At that moment, Ian Song suddenly asked Luna Shangguan, "Miss Shangguan, what's your bank card number?"
"Master Song, what are you doing?" Luna looked at him in confusion and doubt.
"Hurry up and tell me! He's waiting to transfer the money," Ian urged.
"Alright, my bank card number is 6222...!" Luna blurted out her card number, still bewildered.
"Did you get that?" Ian looked at Howard Zuo.
"Yes, I got it," Howard nodded quickly.
"If you got it, then hurry up and transfer the money," Ian said impatiently.
"Uh, bro, can you wait a bit? I can't pull together that much cash right now!" Howard said with a bitter face, but a strange glint flashed in his eyes.
"If you can't pay up, why did you promise me? Looks like you're trying to mess with me! In that case, you can go die!" As soon as he finished, Ian raised his hand and threw a punch.
The punch looked ordinary, without any hint of aura leaking out.
But Howard felt as if his whole body had been frozen by a spell—he couldn't move at all. At the same time, he sensed a deadly aura. If that punch landed, he was sure he would die.
He hurriedly shouted, "Stop! Please stop! I'll transfer the money right now!"
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, Ian withdrew his fist.
His body free again and the sense of death gone, Howard felt like he'd just taken a trip to the gates of hell. Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he said, "Bro, I'll call my people to transfer the money right away!"
"Thirty billion!" Ian said.
"What?" Howard was stunned.
"You tried to trick me, so you owe an extra ten billion!" Ian sneered.
"Bro, I really don't have that much money!"
Ian glared and said, "Fine, forty billion then! If you dare argue one more time, I'll add another ten billion. If you don't pay, I'll kill you with one punch!"
"I'll pay!"
Howard gritted his teeth, pulled out his phone, and ordered his people to make the transfer.
Soon, Luna's phone received a message from the bank. She turned to Ian and said, "Master Song, forty billion has been deposited into my account."
"Alright, got it!" Ian nodded.
"Bro, I've transferred the money. So, does that mean..." Howard looked at Ian.
Ian smiled and said, "Yeah, our business is settled. Now, let's talk about something else!"
Hearing this, Howard's heart skipped a beat. He had a bad feeling about what was coming.
"What else is there?"
Ian pointed at Luna and said, "Her name is Luna Shangguan, she's my friend. But you caused her parents' deaths, got her uncle fired and thrown in jail, and basically ruined her whole family. So, tell me—how should we settle this?"
Hearing Ian stand up for her, Luna, who had been in despair, was deeply moved. Howard, on the other hand, felt like his world was collapsing.
"So, what do you plan to do, bro?" Howard asked stiffly.
"Miss Shangguan, how do you want to handle this guy? Want me to kill him for you?" Ian looked at Luna and asked.
Hearing Ian say that, Howard was terrified. "Miss Shangguan, you must be Feng Shangguan's daughter, right? If you let me go, I'll return your family's company, help clear your uncle Long Shangguan's name and get him out of jail, and pay you twenty billion in compensation. How about it?"
Luna gritted her teeth and said, "Dream on! You killed my parents and stole our company—money can't fix that. Even if you gave me a hundred billion, could it bring my parents back?"
"Well said!" Ian agreed. "Miss Shangguan, I can't bring your parents back, but I can restore your uncle's position. Or, if you want, I can kill this guy for you."
Hearing Ian's words, Howard felt like crying but had no tears.
"Uh..." Luna hesitated at the thought of killing Howard. After all, she was just a regular girl, not used to life-and-death decisions.
Ian saw Luna's hesitation and said, "If you trust me, let me handle this for you, okay?"
"Okay, I'll let Brother Song decide for me!" Luna nodded, switching to the more affectionate 'Brother Song.'
Hearing Luna call him 'Brother Song,' Ian couldn't help but smile. He turned to Howard and said, "My little sister is too kind to take your life. So, you'll pay her fifty billion in compensation, return her family's company, dissolve the Green-Red Gang, and chop off one of your own arms. That's how we'll settle this!"
Howard could accept Ian's first condition, but the second and third were too much. He shouted angrily, "What if I refuse?"
"If you refuse, that's even better. I'll just kill you!" Ian replied coldly.
Ian's words made Howard shudder, remembering how he couldn't move and was waiting to die just moments ago. He gave a bitter smile, "Fine, I agree!"
"Since you agreed, get on with it!" Ian urged impatiently.
"Alright!"
Howard pulled out his phone again and transferred fifty billion to Luna's bank account. Then, in front of everyone, he announced the dissolution of the Green-Red Gang. After that, he grabbed a cleaver and chopped off his own left arm.
"Smart move. Now get lost!"
"Thanks!"
Howard picked up his severed arm and quickly fled.
"Little sister, are you satisfied with how I handled things?" Ian turned to ask Luna.
"Yes, I'm very satisfied," Luna nodded.
"Good. Once things here are settled, I'll help you rescue your uncle!"
"Thank you, Brother Song!"
"No need to be so polite now that you call me Brother Song," Ian said with a smile.
Watching the two of them chat so openly, Huikui Yang felt especially stifled. But the situation was against him, so he could only wait.
After talking with Luna for a while, Ian finally turned his attention to Huikui Yang and the others.
Ian pointed at Huikui Yang, Jiansheng Mo, and Julia Yang: "You abolish your own cultivation. You, resign as deputy mayor. You, donate all your company's assets to mountain children. If you do that, we'll call it even!"
"That's impossible!"
Jiansheng Mo shouted angrily.
Ian ignored him and looked at Huikui Yang and Julia Yang. "What about you two? Refuse or agree?"
"Young man, you're going too far! Sure, your cultivation is strong, but the Yang Family isn't made of clay—if it comes down to it, we'll fight to the death!" Huikui Yang said darkly.
"Heh!" Ian sneered. "To me, your Yang Family really is just a lump of clay—I can mold you however I want. As for fighting to the death, you don't even have the chance."
With that, Ian pulled out his phone, made a call and simply said, "You can do it now," then hung up. The next moment, he flicked out a burst of qi.
The qi shot through the air, heading straight for Huikui Yang's dantian.
Huikui Yang wanted to dodge, but Ian's aura locked him in place—he couldn't move at all.
"Pfft!"
The qi pierced his dantian and exploded, leaving it riddled with holes.