Seeing this, the businessman in the middle clenched his jaw before speaking once more.
"Mr. Walker, are you sure about this?" he asked, his tone growing noticeably colder. "Are you really willing to walk away? After all, you invited the three of us here knowing full well what kind of standing we possess in this city."
His words sounded harmless on the surface.
Yet everyone present could hear the hidden meaning behind them.
He was reminding Gideon of their influence.
Reminding him that they were not ordinary businessmen who could be ignored at will.
Should they decide to make things difficult for him, they could obstruct his ventures at every turn within the city. Whether through official channels, business partnerships, logistics, or local networks, they possessed enough influence to create endless problems for any outsider seeking a foothold here.
In other words, it was a threat.
A veiled one, but a threat nonetheless.
The businessman had already made up his mind.
