"The situation has taken shape..."
Although it sounded a bit melodramatic, Leon thought it over and felt that this phrase was perfectly fitting to describe Charl Department Store's current circumstances.
When Charl Department Store first started making waves, someone might have been able to stop it. After all, before a train starts moving, it only takes a small block of wood on the track to stop it.
But now, with such a large commotion, more and more people have benefited, and even more are eagerly waiting for compensation. It's as if the train has already set off; at this point, not to mention a block of wood, even a solid iron wall daring to block the way would be run through!
Amid his curiosity about old Charl and idle chat with the coachman, the steam carriage roared along and soon arrived near the Charl Department Store headquarters building.