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This time it was Anin who was inside John's office to finish the deal for General Nokhud and other prisoners.
John looked at Anin and spoke, "Ok, we will not beat around the bush. How much are you willing to pay for your men? Or are you going to disown them. However, don't think that I will take this lying down. You know, there are a lot of pirates in the seas so you too may face some hardships."
Anin had a face as if he was eating shit when he heard John, He thought, 'This guy is practically blackmailing us and trying to extort us in plain sight. And people say that he is righteous, Bullshit! He is simply a bandit. Okay, let's negotiate from our lowest offer for now.'
Anin sighed and spoke as if he was really being butchered, "We are willing to give you guys 20 million gold coins for our prisoners and peace of both the nations."