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."

had really changed

and could

"Yeah." Stephen nodded.

did not have as much experience as Ethan, as long

asked about the old

do. I only received a

village chief even provided the basis for distributing the funds and

thought he had done his best. To maximize the villagers'

was shocked. He thought the village chief must have embezzled the money. If the village itself received so little, it could only mean one

was with his

to check how the

the culprits, it was too late. Those who had embezzled large sums

he received news of the

browsing through some documents at his desk. When he heard the news, he was stunned for a while. His heart swayed.

money had not been caught. The armed robbers refused to change their ways, and now,

man's death,