Barney, who didn't look very old, seemed to age a few years upon hearing this sentence.
Yes, the defeated have no right to negotiate.
Now that Barney has lost to Su Chen, if he doesn't want to become Su Chen's servant, then what awaits him could likely be death.
In reality, his crisis is not yet completely resolved; Su Chen hasn't promised to definitely take him in as a servant.
Wanting to negotiate terms with Su Chen now, isn't that courting death?
With such an understanding in his heart, Barney finally chose to remain silent.
Barney had previously kept some details of the contract hidden from Su Chen, which made Su Chen very unhappy, but compared to directly killing Barney.
Clearly, keeping him alive would be more beneficial for maximizing interests.
Moreover, according to Barney, the Illita Family held a grudge against him, and he was quite familiar with them. Keeping him alive now might be of great help.
