"You…" Wyatt stammered, hardly able to contain his rage.
Wilbur continued on, "Wyatt, are you sure you knew nothing of Felix's illegal mining all these years?"
That had been an open secret here, but no one dared to talk about it for fear of ruffling any feathers.
But now that Wilbur had exposed the truth in broad daylight, everyone wanted to know just how Wyatt and Felix were going to answer the question.
Wyatt, amidst his fury, was starting to sense that something was off.
The gaze of the townsfolk he had never even seen or treated as equals before now seemed to radiate an invisible pressure, bearing down hard on him.
Felix, too, had never expected that these people who used to scuttle away like mice at the sight of him were now staring straight at him.
Wyatt and Felix exchanged a glance, and Wyatt knew that there was going to be trouble if this went on any further.
He took a deep breath, and shouted, "Nuphermen, arrest those two bastards right now! Felix, clear this place out. If anyone refuses to leave, beat them up until they do."
Felix turned to call out to his men at once. "Get the crowd to leave and beat them up if they don't listen."
His men were about to do as told when Kenneth took a step forward and shouted, "Nobody move! The crowd did nothing wrong here, and whoever does anything to them will be arrested."
"Are you trying to retaliate against my orders, Nupherman?" Wyatt cried out in shock and rage.
Kenneth replied, "You might hold a higher position than me, Wyatt, but I don't belong to you. You can't order me, and I'm not going to let you attack these innocent townsfolk."
"I'll have you fired for this!" Wyatt roared.
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