The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 189

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Simon went silent. He realized they were threatening him.

He originally planned to shut down the factories for as long as possible, at least six months. His goal was to get Oliver and the other businessmen to beg him for mercy.

Yet now, Oliver was using the people against him. Simon knew he could not shut down the factories for too long.

"I will give you an answer soon. While the investigation is going on, just wait patiently," he explained.

"Don't worry. We have the patience," Oliver said with a grin.

He and his friends had been waiting for three years, and dealing with Ethan back then had honed their patience.

Then, a few men came in through the door.

One of them announced, "We are from the water company. Is the water of Aqua City still safe? The quality has dropped below drinking standards. If you cannot provide a solution, we will leave Aqua City for another place."

Simon felt a headache coming.

The environmental destruction of Aqua City was huge, and it affected many things on different levels. Not only were the aquaculture and tourism were crippled, but even the water supply was being affected.

"Give me some time. We're dealing with it," Simon answered.

"That's what you said last time, and the water quality only got worse. Can you guys do anything about it? Just give us the word and stop wasting everyone's time!"

The man's company was in the water business, so water quality was a crucial factor in their operation. They had raised concerns as soon as the water contamination started and had even spoken to Stephen about it before, but he had brushed them off.

He had wanted to wait until more companies were affected to deal with the problem properly. However, the damage was done, and the water companies were there to deliver the ultimatum.

Stephen hung his head, ashamed to look at his father or the businessmen. He failed to get new companies into the city, and the water quality was ruined. In the end, he had lost everything from the delay.

Simon spoke again, “Just give us a little more time.'

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The man and his company saw through his words. They knew he was trying to stall.

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day of closure

they stormed out, determined to move

situation, Stephen

saying, "This isn't what we wanted either. Please give us

way out before Stephen could get new ones in. If that happened, it would be devastating to the city's economy if

few of them paused

you were Ethan Rivers, maybe we'd stick around and wait, but you're not. You are the reason the water is polluted. Why should we trust you? Your words alone

looking back, they all walked away, leaving

Ethan, his body shook. Even if he was not as good as Ethan, he believed

opportunity to save Aqua City, and they had the nerve to say

them the most right now, but they've chosen to leave. They will regret it in the

the inspection results from the factories came in, and the results showed no issues.

no problems? Were Oliver and the others not planning to run away after ruining the city, just like Shawn, Brandon, and the

face and instantly knew

think we're planning to run? We can assure you that we're not running. It took us three years to get in here. Why would we run now? From the start, we

run.

Ethan chose environment and focused on

set up factories in Aqua City, not because he was short-sighted but because he knew

up factories the moment he arrived, destroying aquaculture and tourism. The construction of the stadium on water

wrong step set off a chain reaction

pale face, Stephen asked

City were already in ruins. If Aqua City followed their footsteps, he would not be able to shift the blame

taken away, he would not be

of his life.

Your priority now is to stabilize the situation

of experience, so he transferred security forces from neighboring cities to help stabilize

his men to keep an eye on Oliver and the others, preventing them from causing more trouble to

we take any further action, we have to go to Aqua City and assess

Simon and Stephen went Aqua

to stop such behavior. Then, the money they got from the fine was used

river is heavily polluted.

Stephen regretted everything.

were gone, and it would take an entire year

water in the first place. I also shouldn't have let that

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take for the environment to heal. Restoring the fishing industry will be