Play by the Rules with Those Willing to Follow Them

Several burly men charged over, cursing and swearing.

"Hey, you little brats! How dare you steal from the Xierku Family? We'll teach you a lesson!"

Uvogin grinned viciously and charged straight at them!

Bang! Bang!...

In no time, the burly men learned just how hard Uvogin's fists were.

Their faces were bruised and swollen, several lumps rose on their heads, and their eyes were swollen to slits. They lay on the ground, back to back, their faces full of fear. As they backed away, they said in trembling voices,

"B... boss, stop hitting us!"

"Yeah, take... take whatever you want! We didn't see anything!"

A satisfied smile spread across Uvogin's face. It felt good to stretch his muscles.

Nobunaga walked over and rubbed his chin as he looked at the men on the ground.

"So this is how strong outsiders are? They don't seem like much. They look big and strong, but their weakness shows as soon as they start fighting!"

Feitan walked over, a cold glint in his eyes, and said indifferently,

"They're just a bunch of ordinary people. They're too cowardly. We might as well kill them!"

Just then, Ian walked over, and everyone hurriedly looked at him. Uvogin grinned and said,

"Ian, these guys are too weak. There's nothing to worry about. Should we get rid of them?"

Ian frowned. He had heard what everyone had just said.

He had naturally noticed their disregard for life, too.

It couldn't be helped. Most people from Meteor City had that kind of mindset.

Feitan in particular regarded human lives as no more than ants.

Of course, Uvogin and Nobunaga weren't much better!

Ian had no doubt that a single order from him would be enough for Uvogin and Nobunaga to twist these men into pretzels while laughing and joking.

But... that wasn't the outcome he wanted...

"Let them go, Uvogin. There's no need to kill them."

At his words, Uvogin stepped back and cleared a path for the men.

The burly men, having just brushed with death, immediately had tears in their eyes!

At that moment,

the Sharku Family security guards finally realized they had picked a fight with powerful people!

Having narrowly escaped death, they were overwhelmed with emotion and hurriedly thanked Ian.

"Thank you, thank you! We don't know anything, and we didn't see anything!"

"Right, right! We don't know anything. Please spare us..."

Seeing how frightened these ordinary people were, Ian wore a complicated expression and felt somewhat moved.

That was how things were in the Hunter World.

The strong could do as they pleased with the lives of the weak.

Could the law punish those Nen users?

It was difficult!

Most of the time, it could only be blamed on fate. Whoever happened to offend a Nen user was simply unlucky.

"Are there any surveillance cameras around here?"

Ian spoke up. He was worried that the cameras might have recorded their arrival by airship.

"Y... yes!"

One of the men answered, trembling.

"Take us there and destroy the footage."

Ian spoke calmly. After a moment's hesitation, he added,

"Once the footage is destroyed, we'll leave. All you have to do is act as though you saw nothing today. I'll take down your home addresses. If our whereabouts get out..."

He gave Uvogin a look.

Uvogin understood Ian's intent and threatened them with a vicious grin.

"You should know what we're capable of by now, right?"

"If you're not afraid of dying, go ahead and talk. When that happens, I'll crush your bones one by one!"

At Uvogin's words, the burly men's legs went weak with fear. Trembling, they hurriedly shouted,

"We definitely won't tell anyone what happened today!"

"Right, right! We didn't see anything today!"

Ian nodded, and the men led the group to the surveillance room.

The cameras hadn't captured their arrival, only footage of them preparing to climb over the fence.

After quickly clearing the footage, Ian and the others left, escorted out by the guards.

Once they were gone, the security guards slumped to the ground.

After escaping death, even the air seemed especially sweet.

"They... they're finally gone!"

"Big Brother Jiamu, that was terrifying! Those kids aren't ordinary people at all!"

"Just pretend... we didn't see anything today! None of you say a word out of turn, or you'll get us all killed!"

"I'm taking tomorrow off!"

"Me too!"

"Bastards! If you all take the day off, who's going to do the work? You think the Sharku Family's pay is that easy to earn?"

"Later, I'll take everyone to the hot springs to settle your nerves!"

"The young master and young lady are coming back from Yorknew City tomorrow. Everyone, stay sharp! We can't let our security team lose face. Is that clear?!"

"Yes!!"

Meanwhile,

Ian and his group were already walking along a street outside.

In the dark of night, apart from the streetlights, there were hardly any pedestrians.

Ian looked around and reflected that it still wasn't as good as his home country in his previous life. At night, this place was just like the land of the free, America.

If public order were good, there was no way the streets would be completely empty.

There probably wouldn't even be a chance to try some of Ejin City's local specialties.

But, on second thought, it made sense.

After all, Ejin City was close to Meteor City, which didn't exist on any map. Looking at the map alone, this was probably the most remote corner of the continent.

How could a place like this have good public order?

As Ian pondered this, he suddenly spoke.

"Feitan, why did you want to kill those people back there?"

Caught off guard by Ian's sudden question, Feitan froze, and everyone turned to look at the two of them.

Feitan hesitated, then said calmly,

"Wasn't killing them the right thing to do?"

"In Meteor City, you don't let your enemies live another night. If someone's an enemy, you shouldn't give them any chance to catch their breath."

Hearing this, Ian said thoughtfully,

"Is that how you see it..."

"Let me correct two mistakes in your thinking. First, we're no longer in Meteor City. This is the outside world. Although order here is still chaotic, there is some order, at least. So there's no need to be so harsh with others. There are enough resources here for everyone to live on. It doesn't have to be a fight to the death."

"Second, your definition of an enemy is too broad. Not everyone who goes against our wishes can be called an enemy. If you think about it, were the two of us once enemies? What about now? Do you think one of us has to die for the other to live?"

Feitan froze at his words.

He had thought Ian was unhappy with what he had done earlier and wanted a chance to scold him.

He hadn't expected Ian to be reasoning with him.

Ian's tone was calm, but everyone listened attentively. Chrollo, too, nodded thoughtfully.

Clearly, Chrollo understood what Ian was trying to say at once.

They were no longer in Meteor City.

If they continued to follow Meteor City's code of conduct here, they would run into trouble!

And the reason Ian said this

was that he had thought of how the Phantom Troupe's members had killed people indiscriminately in his previous life. It was a habit of utter disregard for life, ingrained in their bones.

If they were still the same as in his previous life under his leadership, what was the point of his appearance?

If he couldn't even change the Phantom Troupe's members, how could he dare dream of changing the Hunter World?

He could dream on!

At that thought, Ian's little face tightened. He swept a grave, serious look over everyone and said evenly,

"We need to play by the rules, not just kill indiscriminately."

"Play by the rules with those willing to follow them and reach an understanding. Everyone can get everything they want!"

"With those who aren't willing to follow the rules, we fight. Only then should we follow Meteor City's way of doing things."

"I hope you don't get that order mixed up..."

Everyone nodded as they listened to Ian.

Even Feitan didn't argue.

Ian breathed a sigh of relief. At least everyone had listened, or things would have been difficult.

Since they had nowhere to stay,

they went straight to a house in a remote location. Uvogin forced the door open, and they broke in.

A young couple lived there with their child.

The two were jolted awake by the robbers who had suddenly burst into their home. Their faces filled with terror, and they thought they were going to die that night.

"Please be quiet. Don't worry, I'd like to make a deal with you!"

Ian hurried forward and calmed the couple, speaking in an even tone.