Chapter 44: Using One's Own Spear Against Their Shield!

Chapter 44: Using One's Own Spear Against Their Shield!

Faced with the crowd's doubts, Li Ang maintained his calm and composed demeanor. He looked directly into Knapp's suspicious gaze and said:

"LA Company is my brainchild. Whether it's kinetic weapons, technological armaments, prosthetic devices, or hovercars, all of these are exclusive products developed by my company. There's no debating this."

"After all, you won't find another company with such capabilities."

"As for the turmoil in the Far East Huaxia, I will leverage the influence of my company to swiftly stabilize the situation and expand our weapon market share."

In the cyber world, the Far East Huaxia was in a state of chaos, with warlords fighting for power. However, resolving such chaos was not too difficult.

Supporting new companies, installing new leaders, and unifying the disorder!

In fact, Li Ang had already dispatched a professional financial team to Shenyang, Huaxia, to acquire a nearly bankrupt defense weapons company.

Once the acquisition was complete, the company would be renamed Cantao Group and would fully oversee the smart weapons division for LA Company.

The person chosen to serve as Cantao Group's CEO was Xu Shiming, a retired colonel from Huaxia. Li Ang only needed to maintain 100% ownership and control over this subsidiary.

At that point, Xu Shiming would use the lethal power of smart firearms to militarily unify the country, eliminating other warlord factions!

Li Ang's words made many executives present feel uneasy. The emergence of a figure akin to Saburo Arasaka in the Far East had already been troubling enough.

Now, a younger "Saburo" appeared, which made matters even worse.

After all, market resources were limited. A dominant new company would inevitably carve away part of their profits!

Knapp finally spoke up:

"Let me be frank, Mr. Li Ang. Our Trauma Team intends to fully acquire LA Company. As for the price, you can name it. Even if it's 500 billion euros or a trillion euros, we can afford it."

"If you don't want to completely let go of your company, we can retain 20% of the shares for you and welcome you to join our team."

After speaking, Knapp glanced at Nadia. It was evident the two were playing a good cop, bad cop routine in front of Li Ang.

"Mr. Li Ang, you might really want to consider this..."

Before Nadia could finish, Li Ang resolutely interrupted and declined:

"Sorry, LA Company is not for sale."

In Li Ang's eyes, these European old-timers were simply making a joke by attempting to acquire LA Company, as if treating him like an easy target.

"Mr. Knapp, let me be frank as well. In the field of emergency security services, LA Company can outperform Trauma Team."

"If you're interested in sharing in the profits, how about giving me half of Trauma Team's shares? I can help you expand your market share by over 20 times."

"Of course, you can also choose to drive your outdated, clunky military hovercars and compare their speed with my Atlas hovercars to see who can save lives more efficiently."

Li Ang's words were a perfect example of using one's own spear against their shield, leaving Knapp with no room for rebuttal.

After all, what Li Ang said was true. LA Company's emergency squad had been snatching Trauma Team's platinum members without leaving them even a whiff of their hovercar's exhaust!

This public humiliation of Trauma Team had already sparked rumors that LA Company's emergency squad provided superior service quality.

As a result, Trauma Team had no choice but to take this seriously.

Watching Knapp's face turn increasingly red, Li Ang sneered internally.

These high-ranking old-timers would eventually be thoroughly dealt with, and Europe would undoubtedly become LA Company's beautiful back garden.

"Enough, Knapp. We're here to discuss cooperation with Mr. Li Ang, not to acquire LA Company!"

Nadia took the opportunity to de-escalate the situation. She could tell Li Ang wasn't someone easy to provoke. If pushed too far, they might end up as life-and-death competitors—a scenario she wanted to avoid.

"Mr. Li Ang, our Trauma Team doesn't concern itself with regional political dynamics, nor do we wish to interfere in corporate competition. We only want to cooperate and make money!"

Since acquisition negotiations had hit a dead end, Nadia directly proposed a cooperation offer.

"We're willing to pay 1 billion euros annually to lease all of LA Company's hovercar products."

Nadia knew very well that the main difference between Trauma Team and LA Company's emergency squad lay in the quality of hovercars.

By terminating their partnership with Military Tech and opting for LA Company's hovercars, Trauma Team, with its superior medical systems and cutting-edge technology, would maintain its unshakable dominance.

"Mr. Li Ang, this is no small amount. Even Military Tech charges only 500 million euros annually for its hovercars."

Knapp chimed in, fully aware of LA Company's current cash flow situation. With the limited sales volume from their small Chinatown operations, their revenue could barely reach tens of millions of euros.

Trauma Team offering a staggering 1 billion euros should be more than enough to sway Li Ang.

However, Li Ang's response was a simple shake of the head, followed by a calm reply:

"Too little."

"What? That's still too little?"

Knapp's expression was starting to crack. This kid clearly intended to extort them—doubling the price and still unsatisfied?

Nadia frowned slightly but kept her tone gentle as she tried to reason with Li Ang:

"Mr. Li Ang, this is the maximum sincerity our company can offer."

"If you're still dissatisfied, I can use my managerial authority to add an extra 200 million euros to the lease. This is the absolute limit I can provide."

Nadia's cooperative attitude was commendable, but Li Ang's issue wasn't with the hovercar lease amount—it was with the scope of their cooperation being too limited!

Li Ang knew that Trauma Team was backed by the wealthiest European consortiums. If he didn't take a big slice out of this fat sheep, he wouldn't let it s Reed .

Currently, LA Company had unlocked multiple product types and services, including prosthetic devices, kinetic and smart weaponry, hovercars, and a large pool of unemployed mercenaries.

Trauma Team would not only need to lease LA Company's hovercars but also accept contracts for hiring its mercenaries and purchasing its weaponry.

After all, Night City boasted a massive mercenary population. These rugged individuals couldn't earn much just by taking jobs from middlemen, and LA Company couldn't support them indefinitely.

Once the deal was finalized, these mercenaries could be reassigned as Trauma Team's security personnel, responsible for armed protection of their members.

This was Li Ang's true goal for this negotiation!