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
Yahiko’s words alerted Charlie. He asked, “Mr. Ito, do you know the Nippon Steel President well?” “Yes!” Yahiko answered seriously, “The name of the Nippon Steel President is Watanabe Shinwa, and we have a deep friendship.” Charlie nodded and said, “Can you ask whether he has worked together with any Oskian companies recently? If yes, please ask him for the name of that company.” Yahiko immediately replied, “Alright, Mr. Wade. I’ll ask him now.” Jasmine hurriedly asked Charlie, “Master Wade, do you think that there’s something wrong with Mr. Watanabe?” Charlie shook his head and answered, “One is Watanabe Shinwa, the other is the vice president who asked you to meet Watanabe. Both of them are suspects. However, I’m not sure who it is. It could also be that both of them are innocent, or both of them are guilty.” Jasmine gently nodded her head and did not say much. This was because she was very clear in her heart that this situation was not within
Charlie nodded his head lightly and looked toward Jasmine, who was beside him. “Yesterday, did Hashimoto first call you to ask you to sign the agreement with the President?” Jasmine answered confidently, “That’s right. Hashimoto called me first to ask me to go to Nishitama to sign the agreement with the President.”Charlie snorted, “It looks like the problem is with Hashimoto. He is the one who deceived you to go to Nishitama. Then, he set a trap there along the mountain road.” Feeling confused, Jasmine asked, “Master Wade, I don’t understand why Hashimoto would want to harm me? I’ve got nothing against him. Even before this, we’ve never crossed paths. Why would he set a trap to kill me?” Charlie answered coldly, “Many perpetrators and victims don’t know each other. The real urge for murdering the other party would most likely be benefits gained. If he kills you, he’ll get his reward. That’s why he’s willing to do so.” Jasmine felt even more astonished, and s
Jasmine really could not think of who would want to take her life.Although the shadows of Reuben and Tyler did flash through her mind, Jasmine denied this thought almost immediately.Reuben had grown up together with her ever since they were both young. Therefore, she felt that he couldn’t possibly have any bad intentions toward her.It wasn’t that Jasmine was that innocent or stupid, but it was because she felt that family love and kinship were simply priceless. Therefore, she felt that she should not doubt or be suspicious of her cousin or uncle.Charlie could tell that Jasmine did not doubt Reuben at all. Therefore, he simply touched on this topic superficially.He was simply suspicious of Reuben at this time, and he felt that there was no need for him to tell Jasmine too much before he could uncover any definite evidence.Thus, he told Jasmine, “Jasmine, you should stay at Mr. Ito’s house for the next two days. As I have already mentioned, you should not contact anyone, let
Moreover, all those women who liked him were simply outstanding and excellent.Not to mention Nanako in front of her who was the figure of a Yamato Nadeshiko, in Aurous Hill alone, there were Aurora from the Quinton family and Xyla who was by the genius doctor, Dr. Simmons’ side. Which one of them was not an unrivaled beauty?Who would not be able to tell that both of them had extraordinary admiration for Charlie?As she thought about this, Jasmine looked at Charlie with a little bit of resentment. At the same time, she was also feeling very emotional as she thought to herself, ‘You rascal! I wonder how many women you have seduced. So many women are in love with you and feel so passionately about you. I wonder how you are going to pay off this debt in the future…’At this moment, in order to please Charlie, Yahiko, who was sitting aside, told Jasmine, “Miss Moore, I have a pretty good relationship with Watanabe Shinwa, the chairman of Nippon Steel. When we get to the bottom of this
Nanako, who was making tea at the side, immediately got very excited when she heard Charlie’s words!She knew the exact weight of Charlie’s words.In the beginning, her injury was also extremely serious, and she would not even have dared to imagine that she would have an opportunity to fully recover in this lifetime. Unexpectedly, Charlie was able to quickly get rid of her injury and all of her pain with just one pill.It was not just that, but her physical fitness had also undergone tremendous changes and improvements.Therefore, Nanako believed that as long as Charlie was willing, he would surely be able to restore her father’s body to its original state.Of course, Nanako knew very well in her heart that Charlie definitely would not be able to regenerate her father’s severed limbs, but at the very least, he would be able to greatly restore her father’s physical condition.If that was the case, aside from losing his legs, her father would at least be a healthy person.He would
