"I refuse to accept this. We did nothing wrong, so why are you stripping us of our posts?"
The Fourth Army's commander was a burly, bearded man known as Copper Hammer King. He rose to his feet and glared furiously at Rose Queen.
The Sixth Army's commander, Flying Feather King, looked toward Ye Chen. "City Lord, have Copper Hammer King and I done anything wrong?"
Ye Chen said calmly, "No."
"Then why strip us of our posts? Is it because we belong to the Scarlet Fire Gang and Flying Fire Gang?"
"Correct."
"If the City Lord does this, it will be hard to convince the masses. I hope the City Lord will rescind this order. From this day forward, the Flying Fire Gang and Scarlet Fire Gang will certainly assist you with all our hearts," Flying Feather King declared loudly.
Ye Chen swept a cold glance over him. "So you mean that if I do not rescind my order, the Flying Fire Gang and Scarlet Fire Gang will not assist me wholeheartedly? Fine. In that case, there is no need for the Flying Fire Gang and Scarlet Fire Gang to exist. Spark City has nine major powers—perhaps one or two should indeed be cut down."
At those words, Flying Feather King's face turned deathly pale. He had never expected that one sentence from him might bring a tremendous calamity upon the Flying Fire Gang and Scarlet Fire Gang. He hastily said, "City Lord, I spoke without thinking just now. I beg your forgiveness. No matter when or where, the Flying Fire Gang and Scarlet Fire Gang will never harbor divided loyalties."
At this point, he no longer dared mention having Ye Chen rescind his order. If the other party wanted to destroy the Flying Fire Gang and Scarlet Fire Gang,