When Charlie’s voice suddenly rang out, the group of ninjas who were all so well-trained were all startled by his voice!None of them would have expected that they, who were the best at secretly tailing others, would actually be tailed by someone too!Furthermore, before this person spoke up, none of them had noticed his existence at all!Jonin, the ninja in charge, immediately drew his ninjato in an instant. After that, he looked around his surroundings vigilantly before he asked in a nervous voice, “Who is there? Come out now!”At this time, Charlie leaped down from the wall before he entered the room by breaking through the glass window directly. There were many broken glass shards scattered on the floor at this time.Sophie was shocked as soon as she saw Charlie!She really could not believe that someone would actually come and rescue her at a time like this. Furthermore, she really could not believe that the person who would come and rescue her was none other than the Oskian
However, the person that they had met this time was Charlie!The expression on Charlie’s face did not change at this time. He simply rubbed his toes gently against the ground. A triangular piece of broken glass suddenly bounced up from the ground as it flew directly towards Jonin at a very fast speed!In the blink of an eye, Charlie had lifted another piece of glass as he shot it in the exact same direction again!When Jonin was rushing directly at Charlie, he suddenly noticed two pieces of crystal-clear objects which were refracting the colorful spectrum of light passing through his peripheral vision in an instant, like two meteors one after the other!Before he even had time to figure out what it was, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his right wrist, which was holding the ninjato!In the blink of an eye, he suddenly felt the same pain on his left wrist!After that, he suddenly felt that he had already lost strength in both of his hands. The ninjato slipped from his palm before
Charlie’s words made everyone feel even more terrified at this time!They suddenly realized that Charlie had just kicked two pieces of broken glass with his toes just now, and he had directly and accurately cut off both of the veins in Jonin’s wrist just like that!It was not that difficult to kick a flying piece of glass shard. It was not even that difficult to hurt someone with a piece of flying glass shard.However, what was difficult was that it should be completely impossible to accurately cut off a person’s vein on both of his wrists using a flying piece of glass shard!Moreover, Jonin was not simply standing in place to allow his opponent to attack him. Instead, he had been rushing directly towards Charlie. It was really unbelievable and incredible for Charlie to be able to cut off Jonin’s veins from both of his wrists directly when Jonin was moving at such an incredibly fast speed!Furthermore, Charlie could completely subdue Jonin using just one hand. This ability was s
Charlie sneered before he said, “Based on what you’ve just said, if I casually kill two people and bury them in the snow on your grounds, does that mean that I have no intention to hurt you or your family at all?”Jonin was stunned. He was very desperate to survive at this point and he hurriedly threw Yoshito under the bus as he said, “In fact, we’re simply acting on someone’s instruction. It is Matsumoto Yoshito, who really wants to deal with the Ito family. That has nothing to do with us at all…”Charlie asked him, “All of you are taking the side of the evildoer but now, you’re telling me that this has nothing to do with you at all? Are all ninjas so spineless?”Jonin suppressed the humiliation that he was feeling within before he said, “I believe in an old saying from your country…‘it is better to live a bad life than to die’…So, sir, I hope that you can give me a chance. I will be willing to always be at your beck and call…”Charlie shook his head before he said, “You aren’t qu
As soon as Charlie’s voice fell, he had already rushed out directly at a very fast speed!His physical abilities and speed had already exceeded any ordinary person’s to great extents, so it was basically impossible for these ninjas to stand a chance against him at all.Whenever he caught one of them, he would punch them hard directly in their abdomen. So, these ninjas instantly lost all of their fighting power and any opportunity that they had to escape.In the blink of an eye, the six ninjas who were desperately trying to escape were all lying down on the ground next to one another.Sophie was dumbfounded!As the eldest granddaughter of the Schulz family and as one of the grandchildren who had been favored the most, she had been in contact with many of the hidden masters who had worked for the Schulz family from childhood. However, in her opinion, Charlie’s strength and abilities certainly surpassed that of all of those masters!What she could not understand was that it had been
Sophie hurriedly asked, “Benefactor! I was wondering if you could lend me your cell phone? I want to call home but I’ve already lost my cell phone…”Sophie was telling him that she wanted to use his cell phone to call home, but in fact, she was actually trying to make use of this opportunity to get Charlie’s phone number.It was the information age now. As long as she could get hold of the other party’s phone number, then Sophie would be able to easily find out the other party’s identity and all the information about him then.If this was the case, then she would be able to find her benefactor after returning home.Charlie could see right through the other party’s tricks and he sneered as he said, “I’m sorry but my cell phone is my personal belonging so I can’t simply lend it to you.”After he was done speaking, Charlie reached out his hand and took out a cell phone from one of the ninjas’ bodies before he threw it directly at Sophie. “Here. Use this and call your family instead.
