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"The answer is simple, and I've told you before. But since you can't remember, I'll give you an answer that's easier to remember," Ethan said. "I simply don't want to save him."Simon's whole body trembled.It could not be any clearer or more straightforward than that. There was no point in asking further."Simon, you're a man of status. What's the point of acting all desperate?" A familiar voice suddenly sounded.Simon spun around to see the South Regent!Simon glared at him. "Why are you here?"Then, he looked at Ethan. "Are you two working together?""Hahaha." The South Regent laughed heartily. "Working together? You think too highly of me."The South Regent looked at Simon and slowly walked closer. "How could I possibly be worthy of collaborating with Lord Rivers?""If not, why are you here?" Simon frowned."I heard you were here, so I came to look for you," the South Regent answered.Simon stared at the South Regent. He refused to believe the South Regent came to look f
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Without Ethan, there were thousands more like him!Later, the South Regent paid more attention to that girl. She really did receive help from many people. Better yet, because her parents were war heroes, after peace came to Riveria, Ethan gave her a house so she and her grandmother could live happily.Now, faced with a similar question, Simon was at a loss for words.The South Regent believed that Simon, as head of the Quinn family, fell short of Ethan in every aspect. The gap was simply far too wide."What are you sighing about?" Simon, unable to answer, tried to change the subject.Instead of pressing the issue, the South Regent commented, "I know their whereabouts.""What?" Simon tensed. "You know where those dangerous criminals are?"The South Regent nodded."Tell me!"Simon was desperate. The experts had just told him Stephen had less than seventy-two hours left. Every second wasted could leave permanent psychological trauma on Stephen."Everything has its price," the So
The Guardian's Return Chapter 746
Simon sent his men to investigate the location the South Regent mentioned. It was a villa in the city, with a garden, a pool, and a few people armed with guns currently patrolling it.Seeing that scene, the investigators confirmed that these men were all dangerous. After verifying the reliability of the South Regent’s information, Simon immediately sent out his armed forces, using their advanced equipment, exceptional skills, and rich experience to put the dangerous men in the villa under control. No one was harmed in the process. The dangerous men were brought back for interrogation, but some were stubborn and refused to say anything. However, a few others willingly confessed everything. “We have two bases outside the country.”“The first base is in the east. It is our main base with the most equipment. There’s about 200 people there.”“The second base is in the south. It’s where Stephen is being held. There aren’t many men there, and the equipment is basic.”Simon finally k
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They had no idea that the information was fake. The place did not have 300 people but only a dozen or so instead. When Victor tipped them off that the drones were coming to scout the area, they mobilized everyone to create an illusion that the place was heavily guarded. In fact, their main force was at the abandoned village in the south. Besides, they knew they were no match for the armed forces, so they retreated after leaving some traps. Yet, the main armed force, along with the reporters, were there to rescue Stephen, and the rescue team was about to face the criminals’ main force and traps. The team deployed robotic dogs into the building to locate the dangerous criminals, but suddenly, a man walked out. Seeing the team, he froze for a moment before shouting, “They’re here!”As soon as he tried to run, he was tackled to the ground and held still. Then, the team rushed inside and saw two people running away to an iron door in a panic, pounding on it desperately. “Wake up!”
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He was shackled by chains, surrounded by floating, filthy, and foul-smelling debris, submerged in the dirty water.At that moment, Stephen was trembling all over, looking really pathetic and miserable. Although he was affected by the tear gas bomb, he saw the moment the door was opened. He saw a crowd and a camera pointed directly at him!He felt as if hundreds and thousands of eyes were on him. It was as if he was held here for a year, and finally, someone had come to rescue him, but it was a group of people, including a camera crew!Countless people must have seen him like that! It was over!Stephen could not accept the fact. Combined with his high fever and fragile mentality, his vision went black. He lost consciousness and fell into the dirty water with a thud.The others panicked and rushed in to rescue Stephen. The captain took out his phone and dialed Simon. “We found Stephen, but he’s not looking good. There are chains around him. Send professionals now.”Those chains r
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Simon watched everything unfold with a heavy heart. His son, who was once destined to be untouchable, someone others could only look up to in awe, had now become someone people could not even stand to look at without feeling disgusted. The intense contrast left Simon feeling dazed. After the hospital cleaned Stephen up, they called several specialists and professors to diagnose him. “How is he?” Simon quickly asked. “The situation isn’t too bad.” A specialist answered, “He’s suffering from over-exhaustion, hormonal imbalance, starvation, high fever, and slight malnutrition. In theory, with proper meals and a good rest, he should make a full recovery.”Simon heaved a sigh of relief. “But…” The specialist suddenly changed his tone. “What?” Simon’s heart immediately sank. “While his physical condition isn’t alarming, what we’re really concerned about is his mental state.” The specialist looked worried. “He was held in an enclosed space for a long time without human contac
