Chapter 133 Final Negotiation

The two old foxes, one big and one small, looked at each other, and no one spoke.

Edgar suddenly laughed, put the documents in his hand aside, and said:

"Okay, I will consider the funding issue."

"Thank you in advance, Mr. Edgar."

Kevin said with a smile.

Edgar shook his head:

"You're welcome. You have performed well recently. The additional funding for the forest is also the 'reward' you deserve. Even if you want to get more, it's not impossible."

More?

Kevin raised his eyebrows slightly:

"Sir, what do you mean...?"

"Do you want to work on the 82nd floor?"

Edgar asked with a smile.

This sentence made Kevin startled slightly, and he looked at Edgar in surprise.

Working on the 82nd floor means that Kevin's office will also be moved to the 82nd floor, which means that Kevin will completely enter the senior management of the Water Group and be accepted by all the senior management of Water.

Originally, Madeline Stillwell's ultimate goal was this, and this was the direction she had been working towards.

But she died in Butcher's hands before she could achieve her goal.

Madeline's dream that she never achieved until her death.

Kevin now easily gets it.

Kevin wanted to laugh when he thought of this. He was not laughing at Madeline, but at Edgar.

Kevin knew exactly why Edgar would make such a suggestion to Kevin.

It was nothing more than these recent events that made Edgar feel that Kevin was a difficult opponent. Continuing to entangle with such an opponent would instead involve Edgar's energy, which was inconsistent with his original purpose of promoting Kevin.

And if it continues like this, it is likely to push Kevin to the opposite side of him and make him stand on the side of the Seven.

Rather than pushing him to the Seven, it is better to continue to win people's hearts and let Kevin stand on his side.

If Kevin can still continue to abide by the rules of the game set by everyone, then Edgar's proposal is undoubtedly a suggestion for both you and me.

Kevin has the opportunity to move forward, and Edgar can also let Kevin continue to suppress the seven-man team.

But unfortunately, Kevin now does not intend to continue to abide by the rules of the game.

"Of course I would love to have the opportunity to work on the 82nd floor."

After a long silence, Kevin said slowly.

Hearing Kevin's words, the smile on Edgar's face slowly disappeared, because he knew that there must be a "but" after Kevin's words.

So he didn't speak, waiting quietly for the other party to continue.

Sure enough, Kevin said not long after:

"But, my goal now is no longer this."

"Oh? Then I'm a little curious, what is your goal now? Don't you want to make money anymore?"

"Of course you still have to make money, but I don't want to make it this way, Mr. Edgar, I suddenly feel that the strategy of the Water Group is a bit too narrow, don't you think so?"

"..."

Putting aside other things, in Kevin's view, the Water Group is actually living off its old capital.

Although Edgar is concerned about the pharmaceutical industry, for so many years, the Water Group has no medicine to show except Compound No. 5.

Compound No. 5 is something that the Water Group has had since its establishment.

Storm is the first successful product of Compound No. 5.

If Storm was injected with Compound No. 5 since birth, then Water has not changed in the past 100 years.

Even if Storm was not injected with Compound No. 5 since birth, it has been at least 80 years, and the Water Group has basically not moved in the field of medicine.

Even if Compound No. 5 was not announced, the impression of the Water Group now is that it is a large entertainment company.

They are living off their old capital, the old capital of Compound No. 5, and the old capital of superheroes.

No matter how Edgar defends himself, this is the fact.

Kevin knows that Edgar wants to change.

He is making major changes to the personnel configuration of the Sagebrush Organization, the Red River Welfare Home, and even the forest, trying to revive the Water Group.

Madeline, who was originally the director of the Red River Welfare Home, was promoted to vice president of the group by him, and Kevin was also inserted into the original Shulin Organization.

No matter what Edgar's purpose is, he really wants to change the current situation of Walter.

But unfortunately, no matter how he changes it, the Walter Group can't produce more famous medicines.

Productivity and creativity are here, they have lost their spirituality.

Even if the [Temporary No. 5] that appears in the future is just a defective product derived from Compound No. 5.

Kevin pointed out the current dilemma of the Walter Group incisively.

Now that Compound No. 5 has been made public, Walter is transforming into a super entertainment company, which is a fact that Edgar needs to face.

"This is not something you should worry about."

After being pointed out the facts, Edgar's expression remained unchanged. He stared at Kevin indifferently, as if he was going to end the topic.

But how could Kevin let Edgar end the topic so easily?

"I have a way to change Walter's current predicament."

Before Edgar was about to end the conversation, Kevin spoke up.

The current CEO of Walter Group stopped and met Kevin's eyes.

He did not ask immediately, but instead carefully examined Kevin for a long time before slowly asking:

"What is your solution? Tell me."

"Transformation."

"Haha, transform into a super entertainment company?"

"No, transform into a technology company and come up with more high-tech products. I know Walter Group has this technology."

