People often found themselves in a strange situation: when they failed, they raged helplessly, even taking their anger out on others!
Peng Joe was actually in the same situation now.
The Radical Reformists' madness and the support of the emperor and the great nobles were, from a certain perspective, also a release of pent-up emotions!
The Radical Reformists and a large portion of the populace now believed that changing some of the existing rules would allow Peng Joe to recover! No one knew whether Your Majesty the Emperor and the great nobles truly thought so, but they were also displaying fervor and support! At a time like this, whoever remained clearheaded was guilty!
Guilty of a capital offense!
The governor could also sense that there was something wrong with this Federal merchant, but would he refuse Lyon, who was using the alias Edward, permission to acquire that small factory?
No, he would not.
The factory itself was already dragging down its former owner. Even if they gave it away for nothing, although they would gain nothing, they would at least save a sum of expenses every month! It also provided everyone with what they wanted—the privatization process was moving forward effectively! That was enough! Did it matter whether he was a swindler? Not at all! The most important thing was to make the Empire and its people smile! The mayor had already understood the governor's meaning. At the same time, he had also read some dissatisfaction with, or concern about, the current situation from the governor's words.
He did not know whether his interpretation was correct, but he felt that he had to do something as well, in this crazy time! Soon, the Lyon acquisition was approved. In an instant, the newspapers in the city, as well as those in