Before the dust had even settled, Hudson had already returned to the territory ahead of schedule with Melissa. This trip to Moxi Duchy had taken up enough time already; if it continued, there would be no end to it!
Disputes over interests were never settled in a day or two. Whether Hudson was there or not would not affect the final outcome.
From the moment the Moxi government declared bankruptcy, the rest of the story had already been decided. As long as their strategy of showing weakness to the enemy was not exposed, there would not be any major problems.
They could not even repay their old creditors, much less the new ones. If they wanted the Moxi government to honor its debts, they first had to make sure it had money in its pockets.
There was no doubt that this was an impossible task. A massive funding gap of several hundred million could never be raised in a short time.
Regardless of whether they could persuade all parties to agree to debt relief, Moxi Duchy's visible income was only so much. It was simply not enough to divide among everyone.
If some people received more, others were bound to receive less.
Once the creditors began fighting among themselves, the pressure originally borne by the Moxi government would lessen. Even to ensure the debts were repaid smoothly, all sides could not allow Moxi Duchy to collapse.
Upon returning home, Hudson's face quickly darkened. No matter how formidable he was outside, dealing with the Bear Kid at home was always a headache.
The second child was still young and only crawled around everywhere, so he could not cause much trouble.
The eldest was different. At four or five years old, he was at the age when even dogs found him annoying.