"The story was based on me, so in a sense, I never betrayed the Pombo Family, because I was never loyal to it." Gao Wen spoke in a low voice. Then he took a deep breath and closed his eyes briefly. "At this point, we might as well lay everything out in the open."
"The people who tried to assassinate Miss Annie outside the city earlier were sent by me. I did all this to kill our Miss Annie and throw the Pombo Family into turmoil. However, I never expected it to fail. Still, failure had its benefits. The people I arranged afterward luckily managed to seriously wound Mr. Donas, the family head. That was even more effective than killing Miss Annie. As a result, those who had long endured the Pombo Family could no longer hold back and made their move. I deliberately cooperated with them and successfully destroyed the defenses of the Pombo Family Residence, leading to the current outcome. Xide, if you haven't lost your mind, you should understand that the destruction of the Pombo Family is already inevitable. More than half of Saint Louis City stands with us. Even within the Pombo Family, over half of the Magic-armored Knights and nearly half of the Wizards have surrendered. The two strongest Level 3 Wizards have directly declared that they will not participate in this matter. The Pombo Family has no hope of turning things around. So, if you choose to lay down your weapon, we can still be brothers. I'll give you a long leave so you can take Katrina to the Soma Alliance and relax. By the time you return, everything will be over, and you won't need to worry about anything. What do you say?!"
After finishing that long speech, Gao Wen looked at Xide