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"Stephen, do you know the answers?" his friend asked.Stephen nodded slightly. Under everyone's gaze, he stepped forward and took on the first riddle."What goes up but never comes down? The answer is noon," he said."Impressive, you got it!" the vendor said. "What about the second one?"Everyone looked at Stephen. How did a hundred musicians reduce to ten?"Because only the tenor stayed," Stephen answered slowly.There was a moment of confusion before everyone got it.Once it clicked, they laughed. "Now, that's a proper brain teaser!"Stephen's friends cheered. "That's our Stephen!"Stephenโs answer had never even crossed their minds.The vendor nodded appreciatively. "Quick thinking, young man. Now, the third questionโฆ What's vinegar's boiling point?"One of Stephen's friends jumped in. "I know this one! Itโs 60 degrees!"The vendor smiled. "Wrong.""What?" Everyone was surprised. They thought vinegar had a low boiling point since performers used it to simulate boiling
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Stephenโs friend immediately said, โDo you think Stephen canโt handle a challenge? Bring on whatever questions you have. Stephen will know it!โStephen felt nothing in particular about answering two more questions. He was not interested in the grand prize anyway. If Lily were still alive, she would have been thrilled, but at the thought of Lily, Stephenโs mood faltered. The vendor said, โThe next two questions are pretty tough. Are you ready? Of course, for fairness, you can discuss the answer with your friends.โStephenโs friends grew serious. They were curious to see how difficult the next two questions were. The surrounding crowd watching the show quieted down as well.The vendor slowly said, โHereโs the first question. How can you make tears flow backward?โThe question stunned many. They looked at each other, doubting their ears. โIs this supposed to be difficult?โโSir, are you serious? We thought it would be a tricky question.โโYeah, any kid could answer this question
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Stephen was showered with praise, yet his heart was filled with bitterness. Those questions made him think of Snow and Lily. Without them, he would not have known the answer. However, it was a painful lesson to learn, and he would rather know nothing at all.The vendor sized Stephen up and asked curiously, โYoung man, how do you know the answers to these questions?โHis words stabbed Stephenโs heart. The last thing he wanted to recall was that night, but the vendor was forcing him to remember everything. Every time he remembered the night Lily died, the memory would grow clearer. โA friend of mine taught me.โ Stephenโs voice was bitter. โA friend who really liked me.โโYour friend sure is a good one.โ The vendor smiled. โYou must cherish her. Because of her, you won the runner-up prize..โStephen stayed silent, feeling too suffocated to reply. It was as if someone had punched him right in the gut, and he had to fight the urge to cough up blood.โOkay, hereโs the last question. L
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The vendorโs face paled in fright. โI just wanted to stump you, not kill you! Just take the prize!โHe quickly took down the grand, first, runner-up, and second runner-up prizes, handing all of them to Stephen. However, Stephenโs body convulsed. The memories he had suppressed came flooding back, one more intense than the other. Stephen clutched his chest as blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. His legs had gone weak. โHe pushed himself this far just to answer a few questions?โโWhat sort of questions are these? They made someone cough up blood.โโThis is unreal. If I hadnโt seen it myself, I wouldnโt have believed something like this.โโIโm starting to believe those dramatic effects in TV shows. Perhaps itโs true that someone could die while playing chess!โStephenโs friends were now panicking. โStephen, whatโs wrong? Stephen!โโDonโt scare us!โโAmbulance! Call the ambulance!โStephen had been doing well just moments ago. When he left the carousel, he even reveal
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โThe boiling point of vinegarโฆ Snow told me before she left. As for the tears flowing backward, I understood it when I stood alone on the edge of a cliff after Lily died. As for the negative one-twelfth, it was the question those criminals asked me before detonating the bomb. I got it wrong.โEveryone was stunned, especially Stephenโs friends. When Stephen gave the correct answer, they cheered, but now, they realized that each answer came at an unforgettable and agonizing cost. Snow was missing, Lily was dead, and Hugo had turned against him because of the detonated bomb, only to sacrifice himself in the end for him. They finally understood why Stephen had coughed up blood. โStephenโฆโHis friends felt a heavy weight in their chests suffocating them. They could not imagine this would become of an arrogant young man like Stephen.Harrison also fell silent for a while. He understood that everything his grandson had experienced was far worse than what he or Simon had in their life
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They answered, โWe have other business here. Thereโs a rather special patient we need to attend to. Goodbye.โThey did not want to share more with Simon as the special patient they were referring to was Hugo. Hugo was shot in the stomach and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment by the South Regentโs subordinates. Those two doctors received orders to save Hugo, who was recovering well and would be discharged in a few days. Watching the two doctors walk away, Simon frowned. He felt as if they were hiding something from him. At that moment, he was still unaware that Hugo and Natalie had both survived. If he knew, one phone call to Stephen would be enough to improve his condition significantly. Simon took his medicine and left the hospital. Just after he returned to his office, a staff member hurried in. โBad news. Someone is protesting at the entrance. Theyโre accusing us of covering up for Stephen!โSimon felt a headache coming. The issue with Stephenโs company producin
