At the same time that Lucas, Altimo and Vergil were in a meeting, the final Cabinet meeting to discuss the position of the city lord was being held. As expected, all attention was being placed on this event, and the uproar caused by Russell's press conference the previous night, didn't affect things one bit. On the contrary, the press conference was only focused on a bit by the public, before all eyes were in the cabinet. Compared to a follow-up news on an event from over four months ago, the present was more important, especially since it concerned the people more.
Those who placed the most emphasis on this meeting were none other than the stakeholders of the city; the most influential politicians, the most powerful armed groups, the Apex 100 -which were the one hundred most profitable companies in Baylands city-state— and finally, the top four families. These were the ones most bothered about the position of the city lord as they could field reputable contenders for the position.
