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Chapter 392: The Collapse of the Mining Consortium (Long - Please Subscribe, Bookmark, and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 392: Chapter 392: The Collapse of the Mining Consortium (Long Chapter Please Subscribe, Bookmark, and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

April 7, Thursday

The thick snow from the past two days had melted overnight, and the withered old trees sprouted tender green new shoots.

Yvo adjusted the suit he was wearing. It didn’t fit him well, as he had rented it from a formalwear shop.

He didn’t like this constricted feeling, but today was truly the happiest day for him since the Evil God Advent incident more than a week ago.

The breeze skimmed over the old corrugated metal.

Squeak—

"Witt, you’re free."

The iron gate, steeped in the passage of time, was slowly pushed open by the guard.

A man stepped out from behind the iron gate. He wore round-framed glasses and a buzz cut and was dressed in a white shirt.

The man looked to be in his late twenties and moved with an unhurried rhythm, appearing refined and cultured.

The first thing he saw as he exited was Yvo standing in the breeze.

"Bro."

Yvo opened his arms, revealing the first smile he had shown in seven days.

"You little brat, you’ve gotten so buff!"

Witt hesitated for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and gave Yvo a bear hug. "You’ve been gone for so many years, where did you go?"

Then he glanced around, "Right, where’s Nell? Did he go to college? Is our second sister’s illness better? Did our eldest brother get married? And what about our youngest? Did that girl return home? Oh, and how’s mother doing?

"That Nell kid came to see me the year before last, then stopped showing up. The little bugger’s grown wings and gotten tough.

"Don’t they know the Warden helped me with my appeal? Why has no one come... Why aren’t you speaking?"

Yvo slowly embraced his brother.

Witt seemed to realize something and gradually fell silent.

——

April 8, Friday

After a week of debates, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released preliminary investigation findings and resolutions regarding the Evil God Advent incident from the special investigation unit of the headquarters.

The former Director and Deputy Director of the Rock City Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with various department heads, were dismissed and placed under investigation, replaced by officials on loan from the headquarters.

The Special Investigation Bureau also announced that they would open investigations into more than ninety employees of the Rock City FBI.

In the afternoon, the Mayor’s Office held a press conference.

The former Deputy Mayor of Rock City and Cabinet ministers offered their resignations, taking responsibility for the incident.

On the same day, pursuant to Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Rock City Constitution, City Council initiated a vote to decide on the next acting Mayor.

[The City Council is legally authorized to elect an acting Mayor when both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are dismissed, deceased, resigned, or incapacitated.

The official so elected shall act as Mayor until the incumbent Mayor is able to resume duties or a new Mayor is elected.]

The resolution passed with a two-thirds majority vote, appointing the highest-ranking official from the current government, former Commander of the 108th Division of the City Defense Army, Deputy Chief of Staff of the City Defense Army, and Deputy Minister of the Safety Department, Wright, as acting Mayor.

That afternoon, after several days of sharp declines, the stock price of Rock City Mining Group plummeted again, shrinking its market value by over 70%.

——

April 9, Saturday

Mayor Wright took his oath of office, becoming the 78th Mayor of Rock City.

In his inaugural speech, Mayor Wright pledged to thoroughly investigate the Evil God Advent incident, crack down on gang members within Rock City, revise the minimum wage standards, thoroughly examine Rock City’s accumulated criminal cases over the years, and exonerate the wrongly convicted.

The applause at the scene was like thunder.

After the speech, the Mayor’s Office announced that Jess, the Warden of West Prison, known for his impartial and incorruptible reputation, had been appointed as the new Chief of Rock City Police.

——

April 10, Sunday

The demolition plan for the former Mining Consortium building officially commenced, with the parts of the building that were contaminated by the Evil God being packed and sent to be sealed in the wilderness snow mountains.

The new board of the Mining Consortium announced that the mining sites had been seized by Wilderness Wanderers, and the miners had gone on strike, forcing a shutdown in production. They hoped to receive aid from Rock City’s City Defense Army.

A spokesperson for the City Defense Army stated:

"The actions of Wilderness Wanderers in the wilderness are not under the jurisdiction of Rock City law, and a miners’ strike is a lawful civil action. The City Defense Army, having been greatly weakened by the Evil God Advent event, has neither the authority nor the ability to combat the Wilderness Wanderers. The Mining Consortium can figure out a solution on their own."

On that day, a large number of new executives and some new directors of the Mining Consortium were arrested in connection with the Evil God Advent case.

