Before they could even react to the news, another report came in: six department heads responsible for approving goods entering Gateo were under investigation. Someone from the north had personally come to take them away, and no further word had been heard since. It sent a shiver down everyone's spine. No one knew what had happened or who was behind it. Nobody had any idea who had turned Gateo upside down. Meanwhile, the six powerful families who controlled Gateo were shaken to their core. Nothing like this had happened in decades. "Have you found anything out yet? Who did this? You don’t know?! Are you an idiot?! Six of them were taken and you still have no idea? Keep digging!" "Who dares to challenge the six families?! We need to find out who it is!" "Who has the power to shake both the legal and illegal circles in Gateo at the same time? Could it be one of the powerful families from the north?!" In a matter of hours, the six major families were thrown into panic. They c

“This is a massive plan,” Bazer muttered with a frown. Although his own family was involved in the chaos, he couldn't help but feel a sense of respect for the mastermind behind it all. “I never expected anyone to be able to move such critical parts of the Mopp family without being detected. Until recently, I didn’t even think something like this was possible.” He had observed the northern territory with meticulous attention. Not even the slightest movement escaped his notice. But he wasn’t the only one. Many others were watching the same things, every single day. To survive in the north, one had to possess exceptional vigilance and precision. Even the smallest problem had to be noticed early and resolved before it escalated. And yet, before anyone realized it, someone had set up a giant chessboard in the northern region—and the Mopp family was nothing more than one of the pawns. “Where did this information come from?” someone in the crowd asked. “No one knows. The channels