Marcellus Dankworth's Tiernan Chemicals Company was being investigated for suspicion of manufacturing and dealing drugs. Overnight, it became the gossip topic after meals in Lostswa.
People are now horribly scared of drugs. Marcellus profiting from this was utterly audacious. It was as though he was challenging the people's bottom line, and the public scorn almost turned him into a sieve.
The Dankworth Group's share price plummeted, its reputation severely damaged. The major shareholders held an emergency meeting, deciding unanimously to kick Marcellus off the Board of Directors.
Marcellus had drawn the people's fury, even his own father didn't dare to plead for him.
At the Police Department, Marcellus cursed, "Get your Chief out here to see me! Does he even know who I am? How dare he arrest me!"
"Stay put." The police stuffed him into an interrogation room, seat him in the interrogation chair. A strong light was shone down, and Marcellus instinctively closed his eyes.