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Then, he left the mountain with Hugo. Ethan watched as they walked out the door and thought the two men were hopeless, especially Stephen. It had been half a year, yet the man still could not tell lies from the truth. Snow was not in Breeze City. The news was merely a trick Victor used to lure Stephen back to Breeze City, and Stephen had foolishly fallen for it. Meanwhile, Stephen and Hugo descended the mountain. On the way, Hugo could not help but ask, “Who is he?”Stephen took a deep breath. “Ethan Rivers.”“Ethan Rivers?” Hugo was surprised. “You mean the corrupt, disgraced guy that everyone despises? The one who got locked up? Why would you ask him for help? He’s a corrupt official. Isn’t it beneath us to beg him?”Stephen fell silent for a while. “He isn’t corrupt.”Hugo froze, completely taken aback. If Ethan was not corrupt, why was he imprisoned?“What’s the real reason behind his imprisonment?”Stephen thought about it before replying, “Perhaps it’s because he wa
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Stephen was a well-known name in Breeze City. Any random passenger on the street would likely have strong opinions about him. The people all believed Stephen was to blame for Breeze City’s current state, and many held a deep grudge against him. When they first got their hands on the weapons, Stephen had left Breeze City. Everyone thought it was a pity that they had guns but no way to get their revenge. Now, the armed forces had been closing in on them, and they were forced to retreat. The morale was low among them, and they were worried about the future. However, upon hearing that Stephen was back, their spirits immediately lifted.“How dare he come back?”Is he here to rub it in our faces?”“He’s the reason we’re in this mess, and now he’s got the nerve to show up again? He’s got some nerve.”All of their grievances and resentment turned into anger directed at Stephen. My people picked up their weapons. “Even if we die, we must drag Stephen to hell with us.”“That bastard d
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“It’s true.” Stephen said, “Someone sent me a message about it. Not many know that Snow is still alive. The person who sent it must know about her situation. That’s why they messaged me.”Simon thought about it. Although he found it suspicious, he could not take any chances. What if Snow was really at Breeze City?Breeze City was currently a chaotic mess, and Stephen had lost Snow once. If Stephen lost Snow again, Simon did not want to imagine what would happen, especially when it would truly mean her death. “I’ll send my men to search for her immediately,” Simon said. Stephen quickly added, “Don’t make it too obvious. I assume many people in Breeze City hate me. If they know Snow is still alive, they might spread rumors to smear my name and even capture her to threaten me.”Simon nodded. “That makes sense.”Then, he patted Stephen’s shoulder emotionally. “You’ve indeed grown, even thinking ahead like this.”Stephen, however, remained expressionless. For over half a year, he h
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Yet now, it was all over in just a single day. Hugo pondered for a while and said, “Our armed forces are just too strong. Although they had foreign support, the foreign regions have been in constant turmoil. Different factions are always fighting, which has slowed down their technological advancements. We’ve left them far behind a long time ago.“Their weapons are long outdated. It’s only natural that our armed forces eliminated them so quickly.”Simon and Stephen exchanged a glance, both feeling like Hugo made a good point. “That’s the only possibility.” Stephen nodded.“The foreign forces overestimated themselves and underestimated us,” Simon said smugly. Stephen heaved a sigh of relief. “Since Breeze City is peaceful again, Snow must be safe now.”He had been worried that Snow would be caught in some danger, but fortunately, all the threats had been neutralized. “You guys should get some rest,” Simon said. “I’ll write a report.”The threats being eliminated was good new
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Two days passed, and everything in Breeze City returned to normal. There were no longer any large gatherings on the streets, and there were no incidents of robberies or fights.Everything progressed in the best possible direction.The Metropolis headquarters had been closely monitoring the situation in Breeze City. Seeing the situation improve day by day, which was a stark contrast from the chaos just a few days ago, they all realized that it was an excellent chance for publicity.Over the past half year, Riveria’s economy had been in constant decline, leaving everyone deeply disappointed.However, Simon managed to restore order to the chaos in Breeze City in just a day. Everything was improving.If they publicized this, they could rekindle everyone’s confidence. That way, the voices doubting Simon and Stephen would grow smaller, and people would be more willing to cooperate with their future governance.Headquarters immediately contacted Simon and told him to use this opportunit
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Simon and Stephen did not expect the speech to be so well received.Now, if they avoided causing any major scandals and kept their mistakes minor, people would stop criticizing them. In fact, the public might even defend them against said criticism!Headquarters also received a recording of the speech and helped Simon and Stephen spread it. They not only had the speech aired on major news outlets but even used it to counter ridicule from abroad.“Do your leaders there dare to stake their lives on their promises? I bet they don’t!”With headquarters backing them, many people also used recordings and screenshots of the speech to confront foreign critics online. Some even created comparative infographics.When similar incidents happened abroad, their leaders fled wretchedly and took weeks to resolve the threats. In the end, there was also no apologies, no consolation, and certainly no compensation.In contrast, Simon and Stephen publicly pledged three billion dollars and guaranteed
