When Jiro heard Charlie saying that he had allowed his brother to keep his worthless life, he felt as though he was going to collapse.He said angrily, “You…you took one billion dollars from me and you promised to kill my brother. Have you been lying to me all this while?!”Charlie smiled as he said, “Jiro, don’t be so sweet and naive. In this world, we’re all trying to deceive and outwit one another. Don’t you understand this logic?”Jiro said angrily, “You…you aren’t trustworthy at all!”Charlie questioned him again, “You say that I’m not trustworthy? You want to talk about this? Then, do you really think that you’re a trustworthy person? You came all the way here from Japan just because you want to steal my prescription and formula. You even planned to kidnap my subordinate. So, are you really a trustworthy and credible person then? Furthermore, that brother of yours had also come to Oskia because he wanted to steal and obtain the prescription for my magical pill. So, is he a tr
After a short while, a man wearing a blue-gray protective garment, gloves, and protective sleeves ran in excitedly.As soon as he stepped through the door, he saw Charlie and he hurriedly said excitedly, “Hello, Mr. Wade! Long time no see!”Ichiro had already been here for a long time. During this period of time, he had been dealing with several of Albert’s men every day and he could only deal with the dogs in the dog farm most of the time.So, as time passed, he could not help but feel very lonely deep inside.At this time, when he heard that Charlie was here and wanted to see him, he could not help but feel very excited.He was very excited because he felt as though he had not met any of his acquaintances and friends for such a long time. Although Charlie could not be considered his friend, perhaps he could at least be considered as an acquaintance?It was a really rare thing for him to be able to meet up with and see an acquaintance.Charlie looked at Ichiro before he smiled
After a short while, Jiro was beaten up until his entire face was already covered with blood and he nearly passed out a couple of times.However, each time he was about to pass out, he would be woken up by Ichiro’s angry fist!Ichiro was now stronger than he was before.Although he used to be a rich heir who did nothing but drink all day, during this period of time, he worked hard at Albert’s dog farm every day. Therefore, his physical fitness had improved greatly. He might not be fit enough to be called a master but he could easily subdue Jiro, who did nothing but drink as a rich heir.Jiro only realized how weak his body was at this time. After enduring a few punches from his brother, he felt as though he had nearly lost half of his life.He cried out miserably, “Brother! I beg you to please forgive me on the account that we are brothers and compatriots! Please let me off…”After he was done speaking, Jiro continued crying miserably.Ichiro gritted his teeth and cursed, “Do yo
“What?!” Both Ichiro and Jiro were dumbfounded at this time.Charlie wanted 80% of Kobayashi Pharma’s shares?!He was simply asking for too much!He was not only demanding an exorbitant price!He was simply extorting them!Ichiro had an extremely uncomfortable look on his face.In fact, he had initially thought that Charlie would only ask for some money at most. Moreover, it would not have mattered to him even if Charlie demanded for billions of dollars. He would just bite the bullet and hand the money over to Charlie immediately. After all, he knew that Kobayashi Pharma would be able to earn the money back very quickly.However, he really did not expect that Charlie would ask for eighty percent of Kobayashi Pharma’s shares instead!As soon as Jiro, who was standing aside, heard this, he immediately understood Charlie’s intentions.Why would Charlie want to take control of Kobayashi Pharma’s shares?It must be because he wanted to produce his Apothecary Stomach Pill at full c
In fact, at this point, both the brothers had already figured it out.At this time, money was nothing more than an external and foreign object.What really mattered to them right now was their freedom and their identity as the head of the Kobayashi family!Even if there was only 10% of shares left in his own hands, then he could still guarantee that he would be able to continue living well for the rest of his life.However, if he were trapped in a dog farm in a foreign country, then he would never have the opportunity to make a comeback in this lifetime.Therefore, if they had to choose between these two choices, then it was really comparing heaven to hell.When Jiro heard Ichiro saying that he was willing to give Charlie 90% of the shares, he was about to lose it.He blurted out desperately, “Mr. Wade, if you’re willing to cooperate with me, then I can give you 95% of the shares!”Charlie smiled slightly before he said, “Jiro, I think you regained your consciousness a little t
On the way back, Charlie received a push notification on his phone.This notification was a piece of news with the headlines ‘Japanese talented female combat and fighting athlete, Ito Nanako, is out of danger. Doctors said that she might have to bid farewell to the ring in the future!’As soon as he saw the headlines, Charlie hurriedly clicked into the post to read the contents of the report.It turned out that after Nanako returned to Japan, she immediately received emergency treatment at the best hospital in Tokyo.Furthermore, she had been seriously injured at that time. In fact, her internal organs were all critically injured and damaged at that time and she had been in a critical life-threatening condition.After several hours of emergency treatment, she was finally out of danger.However, despite already being out of danger, the physical condition of her body was still not optimistic. The media quoted what the top doctors in Tokyo had said and it seemed as though Nanako had
