Guan Shanyue said, "Bureau Chief Kang, take your people from the Administration Bureau and put every manager at that factory in cuffs. Then bring Shao Xiaojing to my office."
"Yes, District Chief Guan. I'll head out right away."
Guan Shanyue gazed in the direction where Margaret and her group had vanished, remaining silent for a long time before sitting back down.
He steadied his breathing, then switched on the microphone connected to the entire 152nd War Readiness Zone and declared firmly, "Thanks to everyone standing united, we have driven off the invaders! But please hold your posts for this final stretch and maintain our defenses in case the enemy returns!"
"We won!!"
"We finally won!!"
Cheers rang out across the entire 152nd War Readiness Zone.
For everyone in the zone who had just narrowly escaped disaster, this was the best possible outcome.
As for the dozens of lives lost at that factory, no one cared.
After switching off the microphone, Guan Shanyue slumped back, utterly drained.
Although his zone had encountered the enemy and emerged unscathed, he could claim little credit. At the very least, they had not endured an enemy attack the way War Readiness Zone 582 had.
Those dozens of deaths, however, were a major stain on his record.
He had inspected the entire War Readiness Zone to ensure there were no problems. He had not known that the factory had been built in violation of regulations. He had not known there were people inside it.
But he was this War Readiness Zone's district chief. When something went wrong, he could not brush it aside with a simple "I didn't know."
With office came responsibility. If his subordinates had acted behind his back and kept him in the dark, did he really think that absolved him?!
Even if