"Arson Case at the Printing Plant Ruled Upon"
The suspect, Mr. Sun, pleaded guilty in court. In light of the absence of serious consequences and the victim's forgiveness, he was sentenced to three years in prison under The Alliance's criminal law. In accordance with his own wishes and the opinion of his affiliated unit, the court assigned him to serve his sentence in the Southern Construction Corps, exiled to construct along The Alliance's frontier...
Zhang Hai Noodle House.
The diners flipping through newspapers were all talking at once, discussing the high-profile case that had taken place in court yesterday.
Sitting in the noodle house as well, Indebted Big Eyes felt a chill down his spine as he flipped through the Survivor Daily.
Although he hadn't been the loudest during the protest, he really had tossed a piece of firewood onto that pile.
Slurping noodles beside him, Yileina teased him with a comical look on her face.
"If only you hadn't fired that shot back then."
Construction Kid and Bricks sighed as well.
"Exactly. Got a perfectly promising young man thrown into the slammer."
Indebted Big Eyes explained sheepishly.
"I told you, it was a blank... Besides, I wasn't the first one to stir everyone up."
This game was seriously freaking awesome.
A mere three-page newspaper had triggered so many chain reactions. He could even find the follow-up to that arson case in the Survivor Daily.
Incidentally, perhaps inspired by the Clear Spring City Daily, today's Survivor Daily had created a special column for Little Feather, clearing up a whole series of rumors that had previously caused an enormous uproar.
The article had been written by Dolly, who had once worked for the Survivor Daily in Boulder City. She had plenty of fans in both Boulder City and Dawn City.
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