In the game, every district was both hunter and prey. Districts with little value might be ignored, but if anyone decided to take a shot at them, they had no means of resisting. A district like District 019, with its rapidly advancing technology, certainly wasn't something just anyone could target on a whim. But if a district descended into chaos from within, plenty of people would be willing to kick it while it was down and grab a share. They didn't even have to be major districts or player factions; even Outer District Players looking to make a quick fortune out of sheer boredom could inflict tremendous damage on them.
Peace was hard to maintain, but easy to destroy.
"I don't intend to make this public." Mattelidoreti sighed softly. "A hundred years ago, I couldn't think of a suitable way to handle it. A hundred years later, I still can't."
"From this moment on, there is no one named Xia Xi Duolai Ti in the Duolai Ti family."
With that, he cut off the connection.
As a former official, Matt had no authority to make decisions for the government. All he could do was provide as much assistance as possible. As long as the government publicly stated that there was no such person in the Duolai Ti family, it would be much easier to deal with whatever came next—even if the other side produced Xia Xi Duolai Ti's corpse.
But the District Government didn't issue orders rashly. Instead, it waited to see what the Outer District Players would do next. If they had nothing but a corpse and no other cards to play, this wouldn't be difficult to handle.
The District Government was waiting. Mattelidoreti was waiting. Xu Huo was waiting too.
Mannequin Amber's greatest purpose was to draw attention