Whoever Wins, They Support

City Lord's Mansion.

Zhou Qing swaggered out, looked around, and found that apart from Norman and dozens of other Soul Master and soldiers from the Spirit Hall, there was no one else. He couldn't help but sigh.

But this was within his expectations.

"Mr. Norman, you don't need to wait any longer, just start fighting. The common people are afraid to get involved in this. To put it another way—"

"Whoever wins, they'll help them."

Norman felt a chill run down his spine, both astonished by Zhou Qing's ability to see through human nature and deeply disturbed. He couldn't help but ask, "Start a fight? Fight about what? There's no one here!"

"There's no one left on this street. The nearby residents are afraid of being caught in the crossfire, so they've all temporarily left the area. Nobody can see them now."

Zhou Qing reassured Norman and the others, and then explained in detail what to do next, saying, "You all use your Martial Soul Possession and unleash your Soul Skill to directly blast and destroy the gate of this City Lord's Mansion and the surrounding walls, that is, make a huge commotion! A very big one!"

"Only in this way will the people believe that you really fought with Dales when they see the ruins afterwards!"

"And Dales is currently under the control of me and my companions. All you have to do is shout and curse loudly, make a big fuss, and then tie Dales up and take him to the square—"

At this point, Zhou Qing stepped forward, put his mouth close to Norman's ear, and whispered, "This fake Dales must die! Die in front of the entire city! If the old man doesn't want to do it himself, you can ask Luo Xing for help. I think you know how opportunistic he is."

When discussing how to deal with the Fallen Ones, he fawned over Dales. But if he knew that the Dales he was fawning over was a fake, and that you then told him that you still had the real evidence, I think he would most likely choose to take matters into his own hands and kick them while they're down.

Norman's pupils dilated, and he stammered, "You're really dangerous! I just hope you don't harm my grandniece in the future!"

"I just wanted to conduct an experiment to help me plan out the path I should take next..."

As he spoke, Zhou Qing glanced once more at the empty street.

"What? Disappointed in the people?" Norman ordered his men to attack the gates and walls of the City Lord's Mansion, while simultaneously surveying the desolate streets. "You know their nature perfectly well, yet you still have expectations of them?"

"It's just the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, so why not have expectations?"

Zhou Qing turned around gracefully and entered the City Lord's Mansion. He saw Tang San pressing down the Fake Dales and said, "Once the outer gate is broken and the walls collapse, we can take him out and hand him over to Mr. Norman for disposal."

"Zhou Qing! Was all of this your scheme?"

The Fake Dales stared directly into Zhou Qing's calm, unwavering eyes and demanded, "What exactly do you want? If you want money, my master can give it to you—100,000 Gold Soul Coin a year, no, a million Gold Soul Coin!"

Am I such a greedy person?

Zhou Qing suddenly laughed, "You know what, I really am..."

I initially felt a little guilty, after all, you're just a housekeeper, and we have no grudge against each other...

But now it seems that you've done a lot of dirty work for Dales over the years, haven't you?

If this were exposed, even according to the laws of the Two Great Empires, it would be a death sentence.

It's a pity that while the law is one thing, its implementation is another. Two Great Empires are similar in this respect; their complex networks of interests and mutual protection among officials make it impossible to hide anything. They can simply find a scapegoat... I really hate this kind of world.

At this moment, the Fake Dales stopped shouting and just looked at Zhou Qing quietly, trying his best to understand his words. Finally, he said in Youyou, "So what if you overthrow everything? When you stand at the peak, what difference is there between you and us, or those guys with higher status than us? At most, you'll just be riding on other people's heads in a different way."

"My future is not important. What is important is that my friend and brother, Tang San, who is holding you hostage, will always remind me."

Zhou Qing nodded slightly to Tang San, "I believe in him! At the same time, I will also keep an eye on him. It's a mutual process. In the future, more and more people will supervise us, and we will always remind them."

Tang San was moved and nodded vigorously. "I won't let you down!"

Fake Dales glanced at Zhou Qing, then at Tang San, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhou Qing, spitting out four words through gritted teeth. "You'll die a horrible death!"

"Thanks!"

Zhou Qing's lips curled into a smile. "This proves I truly frightened you. So, the real Dales, and the other powerful figures, when they see me in the future, will also be terrified, tremble, and curse me to a terrible death. But once we've all grown up, I think—"

They either hide far away, eking out a living in the shadows;

Either die;

They must either adapt to us and the new rules we establish.

After saying that, Zhou Qing ignored the Fake Dales and walked to the backyard, where he arrived at the study and opened the passage leading to the secret room.

Inside a sealed room.

The real Dales... looked quite miserable.

A rag was stuffed into my mouth!

His face and body were covered in bruises, red marks, and black patches! There were also bloody welts from whippings!

Except for a cloth covering his waist, he was completely naked, chained up, and suspended in mid-air.

Snap!

When Zhou Qing entered the secret room, he saw Romantina holding a long, erotic whip with rounded spikes, lashing Dales ' body.

The crisp sound echoed in the secret room, Dales' fat body rippled like water under the whip's strike.

"Waaah!"

Dales was in tears, but because his mouth was gagged, he could not make a sound and could only whimper.

It really is:

It's heartbreaking to hear!

Those who heard it were moved to tears!

"We don't tolerate mistreating prisoners." Zhou Qing coughed, drawing the attention of Romantina, who was enjoying her cigarette, and Xiao Wu, who was eager to try it herself.

When did you arrive?

Romantina hurriedly dropped the erotic whip, utterly embarrassed, but her face grew even redder, as if she were also experiencing a surge of excitement at the thought of her little fetish being discovered, imagining the disdainful and contemptuous gaze of the person who discovered it.

But she wouldn't admit it. "Actually, things aren't as you imagine."

Xiao Wu stammered, "Romantina said... that's right. This is what Dales asked for. He's itchy, so we're massaging him."

Looking at the injured Dales, Zhou Qing only gave the two of them a look: →_→, letting them figure it out for themselves. Then he pulled the rag out of Dales' mouth, put him down from the ceiling, unlocked the chains, picked up the clothes next to him, handed them to him, and said, "Put these on and talk, be more presentable."

Dales: "..."