Chapter 193: The Submissive Behemoth (Part II)

Although Li Boyong's words sounded very pleasant, Tessa could not simply agree to them.

Because this involved many issues, such as the reaction detected on Zhuomo and what exactly A21 had prepared.

It could be guessed that it most likely had to do with the Lambda Driver, so whether it was appropriate to let the Lambda Driver fall into the hands of the man before her was questionable.

Moreover, the fact that the other party chose to lurk by Chidori Kaname's side made it hard to believe it was a coincidence; were they also targeting Chidori Kaname?

And those two units named Phantom were units from the same era as the M9; it was hard to believe the other party was serving the Japanese government.

Furthermore, the other party seemed very familiar with the internal intelligence of Mithril; where exactly did they learn such information?

Wait, why did she have an impression of the name Li Boyong?

Where had she seen it before?

It seemed to be in Mithril's intelligence files... regarding the Middle East...

Got it, the Tiger of the Middle East!

That legendary commander from the conflict zone, the famous general who facilitated the founding of a country through pure military victory, was this man cracking bad jokes in front of her?

"Before I agree, I am curious what kind of big shot is qualified to recruit the dignified Tiger of the Middle East as a thug. Although I heard you failed in your domestic political struggle, I didn't expect you to be lurking in this country."

Tessa pointed out Li Boyong's hidden identity, hoping to gain some upper hand in the conversation, or at least hoping to fish out some information.

But Li Boyong's reaction was truly beyond her expectations. He actually revealed a moved expression and sighed, "As expected, Tessa-chan, you have insight. I've been waiting for someone to see through my identity so I could shock everyone, but even though I used my real name, that blockhead Sousuke couldn't guess who I was."

"It really makes me so sad. I didn't expect my Tiger of the Middle East reputation to be so lackluster."

Li Boyong complained in a resentful tone.

Hearing Li Boyong's words, which were equivalent to admitting his identity, the people present had various reactions.

"Tiger of the Middle East... what is that?"

Chidori Kaname asked Sousuke beside her in a low voice.

Sousuke suppressed the surprise in his heart and explained to Chidori Kaname: "Chidori, have you heard of the newly established country of Azadistan?"

"I've heard of it, I suppose. It seems like it was bullied and invaded in the past, but finally fought back in recent years and established its own country. By the way, I heard the leader of that country is a girl the same age as us."

Chidori Kaname was a girl who paid relatively close attention to the news, so she said everything she roughly knew. If it were other students, they might not even know the country of Azadistan existed.

"The legendary Middle Eastern commander who led the Azadistan army to a series of victories in adversity until the successful founding of the nation is called the Tiger of the Middle East," Sousuke said.

Hearing Sousuke's explanation, Chidori Kaname's jaw dropped in surprise. Her first reaction was disbelief: "Liar, isn't that the same as a founding father? Why would he lurk in our school?"

"Because I failed in the domestic political struggle," Li Boyong suddenly interrupted the conversation between Sousuke and Chidori Kaname, then complained: "Speaking of which, you two whispering during class, I'm really going to get angry as a teacher."

Class...

Teacher...

Shihe's mouth twitched, and she rolled her eyes at the ever-unserious Li Boyong.

Several trusted subordinates holding guns nearby also chuckled when they saw this.

But the vigilance of these subordinates did not relax for a moment. Kalinin just slightly placed his hand on the wheel of his wheelchair, and was immediately pointed at by guns.

"Don't move!"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"Relax."

Li Boyong signaled his subordinates not to be too nervous, while warning: "Everyone, I have shown enough sincerity. I hope you won't make any rash moves again. I don't want to see any unfortunate events occur."

Looking around, Li Boyong returned to the main topic: "Alright, as Colonel Testarossa said, I am indeed the Tiger of the Middle East she mentioned. I cannot say the specific situation, but I am indeed currently providing services to a big shot in this country. In this incident, I am not in a hostile relationship with you all."

"Inviting everyone here this time, I would rather say that I personally want to get along well with everyone from Mithril. Although my current state is more like a wandering warlord in a broad sense, I have not done anything to harm the public, nor do I have any reason to be an enemy of Mithril."

"And I think, this incident can also be considered Mithril owing us a favor, right?"

"After all, if I hadn't successfully organized A21's actions, no one could estimate what kind of disaster Tokyo would have suffered by now."

After pondering for a while, Tessa probed: "On behalf of Mithril, I express my gratitude for your help. Then, can we make a deal with Mithril? We can guarantee not to pursue the actions of A21 members so far, but we hope to obtain the trump card A21 holds this time. You name the price."

She wanted to know what kind of weapon required a Lambda Driver adapter to operate.

"Unfortunately, my employer also needs that thing."

Li Boyong shook his head and refused the deal; he wanted to keep the Behemoth for himself.

It wasn't necessarily that he valued that kind of thing, but the Lambda Driver mounted on it.

Although the Executive Officer codenamed Mr. Au promised to provide an AS equipped with a Lambda Driver afterwards, Li Boyong still felt that having it in hand was more reliable.

As for the so-called employer needing it, it was just an excuse.

How could an Executive Officer not have the relevant data on the Behemoth?

"Then at least our side hopes to obtain the relevant intelligence."

Tessa didn't seem to intend to give up. After all, judging from the attitude Li Boyong had shown so far, he should be considered a negotiable target, not a vicious enemy.

Li Boyong still shook his head and refused; he couldn't possibly leak the intelligence of his own trump card.

"Then the negotiation has broken down. We, Mithril, will continue to track the traces of A21 members."

Tessa crossed her arms as if she were sulking, putting on an unperturbed appearance.

This seemingly childish act was actually her seeing that Li Boyong didn't want to offend Mithril too much.

After all, the other party was quite familiar with Mithril's intelligence, so naturally, they would know what a massive organization Mithril was.

As expected of the Witch of Mithril, she could still maintain an extremely calm mind in such a situation.

Seeing this, Li Boyong sighed: "If that's the case, I'll have to keep you all as my amulets."

Then he put on a cheeky smile again: "I'll just have to wrong you, Tessa-chan, and Chidori-san, by making you my maids."

Wow, this guy has a terrible personality.

Seeing Tessa's face turn red with anger, Chidori Kaname continued to complain secretly in her heart.

Unfortunately, he, who was getting carried away, forgot that Shihe was right beside him, and was fiercely knocked on the back of the head.

"Speak properly."

Shihe warned calmly.

"Yes, sorry."

Li Boyong nodded aggrievedly.

Although Li Boyong looked very silly at this moment, since things had reached this point, Tessa could only helplessly admit that she was powerless.

Anyway, the worst-case scenario didn't happen; let the intelligence department handle the subsequent investigation.

Tessa looked at Major Kalinin and nodded slightly, preparing to compromise with Li Boyong.

Thus, Li Boyong successfully harvested the members of A21 and the Behemoth equipped with a Lambda Driver.

As for the exposure of his disguised identity, it seemed insignificant. What was important was that through this incident, he had temporarily established some relationship with Mithril.

Although it might not be a good relationship for now, it could be considered laying some foundation for the future.

After all, that Lord Mallory who founded Mithril was also one of the most mysterious Executive Officers in Amalgam.

When Li Boyong exposed himself to Mithril's line of sight, perhaps he had also attracted the other party's attention at the same time. ===== CHAPTER 194 =====