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"Boss, as far as I know, the Dahe Mercenary Team has indeed undergone significant changes in the past few months, recruiting left and right. However, I'm not yet clear on what kind of powerful reinforcement they've introduced, making them confident enough to go head-to-head with Skull."

Zhou Yang has been attending various gatherings these days at the Asian Mercenary Association, trying to gather information.

However, the Dahe Mercenary Team has done an excellent job with their secrecy measures. So far, he hasn't managed to uncover what kind of powerful secret weapon Dahe is hiding.

But Zhou Yang is curious about one thing, "Boss, do you think it was the Dahe alone that took out Skull's two teams of sixty members, or did they team up with other squads? Oh, I forgot to tell you, the Korea Mercenary Team has basically become a subordinate of Dahe now. When Dahe tells them to go east, they don't dare go west."

"Heh, the Korea squad was not much weaker than Dahe back in the day. How did they become a subordinate so meekly?"

Qin Tian shook his head and smiled softly, "It seems our Asian Mercenary Association is truly a haven of exceptional talents!"

Qin Tian clinked glasses with Zhou Yang and analyzed, "I suspect that the Dahe Mercenary Team might have taken out Skull's two teams by themselves."

"Oh, what's your reasoning, boss?"

"It's simple. If Dahe had teamed up with other squads to take out Skull's sixty members, it's hard to keep that under wraps, especially with so many squads involved. Some information would inevitably leak out, but you didn't hear a thing, did you?"

"Hmm, that's true."

"Aside from that, think about it. If Dahe needed outside help to deal with Skull's sixty members, how could they face off against Skull head-on? If they didn't have that capability, why would they attack Skull anyways? That would be suicidal."

"Right, right, right... How did I not think of that? So it seems the Dahe Mercenary Team must have a secret squad, and a strong one at that. It might even be more than one..."

"Sigh, speculating here won't do us any good. Let's go to sleep. Attend tomorrow morning's meeting. If Dahe defeats Skull, I'll attend the afternoon's executive committee meeting."

Qin Tian settled the bill and went back to the hotel with Zhou Yang.

That night, some slept soundly, while others couldn't sleep at all.

The winds of change began to stir in Asia.

The next day, Qin Tian woke up late at the hotel and didn't go out. He was waiting for the result of Zhou Yang's meeting.

At the same time, Qin Tian pondered. If Dahe truly pulled off something unexpected and thwarted Skull at the general meeting, who should the War Dragon support at the executive committee meeting afterward?

The current situation was peculiar, and inexplicably, War Dragon's vote had become the deciding vote.

After all, among the five executive members, Skull and the Persian Gulf Team were aligned, and now Dahe and Korea were in cahoots.

So, no matter if it was Skull or Dahe, Qin Tian reckoned they both would try to win over this crucial vote after the general meeting is over, right?

Qin Tian waited until 11:30 a.m. when Zhou Yang finally called him:

"Boss, the situation we expected happened. Today at the general meeting, Dahe's proposal to re-elect the chairman passed with a decisive advantage! We need to hold an executive committee meeting this afternoon. Uh... Boss, I'm stuck in the bathroom now. The people from Skull and Dahe don't know you're here, so they're all looking for me, I reckon they want to play nice with me to persuade you to take their side..."

"Boss, shall I tell them you're here? I'm struggling here."

"Or maybe, give me an official standard response so I won't offend them and can get out unscathed?"

Zhou Yang was genuinely anxious this time, actually stuck in the bathroom.

Qin Tian laughed, "So, you've gotten yourself into this today, eh? It's good that they're all coming to find you."

"Good my ass, those guys are all too fake. Boss, I feel that both Skull and Dahe are no good. It seems like we shouldn't help any of them!"

Zhou Yang was on the verge of tears, "Dahe was so aggressive at the meeting today, acting as if he's already the new chairman of the Asian Mercenary Association. So overbearing. Damn, Okazaki Yokawa hasn't even become chairman yet! Damn! Disgusting!"

Qin Tian said, "What can you do about being disgusted? You know the voting system in the executive committee meeting. We can't abstain; we must make a choice."

"Hiss, then what should I do..."

"Here's what you do. Tell them that I've already understood the situation fully and have made up my mind, so they don't need to resort to these small tricks."

"Alright, that's all we can do..."

As soon as Qin Tian hung up the phone, his phone started ringing.

Qin Tian glanced at the unfamiliar number and didn't answer.

No doubt it was people from Dahe or Skull calling to persuade him, but he couldn't be bothered to deal with them.

Yet, the more he ignored, the more the calls came in, many numbers calling in quick succession.

It seemed like his critical vote was very important indeed!

Qin Tian simply turned off the phone.

However, he pondered and realized that since his vote was so crucial, why not fully leverage its value?

So, Qin Tian turned on his phone again and called Zhou Yang: "Old Zhou, I've made up my mind. In today's executive committee meeting, I'm siding with Dahe."

"I expected as much. After all, Skull is our nemesis, a life-long enemy. We can't possibly help them, understood."

"Good, understood. But I have to tell you something. So, did Dahe's people find you?"

"Yes, they did. Their vice-captain is now about three meters away from me, making a call, likely reporting our stance to their leader."

"Hehe, that's good. I want you to subtly inform the Dahe people that we can vote for them, but this matter has to involve money."

"Hiss... Boss, talking money? Isn't this a bit too crazy..."

"Hehe, we're just trying to maximize the value of our vote. Let's extort Dahe for some money. Didn't you also dislike them?"

"True, oh, then, boss, how much should we extort from them? Five million? Ten million?"

"A hundred million."

"Hiss... Damn!"

When he heard Qin Tian's price, Zhou Yang almost cursed, "Damn, boss, a hundred million, that's not extortion; it's robbery! How could Dahe possibly agree..."

"Not necessarily. Given Dahe's apparent surge in strength, their financial capabilities should have increased too, right? If we're going to do it, let's make it a big one, earn a hundred million first. I reckon that our two groups will eventually turn against each other, so we should extort as much as we can now. How about letting Dahe bleed heavily this time?"