The Guardian's Return (Ethan Rivers) novel Chapter 99

Chapter 99 

Chapter 99 

“It’s settled, then!” 

Everyone unanimously approved of Simon’s plan. While the plan could not solve all the problems, it could resolve most of them, and that was enough. 

Half a day later, news that Howard had always been protecting Seaside City spread. 

“Howard was arrested and charged with various crimes, but it was all part of a plan to lure out the lurking threat in Seaside City. In fact, he’s always been defending Seaside City’s peace.” 

The moment the news broke, the internet exploded! 

No one had expected that to be the truth. Not only was Howard not a criminal, but he had been protecting Seaside City. In fact, he was willing to lure out the evil forces in the city to secure its peace even at the cost of his own reputation. 

“I didn’t expect the plan to be like that. Howard is truly incredible. I’m going to cry.” 

“I owe Howard an apology!” 

“He put himself on the line and defied all odds. Howard’s sacrifice is immense. I’m literally in tears.” 

“I feel so ashamed thinking back to when I cursed Howard online.” 

The netizens took to social media to express their regret and flooded the web with apologies to Howard. 

Meanwhile, the authorities kept a close eye on the public reaction online. Fortunately, everything went according to Simon’s prediction. The majority of people were touched by Howard’s story and accepted his status as a hero. 

Only a few people in Seaside City refused to believe it, but those voices were easily silenced with their accounts banned. 

Simon spoke up, “Well, that wraps up Howard’s story. His name has been cleared. I’m sure he’ll be extremely grateful to us now and will be willing to lay down his life for us. We can all rest easy with his loyalty.secured.” 

Everyone nodded. 

Thankfully, everything had gone according to plan, and the outcome was better than they had hoped. Just having Howard submit to them was already a huge gain, and now, countless people were praising the team for their clever and bold strategy. 

“This plan was both risky but well–executed. They even cleared Howard’s name right after. How brilliant.” 

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“Quick. Have Howard return to Seaside City and deal with the enemies. We can’t wait to see Seaside City restored to peace!” 

At that moment, Stephen approached Howard with his phone in hand. 

He passed the phone to Howard. “Look. You’re no longer a criminal but the hero of Seaside City. I told you. Sticking with me would bring you more glory than you ever imagined. I can give you what Ethan can’t, and what he can give you, I can do better.” 

He patted Howard’s shoulder. 

“Work hard. There’ll be even more rewards for you once the problems in Seaside City are solved.” 

Howard quickly lowered his head and said gratefully, “Thank you. I’ll definitely restore peace to Seaside City, even if I have to risk my life for it!” 

Stephen nodded in satisfaction. That was the attitude he wanted.