As the Peacekeeping Forces expected, the cruise ship incident indeed brought a considerable shock to District 25.
The news of the deaths of nearly forty upper-echelon corporate figures was undoubtedly a major earthquake for the entirety of District 25. Those affected were not only the Peacekeeping Forces, but naturally included the Morris Conglomerate as well.
The Peacekeeping Forces were the first to face accountability, but because subsequent reinforcements arrived very promptly, and coupled with the fact that the Morris Conglomerate took the initiative to reject the security application of the Peacekeeping Forces, this resulted in the Peacekeeping Forces being the party least affected among all factions that suffered losses due to this matter.
As the organizer of the chamber of commerce, the Morris Conglomerate was the second to face accountability after the incident occurred.
Even though the Morris Conglomerate shifted all the blame onto the Destiny Organization at the very first moment, given Larkins's past temperament, it was not entirely impossible for him to have engaged in such behavior as cooperating with the Destiny Organization.
On the other hand, as the organizer of the chamber of commerce, the point of not allowing the Peacekeeping Forces to participate in security work was highly suspicious in itself.
Although conglomerates generally disliked the Peacekeeping Forces, rejecting requests for security assistance provided by the Peacekeeping Forces when safety still could not be guaranteed looked every bit like wanting to collude inside and out with the Destiny Organization to wipe out all the members participating in the chamber of commerce in one go.
What others could not figure out, however, was that looking at the entire event, the Morris Conglomerate actually did not gain any benefits at all; instead, it became the main suspect for the planners of this incident. According to District 25's general