to act cool and is extremely arrogant! It really matched the records: He's fucking arrogant! Arrogant to the extreme!
However, facing Qin Jiang's cold gaze and remembering that he was about to recruit him, he could only continue to smile and say:
"Haha..."
"There is an old Chinese saying: 'The flood water washed away the Dragon King's Temple!' I didn't know the three of them were Chairman Qin's friends, and a small misunderstanding occurred. Since they are friends of yours, Chairman Qin, let's consider this matter resolved!"
"What do you think, Chairman Qin..."
Wow...
Old Batou's eyes widened in disbelief.
It was solved just like that?
He had assumed that with Denison's capability, even if Qin Jiang could resolve this, he would have to pay a heavy price. But now, Qin Jiang just accused him, and the other party caved! They just resolved their issue? Was it really that simple? He didn't want the qilin seal anymore?
Even Black Knife and White Whip were a bit surprised; the matter had been resolved too easily.
But the next moment, something even more shocking happened: Qin Jiang's expression remained indifferent: "I'm in a good mood today and don't intend to see blood. Since the matter is settled! Get out!"
Denison: (⊙_◎)
Wait, no? I just sold you a favor, and you didn't say a single nice word, just told me to get lost, and acted as if you were in a good mood today and didn't beat me up, letting me off the hook? That's outrageous!!! Damn it! This is preposterous!!!