At the Old Godfather Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Ji Hong and the others stared at the freshly printed newspapers, shock filling every pair of eyes.
"Mr. Lin entered the palace alone and killed Great Jin's Grand Empress Dowager, number one on the Heaven Ranking?! Great Jin has fallen?! The new dynasty is called Great Qi?!"
For a moment, even though they were fellow transmigrators, it all felt like a dream.
They had the feeling that someone might have hijacked a radio station somewhere to broadcast false news.
"It's already in the papers! This must have been verified. The major newspapers have their own independent telephone channels in Capital City, too."
Although Zhao Qing's face was also full of shock, she was calmer. She knew that if the newspapers were reporting it in their largest type, it had to be true!
Meanwhile, the streets throughout Shanghai were filled with people discussing the news.
In truth, people had yet to recover from the earlier news that Duogungun was hunting down the Jiedushi.
Protests had filled the streets lately.
The news of Duogungun hunting down the Jiedushi had finally ignited the resentment over Great Jin's repeated displays of incompetence over the years.
Hearing that they might have to pay reparations to Japan despite winning the Battle of Beihai had especially sent the angry populace into a frenzy.
Even the New Year festivities had been marked by obvious unrest.
Just as the mounting problems were intensifying, to the point that even the Concession had temporarily sealed its entrances, the news arrived.
Zeng Zhangli's nationwide telegram was nothing short of a bombshell.
The vast majority of people had refused to believe it at first.
Like Ji Hong, they thought it more likely that the radio station had been hijacked!
After all, however rotten Great