Although these things weren't worth much, they had done a good job of soothing the people of District 019. Having passively borne some of the guilt, they felt sympathy for the victims and remorse for the past. But in an atmosphere where "everyone is guilty," they were more willing to rally around Master Suolan. Repenting for the past was for the sake of a better tomorrow. Right or wrong, everyone shared the same goal: to make District 019 better. Master Suolan had spent a century of his life devoted to the future of District 019, so they, too, should turn their hearts toward the light.
With their hearts turned toward the light, their view of Xu Huo changed. Many now saw him as someone like Master Suolan and as the inheritor of his spirit. They expressed great goodwill toward him. If the government was offering its services for free, they could do the same. And not only that—they even added the player nickname "Passerby A" to the annals of District 019.
They called the event "A New Beginning After a Hundred Years." As a crucial figure in exposing the truth, Passerby A would have a statue erected in his honor outside the collective cemetery for "Historical Heroes," which the entire district would soon be invited to help establish.
That's right: the District Government's internal investigation was still ongoing, and the uproar on Jixin Terminal had yet to die down, but the people of District 019 were already collecting submissions for sculptors and statue designs.
In the aftermath, the mining group underwent a major shake-up, while the District Government was left disgraced and had no choice but to publicly show its support. It was Master Suolan's son who salvaged some of its dignity by donating the Enbel Maiden to the District