[ "It is as you say. I'm not very good at negotiating," Dongrang laughs easily. "It's not a position that suits me, yet, we were left with no choice when the threats came in."
"Threats?" Ishmael asks this time.
Sinclair wonders if Dongrang had been set up himself. Even now, surely, he should realise what had gone wrong.
Then the earpiece on Dongrang begins to hiss.
"Dongrang, there is a disturbance on level 15 that requires your assistance immediately ."
Dongrang pauses, murmurs something and then gestures Samjo to escort them out.
"I shall take your words into consideration. For now, please wait here. It seems there is a matter I must attend to. Mr. Samjo, if you could please escort them to a safer area--"
Safe?
There's barely a moment to register anything before explosions go off in the distance.]
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"Threats?" Ishmael asks this time.
Sinclair wonders if Dongrang had been set up himself. Even now, surely, he should realise what had gone wrong.
Then the earpiece on Dongrang begins to hiss.
"Dongrang, there is a disturbance on level 15 that requires your assistance immediately ."
Dongrang pauses, murmurs something and then gestures Samjo to escort them out.
"I shall take your words into consideration. For now, please wait here. It seems there is a matter I must attend to. Mr. Samjo, if you could please escort them to a safer area--"
Safe?
There's barely a moment to register anything before explosions go off in the distance.]