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Rory was confused. Why was Jeremy here? Did he betray Stephen?After the deal, Jeremy left with his group. Rory took the goods and called Nolan on the way back, telling him that he saw Jeremy.“Hm?” Nolan was first stunned, then started to laugh. “Poor Stephen. I didn’t expect Jeremy to betray him too. I wonder how he’ll react when he finds out.”At that thought, he called Stephen excitedly.“What is it?” Stephen asked.Nolan smiled. “I know where Jeremy is.”“What?” Stephen instantly grew serious. “Where did he go? He ran off with my money. I’ll lock him up when I find him!”“He went abroad,” Nolan said. “He joined one of the foreign forces and is smuggling contraband into Hill City. He’s involved in the problems that Hill City is facing right now.”Stephen was stunned. He never expected this.“That bastard! Ingrate!” Stephen felt like he was going crazy. He had given Jeremy money, but the latter betrayed him and even joined foreign forces to smuggle contraband into Hill City
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Jeremy took a deep breath. He had been hiding for so long just for this moment.He instructed his men to take out the goods, and they began counting the money while Nolan inspected the goods and ensured that there was no problem. Then, the two shook hands.“Pleasure doing business with you.”Jeremy smiled stiffly. “Come find me if you need anything more in the future.”Nolan laughed. “Of course.”As Jeremy left with his group, he reached up to touch his collar. The hidden camera was still running. He had recorded the entire transaction earlier.Jeremy got into the car and prepared to return to Hill City. He was going to expose everything!However, he remembered Ethan’s advice. Having evidence was not enough. He needed to release the evidence online so everyone could see it. That way, no matter how powerful Nolan was, he would still be impacted.The car started, and Ethan began writing the content for the post.Ethan’s method for releasing the evidence online had two steps. The
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Just as Stephen was about to give the order to capture Jeremy, he received a call from Simon. "Dad, what's the matter?" Simon asked, "Have you seen the news online?" "Yes." Stephen broke out in a cold sweat. If even his father knew, so did the federal government in the metropolis. He would be doomed if he did not handle this matter well. "Capture him immediately!" Simon said in a stern voice. "I understand. I know this person. He's one of my classmates, and I was the one who brought him to Hill City." Stephen's face turned pale. "I never thought he would side with foreign forces, so I'll catch him myself!" Simon was stunned. "What? You were the one who brought him to Hill City?" At that moment, Simon felt his body tense up. If people were to learn about this, Stephen would definitely be criticized, making it even harder for him to enter the cabinet. "No, you can't capture him alive." Simon gritted his teeth and continued in a low voice, "Find a way to kill him. You can't
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Nolan debated if he should kill Jeremy now. However, he had come in a rush, so he did not bring any weapons. Moreover, he had no way to explain himself if he were to kill Jeremy. Others would only think that he was committing murder on purpose. Nolan watched as Jeremy took out a small camera, panic rising inside him. What should he do now?Jeremy held his arms high while holding the camera, slowly walking until he was only five meters away from Stephen. Then, he set it down to the ground, stepped back, and squatted with his hands on his head. Once they confirmed Jeremy was no longer a threat, several people went to restrain him. One of them then stepped forward to bring the camera to Stephen."Evidence of your transaction with Nolan?" Stephen said with a cold smile. Nolan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. The threatening evidence was right in Stephen's hands, but how could he destroy it? It was over! Just as he was considering just driving away and escaping… "Do you think t
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The surgery failed, and Jeremy's mother had died? Jeremy went to Stephen that very day? It had not even been a week since his mother died. Stephen was stunned. The fact that Jeremy rushed to find him that day meant that Stephen was just as important to Jeremy. "Then, why did he betray me?" Stephen tried his best to recall if he had done anything wrong. However, he could not think of anything even after thinking through it carefully.The scene of Jeremy giving him the camera and surrendering flashed through his mind, and a terrifying thought suddenly appeared. Jeremy had never betrayed him! He had just been helping Stephen gather evidence!"That's impossible. He must have betrayed me." Stephen shook his head, pushing the thought aside.At that moment, Nolan called. "Boss, you did well this time. Everyone's gushing about you online." Stephen looked at the news online. He had only spent a few hours handling the matter and executed Jeremy immediately that day, so the netizens were a
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“Jeremy knew he wasn't a match for the organization, so he decided to join them and use his own life to fight against the organization?" "Who's Jeremy's superior? Are they just coasting along?" Jeremy's case was currently trending online. As soon as the video appeared, it quickly went viral across the internet. Those cheering for Jeremy's death were left speechless after watching the video. At that moment, they felt chills running down their spine.Nolan and Stephen had also watched the newly uploaded video. They were both stunned.Nolan did not expect Jeremy to still have a backup plan. He had already anticipated his own death, or rather, he had been walking toward it from the very beginning. He wanted to take them both down together!Jeremy's video had captured Rory, and if people investigated and followed the clues, they would surely discover that Nolan was Rory's backer! Nolan trembled in fear, his hair standing on end, and cold sweat ran down his face. This trump card compl
