The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 322

he called Stephen.

In the evening, while George was having dinner, he called Stephen.

"We might have a problem with Julius."

Stephen frowned. His plans for Hill City were progressing smoothly and he did not want anything to go wrong for now. "Keep an eye on him."

"I will

George hung up the phone. They had been tricked thrice, and there was no way they would fall for it again.

Meanwhile, Julius sent his men to investigate Stone Village. He wanted to know how the previous village chief disappeared and whether or not the village was involved in any heroic acts. It was important, and if he did not get to the bottom of it, the other villages might claim to be heroic too, which might start a chain of bad reactions.

The next day, the construction of the freeway continued and progressed smoothly. The other villages did not raise prices like Stone Village did.

Julius also visited the other villages along the freeway course, asking them

whether Stone Village contributed to the battle against the invaders from beyond the borders.

"Stone Village? They contributed nothing! They are the ones who helped the invaders back then!"

help the invaders, Stone Village themselves are the villains."

answer from different villages. All the evidence he gathered pointed towards a

he got and went to George

village?" George frowned. He somehow believed Julius was still trying to trick him

I gathered the testimonials from different villages," Julius said as he handed the document

a look and then said, "Nico said that the other villages are jealous of them and have been slandering them. These testimonials are not enough to prove that Stone Village

doesn't have evidence to prove they are as well," Julius

George by surprise.

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was Nico's plain words that claimed Stone Village was

have to worry about this. I'll find out the truth myself." Julius sighed helplessly. He believed he had to

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Stone Village right

as the villains was

the contrary, if the villains, or just a normal village, claimed to be a village that participated in the heroic incidents in the past, it would also cause a serious problem. George went to Stone Village for Nico but was stopped by the villagers at the entrance. Many illegal activities were going on in the village. The villagers were excavating the mines, logging, hunting, and gathering rare herbs excessively. Some even started to produce firearms in their own houses, so outsiders must be checked before they

are you

We want to invite

rest."

dragged George to the side and served him tea while one

he

while later, the two

this about, Mr. Governor?" Nico asked