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Hearing that, the people finally felt relieved.
“Alright, let’s disperse.”
“Go grab some food. When there’s progress, I’ll inform all of you.”
The crowd gradually dispersed.‘
Adam returned to Stephen, smiling. “It’s settled. I plan to drag this out. When they don’t get paid for too long, they’ll stop thinking about it.”
Stephen nodded in satisfaction. “You did well this time. Good job!”
Adam chuckled. “Not at all. It’s thanks to your guidance.”
“Hahaha!” Stephen laughed smugly.
Although Adam promised to compensate the people, the reality was that fishing was no longer feasible and the hotels and farm stays had lost their customers.
The people, especially those with debts, were becoming increasingly anxious. Debts amounting to millions weighed down on them like a mountain, crushing them.
The next day, someone could not wait any longer and rushed in to ask about the progress.
A staff member replied, “The investigation is ongoing. Please wait a little longer.”
By noon, another person came asking about the progress. Still, they were told to wait. More people went at night, but the answer was the same.
After three days, not one person had received their compensation, and some families were starting to apart.
On the fourth day…
“Bam!”
Someone jumped from the hospital rooftop, falling to his death. The incident shocked quite a number of people, but most assumed the deceased was someone with a terminal illness who could not take it anymore. However, when the investigation results came out, the truth shocked everyone.
The man’s family had made a living from fishing, and he had taken a loan of five million dollars to lease a fish farm, ready to expand his business. However, the fishing industry collapsed overnight.
His wife took the kids and left. His parents were so mad that they fell sick and were hospitalized, but he had no money to treat them. In desperation, he climbed up the hospital rooftop.
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[The sudden collapse of the fishing industry in Aqua City drives a fisherman to suicide!]
The news immediately spread online like wildfire.
Adam rushed to Stephen, phone in hand, yelling, “Shit! Someone committed suicide. He couldn’t handle the pressure from waiting too long for the compensation and jumped.”
Stephen was taken aback. “It’s just 5 million dollars. Was it really worth it?”
Before he could understand it, more news of suicide followed!
A hotel owner hung himself in the lobby, and in another town, a whole family killed themselves by drinking poison!
The investigation results came out quickly. It turned out the hotel owner owed a million in debt and could not repay it, even if he sold the building. He saw no other option other than to hang himself.
As for the family, they were active in rallying the town to invest in the agriculture tourism business, and now that it was abandoned, they could not handle the guilt. Hence, the family of six drank poison to end their lives.
[Breaking news: Aqua City’s fishing and tourism industries collapse, causing hotel owners and townspeople to commit suicide!]
The moment that news hit the internet, it went viral.
Adam’s face paled, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. In just half a day, eight people committed suicide!
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The impact was massive, and the entire internet was buzzing with concern over Aqua City.
“Stephen destroyed Aqua City’s beautiful environment, abandoned the fishing and tourism industry, and then wants to focus on the industrial sector?”
“No warning? Just like that, he shut everything down and is pushing the industrial industry? Is he out of his mind?”
“Stephen, you murderer!”
Stephen’s name was plastered all over social media, trending at number one, with everyone cursing him.
Meanwhile, the people of Aqua City realized something after hearing about the eight suicides.
They had all been deceived! There was never any plan for compensation. Adam and Stephen just wanted to stall for time!
If eight people died today, what about tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?
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Everyone gathered again. This time, they were more united than ever, surrounding Adam and Stephen.
“Pay us back!”
“Give us justice!”
“We won’t leave until we get an answer!”
At that point, the people of Aqua City were genuinely furious.
It was Stephen who decided to import the invasive species, set up so many tourism areas, and encouraged the development of agritourism. He was also the one who brought in factories that polluted the water and killed their fish!
“Did you ever think of us when you turned Aqua City into this state, Stephen Quinn?”
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