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
The reason Charlie spoke haltingly to Jasmine was because he did not want to frighten her, either by calling out to her suddenly, or telling her that he was behind her. After all, Jasmine had been alone in the deep forest for such a long time. If Charlie were to suddenly appear before her when she had no psychological preparation, surely Jasmine would be alarmed. Therefore, Charlie chose to lead her through the topics progressively—first by saying that he had arrived in Japan, then Tokyo, and finally Nishitama. Lastly, Charlie told her that he was behind. When Jasmine heard what Charlie had said, she instantly swiveled her head around! Indeed! She immediately noticed there was a familiar figure, standing about ten meters from her.That familiar figure was indeed Charlie, also known as Master Wade, the one whom she missed even at the most critical moment! There was thrill, rapture, and euphoria inside Jasmine! She would have never imagined that Charlie w
An idea even initiated in her heart. She thought, ‘From today onward, I, Jasmine, am willing to do anything for Master Wade. If he asks me to sacrifice myself, I won’t hesitate or complain!’ Charlie did not know Jasmine’s inner thoughts. He only used a soft voice to comfort her, saying, “Jasmine, there’s no need to thank me, let alone mention my grace and mercy. You’re my friend. Me saving you is perfectly justified. Forget about Japan, even if you were in deep trouble, I, Charlie, won’t say anything, but save you again. Charlie was actually trying to convey how steadfast he was to his friends and in friendships. But, unexpectedly, to Jasmine’s ears, it had become the world’s most touching and sentimental expression! At that point, her love for Charlie increased a thousandfold. She even wanted to hug him so tightly, as if her whole person was inside his bones. Her heart was filled with love for Charlie. In the spur of the moment, she tip-toed and took the initiati
When Jasmine heard Charlie say that, without any hesitation, she answered decisively, “Master Wade, I’ll listen to you!” Nodding his head, Charlie replied, “I know some people in Japan. Later, I’ll bring you to my friend’s house. Don’t communicate with anyone for the time being until this issue is cleared up. This includes your grandpa and other family members.” Feeling astonished, Jasmine asked, “Master Wade, can’t I speak to my grandpa? He must be very worried about me now. If I’m still missing without a trace, I’m afraid his health might be affected due to over-worriedness.” Charlie smiled and comforted her, “Don’t worry. Your grandpa ate the Rejuvenating Pill before. Thus, his body won’t have any problems. Don't you forget, during your birthday, the Rejuvenating Pill I gave you was also given to him. With the Rejuvenating Pill, he won’t have any problems.” Charlie continued to explain even further, “Most secrets are leaked out by the individuals concerned themsel
Charlie spoke, “Let’s go to Nanako’s villa to hide temporarily. Then, we shall wait and see what happens!”***At this moment, Nanako was still waiting for them where the helicopter had landed. After all, her skills were much more inferior as compared to Charlie. Therefore, she could not keep up with Charlie’s running rhythm and preferred to stay behind and wait. There were police officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in the surrounding hills carrying out search and rescue efforts. In fact, frequent patrol by the police helicopter could be seen in the sky. As such, Nanako turned off her helicopter engine and quietly waited for news from Charlie. At this time, the leader of the ninjas messaged her: [Miss, Mr. Wade has found Ms. Moore.] Nanako let out a sigh of relief, and her fingers tapped non-stop on the phone screen. She replied: [Good, please ask Charlie-kun what’s his next plan.] The opposite party sent an embarrassed emoji and replied: [
While Charlie and Jasmine were on their way back together to Tokyo on the Ito family’s helicopter, Reuben could not sit still in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s hall. At this point, he was very nervous and thought, ‘No one knows whether Jasmine is alive or dead. It has been hours, and they can’t find her whereabouts. This will most likely continue to drag on. The sky is turning bright. If they still can’t find her, it will be problematic!’ ‘Logically speaking, Jasmine’s corpse should have been in that commercial vehicle. However, she went missing without a trace in the hills! Is she now dead or alive?’ Reuben was very worried. What if Jasmine was still alive?! As long as Jasmine was not dead, the lie made by Nippon Steel’s vice president, Hashimoto, would be exposed. After all, Hashimoto was the one who had decided on this issue. On one hand, it was to give Nippon Steel more room to achieve more profit while also securing his personal gain. Th
Just before she went into a minor blackout, Charlie, who was on the underside of the helicopter, reached out his hand toward her. Nanako never thought that Charlie would help her get down the helicopter, and she felt as sweet as honey. Even though she was an expert and had also taken the Rejuvenating Pill, which increased her strength greatly, her inner self was still a little girl. Seeing Charlie behaving like a gentleman and showing concern for her, Nanako immediately blushed. Placing her hand in his, she gently said, “Thank you, Charlie-kun!” Charlie smiled and faintly replied, “No worries.” At this moment, Yahiko came over while being pushed in the wheelchair by Emi. With emotion in his voice, he uttered, “Mr. Wade, I never thought that we’d meet again so soon!” Charlie replied with a grin, “Yes, I never thought that we’d meet again so soon. How are you, Mr. Ito?” Putting his fingers together, Yahiko answered respectfully, “I am quite good recently. Ev
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