Whatever action he took against them in the future, he now had a perfectly legitimate justification.
Although this might offend Xu Tianran, so be it. In his eyes, Xu Tianran would only remain useful for a few more years anyway.
"Chairman Long, do you have any suspects in this assassination attempt? Or any idea of their motives? Could an enemy nation have orchestrated it?"
"Chairman Long, we hear the Imperial Ministry of Finance is preparing to purge Mingdu's underground forces. Could this be their secret retaliation?"
Faced with questions coming from every direction, Long Wushang pushed aside Tang Ya and the soldiers standing in front of him, then faced the cameras and gave a solemn response.
"I am deeply shocked and outraged by this attack. I never imagined that some people would have the audacity to openly set off such a vicious explosion in a public area of Mingdu, with complete disregard for civilian casualties."
"I hereby announce that the Black Dragon Merchant Association will provide the most generous compensation to the innocent civilians who died, those who were injured, and all innocent people affected by this bombing."
At these words, a peculiar gleam immediately flashed through the eyes of many reporters and onlookers.
They had long heard that Chairman Long cared deeply for the people, and that the Black Dragon Merchant Association under his command constantly performed charitable deeds throughout the empire. Even when he himself had been targeted for assassination, his first concern was for ordinary civilians.
This combination of punches undoubtedly gave his public image an enormous boost.
And with that image bolstering him, the real main event was still to come.
"Secondly, this friend here just asked whether I had any suspects in this assassination attempt. I can tell everyone unequivocally that, just moments ago, I