The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 195

Hearing that, the people finally felt relieved.

"Alright, let's disperse."

"Go grab some food. When there's progress, I'll inform all of you."

The crowd gradually dispersed.'

Adam returned to Stephen, smiling. "It's settled. I plan to drag this out. When they don't get paid for too long, they'll stop thinking about it."

Stephen nodded in satisfaction. "You did well this time. Good job!"

Adam chuckled. "Not at all. It's thanks to your guidance."

"Hahaha!" Stephen laughed smugly.

Although Adam promised to compensate the people, the reality was that fishing was no longer feasible and the hotels and farm stays had lost their customers.

The people, especially those with debts, were becoming increasingly anxious. Debts amounting to millions weighed down on them like a mountain, crushing them.

The next day, someone could not wait any longer and rushed in to ask about the progress.

A staff member replied, "The investigation is ongoing. Please wait a little longer."

By noon, another person came asking about the progress. Still, they were told to wait. More people went at night, but the answer was the same.

had received their compensation, and some families were

On the fourth day...

"Bam!"

hospital rooftop, falling to his death. The incident shocked quite a number of people, but most assumed the deceased was

from fishing, and he had taken a loan of five million dollars to lease a fish farm, ready to expand his business. However, the fishing

left. His parents were so mad that they fell sick and were hospitalized, but he had

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sudden collapse of the fishing industry in Aqua

news immediately spread online like

Someone committed suicide. He couldn't handle the pressure from waiting too long for the compensation

just 5 million dollars.

understand it, more

in the lobby, and in another

out quickly. It turned out the hotel owner owed a million in debt and could not repay it, even if he sold the building. He saw no other option other than to

the family, they were active in rallying the town to invest in the agriculture tourism business, and now that it was abandoned, they could not handle

collapse, causing hotel owners and townspeople to

moment that news hit the internet, it

face paled, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. In just half a day, eight

massive, and the entire internet was buzzing with concern over

destroyed Aqua City's beautiful environment, abandoned the fishing and tourism industry, and then

everything down and is pushing the industrial industry? Is he out

"Stephen, you murderer!"

over social media, trending at number one, with everyone

City realized something

all been deceived! There was never any plan for compensation. Adam and Stephen just wanted to stall for