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Throughout this process, Stephen was of no help and even held Jeremy back.Simon took a deep breath and said, "There's still a chance for redemption. Didn't Jeremy gather the evidence? If you expose the evidence once you get it and find the mastermind, you'll emerge as the hero." Stephen's mind was blank. How should he tell Simon that he had destroyed the evidence? Noticing that Stephen was not speaking, Simon said with a serious expression, "Say something! Is it that hard for you? This is your only chance to redeem yourself." "It's too late. I've destroyed the evidence." Stephen almost broke down."What!?" Simon exclaimed, shocked by Stephen's words. "You destroyed the evidence?" Stephen trembled, too scared to say a word. Simon felt like he was about to faint from anger. With so many chances and options in front of Stephen, he somehow managed to mess up every single one! He had killed the hero, destroyed the evidence, and did nothing to help! Any one of these would be eno
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Stephen stared at Ethan in shock. Despite increasing surveillance on him, Ethan managed to leave the mountain."How did you manage to come down here?"Ethan gave a faint smile. "Did you really think you could keep me confined? Even if I couldn't leave on my own, I have many ways to communicate with you through others."Stephen gulped hard. Every time he saw Ethan, he felt unsettled, as if he were sitting in a small, rocking boat stranded on an endless ocean.He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. He was the son of the Quinns from Metropolis, a man of noble birth and one of the most promising among his generation. How could he show fear and nervousness in front of someone his own age?"Why did you leave?" Stephen asked. "Did you know Jeremy Davis?""You could say that," Ethan replied. "He came to see me twice.""What?" Stephen was surprised. As far as he knew, Jeremy was born and raised in Metropolis and had rarely left the capital, let alone visited Riveria. He likely
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Hearing Stephen’s positive response, the people in Riveria calmed down slightly.“I hope they can recover the money soon.”“I took out a loan on my house to invest. If we don’t get it back, my family is done for.”“Let’s believe in Stephen. No matter what, he was the Grand Marshal’s mentee.”“He did a good job running Riveria before. I’m sure he can do it again.”“Yeah. This is just a minor issue compared to before.”Most people expressed their trust in Stephen. They could tell that he was far more worn out than before. His hair, which had shown signs of turning black again, had faded back to white again. Some people even felt sorry for him.However, there were others who doubted his abilities. The scammers had fled abroad. Would Stephen be able to catch them, and even if they were caught, could the money be recovered? What if the scammers had laundered the money by auctioning off artwork?They voiced their concerns online. Some people agreed, understanding why they were worrie
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Stephen looked at the contract. Other than the high price, there were no other problems.However, the high price was a humiliation for both Stephen and the whole of Riveria.He wanted to refuse and even curse them, but he had no leverage against the other party and was completely passive in this situation. If he did not agree, the crops and livestock in Riveria would be finished.Stephen closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Even though he knew that many people would hate him, he still signed the contract.“Pleasure doing business with you.” The foreigners took the contract and chuckled. With that, they left.The meeting room was silent, Stephen being the only one left. He slumped into his chair, uncertain if he had made the right decision.Half an hour later, his phone rang, snapping him back to reality. He had more work to do.Many people in Riveria had been scammed into buying virtual currency, losing over ten billion. Stephen had to give the people an answer.“How did the
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Stephen had no choice but to use a translation device, continuing the discussion while they mocked him.Despite his utmost sincerity and effort, they refused to lower their price at all, confident that they had Stephen cornered.His only option was to take money from the Quinns and pour it into developing the medicine. However, he knew the Quinns well. There was no way they would take out billions at once for something like this, especially when there were other diseases to deal with as well.They were no match for Ethan, but the Quinns were nothing to them, let alone Stephen.“We’ll get to the point.”They spoke in Stephen’s language to make sure that he understood. “You’re not good enough. Only Mr. Rivers can manage Riveria. You can’t even protect the people around you. How do you plan to protect Riveria?”Stephen’s expression soured. He knew that they were telling the truth. He had no way to refute, and being stubborn would only make him look more ridiculous.“I’m not as good