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Stephen could not hide his excitement and told Hugo the good news. “I found Snow.”“What?” Hugo was first shocked, then became excited as well. “What are we waiting for? Let’s bring her back right away!”During this period, Hugo had been staying close to Stephen to provide psychological treatment.It was only thanks to Hugo’s help and the recent streak of good news that Stephen’s mental state significantly improved. The white hairs on his head also seemed to have lessened.It was the morning, and Simon had already left. In his excitement, Stephen did not bother to contact Simon and took Hugo along to find Snow.They followed the GPS and soon arrived at the outskirts of Emerald Springs. It was a small town, and they soon found the house described in the message.It was a little cement house with an open door, indicating that there was someone inside.Outside the house was a fence made of wooden stakes, enclosing two small vegetable patches where cabbages were growing. To the side
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Hugo was completely caught off guard. He held his nose as he fell to the ground, instinctively opening his mouth to yell.However, the men were clearly prepared, and someone kicked him in the face before he had the chance to shout.The kick was so strong that Hugo almost blacked out on the spot. Another man crouched down and stuffed a cloth into Hugo’s mouth.“You really deserve to die!”The men glared hatefully at Hugo.“Of all people to help, you chose Stephen Quinn? Will you do anything for money? You’re a disgrace!”They despised Hugo. Why did Hugo help to treat Stephen? Was it so Stephen could hurt even more people once he recovered?If Stephen’s state improved, so would his life, but what about the people he had harmed?“If you wanted to help Stephen, you should’ve helped all the people he harmed first, but you didn’t! You’re an accomplice!”One man kicked Hugo in the stomach, leaving him powerless. Then, they grabbed his arm and dragged him to the house.The group thou
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After everything was settled, the people from HQ went to Ethan again. They apologized to him and begged for his forgiveness.“We’ve dealt with everyone involved in this matter. Are you satisfied with the outcome, Mr. Rivers?”With that, they lowered their heads to the ground nervously. Their only hope now hinged on Ethan’s response.They did not dare to ask for much. All they hoped for was that Ethan would not leave the country.Ethan glanced at them calmly and said, “Send someone to help move my stuff down the mountain.”Hearing that, everyone was first stunned, and then ecstatic.“Of course!” they replied in unison.They understood what Ethan meant. He was staying! Although it was not his complete forgiveness, he was willing to give them another chance.They were all overjoyed. As long as Ethan did not leave, there was plenty of time to slowly make amends.They took out their phones and made arrangements to help Ethan move.After the call ended, they said, “We respectfully
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The day of Rachel and George’s trial came.The livestream began at 10 a.m., and hundreds of thousands of viewers joined instantly.Rachel and George slowly walked into the courtroom in handcuffs.Bang! The judge’s gavel fell, and the room went silent.It was not a lawsuit. It was a trial to expose the sins of Rachel and George.The judge read out their crimes one by one, until Rachel and George’s faces paled to the point that they looked like corpses.The viewers in the livestream finally saw the full picture.“So that’s it! The Quinns and the Lowes conspired!”“They deserve to die! How could they frame Ethan like that? Are they even human?”“The death penalty! They deserve the death penalty!”They were all furious.Many people had lost their families as a result of supporting Stephen and scolding Ethan. After watching the livestream, they realized just how deeply they had been wrong.They were accomplices to the Quinns and the Lowes' crimes in framing Ethan!Their current
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They suppressed their disgust and returned home, only to see their parents and wives’ panicked expressions.“What did you do out there?”“So many people came today, asking for you by name.”How were they supposed to answer those questions? They could not just say that they had insulted Ethan online.If they did, their parents would beat them to death before anyone else could.“It’s nothing,” they replied stiffly. They had no choice but to hide the truth. After all, they could not say that they had insulted Ethan, or that they had lost their jobs.However, the next second, their parents received text messages. After their parents glanced at their phones, their expressions instantly changed.It was a message from the bank, stating that their child had been listed as a defaulter and urging them to repay the loan immediately.“What have you done?” Their parents’ voices trembled.Seeing that there was no way to hide it anymore, they had no choice but to confess the truth.They los
