"Are you saying... those 'losses of control' were caused by human intervention?"
Paris said in shock.
Lin Yu nodded. "Of course. Although 'Fear' is a risky and difficult-to-control energy source, saying it poses such a risk that all research into it must be completely outlawed... is still going a bit too far."
"All the projects were shut down, and it even went as far as passing legislation. Naturally, that was because of 'interests'—President Paris, you shouldn't be unfamiliar with this sort of thing."
"It isn't that 'Fear' energy is dangerous. It's that someone doesn't want 'Fear' to be safe."
Paris had climbed from the bottom all the way to the position of president. He was practically an inspirational, legendary, idol-level figure in the City That Never Sleeps, so he immediately understood what Lin Yu meant.
"Interesting. Are you saying... someone back then didn't want to see 'Fear' developed, so they deliberately exaggerated the danger and harmful effects of the project, even going so far as to 'cause accidents'?"
Lin Yu nodded. "Of course."
Paris pondered for a moment. "I know you're trying to use this to persuade me, but to be honest... if 'Fear' was really stigmatized and ultimately shut down because it offended some person or faction back then, then in this situation, restarting Fear might actually be even more troublesome than dealing with a serious flaw in 'Fear' itself."
"After all, if 'Fear' has a flaw, you only need to overcome that flaw... But if Fear was stigmatized back then, that means we'll have to fight the faction that smeared 'Fear' all over again—and they've already proven how much power they possess. A new energy project that could have rapidly developed Truth Company was completely strangled and banned by them."
As Paris spoke, Lin Yu nodded.
"Of course,