The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 317

Nico contacted the villagers who were ordered to move and found out that they were only offered 7 grand per square meter.

He then tricked them by saying, "The other villages were offered 10 grand per square meter, and you guys only got 7? The village chief must have pocketed the difference."

Many villagers trusted him and started to direct their grudges at Hendrick. Someone questioned Hendrick in person but received a scolding instead. From that point, the villagers' grudge towards Hendrick was amplified.

Hendrick found out that Nico started it, so he confronted the man. "Don't speak nonsense and accuse me! The mayor offered 7 grand per square meter! I am not pocketing the difference!"

Convinced otherwise, Nico scoffed. "Stop lying."

Hendrick got carried away by his anger and punched Nico in the face.

However, Nico did not fight back. After Hendrick left, he modified the details and told the villagers that Hendrick beat him up because he saw through the latter's wicked scheme.

The villagers trusted Nico even more.

Next, Nico led the villagers into the mountains for logging. They didn't just target the eucalyptus trees; they also went after rare and precious species, including some that were strictly forbidden to be cut down.

trees could be smuggled across borders, fetching a high price, with buyers paying by the kilo. Since everyone earned a lot of money under Nico's lead, they trusted him

and the mines, forbidding us from making money. He is no longer

a lot of money recently, they voiced their support for him

of Nico logging rare trees and trying to usurp the

went to

time, Nico was expecting Hendrick though.

be the village chief? What the hell are you trying to

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me when I say I will call the police and

his handgun equipped with a silencer.

got scared when he saw the gun, and his face turned pale. His

I have been waiting for today for a

won't hold you accountable for the logging Just put

up to me and wants me to be the village chief. If you die, I will become the next village

Thwip!

shot in the head and died on

was late and dark. Nico called his son, Tommy, to help him transport Hendrick's body