Masayoshi chided angrily, “You want to monopolize the company, that’s why you killed your father!”Ichiro stomped his feet in agitation and yelled, “Kobayashi Masayoshi, are you f*cking stupid? You say I wanted to kill my father because I want to own Kobayashi Pharma, but open your f*cking eyes and see for yourself! Did I take over the company? Who became the new chairman of Kobayashi Pharma after my father’s death?”With that, everyone exchanged glances as if they had finally realized something.Ichiro was right!After the death of Kobayashi Masao, Kobayashi Jiro, Ichiro’s brother, was the successor to the chairmanship. Moreover, Jiro had put up a lot of money to kill Ichiro.Would it not be a little stupid if Ichiro was the one who planned this? Not only did he not get any benefit from this, but he also gave the chairman position to someone else, and worst of all, the new chairman wanted him killed.At this point, everyone suddenly realized that there might be something else
At this moment, Masayoshi’s heart was filled with disapproval and dissatisfaction.It was not easy for him to get to become the acting chairman. And, just when he was about to take charge of the entire Kobayashi Pharma, he was woken up from his sweet dream by the harshness of reality!Hence, he gritted his teeth in dismay and said, “Kobayashi Ichiro! You haven’t been cleared of all charges regarding the death of your father! Even if Jiro had recorded that video, it doesn’t prove that he was the killer! It is possible that you kidnapped him and forced him to say that in the video!”Then, he turned to the crowd and urged, intending to fan the flames, “Am I right, gentlemen?”The crowd nodded in agreement.Seeing that he had the support from the crowd, Masayoshi donned a smug smile on his face and said, “We must hand over this matter to the police for investigation. When the police say that you are cleared of all charges, that’s when we will hand over the ownership of this company to
Charlie sneered then asked, “Are you, Ito? Let me ask you, what’s the position of Kobayashi Masayoshi in this company? Does he have the right to sign this proposal?”Yahiko snorted then said, “He is the proxy for Kobayashi Pharma, so for sure he has the right to sign the financing agreement!”Charlie said in despise, “Stop talking nonsense; who granted him the title? Or he’s the one who called himself a proxy? What’s the point? The total shares for Kobayashi Pharma all belong to Kobayashi Masao, and since Kobayashi Masao has passed away, those shares belonged to Kobayashi Ichiro and Kobayashi Jiro. Now that Kobayashi Jiro is missing, the shares eventually belonged to Kobayashi Ichiro. Who is Kobayashi Masayoshi to make decisions on behalf of Kobayashi Ichi by selling 30% of those shares to you?”Yahiko picked up the signed contract in anger and said furiously, “See for yourself, everything was written in black and white on this contract. My family had owned 30% of shareholdings in Koba
“No refund at all cost?!!”Upon hearing this statement, Yahiko was extremely angered, and his shiny head felt like it would explode soon.He clutched his chest in distress, then pointed at Charlie and shouted, “You said everything must abide by the law. I’ve transferred forty-five billion dollars into Kobayashi Pharma’s account, so by right, you should either transfer the shares to me or refund me. How dare you withhold my money and not return it to me?!” Charlie nodded, then replied calmly. “You’re right. I’m withholding for your money. The money has been credited into my pocket; thus, I have a say. Where should I hide if I were to refund the money right upon your command?”“You…You….”Yahiko felt a sharp stab in his chest.Never in his life had he seen someone as shameless as Charlie.He then spat, “I don’t believe you. With a large sum like forty-five billion dollars, do you really think you can swallow that easily?”Charlie nodded, continued smiling, and answered, “Haven
Charlie perceived Tanaka as a clever and observant individual. With his expressions relaxed, Charlie said, “Tanaka, do give me your contact number so I can reach you if there’s anything.”Without hesitation, Tanaka drew out his name card and passed it to Charlie respectfully.“Mr. Wade, this is my name card.”Charlie nodded, took the card, and slipped it inside his pocket effortlessly.He bowed to Charlie. “Mr. Wade, please excuse me,” he said, before walking out of the meeting room.Yahiko’s two bodyguards were like warriors with broken arms, clutching their twisted limbs and running amok.The meeting room fell into dead silence.Everyone felt nervous as they looked at Charlie and Ichiro, not knowing what kind of fate awaited them.Ichiro cleared his throat then spoke, “Let me tell you, I, as the legal heir of Kobayashi Pharma, hold the absolute right for this company. As such, the signed share transfer agreement is also valid. From this moment on, Kobayashi Pharma is a wholly
Objectively speaking, Japan, as an advanced country, has many developed and prosperous sectors.Nevertheless, other than Western medicine, almost the rest of the remaining lines were copied from Oskian medicine.Kobayashi Pharma, Ottasan Pharma, and Dapeng Pharma were typical corporations that copied prescriptions from Oskian medicine and ancient Oskian medicine.Dapeng Pharma, for instance, had once launched a so-called Oskian medicated slimming granule, which had its name attributed to a genius ancient Oskian doctor, Quinton Burns.From this, one could see that Japanese pharmaceutical companies did not really contribute much to Oskian prescriptions, and the majority of them either stole or blatantly plagiarized them.That was the main reason Charlie could simply disregard the R&D department without hesitation.Who needs the prescription developed by Kobayashi Pharma’s R&D department when the magical prescriptions were written in the Apocalyptic Book were far superior to theirs?
