The family behind Miss Rhein... could be considered the first step in Jonas's plans for the Federation's territory.
Even if Miss Rhein had not taken part in the Star of Dawn's attack plan during the last incident, Jonas would have found a way to draw her into his schemes later.
Compared with the outside world, District 25 was not exactly behind in any respect, but it was still a relatively closed environment... It was neither a city-state nor a country, yet this land without a sovereign had drawn all sorts of factions into a struggle for influence.
Strictly speaking, District 25's relationship with the Federation was not one of subordination, but more of cooperation. Still, there was no denying that the Federation's penetration of District 25 far exceeded that of any other region.
That was also the main reason Jonas wanted to use the powers in District 25 as a springboard to reach the Federation.
Of course, Jonas's threats against Miss Rhein did not give him an unbreakable hold over her. He had no way of ensuring that she would remain under his control forever... That was a lesson Miss Beigong Ling had taught him.
No matter how slim the possibility, he had to be prepared for things to go wrong.
So after Miss Rhein agreed to his demands with humiliation written all over her face, Jonas did not simply leave. When she saw that he still seemed unwilling to let the matter rest, she grew somewhat angry and demanded:
"What, are you still not satisfied?"
At that, Jonas smiled and shook his head before saying:
"Of course not. Now that Miss Rhein is a 'partner' of the Alt Conglomerate, naturally, we need to find a way to make our partner's position more secure."
Rhein froze at those words, then