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Tyler said, “With our family’s wealth, we must start from Hill City to make a comeback.”
Edward answered, “I know. I’ve been thinking about how we can get more benefits from Hill City.”
He then texted Nolan, asking for a list of recent happenings in the city.
When they returned to Breeze City, they got an update from Nolan, and Edward went through everything Stephen had done recently.
“Subsidies were distributed in layers. By the time they reached the villagers, there wasn’t much left. We might be able to use this to our advantage.
“He also subcontracted the mining rights of the quarry to the South Regent. We can’t let him get away with this too easily.”
“Then, there’s the fundraiser. There’s a lot of room for us to work with.”
In just a few minutes, Edward came up with a plan.
“We’ll start with the South Regent first.”
He planned to sabotage the quarry as it would not only hurt the South Regent’s profits but also create enough distraction for Edward to move in and implement his next steps.
He contacted Nolan, instructing him to look for people dissatisfied with the compensation amount and instigate them to destroy the quarry
Several people immediately agreed. They had just seen their fruit orchards about to yield a great harvest when the people from Stone Village ruined them. In return, they only got a mere 10 thousand in compensation, which infuriated them. Now that they had a chance to sabotage the quarry and earn a hefty sum, there was no reason for them to refuse.
A day later, a huge explosion went off at the quarry in Stone Village. The mountains trembled, and the mines collapsed. Reports said that a dozen miners were trapped in the mines, their fates uncertain.
When Nolan found out about the incident, he contacted Stephen immediately.
“What? The mines collapsed? What happened?”
Stephen rushed to the scene. With so many people trapped inside, it was a serious situation.
It was just yesterday that he was celebrating things getting better, but now, disaster had
struck Stephen’s face darkened with fury.
He stormed over to the manager in charge of the mines, furious.
“What the hell are you doing? Isn’t it your job to prevent stuff like this from happening?”
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The manager said, “We are still investigating. We have a reason to believe it was sabotage.”
Stephen said coldly, “I don’t care if it’s sabotage. If the miners die, you will have to take responsibility! I can take back the mining rights! Don’t just stand there! Do something. Save the miners!”
It took the workers half a day to clear the ruins, but the miners trapped inside were in critical condition. They were alive, but all of them had fallen into a coma, and the doctor said the odds of the miners waking up were slim.
Both the manager and Stephen were nervous. If the miners regained consciousness, they might be able to find out what happened.
While waiting for the victims to wake up, the other miners started to strike. They wanted a raise, or they would stop working.
Given the accident, the manager knew it would be hard to get the workers back in line without increasing their pay. Hence, he planned to offer them an extra 500 dollars each, but the miners wanted double.
The miners were mostly from Stone Village. They had hardly gotten any benefits from the operation so far, or whatever little they had was taken back. As for the remaining, they were from other villages. Some of them came to work as miners because the companies they worked for left and they became homeless.
There were also a few who used to own plantations and farms, but they were destroyed and were forced to do hard labor for a living.
“If you don’t double our pay, we’ll quit!”
“Double the pay!”
The manager’s expression darkened at their demand.
“Take it or leave it! We’ve got no shortage of people willing to take your place.”
Nolan, having been observing everything, knew the time was almost right. He just needed one final move.
After a day, the hospital informed Stephen that one of the miners had not made it through
surgery.