——

April 11, Monday

The Mining Consortium announced that due to the shutdown of the mining sites, cash flow was damaged and they were unable to repay part of their debts.

On the same day, the stock price of the Mining Consortium continued to plummet.

That evening, five C-level Mercenary Mechs hired by the Mining Consortium, along with a squad of mercenaries, launched an assault on the mining site controlled by the Wilderness Wanderers.

A black Hell Apostle Mech emerged from the mining site, fighting one against five, cutting down three and severely damaging two.

Footage of this battle spread throughout the Federation that same night, quickly topping the trending charts. Simultaneously, this battle brought the Mining Consortium and Rock City into the purview of the Federation’s general populace.

——

April 12, Tuesday

Dawn City

"Jiali! Look at this!"

The red-haired girl Annie excitedly raised the tablet in her hand.

Yi Jiali, who was cleaning the classroom, looked up puzzledly at her bouncing friend. "What is it?"

"Just look at this,"

Annie opened up a video that was a fast-paced montage of an intense Mecha battle.

"Pretty impressive. Is this special effects, or what?"

Having quickly watched the video, Yi Jiali asked with some confusion.

"Now look at these,"

Annie opened another folder. "I saw these in a group chat."

Yi Jiali, still somewhat puzzled, opened the files in the folder.

Contained within these files were numerous videos and photographic evidence of the Mining Consortium’s oppression of the miners.

At the same time, the files also mentioned that the Mecha from the battle video belonged to an organization known as the Miners’ Mutual Aid Association, which was formed by Rock City miners for mutual assistance.

And in order to continue oppressing the miners, the Mining Consortium would not allow such an organization to exist, so they framed it as a criminal organization and sent Mercenary Corps to attack it.

"And there’s this," Annie picked up Yi Jiali’s tablet, searched for a moment, opened a video, and handed it to Yi Jiali. "This video has also spread really wide."

Yi Jiali turned her attention to the video.

It seemed to be a video casually taken by someone using their smart bracelet while lying against a window. In the video, it was a dimly lit night, and only feeble lights illuminated the surroundings.

In such night darkness, a small van drove past the camera, the dim lights casting spotted bloodstains on the vehicle.

The whole background of the frame was filled with the din of gunfire, and a figure soaked in blood sat atop the van, gazing forward.

At this moment, it appeared the person filming had noticed something. They raised the camera, looking in another direction, and the shaking lens zoomed in for a closer view.

A little boy was leaning on the window, straining to look outside and observe the scene below. He leaned further and further out, more and more.

Suddenly, the boy slipped.

Yi Jiali, while watching the video, instantly tensed.

However, the boy quickly grabbed hold of the window, avoiding a fall.

But just as Yi Jiali’s emotions had yet to settle,

The little boy in the video continued to try climbing out, and then his body tilted, and he fell straight from the high-rise building.

At that moment, Yi Jiali’s heart had risen to her throat.

There were frantic shouts coming from the video, apparently from the person filming, and simultaneously, his camera followed the movement of the little boy.

Just when Yi Jiali thought she was about to witness a bloody scene, a pair of hands reached out from off-camera and caught the little boy.

It was a figure covered in blood, he carried some damaged flying machinery on his back, carefully picking up the boy, and placing him back through the window.

"Wow!!!!!"

This was the cheer from the person shooting the video.

The video stopped abruptly there.

Yi Jiali scrolled through the video description underneath.

The video’s poster seemed to be the one who had recorded it; he roughly explained the day’s events, that the bloodied youth was urgently being pursued that night but still managed to save the little boy.

Immediately following were the comments,

[He’s really so cool!!!]

[Is he from the Miners’ Mutual Aid Association!? He’s a good person! Damn the Mining Consortium!]

[It’s said that he’s the one who stopped the Advent of the Evil God.]

[Really? He’s a hero!!!]

[We must boycott the Mining Consortium! Boycott such evil corporations!]

...

Annie, watching Yi Jiali browsing through the comments, said softly, "Jiali, is there anything we can do to help this Miners’ Mutual Aid Association? The Mining Consortium has gone too far..."]

"You want to meddle in other people’s business again?"

Yi Jiali looked up at her, rolled her eyes, and then looked at the figure in the video, which reminded her of someone from her past, an age-old acquaintance.

She pondered for a moment, "Mr. Kristos has been quite busy lately... I made some friends at the last charity event who organize marches and publicity, they might be willing to help. They organized that big march against the Avis Energy Group."

"Yay!"

Annie waved her hands excitedly.

