Chapter 1265: Chapter 1265: Ains Among the Turmoil (Long Chapter for Monthly Tickets)
January 17
Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, concurrently serving as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Dawn City, Director Vilint held a press conference to announce the Phase I investigation findings.
The findings largely confird the content previously ntioned in the press conferences held in Minte City, Yilan City, and Dawn City.
Vilint stated that the investigation concluded the incident was highly likely orchestrated by three major consortiums—Stars Pharma, Rockville Energy Group, and Wel dical Consortium—supported by Note Intelligence and West Steel. These entities rallied over a dozen smaller consortiums and conspired with the cult organization, Starlight Worshipers, to execute violent acts aiming to overthrow the Federal order.
On the sa evening, the aforentioned consortiums responded swiftly, denying any involvent in the incident. They criticized Vilint for overstepping his authority by hosting a press conference prior to receiving an official response from the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters did not respond to the incident.
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January 18
The Dawn City incident further escalated online.
Following the Federal Bureau of Investigation press conference, Dawn City’s Ino dia released an investigative article on the cult organization, Starlight Worshipers.
The article featured interviews with detainees held in Dawn City, suspected of being mbers of Starlight Worshipers, and disclosed part of the cult’s information.
The author speculated in the article’s closing that Starlight Worshipers might be one of the linking factors behind the consortium alliance.
Due to its humorous writing style and revelations surrounding the Dawn City incident, the article quickly went viral across the Federation.
As more people read the article and video bloggers began discussing rumors related to Starlight Worshipers,
It was soon discovered that Starlight Worshipers is a small, obscure organization with few mbers and limited capabilities, theoretically unable to unite these powerful consortiums or reconcile those previously at odds.
Debates erupted among individuals holding differing viewpoints.
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January 19
A rumor began spreading rapidly online, suggesting that Starlight Worshipers were rely an insignificant pawn in the incident and that the true mastermind was soone else.
This rumor posited the existence of a massive organization within the Federal elite, connected to the consortiums and even Federal Central, capable of uniting all upper echelons of the Federation.
Counterclaims quickly erged online, dismissing the rumor as conspiracy theory and baseless. They argued that the incident was likely spearheaded by prominent consortiums like Stars Pharma, with no connection to any secret organization.
Additionally, others theorized that the incident might truly have no ties to the consortiums, and was entirely driven by Starlight Worshipers manipulating the rcenary corps of several large consortiums to assault Dawn City in an ambitious sacrificial ritual.
This theory was refuted by proponents of the earlier two viewpoints, who also argued with each other, resulting in heated debates across the internet.
As argunts expanded, uninvolved groups were dragged into the discourse, spreading the incident’s reach further.
Simultaneously, increasing attention was drawn to the enduring silence of Ains.
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January 20
The Dawn City Governnt held a press conference, revealing a list of consortiums involved in the incident—including Stars Pharma—and announced long-term investigations and sanctions on their operations in Dawn City.
Within half an hour of the announcent, the consortiums collectively denounced the Dawn City Governnt, accusing it of “unreasonably exaggerating the scope,” “causing mutual damage,” and “misdirecting bla onto unrelated entities.”
A Stars Pharma spokesperson warned that if the consortiums couldn’t operate normally, they would be forced to downsize, leading to massive unemploynt in Dawn City—adversely affecting the city’s overall functioning. They urged the governnt not to act “recklessly.”
The Wel dical Consortium echoed this sentint, stating that consortiums on the list provide substantial employnt for Dawn City. Wel dical and Stars Pharma alone operate over 40% of hospitals and dical institutions in the city and supply over 55% of dical equipnt.
The consortium further warned that if the Dawn City Governnt persisted in its actions, they would be compelled to organize hospital and dical institution shutdown protests.
The Dawn City Governnt did not respond to the consortiums’ statents.
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January 21
The stocks of major consortiums, led by Stars Pharma and Wel dical Consortium, plumted at market opening.
The consortiums announced potential downsizing plans.
Large-scale anti-Christos governnt protests erged in the streets of Dawn City.
So gangs attempted to incite chaos during the protests but were quickly subdued by nearby City Defense Army soldiers and soldiers from rcenary corps hired by the Nolanka Group.
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January 22
Certain dical institutions under Stars Pharma and Wel dical Consortium began halting operations to protest, leaving large crowds of patients gathering in hospital plazas.
In response, the Dawn City Governnt swiftly organized teams to set up temporary dical points near closed institutions, providing a surplus of doctors and interns offering low-cost dical services to patients.
Reportedly, doctors staffing these dical points ca from various cities, including Kay City, Rock City, Lin City, and Yilan City, alongside students from Qiming dical College.
Journalists from Ino dia covered these temporary points, interviewing doctors and dical staff onsite.
The report revealed that many of these doctors, despite only recently earning their dical qualifications or being interns, possessed years or even decades of practical experience.
Most had been underground doctors in their respective cities prior to enrolling in Qiming dical College, where they obtained formal qualifications and beca legitimate doctors.
These doctors were mobilized by hospital calls, preparing a week in advance to aid Dawn City.
Currently, construction has begun on three new Qiming Hospitals in Dawn City, anticipated to open soon.
Dawn City already had Qiming Hospitals operating, widely recognized among residents of Aston District and Kwei District. Coupled with this report’s clarifications, locals quickly embraced the temporary Qiming Hospital points.
Many residents noted they preferred Qiming Hospitals due to their more affordable prices compared to consortium-operated institutions.
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January 23
Stars Pharma and Wel dical Consortium held a joint press conference, lambasting Qiming Hospitals for establishing temporary dical points near their closed institutions as “despicable comrcial competition” and “immoral poaching of clients.”
