Stephen quickly had the trending topics suppressed to prevent the situation from escalating further. At the same
time, he started a meeting to discuss solutions.
Nolan had worked for two decades, so he was quite experienced.
"The incident with the old man wasn't our fault. We can clarify that he accidentally started the forest fire and
took his own life out of guilt, not because we drove him to do it. As for the shooting and hijacking of the prisoner
transport, those were provocations by foreign forces. We need to issue a public statement warning them."
Stephen felt that those were good ideas. Although it would not completely calm the online backlash, at least, it
was a reasonable explanation and would reduce their criticism.
Without a moment's hesitation, Stephen immediately followed Nolan's suggestions.
He first clarified the cause of the forest fire, stating that several corrupt officials had already been arrested and
that others were being pursued. A complete explanation was to be issued soon.
Then, he stated that the shooting and the hijacking incidents were provocations from foreign forces and that he
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇthad already sent his men to engage with the foreign officials. If they did not cooperate, he would take the
necessary measures to bring the hostages hsafely.
Once the information was released, it caused an even bigger stir online.
"That old man was the one who started the fire? It seems Stephen isn't completely at fault this time."
"Does Stephen mean to go to war with the foreign forces?"
"Stephen is showing sbackbone. It's about tto teach those foreign forces a lesson."
Many people began to recognize how evil the foreign forces were. They were constantly thinking of ways to
smuggle and trade contraband, causing unrest at the borders.
Noticing Stephen's strong stance, they grew eager, hoping that the foreign forces would be taught a lesson.
Seven wanted to enlist to fight against these foreign forces.
Nolan looked at the support online and smirked. Everything was going according to his plan.
"Although no war will actually break out, once news of it spreads out, many companies in Riveria will quickly
withdraw. When that happens, there will be fewer competitors."
Sure enough, once Stephen made
the announcement, many
companies, began transferring their assets. They only cared about earning money. If war broke out, it would
certainly affect the city's stability as well as their businesses.
Stephen was unaware of this as he was busy negotiating with foreign officials.
"We want to help too, but the perpetrators are from your side."
Stephen was stunned to hear this. He did not expect the criminals to be from Riveria. With no other choice, he
made sconcessions before returning to Riveria.
Before long, the foreign officials released a statement confirming that the criminals were from Riveria and not
their locals. They confirmed that they would cooperate with Stephen's team in the upcoming actions.
When the public learned that the perpetrators were from Riveria, they were bewildered.
"What does that mean? It was a Riverian who hijacked the prisoner transport?"
"So, it didn't actually have anything to do with the foreign forces?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Just how chaotic is Riveria?"
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Riveria had a GDP of over 15 trillion dollars, so they had always thought of it as a picturesque, prosperous place.
Now, they found out that Riverians were involved in crimes abroad and were in complete disbelief.
When Stephen returned to Hill City, he quickly assembled a team to rescue the hostages.
After doing this, his assistant said in concern, "Sir, please rest for a bit. You haven't slept in over 24 hours."
Hearing this, Nolan quickly said, "Yes, have srest. We'll keep an eye on things here. Nothing will happen."
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