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The team hurried to retrieve Hugo’s body. Considering Hugo’s close relationship with Stephen and well-known status as a psychologist, the people took the search seriously and mobilized a significant search force. The two villages along the way were alarmed. Everyone was curious about what was happening. A young girl rushed into a small house and called out to a man lying on the bed, “Sir! There are many people outside. Are they looking for you?”The man lying on the bed was Hugo. He struggled to sit up, looking a little pale, his face still swollen. His injuries had not fully recovered yet. Previously, he was thrown into the river, and the current washed him ashore, where the young girl and her grandfather saved him. Although his life was saved, his left arm was broken without any possibility of recovery. Becoming a cripple made Hugo spiral into despair. He was a psychologist, so he recognized the signs that his own mental state was deteriorating. However, knowing something wa
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“Mr. Wood, please come back with us. Stephen needs your help now.”Those words were painful for Hugo to hear. He already felt immense guilt for helping Stephen before, but they touched a sore spot and asked him to help Stephen again.“I’m not going. I can’t help him.”The staff was stunned. They had heard that Hugo had a good relationship with Stephen, but he was being so cold now.“Stephen really needs you.”Hugo took a deep breath and said, “I refuse. I can’t help him. I’m a cripple now, and my head was injured. I’ve lost my memory. I don’t know how to save anyone anymore!”Everyone was dumbfounded by his words.In fact, he was lying. He had not lost his memory. It was just an excuse he made up to avoid helping them.Since he lost his memory, the others were helpless and planned to take him back to the city for treatment. After all, his hands, legs, and head were wrapped with bandages.Hugo refused again. “I’m fine now.”The staff had no choice but to return empty-handed an
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Tyler frowned. “What happened?”“It’s about Riveria.” Nolan handed his phone to Tyler. “Simon and Stephen have completely lost all shame. I can’t believe they said something like this.”After reading the news, Tyler’s expression darkened. “Although I know they’re shameless, I still underestimated them.”In the past, they had slandered Ethan and stole his achievements. Now, after being exposed, they fabricated evidence and worked with headquarters to deceive the public.“Tyler, what should we do?” Nolan asked. “I can’t stand by while they slander Mr. Rivers like this.”Tyler said, “Let me think.”To them, Ethan was their savior. Without Ethan, the Spencers would never have made it out of Riveria alive. It was thanks to Ethan stepping in that they had a chance to start over.However, Simon was shamelessly going further to distort the truth and rewrite history. They could not watch this happen. The truth had to be exposed!A moment later, Tyler said in a low voice, “Let’s go to Ri
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The netizens had mostly been deceived by the internet trolls.When they saw Simon and headquarters both speaking out, they fully believed that Stephen was innocent and that everything was part of Leo and Ethan’s schemes. Even the few who had firmly believed in Ethan began to doubt themselves.Online, the uproar gradually died down. At that moment, Simon took the next step! He had someone publish the recording of the gala and instructed the trolls to guide the audience in revisiting the highlights.With that, both he and Stephen were completely safe.When people reviewed the gala recording, it also boosted Riveria’s popularity. It was killing multiple birds with one stone!Simon did not rest. Instead, he took the official statement and the trending discussions online and headed to the jail to meet Leo.“Has he confessed yet?” Simon asked the staff.After Leo was imprisoned, he had been questioned who the mastermind behind this was.“No. He keeps saying there’s no mastermind.”S
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“Yeah. I’m from Breeze City. If Stephen is driven away by all your insults, what are we supposed to do?”“All this is part of Ethan’s scheme. He’s deliberately trying to frame Stephen!”This was the next phase of their attack. They accused everyone of being too extreme and then created a victim narrative to gain sympathy. Finally, they flipped the story. Stephen was the pure-hearted and selfless one while Ethan was the true villain!While the internet was being flooded with manipulated narratives, Simon was not idle either. He felt that fabricating transaction records and hiring internet trolls alone was not enough. Ne needed more fabricated evidence.Thus, he had several people in Riveria publicly claim that Stephen had been the one managing Riveria all along.Ethan Rivers? Never heard of him!After a day of work, Simon was drenched in sweat. He felt his heart pound as if it might leap out of his throat.After all, he had not rested properly for days because of the gala. Furthe
