Chapter77

Monthshavepassedsincethatdaysincetherevolution,whichwasaimedatremovingtheoldpowergroupsfromthepositionstheyhadlongoccupied,butitbeganaftertherevolutionended.StillunabletorestoreordertoBigPearl.

No...It'snolongerapearlmetropolis.

Despitetherevolution,thisdoesnotmeanthattheoldoligarchswhofledtheterritorywillgiveupeasily,eventhoughtheyconfiscatedalltheirpropertyanddismissedallthoseconnectedwithpolitics.However,theyarestilllookingforwaystoregainpower.Butinthiscase,whenmostpeoplenolongersuccumbtooppressiverule,itisnoteasy,buttherearealsosomepeoplewhogiveupthewar.TheHarrisonfamily...Theo,theonlysurvivingnon-Gulfsonwhoemigratedwithhismothertorelativesinremoteareas,wasunabletorestorehisfather'shonorandhadtogiveup.Liveasagentssothattheyarenottargetedbytheauthorities.Jeromeknewhewouldn'tliveacomfortablelifeasheusedto.