"I have a feeling that something is going to happen tonight …"
The president of the Chamber of Commerce, who was sitting in the study, turned his head to look at the gloomy sky outside the window. His face was full of worry. He always had a feeling that something terrible was going to happen, but he didn't know where this feeling came from, and he didn't know why it appeared.
After looking at the night sky outside the window for a while, he retracted his gaze and looked at the housekeeper standing by the door, waiting to be summoned at any time. "Is there anyone watching Lynch?"
The housekeeper bowed slightly. "Yes, master. I have arranged for people to keep an eye on him. If anything happens, they will report to me immediately."
The housekeeper didn't say anything else. This meant that nothing special had happened.
The stifling feeling made the president feel as if there was a huge rock pressing down on his chest. Occasionally, his heartbeat would make him feel as if he had lost all his strength in an instant. It also made him feel as if he was facing death.
He didn't know if that was death, but he believed that it was death.
Sitting still made him uneasy. He decided to stand up and walk to the window. He looked at the sky outside and sighed heavily. "It's going to rain."
"Yes, master. Summer is here."
Yes, summer is here. Places that are slightly closer to the sea could be attacked by heavy rain at any time.
"Have the people turn on the lights in the yard. Also, send more people to patrol tonight."
He turned around and walked towards the door. Right now, he was very annoyed. He couldn't calm down to read or deal with work. So, he decided to go to bed early.
He didn't tell the housekeeper why he had to turn on all the lights, nor did he say why he had to send more people to patrol because he felt a little scared.
Although the Empire was filled with the Guevara People, the Guevara People's fighting strength was worrying. On the contrary, the Federation's fighting strength was once again the focus of attention.
He … wouldn't do that, right?
After all, this was Juris, the capital of the Amelia Province. It was the core of the ruling power. Lynch … wouldn't do something outrageous, right?
The president of the Chamber of Commerce did not realize that the reason for his palpitations and his eagerness to return to his bedroom was his lack of security. He ordered his men to cut off the water and electricity in Lynch's house. He had no choice but to do so.
The Governor had made it so clear that if he didn't do anything to express his stance, he would only end up in a disadvantageous position. Only by doing something to express his stance would he be truly safe.
He changed into his pajamas early as he could, then he casually picked up a book and sat on the bed. He covered himself with the blanket and forced himself to read.
Gradually, his attention was drawn to the words in the book, so much so that he temporarily forgot his previous uneasiness.
It was also at this moment that he was immersed in the words that he suddenly heard the sound of thunder. With a rumbling sound, it was as if a hole had been hammered in the sky by this thunder.
Suddenly, the heavy rain poured down, and everything outside the window became particularly blurry. The dark clouds seemed to be in a place where one could reach out and touch. As long as one stood a little higher, one could reach out and touch it.
The heavy rain calmed the president down a little. In this kind of bad weather, no one would run around outside. He shook his head and a mocking smile appeared on his face. It was as if he was laughing at his own cowardice.
He returned to his bed and picked up the book. Just as he was about to continue reading, the light bulb in the room suddenly went out.
In the darkness, a bolt of lightning like a silver snake slithered through the dark clouds, briefly lighting up the dark world. But soon, the dark clouds returned to darkness.
The late thunder in his ears woke the president up from his surprise. He groped in the dark without even putting on his shoes as he walked towards the door in his memory.
The door to the bedroom suddenly opened. It was the housekeeper.
Behind the housekeeper were two maids. They were holding a tray in their hands. There were a total of six silver candlesticks on the tray, and each of the candlesticks had more than a dozen candles.
The appearance of these candles lit up the room again. The president's hands trembled slightly. He pressed on the housekeeper's arm and tried to calm his heart and his trembling voice. "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the wiring?"
He thought of the thunder earlier. Sometimes, lightning could also damage the wiring. This was a common occurrence in Gefra, so he didn't think too much about it.
The housekeeper shook his head and took a step back. He maintained a certain distance from the president to show his respect. "I've already arranged for someone to check it out. But I don't think it has anything to do with us. If you've noticed something similar happening in other places …"
The president was stunned. He quickly walked to the window and looked out. The entire city was dark. There wasn't a single bit of light in sight.
