In a technologically advanced society, any piece of news could spread extremely quickly. In just a few hours, the scale of the Mechanical Parade had doubled or even tripled, forcing the District 011 Government to step in and maintain order. Aside from the existing security agencies and the Black and White Shoulder Badges, even the military had deployed some of its forces.
Fortunately, the government reacted quickly and came up with a countermeasure overnight.
First, compensation would be provided to those who had died or been injured, as well as those who had been frightened. The compensation plan was not made public.
Second, the Club would be fined and suspended for rectification, while its owner would also face prosecution and might even go to prison.
However, anyone capable of running this kind of business had a background that was unlikely to be clean. The Nobles naturally had people who could settle matters, and they only needed to push out a scapegoat for prosecution. There was no need for the mastermind to appear.
Whether it was the burning flames of anger or someone deliberately pushing things from behind the scenes, information about the Club's mastermind was posted online. A hacker had infiltrated the government system, exposing the owner and his entire Network of Relationships while also pointing netizens in the right direction.
Coincidentally, this matter was once again somewhat connected to Rongxin Group. One of its shareholders was a partner in the Club, and the Players who had been smuggled in had come through Rongxin Group's connections.
It was too easy for a major conglomerate to dig up dirt. Before morning, someone had reported Rongxin Group under their real name for murdering employees who had once been Players—the very two people who had been used as sacrifices in the holographic game.