All he wanted to do was kill this man to get rid of the last thing that linked him to this event. He knew that he couldn't get Ryder now without getting himself in trouble. Since Ryder had such a high reach, there was a chance that he could get federal agents to investigate, which would've put him in trouble.

If the Federal officials came to investigate and talked to this man, then there was a good chance that the truth would be out, which was not beneficial to him.

"Stop! I promise I won't tell anyone!

"

"I'll take all the blame on me! Don't kill me!

"

The man kept screaming, but all he did was get even more beating.

"It's better that you die after all. Case closed. There's nothing else I can do now anyway without getting myself in trouble as long as you're alive!

"

He kept getting beating until the man was dead.

****

"Mr. Maxwell, You already know why we are here. The new technology that your Firm is developing can be game-changing for the defense industry. It'll increase the strength of our country for sure. We are interested in purchasing that, you already know. The thing is that the Government feels that this technology shouldn't be sold to the outsiders,

" General Dreyson said to Shu as he looked at him in full seriousness.

"Alem, didn't you tell them our position on the matter?

" Shu glanced at Alem and asked him.

" He told us what you wanted. That's why we had to come here. We are ready to increase the number of purchases from you if you can assure us that you won't sell this particular thing to the other countries without the government's permission. We have sent that offer to you as well, but from what I heard, you refuse to accept that. You say that you want the permission to sell it to any country that's not the enemy of the states,

" Major General Gaia chimed in.

" We can't accept that. We don't want any country to get that, even if that country is on friendly terms with us. You need to understand our position. Friends can turn enemies at any moment, and this thing can plunge the world into chaos if our enemies have it. If you have any other demands beside it, then I'm willing to listen,

" Major General Andre said in a calm tone.

" You know that it will be a big loss to us if we can't sell that thing even to the friendly nations. That's not something a purchase from you can't make up for. As you know, over sixty percent of our business is from overseas. Even if you double everything, we'd still be at a loss,

" Shu folded his arms as he shook his hand.

"I know, but the president is not willing to have it sold outside the country. It's just a big headache for us. What else can we give you then, please tell us? You need to understand; we don't want to spoil our relations. At long as it's not overboard, we can listen to your demands in exchange for signing this deal,

" Major General Dreyson let out with a wry smile on his face.

"Hahahaha, Don't worry. I know that better than you guys. Miss President is really stubborn on these matters. But our Dream Corporation is not her toy. Still, since I understand your plight, I'm willing to listen. I'll accept your conditions as long as you accept my condition,

" Shu responded as he nodded his head.

The generals finally breathed a sigh in relief. As long as you do what you say and agree, it does not matter; they could deal with it.

All the Major Generals looked at each other and gave themselves a subtle nod of appreciation.

"What conditions do you have?

" Major General Andre inquired.

" My conditions are simple. Since you want more than I suggested, I want more than I suggested as well. First, the United States government will double its business with us. The timing we need to get the permits should be decreased. We want our Dream Corporation to get a license to test our weapons in government facilities as well. And lastly, I want some information about the Necrosis Corporation,

" Shu told all his demands at once.

"Please give us a minute,

" The Major Generals stood up and walked to the other side.

They started discussing amongst themselves.

After some time, they came back and sat on the sofa.

"The first one is a little tough, but I believe it can be done. The President should be fine with it as long as it stops the weapons from going in other countries' hands,

" General Dreyson said to Shu as he nodded his head.

" That's a good start. What about my other conditions?

" Shu asked General Dreyson.

"The second condition is also understandable. We can fasten the process as long as you can maintain the safety standards. The third condition is also a little tough, but we can do that as well and get you the access to our facilities for your testing,

" General Dreyson said to Shu as he nodded his head.

"That's good. What about the last condition?

" Shu asked General Dreyson as he frowned. He could see some hesitation in the general's face, and he knew that it wasn't going to be easy to get him to agree from his looks.

"The last condition is impossible to accept. That's the truth, and no matter what we do, we can't change that. I apologize. Even if you decide to sell the weapons to foreigners after fighting a legal battle with the government, you won't get the last condition. The matters related to the Necrosis Corporation are highly classified. We need not only the permission of the ruling party but of the opposition party as well to declassify them,

" Generals Dreyson said.

"As for telling you that information without declassifying those documents, it'll be considered treason. I apologize for this. It's impossible. Please tell us if you have any other condition,

" General Gaira said as he shook his head.

'Interesting. I was only testing them since I had heard some rumors going around in the upper echelon, but from their extreme reactions, it looks like there might just be some truth in the rumors,' Shu thought as he frowned.

"Alright. My last condition is that I want the access to Government satellites to use in my tech that you want to buy. We're using our personal satellites, but with the help of yours, we can increase the efficiency and accuracy. I want the access completely free,

" Shu told the Major Generals.

The Major Generals looked at each other and nodded their heads.

"We can get that done. We'll have final talks with the higher-ups and get you the documents to sign. I believe this is a done deal, though,

" Major General Andre let out as he stood up.

He shook hands with Shu before he started leaving. The other Major Generals did the same.

They knew that Alem wanted to talk to Shu about something, so they told him that they'd be waiting outside for him.

" Are you going to talk about security again?

" Shu asked Alem.

"Yes! You can't take your security so lightly. Not only the government but a lot of people might try to kill you one day for one reason or another. Even in our own company, there can be many people that can plan to get you killed. Don't play with your safety,

" Alem told Shu in a stern tone.

"Hahaha, Alem, you need to learn to chill, man. You already know that the ones in our company won't try to kill me since they won't gain anything from that. You know the reason for that. You should also know that the government won't try to take the risk either. As for the assassin, people can hire to kill me; I have already taken my precautions for that. You don't have to write about that,

" Shu said as he shook his head.

"What precautions?

" Alem asked Shu.

Shu looked at Alem and simply smiled, but he didn't answer.

" You always reply with that. I'm sure you don't have anyone. Anyway, put more focus on your security. I'm leaving for now,

" Alem said as he sighed. He started walking back.

Alem left the mansion and entered the helicopter with the Major Generals.

The helicopter started flying and soon left.

****

Ryder was still sitting on the couch when he saw Alice come out of the shower. Her hair was dripping wet while she was drying them with the towel.

The white robe was sticking close to her cold body.

Ryder looked at her face and smiled.

"W-what?

" Alice asked with a red face as she saw Ryder looking at her face.

"Nothing, you just look stunning,

" Ryder complimented her, which made her red face even redder.

"Y-you can go take a shower as well,

" She told Ryder as she started looking elsewhere.

"Right,

" Ryder stood up as he took his shirt off and started walking towards the shower room.

Alice couldn't help but glance at Ryder subtly.