On the top floor of the Imperial Strait Building, a man was smashing the entire tea set before him.

His assistant stood before him and reported fearfully, "The estimated losses from this incident is at 18.7 billion dollars."

The cost of acquiring the cruise ship and its furnishings was over five billion dollars. The assets on the ship, including weapons, medical equipment, goods, and antiques, were worth nearly 20 billion dollars.

"Other than the monetary losses, we also lost our customers."

"Where's Flora?"

"We didn't find her body on the ship. She must've been taken. Many of your customers are asking for compensation. The total amount is also in the billions. What should we do, Boss?"

The man was furious. "Ignore them."

"But won't we incur the wrath of the masses if we don't compensate them?"

"Do you think they would board one of our ships again even if we paid them?"

The assistant fell silent for a bit before saying, "No, they won't."

"Most of the people who board the