The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Because these councilors all had assets in New Covenant City, and they were unaware that Gu Ran's ability was telekinesis, and that Gu Ran had approached them one by one, most of them were hoping to escape this calamity and did not flee New Covenant City.

When Gu Ran killed the last member of parliament involved in the incident in public, the people who had been somewhat numb to his actions suddenly erupted in uproar.

"What should we do? Is New Testament City going to be breached by one person? A thousand years of history and honor will be destroyed in an instant!"

"The people of Azure Dragon City are too strong. No one can withstand even a single move from them. Among them are many of the top experts from New Covenant City. Is this really a level that humans can reach?"

"Where is the governor? Has he already abandoned New Testament City and fled?"

The crowd began to discuss the matter, and suddenly someone remembered the commander-in-chief, who had always been regarded as a mascot.

In name, the ruler of New Testament City is Governor-General Haylis Johnson, who holds supreme power in New Testament City.

However, due to the strength of the Mellon family and the elder Mellon, the overall power was constantly being seized by the Julyflower Hunters, which in turn was constantly being seized by the elder Mellon, who was the chairman of the Julyflower Hunters.

In recent years, Hailis Johnson, the governor, has almost lost all real power and has basically disappeared from the sight of the common people of New Testament City.

In this critical moment when the city was on the verge of destruction, people finally remembered General Harris Johnson.

"I don't recall the Johnson family being involved in the persecution of the people of Azure Dragon City, do I?"

"Yes, even though the people from Canglong City have come all the way here, it seems they haven't killed any members of the Johnson family."

"I understand, go and fetch the commander-in-chief immediately!"

Finally, someone realized that Gu Ran did not intend to exterminate New Testament City, but rather to kill with principle. The Johnson family was at least temporarily excluded from the killing list.

When Gu Ran killed the last councilor of the July Flower Hunters Association, he turned to look at the location of the governor's official residence.

Although he had already decided in his mind that the Johnson family would be the "new traitor," he still wanted to meet with Harry Johnson to put some pressure on him.

When Gu Ran arrived outside the governor's residence, he found that Hailis Johnson was already waiting for him outside.

"Your Excellency, Governor of New Testament City, is there anything you wish to instruct me on?" Gu Ran stopped and said calmly.

Helis shook his head, his face showing a hint of helplessness and humility: "I have only an endless plea, Lord Gu Ran, please stop, please stop destroying New Covenant City."

Clearly, Helis had done his homework and had learned some information about Gu Ran, at least his real name.

Hearing Hailis's humble words, Gu Ran's face did not show any smugness, nor did he show any intention of agreeing.

Previously, after a friendly exchange between the two sides, New Covenant City clearly knew that it could not do anything to Gu Ran, and might even be wiped out by one person.

By then, even if New Testament City isn't destroyed, it'll be pretty much over.

Even without powerful beings, a low-level horde of ferocious beasts would pose a significant threat to New Covenant City.

Therefore, the forces in New Testament City that were not affected bowed down. They all approached the Johnson family, hoping that he could represent New Testament City in surrendering to Gu Ran.

Yes, they were going to surrender to Gu Ran alone.

Gu Ran completely subdued the entire New Testament City with his actual combat prowess!

The top-tier conglomerates have had their strongest members almost wiped out by Gu Ran. Now they have mostly become second- or third-tier conglomerates, and some have even failed to maintain that status, being wiped out by other families that were originally lower in status.

Only a few forces that had not been involved in this persecution remained, and they all gathered around Harris.

Helis felt a sense of belonging as a true governor for the first time in a long time.

Therefore, instead of avoiding Gu Ran, Hailis waited outside the residence in advance after learning that Gu Ran was heading towards the governor's mansion, as if he were waiting for an inspecting leader.

When Gu Ran saw Hailis appear before him, waiting respectfully, he knew that Hailis was a smart man, a smart man who knew how to seize opportunities.

Gu Ran did not communicate with him beforehand; she simply followed her own will to kill the councilors of the July Flower Hunters Association.

