There was a palpable pause on the other side, followed by a fake laugh.
"Umm, I'm no longer in the business, you know. I'm also on probation, so your words.... That Laurence guy will probably come to have a chat with me in a bit, too."
Hearing Robert's downtrodden voice, Jiang Chen stopped and almost couldn't restrain his laughter.
The guy must not be having the best time right now. By probationary period, he probably meant that the FBA was monitoring his phone after telling him to his face, "I'm watching you right now."
[Showing off despite your current state, and you even said that you would have me covered when I head to Los Santos.]
He smiled but inwardly cursed. Jiang Chen shook his head and got ready to end the call.
"Okay, looks like you can't do this deal then. I'm going to hang up."
"No, no, no, wait—"
The call disconnected, but his cell phone rang shortly after.
He picked up, mocking, "You switched numbers?"
