Chapter 304 – The New Administration in Disarray

“U.S. President-Elect Shot!”

Those were the headlines in most newspapers the following morning.

The Imperial Newspaper of the Ootori group carried the most detailed coverage, so it apparently sold quite well at station kiosks and bookstores. And the fact that Ootori’s paper was selling so well meant that the information from other sources lacked accuracy and reliability.

As for the information itself, by the time Japanese newspaper reports had settled, in other words about half a day after the initial report, a bit more detail had emerged.

However, beyond the fact that Roosevelt had been seriously wounded and transported to a hospital, there was nothing particularly noteworthy. There were reports that the Mayor of Chicago, who had been shot alongside him, was also in critical condition, and that the perpetrator had already begun giving testimony, but honestly, none of that mattered.

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