But Hailis guessed that he was coming here, and seemed to have guessed quite a bit about his true purpose, which is why he made this gesture.

If Helis had made a wrong judgment about Gu Ran, leading to wrong actions, things wouldn't be like this now.

“It seems you’ve accepted reality,” Gu Ran said bluntly. “Then I’ll be frank. All the conditions I mentioned before must be met, but New Covenant City cannot come with any conditions.”

Helis nodded and said, "To deny reality is to deceive oneself. I am not that kind of person, so I have come to represent New Covenant City to negotiate peacefully with you."

"I understand the various conditions you mentioned, but I have a small question: what are the criteria for liquidating the conglomerates? Are you liquidating all the conglomerates, or tightening the policy and only liquidating a portion, leaving the rest for later? Or are you only liquidating the conglomerates involved in this incident?"

Gu Ran looked at him coldly: "I only care about the conglomerates that participated in the persecution of the people of Canglong City. As for other conglomerates, I don't have much interest in them."

In fact, when Gu Ran first met Mellon, he made his demands and stance clear from the beginning.

Unsurprisingly, Mellon Sr. didn't want to listen, much less comply.

Since Harris had already begun searching for information about him, it was impossible that he didn't know these words, but Harris still asked them.

This suggests that Harris and the financial groups behind him harbored doubts about him and wanted to get his personal confirmation once again.

Even if he had said that before, things were different then and now. Back then, the Mellon family and its founder had not yet been destroyed.

Now that the situation has changed so drastically, they may worry that he has altered the original conditions and expanded the scope.

This may seem like empty talk, but it's actually the final test.

If these small conglomerates decide that Gu Ran intends to expand the scope of the liquidation, they will definitely come up with other ulterior motives.

It's not necessarily a fight to the death, because they probably don't have the guts. The most likely scenario is that they'll abandon New Covenant City, transfer their wealth, and start running away.

If they run away, then New Testament City will be completely hollowed out.

Hollowing out New Testament City is not what Gu Ran wants to see. Leaving a New Testament City with its core intact is more useful—in any case, he can conquer it with his strength, so it doesn't pose much of a threat.

Therefore, Gu Ran did not change his original conditions in the slightest, and still set the conditions within the original scope.

Because he really had no interest in the other conglomerates in New Testament City, his purpose in coming here was very simple: to investigate the massacre of the Lanxin University research team.

If it weren't for Old Mellon being successfully persuaded by Kiyohime to launch a frenzied persecution against the Azure Dragon City people and their people in New Testament City, Gu Ran would not have gone to such lengths to kill them all.

“Lord Gu Ran, your magnanimity is enough to shame the entire New Testament City. To show my sincerity in the peace talks, I have some news to report to you.” Helis bowed to Gu Ran and said.

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"Speak." Gu Ran's heart stirred, but he didn't say anything.

Helis: "I believe you, Lord Gu Ran, already know the details of this matter. However, there seems to be a hidden story. Whether you have noticed it or not, I must tell you that the Kiyohime envoy from the Far East City has a blood feud with you for killing your husband."

"She deeply hates you and is always looking for revenge for her lover. At the same time, she also deeply hates Canglong City."

Gu Ran nodded inwardly. He already knew all of this, but he was certain that Hailis wouldn't be telling him these things.

These things are not worth his serious attention.

Helis glanced at Gu Ran's expression and continued, "Before arriving in New Testament City, she first massacred the research team from Lanxin University, and then had a secret meeting with Old Mellon. Shortly after the meeting, Old Mellon immediately pushed forward the current bill that persecutes the people of Azure Dragon City."

"Initially, many members of the Julyflower Hunters' Guild explicitly opposed this, feeling that although Andes was dead, it didn't warrant such hostility towards Azure Dragon City. However, Old Mellon then announced that the research team from Lanxin University had died near New Testament City, which immediately influenced the attitudes of those opposing councilors."

"Because everyone knows the significance of that research team to Lanxin University, and the significance of Lanxin University to Canglong City. And no matter who killed that research team, it will definitely be attributed to Xinyue City, who will see it as revenge against Canglong City, and Xinyue City can't deny it."

