The Hair in the Stew: A Student Journalist Uncovers a Fog-Shrouded Town's Dark Secret in Mist Falls
👉 Previous Choice: Your continued investigation into Mist Falls’ secrets led to Arthur’s aggressive response.
The email arrived late, just as Leo was reviewing his evidence. It was from his university’s financial aid office: his $12,500 journalism scholarship had been unexpectedly revoked due to “unforeseen budget reallocations.” A cold wave of dread washed over him.
Minutes later, another notification flashed on his phone. A property alert for his mother’s mountain cabin. Arthur Higgins had filed a fraudulent $45,000 environmental lien against it, claiming hazardous waste remediation costs.
Arthur wasn’t just trying to intimidate him; he was trying to starve him out. Cut off his funding, make his family homeless, force him to abandon his investigation to fight legal battles and financial ruin. It was a calculated, brutal strike designed to make Leo disappear from Mist Falls in a different way.
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