After all, he still had a lot of Rejuvenating Pills. Furthermore, this pill was already of little use to him, but it would have a great effect on Yahiko.He was not a skilled fighter, and he was not very old either. If Charlie simply scraped about one-tenth of the pill and dissolved it into a glass of water for Yahiko, the latter would surely be able to restore his health relatively quickly.The reason why Charlie was not giving him the pill right now was mainly because Charlie wanted to take control of the rhythm with regards to this matter.Sometimes, it was important to take control of the rhythm when being generous toward others.Although generosity was a good thing, it was just like medicine. It could either cure or harm a person.When injecting drugs, a scientific and reasonable rate of administration had to be established according to the properties of the drugs and the patient’s condition.It would not be good to give the medicine too quickly, but it would not be good if
At noon, in the mountainous area in Nishitama District.The weather in Tokyo was excellent today.The sky was clear, and the warm sun rose high in the sky, spreading warmth and brightness over the whole earth.The visibility was extremely good in such weather. Therefore, it was especially suitable to conduct a search and rescue.The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department searched all night, but they could not find any traces related to Jasmine at all. This made the entire Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department feel very hopeless and desperate.The search range was centered around the location of the accident. First, it was extended to a five-kilometer radius before being extended to a ten-kilometer radius, but there were no results at all.Therefore, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department decided to expand the search radius to twenty kilometers instead. If they could not find her within the twenty-kilometer radius, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department could only announce that J
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
"Invest?!"Billy was left dumbstruck at the term.What even was this fool up to? This definitely wasn't in the script! What about the questions he was supposed to ask? It was like sitting for a grade-schooler test and suddenly being hit with a bar exam!In the car, Jacob blurted out, "What the hell is that bastard thinking? Is he really going to pay 250 thousand?!"Zachary pursed his lips. "Maybe he's just throwing us bait. Think about it—if we took the deal, we'd have to leave a contact number.""After that, he would trick us and say he sold it for ten million and lure us in for the five million. We'd definitely show up, wouldn't we? Once we came, it might turn out that he has called the cops and would even produce\ the bronze sculpture as evidence. Wouldn't we be just shooting ourselves in the foot?"Jacob was left in misery, his face contorting as he pouted, "But you said the cops wouldn't get involved…"Zachary rolled his eyes, "Yes, they wouldn't most of the time since that
However, neither Zachary nor Jacob expected Raymond to confuse them further as he asked Billy, "If you can afford to wait, you can leave the bronze sculpture with me as a consignment. I'll only take 10% off the sales while you get the rest—how about that?"Jacob was stunned and asked Zachary, "What the hell is he up to? Did he get too deep into character?"Zachary shook his head. "I don't get it either… is he trying to keep the bronze sculpture to use as evidence against us?"Jacob frowned. "I thought you said there was a gentleman agreement in this business, and the cops won't really care anyway?"Zachary snorted. "He said he would keep it as a consignment, meaning that he won't spend a dime. What if he told all the antique dealers instead of going to the cops? He would prove that he's sharp, making a name for himself… and what can we do? Do we take back the bronze sculpture? Even if we do, can we really ask for it?'"Fuck!" Jacob swore. "Then what are we waiting for? Tell Billy
