Chapter 597 – The CFO of Hell Has Fallen
"The CFO of Hell has fallen!"
The headline flashed across a dozen Hell tier market boards, stitched in blood red type across obsidian glass screens that hovered midair in the Infernal capital. The letters bled into themselves, glitching slightly, as if even the fonts were unsure about the truth of the matter. No official seal. No source cited. No confirmation from the Prime Nexus. But still…
The rumor had detonated like a cursed bomb.
In Hell's Central Finance Department, no one said it out loud anymore. But it was there. In the way everyone sipped their coffee too fast. In the dark circles that had sunk deeper than usual under the analysts' eyes. In the shakier signature lines, the late filings, the nervous scrolls through investor reports.
"Just another day," said one demon with two fountain pens clipped to his horns. "Just another day of soul inventory backlog, and processing late contracts, and—"
