"I always feel like something is going to happen tonight..."

The president of the Chamber of Commerce sitting in the study turned his head to look at the gloomy sky outside the window, his face filled with worry. He always had a feeling that something terrible would happen, but he didn't know where this feeling came from, nor did he know why it appeared.

After watching the night outside for a while, he withdrew his gaze and glanced at the butler standing by the door, ready to be summoned at any time, "Is someone keeping an eye on Lynch's side?"

The butler slightly bowed, "Yes, sir, I've already arranged for people to keep an eye on them. If anything happens, they will report immediately."

The butler stopped speaking here, which meant that nothing special had happened.

The oppressive feeling made the president of the Chamber of Commerce feel as if a huge stone was pressing on his chest, occasionally throwing off his heartbeat. That moment of skipped beat gave his body an awful sensation of losing all power, a feeling of facing death.

He didn't know if it was death, but he believed it was.

Sitting made him uneasy, so he decided to stand up, walked to the window, looked at the sky outside, and let out a heavy sigh, "It's going to rain."

"Yes, sir, summer is here."

Indeed, summer is here, and places closer to the sea could be struck by torrential rain at any moment.

"Have people turn on all the lights in the yard, and increase the patrol tonight," he turned and walked toward the door. Now his heart was troubled, unable to settle down to read or work, so he might as well rest early.

He didn't tell the butler why to turn on all the lights or why to increase patrol because he felt somewhat scared.

Even though the empire area was filled with Gafurans, their actual combat power was worrying. Conversely, the Federation's war prowess once again captured people's attention.

He... shouldn't do something like that, right?

After all, this is Churis, the capital of the Amelie Province, the core of power governance, Lynch... shouldn't do something exaggerated here, right?

The president of the Chamber of Commerce didn't realize his palpitations and eagerness to return to the bedroom stemmed from a lack of security. He had cut off Lynch's water and electricity; he had no choice but to do it.

The Governor made it clear if he didn't do something to show his stance, he would end up displeasing both sides. Only by doing something to show his inclination could he achieve real security.

He changed into his pajamas early, casually picked up a book, sat on the bed, covered himself with a blanket, and forced himself to read.

Gradually, his attention was drawn into the text of the book, temporarily forgetting his previous unease.

At that moment, as he immersed in the text, suddenly a thunderclap echoed, booming as if the sky had been punched through by thunder.

Suddenly, torrential rain poured down, making everything outside the window unusually blurry, the clouds seemed close enough to touch, just need to stand a little higher and reach out.

The storm calmed the Chamber of Commerce president's emotions somewhat; during such bad weather, no one would roam outside. He shook his head, his face showing a smile of derision, as if mocking his own cowardice.

He returned to bed, picked up the book, and was about to continue reading when the room's light went out suddenly.

In the darkness, a lightning bolt snaked like a silver serpent among the pitch-black clouds, briefly illuminating the dark world, but soon darkness returned underneath the clouds.

The belated thunder sound awakened the surprised Chamber of Commerce president, he groped in the dark, not even wearing shoes, heading toward the direction of the door in his memory.

The bedroom door suddenly opened, it was the butler.

Behind the butler stood two maids, holding trays with six silver candle holders on each, various candles stuck in each holder.

The appearance of these candles brought light back to the room, the president's hand trembled slightly, he pressed down on the butler's arm, trying to calm his mind and trembling voice, "What's going on, did the circuit have a problem?"

He thought of the thunder before, sometimes lightning damages circuits, which is common back in Gafura, he didn't think too much more.

The butler shook his head, stepped back to maintain a respectful distance from the president, "I've arranged for people to check it, but I think it may not concern us, given similar occurrences elsewhere."

The president was stunned, quickly walked to the window to look outside, the whole city was pitch black, no light could be seen.

Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he pushed the window open and leaned out, looking to other directions, rain promptly drenched him, everywhere in sight was darkness.

Power outage!

How could there be a power outage?

