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“Kill us if you dare!”“We owe a few hundred thousand in debt. Do you think we’re afraid of dying?”“If you protect that asshole today, he might destroy your entire family tomorrow! Believe it or not!”With a loud crash, the front door splintered under the impact.Stephen panicked, but he knew he could not hide anymore. If he were caught, those people might really beat him to death. At that moment, Stephen realized his mistake! Dragging things out and avoiding confrontation would only make matters worse. The real enemy wasn’t from outside; it was the locals of Aqua City!“I’ll pay!” he stammered as he stepped out. “I’m willing to pay.”As soon as Stephen emerged, the crowd grew more agitated, especially those related to the ones who had committed suicide. Their eyes reddened, and they wanted nothing more than to kill Stephen on the spot. “Everyone, please calm down!” shouted a middle-aged man. He was one of the towns’ mayors and had led the group to confront Stephen. His vo
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Adam was terrified. Why was Stephen still hesitating at a time like that? Was it so difficult to admit his mistake?He quickly grabbed the loudspeaker, determined not to let Stephen continue speaking. “We will! We will compensate you! We’ll buy all dead fish at half the market price and live fish at full price! For those who took out loans to lease fish farms in the past year, we will pay half the amount…”Adam was pulling out all the stops he had learned in his career, thinking on his feet. He was prepared to compensate half the losses of the villagers, fishermen, and hotel owners. Faced with that explanation, the people were relatively satisfied. Adam continued, “As for the eight individuals we lost, we deeply regret this tragedy. We will all attend their funeral today.”After finishing his statement, Adam was drenched in sweat. The town’s mayor looked at him for a while before taking the loudspeaker and asking, “Everyone, what do you think of this solution?”“Sounds good
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On the Internet, most people criticized Stephen, and a few cursed at Ethan. A small group of people wanted to know the person previously managing Riveria, hoping for them to return to take charge of Riveria. Three cities in Riveria had since had issues. The richest and most developed province, which once boasted a 15 trillion-dollar GDP, could not even maintain 13 trillion!In the government headquarters, a group of people stared furiously at Simon, who kept his head low, saying nothing. “Didn’t you go to Aqua City? How did things turn out like this?”Faced with the questions, Simon wanted to say he had no idea either. He had left Aqua City thinking everything was fine, but in just one day, eight lives were lost! All of them were forced to the point of suicide!He wished he could give Stephen a few more slaps on the face now. Given the current situation in Aqua City, it was understandable to shift the focus from fishing and tourism to industrial development. However, he had t
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It was not easy to make money locally, so they decided to take on “part-time jobs,” helping with smuggling, scamming, and even human trafficking. Among the towns, some even formed partnerships with foreign forces! Treacherous and dangerous towns started emerging in Aqua City. Stephen had ruined the fishing and tourism industry in Aqua City, and now, all anyone cared about was money. They would work for whoever paid them. Suddenly, dark currents began to stir in Aqua City. Stephen thought things had finally settled down. That was until the fifth day, when he received a troubling message. “All the trees on a mountain have been cut down, including Three ancient trees, each over a thousand years old. They are high in tourism value!”Stephen’s heart skipped a beat. Illegal logging?“Find out who did it! They must be punished severely!”“It’s a few towns. Almost a thousand people were involved! Those three trees were sold beyond the border!”Stephen was shocked. Anything that i
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The fishery and tourism industries of Aqua City were ruined, and the factories were too damaged to continue operation. Nothing was left to support the economy. With Aqua City's dwindling GDP of 1.3 trillion left, every cent was important!Amid the chaos, Stephen chose to instigate conflict between the two sides. The resulting clashes would drain resources—equipment, medical supplies, and repairs to the city. Each conflict would consume the dwindling wealth of Aqua City even faster."Stephen destroyed Aqua City, our home! Even if it costs us our lives, we’ll fight back!" "He's taken away our livelihoods and left us no other options! Since he wants us to die, we can't let him live either!""Let's do this! At worst, we'll just leave. Aqua City is already in ruins, thanks Stephen."Almost everyone in Aqua City was joining the fight. The level of chaos was far beyond Seaside City's!Meanwhile, Oliver and the others confronted Stephen. "Our factories are destroyed. Are you going to
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Simon originally thought Riveria's GDP would soon reach 20 trillion. However, it seemed it was only getting closer to 10 trillion. It was going the other way around! "The fact is, Stephen isn't capable of managing Riveria. "He just doesn't have what it takes!" Simon gritted his teeth. He wanted to argue, but the facts spoke for themselves. "We've decided to revoke Stephen's authority to manage Riveria. Simon, do you have any opinions?"Simon's face was pale as he shook his head and said, "No."This time, Stephen had no way out. "Now, who should manage Riveria?"Everyone stayed silent. Riveria was once rich and thriving with a leading GDP of 15 trillion and seemed on track to hit 20 trillion soon. Everyone wanted a piece of it back then, seeing it as a golden opportunity. However, the current Riveria had North Hill City and Seaside City destroyed and Aqua City in chaos. With their remaining GDP of 11.4 trillion dollars, they could barely be considered the top five in th
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After hanging up the phone, George sank onto the couch and sighed.Although he knew Stephen was not up to the task, he was also aware of his own limitations. Putting him in charge of Riveria with Stephen assisting him was like appointing two clowns to run Riveria. George was ready to be honest with everyone, but after reconsidering, he knew he could not tell the truth. If people found out that Riveria was previously run by Ethan, the public outcry would be unimaginable, and once their schemes were exposed, would they even survive it? "Since I can't reveal the truth, all I can do is push through." After thinking about it day and night, George finally had an idea. "Although I've never actually run Riveria before, I've seen how Ethan did it!"Even if he did not know how to handle things, he could try mimicking what Ethan did. "Back when Seaside City was also in a mess and various entities were fighting non-stop, how did Ethan solve this issue?"He picked one of the entities a
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That arrangement was incredibly beneficial to Oliver. "I can also offer you strategies to manage Riveria better."George and Stephen were thrilled. Oliver smiled faintly. He was not going anywhere now that he knew he would be the leading business soon. However, that did not mean that Oliver lacked ambition. He planned to take control of half the power in Aqua City!George had the contract ready, and once Oliver reviewed it to confirm there were no issues, he signed it. "I look forward to working with you," Oliver said as he shook hands with George. Seeing that Oliver was willing to help them, Stephen breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed like the chaos in Aqua City would soon come to an end.Oliver noticed the look of relief on Stephen's face, and a faint smile tugged at the corners of his lips. "Stephen, I have some news for you. It's about Snow."Stephen's body stiffened. "Wait, do you know where Snow is?" Stephen asked.Now that he had lost direct control over Riveria,
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