Chapter 20

Wang Lun and the others walked out of Benny’s store. As it was in the center of the city, the streets were crowded with many onlookers.

Of course, not all of them were ordinary citizens. There were also some merchants who followed Benny to rebel against the city hall.

Upon seeing Benny and the rest being escorted out by the soldiers, the merchants were terrified. Some didn’t even dare to stay there any longer, turning around to leave for fear they would be implicated.

“Good job! Those guys are asking for death by recklessly altering the prices of goods!”

Some merchants acted saintly, criticizing Benny and the others who were escorted away.

“City lord, what are you going to do with them?”

Someone in the crowd asked.

Wang Lun turned to look at the crowd and said, “They have broken the rules of Yale City, so their fate is to have their properties confiscated and identity cards canceled. They will be banished from Yale City forever.”

“Hallmark!” Wang Lun turned around and shouted.

Hallmark, who had been following closely behind, immediately ran ahead. “Yes! What are your orders, my lord?”

“I order you to lead the soldiers to their homes and confiscate all their properties. As for their family members, they will also be expelled from Yale City.”

Wang Lun deliberately raised his voice as loudly as possible.

“Yes, my lord!”

Hallmark turned around and headed in another direction with a group of soldiers.

“Wang Lun, you will regret this. Do you know who you have captured?”

Benny reluctantly yelled.

Wang Lun took a few steps forward to catch up with Benny.

“I don’t want to know who you are and what kind of background you have. I just want you to know that I am in charge of Yale City!”

Wang Lun gave a dominant response.

Before one was expelled from the city, one had to follow the procedure to go through a vote from the people. However, Wang Lun didn’t intend to go through it.

“You can’t just expel us like this!”

When they reached the city gates, Benny and the others were still making a last struggle.

“According to the rules of Yale City, you should let the people decide to deport us. You have no right to make such a decision!”

Wang Lun coldly snorted and said, “Trying to spin the truth? You can consider me merciful in simply expelling you. Do you really think the people will agree to let you continue living in Yale City after all that has happened?

“You’re too naive, my friend. Yale City will be more harmonious without you.”

Wang Lun stood at the entrance of the city and looked at the several merchants who were dragged out by the soldiers.

“Have a good day!”

The soldiers returned to the city and began closing the gates.

Benny and the other merchants watched as the city gates slowly closed on them.

“By the way, I will arrange to move your families out of Yale City, so when the time comes, you have to greet them yourselves!”

Wang Lun said to Benny and the gang right before the city gates fully closed.

“That man is crazy! How can he do that!” a merchant frantically said.

Another merchant exclaimed, “Benny, your plan has failed!”

Benny sulked and said in a harsh tone, “I know, my friend. I didn’t expect him to do something like this. I’ve indeed belittled him.”

“I have long known that he isn’t an easy person to deal with!” one of the merchants complained.

“Well, let’s come up with another way. I don’t want to just let this go,” Benny spoke.

“You mean you still have a way to deal with the city lord?”

Benny replied. “That’s for sure. Do you still remember the bandits who attacked Yale City the last time?”

“Of course I remember. Back then, I thought we were done for. But in the end, Yale City won.”

“You mean to tell me that you were the one who hired those bandits?” The merchant who spoke looked at Benny in bewilderment.

Without hiding anything, Benny nodded and spoke with his head held high. “We can go to them now and get them to help us attack Yale City again.”

Benny’s eyes glinted. He was confident of his chances.

“My friend, you need to stop having that look in your eyes,” a merchant said with lingering fears.

“It’s winter. If we inform the bandits of Yale City’s situation, do you think they won’t be willing to take over the city?”

The merchants had no place to go, so they had to follow Benny to the bandit’s residence. If there was really a chance to get back what they had lost, they naturally wouldn’t give up.

“But how much time will it take us to get there now?”

“It won’t take long, probably about three days.”

Several merchants traveled in a group and gradually moved away from Yale City.

“My lord, are we just going to let them go?”

Wang Lun and a few others stood on the city wall, watching the backs of several people finally disappear into the horizon.

Wang Lun turned around and walked down the stairs. “What we are doing right now is the biggest punishment for them.”

After punishing them as an example to others, the remaining merchants in Yale City returned to following the city hall’s rules to operate their business.

Yale City also became harmonious as a result.

Benny and the others didn’t enter the bandit residence of their own will, but were captured into it instead.

“You are that merchant from before?”

On a seat high up, a bearded, black-faced man grimly asked.

Benny didn’t seem to have any sense of guilt about what happened last time. Instead, he laughed and said, “My friend, please don’t be angry. I have come with more important news.”

“Cut the crap. Drag them down and kill them!”

“W-Wait! Listen to me. The news I am about to say will surely make you appreciate me!”

Benny shouted so loudly that his voice almost filled the whole area.

“Fine. I shall listen to what you have to say,” the bearded, black-faced man said.

“Y-Yale City has grown very prosperous now…”

“Nonsense!” The bearded, black-faced man growled.

Benny trembled and hurriedly said, “Yale City’s treasury has thousands of gold coins at the very least. The development of the city has also been prosperous. If you successfully take down Yale City, you can imagine how much money you will get!

“Besides, you also need more resources for this cold winter. Yale City’s supplies are definitely enough to last you for several months.”

Benny’s words were targeted at the interest of the bandits. The temptation of money to them was absolute.

Moreover, the bandits also had to get through winter.

“Yale City isn’t that easy to take down. We suffered a huge loss last time.”

The bearded, black-faced man was starting to feel tempted.

The other merchants who followed Benny and had hearts almost jumping out of their throats finally felt relieved.

Benny added a suggestion: “What if we seek the help of the other chief?”

“You mean, Bronx?” The bearded, black-faced man said, “You’re saying that I, Nick, have to work with him again?”

Benny didn’t know who Bronx was. But if he could get him to join forces with Nick, the hope of victory would be much greater.

“Yes, Chief Nick. Chief Bronx will be of wonderful assistance,” Benny said.

After Benny’s repeated enticements, Nick finally made his decision to attack Yale City, and wrote a letter to the other bandit chief, Bronx.