After the press conference, Qiming Hospitals posted psychiatric treatnt guidelines on their social dia account.
That afternoon, Dawn City’s city council initiated impeachnt proceedings against Christos.
The consortiums experienced further stock declines.
Discussions concerning the Dawn City incident had spread across all cities in the Federation, dominating the national trending chart for over a week.
At the sa ti, growing skepticism toward Ains’ silence intensified.
In the face of such a chilling and destabilizing incident, Federal Central’s deathly silence was extraordinarily abnormal, causing even skeptics who previously dismissed the idea of a mastermind organization to waver in doubt.
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January 24
A startling ssage rocked the network overnight, shocking many when they woke up the next morning to headlines abuzz with speculation:
“An entity called the Order Church has long controlled the Federation’s upper echelon. The Dawn City incident is just their way of suppressing dissent.”
Within half an hour, the ssage topped every major social dia platform’s trending lists, reaching countless users.
Yet, within the next half hour, its visibility began declining sharply until it vanished altogether from all trending charts.
Observers noted this “abnormality”—despite high engagent levels, the ssage’s “trend” dissipated suspiciously fast.
Users discovered their discussions around the topic beca “visible only to themselves,” with posts hidden from other viewers entirely.
Prominent bloggers with fierce discussions on the matter were silenced, accused of “violating community guidelines.”
Such occurrences only deepened the uncertainties among skeptics, pushing even non-believers toward suspicion.
That evening, the trending charts beca flooded with entertainnt news.
The late iconic star Qi Ke’s agency announced the completion of organizing her posthumous works, ready to release as a digital album.
Subsequently, juicy scandals and private photos involving multiple popular celebrities erged.
A long-ti blonde star claid she once had “a delightful encounter” with Dawn City Mayor Christos, during which he tipped her ten thousand federal coins.
She disclosed further that they had a child together and announced plans to sue Christos for unpaid child support over the years.
That evening, Vitland City Governnt officially announced its intent to implent pilot dical reforms.
Nurous top-tier bloggers discussing Dawn City’s incident suddenly went silent or shifted attention to unrelated topics.
Amid the overwhelming ping-pong of public discourse, so began noticing Ains’ continued silence.
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January 25
Ino dia published a sprawling feature article on its hopage titled “Order Church—From Consortiums to Ains, Who Controls the Federation.”
The article elaborated on the Order Church’s operations, its infiltration into Federal Central and consortiums, and its influence, utilizing evidence purportedly obtained from “informants.”
The details were astonishingly extensive, as though extracted directly from the safes of consortium headquarters.
In parallel, Ino dia released nurous digestible short videos disseminated across social dia platforms.
The content quickly garnered mass attention among netizens.
By midday, nearly all Ino dia’s third-party social accounts were suspended or blocked.
Nevertheless, new videos began circulating through alternative online channels.
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January 26
Ino dia continued updating its feature and released more comprehensive evidence.
The audience grew larger, prompting many to call city governnts and Federal Central to inquire about the information’s authenticity.
Multiple jurisdictions issued public notices advising citizens not to trust “internet rumors.”
Ains remained unresponsive to any inquiries.
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January 29
Ino dia relentlessly updated its feature, utilizing intricate evidence, top-tier dia production, and its pre-established fan base from previous major events to ensure widespread dissemination across the Federation.
The debates reignited as more people recalled the peculiar “trend disappearance” incident.
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January 30
Dawn City Governnt and Dawn City’s Federal Bureau of Investigation hosted a joint press conference revealing new investigative results.
During the conference, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Vilint identified the alleged mastermind: the Order Church.
Through calm and asured speech, Vilint proclaid the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s conclusion:
The Order Church’s Archbishop leveraged their influence to exploit grievances held by Stars Pharma, Wel dical Consortium, and Rockville Energy Group toward Dawn City.
They approached Note Intelligence and West Steel over aspirations concerning Minte City and enlisted nshu Group’s support while rallying minor consortiums to form a coalition.
The coalition’s ultimate goal was to destabilize Dawn City’s governnt, installing a mayor favorable to their interests.
Vilint detailed additional information about the Order Church, which aligned consistently with Ino dia’s revelations.
The press conference unleashed a torrent of public backlash, validating prior speculations with formal confirmation from Dawn City Governnt and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
As though an eagle beneath tempestuous skies spread its wings wide, Federal discourse erupted like a fierce, unstoppable storm.
That night, from Ains to Vitland, phones at city governnts were inundated with calls.
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Ains
“Madness! Absolute madness!”
A finely built, elegantly poised elderly man slamd his wooden desk forward, the echo reverberating fiercely as he glared at the figures standing solemnly before him, roaring furiously,
“What’s Vilint trying to do? Does he think his family can shield him? Does he think we wouldn’t dare to touch him? He should’ve never been sent to Dawn City. Him staying with Christos, that lunatic, and that enigma, K—it’s bound to explode in our faces!”
His hoarse, piercing voice resembled an old wolf’s howl, “These maniacs are disasters waiting to happen. We must eliminate them imdiately—including K. After this, K’s faith must be eradicated from the Federation universally. I sense it; K won’t end well.”
The figures standing before him lowered their heads, avoiding the man’s gaze.
Ding-dong—
As the wood-splintering fury subsided, the sound of a crisp doorbell broke the tension.
“Co in,”
The man took a deep breath before speaking slowly.
Click—
A servant pushed the door open. His eyes never wandered to the overturned desk; instead, he bent slightly and said softly, “Sir, we’ve received an invitation.”
“From where?”
The elder frowned slightly. “Tell them I don’t have ti for parties today.”
“Sir,”
The servant hesitated montarily, careful in his wording, “It’s from the Presidential Palace.”
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