To Charlie, whether he was using the identity of Master Wade or the young master of the Wade family, he did not take that kind of small fry like Dylan seriously at all.Although the Koch family was also a big and powerful family in Eastcliff, their comprehensive strength was actually not that great.The entire Koch family might not be able to escape Charlie’s eyes, let alone someone like Dylan.Isaac naturally knew of Charlie’s strength and capabilities.This was someone who had killed The Big Eight sent by the Webb family in just one move!The Koch family could definitely not be considered as Charlie’s opponent at all.However, Isaac knew what kind of place Eastcliff was. It was not a simple place, but one that was very complicated instead. In fact, there might be a lot of hidden dangers even in the seemingly calm and peaceful place. Anything could happen and any form of danger could suddenly pop out just like that.Moreover, Charlie was heading to Eastcliff alone this time. Is
Claire felt very moved by Charlie’s faint words.She could not help but walk over to Charlie as she nestled gently in his arms. She looked up at the stars in the sky as she said happily, “It will be the fourth year of our marriage after the New Year.”“That’s right.” Charlie could not help but sighed as he said, “It has already been four years. Time really flies by.”“Is it fast?” Claire replied earnestly, “I don’t think that time flew by at all. Over the past four years, too many things have already happened. Too many changes have really taken place, especially in you.”Charlie touched his nose as he said, “What? Have I changed?”Claire nodded as she said, “Of course you’ve changed! Whether it’s the feeling that you give others, your aura, or your temperament, it seems as though you’ve undergone a huge change from the day we first got married.”As she spoke, Claire murmured softly, “However, it’s actually very strange. It seems as though you’ve undergone a really big change but
Mick inspected every video to see who was getting the most views, and he then paid out of his own pocket to use paid advertising to get the video viral.It cost five thousand and it hurt, but reaching the trending page was definitely worth it.Mick was quite shrewd too, making sure that the paid advertising was focused locally. After all, he knew all too well that five thousand didn't buy many clicks, and clicks from elsewhere might be too sporadic to gain any worthwhile attention.As he worked in Antique Street, he naturally had to come up with a plan to promote himself in this place, ideally presenting himself as a master appraiser.That way, his fame would slowly extend throughout the province and perhaps Eastern Oskia, and eventually the country.As such, focusing on Aurous Hill was the best idea.Moreover, he also had another idea—if Jasmine Moore happened to see this video, she would see him in a new light.When that happened, he could look forward to getting really rich!
Soon, the video of Mick's staged act was uploaded to the online group, and everyone eagerly watched it as soon as it was done uploading.Mick certainly set a new bar with his acting as none of them could see that it was an act.Moreover, everyone could see that the bronze sculpture looked like the real deal, and they might have been swindled if it were them.As such, they couldn't help being impressed as Mick had easily seen through Billy's con, and he was the definition of a pro in that video.No matter how Billy had packaged it, there was no tricking real experts like Mick Crane. Just a quick glance and he had seen through that it was a postmodern replica, matched with a base from the Renaissance era to misdirect and beguile.With that, many fellow antique dealers changed their opinion of Mick.After all, Vintage Deluxe's business had been declining after Mick took over as manager, and people were presuming that his skills were lacking.But now, they were all shown that he had
"Amazing, Mr. Crane!""It's Mr. Crane who shines through, in the end! His eyes see through everything!""I guess Miss Moore made the right choice firing Raymond and appointing Mr. Crane! Mr. Crane is infinitely better!"Mick was immediately thrilled to see them fawning over him, and he laughed, "You flatter me—I'm merely sharing my personal perspective on this. In this trade, anyone who knows would understand how hard it is to get the good stuff in this age of technology.""There are plenty of people who hold ulterior motives and change their tactics knowing that there are always those scheming to get their hands on vintage treasures, so they just have to make it. That is how they started making counterfeits of everything, from scrolls to sculptures to statues, each of them so real just to trick those fools who think they could get rich overnight!""Exactly!" Someone promptly agreed. "There's never a lack of any such fools, and I just happened to meet one. I had this piece of jade