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Stephen felt that he could come up with a solution that could save both Riveria and protect the Quinns.However, did such a solution really exist? He was not confident.“I’ll go back to my room first.” Stephen walked away.Back in his room, he sat at his desk, deep in thought.“A perfect solution...”Stephen could not think of one. The more he tried, the more his mind uncontrollably drifted back to the past.“No.” He shook his head. “I need to focus.”However, his mind and body had deteriorated from the multiple tragedies. His hair had turned grey, and he struggled to maintain focus.Stephen sighed and planned to think of a solution later. Now, he needed to address Riveria’s current problems.Crops and livestock were falling ill. He sent people to investigate the cause, but research required massive funding. Replacing the crops and animals with new ones would not be easy either.At that moment, foreign corporations suddenly announced that they had the right medicine to cure t
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In the past, George also thought that Riveria would not collapse even without Ethan. With himself and the Quinn family, Stephen could still bring Riveria to new heights.Now, he understood.What the former governor, Liam, and the others said was true: Riveria would fall without Ethan.Neither the Lowes, the Quinns, nor even all the families in Metropolis combined, could manage Riveria.Without Ethan, Riveria was doomed.Stephen lowered his head. If it were in the past, he would have laughed if he had heard such words, thinking it was a joke.How was he inferior to Ethan? Whatever Ethan could do, he could do too, and better at that!Now, he could not laugh.He realized the truth too.The first city’s downfall was a coincidence, the second was due to negligence, and the third was an accident, but what about the fourth? The fifth?He could come up with a thousand excuses, but it would not change the truth.The reality was that he was far inferior to Ethan. Only Ethan could save
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A large number of people from Riveria poured into their cities. It was already difficult to find a job, but now that a bunch of outsiders were coming to compete for positions, employment was even harder.Furthermore, after arriving in a foreign place, many of those outsiders strayed and turned to robbery and theft. Some even slept on the streets, occupying public facilities and disrupting everyone’s daily lives.People from the surrounding cities of Riveria found it unbearable. They began cursing Riverians on the internet.Meanwhile, in Riveria, people had endured enough grievances in their daily lives. Their living conditions were far from satisfactory, and they held in a lot of frustration.Now, people were scolding them online, calling them beggars and telling them to go back to Riveria and wait for their death.How could they tolerate that?They immediately retaliated online. The arguments escalated, growing more intense by the day.Eventually, people from Riveria even trave
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Many crops had fallen sick in Riveria. The corrupted grains in Breeze City and destroyed fertile land had already dealt a huge blow to Riveria. Now, with more crops falling ill on a large scale, grain production had decreased, and fruit yields had dropped drastically. There was a problem with the livestock as well. An unknown disease spread and the affected livestock would basically end up dead, with no way to treat them and unfit for consumption. To everyone in Riveria, it was a huge blow. Prices of all food items began to rise, especially fresh vegetables and fruits. Their prices were comparable to meat. Even a single raw egg was 5 dollars, and boiled eggs for breakfast cost 7 dollars each. After hearing about it, Stephen tried to control the price, but it would cost money. Several cities in Riveria had been ruined under his management. He did not have any money left. He would not have needed to outsource infrastructure projects to other companies and corporates if he had mon
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The two walked over to Stephen and glanced at him. His limbs were intact, and he was unharmed. Rachel looked at him with disdain. “You’re a man. Why are you suddenly crying?”George was dissatisfied too. “How embarrassing. You don’t have any dignity.”Stephen heard it all. He did not want to cry either, but he could not hold it in. The moment the fridge door would not close, he thought of everything he experienced in the past six months and broke down instantly. Although the Quinns always taught him how to act as a young master, they never told him that he was also just an ordinary man. “What a disgrace.” Rachel turned around and went up the stairs. George could not be bothered either and returned to his room. A few minutes later, Stephen calmed down. He wiped his tears, adjusted his mindset, stood up from the ground, and ordered takeout from his phone. He thought he could finally eat something, but half an hour later, the delivery guy called him, asking him to get the fo
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Stephen felt as if the sky had collapsed when he heard this. He still held onto a sliver of hope the previous day, thinking that since he was found by the roadside, Ethan must have at least brought him down the mountain. However, the truth was that the South Regent had carried him down. If not for the South Regent, Ethan would not spare him a glance even if he knelt to his death!The South Regent looked at the table beside him. “Your table is too clean. There’s no fruit basket or flowers. Did you really have no visitors the whole of yesterday?”Stephen did not speak. He knew the South Regent was mocking him, but he was unable to retort. He had been an absolute failure over the past six months and had nothing to boast of. In fact, Stephen was starting to think he somehow deserved it. “Tsk tsk,” the South Regent looked at Stephen and said, “You’re a completely different person compared to when you just got here.”When Stephen first arrived in Riveria, he was full of himself, a
