The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2272: Taber-Zane's Concerns

2273: Taber-Zane's Concerns

It is already February of 11 BBY, and at this moment on the planet Salukami, Tiber Zahn, the leader of the Zahn Consortium, is extremely furious.

"You fucking told me that I must hand over all the warship wreckage now!! Who gave you the guts to talk to me like that?!" Tiber Zane shouted loudly at a man in the uniform of a Galactic Empire official in the holographic projection in front of him.

This Imperial official was none other than Gerard Meier, the Deputy Minister of the Galactic Empire's Resource Recycling Department... before...

Yes, he has been fired.

Because the Zahn Group had already been officially defined as a criminal enterprise by the Galactic Empire, but it was still able to do business openly, especially the very sensitive business of recycling battleship wreckage, and it could even take root on main battlefield planets such as Salukami. This in itself was the result of a large amount of power and money transactions.

And this matter has now been exposed.

It was not exposed to the media and the public, but it was exposed to people who should not know about it and who had enough power to ruin it.

As a result, Gerard Meier was investigated and was suspended from work after being found guilty. If it weren't for the fact that the people behind the Zahn Consortium had sufficient political means, he would probably be in prison now.

  This incident would not have caused much trouble, after all, officials come and go but capital remains. However, for the Zahn Group, it meant a heavy blow!

Because once this business is lost, the Zane Group's secret industrial development and warship accumulation activities will not be able to be carried out.

  This directly affects the goal of Tiber-Zane and Shen-Jon to dominate the galaxy! No wonder Tiber-Zane is so angry, he even wants to send assassins to cut this incompetent guy into pieces!

Gerard Meier had cold sweat on his forehead. He whispered, "The current situation is very bad. If you continue to recover the wreckage of the warship, this matter may be reported to His Majesty the Emperor. Our best choice now is to show that we have given up all the recovery business. After the storm has passed, the emperor will try to restart this business."

A mere deputy minister obviously cannot support such a business, and there must be higher-ranking officials behind them.

"This is impossible!! It's you who messed up everything!! Both the workers and the factory are working at full capacity now, how can we just stop it!" Taber Zane roared, "If we want to stop all this, do you know how much it will cost us?! This means the collapse of everything!!"

Gerard Meier's forehead was covered with sweat. Although Taber Zane was very young, he was ruthless and unscrupulous, and he was too experienced to be a man of his age. Even if he had ten more guts, he would never dare to provoke such a ruthless character.

But there is no way, even the person behind them means the same thing - Gerard Meier, you messed up this matter, you have to find a way to smooth it over yourself.

"...I...I think I can give you some compensation in other ways. Maybe the suspension of the recycling business is indeed a huge loss, but please rest assured that I will definitely help you make up for the money you lost in other areas..." Gerard Meier was a little incoherent, "Yes, yes, I have a good relationship with the Minister of Food Safety! We can do the food business! This is also very profitable! No problem...I don't want a penny, I will do my best to help you make money!"

"Food business?" Taber Zane was so angry that he laughed. "You want me to start a food business?! Maybe I can start a 'Galaxy on the Tip of Your Tongue'?"

Gerard Meier nodded hurriedly as if he had found a savior, and said, "That's right! This is definitely profitable! The money earned is definitely not less than that from recycling battleships, and it is very covert! Really, really!" Taber Zane's expression became extremely indifferent, and he said lightly, "Go back and tell that adult that the business of recycling battleship wreckage cannot be stopped. For this, I am even willing to become an enemy of the empire."

Gerard Meier shouted: "No! If this happens, everything is over! Everything is over!"

However, Taber Zane cut off the communication directly, and Gerard Meier fell to his knees in despair, his face dull. That's right, everything was over, including his life.

"Tell me, what's going on?!" Shen-Qiong's voice came from behind.

Taber Zane's expression suddenly turned ferocious. He turned his head sharply, looking at the communicator that had been activated at some unknown time and Shen Jon in the holographic projection, and growled, "Someone is behind us!"

However, the next second, his neck was directly grabbed by an invisible force, and even lifted up! Pain and suffocation filled Taber Zane's brain.

"Use your brain to think about why!" Shen-Qiong said coldly, "If you can't figure it out, then go to hell."

The strength on his neck was gradually increasing, and his brain was a little confused due to lack of oxygen. The time left for Taber Zane was only a dozen seconds! And there was no doubt that Shen Jon would definitely kill him!

"Black Sun! And Bloody Dawn!!" Tiber Zane called out these two names with all his strength.

The pressure on his neck suddenly loosened, and Tiber Zane was thrown down by an invisible force. He knelt on the ground and kept rubbing his neck. He then said, "When we attacked the Pike people before, there was no such a big reaction. But recently we attacked Black Sun and Scarlet Dawn, which means that there must be other forces supporting them! No, it is almost certainly the Galactic Empire!"

"You haven't even investigated the matter clearly, yet you allowed Darth Maul to cause trouble for Black Sun. It seems like you treated everything I taught you as bullshit." Shen Jon said coldly.

"No... I absolutely wouldn't dare. It's just that Darth Maul is a little unruly now. I hope to teach him a lesson through this incident. Even if it doesn't work, throwing him out as cannon fodder can also lure out those behind the scenes!" said Tiber Zane.

"Well, since the person behind the scenes has started to act, you should follow the clues and investigate further! Instead of staying here drinking and playing with women!"

"Please rest assured, my lord. I have already made some arrangements for this matter. Someone from the Galactic Empire is already keeping an eye on it for us. The reason why I am holding on and not giving up is that I want to force those people a little bit more! Force them to take more action." Tiber Zane said.

"More action?"

"I have received news that the Galactic Empire will organize a cleanup operation on the planet Felucia, and the Pike people will bear the brunt of it."