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Everyone watched as Simon made a solemn promise. Coupled with his offer of 300 million dollars to restore Breeze City, their anger somewhat subsided.โMaybe Stephen really was framed.โโShould we trust him again?โโAt this point, letโs just trust him one last time.โAfter a brief discussion, they decided to believe Simon once more.Simon sighed in relief and quickly said, โThank you, everyone!โAlthough the 300 million dollars and his final guarantee were not a big deal to him, it was still a disgrace to the Quinn familyโs reputation.Simon knew that from now on, he had to devote himself to protecting Breeze City and ensure that it would never fall into chaos again. Otherwise, he would have no more excuses, and no one would trust him anymore.Back in his office, he had a subordinate retrieve Breeze Cityโs development plans and important decision-making documents from the past three years.Back then, Ethan had been in charge of the city. Simon planned to study Ethanโs methods a
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Without Ethanโs support, what had Breeze City become? It was somewhere people struggled to survive.What happened to Stephen? His hair turned white overnight, and he grew depressed like a soulless walking corpse.All of this was the result of their wrong decisions.Simon stared at the scattered documents on the ground and let out a long sigh. He felt a heavy weight on his shoulders. He had hoped to use Ethanโs past methods to turn things around, but in the end, he only ended up harming himself.Just then, his phone rang. He glanced at the screen and saw that it was a call from Harrison.As soon as he picked it up, Harrison said, โSomethingโs happened to Stephen again. He went out with his friends but coughed up blood at a riddle booth. The doctor said his condition is serious.โAfter a brief pause, he continued, โHis will to live is extremely low.โโWhat?โ Simon was stunned. He had sent Stephen back in hopes that his friends could help him recover. However, things had gotten wor
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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.โWeโve dealt with everyone involved in this matter. Are you satisfied with the outcome, Mr. Rivers?โWith that, they lowered their heads to the ground nervously. Their only hope now hinged on Ethanโs 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, โSend someone to help move my stuff down the mountain.โHearing that, everyone was first stunned, and then ecstatic.โOf course!โ 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, โWe respectfully
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The day of Rachel and Georgeโs 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 judgeโs 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 Georgeโs faces paled to the point that they looked like corpses.The viewers in the livestream finally saw the full picture.โSo thatโs it! The Quinns and the Lowes conspired!โโThey deserve to die! How could they frame Ethan like that? Are they even human?โโThe death penalty! They deserve the death penalty!โThey 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 wivesโ panicked expressions.โWhat did you do out there?โโSo many people came today, asking for you by name.โHow 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.โItโs nothing,โ 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.โWhat have you done?โ Their parentsโ 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.โHow could this be?โNo one expected this outcome. They thought, โSo what if I insulted him? Are they going to punish me for it? Besides, so many people are insulting him. They canโt possibly punish every single person who did it. At most, Iโll post a public apology and promise that Iโll never do it again.โHowever, 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.โWhy are they going this far? Arenโt they afraid of causing unrest?โOf 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!โWhere else would she be?โ 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.โYou really have some nerve." The people from HQ sneered. โYou fooled us all completely.โโYouโve been hiding Ethanโs contributions all this time, havenโt you?โโYou two are nothing but disasters to this country! You deserve to die a thousand times over.โGeorge kept his head down while Rachel sobbed. โI was wrongfully accused!โโShut 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. โAh!โSimon could not take it anymore. He suddenly ran towards the window, trying to end his life. Fortunately, the officials quickly stopped him. โDonโt be reckless! Think about Stephen. Youโre all he has now!โThat sentence made Simon stop. Now, Stephen and Simon were each otherโs 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, โIโd like to file a report on someone.โTo 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. โShit!โ Someone exclaimed. โI heard Rachel bought a flight ticket overseas. Could she have fled?โThe 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. Stephenโs sudden awakening was nothing short of a miracle. However, after examining him, the doctorโs expression darkened. Stephen had regained consciousness, but the prognosis was far from hopeful.โHe canโt move,โ the doctor said. โAs of now, heโs paralyzed.โStephen 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. โHe might never be able to leave the bed again.โUpon 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 Simonโs 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 Harrisonโs previous incident, the officials reacted quickly by sending Stephen straight to the hospital.After an emergency rescue, Stephenโs life was saved. However, he paid a heavy price. When the doctor walked out of the emergency room, the officials asked, โHow is he?โโThe situation isnโt looking good,โ the doctor said grimly. โHis body is in a bad state, and due to long-term emotional distress, he suffered a brain hemorrhage from the emotional shock.โHeโs still in a coma, and we canโt say for sure when heโll wake up again. It depends on his will to live.โThe officials drew a sharp breath. โDo you mean he might end up in a coma forever?โThe 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 Harrisonโs desperate pleas to Ethan back in his villa. โIโm willing to trade my life fo
