The captain simply wanted to survive at this moment. So, he asked Charlie in a trembling voice, “Would you spare my life if I listened to you and obeyed everything you ask me to do?”Charlie nodded as he gave his word, “As long as you are willing to cooperate with me obediently, I will certainly spare your life. I can even arrange for you to have a new identity so that you can start a new life.”As soon as the other party heard this, he immediately said with gratitude, “I will certainly obey you, then!”Charlie was very satisfied, and he said, “Okay. You should do everything as I say, then!”Having said that, Charlie thought for a while before he said, “Since that old man, Cadfan, has already come up with his own contingency plan, you can just tell him that Rosalie has already been killed as per his contingency plan.”After that, he immediately whispered a few words into the other party’s ear.The captain then nodded before he picked up his satellite phone immediately. After draw
At this time, the captain hurriedly said, “Lord Schulz, I will set off now. I will certainly find the body and send it to the Japanese Self-Defense Force!”Cadfan replied, “You don’t need to come back if you cannot figure out a way to get this done!”“Okay, Lord Schulz!” The captain agreed immediately. After hanging up the phone, he looked at Charlie with a pleading look on his face as he said, “Sir, if Cadfan Schulz finds out that I lied to him, he will certainly hack me into a thousand pieces…”Charlie replied indifferently, “Don’t worry. Since you have already acted according to my instructions, I will naturally keep my word and honor my promise!”Having said that, Charlie continued, “The few of you should come to Aurous Hill with me tonight. I will help all of you settle down in a safe place after arriving in Aurous Hill. At that time, all of you can live incognito for a while first. After I am done dealing with the Schulz family, all of you will be able to return to your own i
When Charlie saw that Rosalie’s face was full of curiosity at this time, he smiled slightly as he said, “This story tells of a rich heir who wanted to pursue and go after a very beautiful girl. However, this rich heir was very stingy, and he did not want to spend too much money just to win this beautiful girl over. So, he put on an act as he pretended to tell this beautiful girl that he was going to buy her a Ferrari…”“After that, the rich heir bribed a Ferrari salesman and asked the salesman to help him put on a show.”“When he brought the beautiful girl with him to look at the car, the car salesman told them that there was no stock available at the moment. So, they could only place a booking first. After that, the rich heir pretended to place a deposit of one hundred thousand dollars before he received a contract for the booking of the car.”“The beautiful girl thought that the Ferrari the rich heir was buying for her was already certain, so she climbed into the rich heir’s bed t
At this time, Jasmine also walked out onto the deck and asked Charlie in surprise, “Master Wade, are these people here for me?”Charlie shook his head. “No. They are here for me.”Jasmine was even more surprised when she saw Rosalie, who was motionless as she had an arrow stuck in her leg. So, she hurriedly asked him, “Master Wade, this woman is…”Charlie looked at Rosalie before he smiled slightly and said, “This little beauty here was our enemy before this, but she should not be considered as our enemy anymore.”After he was done speaking, he raised his brows at Rosalie again before he smiled and asked, “Little beauty, am I right?”Rosalie felt a little angry and embarrassed.Although she had already seen the Schulz family’s true colors, and although Charlie had indeed saved her life, she did not have a good impression of Charlie at all.After all, Charlie was the one who had reported her companions and herself to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces in the first place.Amongst h
At this time, Rosalie simply wanted to survive first before finding out the entire truth behind the whole matter.Although she was filled with hatred for the Schulz family, she still had a last hint of fantasy.She felt that if this matter had been planned and premeditated by her grandfather, Cadfan alone, and if her father, Sheldon, had not participated in this matter and was even kept in the dark, she would certainly feel much more relieved.However, if her grandfather, Cadfan, and her father, Sheldon, were both involved in this matter, she would just cut off all ties completely with the Schulz family, then!At this point, Rosalie looked at Charlie before she pleaded in a low voice, “I can go to Aurous Hill with you, but could you allow me to call my mother first? I have to let her know that I am still alive. Otherwise, she will definitely be very worried…”Charlie did not hesitate as he blurted out, “No!”Rosalie did not expect that Charlie would simply turn down her request j
The captain hurriedly nodded.At this time, the six men that Charlie had thrown into the sea had already drowned.Their bodies had now gradually begun to sink to the bottom of the sea.Charlie brought the captain to the other cruise ship. After the captain had set the course and direction for the ship, Charlie asked the captain to return to their ship first.Then, he set the power of the ship’s engine to its maximum and drove the ship forward immediately.When Jasmine, who was on the deck of the other ship, saw the ship driving away, she was a little worried, and she shouted, “Master Wade…”As soon as her voice fell, she saw a figure suddenly jumping off the ship, jumping into the water in a perfect parabola.Right after, she saw Charlie poking his head out of the water lightly as he swam back toward their ship without any delay at all.Jasmine was worried about Charlie, and she hurriedly grabbed a bath towel. As soon as Charlie got back onto the ship, she handed the bath towel
Martial arts emphasized the accumulation, operation, and use of internal strength in the body ever since ancient times. The so-called meridians, lower belly internal breathing method, big circulatory cycle, and small circulatory cycle were all based on this theory.The overall logic of Reiki was similar to internal strength. The most obvious difference was that in addition to its accumulation, operation, and use, Reiki could also be released externally.No matter how strong a person’s internal strength was, it could only rely and depend on the person’s own body. A master with good internal strength could easily kill a big and heavy cow or even an elephant with just a single punch.But even so, he would not be able to achieve the ability to kill a mouse by using the air around him.The main reason was simply because internal strength could not be released outside.At the end of the day, internal strength could actually be considered as the entry-level low version of Reiki.As for
However, another thought suddenly popped up in his mind, ‘This woman’s character is as strong as an untamed wild horse. Moreover, her methods are so vicious and cruel. For this kind of woman to be completely honest and submissive, I will have to wipe out her self-esteem completely first!’As he thought about this, Charlie had a cold expression on his face as he said, “Come, I will help you to sit on the single recliner chair first. You can lie down and I will help you to clean your wound!”Rosalie stammered as she said, “That… well, I can do it myself. Please just give me a pair of pliers as well as some debridement medicine and gauze to dress up the wound…”Charlie had an indifferent look on his face as he said, “It is actually not impossible for you to clean and deal with the wound by yourself. However, there are many blood vessels in your leg. As soon as you take the arrow out, your wound will definitely start bleeding heavily. If the wound has already injured your artery, as soo
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