“Ms… Ms. Jasmine?!”Jasmine looked at Kazumi in disgust and asked, “Mr. Kazumi must never have thought that I, Jasmine, would still be alive, right?!”Kazumi’s body began to shudder nervously.He knew that his actions of trying to murder Jasmine were heinous.Previously, Jasmine’s whereabouts were unknown, and her two assistants and driver’s bodies were all buried in the man-made accident site.Putting aside the other crimes, just killing three people was already considered an absolute felony. Under the felony of murder, most cases revolved around extremely evil scheming, and the methods used to murder were extremely cruel.As for this very moment, Jasmine was standing in front of Kazumi, well and alive. So, he immediately realized that it was Jasmine who had come for revenge!He cried and pleaded almost immediately, “Ms. Jasmine, I am not the real mastermind of your unexpected and untimely event! The real mastermind was your brother, Reuben! Everything was planned by him!”Jas
The two of them made their way to the deck, and Charlie was welcomed by the cold and calm ocean breeze. He couldn’t help but sigh.Although he had successfully rescued Jasmine and was on his way back home now, this matter was far from over.The next step would be the most important part.Tyler and Reuben, the heartless father and son. This duo had yet to be resolved.Right now, Lord Moore was pretending to have dementia to protect himself. Based on the current situation, a single person couldn’t possibly defeat the father-son duo.Once the father and son found out that he was just pretending, they would most probably kill him.So, the following steps that Charlie needed to take were to expose the true nature of Tyler and Reuben to the public. He needed to rescue Lord Moore and let Jasmine regain control of the entire Moore family group.However, after all that was said and done, he still had to face the problem of how to handle Tyler and Reuben.In Charlie’s point of view, the
Charlie smiled faintly. “I understand what you mean. Blood is, after all, thicker than water, so it makes sense that you want to spare their lives. However… there’s something you should know.”Jasmine hurriedly asked, “What is it, Master Wade?”Charlie answered, “You want them alive, sure, no problem. However, you must remember that they can get away with the death penalty, but a punishment must take place. I can spare their lives, but at the same time, they must be punished for what they did and also fully limit the possibilities of their future maneuvers to ensure that they won’t be a problem again in the future!”Jasmine nodded. “Yes, Master Wade. I understand. I will definitely consider it properly.”In the middle of their conversation, Charlie suddenly heard a vague booming sound coming from directly behind him. He turned his head and saw a smaller vessel rushing toward them at full speed about one or two kilometers away from his ship.The vessel was moving rapidly on the sea
With the distance between their vessel and Charlie’s getting closer and closer, a vengeful expression had begun to emerge on Rosalie’s face.She had been born in one of the largest martial arts families in Oskia and had grown up in the best martial arts education and environment in the country. Hence, she could certainly be considered one of the top martial artists in the country. Her strength was much more powerful and stronger than those small potatoes who only knew a trick or two in martial arts. Therefore, she did not even consider Charlie as a threat.To her, Charlie was nothing but a devilish and sinister blatherskite. He might have some skills and know some important people, but he was definitely not an expert in martial arts.After all, competing openly and honestly was the important aspect between experts, unlike him, who called the police behind their backs.Therefore, she had concluded that she would be able to avenge the attack today.At this moment, the captain repo
Rosalie’s mother had always told her that the most important task in her life was to do her best to serve Sheldon, her biological father, and the entire Schulz family.Over time, this belief had become her unwavering belief in life.Her mother had brainwashed Rosalie for twenty-one years ever since she was a child, so, as long as it was beneficial to the Schulz family, she would not hesitate even if it made her a public enemy.Someone who dared to harm the Schulz family would be her ultimate target! This was also why she had eradicated the entire Matsumoto family.She and Charlie not only had a personal grudge, but also a family grudge! It was because Charlie had apprehended her as well as more than fifty other martial artists. This, in turn, had caused the Schulz family to suffer a great deal of damage and loss all of a sudden.Therefore, she now not only wanted to avenge herself, but also the Schulz family!At this moment, the distance between the two ships was less than two hu
Rosalie immediately became nervous upon hearing Charlie’s remarks.She was the most wanted felon in the entire Japanese judiciary as she was the main culprit in the murder of the Matsumoto family. If they attracted the attention of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force due to the collision of ships, she certainly would not be able to escape.Moreover, if the Japanese found out that she had escaped from prison, they would definitely keep a close watch on her and would never give her a second chance to escape.Thinking of this, Rosalie ground her teeth and ordered in a cold voice, “Slow down! Don’t ram into them! Just get close to them.”The captain sighed in relief and hurriedly hit the emergency brakes.Resentment and determination filled Rosalie’s eyes. She shouted to the people around her, “Follow me!”With that, she took the lead, rushed out of the cockpit, and directly ran up the deck!At this moment, the two ships were almost close to each other. Rosalie stood in front o
