Grain tycoon Drews Baker!
He turned out to be a major investor in Compass Water Company.
This means that Baker Grain Company, as well as the bakeries, flour mills, and farms owned by the Baker family will be affected next.
The three major department stores in Wells made a joint statement, stating that they would cancel supplies from Baker's Grain Company, Flour Mills and Farms and no longer cooperate with them. They called on their peers and other chain stores to refuse supplies from the evil businessman Baker, and suggested that the Grain Association Remove President Baker from office.
Locke looked at the newspaper reports and was vaguely aware of the capital operation behind it.
It seems that Hannah and her own investigation are just the tip of the iceberg.
The real culprits behind this incident do not want to cause the poisoning deaths of poor people in the West End. What they want is to use these dead poor people to arouse public outrage and make everyone boycott Baker Food Company, thereby achieving the goal of bankrupting the food tycoon Baker. Purpose.
If Baker Grain Company really went bankrupt, everyone would probably want to take a bite of such a huge piece of meat.
The person behind this is so sinister!
More than 500 lives! And one-third of the population in the West End will contract the disease! The purpose turned out to be to deal with Baker Grain Company!
Locke once read a biography about the grain tycoon Drews Baker, which recorded that the Baker family had been large farmers for several generations until Drews inherited the family business and developed the farm into the huge Baker Grain Company today.
One-third of the kingdom's grain output comes from the Baker family, so he was elected as the president of the Grain Association and determines the price of domestic grain. The price of grain in the Tumen Kingdom has always been lower than the average price of the entire southern continent. Benefiting the Baker Family.
Because of this, the Baker family has offended many people, especially the old nobles and grain merchants.
If the Baker family really falls because of this, the biggest beneficiary should be the Milalf family. Of course, other grain merchants can also take the opportunity to raise prices and make a fortune.
Locke suddenly thought of Miss Lucy, whom he met a few days ago. He wondered if she would be affected by this. She was most likely from the Baker family.
Of course, Locke does not feel guilty about Miss Lucy, because even if he and Hannah did not intervene in the investigation, the mass death of 500 people in the West End Plaza was enough to attract the attention of the government, and the magistrates court and the church would have to intervene in the investigation sooner or later.
So Locke and Hannah just brought the incident to an earlier stage and did not change the essence of the matter.
Just as his thoughts were wandering, a system notification suddenly sounded in his ears.
【Ding! Successfully changed the fate of 1,000 people]
[Advanced life spying for life control]
[Life control: You can easily change the number of days of other people's lifespan, but you must follow the principle of equivalence. One person's lifespan is transferred to another person. This ability can only be used three times a year, and a target can only use this ability once, otherwise it will Suffered backlash. 】
[Advanced Path: Successfully change the fate of 10,000 people, and you can be promoted to the Hand of Life. 】
[Hand of Life: You have the power to heal life. Wherever your hand touches, it will be full of life. You can regenerate the injured limbs, and you can also make green grass grow in the wasteland. 】
Did I change the fate of 1,000 people?
In other words, if it weren’t for Hannah and I’s investigation, 1,000 people would have died in the West District!
Locke thought of his neighbors and felt a little depressed.
Their lives are just a grain of sand to the capitalists and nobles who control everything behind the scenes.
Who cares about the life or death of a grain of sand?
I must be an insignificant dust in their eyes, right?
Locke looked at the [Life Control] ability prompted on the system panel and clenched his fists.
"It's best not to let me know who is behind this, otherwise I will exchange your life for a rat in the ditch."
Ramsay, the old man at the newsstand, looked at the "girl" in surprise as she clenched her little fists and said such indignant words.
"Beautiful angel, please put the papers back where they belong after you've read them. I need to sell them."
"Thanks."
Locke endured his complaints to Ramsay and turned around to see Eileen, whose eyes narrowed into a thin line.
"You just said that you would exchange the life span of the manipulator behind the scenes with a mouse. This is a good idea, wouldn't you?"
"No, I'm just venting my emotions. Although I can't do it, it doesn't mean I can't say that."
Locke argued.
"you are lying."
"I don't."
"You have."
After a sterile conversation, Locke and Irene looked at each other.
"This feels so weird, like looking in the mirror, otherwise I might as well turn you back into a cat."
Erin said.
"No, this is on the street. If you want to change, you have to find a restroom."
Locke reminded.
"It's really troublesome, but after you turned into a cat, no one will cook delicious food for me. Can your sister do it?"
"She doesn't know how. Her cooking skills are beyond description."
Locke didn't mean to denigrate Hannah, he was telling the truth.
The two of them were blindly walking around the Pate neighborhood, and suddenly a boy walked towards Locke.
Locke remembered him, Ari, Wei Na's brother, three years younger than him.
Wei Na is Hannah's former colleague and a reporter for the Kosolk Evening News. She has just been employed for a year. She has long blond hair, a sweet smile, a cheerful and lively personality, and is very positive. She seems to be able to laugh at anything. When he came out, a girl was as warm as a sunflower.
Locke and his sister Hannah had been to Weina's house before. Weina's father, Yuli Bould, was a retired prison guard and had a golden retriever named Jerry. Their family were all hospitable people.
Ari also had messy short blond hair and was wearing a loose coat. His eyes were a little red and swollen, and his nose was red from the cold.
"Locke."
He trotted up to Locke and handed Erin an invitation.
"Since you're here, I won't go to Old Tom's apartment."
"?"
Erin looked at the black invitation in her hand with confusion.
In Kosolk, gold and red are used for banquet invitations, white is used for wedding invitations, and black is used for funeral invitations.
Locke asked nervously,
"Uncle Yuli Burd is dead?"
Ari shook his head, "It's Wei Na. Wei Na committed suicide the day before yesterday."
At the mention of Wei Na, Ari's eyes became moist again.
"Father asked me to send the invitation letter and ask Hannah to attend. She is Wei Na's important friend."
Locke was stunned.
Because Ari was too sad, he didn't care about why the silver-haired girl next to Locke knew his father's name. He just nodded to her slightly and turned around to leave.
Locke looked at the young man's lonely back, his brows gradually furrowed,
"Weina is a very optimistic girl, how could she commit suicide?"
