Chapter 874: Steps

Mayor Xiang's face suddenly darkened; he could clearly make out the sarcasm in the other's words.

"Even if your son escapes this time, can he escape the next? Even if he flees to Merrick… will he be safe?"

He looked at Feng Jun, feeling somewhat incensed. Do you dare to threaten a leader so recklessly?

But then he thought again, it seemed… that the other really did have the clout. In front of a strict system, even the wealthiest merchant was but an ant, yet outside the system, a wealthy merchant could do far too much.

In Zhengyang City, if he really wanted to be ruthless, he absolutely could make Feng Jun's life a living hell.

But if Feng Jun left Zhengyang, targeting Xiang Song would be just as unrestrained—indeed, even in Merrick, the truly wealthy could do whatever they wanted.

So he had to reconsider whether seizing the land of Luohua Manor was somewhat ill-considered?

But this was the only major move he could make recently, and he didn't want to give it up easily…