The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

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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 can cost us

determined to move their operations out of Aqua

situation,

saying, "This isn't what we wanted either. Please give us some more time! We will give

local companies were seeking a way out before Stephen could get new ones in. If that happened, it would be devastating to

few of them paused in their

reason the water is polluted. Why

walked away,

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

and they had the

“Let them go. The city needs them the most right now, but they've chosen to

inspection results from the factories came in, and the results showed no issues. Simon looked at the report, his brows furrowing. Something

problems? Were Oliver and the others not planning to run away after ruining the

and instantly knew what

assure you that we're not running. It took us three

run.

environment and focused on developing

Aqua City, not because he was short-sighted

factories the moment he arrived, destroying aquaculture and

wrong step set off a chain reaction

a pale face, Stephen asked nervously, "What

City followed their footsteps, he would not

was taken away, he would not be

of his life.

of a way. Your

he transferred security forces from neighboring cities to help stabilize the

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

to go to Aqua City and

Stephen

ordered immediate fines. He also issued an order to stop such behavior. Then, the money they got from the fine was used to hire

river. "The river is heavily polluted. It might take

Stephen regretted everything.

an entire year to restore the environment. During that

I had known, I would have moved the stadium to the water in the first place. I also shouldn't have let that many factories

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