The people in the room gathered together again, but this time they were not as optimistic as before.
Because they all realized that the knife wielded by the Presidential Palace was truly about to fall on them.
The more they struggled now, the more they would lose, and everyone was extremely agitated.
The company under investigation belonged to the Power Grid Service Company.
To ensure that the Power Generation Enterprises did not monopolize the market, the Federation had separated power generation enterprises from power grids. Power Plants and power grid companies could not belong to the same company, preventing power plants from monopolizing regional electricity usage.
It seemed to solve the potential monopoly problem, but in reality, it was completely useless.
All it did was make things slightly more troublesome for the capitalists, forcing them to establish a few more companies.
The company under investigation was responsible for the power grid services of a state in the Federation's Central Region, bringing considerable profits to the Group Company every year.
If this company were broken up, it would no longer be able to provide the Group Company with substantial profits.
"The Presidential Palace is determined to use us as a warning. There's no point struggling anymore. My advice is to spin the company under investigation off from the Group Company as soon as possible."
"Rather than letting this investigation and the problems that follow implicate the Group Company..."
Frank's words made everyone's heart sink. This was the worst possible outcome.
Someone asked, "Is there really no room for maneuver?"
Frank countered, "Our forces in Congress have all been purged. Do you think there's still a possibility of compromise?"
"The most important thing now is to close the case as quickly as possible and prevent the situation from spreading."
"Even if the