The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 165

Stephen's current plan was to deal with Oliver and his group after the sporting event, once other businesses had come in.

How dare they deceive him, use him, and make him hurt Snow's feelings?

He absolutely would not let these people off the hook!

This grudge must be settled!

Oliver chuckled. "If that's the case, let me lay off a batch of workers first, then I'll tell you how much compensation we need."

Laying off workers would also have a severe impact on Aqua City's economy.

Stephen could smell the thinly-veiled threat behind Oliver's words. He clenched his fists, thinking that as soon as the sporting event was over, he would get rid of all these people!

After striking the deal, the pollutant emissions from several factories began to decrease.

However, there were too many factories set up, and pollutants were still being discharged, which served little to alleviate the river pollution situation.

Moreover, a new issue had popped up too-an invasion of non-native species. As if it was not already bad enough, the local fish population was now suffering devastating blows!

Stephen and the mayor left.

When they returned to the rest area, Stephen saw someone waiting for Aqua City's mayor.

you," the man said. "We're representatives from the local mineral

allowed it to nurture a

quality of our mineral water. If this

were reluctant, the water quality in Aqua City was progressively getting worse. Should the trend continue, there would be

Aqua City,

He was aware of the pollution in the river. After all, he had just

handle this matter, he said. "The

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several rivers,

factories. Once the

assurance, the representatives did not say much more. They were willing to give him some

returned to his rest area and plopped down

He had been fooled again. He had been kept in

had warned him, but instead of listening to her, he

out his phone, wanting

he remembered that Snow had been

heaved a weary

all the power the Quinns wielded, he could not comprehend why they

it that

his father, Simon

overwhelmed. He had already received

she had starved herself for days and committed suicide to avoid punishment. She had gone through layer after layer of autopsies and Liam finally took her body