The Drake Group’s president, Thomas, was standing on the podium. There was a question coming from the audience.
"Mr. Thomas. Was the Drake group involved in the operation of the terrorist group?"
"No. The Drake group wasn’t involved in anything. The Drake group had done nothing not beneficial for the city," Thomas shook his head.
"How are you going to explain the involvement of Elina from your Drake group? From the statement released by the government and the body cam, it was clear that she was responsible for placing explosives in that building."
"We haven’t been able to reach her in the past few days." Thomas denied the claim.
"How could you not be able to reach her? The Drake group is one of the biggest groups in this city."
"As you said, we’re a big group. It’s impossible to keep track of every single individual affiliated with our group. However, we promise to increase our efforts so that this incident won’t happen again." Thomas just threw out one of the most basic replies.
"Still, Elina was one of your best recruits. Not only did she assist Ivan a lot of times, but she was also one of the winners in the Star Competition. Does this mean that the Drake Group does not place any importance on a person who has contributed a lot to the company?"
Thomas was annoyed, but he still had to reply with all the bullshit he had prepared. "No. It’s our belief that the biggest reward we can give is freedom. Looking at a lot of influence, while you may be able to advance through their support, your action will be limited by the company.
However, our Drake group is providing you with freedom so that everyone won’t feel as if their necks are chained by us."
"How could we believe what you said this time, President Thomas? The biggest problem here is not their action but their targets. Clovis was among the targets. Looking at your past history with Clovis and the Libation Fiesta, it was hard to not feel suspicious."
Thomas hurriedly replied, "I have been telling everyone from the very start that we have never done anything not beneficial for the city, including burying a talent. As the president of a major group, we always strive to provide the best environment for our talents to grow. And it remains the same to this day."
No matter how he was going to explain it, the citizens were already suspicious of the Drake group. Ivan had repeatedly attacked the Libation Fiesta, and there was no way Thomas would just ignore it if what he said was true.
However, there was no evidence yet. They had no choice but to bite their lips.
Even the government couldn’t find anything from Elina, who had been admitting to her crime and refusing to explain any further.
However, there was one thing that could be used to attack Ivan. And obviously, the one who came was the reporter, who had close ties with the Renvolt family. He was the reporter Vania had chosen to attack Thomas.
"We have received the news from the police department regarding the terrorists that have been captured. They confessed that they agreed with Ivan because they were promised to get reinforcement. In other words, Ivan was still being backed by you."
"This is slander. I had cut ties with Ivan before all this happened. There is no proof of my involvement. Please don’t make up any stories that suit your scenario." Thomas still managed to avoid that question.
"With this, we’ll conclude the press conference. I’ll say this again: We’re not involved with the terrorists. If we know this is happening, we will send our own experts to eliminate the terrorist organization." Thomas hurriedly left.
"Sir!"
"I have another question!"
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The reporters immediately stood up and raised their hands, trying to stop him from leaving. Unfortunately for them, they couldn’t get more information than this.
After looking at the video Kanaria showed, Clovis fell into deep thought. "I see. It seems that he is able to dodge the worst-case scenario. How’s the public’s response to the press conference?"
"It’s hectic. Most of them don’t believe him. Their stock has been decreasing sharply. According to my mother, there is already a fourth of his force leaving the Drake group. The investors are pulling out one by one. We expect that the damage will worsen with time."
Clovis nodded. "In that case, we’re slowly pushing him into the corner. He might choose to forsake everything once there’s no escape."
"Yes. We need to be at least Tier 3 if we want to resist him. I know that the gap between Tier 4 and Tier 5 is bigger than the gap between Tier 3 and Tier 4. But we should be able to fight a Tier 5 human as a team."
Clovis didn’t reply immediately. Instead, he thought about Hana’s condition. "Looking at this condition, I know that we can’t do much to him. However, your mother should be able to push him to the corner, right?"
"Manipulating the information, huh?"
"Yes. I’m thinking about cornering him a bit faster." Clovis nodded with a serious expression. "For example, if the beast wave that your mother warned us about is artificial, we can force them to speed up by pushing Thomas into the corner. With Thomas joining them, they will have no choice but to speed up their plan. This way, we can go to Hana ahead of schedule."
"I see. I’ll ask my mother about it later."
"Thanks." Clovis raised a finger. "While you’re at it, tell Melody that we’ll depart four days later. It’s time to have Erwin join us."
"Alright. For now, you also have to get some rest in the hospital for at least a day. If nothing happens, you’ll be discharged. No training for today, okay?" Kanaira looked worried.
Clovis could only smile. "I know, I know."
After getting his answer, Kanaria stood up and left the room to handle all those matters.
As soon as Kanaria left, Clovis leaned on his bed while muttering inwardly, ’Still, a glitch, huh? Should I ask my grandfather about it?’