"A hospital under the Alt Conglomerate was attacked by unidentified individuals. Investigations have confirmed that Federation personnel were responsible. The Arbitration Bureau squad dispatched to provide support suffered heavy casualties..."
Less than half an hour later, the latest news from District 25 was already being broadcast at lightning speed over the communications network.
Jonas checked most of the comments beneath the report and found that the usual remarks about corporate dogs deserving it had vanished. Instead, everyone was talking about taking the fight to the Federation, seemingly filled with righteous indignation.
"Creating an enemy to draw fire is a lot easier than appeasing the people of District 25. Of course, that's only possible because the Arbitration Bureau and the Alt Conglomerate control public opinion."
Jonas had already returned to the Alt Conglomerate. Everyone in the conglomerate was busy, while he sat in his office drinking coffee, perfectly at ease.
It wasn't really that he wanted to slack off. He had already taken care of everything on his end, and Eiffel was now handling public opinion, along with every other matter, large or small.
Meanwhile, Esnie was resting in the Security Department. The fight against Zero had been dangerously close. Fortunately, with the righteous advantage of three against one, they had successfully captured Zero while suffering only minor injuries.
Celine and Nightingale were watching over Zero now. Although the Alt Conglomerate had already restrained her through special means, leaving her unable to cause any trouble, any unexpected mishap would be anything but amusing.
"Now we just have to see how the Federation reacts. After all the trouble I took to let someone escape with Noel, they'd better bring back some useful intelligence."
He hadn't deliberately let Noel go out of a sudden burst of kindness.
What needed doing still had to