In Treasure Measure, even Billy was having a hard time understanding what was going on.Before he came, Zachary made it very clear that he was here to dupe Raymond Cole, and he had come.As such, his job was now to claim that this bronze sculpture which was made in the last century was actually from the Renaissance era and then sell it to Raymond at a cutthroat price.But now, Raymond himself was saying that it was medieval? What was that supposed to mean?Even as he was left confused, he blurted out, "Sir, if you say it's from medieval times… then how much is it worth?"Raymond thought about it and said, "It's quite an unpopular item, but it's not to say that no one would buy it or that no one likes it. The main issue is that there were plenty of wars at that time, and most bronze would be used for weapons. Copper production would be low with rationing as well, so bronze tools were naturally rare for civilians.""Gilding is common for better quality items, and from the northern
Zachary couldn't help pointing at the screen and snapping, "Fucking loser! The more you feel pressed, the less you should be nervous! What are you thinking?! You're falling right under that bastard's trap!"Jacob was frustrated too, growling through his teeth, "Shit! I didn't think that bastard was a sly old fox. Fucking hell!"He then sighed, shaking his head. "Forget it, Zachary—I'm going home to pack my shit, and I'll depart for Dubai first thing tomorrow. Just handle that bronze sculpture for me and wire the money over."As he was about to get off, Zachary sighed in exasperation and apologetically said, "Sorry, Mr. Wilson… but it's fine! Even if this plan screwed up, just let me cook up another plan to destroy Raymond Cole!"Jacob ignored him as he strode out of the car, but that was when Raymond spoke audibly from Zachary's phone, "You can calm down. I'm not accusing you of lying to me. I just think that it's not Renaissance… Rather, it's medieval.""E-Early medieval…?" Billy
In Treasure Measure, Raymond unwrapped the red cloth around the bronze sculpture in front of Billy and the camera.There was a brief flash of surprise on his face, and it was soon gone.Still, he picked up the bronze sculpture, fiddling with it as he asked, "Do you know where it's from?""Yeah," Billy nodded. "A Renaissance-era sculpture. I think the base makes it obvious."Raymond looked up at him and asked in curiosity, "Are you sure about that?"Billy, presuming that Raymond had already noticed a catch, quickly said, "Well, the old man had an expert check it, and the expert said it was immediately obvious! To be honest, I want to sell it because the old man just passed away—gotta sell this baby before my brother goes for a garage sale."He had certainly added more details to the script, and Raymond nodded as he said nonchalantly, "But it doesn't look Renaissance to me. Sculptures from that era—be it the craftsmanship or the unique attributes? It's quite different from this one
In the antique trade, items that raised eyebrows would only be shown in the evenings—when various shops were about to close.That was certainly the case in Antique Street, as most items arriving in the evening were either freshly excavated, stolen, or forgery used to dupe unsuspecting victims.Even if Raymond had started his career abroad, he had learned every last unspoken rule during his earlier stint in Aurous Hill.Seeing the wariness on Billy's face and the way he was holding something in his arms, Raymond knew right away that what he carried wasn't legal.Still, the antique trade was no different here than it was abroad.Tomb raiding, forgery, or adding some touch-ups that increased the value of an item—everyone across the globe pretty much played the same tricks, and Raymond had his fair share of experience.Still, he did not let his wariness show, instead grinning, "Yes, of course. Come on in—let's talk inside!"And with that, he quickly led Billy inside.Meanwhile, bot
"Five hundred grand?"Mick chuckled. "Well, the sculpture looks Renaissance, and the craftsmanship as well as the material are all ideal. It would sell for up to two million in an auction, while established antique traders like us could offer up to a million. So, why the lowball?"Bill sighed. "I won't lie—it belonged to my old man, who just croaked this afternoon. But you see, he left a will stating that every antique in the house would be given to my brother… Since he's playing favorites, I thought I had to get something for myself.""That's why I quietly sneaked this baby out without anyone else knowing and am trying to sell it quickly to change my own circumstances. You don't have to tell me how many millions it's worth—I'm not that greedy. Give me five hundred grand, and it's yours."Mick shrugged as he shot back, "If it's as you say and your old man intended for your brother to have it, the fact that you sneaked it out here makes this theft. Do you think I'd buy stolen proper