Chapter 697

"Your Excellency is wise!" the Platinum-tier Beast Tamer asked. "Shall we handle it ourselves?"

"Fine!"

Execute.

Anyone who wants to go may go.

It's not exactly a good assignment.

In the late night, more than half the men from the Brother's Casino were dragged, faces covered, to the walls of Mount Dajiao.

The city guard's Beast Tamers looped thick, specially made hemp ropes around the prisoners' necks, tied the other ends to the city wall, fastened massive stones to their feet, and simply threw them off the wall.

Most of the prisoners twitched a few times and died immediately after being dropped.

The Gold-tier Beast Tamer was the last to die.

Several Beast Tamers standing below the wall laughed: "Our city lord is decisive!"

"Exactly!"

"These people deserved to be hanged!"

The Chinese Federation's military families, especially Beast Tamer families.

They are all treated exceptionally well.

This favoritism doesn't mean they're superior or immune to punishment.

It means if they're persecuted or harmed, the military will come to their aid.

Especially someone like Ji Hongtu, a military Beast Tamer orphan currently receiving a pension.

No matter how vile their character, they cannot be killed arbitrarily.

It's an established rule.

Otherwise, how would you rally loyalty?

"But the Brother's Casino seems backed by the Treasure Pavilion—that's not something to mess with!"

"Do you think our military is easy to provoke?"

"Don't worry! I heard from the squad leader that our city lord's background is even more terrifying—he beat up the Jingcheng city guard and got away with it!"

"…."

Though he'd stayed up most of the night, Su Yang arrived at the city lord's mansion by eight.

Shortly after sitting down, Liu Mengyun pushed open the office door.

"What is it?"

"My lord, Sang Ling, the head of the Treasure Pavilion's Hunting Team, wishes to meet you."

"Refuse."

"He says he's here representing Liao Yuankai!"

"Uh…"

Su Yang immediately felt annoyed.

Mount Dajiao is this small.

A few steps and you're at the city lord's mansion.

And he sends a representative?

One would think the city lord's mansion and the Treasure Pavilion are separated by an entire country!

"Then represent me—go meet Sang Ling."

Liu Mengyun paused, then nodded in acknowledgment.

She was used to her superior's occasional eccentric moves.

Liu Mengyun met Sang Ling and Ye Hu in the hall.

Sang Ling asked: "Deputy Officer Liu, is the city lord coming?"

"The city lord is occupied, so he sent me to meet you," Liu Mengyun said, speaking more tactfully. "Whatever the issue is, you can tell me."

Sang Ling was displeased, but he still asked patiently: "Can you make decisions?"

"Yes."

"I'd like to ask the city lord to spare Ye Long."

"The boss of the Brother's Casino? The Gold-tier Beast Tamer?"

"Yes!" Ye Hu quickly said. "He's my brother. I know he broke the law, but I can pay compensation!"

"I'm sorry—you're too late."

Sang Ling frowned: "Too late for what?"

"The members of the Brother's Casino who committed offenses were all hanged last night," Liu Mengyun said bluntly. "As far as I know, Ye Long was the ringleader and was on the execution list—he's probably still hanging on the wall."

Ye Hu stared in disbelief: "How could it be so fast?"

Why so fast?

Could Liu Mengyun tell Ye Hu that her city lord had been sleeping poorly and had become slightly irritable?

Besides, her city lord had always been like this.

He acted swiftly and decisively.

She had Qieshenti Society firsthand experience.

Besides, she saw nothing wrong with it.

The Southwest Military Department always handled things this way!

Ye Hu lowered his head, gritting his teeth tightly.

His fists clenched tightly.

It seemed as though he was suppressing the fury in his heart.

But Liu Mengyun paid it no mind.

She cast a cold glance at Ye Hu: "You must be Ye Hu, yes? The City Lord said that you were not fully aware of what your brother did, so he has chosen to show you leniency. He hopes that from now on…"

"Go to hell!"

Ye Hu threw a punch at Liu Mengyun.

A flash of white light at his side, and four pet beasts suddenly appeared beside him, all attacking Liu Mengyun at once.

Su Yang was sitting in his office, gazing out at the sea, wondering whether he should head out along the coastline to hunt Iron-Spined Black Sea Crocodiles.

Tong Junhao had mentioned to him the day before that once the Iron-Spined Black Sea Crocodiles gave up this landing point, they would choose another.

The experienced, capable mercenary teams of Mount Dajiao City had already set out along the coastline.

But just at that moment, with a thunderous "Boom—", Su Yang's office jolted violently.

The entire office tilted.

Su Yang quickly stood up from his chair.

A crack crept in from outside Su Yang's office.

The crack spread rapidly, and a large slab of stone beneath Su Yang's feet dropped straight down.

Su Yang saw that slab of stone hurtling toward a panicked female clerk and quickly acted.

The slab of stone, midair, suddenly stopped falling, hovered to one side, and landed steadily on the ground.

The shaking of the City Lord's residence quickly stopped.

But Su Yang's eyes grew ever more bloodshot.

He was furious!

He knew very well this was no earthquake!

Someone had made a move inside the City Lord's residence!

This was something Su Yang absolutely could not tolerate!

They had attacked him right in his own office.

What City Lord could swallow that?