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"The company is making a move,"
Cui Zhen'en lay at the window of Bariff's bedroom, observing every action around the Governor's Mansion.
An hour and five minutes had passed since the execution grounds uprising, and although "Bariff" had been confirmed dead, in the tense atmosphere, no one had the time to concern themselves with the issue of room ownership. With the key Chaoyang had given her and a set of fairly appropriate clothes, she had easily blended into the inn.
Cui Zhen'en saw that the wealthy district had entered martial law, with Guards patrolling the streets and demanding all shops to suspend business. More and more armed people were gathering below the Governor's Mansion, conservatively estimated to be over a thousand. When the sun reached the zenith, this troop began to march impressively out of the wealthy district.
An hour was all it took for the company's private armed forces to prepare to suppress the uprising, a response that was considered fast.
