The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 100

He did not even bother when it came to forces like Crestwood. As long as he took down a few small gangs, he could proceed with the next part of his plan.

Although Stephen had given him some guns, ammunition, and a decent amount of money, it was not enough. He needed to swindle even more weapons and money from Stephen.

Once he had everything he needed, he would take all the money and weapons, flee Riveria, and head overseas! After that, he would not have to worry about Seaside City again and could live a peaceful life abroad for the rest of his days.

The next day, thanks to Howard, things were indeed starting to settle down in Seaside City.

Stephen saw that and nodded in satisfaction.

"Howard is doing a good job. It seems it wasn't Ethan who brought peace to Seaside City, but rather him relying on Howard to maintain it. The real capable one is Howard. If we can hold out for another day, the main reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, and everything will be resolved."

Stephen finally sighed in relief.

Although the incident had caused Seaside City's GDP to drop from 1.8 trillion to 1.5 trillion, it would not decline further once the trouble was over.

Then, he just had to make Howard stay in Seaside City, and the city's GDP would rise again. After all, Howard's company was still around!

"Knock, knock."

then, there was a knock at the

"Come in."

opened, and Howard entered. Stephen glanced up at him

some parts

"What happened to you?"

a lot stronger than we expected,

frowned. "Are

to Howard, it would be a huge loss to

However, I have bad news

at the mention of bad news. "What is

they've allied with other entities for a final

what

want more money

Howard nodded.

is preparing to flee. As it stands now, I can't stop

He

and was the main culprit behind all the problems

memory of being tossed into a literal dumpster afterward was a humiliation he could never forget. If Dennis spread word of that, how could he face

Stephen's eyes darkened as