Less than half an hour after the bombing, Dejoka appeared once again in Schneider's VIP room.
"Mr. James," Dejoka asked, "have you made a decision? About selling the steel factory!"
James replied expressionlessly, "Do I have any other options?"
Dejoka smiled and shook his head lightly.
If he didn't sell, it would be bombed, and what would be left would only be a pile of scrap iron. If he sold, he could still get some money.
So for James, there was no choice between "selling" and "not selling," only whether to sell it for money.
James asked, "How much do you plan to spend to buy it?"
"Ten million francs," Dejoka offered a price.
"But the Cammond Steel Factory is worth at least thirty million francs," James protested.
The key point was that it was priceless and a cash cow, and it also represented power.
Dejoka calmly replied, "I believe no one else but me will make such an offer."
