The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 26

The bank employee nodded and slowly opened the envelope with his white- gloved hands. There were no money or gold bars inside, just a letter. The handwriting was not particularly beautiful, but it was neat and looked written with

care.

The employee subconsciously read it aloud, "Dear Mr. Rivers, hello. I'm thirteen years. this year. Our teacher told us that you built our school, provided us with delicious meals, and even prepared clothes for everyone..."

old

The smile on Stephen's face faded, and the officials around also looked shocked..

"A thank-you letter?"

Stephen snapped out of his daze and rushed forward, grabbing the letter to examine it

carefully, It really was a thank-you letter!

"Impossible!"

tore open other

moved on from the earthquake. My sister has started smiling again and often

"Respected Mr. Rivers..."

"Thank you..."

letter, and every letter was a

all over, from different people. Each one had different handwriting, -some messy, some beautifully written. The only common thread was

Rivers! Every word was heartfelt and

opening the other suitcases, revealing even more letters inside. They

is from a poverty-stricken mountain area. They thanked Ethan for building schools and

They thanked Ethan for his timely aid. Gosh, even. the mayor wrote a

also from a poor mountain

from an earthquake-affected

П

at this one. It's from the desert region. They thanked Ethan

is from an ethnic minority, thanking Ethan for helping preserve

nearly lost traditional skills."

from an international

every suitcase told a story, and Ethan Rivers was the protagonist of each story who had been quietly

a suitcase. He fell