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.

overpriced and unpalatable food, and now that they knew they had been scammed, they no longer

money, yet they were still restricted on pricing and excessive pollution. Even

enough was enough, and they

the food court to Crystal Lake, the pollutants

appear on the surface of Crystal

Reporters conducted in-depth investigations into the previous situations

per square meter. Those who initially refused to sell were inexplicably

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received no compensation and are

the village chief who hit his head on the wall. His wife was captured by enemies while delivering food to the Grand Marshal's troops, and she died a terrible death. His three children also perished in battle against the enemy a year

being a criminal organization, driving the

but Stephen and George were also stunned. They truly had no idea these villagers had sacrificed so much for Celestial City

village chief dies too,

sole survivor of his family. He did not die at the hands of enemies

public believe them? "What should we do?" Stephen hurriedly looked to George, only to see his face

many tourists departed, the food court economy started to fail, and

an old hero driven to suicide. The combined effect of all these issues made many people, who had

properties were

None of the properties managed to be

too high. Properties near the suburbs cost three to five million dollars each while those close

lowered the

their property values had barely