Although Coela was located within the gray star sector region, the federal government had already given up on its jurisdiction. Even so, the federal government still possessed some authority, and everything on the planet was the federal government's property.
As it happened, the scene in which Neptune destroyed Coela's space dock, the research institute, and power equipment had been captured by a surveillance satellite. Therefore, Gu Ding was transformed into a wanted fugitive by the federal government overnight.
Even though the interstellar storm had not passed, the signal block was still around. Clearly, the federal government had other means of communication other than Skynet. Hence, they could ignore signal blocks like this.
News of the bounty order was spread throughout the entire Skyriver Sector.
