Silco sneered at his own book. "The possibilities are dwindling. You may as well try. It's in other cities, but why is it worst in Venera?"

The city sounded like it produced most of the food, but even that should offer little reason, unless it was to target the Regent directly. "Unless it's to undermine the regent, by removing our food supplies."

If he were trying to, that would be a way to do it.