"What took you so long?" Sylvia asked.

Eric grinned and replied, "Well, you won't believe what we saw…"

Just as he was about to continue, a car with a blaring siren rushed toward Nutimoor.

"Let's eat while we talk," he suggested.

As they sat down, Hank arrived on a motorcycle.

Blake poured a glass of wine, and Melinda brought a chair for Hank.

"It's impossible to work anymore," Hank declared as he settled down. "After Garrison was taken away, no one dares to farm now."

Fear was spreading