"Even if some high-ranking officials find out, it won't matter. The common people will still hate Canglong City. So this can be considered Qingji's open scheme, which accelerated the process of New Testament City and Canglong City becoming enemies. However, what truly made New Testament City completely turn against Canglong City was..."

At this point, Hellist paused for a moment.

"It was after that Kiyohime used immortality to tempt the July Flower Hunters' Guild! And Old Mellon's attitude also indirectly confirmed Kiyohime's promise, so at that time the July Flower Hunters' Guild's attitude underwent a complete 180-degree change and completely broke with Azure Dragon City."

"On the surface, it seems that Kiyohime persuaded old Mellon to take revenge on all the people of Canglong City in New Testament City in order to avenge her personal grudge, but I discovered something strange."

"Old Mellon and Kiyohime signed a secret agreement to transfer all the Canglong City people imprisoned in the concentration camp in New Testament City to Far East City, and to minimize the deaths of these Canglong City people."

Gu Ran frowned slightly.

Hailis chuckled: "You probably thought of it too. If it were really about revenge, why would you try so hard to safely transport these imprisoned Canglong City people to the Far East City? Shouldn't you kill them as many as possible to vent your anger even more?"

“Unless she is forced to send these people to the Far East City, she cannot disobey, and in fact… that was her original purpose. The so-called revenge is just a smokescreen,” Gu Ran continued, picking up where Hailis left off.

Helis nodded and gave Gu Ran a thumbs up: "Not bad, Lord Gu Ran, you are very smart."

After thinking for a moment, Gu Ran said, "Her revenge is probably genuine, but she also has another mission. Her hatred for Canglong City is real, but the mission is probably more important to her. If the two conflict, she will definitely prioritize the mission. This is probably why she hates Canglong City but still tries her best to preserve its people."

Helis exclaimed in admiration, "Lord Gu Ran, your insight is truly remarkable. I am deeply impressed."

Gu Ran was speechless. He hadn't expected that even with his immense power, Hailis could still be so adept at flattery.

However, one shouldn't hit a smiling face. While Hailis's deliberate flattery wasn't enough to make Gu Ran fall for his sweet talk, it also wasn't enough to make her dislike Hailis.

"First, draft a preliminary peace treaty in the name of the commander-in-chief and hand it to me. Then I'll return to Canglong City." Gu Ran looked at Hailis. "However, I hope you understand that although I'm leaving temporarily, I can return at any time. You should know how to treat the people of Canglong City after I leave, right?"

A hint of joy flashed in Hailis's eyes, and he quickly said, "Of course, I have just sent people to release all the remaining innocent people imprisoned in the concentration camps. All their property is being inventoried and will be returned to them in the end. If there are any losses, New Covenant City will also provide appropriate compensation."

"Whether you are a citizen of Canglong City or a descendant of the Canglong City clan, you will be properly resettled. If not, you can come back anytime to hold me accountable and to hold the Johnson family accountable."

After hesitating for a moment, Helis opened his mouth and asked, "I would like to ask, Lord Gu Ran, what is your plan for the Bounty Hunter Association to do?"

Bounty Hunters Association?

Gu Ran pondered.

Although it wasn't mentioned later, he announced the disbandment of the bounty hunters as soon as he entered New Testament City.

He had been thinking about it for a long time.

In fact, the Bounty Hunters Guild is deeply rooted in New Testament City, existing since the city's founding and growing with its development.

The original purpose of establishing the Bounty Hunter Association was to facilitate the use of money to recruit superhumans and warriors to resist the beast tide; the initial intention was quite noble.

However, as times have changed, the threat of the beast tides has gradually diminished, and with the development of the commodity economy, bounty hunters have become increasingly materialistic.

In fact, the Bounty Hunters Guild is a more well-known force than the major corporations of New Testament City.

Because the corporate structure became the mainstream economic organization in New Covenant City after Starstone Technology developed, the Bounty Hunter Association was also completely controlled by the corporate group.