Chapter 7289

All eyes fell on Harvey once more. Everyone wanted to see what the legendary Representative Harvey York would choose to do at such a pivotal moment. In such a sensitive time, a single word or move could decide the fate of Grand City itself. Harvey narrowed his eyes as he looked at everyone. After a while, he chuckled. "Oh, Emery. Dan. Do you really want to see me openly stand up and try to steal the position of mayor or shrink back in cowardice? "If I choose to fight, I'll have to fight with the Seven Families to the bitter end. One wrong move and I will be completely ruined. If I choose to back down, the Martial Arts Alliance will lose its representative, and Grand City will be none of my concern anymore. But why should I choose to walk the path you lay out for me? Why should I choose at all?" With that, Harvey moved at blinding speed and immediately appeared right in front of Wenzel. Then, in the next moment, the Representative's badge was now in Wenzel's hand. Harvey smiled. "The only person who can choose who the scion is will be Mayor Wenzel. You, you, and you… None of you have the right to do so." His finger pointed first to the Hierophant, then to Emery, and finally to Dan. "You want to back Dan up, right? Hierophant?" "You want to become a scion, right? Dan?" Harvey took a step back and pointed at the ground. "Come on, then. Kneel. Kneel and beg, and I'm sure Mayor Wenzel will make your dream come true and make you the Representative and the scion of Grand City. Are you going to kneel, then?" Even with how much of a veteran Wenzel was and how thoughtful the Hierophant was, neither of them had anticipated Harvey to make such a move. He managed to change the entire situation in Grand City once more. In short, all the schemes that had been laid down thus far were designed under the assumption that Harvey wanted to become mayor. But now that Harvey had no interest in power, all their schemes had become meaningless in that instant. Dan's expression began to change despite being brutal most of the time, but he didn't choose to kneel in the end. Because he knew clearly that the reason he managed to gain support from the Seven Families was that he stood against Wenzel. And most of the Seven Families chose to support Dan because they wanted to resist Wenzel's influence and for their own benefit. The moment Dan knelt was the moment he lost their support. And when that moment came, what would become? A marionette? Or a hand puppet? The dust had settled by this point. Kneeling was not a choice for him. And if he didn't kneel, the Hierophant's grand designs would crumble. Which meant that in this game, there was only one victor. It was Wenzel. When Harvey saw how things progressed, he smiled and left. "I won't interfere in Grand City's affairs, and I won't reclaim my title as Representative. I'll give you all three months. I will come back in three months to see if everything has settled. If Grand City remains unchanged, I'll make sure Grand City ceases to exist." Then, Harvey narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. "The wind's picking up. I'm going home to spend time with my wife now."