The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 264

Many who had eaten at the risotto restaurant immediately went to the hospital for check-ups, fearing they might have fallen ill.

"Compensation!"

"Refund!"

"Execute them!"

The entire internet was enraged. Everyone had been deceived, moved to tears by a recently fabricated story, and even swindled out of a significant amount of money.

Tourist numbers in Celestial City dropped by 30% in just one day. The decline did not continue only because all plane and high-speed rail tickets for that day were sold out. Many people could not leave immediately.

Numerous food businesses approached Stephen, saying, "What a massive scam. You've played us all for fools."

"A Celestial City like this isn't worth staying in!"

They all wanted to pull out of Celestial City!

Companies that had reserved office space in the business district demanded refunds. However, since the mayor had transferred all the money out, where would they find the funds to issue refunds?

The food court's customer traffic also decreased dramatically, dropping by 80% in one day.

dissatisfied with the overpriced and unpalatable food, and now that they knew they had been scammed,

could hardly make any money, yet they were still restricted on pricing

that enough was enough, and they stopped reducing

proximity of the food court to Crystal Lake, the pollutants immediately

carcasses began to appear on

City continued. Reporters conducted in-depth investigations into the

at 6 grand per square

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the beaten villagers received no compensation and are still

by enemies while delivering food to the Grand Marshal's troops, and she died a terrible death. His three children

being a criminal organization, driving the old village chief to attempt suicide. He's currently in the

internet shocked, but Stephen and George were also stunned. They truly had no idea these villagers had sacrificed so much for Celestial City in the past, especially the village chief. His wife and children

face turned ashen. "If this village chief dies too, we're finished

the sole survivor of his family. He did not die at the hands of enemies but might die in peacetime because of them? How could

believe them? "What should we do?" Stephen hurriedly looked

leave, many tourists departed, the food court economy started

of all these issues made many people, who had come here hoping to profit

properties

result? None of the properties

three to five million dollars each while those close to the city center were astronomically priced-a hundred square meters could cost seven to

they lowered the

recently entered the market, and their property values had barely increased. If they lowered prices now, they