The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

"Send someone over to negotiate and pressure their officials to release our people. If they refuse, send a squad over."

Nolan nodded. "Got it."

After hanging up the call, Nolan thought Stephen's idea was decent this time, but unfortunately, it was destined to fail because Stephen did not expect the problem to lie with Nolan himself.

The guards escorting the criminals and the hijackers were all Nolan's

subordinates, which meant they were from Riveria. The foreign officials had little control over the matter.

Most importantly, the situation outside the borders was chaotic, controlled by various powerful forces such as the South Regent. With Nolan around, the squad assault would never succeed. If Nolan willed it, he could easily wipe the squad out as well.

Stephen kept his phone and looked at his assistant. "Bring me to that man's village chief. At the same time, find out which company wanted to lease the orchard land."

He wanted to investigate how a mere two thousand was all that remained when the subsidy reached the old man. And if the old man only received two thousand, what about the others? There might be someone who got less than two thousand! The assistant was a little worried. "Mr. Stephen, do you want to take a break? You have been working all night."

Stephen shook his head. "I'll rest after settling these matters."

was touched. Stephen had really

more composed and could even work through the night. He encouraged, "You'll definitely get

"Yeah." Stephen nodded.

did not have as much experience as Ethan, as long as

asked about the old man and

nothing I could do. I only received

the basis for distributing the funds and other detailed

meeting to distribute the money. Everyone agreed to it." The village chief thought he had done his best. To maximize the villagers' benefits, he merely took two thousand for himself despite having thirty acres of land,

village chief must have embezzled the money. If the village itself received so little, it could only mean one thing. Stephen's

was with his

assistant to check how the subsidy was

to arrest the culprits, it was too late. Those who had embezzled large sums were long

news of the old man committing

browsing through some documents at his desk. When he heard the news, he was stunned for

man had committed suicide. The people who embezzled the money had not been caught. The armed

death, many