The news from Chicago eventually got out.

This world is actually a wall that leaks everywhere. No brick can be completely sealed. There will always be pairs of malicious eyes hiding behind the cracks in the wall, secretly peeking, hoping to get the secrets.

Chicago is an important city in the United States, and it is very well-known both domestically and internationally. Therefore, everything that happens here attracts attention, let alone something as amazing as this.

The magniient (a term referring to a specific type of market or market) has gone on strike.

The news spread like wildfire, reaching far and wide, and neither the mayor of Chicago nor Morgan in the business world could stop it. After all, we no longer live in an era of communication by messengers and carrier pigeons; with advanced technology, a normal person can instantly think of at least three or more ways to disseminate information on a large scale.

As long as you have a working phone that is fully charged, all of this can be achieved with ease.

In fact, citizens in other parts of the United States first learned of this news on television. After learning about the strike in Chicago, they put down their knives, forks, and glasses and watched the news with great interest.

This is so much fun!

For them, street marches and demonstrations are commonplace, happening once or twice almost every month. Even sit-ins in front of the White House are not out of the question. But a large-scale strike like this is extremely rare! People seldom resort to such extreme measures because they cause significant economic losses, which most people cannot afford or are unwilling to bear. Therefore, news of strikes is quite unusual.

What's more, the protagonist this time is Morgan! Foreigners in the new era may not know much about the family's glory, but they are Americans. Their textbooks and the motivational books on bookstore shelves praise this huge family, and their parents and grandparents will tell them about the prestige of the Morgan family before World War II.

Americans grew up listening to the legend of the Morgan family.

Now, upon learning of the Morgan family's predicament, their first reaction wasn't sorrow, but rather a subtle excitement! This touches upon the baseness of human nature. Seeing those who were once high and mighty suddenly suffer setbacks, even though they themselves won't benefit, they still feel a strange sense of joy deep down.

To witness those who once soared to the heavens fall to earth is one of the joys of mortal life. The wives and daughters of disgraced officials banished to the brothels of the imperial brothels were often frequented by many, including some who were even former subordinates of those officials. They came here seeking a despicable thrill.

Seeing someone more privileged than yourself suffer misfortune always brings a strange sense of satisfaction.

So after lunch, these people excitedly sat down at their computers, opened news websites and social media, and began to gloat. Countless joke writers spontaneously created numerous fresh jokes for netizens to enthusiastically forward and comment on.

This is so dramatic!

Just days before, they had seen news of Morgan's acquisition of The Magniient, even including a special interview with Chicago city officials—it was all very glamorous! Commentators were saying this was a sign of Morgan's resurgence and the rebuilding of his business empire, and were even speculating about the positive impact this would have on the American economy. They had followed suit, imagining the Morgan family's immense power and influence.

And now, how long has it been? Just a few days? The situation has deteriorated so drastically? Even the emperor of the Western Roman Empire didn't collapse so quickly under the iron hooves of Attila the Hun! One second it's a scene of flowers and festivities, the next it's freezing cold and deserted. What a huge loss of face!

Morgan was slapped hard across the face by someone in front of the whole world.

In reality, the comments and unrestrained jokes from some netizens only served to fuel the flames. The real storm of public opinion was stirred up by the news media outlets that had been working closely with Morgan not long ago.

They completely swept Morgan's face into the trash can.

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Is the transformation of the glamorous Mile into a desolate one in the Chicago Daily News the fault of the authorities or the fault of Morgan's greed?

Is the strike by American citizens a sign of the nation's continued economic decline, or a sign of Morgan's weakening?

The Illinois Post legend has come to an end in the magniient mile, and we should remember it with respect.

Morgan, who has lost face in the West Pacific News.

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Social commentators also appeared on television one by one, spouting nonsense as guest speakers.

The renowned commentator Hoover said in the news, "This is Morgan's failure, Chicago's failure, and America's failure! God bless. I hope Chicago doesn't become a second Detroit."

Detroit is a city tinged with tragedy. This city, which thrived on the automotive industry, was once incredibly prosperous, a pinnacle of the automotive world. However, not long ago, struck by the financial crisis, this city, which had flourished for over a century, surprisingly filed for bankruptcy with a U.S. federal judge, becoming the largest bankrupt city in U.S. history.

The renowned commentator Herbert Hoover publicly warned on television that Chicago should not become a second Detroit, implying that Chicago was very likely to become the next Detroit. With the esteemed Hoover's serious warning on television, the reputation of Chicago as the second Detroit spread like wildfire, becoming the latest nickname for the city.

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