After being scolded, George quietly stepped back and stopped talking. By midnight, Stephen almost could not feel his legs anymore while George sat on the stone bench and fell asleep, resting his head on a stone table. At 2 a.m., Stephen was tired and sleepy. His body swayed slightly in the cold wind. Although the area outside the mansion was lit, he somehow felt a sense of loneliness, coldness, and fear. Where was George?He looked around, trying to find someone to accompany him, but he saw George deep in slumber when he turned around. Stephen was speechless. For a moment, he did not know what to say. He stood there, tired and struggling, only to make Ethan help them once. And yet, George had fallen asleep!He was sleepy too!But he could not rest now. This matter could affect his future. At 6 a.m., Stephen had stood for the entire night. His body was stiff as if it had turned to stone. He could not feel his legs. Besides, his body felt unbearably heavy, as if a mounta
What was going on? Why did Stephen suddenly kneel to Ethan?Simon had just said that Stephen was sacrificing for Celestial City while Ethan was cold and ruthless. Now, Stephen was kneeling to Ethan, which was like saying his so-called sacrifice was kneeling to Ethan, begging him to solve Celestial City’s problems!In the meeting room, everyone watched Simon with doubtful eyes. “Is this your son’s sacrifice?”What sacrifice? All he did was bring trouble to Celestial City and kneel to beg someone. Was that his contribution? Simon gulped. How could he explain this? Stephen had knelt to Ethan in front of everyone. He could not talk his way out of it!He regretted it now. He should not have connected the video to the big screen. Otherwise, only he would know about Stephen kneeling to Ethan. The others would not have seen it!His clever plan had backfired!“Get up now!” Simon roared into his phone. Stephen heard him and wanted to get up. He had wanted to stand up since he returne
Simon had someone get Dr. Rodman’s contact information, and soon, they obtained his phone number. In the meeting room, one of them dialed Dr. Rodman’s number. They stated their identity and promised Dr. Rodman many benefits as long as he saved Lucas. Dr. Rodman knew it would be hard to refuse them this time. After all, it was a call from the federal government, and he could not go against them alone.He could only say, “I can help, but let me see Mr. Rivers first.”The group looked at Ethan. They could not understand why so many people sided with him. Contacting Dr. Rodman directly was their last resort, so they had to agree to his request and let him see Ethan. Half an hour later, Dr. Rodman finally met Ethan. “Mr. Rivers!” Dr. Rodman was excited. “So you’re here. A lot has happened in Riveria while you were gone.”Ethan nodded. “I know. But telling me this is pointless. I don’t manage Riveria anymore; they do.”Ethan looked at Stephen and George. They slightly lowered t
Ethan did not explain anything and bluntly said that he intended to openly slander them, just like what they had done to him. He was simply giving them a taste of their own medicine!However, Stephen and the others had no way to refute him or explain. They did have evidence of Stephen trying to save Lucas, including standing outside Ethan’s door for the whole night, but could they upload it?It was a scene of Stephen kneeling to Ethan!If they spread the video, it could expose Ethan’s lies, but what were the consequences?Stephen, the Grand Marshal’s student, who restored peace to Riveria three years ago, finally met Ethan after waiting for a night. He even knelt to Ethan the moment he saw him. How could they bear this humiliation?Therefore, it was clear that they could not release the evidence. The people in the meeting room were all horrified. Ethan had them completely under his control. Even if they had the evidence, it was futile.If they did not use it, Stephen would be
The sudden turn of events stunned the men surrounding Ethan, but they reacted quickly, pointing their guns at Ethan. “What are you doing?” Elijah was drenched in cold sweat.“How dare you point a gun at me? Put the guns down now!”Ethan was obviously using him as a human shield. If his subordinates opened fire, while Ethan would die, he would die sooner!Hearing their leader’s orders, the men could only lower their guns. “Why don’t we talk it out?” Elijah sounded weaker. “Let me go first, and we’ll find somewhere to talk. What do you say?”Ethan knew he was deceiving him. As long as he moved the gun away, Elijah would have a chance to fight back. “Spare me these tricks you’d use on children.”Elijah went silent for a moment and said, “Calm down. If I die, you’ll have no way out either.”Ethan smiled faintly. “I came alone and was surrounded by a hundred of your men. I don’t think I can leave alive. If I’m going to die anyway, it’s not too bad to have you accompany me.”Elija
He wanted to kill the person responsible for putting him in this situation!However, when he raised his gun, appearing to aim at Ethan, it also seemed like he was targeting the South Regent!The South Regent’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately fired. Bang!With a gunshot, the bullet struck Elijah right in the middle of his forehead.Elijah’s eyes widened as he fell backward, his fingers still repeatedly pulling the trigger. Click. Click. Click. There was no gunshot! Elijah held an empty gun!The South Regent immediately widened his eyes in shock, watching the scene in disbelief. He had been tricked! Ethan used him to kill Elijah!The South Regent stared at Ethan. “You knew there were no bullets in his gun, so you used my hand to kill him!”Ethan smiled. “A man like that wasn’t worth dirtying my hands.”He took out the empty magazine and casually threw it to the South Regent. “Thanks.”Thanks?The South Regent was not pleased in the least bit. He knew he ha
Simon agreed wholeheartedly. He must keep Ethan locked up in the mountains. Even if the sky collapsed, they could not release him. Dr. Rodman followed Stephen and George to a hospital in Celestial City. With him performing the surgery, Lucas was able to get out of danger. He could wake up in a few days. Then, after two months of rest and recovery in the hospital, he could be released and return to his home. When the villagers heard that Lucas was saved, they were so moved that they knelt to thank Dr. Rodman. Reporters also came to interview him. Facing the show of gratitude and interviews, Dr. Rodman said, “The person you should thank is not me but Ethan. Mr. Rivers asked me to save him.”The reporter frowned. “Wasn't it Stephen and George?”“No. They did not care about Lucas’s life at all. If Mr. Rivers hadn’t received word that Lucas was in a critical situation, he most likely would’ve died.”The reporter was shocked. What explosive news!Stephen and George were the cul
“Stephen, what do you want to do?”“With 6 grand, you want to steal the land that people shed blood to protect?”“I can’t believe I’ve praised him for waiving all construction costs to build a new village and thought he did a good thing. Now, it seems like I’m blind. Was this something that rebuilding the village could solve?”“Stephen, we demand an explanation. You owe it to our heroes!”The public was enraged, and the reputation Stephen had painstakingly rebuilt plummeted in a day. Frightened, he quickly called Simon for a solution. Simon had also seen the comments online, and even messages from beyond the border. “Stephen did it intentionally, didn’t he? He wanted to kill all the heroes and destroy our spirit. How vile!”“As long as Stephen remains, Riveria is doomed.”“Execute Stephen!”Simon investigated it and found that these were all messages from the people who had fled beyond the border. He ordered all the messages to be deleted in a fit of anger. Ethan’s plan