EuropeNovelNolan was getting anxious. Stephen had recovered and would be back in Hill City in no time. Besides, with
Stephen having met with Jeremy, Nolan was worried that Jeremy might've said things he should not.
Adding to that, the South Regent's forces were about to return to Hill City, and he also had to rescue the South
Regent's men. He started planning how to rescue them while discreetly finding out what Jeremy and Stephen
talked about. However, when he learned that Jeremy did not mention him, he sighed in relief.
Two days later, Stephen returned to Hill City, accompanied by Ganter and Austin. Ganter had promised Ethan to
beca psychologist in Hill City, and Austin realized that he still had much to learn after this incident, so he
decided to tag along with Ganter.
Stephen was very grateful to Ganter and Austin as both of them had essentially saved his life. Hence, he
arranged accommodations for them and even bought a storefront for Ganter.
"If you need anything in the future, just letknow. | will solve it for you."
After settling them down, Stephen resumed managing Hill City.
Nolan had taken over for the past few days, and upon seeing Stephen's return, he smiled. "Stephen, you're
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtfinally better. After getting past this hurdle, it'll be smooth sailing from now on."
"Yeah." Stephen nodded. "Thank you for the past few days. Did anything happen?"
Nolan said, "Hill City's situation remains the same."
People were leaving, and the economy was declining, especially after the South Regent's businesses were shut
down. No prominent businesses were left in Hill City, with the Spencers being the only exception.
Stephen read through various reports and felt a headache coming. "Let's have a meeting later."
Hill City had too many pressing issues that needed to be addressed right away— the worsening economy, the
lack of new businesses entering the city, population loss, the culprit behind the cross-border trades, and the
rampant illegal goods...
The meeting was convened soon. When Stephen listed the problems, everyone was momentarily dazed. It felt
like they had been transported back three or four years.
Once, Hill City, or the whole Riveria had faced the sproblems. Only then, things were much worse.
At that time, foreigners could easily infiltrate Riveria, and various factions brazenly conducted sales of illegal
goods on the streets.
Someone said, "Actually, Hill City has experienced the sproblems before."
Stephen's eyes lit up. If the problems had been solved before, that meant there was a solution he could use.
"How did the problems get resolved last time?"
The people exchanged glances but said nothing.
Stephen frowned. “Speak!"
"Back then, the mayor, Julius, led everyone to resolve those issues," someone answered, their head lowered.
Julius resolved it? Stephen was stunned. Julius was dead; he had died in his arms.
A wave of shock washed over Stephen. Had he destroyed their last hope?
Seeing Stephen in a daze, the people grew a little anxious. Everyone knew what happened to Stephen recently,
and they were worried he might falter again, so they quickly provided suggestions.
"We can search the archives. He must've recorded such an important thing down."
"We can check Julius' house as well. Perhaps he left notes on the solution."
"We can also reach out to Julius's assistant. He might have kept records."
Hearing the voices around him,
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nodded. "Okay. We'll proceed w
these plans."
Then, he turned to look at Nolan. "You've got a lot of experience. You're just as capable as Julius. Can
you take the lead on coming up with a solution?"
"Alright," Nolan agreed.
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