Qin Shaofeng deliberately put on an exceedingly resolute expression. "City Lord Hua Cheng, rest assured. Since you have entrusted Hua City to me, I will certainly make the arrangements properly—without the slightest flaw."
"You..."
City Lord Hua Cheng's face looked terribly grim. He uttered several "you"s, yet could not force out a single complete sentence. His expression was one of utter despair, and he looked to be in unbearable pain.
Yet Qin Shaofeng blocked the view of City Lord Hua Cheng's subordinates, so they could not see what City Lord Hua Cheng looked like now. They could only hear him speak.
"City Lord, I know you are overwhelmed and deeply grateful to me, but these are only small matters."
Qin Shaofeng then took the City Lord's hand and made a direct promise. "As long as I am here, Hua City will only grow better and better."
City Lord Hua Cheng stared at Qin Shaofeng, wishing he could grind Qin Shaofeng's bones to dust and scatter his ashes. Yet at this moment, he could not say a word, nor could he move even half an inch.
In the eyes of that group of subordinates, City Lord Hua Cheng possessed omnipotent strength and was extraordinarily powerful.
Even if he had suffered grave injuries, it was impossible for him to be unable to move, much less be unable to utter a single sentence.
Now, he must truly have entrusted everything to Qin Shaofeng. They simply did not know who this young man was, to have earned such trust from the City Lord.
But seeing how close he was with the City Lord, they believed that the City Lord truly regarded him as one of his own.
Thus, they all knelt and saluted, treating Qin Shaofeng as Hua City's pillar.
Qin Shaofeng turned around