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Simon stayed up all night thinking.The next morning, a little after 6 a.m., he called someone to forge records that Stephen had lived in Riveria before.At the gala, someone had questioned whether Stephen really was the Grand Marshal’s mentee. His response at that time was that Stephen had always lived in Riveria.Now, he had to fabricate those records as soon as possible and release them publicly. Protecting Stephen’s identity as ‘the Grand Marshal’s sole heir’ was extremely important. As long as that narrative was maintained, it would minimize suspicions from others.“But that’s not enough.”Simon continued to take action and hired internet trolls. Since he could not suppress the public’s interest, he personally intervened and made the trolls comment that Stephen was the one in charge of Riveria while Ethan was a corrupt criminal and that Leo was spewing nonsense!As soon as the money was paid, the trolls began their work.“You guys say that Ethan was the one in charge of Riv
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However, the event was quickly losing steam! Leo had shifted everyone’s attention away, and people were more curious about Ethan and Stephen’s true identities. The whole internet buzzed with discussions, and many were engaged in fierce arguments. Even if Simon tried to suppress the controversy, it was nearly impossible to stop it. Quite a few people were even starting to leave the event. Many planned to stay in Breeze City for a few days and tour the city, but after experiencing the incident, they no longer trusted Simon. Therefore, they changed their plans and decided to leave the next day!By the time the event ended at 1 a.m., the audience present had dropped to less than half of the original count. When Simon and Stephen took the stage and saw the half-empty seats, they felt dispirited. The celebrities and singers who attended the event could also barely manage a smile. They regretted coming. The scandal surrounding Stephen’s real identity could easily engulf them, and the l
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Stephen immediately raised his head and asked, “Where is she?”Simon fell silent. He had no idea where Lily was. Perhaps only Ethan would know her whereabouts, and he did not know how to answer Stephen. Stephen frowned as he waited for a response. “What’s wrong? Didn’t you say she’s alive? Why don’t you tell me where she is?”Simon took a deep breath. “It might not be the best time to tell you now.”He still tried to brush it off. “What do you mean?” Stephen was getting anxious. “Do you want me to get on my knees and beg you? Don’t you know how important she is to me?” Stephen pointed at his gray hair. “I want to see her again so badly.”As Simon lowered his head, looking conflicted, Stephen fell to his knees with a bam. “What are you doing?” Simon exclaimed and quickly pulled him up. At that point, he realized that he could not hide it anymore. He did not want to say that Ethan saved Lily, but only Ethan knew where she was now. Even if he wanted to lie, he could not. W
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“Everything we’ve worked hard on would go to waste, and the Quinn family would be plunged into endless doom. The federal government would cull us. Nobody would let us off.”The issue now was not as simple as stealing Ethan’s achievements and locking him up. They were unafraid to do it in the past because they thought Ethan was an incapable orphan without any backing. They figured he just got lucky. However, they were wrong. Ethan turned out to be the Grand Marshal’s only mentee and the head of the Ledger family’s chosen one. He was also the one who intimidated the South Regent into retreating and achieving peace for Riveria. Everyone in the province owed him their lives.Just the revelation of his identity and achievements would be more than they could handle, and there was a new problem. Under their management, Riveria had nothing but problems. The province was once the nation’s largest, boasting a 15 trillion GDP, but how much of it was left now? It had long since fallen to
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It happened all too suddenly. He had done everything he could to prevent this. He had made countless preparations, ensuring no criminals or illegal weapons could get in, and even arranged his own men to be the “lucky audience” chosen for the interactive session. Yet, he had not expected a celebrity of that level to speak out for Ethan. Simon racked his brains, trying to figure out how it all happened. However, how would he know that the celebrity had become famous thanks to Ethan? His mind buzzed, completely blank. He could only say, “We will investigate this matter. Everyone, please wait for our notice. For now, please continue to enjoy tonight’s show!”He handed the mic to the host and rushed off stage. The show had to go on. He had put too much effort into inviting celebrities and pouring money into security to have it go to waste like that.Unfortunately, people’s attention was not on the show anymore. Stephen, Simon, Riveria, and Ethan immediately started trending. The e
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However, the truth was that everything she went through had nothing to do with Ethan, while the hardships he had encountered were even more unbearable than hers. However, he always remained calm and was even willing to lend a hand. “I’m sorry.” Snow trembled, tears streaking across her face. There was so much she wanted to say, but she did not know where to start. She could only apologize repeatedly and wipe her tears away. Her heart was filled with resentment toward Stephen, who was no human at all! Lily also spoke, her voice shaking, “I can’t believe you were the author. And you’ve done so much!”She thought back to the first time they met and when she called Ethan petty. Now, she finally understood how generous Ethan was. He had sacrificed himself to protect everyone in Riveria, saved her life when she should have been dead, and helped her find a new meaning in life. Yet what about him? He was imprisoned in that desolate mountain alone. Lily thought about herself. As the
