"Peter, that’s a lot of money!" Alvin Brown, who was wholeheartedly thinking about poverty alleviation for everyone, also knew that Peter was going to spend a lot of money this time, and he was a little uneasy in his heart.
"Grandpa, it’s alright, I’ve thought about it and we won’t lose out."
Alvin Brown sighed, "You’re really letting the money flow this time!"
Peter laughed, no one knew his current thoughts. For him, he had made a great profit this time with so many Lingcao herbs. These would allow him to upgrade a level of his cultivation, and he hadn’t even explored the ancient tomb yet, which might hold an unexpected surprise within.
Now Peter regarded this place as his own base, and he believed that practicing cultivation here in the future would definitely enhance his abilities greatly.
That being said, Peter was now considering how to develop this place.
The biggest issue was transportation!
Although Peter could fly with his body skills, it was not very convenient. Therefore, building a road to this place had become a major task for him now.
"Peter, when can we start building houses?" At that moment, Lily Jackson stood in front of Peter, her eyes brimming with anticipation as she asked the question.
"Well, we’ll start right away and everyone will be able to move into bigger houses. There’s no need to rush the construction of your houses. You can use the money to improve your lives, buy some food and clothes."
Seeing the worn-out clothes on the Jackson sisters, Peter suggested they spend the money in that way.
"We’ll dig up some herbal medicine for a few more days and then take our mother to the County Hospital. By then, our mother will get better."
Lana Jackson also spoke up at this moment.
Peter thought of his own medical skills, and knew that if he let the sisters go to the County Hospital, they might not get the proper treatment because they were unfamiliar with the place. He said, "I also know some medical skills, so I’ll come to your house and see what’s going on."
"Peter, that’s great! We’ll be waiting."
Excitement shimmered in Lana’s eyes.
"Peter, Peter, there are people from the county coming. Go and take a look."
A villager ran over quickly.
People from the county?
Peter truly didn’t know the situation and glanced at Alvin Brown.
"Let’s go take a look."
Alvin Brown didn’t know the situation either.
The two arrived at Alvin Brown’s residence quickly.
Upon entering the courtyard, Peter saw that quite a few people had arrived. To his surprise, even Mr. Smith from the county office had come.
"Uncle Jensen, what’s going on?"
Peter looked at the man, puzzled.
Mr. Smith was also panting. When he saw Peter come in and ask, he sat up and said, "Peter is back? Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Walker from our city, this is Mr. Morris from the province, and this is the wealthiest man in our province, Javier Carter..."
As he listened to the introductions, a middle-aged man scrutinized Peter from head to toe, his deep voice saying, "So, you’re Peter Brown? We suspect that Jalen Carter’s paralysis has something to do with you. Admit it honestly, what means did you use?"
Upon hearing this, Peter’s face darkened, and he stared at the man, "You must be one of the officials, and not a low-ranking one. May I ask if you usually investigate cases without any evidence?"
"You, we’ve investigated. Jalen was only in conflict with you before his paralysis. If it’s not you, then who?"
"With your level of reasoning... it seems we’re in conflict now. If you have an accident, say, you break your leg in these mountains, would that also be related to me?"
Peter had already observed that this guy was nothing more than a pawn, and he was obviously trying to bluff him. He certainly pushed back.
Peter guessed that these people had not obtained any evidence, or else they would have come to arrest him already.
Sure enough, as Peter spoke, a man of medium stature looked at him and said, "I’m Jalen’s father. I know you have some abilities. I also know what happened at the time. Jalen accepted his loss and lost over 100 million to you. I’ll pay that debt on his behalf. However, the condition is that you need to heal him."
"You must be Mr. Carter, right? I don’t even know what’s going on with Jalen. Why would you come here and make random accusations? Don’t scare me; I’ve been to prison, and now I’m just a simple farmer. I can’t afford to mess with you. If you’re sick, go see a doctor. I’m not a doctor."
Peter didn’t bother explaining anything further. So many people had come, first trying to intimidate him and now making such a proposal. If he agreed to Javier Carter’s suggestion, it would be tantamount to admitting that he had caused Jalen’s paralysis.
At that moment, Javier Carter scrutinized Peter again. His son had suddenly become paralyzed, and many doctors, even famous ones from abroad, had no solution. He found it strange and investigated the matter, revealing a conflict between Jalen and a person named Peter Brown. He then inquired through Jalen’s classmates and found a piece of information: a female classmate with the surname Gan had asked Peter about the matter, and Peter had said that Jalen might need 500 million to recover.
After learning more about Peter and his situation, especially the fact that Peter had patted Jalen a few times, Javier Carter began to understand that Jalen had fallen victim to Peter’s scheme.
Unfortunately, none of this was clear-cut, and it was impossible to assert that Peter had caused the paralysis.
Seeing his son getting weaker every day and even hearing from the doctor that there might be a risk to his life if he wasn’t treated soon, Javier Carter became truly desperate. His only son – if anything happened to him, there would be no heir to continue their lineage. His wife cried every day, leaving him extremely distressed.
Javier Carter hated Peter to the core, but after finding out that even Secretary Prentice, who was about to become the second-in-command of the province, had once been saved by Peter, he felt rather helpless.
This time, Javier Carter had two plans. One was to frighten Peter first, hoping he would admit to being the perpetrator. At that point, he would force Peter to heal his son and make sure he ended up in prison so he could serve time. As long as Peter admitted it, even Secretary Prentice’s words wouldn’t help.
Javier Carter had secretly prepared all this with the hope of quickly resolving the matter.
However, when he arrived, he realized that Peter wasn’t just some simple rural youth, as he had presumed. The hidden recording device failed to capture an admission from Peter, who maintained an air of innocence.
Javier Carter sighed bitterly, knowing that he had no choice but to resort to gentler tactics. After all, he had to save his son, and Peter was his only hope.