“Hmm?!” Upon hearing his words, most of the people present were momentarily stunned.
“I wonder what you mean by that, Lord Dragon?” Peter Thomas asked deliberately.
“You don’t understand what I said? Seems you’re not qualified to be in that position. Step down as Deputy City Lord!”
“Lord Dragon, are you being too hasty?” asked Mark Thomas, who was the head of the Thomas family, on the side. “Just because this one thing didn’t work out, you want to strip Lord Peter Thomas of his position? The difficulty of this matter, everyone present knows it. It’s impossible for anyone to find the results in such a short period of time! Moreover, although you hold the esteemed title of Lord Dragon, the Vice City Lord was elected by all of us. It’s a bit overbearing for you to just casually dismiss and replace him, isn’t it?”
“Lord Dragon, Mr Mark Thomas is right. I kindly request that you retract your previous words!” Another elderly man spoke up.
Billy glanced around at the people, “Anyone else who disagrees with me replacing the Deputy City Lord? Show of hands!”
As his words fell, everyone looked at each other, momentarily unsure of what to do.
“I disagree!” After a while, a middle-aged man raised his hand and spoke up.
“I disagree too!” Another person followed suit.
“So do I!” A third person raised their hand.
…
In no time, several dozen people raised their hands in response. Among them, apart from Brian Hill and the people behind him, the rest were all part of the internal management line.
“A bunch of idiots!” Azure Dragon muttered to himself. White Tiger and Vermilion Bird’s group also wore expressions of disbelief as they looked at these people. Knowing Billy well, they understood that he was just fishing for a response, and yet all these fools were eagerly vying for attention, truly ignorant of their own mortality.
“Lord Dragon, is this really necessary?” Jeremy Jackson, though he didn’t raise his hand, had an equally displeased expression.
“City Lord, my decision is final!” Billy interrupted him. Then, he scanned the people who had raised their hands and said, “You all must be from the three major families, right?”
“Lord Dragon, whether we are from the three major families or not, it has nothing to do with the fact that you are replacing the Deputy City Lord based solely on this matter. It’s hard for us to accept.” An elderly man spoke up.
“Where is Lord Chandler?” Billy ignored the man’s words and shouted loudly.
“Here!” Ivy responded respectfully.
“If someone who is a high-ranking official of the country betrays their own people, commits treason, and plots against their fellow countrymen, according to the laws of Glavale, what punishment should they receive?” Billy continued.
“Treason and plotting against one’s own people are serious crimes!” Ivy replied loudly. “Those involved should be executed.”
“Very well!” Billy responded. Immediately, an extremely cold aura filled the air, and his gaze locked onto Brian Hill as he spoke angrily. “Brian Hill, are you aware of your guilt?”
All eyes turned to Brian Hill simultaneously. How did this matter end up involving Brian Hill again?
“Hmm?!” Brian Hill’s heart skipped a beat, a flash of surprise crossing his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
“Sorry, Lord Dragon, I do not understand what you mean, please make it clear!”
“You don’t understand? Let me tell you!” Billy spoke angrily once again. “You colluded with the Vice Hall Master of Frost Palace in secret, revealed the travel routes of my Glavale compatriots, and used Frost Palace to eliminate dissidents! You have such audacity!”
Back in Snow Dragon City, Ocean Martin had mentioned the name of the Deputy Commander, Brian Hill. And at the first glance of him, Billy noticed that he only had four fingers on his left hand.
Hearing Billy’s words, the scene became chaotic again with discussions filling the air. Most people wore expressions of shock, while the expressions of others changed multiple times.
“Brian Hill, Lord Dragon is telling the truth? Did you collude with the Cold Ice Hall to harm our four hundred compatriots?” James Reynolds shouted at Brian Hill angrily.
“General Reynolds, how could I do such a thing!” Brian Hill’s right eyelid twitched several times, and he took a deep breath to steady his emotions. Then, he looked at Billy and spoke loudly, “Lord Dragon, for such a serious matter, I hope you won’t make unfounded accusations! Otherwise, even if you are Lord Dragon, I will demand justice from you!”
“You won’t admit it?” Billy narrowed his eyes, “Let me ask you, where were you the day before the incident with the four hundred compatriots?”
“It’s been busy with the war recently, and it’s been so long, I can’t remember where I went,” Brian Hill responded.
“You can’t remember? Let me remind you then!” Billy sneered. “That afternoon, you disguised yourself and went to Snow Dragon City, then went to Snow Night Passion Hotel, where you met the one-eyed Vice Hall Master of Frost Palace. You thought you were flawless, but unfortunately, they already knew your identity! And coincidentally, I also met the person you contacted today, and he revealed everything!” As he spoke, an invisible ripple shot out from between his eyebrows, directly entering Brian Hill’s forehead.
“It’s impossible, he couldn’t possibly know my identity, I…” Brian Hill’s nervous system was disturbed for a moment, and he blurted out. But halfway through, he seemed to come to his senses and quickly shut his mouth. However, it was obviously too late!
“You set me up?!” Brian Hill, who reacted, roared at Billy.
At this moment, everyone’s gaze turned to Brian Hill once again.
“Brian Hill, you scoundrel, did you really do this?!” James Reynolds shouted angrily. Immediately, he waved his hand and said, “Take him down!”
“Yes, My Lord!” Except for Brian Hill’s few trusted followers, all the soldiers wearing battle armor moved at the same time.
“Get out of my way!” Brian Hill roared, and with a wave of his hand, dozens of soldiers were sent flying. Following that, he didn’t hesitate and rushed to the side to teleport at an astonishing speed. Since his bad business had been exposed, staying behind would only lead to a dead end.
“Stop him!” James Reynolds shouted again, and his figure chased after Brian Hill like a shadow. In the blink of an eye, he caught up within a distance of four to five hundred meters, then a huge wave of energy surged out from James Reynolds’s hand. His cultivation level was two or three levels higher than Brian Hill’s, naturally, Brian Hill couldn’t resist it.
Unsurprisingly, the wave of energy lifted Brian Hill into the air and slammed him heavily five to six hundred meters away, where he struggled to get up for a long time.
“Brian, you scoundrel! To commit such a heinous act, you deserve to be put to a thousand cuts!”
Seeing this scene, Peter Thomas shouted angrily, and at the same time, he rushed towards Brian Hill.
“I will take your life for the four hundred compatriots, and after you go down, remember to apologize to them!”
Whoosh! As he spoke, he raised his hand and struck Brian Hill with a palm, not holding back in the slightest.