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Seeing that message, they immediately felt as if their world had ended.Because they had insulted Ethan, they lost their jobs, were blacklisted, and could not find work again.“How could this be?”No one expected this outcome. They thought, ‘So what if I insulted him? Are they going to punish me for it? Besides, so many people are insulting him. They can’t possibly punish every single person who did it. At most, I’ll post a public apology and promise that I’ll never do it again.’However, now they were all fired. Everyone who had insulted Ethan had been dismissed from their jobs.It seemed like there were several tens of thousands of people involved! It was hard to imagine just how many people had lost their jobs in real life.“Why are they going this far? Aren’t they afraid of causing unrest?”Of course, HQ had considered that. However, they knew what was more serious.If Ethan went abroad and cooperated with foreign countries, the consequences would not be limited to a few pe
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George thought that Rachel had already escaped abroad, so he was not afraid when he arrived.Now, when he saw Rachel there as well, he completely panicked.This was not what he had expected!“Where else would she be?” someone from HQ asked.George looked nervous and stammered, unable to say a word.With Rachel caught and him being brought here, it was clear that HQ already knew the truth. Coupled with his fear of Ethan and his helplessness in the face of reality, he no longer had the strength to make up any excuses.He had resigned himself to fate.“You really have some nerve." The people from HQ sneered. “You fooled us all completely.”“You’ve been hiding Ethan’s contributions all this time, haven’t you?”“You two are nothing but disasters to this country! You deserve to die a thousand times over.”George kept his head down while Rachel sobbed. “I was wrongfully accused!”“Shut up! Are you still trying to fool us at a time like this? You were wrongfully accused? By who? Sim
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They brought this on themselves, forcing themselves into a corner with no way out. “Ah!”Simon could not take it anymore. He suddenly ran towards the window, trying to end his life. Fortunately, the officials quickly stopped him. “Don’t be reckless! Think about Stephen. You’re all he has now!”That sentence made Simon stop. Now, Stephen and Simon were each other’s support and burden. Simon slumped on the ground weakly. Right now, they both wanted to die, but neither of them had the courage to follow through. All they could do was live on in pain. After a long silence, Simon said, “I’d like to file a report on someone.”To obtain some kind of reward and survive a little longer, Simon decided to turn in George and Rachel. When the officials heard him, they were stunned. They did not expect Rachel to be involved in framing Ethan. “Shit!” Someone exclaimed. “I heard Rachel bought a flight ticket overseas. Could she have fled?”The room was filled with dread. If Rachel ra
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Seeing that Stephen was awake, the others rushed to get the doctor. The doctor was astonished as well. Stephen’s sudden awakening was nothing short of a miracle. However, after examining him, the doctor’s expression darkened. Stephen had regained consciousness, but the prognosis was far from hopeful.“He can’t move,” the doctor said. “As of now, he’s paralyzed.”Stephen could open his eyes, but the rest of his body was unresponsive. He could not move his limbs or his neck and mouth. The only part he could move freely was his eye. Even his breathing was dependent entirely on medical equipment. “He might never be able to leave the bed again.”Upon hearing that, Stephen closed his eyes in despair, tears continuously rolling down his cheeks. He had fought so hard to wake up, only to realize he had missed his final chance to meet Snow and Lily. Worse yet, he also lost the ability to move. From now on, he would be confined to the bed and hooked up to machines just to stay alive.
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His father died a miserable death, his son was in a coma, and the Quinn family was shattered, leaving only Simon behind to finally realize all his mistakes. However, it was too late. Harrison could not come back to life, the Quinn family could not be whole again, and Stephen could not recover. Simon would forever be haunted by pain, despair, and regret for the rest of his life. At that moment, in complete darkness, Stephen heard Simon’s voice. He was conscious but failed to open his eyes or speak; he could not move a muscle. He wanted so badly to sit up and tell Simon that it was not solely his fault. They were all wrong, and this was their retribution!Just then, two women walked into the ward. When the officials saw them, their eyes widened in shock. For a second, no one even breathed. They were Snow and Lily!The officials thought they were seeing ghosts. Those women were supposed to be dead. Why were they there? Snow and Lily noticed their shocked gazes and offered them
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Due to Harrison’s previous incident, the officials reacted quickly by sending Stephen straight to the hospital.After an emergency rescue, Stephen’s life was saved. However, he paid a heavy price. When the doctor walked out of the emergency room, the officials asked, “How is he?”“The situation isn’t looking good,” the doctor said grimly. “His body is in a bad state, and due to long-term emotional distress, he suffered a brain hemorrhage from the emotional shock.“He’s still in a coma, and we can’t say for sure when he’ll wake up again. It depends on his will to live.”The officials drew a sharp breath. “Do you mean he might end up in a coma forever?”The doctor nodded. No one saw coming that Stephen would fall into a coma, with little chance of ever waking up again. However, it also meant he did not have to die anymore. He would be alive but confined to a bed. Suddenly, they thought of Harrison’s desperate pleas to Ethan back in his villa. “I’m willing to trade my life fo
