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

from the earthquake. My sister

"Respected Mr. Rivers..."

"Thank you..."

envelope contained a letter, and every

different people. Each one had different handwriting, -some messy, some beautifully written. The only common

Rivers! Every word was

other suitcases, revealing even more letters inside. They took them out and started

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

from a flood-affected region. They thanked Ethan for his timely aid. Gosh,

from a

from an earthquake-affected

П

from the desert region. They thanked Ethan for helping them

from an ethnic minority, thanking Ethan for helping

nearly lost traditional skills."

this is from

a story, and Ethan Rivers was the protagonist

face tunned pale as he staggered backward, tripping over a suitcase. He fell clumsily to the ground, with letters scattering everywhere