In order to ensure the electricity supply in the Empire district, Governor Sedel cut the city's power system by eighty percent to fully meet the electricity needs within the Empire district.

At the same time, to protect the last power plant, numerous guard posts and machine gun bunkers were set up around it, and the overall structure of the power plant was reinforced. How could anything happen?

Does he... really dare to do such a thing?

The president couldn't help but think about having someone disrupt Lynch's power lines and damage their water pipes under the guise of road construction. Was this his retaliation?

But would he... actually dare to sabotage the city's last power plant for revenge? Isn't he afraid of being hanged in the square by the Governor?

The pitch-black night, coupled with the torrential rain outside, felt like a demon, sending chills down one's spine and instilling fear.

Gafura's telecommunication equipment and that of the Federation don't have much technical difference. In other words, the terminal power supply still relies on the machine itself, namely the telephone itself.

Every landline has a power plug. The phone can only be used when this plug is connected to a powered socket; otherwise, it won't work at all.

For this reason, the entire city's communication has suddenly collapsed, and people have no idea what's happening at the power plant!

The torrential rain and especially dark skies made no one consider going to the power plant to see what was going on, including Governor Sedel.

He was reviewing some intelligence reports when the lights suddenly went out. By the time he realized what was happening, there was no sound on the phone anymore.

He now stood by the window, looking out at the pitch-black night, his face gloomy like the current weather. He never expected Lynch's counterattack to come so quickly and so intensely.

But now, there's nothing he can do. The personnel at the Governor's Mansion are on high alert. Who knows if those anti-government forces might wander into the Empire district?

The people within the Empire district of this city can only do one thing right now: quietly wait for dawn.

In the darkness, Lynch watched the torrential rain outside with a leisurely expression. Unlike the complex expressions on other people's faces, his face bore only a smile.

"Cut my power?"

"Then let's all lose power!"

Early the next morning, the Governor's Mansion sent people to investigate the power plant. The report was not good; several units had varying degrees of damage, and about one-third were beyond repair.

As for the others, even if parts are scavenged from broken units, repairs will take several days, during which everyone must endure the invasion of darkness.

If losing power is only part of the trouble, then losing water is another. Without power, various devices cannot function, and naturally, water cannot be supplied to the entire city.

Everything has become unpredictable because the power plant suffered an attack from an anti-government organization. It seems a faint sign of unrest is emerging in the city outside the Empire district.

Even in broad daylight, occasionally there are short and rapid gunshots, and the capital city of Zhulis has begun implementing curfews and restrictions again.

All of this has made people realize one thing: confronting Lynch may be easy, but the cost is quite harmful.

No one wants to mess with Lynch. Even if they could harm him, the chain reaction from doing so could send some things spiraling into an uncontrollable abyss.

So even though Governor Sedel had suspicions, even believing Lynch couldn't be disentangled from these matters, he couldn't do anything to him, especially since he had no concrete evidence linking Lynch to these events.

Meanwhile, on another side, Governor Sedel's son had already set foot on Federation soil.

The journey from Amelia to the Federation is quite short. Crossing the Eperlier Strait and continuing north leads to the southern coast of the Federation; a day's travel is sufficient.

As the son of the Governor of the Amelie Province, this young man, who has yet to earn his own name, caused a stir upon entry, attracting the attention of the Security Committee and Intelligence Bureau, with local Security Committee dispatching people to make tentative contact.

If he were here to cause trouble, they would first issue a warning, advising against bad deeds, which will surely lead to capture.

If he were here for good purposes, they would assign people to assist him in doing good deeds, preventing him from encountering misfortunes in the Federation.

This is not Gafura, where even thugs would not dare touch someone with a noble title. For gangs within the Federation, as long as the benefits are large enough and they can bear the consequences of their actions, there's nothing they wouldn't dare to do.

When two special agents found this young man from Amelia, he seemed already mentally prepared, unfazed, and even carried a smile.

"Good morning, gentlemen. I'm here to discuss business, big business!"

"So you'd better report quickly, don't waste our time!"

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