2040, Umbrella's Punishment (Part 1)
In the end, under pressure from the Prime Minister's Office, Umbrella Pharmaceutical Group responded—the company's top board member, Alfred Ashford, was dismissed, and dozens of senior managers beneath him were all demoted.
Umbrella Pharmaceutical Group would also fully assist in the reconstruction of Colony Seven on Chalseden Planet, while victims killed or injured in the indiscriminate attack by the Victory II-class Star Destroyer would receive compensation.
In this regard alone, Umbrella Pharmaceutical Group's losses exceeded 100 billion Number Four currency, equivalent to 20 billion Imperial credits.
Such massive losses put Umbrella Pharmaceutical Group under immense pressure, nearly crippling it. Especially since the company was now effectively divided into two parts, Sherry Birkin's side would never assist Alexia, leaving her to bear the burden alone.
But only in this way could this incident, which had drawn nearly everyone's attention because of the Chalseden Planet scandal and had every move scrutinized under a magnifying glass, gradually die down.
That was what Francis Underwood meant. If they followed Umbrella Corporation's earlier explanation, then the infection incident at Royal No. 4 Bar had been caused by a carrier of an infectious disease spreading it, meaning Umbrella Corporation could at most be accused of lax management. As for the Victory II-class Star Destroyer's accidental bombardment of Colony Seven, the Rebel Alliance had attacked the warship first, so that had nothing to do with Umbrella Corporation either.
But if that were the case, who would take responsibility for such enormous casualties? Naturally, the Duchy of Dawn government! Under the current circumstances, that was absolutely impossible! The Duchy of Dawn government, which was reorganizing its forces and preparing for war, could not afford to have even the slightest stain on its record.
In that respect, it differed from the Galactic Empire. The