Sophie’s self-esteem was once again hurt because of Charlie’s attitude.She looked at Charlie’s side profile as she bit her lower lip without saying anything else anymore. After that, she turned around and left the courtyard with her brother.After the pair of siblings had staggered out of the courtyard, Jaime asked in a soft voice, “Sophie, were all of those ninjas defeated by that young man just now?”Sophie replied solemnly, “He is not ‘that young man’. He is our benefactor.”Jaime nodded in a hurry as he said, “Yes, okay. He is indeed our benefactor. So, Sophie, did our benefactor defeat all of those ninjas with his bare hands, then?”“Yes.” Sophie replied earnestly, “I have never seen such a strong and powerful person… this is truly the first time…”Jaime smacked his lips together as he said, “It would be great if we could take him into the Schulz family and get him to work for us!”“That is impossible.” Sophie shook his head before she said, “Our benefactor has such a toug
Tokyo at this moment.It was still very chaotic at this time.The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was about to go insane.Firstly, the pair of siblings from the Schulz family was kidnapped, and more than a dozen of their men were murdered. Secondly, the Takahashi family had found several human popsicles. And then, Machi’s son was actually burned alive inside the car!Any one of these cases could easily be regarded as the criminal case of the year.However, these cases were happening consecutively, one after the other, in Tokyo!Moreover, the victims of these criminal cases were all from wealthy and influential families.This matter was simply slamming the faces of the police officers of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to the ground before hitting them repeatedly with a belt!What was even worse was the fact that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department had not found any useful or relevant clues or evidence yet.A bunch of useless people had already searched throu
Unable to nitpick on the air stewardess' response, Elaine pouted, "Well, try to ask management to improve on your first-class cabins anyway. Maybe even make a premium-class or something since it's not like we can't afford it."The air stewardess quickly said, "We will definitely relay your message to the management."Nodding in satisfaction, Elaine waved her off. "Alright. You can go back to work now."Clearly relieved, the air stewardess bowed her head respectfully. "Always happy to be of service."After the air stewardess left, Jacob asked Elaine in curiosity, "Was the private jet that good?"Elaine rolled her eyes. "Didn't you see the stuff I posted in the chat group?""Not really," Jacob blurted. Elaine was ready to snap at him for not caring, but considering that they had made up now and she shouldn't fuss too much over the little things, she snorted, "Just remember to like and comment on all my posts in the chat group, otherwise, I will make you regret it!""No problem!"
While the ten collectors were taking turns studying the bronze sculpture, Jacob and Elaine were boarding their flight.As they were flying first-class, they had priority over the other passengers and boarded from the separate plug door at the first-class section.The capacity of the Boeing 777 was huge, and the wide-body aircraft could be connected to a special double corridor bridge where first class and business class passengers boarded separately from the economy class passengers.As the terminals to economy class and business class were connected, Elaine and Jacob were able to get through the first-class terminal unimpeded, but the passengers in economy class had a queue of over two hundred passengers. Even as she walked, Elaine was looking over her shoulder and exclaiming at Jacob, "Must be nice being rich! We used to have to queue like the rest of them, waiting for over thirty minutes just to board our flight." "In first class, we may be in the same plane, but we don't hav
Meanwhile, once Raymond had briefed everyone about the rules, he opened the door and invited everyone into Treasure Measure.It was not that wide but appeared spacious since the interior was mostly empty—it was not really crowded even with thirty-ish people.Then, locking the door from the inside, Raymond told them, "I can tell from everyone's faces that we are all veterans here, so I'm sure you understand the rules while appraising: no photos or videos, thank you very much."Indeed, there were many rules that governed the hobby, the most important being respecting the seller's requests and privacy.As the collectors listened, they knew that Raymond was selling but did not want the public to know too much about him.They all nodded, and those who had their phones out slid them back into their pockets.With that, Raymond took out the bronze sculpture that he had brought, leaving Trippy a little surprised.He had never seen the bronze sculpture with his own eyes before, only from
"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