Walter's technology is not bad. Some black technologies for superhumans are developed by Walter Group.

Their scientific research technology is good, and their biotechnology is the world's top.

If you seriously study new biological agents or technologies, it is not difficult to come up with new products.

But Edgar laughed when he heard this.

Not knowing what Kevin had in his hands, he thought the other party was just dreaming:

"Kevin, do you know how much time and resources we need to develop a new medicine or technology?"

"Yes, I know this is a bottomless pit of money, but what if I have a finished product? You are only responsible for reverse deduction, which should greatly reduce the resources used for research and development."

"Finished product?" Edgar was stunned: "You have a finished product?"

"Of course, and this is another thing I want to say, Mr. Edgar, I hope you can let me be...your agent."

Kevin revealed his true purpose of coming to Edgar today.

The voice disappeared instantly, and the air seemed to solidify.

Kevin finally saw the expression of astonishment and disbelief on Edgar's face, and even saw a hint of absurdity in it.

This is indeed quite absurd.

Because from an outsider's point of view, Kevin came to the CEO of Water Group with a set of rhetoric that he didn't know whether it was true or not, and took all the management rights of Water Group out of his hand.

This is even more ridiculous than wanting to get hundreds of millions of dollars in investment just by making a third-rate PPT.

Edgar used to think Kevin was a very smart person, but now he feels that the other party is not as smart as he imagined.

"Haha, Kevin, I have to say that your joke is very funny, but I am not in the mood to joke with you today. Go away, I will consider the funding for the forest."

Edgar laughed out loud, as if he really thought Kevin told a very funny joke.

He brought the topic back to the beginning and issued an order to expel him, ending the conversation completely.

But Kevin did not leave. He looked at Edgar quietly, the elderly man, and whispered:

"Mr. Edgar, I'm sorry, this is not a joke, and you have no other choice today."

"I understand, do you want to... force the palace? Finally can't help but use your superhuman means to seek benefits for you? Or do you think you can get what you want through this unconventional way?"

Seeing Kevin's expressionless face, Edgar finally confirmed the purpose of the other party's coming here today.

What about asking for funds and planning for Walter's future? These are all lies.

The other party's real purpose is to force him to hand over the control of Walter Group through force.

But even knowing this, Edgar remained calm.

He sat back in his chair, took out something like a car key from his arms and played with it, and said to Kevin seriously:

"You don't know how many means Walter has to deal with you, so now, I will give you one last piece of advice. Before I change my mind, go back and I can pretend that what happened today never happened."

Facing Kevin, a superhuman whose strength is comparable to that of Homelander, or even exceeds that of Homelander, Edgar still has no fear.

He seems to be very convinced that Kevin can't hurt him, and perhaps even Homelander in front of him, he would believe so.

And the source of Edgar's confidence may be the mysterious device in his hand.

The device that is not recorded by the Shulin Organization.

Kevin looked at the little thing in Edgar's hand without changing his expression. Not only did he not leave as Edgar said, but he took two steps forward and slowly approached Edgar.

"...What a pity."

Seeing Kevin's actions, Edgar sighed.

He shook his head helplessly, pressed the button on the device in his hand with his fingers, and waited quietly for something.

One second, two seconds...

After more than ten seconds, Edgar's expression gradually changed.

Because Kevin was still standing in front of him, without any reaction.

This elegant old man, who had always been very calm, as if nothing could surprise him, finally showed extreme shock in front of Kevin.

He lowered his head, checked the device in his hand, and turned a knob on it to the maximum.

But Kevin was still safe and sound.

Not only that, he walked towards Edgar and grabbed the device in his hand.

"What... did you do?!?"

"I didn't do anything."

Kevin gently took the device off Edgar's hand, checked it over and over, and after confirming that there was no problem, he turned it off and put it in his pocket.

Then he said to Edgar:

"The reason why this device is ineffective for me is very simple, because I am no longer a superhuman, Mr. Edgar."

In the woods, Kevin used various methods that were effective for superhumans to test himself for a whole day.

The final result was that, except for a small number of devices that used the overly sensitive hearing and vision of superhumans to cause damage, those methods targeting Compound No. 5 in superhumans were completely ineffective against Kevin.

The job change completely changed Kevin's body, transforming his body from a superhuman to a more mysterious life level.

It is estimated that there will be no Compound No. 5 in the body, so any means targeting Compound No. 5 will have no effect on Kevin.

As for the means targeting the superhuman's keen hearing and vision...

Before coming here, Kevin had already stuffed concentrated water balls in his ears and a thin layer of concentrated water film in his eyes.

Physically cut off everything that would threaten him.

Therefore, no matter what means Edgar prepared, it would not affect Kevin or cause harm to Kevin.

He is no longer a superhuman.

At least not a superhuman as defined by this world.