I have an eye of truth

Wang Hui, his face flushed red, shouted loudly to those around him, "What are you talking about? This is all for the benefit of Flame City! These are all things that must be done!" Wang Hui had already lost some of his composure.

Red Beard sneered, "Good, well said. As long as it's for Flame City, anything can be done. Bullying people, snatching other people's things, or even slander, it's all fine. Very good indeed."

Red Beard was very annoyed. He had personally brought this man here. Originally, the City Lord had asked him to bring people here for a good rest and recuperation. If it hadn't been for the meeting, he wouldn't have left. But he hadn't expected that as soon as he turned around and left, this guy would bring people here to cause trouble.

He was already very dissatisfied with this 'guanxi' appointee, but he didn't expect that even now, he would still try to argue.

"That's right, that's right, the Deputy City Lord is right!" People around started to chime in.

There were too many people who disliked Wang Hui. Of course, some people were dissatisfied. Anyway, they were speaking from the crowd, who would know who said it? Besides, they were just praising the Deputy City Lord for being right.

They didn't say anything bad about him, so what reason did he have to make trouble for them?

"I, I am just fulfilling my duty. City Lord, you must believe me."

The City Lord was also furious. Making trouble was one thing, but if his behavior was so egregious that it couldn't be justified, it would be one thing. But now that he had been exposed and evidence had been left behind, he still dared to argue, which was damaging the city's image.

It hadn't been easy for Flame City to get to where it was today, and its image couldn't be ruined.

Moreover, Flame City was a fortress, and it wasn't up to him alone, but to the military. If he didn't do well, the military could replace the City Lord at any time.

He couldn't do something that would bring misfortune to his entire family for the sake of such an idiot.

How could he have been so blind in the first place, believing this idiot and even helping him get to this position? If this matter spread, it would be a blow to his own prestige as City Lord.

"Shut your mouth and get back. From today onwards, you are no longer an inspector. I will thoroughly investigate everything you have done," the City Lord roared angrily.

Wang Hui, who was still trying to argue, suddenly turned pale. Of course, he knew that many of the things he had done couldn't stand scrutiny. Once they were investigated, he would be finished.

But wasn't the City Lord his second uncle? Why was he treating him like this?

Even now, Wang Hui couldn't understand. Looking at Wang Yang beside him, Wang Hui felt a burst of resentment in his heart. It was all this guy's fault. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

And his second uncle was actually treating him like this for the sake of an outsider. He even felt resentment towards the second uncle he had always respected the most.

"Second Uncle, I..."

"Get back here!" The City Lord stepped forward and kicked him. Was this idiot's brain full of straw? Didn't he know what to do? At this time, he should take all the responsibility.

The more he argued, the more he would damage their family's image and the image of the entire Flame City.

"Take this bastard back and lock him up!" This time, the City Lord gave the order.

Those who originally had a good relationship with Wang Hui stepped forward. Wang Hui suddenly shook off the hands of the others: "Get out of my way, I'll go myself." This behavior made the people around him even more disgusted.

He was already like this, and he still thought he was a young master.

However, watching Wang Hui slink away, a burst of cheers rang out from the crowd. They had finally gotten rid of this tumor. Hearing these voices, the City Lord's face became even more unsightly.

This meant that this guy was unpopular. He was really derelict in his duty that he had only realized this now.

No, he had to restore his reputation, otherwise, he would be in trouble for the next election of the City Lord. Even if he could be re-elected, what about after he stepped down? The City Lord would no longer be from his family.

Without the position of City Lord of Flame City, his family would be affected. Over the years, his family had made many enemies.

Although everyone was working for the survival of mankind, the internal small factional struggles had never diminished.

At this time, Zi Qing looked at the City Lord calmly. "City Lord Wang, perhaps we need to talk about the things we discussed before."

The things they discussed before? What was that? Wasn't it about the Spider Queen?

No, he had to keep the Spider Queen. As long as he kept the Spider Queen, his reputation would even be higher.

The Spider Queen's help was too great, and she had to stay in Flame City. This was also a bargaining chip for his family. Since he was negotiating this matter, he had to do it even if it meant sacrificing some benefits.

The City Lord was even more dissatisfied with Wang Hui in his heart. They had almost finished talking, but this bastard had intervened.

Although the City Lord wanted to go back and properly punish that prodigal thing, now was not the time to talk about that.

At this moment, the City Lord suddenly held out two fingers: "Twenty percent, twenty percent of Flame City's revenue."

Zi Qing narrowed her eyes slightly. This guy was really ruthless. After negotiating for so long, he had only given them ten percent of the revenue as a reward for keeping the Queen Spider.

That revenue was already considered good, after all, it was just a city, although it was only a fifteenth-level city.

This had to be reported to the military for recording. Once recorded, even the City Lord himself would not be able to release it.

Originally, Zi Qing wanted to take advantage of this matter to help Wang Yang fight for more benefits. After all, cultivation and improvement required a lot of resource supplementation. Everyone else had a background, only Wang Yang didn't.

But this guy just didn't like using their resources to cultivate, which wouldn't work. Now that there was revenue from a city, it would be different.

But she didn't expect the City Lord to be so generous, directly adding ten percent, which was equivalent to doubling the revenue.

But after thinking about it, Zi Qing knew the reason why the City Lord did this. He was indeed very decisive.

"Twenty percent is okay, right? What do you think? They only gave us ten percent before," Zi Qing said to Wang Yang, while reminding Wang Yang to take what he could get.

Although Wang Yang was not good at scheming, he understood Zi Qing's reminder. Going directly from ten percent to twenty percent was a good thing. Thinking of this, Wang Yang nodded slightly: "No problem, as long as no one makes trouble for me in the future. You have to guarantee the safety of the Spider Queen. Also, I want to borrow the Flame Furnace for a while."

The Flame Furnace, that was a very important thing. A special item in Flame City used to forge equipment. The Flame Furnace could speed up the forging of equipment, and the forged equipment would have the power of flame, making the killing effect stronger. Outsiders couldn't touch it.