At nine in the morning, a large crowd of reporters gathered outside the building of a temporary government department.
The relevant work for the Anti-Monopoly Investigation was being carried out here. The official responsible for investigating Wealth Bank's alleged monopoly was scheduled to announce the results of the first phase that morning.
This had attracted a huge number of reporters, and even some Television Stations had opened Live Broadcasts.
As the Flight Research Institute continuously sent satellites into space, satellite broadcasting technology had also become increasingly mature. As long as one was within the satellite signal's coverage area, one could receive Live Broadcast signals with almost no delay.
Even in the shelters, many people were watching the Live Broadcast, because it concerned their lives.
If Wealth Bank was truly suspected of an industry monopoly, that meant it would be dragged into lengthy Anti-Monopoly litigation for the next several years.
Ultimately, the division of its business could even cause some depositors to suffer losses.
If the Investigation Team determined that monopolistic behavior had indeed occurred, some of them might consider temporarily withdrawing the money they had deposited there.
At nine forty-one, the Chief responsible for the Anti-Monopoly Investigation appeared in front of the cameras.
He wore neat but inexpensive clothes and looked extremely incorruptible.
His expression was solemn. Even when greeting the media and the people who had come to hear the results, he remained serious, even somewhat cold.
But no one cared about his attitude. They only wanted to know the results of the investigation.
"The matter began when we received materials reporting Wealth Bank's suspected industry monopoly. After discussions between the President and Congress, we ultimately decided to open a case and conduct an investigation."
"During the evidence-gathering work in the first phase, our primary task was to verify