After all, taking money for services is only natural — the contract wasn't signed for nothing.
Actually, there wasn't a single threat in the original text, but it hit him where it hurt with every sentence.
Of course, they also made promises.
As long as this task was completed, his subsequent life of glory and wealth would be just around the corner.
It was at this moment that Ben Ronny finally realized that Langley's money wasn't so easy to get.
Then came the reflection. He actually thought he could freeload off Langley's money; how naive he had been.
However, having said that, Ben Ronny still chose to believe that the promise of glory and wealth was sincere.
The benefits that the material model could bring were obvious to him; if he really found a way to get his hands on this intelligence, wouldn't he be treated like a national hero once he successfully returned?
That's the mark of a clever person: when cornered, they can always comfort themselves by thinking positively.