In addition, Charlie saw that several men had followed Rosalie to his ship, and they had begun to climb over the railing onto his deck. If they saw him subdue Rosalie now, they would certainly turn and escape.In that case, he might as well wait for all of them to board his ship and shoot fish in a barrel.Thinking of this, Charlie continued to retreat and let Rosalie chase after him.As Rosalie was chasing Charlie, the men had also rushed up to the deck.Seeing this, Charlie said with a satisfied smile on his face, “Since all of you are on my ship, I won’t waste any more time, then!”Upon saying that, he seemed to be suddenly transformed into a different person as his body exhumed an amazing aura!Rosalie was a skilled martial artist who had practiced a great level of internal Reiki, so she was immediately dumbfounded when she sensed the aura emitted from Charlie’s body!‘If I’m not mistaken, that kid’s internal Reiki is much stronger than mine!’‘Still, he doesn’t look like a
As the man flew through the air, he realized in shock that Charlie had thrown him to the left side of the ship, while the vessel he had come from was on the right side of the ship!Moreover, Charlie was so strong that he had been thrown more than ten meters away! He directly fell into the cold seawater in the huge parabolic motion of a projectile.Their location was not far from the open sea, and the water’s depth reached thousands of meters. It was winter too, so the seawater was bone-chillingly cold!When he fell into the seawater with a splash, the impact itself caused a sharp pain to run all over his body. Immediately after, his clothes were completely soaked with cold water, and all of a sudden, he felt as if he had been dropped into an ice cellar!Under such circumstances, he could only struggle desperately, trying to swim back to his boat.However, it was very windy, and the waves were very strong. As he was downwind, no matter how desperately he swam, he was unable to shor
In groups like these, any gossip would immediately spread like wildfire as people share everything here with their other circles.Within minutes of these people's good work, Antique Street was abuzz even as the skies darkened: one of the antique traders had been swindled for 300 thousand, and it was Raymond Cole—the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe at that!Some of them wondered when Raymond had actually returned while others were laughing.He was supposed to be the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe, but he had messed up as well? You had to be kidding!Many were dumbstruck too—how would Raymond survive in Antique Street after losing so much money? It had been so long since such a major scam had been pulled!As such, all the antique dealers were asking one question: how did Raymond Cole get fooled?Meanwhile, Mick didn't leak the security footage right away, instead sending his people out to spread the news in other channels, claiming that Raymond thought he had won big by
Mick had already clipped the security footage and was waiting for Zachary's word.He had checked the footage repeatedly as well and was only getting more impressed with his masterful acting by the second. He looked just like a maestro, and every detail he mentioned was flawless and showed experience.Zacahry even said that Raymond had truly slipped up with that bronze sculpture, leaving him endlessly thrilled.The proverbial missing piece of the puzzle was here!Hence, calling all the staff he trusted, he told them excitedly, "Spread the word right away—Raymond Cole slipped up, spending 300 thousand on a fake Renaissance-era bronze sculpture!"His staff had no idea of the conspiracy involved, only that Mick had said that someone had tried to sell a counterfeit bronze sculpture but he had seen through it right away and chased him away, only for Raymond to end up buying the fake bronze sculpture soon after.Someone asked, "Mr. Crane, don't you think Raymond Cole bought from the man
Raymond had said everything he should and shouldn't and with complete sincerity exactly because Billy would never believe it.As Billy just wanted to swindle him, it didn't matter how sincere Raymond was—he wanted the 300 thousand whatever it took. The key here was that Billy had refused a better prospect when told it was possible, and there was evidence that would support Raymond if either he or Zachary realized the truth and came to start trouble.That meant Raymond had nothing to worry about—they could take this to the United Nations but he'd still win this case.Having been in the antique trade for so long, he had seen every form of oddity and was always cautious with people, considering every aspect of any issue.Hence, once he downloaded the security footage to his phone, Raymond decided that he needed to sell the bronze sculpture—not because he was in urgent need of money, but because he realized that there were those who wanted him out of Aurous Hill's Antique Street.Afte
There were those in Antique Street who made their living from swindling the average Joe while others swindled antique traders.In fact, it was already cliche for them to trick antique traders with forgeries, and it was not surprising that someone had tried their luck on the opening day of Raymond's shop.As such, it was strange that he had just started today without any hype or even a proper shop sign, but someone was already after him.That told him that he was being targeted, and Raymond was putting his money on Zachary.The sole reason for that was how Zachary had come earlier to ask Raymond about how much capital he had, and he had humbly said a few hundred thousand.The fact that Billy had come and immediately demanded 500 thousand made even more sense—he wanted to siphon all of Raymond's capital.Even losing money wasn't the worst part—the worst was being labeled as an amateur.When that happened, customers who wanted the good stuff wouldn't come to him, and he would find
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