Chapter 2752 — A Pact of Three Terms
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"Brother, this isn't about being a coward. The point is, your little brother hasn't secured his footing in the Xuan Dan Sect yet! I'm counting on this mission to win the young sect master's favor—if it falls through, I could be marginalized!" Kang Jingming said helplessly. "And once I'm marginalized, Wei Zhao can squeeze our Kang family whenever he pleases. Forget a promise not to harass Wang Xinyan during university—he could demand you break off the engagement, and you'd have to grit your teeth and agree!"
Kang Jinglong was no fool. Once Kang Jingming explained the situation, he calmed down. He was a calculating man by nature, though anger sometimes clouded his mind—as it had just now. The thought of Wei Zhao and Wang Xinyan openly together had set his blood boiling. But now he understood Kang Jingming's predicament. Reluctantly, he nodded. "Fine. But I want a pact of three terms with Wei Zhao!"
"Good, as long as you agree!" Kang Jingming breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't worry, brother. Once this mission is done and my position is secure—once I've latched onto the young sect master's coattails—I'll be somebody. Then you can do as you please. As for agreements—if you're strong enough, you can change them whenever you like!"
"That's true enough!" Kang Jinglong's heart eased considerably at his brother's last words, and he finally nodded his grudging consent.
"That's the spirit. We brothers endure for now so we can trample on others all the more freely later. Don't you understand that?" Kang Jingming said with satisfaction.
"I understand. I'm just a little unwilling, that's all..." Kang Jinglong said helplessly.
"All right, let's go out." Kang Jingming had made no effort to hide anything while speaking with his brother, and Wei Zhao had heard every word—yet he did not for a moment imagine that silence on their part meant he could not guess their thoughts of revenge.
The enmity between them was already set. If Kang Jingming one day gained real power and did not seek revenge on Wei Zhao, that would truly be the anomaly.
Back in Leader Bai's office, Kang Jingming said, "All right, Wei Zhao. My brother and I have talked it over. We can agree to your request—but by the same token, my brother wants a pact of three terms with you as well."
"A pact of three terms?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Simple. I won't harass Wang Xinyan—but Wang Xinyan absolutely must not get involved with you either. That is my bottom line. I won't have my wife putting horns on me!" Kang Jinglong said. "If you can do that, then I agree."
"Oh. Fine." Wei Zhao nodded. His goal was achieved. Through the intimidation he had applied earlier, he had gotten exactly what he wanted—a full harvest, so to speak.
As for that pill formula—while Kang Jingming had gone off to make his phone call, Wei Zhao had carefully reviewed it and discovered that the flaw Kang Jingming mentioned had been caused inadvertently when Wei Zhao himself had planted a second defect. In plain terms, it was a bug—not something Wei Zhao had done on purpose.
So Wei Zhao had easily repaired the bug and written out a new pill formula for Kang Jingming—though he had not handed it over directly.