In groups like these, any gossip would immediately spread like wildfire as people share everything here with their other circles.Within minutes of these people's good work, Antique Street was abuzz even as the skies darkened: one of the antique traders had been swindled for 300 thousand, and it was Raymond Cole—the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe at that!Some of them wondered when Raymond had actually returned while others were laughing.He was supposed to be the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe, but he had messed up as well? You had to be kidding!Many were dumbstruck too—how would Raymond survive in Antique Street after losing so much money? It had been so long since such a major scam had been pulled!As such, all the antique dealers were asking one question: how did Raymond Cole get fooled?Meanwhile, Mick didn't leak the security footage right away, instead sending his people out to spread the news in other channels, claiming that Raymond thought he had won big by
Mick had already clipped the security footage and was waiting for Zachary's word.He had checked the footage repeatedly as well and was only getting more impressed with his masterful acting by the second. He looked just like a maestro, and every detail he mentioned was flawless and showed experience.Zacahry even said that Raymond had truly slipped up with that bronze sculpture, leaving him endlessly thrilled.The proverbial missing piece of the puzzle was here!Hence, calling all the staff he trusted, he told them excitedly, "Spread the word right away—Raymond Cole slipped up, spending 300 thousand on a fake Renaissance-era bronze sculpture!"His staff had no idea of the conspiracy involved, only that Mick had said that someone had tried to sell a counterfeit bronze sculpture but he had seen through it right away and chased him away, only for Raymond to end up buying the fake bronze sculpture soon after.Someone asked, "Mr. Crane, don't you think Raymond Cole bought from the man
Raymond had said everything he should and shouldn't and with complete sincerity exactly because Billy would never believe it.As Billy just wanted to swindle him, it didn't matter how sincere Raymond was—he wanted the 300 thousand whatever it took. The key here was that Billy had refused a better prospect when told it was possible, and there was evidence that would support Raymond if either he or Zachary realized the truth and came to start trouble.That meant Raymond had nothing to worry about—they could take this to the United Nations but he'd still win this case.Having been in the antique trade for so long, he had seen every form of oddity and was always cautious with people, considering every aspect of any issue.Hence, once he downloaded the security footage to his phone, Raymond decided that he needed to sell the bronze sculpture—not because he was in urgent need of money, but because he realized that there were those who wanted him out of Aurous Hill's Antique Street.Afte
There were those in Antique Street who made their living from swindling the average Joe while others swindled antique traders.In fact, it was already cliche for them to trick antique traders with forgeries, and it was not surprising that someone had tried their luck on the opening day of Raymond's shop.As such, it was strange that he had just started today without any hype or even a proper shop sign, but someone was already after him.That told him that he was being targeted, and Raymond was putting his money on Zachary.The sole reason for that was how Zachary had come earlier to ask Raymond about how much capital he had, and he had humbly said a few hundred thousand.The fact that Billy had come and immediately demanded 500 thousand made even more sense—he wanted to siphon all of Raymond's capital.Even losing money wasn't the worst part—the worst was being labeled as an amateur.When that happened, customers who wanted the good stuff wouldn't come to him, and he would find
Just as Jacob was celebrating fooling Raymond, getting his revenge, and earning 200 thousand on top of that, Charlie was left musing to himself on the second floor of the teahouse.He knew that Billy was a conman as soon as he saw him, but he didn't understand why Raymond would buy from Billy.Could the item really be medieval as Raymond stated?As soon as the thought occurred to him, Charlie was sure of it. Given Raymond's knowledge of antiques, there was no way he would mess up in Antique Street of Aurous Hill.While his father-in-law and Zachary had worked hard to weave this elaborate conspiracy, Charlie still wondered how they would take the news that Raymond had bought something worth millions for just 300 thousand.Meanwhile, Raymond watched as Billy left and locked the door from the inside before studying the bronze sculpture once more.He trusted his own judgment that it was a gilded bronze statue from the medieval era. He was playing down its importance since the bronze
Meanwhile, Raymond sighed unhappily. "I really can't afford four hundred grand—like I said, there's not much to offer here in my shop, which I've been investing a lot in. I'd have to pay rent to the owner soon as well, and everything would end terribly for me if I paid that much…"Billy blurted right then, "You said it's medieval and worth millions, didn't you? You'd make a fortune if you sold it!"Raymond sighed again. "Million-dollar antiques aren't that easily sold, and people would be especially skeptical with a small business like mine. I could sell it at an auction too, but that's only happening when someone decides to organize one, not to mention the troublesome appraisal processes it involves.""And right now, I just think it's medieval in terms of style, but I'm no authority in the matter. In the end, it's up to experts and specific groups that would verify it, and if I messed up, it's entirely my loss.""Even if I'm lucky and it's medieval, I'd still have to wait until th