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something. He pushed open the window and peeked out. He looked in another direction. The rain instantly drenched him, and all he could see was darkness.
There was a power outage!
How could there be a power outage?
In order to ensure the Empire's power supply, Governor Seder cut 80% of the city's power supply to meet the Empire's power needs.
At the same time, in order to protect the last power plant, many sentry posts and machine gun fortresses were set up around the power plant. The entire structure of the power plant was also reinforced. There shouldn't be any problems, right?
Did … Did he really dare to do this?
The president couldn't help but think of how he had ordered his men to destroy the wiring in Lynch's place. He had also destroyed their water pipes in the name of road repair. Was this his revenge?
But … How could he dare to destroy the last power plant in the city? Was he not afraid that the governor would hang him in the square?
The pitch-black night and heavy rain outside the window were like a demon, making people shudder and feel fear.
The telecommunications equipment in Gefra and the Federation weren't that different in terms of technology. In other words, the power supply still depended on the machinery itself, which was the telephone itself.
Every landline had an electrical plug. The phone could only be used when the plug was plugged into a live socket. Otherwise, it wouldn't work at all.
Because of this, the entire city's communications were paralyzed. No one knew what was happening at the power plant!
In addition to the heavy rain, the sky was particularly dark. No one thought about going to the power plant to see what was happening, including Governor Seder.
He was reading some information when the lights suddenly went out. By the time he remembered something, there was no sound from the phone.
At this moment, he was also standing by the window and looking at the dark night outside. His face was as gloomy as the weather. He never thought that Lin Qi's counterattack would come so quickly and so fiercely.
However, there was nothing he could do now. The governor's office was fully staffed. Who knew if the anti-government forces would come to the Empire District?
At this moment, the only thing the people in the Empire District could do was to quietly wait for dawn to arrive.
In the dark, Lynch leisurely looked at the heavy rain outside the window. Compared to the complicated expressions on the other people's faces, he only had a smile on his face.
"Cut off my power?"
"Then we'll cut off the power together!"
Early the next morning, the governor's office sent people to the power plant to investigate the situation. The news they received was not very good. Several units were damaged to varying degrees. About one-third of the units were no longer worth repairing.
As for the rest, even if they removed the parts from the damaged units, it would take several days to repair them. During these few days, everyone had to endure the invasion of darkness.
If the power outage was only one part of the problem, the water outage was another. Without electricity, all kinds of equipment could not work. Naturally, it was impossible to provide water to the entire city.
Everything became strange because the power plant was attacked by the anti-government forces. There seemed to be some signs of unrest in the cities outside the Empire District.
Even in broad daylight, there were occasional short and rapid gunshots. The capital city of Julis was once again under curfew and control.
All this made people realize that it was easy to control Lynch, but the price was a little painful.
No one wanted to touch Lynch. Not to mention whether or not they could hurt him, the chain reaction might cause some things to slide into an uncontrollable abyss.
So even if Governor Seder had his suspicions and believed that Lynch was related to these incidents, he couldn't do anything to Lynch, especially since he didn't have any solid evidence to prove that Lynch was related to these incidents.
At the same time, Governor Seder's son had already set foot on Federation land.
The journey from Amelia to the Federation was short. After crossing the Upellier Channel and continuing north, one day was enough to reach the southern coast of the Federation.
As the son of the governor of Amelia, this young man who still didn't have his own name alarmed the security committee and the intelligence bureau as soon as he entered the country. The local security committee also sent people to probe him.
If he was here to do bad things, then he would be warned not to do bad things. Doing bad things would definitely get him caught.
If he was here to do good things, then they would send people to help him. This would also prevent him from getting into trouble in the Federation.
This wasn't Gaffra. Even the thugs didn't dare to touch him because he was a noble. In the eyes of the Federation's gangsters, as long as the benefits were big enough and they could bear the cost, there was nothing they wouldn't do.
When the two agents found the young man from Amelia, he seemed to be mentally prepared. He didn't panic at all and even had a smile on his face.
"Good morning, gentlemen. I'm here to talk business. Big business!
So you better report it as soon as possible. Don't waste our time! "