In the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed since the "Meteor Fall" incident.
Qu Jianlei and the others were rather surprised. Neither the military, the authorities, nor the Department of Anomalous Affairs had come knocking.
Quite a few people had come to probe indirectly, and some had clearly been sent by others.
Qu Jianlei and his group could not possibly receive them, leaving the Gustin Family's employees run ragged.
Besides the butler, far too many people had come seeking information. It could only be described as... painful yet gratifying.
Of course, there were troubles as well. Some people blocked the entrance to the fief, demanding compensation from the Gustin Family.
But it was useless. The Gustin Family would not indulge people with ulterior motives.
Did they think they would be safe just because they stood outside the fief? Then they had truly underestimated the methods of nobles—or rather, the integrity of their employees.
Silent protests were one thing, but if anyone dared make a commotion or block the gates and roads, the employees would bring out water cannons.
Water cannons were the civilized option. There were also oil sprayers and sand-blasting devices. The point was that the other side would not dare fight back.
If anyone dared retaliate, they would trigger the extended provisions of the "Fief Law," allowing the Gustin Family to strike back directly with guns and cannons.
And at present, the Gustin Family had the support of all nobles, while even most ordinary people sided with them.
So incidents like this were destined to be nothing more than farces and could not last long.
More importantly, over these past dozen days, the authorities had indeed been preventing the disaster from spreading, with quite good results.
The simplest example was the dust and smoke