Jin gave a short opening speech describing how the store owners were resilient despite the despicable attack by the Ruby Rats. He, however, did not openly condemn them but instead used them as the defining example of how this district had overcome adversity and grew to be better through this trial by fire.
However, with the exception of a few select guests, Jin noticed that the majority of the audience was not too interested in this kind of long opening speech, so he decided to cut it short. At the same time, Jin signalled Yun as the moderator to get on with the ceremony.