Makawa grew extremely anxious at the thought. He immediately cried and pleaded.“Mr. Wade, with all due respect, I am considered a talented individual in the biopharmaceutical industry. If you fire me, it will be a great loss to you. I’m begging you; please let me stay on. I will work as hard as I can for you!”Charlie calmly replied, “So now you’re begging. I’m afraid it’s too late. You must settle the resignation procedures by today. Otherwise, the company will end our contract with you by force.”After that, Charlie looked at Isaac and snapped, “Get him out of here.”Isaac nodded and immediately stepped forward. He held Makawa’s collar like grabbing a chicken’s neck and tugged him out.The commotion caused everyone in the meeting room to finally notice how serious the situation had become.Charlie had already received the shares transferred from Ichiro. He was the new boss for Kobayashi Pharma. As such, he was in control of everyone’s life and death.Whoever offended him woul
Yahiko sat in his car and cursed non-stop.It was his first time being humiliated like this.As Ito family’s leader, how could he be humiliated by a young Oskian lad? Not forgetting how his bodyguards had also been defeated by Charlie. The same Charlie even denied the forty-five billion USD refund credited into Kobayashi Pharma?That was forty-five billion dollars on the table!Equivalent to three-hundred-billion RMB, it was a significant sum to anyone, and even the filthy-rich would find it unacceptable to lose so much money without a valid reason.As such, Ito gritted his teeth and cursed, “I swear I am not worthy as a man, should I fail to get revenge this time! Not only do I want to get back all my money, but also I want this lad to die in Japan!”Tanaka, who stood beside, hurriedly replied, “Chairman, Mr. Wade is compelling. Please carefully reconsider and be prudent about finding any fault with him!”“Nonsense!” Yahiko raised his hand and slapped Tanaka. That slap on h
"Alright!" Trippy was at once fawning, tagging along behind Raymond like a little child.Around thirty people were waiting in front of Treasure Measure by now. The collectors came in twos or threes, and all ten numbers had since been taken.Before Raymond arrived, he had a brief look at the collectors' faces through the security cameras before walking over, and he was really relieved to see no familiar faces.Having traded Oskian antiques for years abroad, it was only natural that he was acquainted with some of the elite collectors in the country.He also knew that they were especially demanding with the quality of their collection and wanted almost flawless items. As such, the bronze sculpture which had been completely lost wouldn't interest them.Still, he was also a little concerned that amongst the elite collectors he knew, there might be some who were losing money and losing purchasing power in turn. If they happened to take an interest in the bronze sculpture on top of that,
Trippy grinned. "I mean, just look at my stall—ain't no way I'm getting any business here. Why not let me check out this item of yours? And see how interested they are? I'm really interested in learning and upping my game."Then, as if worried that Raymond would refuse, he quickly added, "Don't worry—I promise to stay in a corner and just watch."Still, Raymond could guess right then that someone must have sent Trippy to spy on him.It didn't matter whether it was Mick, Jacob, or Zachary either—they were all in this plot together, and one knowing meant all three knowing.Trippy was a gossiper in nature. If he was allowed to witness the whole process, everyone down Antique Street would definitely know before long.In fact, he could use someone like that right now, and Trippy had come straight to his doorstep.With that in mind, Raymond smiled, "Come join me if you're interested. It's not like there's anything to hide…"Pausing, he then warned Trippy, "But since you're going in my
After watching Mick's video, Jasmine's opinion of the man improved considerably.She was actually well aware that the decline of Vintage Deluxe was mostly due to Mick's incompetence.However, as Jasmine was now managing a billion-dollar company, she couldn't spare any time to ask many questions about Vintage Deluxe's performance. In her opinion, as long as Vintage Deluxe didn't lose too much money or ruin the reputation they had worked so hard to build, she wasn't interested in a regime change.It was the same mindset as Marianne Long, who begged her father to keep that lane full of food stalls in Hong Kong over sentiment.As such, seeing that Mick actually had some skill pleased her considerably.She couldn't resist checking out the comments of the video too.She saw that many were praising the manager of Vintage Deluxe for taking a tough stand against the scammer as well as how Vintage Deluxe's reputation was long-standing and without comparison.She soon noticed Jacob's comme
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo
Seeing that Mick had a favor to ask, Trippy was naturally eager to seize the opportunity to get in his good graces."Don't worry, Mr. Crane!" He promptly replied. "Just leave it to me!"Returning to Treasure Measure, he went up to the first man who had come and said, "Hey, brother… Did you come to buy the bronze sculpture from Mr. Cole?"The man asked warily, "You know about the bronze sculpture?""Of course!" Trippy grinned. "I know all too well—it's actually famous here in Aurous Hill."Whipping out his phone, he played the short video that Mick had spent five grand promoting, saying, "Here—check this out!"Curious, the man took the phone and watched the video solemnly.The other latecomer soon hurried over as well and stared fixedly at the screen too.They watched as Bill entered a room with the bronze sculpture with Mick, the latter who checked it out and started commenting on it.The first man exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it really is that bronze sculpture."The second ma
The other antique traders who were keeping tabs on the situation were left confused by Trippy's message.[Maybe even those out-of-towners know that Raymond is a sucker? So they traveled overnight just to see what happens?][I know Raymond is in trouble, but is it really worth traveling hundreds of miles just to watch?][Maybe they know he's a sucker, so they came to sell him more counterfeits?][Shit, that must be it! Suckers are rare these days, after all!][Damn straight! Just knowing that there's one in Aurous Hill, you'd be eager to come over.]Even Mick Crane who had just woken up and saw the message immediately sent a voice message: "Those conmen are just like flies flocking around shit as soon as they smell it.""Oh, but what they don't know is that Raymond has no more money! I heard he only had a few hundred thousand for the startup, and the bronze sculpture must have cost most of it. I'm afraid those people won't even get their gas money and toll costs back after travel
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A