Yi Jiali looked at her with a smile, then faced the window, where the sun had already set.

In the darkness, one by one, the bright lights began to slowly illuminate.

——

April 15, Friday

As the video spread, an anti-’Mining Consortium’ march swept across the entire Federation.

The Mining Consortium’s other business activities were also hindered, with a large number of debts in default.

The company lacked managing personnel and struggled to operate.

——

April 21, Thursday

"Big Brother, the miners’ brothers are almost at their limit, people need to eat, many have already defaulted on their loans," Yvo said, standing atop the high wall of the mine, looking at Witt beside him.

"Hold on a few more days,"

Witt looked towards the flag of the Mining Consortium on a distant platform, though the flag was already tattered, it still stood there, "If we surrender now, all of Nell’s efforts will have been in vain. Wait a few more days, just a few more days, victory will be ours."

"Ah? What efforts by Nell?"

Yvo was startled.

Witt was momentarily taken aback, he glanced at his brother, smiled helplessly, and took out a piece of chocolate, slowly unwrapping it,

"Do you think those documents and videos appeared out of thin air?"

Witt put the peeled chocolate into his mouth, bit off a piece, and chewed gently.

"The Mining Consortium is currently seeking a merger and acquisition. During the years of their crazy expansion, they borrowed a lot of money. The cash flow was good before, so they weren’t in a hurry to pay it back, but now with poor cash flow, even the loans that aren’t due yet, creditors will be pressing them to repay.

Everyone can see the Mining Consortium is about to buckle under the pressure, there’s only so much money in the Mining Consortium, and they can only pay off some of the creditors.

The one who demands payment first gets some money back, and if they’re lucky, they might even get it all back; those at the end of the line get nothing.

So naturally, all creditors are coming at the same time to demand payment – it’s always a crowd that brings down a falling wall.

The Mining Consortium is certainly seeking a merger or financing now, trying to sell themselves at a good price.

After all, no matter how you look at it, these mines are high-quality assets."

"If the Mining Consortium sells these mines, then aren’t we..."

Yvo was taken aback.

"Don’t worry," Witt smiled,

"Even if these consortiums buy the mines, they won’t be able to operate them with us around. The Mining Consortium called in five C-level Mecha and lost them all.

There are only a few consortiums that can bring out five C-level Mecha at the same time.

Moreover, even though the City Defense Army’s stance appears neutral, in reality, they are supporting us. Taking into account Nell’s face, Mayor Wright is actually in support of us too.

So, these consortiums also need to consider Rock City’s attitude after taking over the mines; if they cannot get the mines up and running, generating profits, then buying them would just be a continuously bleeding wound.

With so many conditions in place, there are only a very few top-tier large consortiums that can ignore these factors. They might not even fancy these mines, as it would be a loss-making endeavor."

"What if a large consortium takes an interest in our mine?"

After pondering for a while, Yvo asked softly.

Witt bit into a piece of chocolate and looked up at the majestic Fortress City, "Nell must have thought of this as well."

---

Saturday, April 23

Nord Financial Consortium held a press conference, announcing that it had reached a merger invitation with Rock City Mining Consortium and would further discuss the merger.

That same afternoon, the Dawn City Police Department, in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, entered the Nord Consortium building and arrested numerous executives who were at work.

At the same time, Dawn City Mayor Kristos held a press conference at the Glorious Palace, announcing that a joint investigative team, led by the Department of Justice and involving multiple departments, had been established.

This investigative team will conduct an in-depth investigation into cases of Nord Consortium’s election bribery, hiring murderers, market manipulation, and offering bribes.

Simultaneously, Kristos signed a mayoral order restricting Nord Financial Consortium’s business activities during the investigation period.

That afternoon, Nord Financial Consortium’s stock price plummeted significantly.

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Sunday, April 24

Nord Consortium stated that it had always complied with the laws and regulations of the Fortress Cities and the Federation and would cooperate with the Dawn City government’s investigation.

It also indicated that it would no longer engage in large-scale commercial activities and had dropped the consideration of acquiring Rock City Mining Consortium.

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Tuesday, April 26

Rock City Mining Consortium announced bankruptcy liquidation and would auction off its valuable assets.

...

"Alright," Witt stood up as he watched the spokesperson for the Mining Consortium looking dejected on the TV, "Now it’s our turn to buy back our mines."

"But where are we going to get the money?"

Yvo stared at him blankly.

"The money will be there."

Witt peeled another piece of chocolate and bit into it.