The Guardian's Return (Ethan Rivers) novel Chapter 296

Chapter 296 

Stephen was surprised and immediately had the company investigated. 

The results showed that the company had been established a month ago and had a registered capital of 30 million dollars! Furthermore, the scale of the company ranked among the top in Celestial City. 

Stephen was overjoyed. 

At a time when Celestial City desperately needed people, the arrival of this company was like a lifeline! 

“We welcome you!” Stephen personally went to meet the owner. 

Mark Smith was very young and seemed to be under thirty. Stephen was surprised. If this young man had built his business from scratch, he was just as capable as Stephen himself. 

“What does your company specialize in, Mr. Smith?” 

“Food production and processing. We also have our own online platform…” Mark described the nature of his business. 

He toured the city center and selected a building as the company’s office. The annual rent for that building alone was in the billions. 

Stephen was overjoyed to see this. With such a major company leading the way, other companies would surely follow. 

Before leaving, Stephen gave him a warning, “You must watch out for your safety.” 

Mark smiled. “Don’t worry. I’ll be fine.” 

After all, he had been sent by the South Regent. 

His arrival marked the second phase of the South Regent’s plan to openly siphon money from Riveria through Celestial City! 

Unfortunately, Stephen did not know this and left after the reminder. 

Mark looked at the office building and recalled the South Regent’s plan to take over Celestial City. 

“Taking Celestial City will require four steps. Step one is to create chaos and make local businesses leave or become unsettled. Step two, we enter the scene. Step three, we’ll turn local businesses against each other and further disrupt the balance. Then, we’ll overthrow Celestial City in step four!” 

The next step was to sow discord among the remaining local businesses! 

Mark requested information about the remaining business owners. 

1/2 

Chapter 296 

Only seven businesses remained in Celestial City. Most of them had fled out of fear of the criminals. 

Mark said, “Invite them to have dinner together.” 

After Stephen left, he told George about the arrival of the new business. 

George was also overjoyed but soon became warried. “Have you thoroughly investigated this company? We can’t afford any more mistakes.” 

At that reminder, Stephen’s happy mood soured. He quickly ordered a more detailed investigation of the new company. 

“Come to think of it, there are some doubts. The company was established just a month ago, 

but they have 30 million in registered capital, and now they’re setting up in Celestial City.”