Eclipse Hunter Volume 1: Brothers
Original novel in Chinese by: 御我(Yu Wo)
Chapter Six: Cold, Merciless Demon—translated by Trespasserby (proofread by Lala Su & Minthe; C/E edited by lucathia)
“Should I order Japanese cuisine or Greek?
“At the moment, that is not the most pressing matter, Sun Emperor.”
“Oh?” Ri Xiang Yan scrutinized the lengthy menu in his hands. I wonder which Dìdi would prefer for dinner? “So what is the most pressing matter right now, Bill?”
The serious-faced secretary looked through an agenda and reported in an even tone, “Sun Emperor, my name is Kyle. The most pressing matter at the moment should be responding to the criminals’ demands. Even though an explosion would not affect this special safe room, many personnel would be injured or killed. My concern is that this would cause a suspension in the corporation’s activities and furthermore, serious damage to our reputation.”
“Oh? This is something the security team should be handling.” Ri Xiang Yan raised his eyebrows, and with some dissatisfaction, asked, “What the hell is the security team doing? First they shut me in here and kept me from going home. Now they can’t even do anything about the problem? Tell the head of the security team to come see me!”
“The head of the security team was fatally shot by the hijackers just earlier while pressing the office’s emergency lockdown switch. I’m afraid they are unable to meet with you.” Kyle conscientiously typed into the “aftermath handling” field on his laptop: “Find a new head of security.”