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Nico gnashed his teeth, thinking that his plan for revenge could not drag on any further.
When he met with Ethan earlier, Ethan showed no signs of panic, which meant the man might have some backup plan in place. That was why Nico decided that he had to strike first!
Nico called the villagers over and asked, “Do you think you’ve made enough mone Everyone shook their heads. Who would ever complain about making more money? However, that was exactly the answer Nico was looking for.
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He said, “I have a way to make money quickly. A lot of these out–of–town companies have been leasing orchards and farms around here. The fruit’s ripe, and the animals are fully
grown.
“You should gather villagers from other villages to pick their fruits and take their animals. Those fruit and animals could be sold for a lot of money!”
The villagers‘ eyes lit up at the suggestion.
“That’s a good idea.”
“We’re locals, and these companies are from out of town. They can’t do anything to us.”
“We’ll go with this!”
The villagers immediately sprang into action. They rallied people from the other villages and started to plunder stuff from the company–owned orchard and farm. At first, they did it secretly, but soon, it escalated into blatant looting.
The companies‘ employees tried to stop them, but how could a handful of workers hold off the combined forces of multiple villages?
They could only watch helplessly as the fruits in the orchard were stripped clean. Moreover, with villagers breaking branches off trees to get the fruit faster, extensive damages were done to the orchards.
Frustrated, the companies‘ employees quickly called the police, but the villagers had planned for that. They blocked off the road leading into the village, so by the time the police arrived, the orchards and farms had been emptied, the villagers long gone with their spoils.
All that remained were the devastated company employees.
“How could this happen?”
“We worked so hard, but now It’s all gone.”
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The company owners, too, were on the brink of collapse, with some almost fainting from the shock of losing everything in a single raid.
Most importantly, it was not just one company affected. All across Hill City, many of the orchards and farms owned by foreign companies faced the same fate.
Some of the owners reached out to Stephen and reported the incident.
Stephen was busy dealing with another project involving a new tea tree wh he received the news. He, too, was shocked.
“Is that true?”
The company owners immediately showed him videos of the incident. As the footage played, Stephen’s expression grew dark.
The video showed a chaotic scene. The villagers had even fought the companies‘ employees in their rush to steal.
Once the villagers left, the orchards and farms were in shambles, with fruit trees destroyed and employees sitting on the ground, sobbing.
“I’m aware of the situation. I’ll take care of it immediately.”
Stephen told the company owners to return home and wait for his news while he ordered his men to investigate which villages were involved in the raid.
The results came quickly, and with the report in his hand, Stephen stormed out to confront those villages. There was no way he was going to let that slide. They could either return the stolen goods or pay up!
While rushing to the villages, Stephen saw that people were already spreading the videos of the orchards and farms being raided online.
It turned out that someone from the affected companies had recorded a video and uploaded it online. The video was already going viral. In just half an hour, the video had racked up over 100 thousand views. The comments were filled with outrage/
“Are these people bandits?”
“Where is this? This is terrifying.”
“Stealing fruit is bad enough, but why destroy the trees too?”
Everyone criticized the villagers.
Stephen’s expression was grim. He knew he had to solve the issue quickly. Otherwise, if the situation escalated, it would greatly impact Hill City. Not only would it force the companies away, but it would also dampen the farmer’s enthusiasm. After all, nobody would want the fruits of their labor stolen just like that!
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He soon arrived at a village. The atmosphere was lively, with people celebrating their ‘haul‘ and showing off to their neighbors.
Stephen quickly found the village chief and stated his identity.
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