When Charlie left, Claire was still soaking in the hot springs. She didn't even know that her husband, who had excused himself to grab a drink and left the hot springs in a bathrobe, had, in fact, sat in a helicopter, flown straight to the airport, and then boarded an airplane that was bound for Tokyo. She had been waiting patiently for Charlie. When she came out of the hot springs and went to the lobby, she still failed to find Charlie’s. She could not help but feel suspicious. She made a call to Charlie, but it showed that his phone was switched off. This made her even more worried. She went back to the bedroom and still saw no signs of Charlie. However, she spied a piece of note left behind by Charlie on the cabinet. On the note, a line stated, “Darling, a friend’s life is in danger. I need to rush over to rescue that person.” After reading the note, Claire felt alarmed and exclaimed, “Rescue?! The person must’ve met with a terrible incident?!” T
The police officers in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department did not care about alerting others. Instead, they acted swiftly. In an instant, hundreds of police officers drove to Nisitama District and blocked all roads leading in and out of the hill. At the same time, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department also sent six police helicopters to the mountains of Nisitama District to find out Jasmine’s whereabouts. Nanako received the news and immediately ordered the ninjas she had sent out to be low-key when carrying out their duties and avoid direct contact with the Metropolitan Police Department. At 2.30 a.m. Tokyo time. After crossing several mountains, the ninjas from the Ito Family passed by the area where the killers had cleaned up, and the burning smell still lingered. Then, based on this smell, they walked along down to the valley. Along the way down, they found the dead body of Zahra, Jasmine’s assistant, which had been thrown out of the car. The
Tokyo time, 2.50 a.m. Charlie’s private jet had landed at Narita Airport. This time, he did not bring anyone along. Only he alone hurriedly went to Tokyo. On this trip, Charlie was constantly connected to the plane’s wireless network because there was no communication network available. He constantly stared at Jasmine’s profile picture on WeChat, desperately waiting for her to send a message. However, Jasmine did not respond to him. After flying more than two hours, Charlie felt very anxious, and he was not able to remain sober and calm. In his heart, Charlie unconsciously imagined the worst outcome. ‘If Jasmine is truly dead, what should I do?!’ Charlie had brought along a Rejuvenating Pill with him. Despite it being a magical pill, it could not bring the dead back to life. If one was gone, no matter how many Rejuvenating Pills were consumed, it would not help! In the , there were records of pills with higher le
Jasmine must have consumed the Rejuvenating Pill given to her by Charlie for her to survive under such sinister conditions. Therefore, Charlie hurriedly asked, “Nanako, did your people find Jasmine’s whereabouts?” Shaking her head, Nanako answered, “They are now tracking the traces left by Jasmine, but they have yet to find her. However, I believe that since she is still alive, we will surely find her.” Nanako continued, “Charlie, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has sent a huge number of police officers to Nishitama district to begin a search and rescue. They’ve also prepared many police helicopters, which are more suited for search and rescue efforts in a large area. I believe we’ll find Jasmine’s whereabouts very soon.” Charlie shook his head solemnly and said, “I believe that the reason Jasmine met this unforeseen circumstance is because someone is targeting her. If the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department manages to find her whereabouts, this matter w
Meanwhile, Reuben was sat in the meeting room of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department with a worried face. Since Moore Group was a famous company with power, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department treated him very courteously. The Superintendent General, who had rushed from home in the middle of the night, was there to host Reuben personally. Seeing Reuben in a distraught state, the Superintendent General comforted him and said, “Mr. Moore, our battalion of men have started to look for your sister’s whereabouts in Nishitama district. So, you don’t need to worry. As soon as there are any outcomes and clues, I’ll immediately report to you.” Reuben sighed a little and covered his face in agony. With a lump in his throat, he uttered, “Jasmine is my only sister, and also the one whom I loved the most. You must give your best and bring her back safely!” The Superintendent General nodded and assured Reuben, “Don’t worry, Mr. Moore. We’ll give it our all to fi
Hence, he immediately stood and asked, “Have you found my sister’s whereabouts? Or did you discover any valuable clues?” The person who had relayed the message shook his head and replied, “Some things are tricky, while some are inconsistent. There were neither trails of Ms. Moore nor human life at the accident site. We also didn’t find any clues as to whether Ms. Moore had left the car earlier, so currently, everything is unknown.” Reuben was terrified, and his thoughts were in a disarray. ‘If Jasmine is dead, everything will be much easier to settle. Even if the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department discovers that Jasmine died due to homicide, I would have nothing to worry about. After all, I’m not the murderer, so I won’t be affected. By that time, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department can continue to pursue the clues, I’ll bring back Jasmine’s body for the funeral, and finally, we can deal with that old man. The Moore family will then be mine and Dad’s.’ ‘However
Charlie and Nanako sat in the helicopter. After flying for nearly thirty minutes, they finally approached Nishitama. Nanako’s ninjas were still tracking Jasmine’s whereabouts, while a huge number of police officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department were also nearby searching. Hence, Charlie found a relatively flat ground on the hilltop, which was five kilometers away from the incident site, for the helicopter to land. The five-kilometer distance would be able to avoid the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s search temporarily. At the same time, they would not be too far away from Jasmine. After all, her speed would not be too fast, considering the fact that she had to use her legs to walk around the deep mountains. One reckoned that from the time of the accident till now, she could have walked for at most five kilometers. Therefore, even if Charlie’s helicopter was unlucky and landed in the completely opposite direction, he and Jasmine’s furt
However, Nanako and the others could not keep up with his tempo. Thus, they could only wait for Charlie’s notice. Charlie did not want to use the helicopter to pick up Jasmine directly as this would most likely startle the others who were searching for Jasmine. Therefore, Charlie would rather depend on his reliable pair of legs. The good thing was that Charlie was not far from Jasmine. They were about two to three kilometers apart from each other in terms of positioning. After a half-hour of rapid long-range raid, Jasmine was finally in Charlie’s sight. At this point, Jasmine was at the bottom of the valley, climbing upward. At long last, she felt that she had maintained a safe distance from the mobsters. Thus, she planned to keep on climbing to find a handphone signal and then inform Charlie and her family that she was safe. At that moment, Jasmine could not help but feel anxious deep down inside her. ‘If Master Wade knows that the message sent
No one except Raymond expected that the terms would be agreed upon so quickly.He was utterly confident in his judgment and even more so in his value appraisal.He was convinced that once they had a good look, any one of these collectors who could afford twenty million wouldn't miss this bargain.After all, an opportunity to secure an item worth millions more than the price they paid was very rare.In fact, when the other nine collectors heard that the first collector was buying it, it was only to be expected even if it left them all gloomy. They had all held the bronze sculpture in their hands—they knew it was definitely worth that much.However, no one in the room was more shocked than Trippy.He looked utterly flabbergasted, his eyes wide and bulging as he stared at the bronze sculpture while asking himself the same question repeatedly.Was that crap really worth twenty million? How?!While Trippy was still stunned, Raymond had already sent his payment details to the first
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