He coaxed Phoenix in a gentle voice, “After tonight, you can leave with the 8 million dollars, and no one will be able to trace you.

Phoenix clenched his jaw.

Now was not the time to give up.

He gave a slight nod and followed the two men inside.

The waiter escorted them to a private room.

As they entered the room and caught sight of Maloney, the two swindlers quickly put on courteous smiles.

“This is Dr.

Shaw, who has been deeply involved in biomedicine for years.

He led this project.

Upon spotting Phoenix, Maloney nodded cordially.

“Have a seat, please.

There’s no rush to dive into business.

This place serves excellent food.

We can order something and discuss the details over the meal.

Dotson, who had been sitting silently next to Maloney all along, kept a stealthy watch on Phoenix from across the table.

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Once they had ordered, one of the swindlers inquired, “Isn’t your advisor joining us?”

a bit late, but

hear about your project

glance and then turned back

“Let’s have Dr.

Shaw fill you in.

“Sure.

back in his chair, Maloney smiled at Phoenix and said, “Dr

spent quite

biomedicine, posed numerous questions,

increasingly anxious and now somewhat irritable with the barrage of inquiries, Phoenix finally snapped, not really

then, Dotson slammed his hand down on the table, his expression turning

boss like that?” he

seated across from him were too frightened to

Maloney’s face remained stoic.

Dotson on the shoulder and reassured him, “Calm

Dr.

makes a

don’t

about this, I’ll end the

Let’s go.

that, he rose from his seat, signaling his intention

got up,

they apologized, “This

first attempt at negotiating a deal, and

you’ll overlook

of one of them,

and said, “My

our

eloquence isn’t

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