Shangguan Zhongtang gritted his teeth, looking at Su Yang. "Let them leave first, we need to talk properly. These things cannot be known by others."
"You actually know that what you've done shouldn't be known by others?" Su Yang chuckled.
"Let them leave."
This was the third time Shangguan Zhongtang said this to Su Yang.
Su Yang waved his hand, and the people behind him left, leaving only Yuan Kui and Jiang Hei by his side.
"These two are my confidants; they know whatever I know."
Mo Yu remained by Shangguan Zhongtang's side.
Gritting his teeth, Shangguan Zhongtang's veins bulged on his forehead.
Forcing himself not to explode, Shangguan Zhongtang sat down in front of Su Yang again.
"What do you know?" Shangguan Zhongtang asked Su Yang.
Su Yang looked at Shangguan Zhongtang. "I know what I should and shouldn't know."
Hearing Su Yang's words, Shangguan Zhongtang truly wished he could kill Sakata Chong at that moment.
In Kyoto, although Shangguan Zhongtang had never directly contacted Sakata Chong, Sakata Chong had always been the source of Shangguan Zhongtang's real-name information.
If Sakata Chong had given those confidential documents to Su Yang, and Su Yang then gave them to Kyoto...
Shangguan Zhongtang would truly be finished.
"Besides you and your subordinates, have you told anyone else about this?" Shangguan Zhongtang asked Su Yang.
"I don't want you to die now, or rather, I'll give you a chance. Let's stop fighting. I admit defeat, Su Yang. Shangguan Zhongtang cannot defeat you." Shangguan Zhongtang looked at Su Yang and stated his conditions: "You give me the documents, and all information on your end will be erased. I will release your family, and from then on, we will have no further dealings. How about it?"
Su Yang smiled upon hearing this. "It seems that what I have is very important to Commander Shangguan."
Shangguan Zhongtang took a deep breath. "Isn't what I have important to you?"
"Of course it's important. Nothing is more important than family. If that weren't the case, you wouldn't be in this situation with me right now, would you?" Su Yang said.
"I'll ask you one more time. Besides you and your subordinates, does anyone else know the contents of these documents?"
Su Yang lied without batting an eye. "No. Such important things, of course, I wouldn't let others see them easily. I need to use them as my bargaining chip. If others knew, they wouldn't be my bargaining chip anymore."
Hearing Su Yang say this, Shangguan Zhongtang breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you think of what I just told you?" Shangguan Zhongtang looked at Su Yang. "We both have bargaining chips right now, and they are both very important. I believe you are a person of your word. I will release your relatives, and you will give me the documents, or perhaps destroy them forever. Our grievances will be settled, and we will never interact again. Is that acceptable?"
In reality, neither Su Yang nor Shangguan Zhongtang had any bargaining chips, but Su Yang was guaranteed to win.
However, to make Shangguan Zhongtang follow Su Yang's line of thought, Su Yang nodded.
"I need to ensure my family's safety," Su Yang said.
Shangguan Zhongtang pursed his lips; they were pale at this moment.
If what he had done were known to Kyoto, Shangguan Zhongtang would not have enough heads to lose, even if he had a hundred.
It wasn't that Shangguan Zhongtang wasn't afraid; who wasn't afraid of death? In the face of death, who wouldn't be afraid?
It was just that Shangguan Zhongtang believed he still had a sliver of a chance, an opportunity.
He thought, wasn't it just about letting go of his hatred? What was so difficult about that? As long as he was alive, there was always a chance.
"If the green hills remain, there will be wood to burn."
If Kyoto were to find out what Shangguan Zhongtang had done, then Shangguan Zhongtang would truly have absolutely no chance.
Shangguan Zhongtang's heart was extremely uneasy.
He took out his phone and called Shangguan Qianji, his hands trembling.
"Hello?"
At this moment, Shangguan Qianji had been waiting patiently for a very, very long time.
He wanted to know the situation here, to know the news of Su Yang's victory.
But he received a call from Shangguan Zhongtang.
"Hello, Father."
When he answered the phone, Shangguan Qianji felt a bit disappointed.
The fact that Shangguan Zhongtang could call Shangguan Qianji at this moment meant that Shangguan Zhongtang was still alive.
Although Shangguan Qianji wanted to kill Shangguan Zhongtang with his own hands, as long as Shangguan Zhongtang was dead, Shangguan Qianji's revenge would be complete.
He dared not hope for too much.
As soon as Shangguan Zhongtang dialed the phone, Su Yang snatched the phone away.
Therefore, when Shangguan Qianji answered the call, he heard Su Yang's voice.
"Hello?"
"Hello? ...Su..." Upon hearing Su Yang's voice, Shangguan Qianji became extremely agitated.
"I need to confirm the safety of my family."
Hearing Su Yang's tone, Shangguan Qianji immediately realized the situation.
So, the "Boss Su" on his lips remained unspoken.
Su Yang continued, "Shangguan Zhongtang and I have reached a reconciliation. We will be returning to Kyoto soon. Do not move my family."
Although he didn't understand what Su Yang was doing at this moment, Shangguan Qianji understood Su Yang's meaning.
After a brief conversation with Shangguan Qianji, Su Yang hung up the phone and returned it to Shangguan Zhongtang.
"I have confirmed it now."
Shangguan Zhongtang took the phone and pursed his lips. "I need to confirm as well."
Su Yang raised an eyebrow. "Confirm what?"
"Confirm that you haven't leaked the documents."
Su Yang found it somewhat amusing, and also thought Shangguan Zhongtang was incredibly foolish.
"How can I prove that to you?"
"I want to see all your chat records," Shangguan Zhongtang said.
In fact, the documents were sent out by Jiang Hei, and had nothing to do with Su Yang's chat records.
But Su Yang would not let Shangguan Zhongtang see them.
Because he had previously added Li Yue.
As one of the nine major departments, Shangguan Zhongtang would definitely recognize Li Yue's account.
"You're being a bit too foolish, Commander Shangguan. If I were to send it, I would never use an account like this. These are confidential documents. Besides, what if you have someone at the receiving end? What if the documents are intercepted?"
When Su Yang said this, Shangguan Zhongtang found it very reasonable.
"I've proven that your family is safe. How do you prove that you haven't given the documents to someone else?" Shangguan Zhongtang realized this and his emotions became visibly agitated.
"Tell Su Yang, don't try any tricks with me. Your family is alive for now, but that might not be the case in the next second!"