hapter 199
On the Internet, most people criticized Stephen, and a few cursed at Ethan. A small group of people wanted to know the person previously managing Riveria, hoping for them to return to take charge of Riveria.
Three cities in Riveria had since had issues. The richest and most developed province, which once boasted a 15 trillion–dollar GDP, could not even maintain 13 trillion!
In the government headquarters, a group of people stared furiously at Simon, who kept his head low, saying nothing.
“Didn’t you go to Aqua City? How did things turn out like this?”
Faced with the questions, Simon wanted to say he had no idea either. He had left Aqua City thinking everything was fine, but in just one day, eight lives were lost! All of them were forced to the point of suicide!
He wished he could give Stephen a few more slaps on the face now.
Given the current situation in Aqua City, it was understandable to shift the focus from fishing and tourism to industrial development. However, he had to give the citizens time to prepare!
Making a snap decision and pushing it was just setting up everyone for death!
“While there have been some unexpected events, we managed to resolve the situation fairly well.” Simon said, “If we can get an apology, we can move on from this.”
“An apology isn’t enough.” Someone said, “It’s eight lives. The entire nation is watching!”
Simon fell silent. He knew that someone had to pay the price this time.
“Fire Aqua City’s mayor.” Simon said, “As the mayor, he bears responsibility for the eight lives lost under his watch.‘
“”
The others could see that Simon was trying to protect Stephen.
“Fine,” one of them agreed. “Let’s fire Aqua City’s mayor.”
“He’s getting on in years anyway; it’s time he took a well–deserved break.”
“Then we can have your son apologize publicly That should wrap things up.”
Simon heaved a sigh of relief.
However, soon after, someone added, “We might pretend this didn’t happen, but others won’t. Stephen doesn’t have many chances left If something happens again, we’ll be in serious trouble.”
Simon immediately stated, “Rest assured. There won’t be any more problems. I promise to
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handle this incident perfectly!”
With that, the meeting came to an end.
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In Aqua City, Adam received the news of his dismissal. Although he had expected it, the notice still left him feeling hollow inside. Despite having dedicated half his life to Aqua City and saving Stephen one last time, he was sacrificed in the end.
He glanced at Stephen, but what he really missed was the days when Ethan was still around. If Ethan had been around, Aqua City would not have become what it was today.
Stephen also saw the notice and felt a pang of guilt.
He said to Adam, “I’m sorry.”
“It’s alright.” Adam smiled bitterly. “I’m getting tired too. Do a good job from now on and don’t make mistakes again. Next time, the people won’t be so patient.”
Stephen nodded. “I promise I’ll do better.”
With that, Adam left. As the new mayor had not yet been elected, Stephen was the only person still managing Aqua City.
He called a press conference and apologized publicly, announcing that he would pay 600 billion dollars as compensation. The move garnered him some goodwill, and the online criticism began to ease a bit.
However, things were far from resolved! The real chaos in Aqua City was just about to
unfold!
With the fishing and tourism industry abandoned, Aqua City saw a surge in unemployed citizens. Within no time, several factories were filled to capacity with workers.
The wages were low, merely 1,000 or 2,000 dollars a month. Moreover, the factories did not provide housing, and people were fed only a meal a day!
Oliver put it bluntly. “If you can’t accept it, get lost. We have a surplus of people in Aqua City, not jobs.”
As unemployment rose, many wandered the streets, impacting the city’s appearance. Meanwhile, some individuals began covertly connecting with foreign influences.
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