Pons said, "Think it over. Are you willing to surrender? If you are, work with me to manage this region properly. Forget Lu Yang and Jerz. Let's improve the quality of life for our own brothers."
"Wouldn't that make me a traitor?"
"Jerz is already finished. Who would you be betraying?"
"I'd still be a traitor."
"Are you willing to watch your brothers die?"
"No."
"Then surrender."
"Wouldn't that make me a traitor?"
Perhaps because he wanted to win the argument, Babes could not get past this hurdle. As Lu Yang listened to the two of them argue, he walked over to the cell door after Pons had already flown into a rage. He stood there smiling at Babes inside without saying a word.
Pons was still roaring at Babes, but Babes had already fallen silent. He stared blankly at Lu Yang's smile, then suddenly let out a long breath. "President Lu Yang, I am convinced by your magnanimity. I, Babes, am willing to work for you."
Babes was already a captain with several dozen people under his command. Though he still had some influence, Lu Yang had personally come to see him at a time like this, proving that Lu Yang truly valued him. For some reason, all the anger in his heart vanished at that moment.
Lu Yang paid Babes's bail and said, "Welcome to the Iron Blood Brotherhood. Go gather your men."
"Yes." Babes left just like that, without another word to Lu Yang.
Lu Yang knew that people like Babes preferred to prove themselves through actions rather than empty promises. Watching Babes's retreating figure, Pons muttered, "What a freak. He just had to argue with me. The moment you showed up, President, he had nothing left to say. He's even more pathetic than I am."