Charlie smiled faintly. “Don’t worry, Mr. Moore. There will be no confidential matter discussed in today’s board meeting.”“Uh…” Hearing this, Tyler became even more nervous, and his heart began beating violently.He thought, ‘What the hell does he mean by that? Why does he sound like he knows everything?’Just then, the door of the conference hall was pushed open, and more than thirty people in black barged in.The directors of the Moore Group were all startled by this shocking scene.Tyler shouted nervously, “Who are you?! Who let you in? Where are the security guards? Hey, come and kick them out!”Reuben also hurriedly yelped, “You’d better leave right now or we’ll call the police!”Charlie, who hadn’t spoken much, said indifferently, “Tyler, I asked them to come. Do you have a problem with that?”Horrified, Tyler blurted out, “M-Master Wade, you asked them to come? Why?!”Charlie replied emotionlessly, “They are here to support Jasmine. She has just returned to Moore Group
When Tyler and Reuben saw Hashimoto Kazumi, they were so frightened that their legs turned to jelly.At this moment, they realized that their schemes and plots had come to light, otherwise Charlie would not have brought Jasmine as well as Kazumi back to Oskia.After all, Jasmine’s fatal incident in Japan was entirely a private sordid affair between the three of them.Tyler and Reuben had wanted Jasmine dead so that they could inherit the entire Moore family. Kazumi, on the other hand, wanted to gain greater personal benefits by cooperating with them.A payoff of hundreds of millions of dollars and at least ten percent shares were enough for Kazumi to take the risk.Until Kazumi appeared, they had been using him as their firewall. To them, as long as Kazumi had not yet gotten into trouble, they were absolutely safe.However, never in their wildest dream did they expect that Charlie would move this human firewall from Japan to right in front of their noses!At this moment, Tyler a
Kazumi roared in anger, “You guys dragged me into this! How dare you kick me when I’m down?!”With that, he immediately took out his phone, searched for a voice recording, and announced in a cold voice, “Everyone, listen to this! Listen to how exactly this pair of shameless b*stards plotted to kill Miss Moore!”Then, he immediately clicked play.On the phone, Reuben’s voice sounded, “Hey, Mr. Hashimoto. Jasmine is planning to leave for Japan tomorrow. My father wants me to ask you if you have made all the arrangements on your side. This time, you must make sure she dies, okay!”Kazumi laughed and said, “Mr. Moore, please rest assured that I have already prepared everything in advance according to your instructions. When the time comes, it will be done unnoticed, and no one will suspect you.”Reuben replied, sounding satisfied, “That’s awesome! After Jasmine’s death, we will definitely make more concessions in our cooperation with your company, and all the personal benefits promise
Initially, Tyler and Reuben had already been scared out of their wits at this point, but when they heard that Charlie wanted to bring Lord Moore in, they trembled violently as if they had been struck by lightning.At this moment, they shared the same thought. ‘Hasn’t that old thing become demented?! He can’t even control his bowels! Why is Charlie bringing him over here at this time?’Tyler’s heart skipped a beat as he thought in despair, ‘C-Could it be that he has recovered?! I-If so, we’ll be finished!’As he thought of this, Oscar, the Moore family’s butler, walked into the hall, holding Lord Moore’s hand.Lord Moore looked very healthy and robust with a cold expression on his face. There was not even a trace of senile dementia on his physical appearance.Tyler and Reuben were utterly terrified, unable to comprehend the current situation. This morning in the hospital, Lord Moore had pissed his pants right in front of them! How had he reverted to his old self so soon?!As soo
Tyler kept brewing ideas in his mind, ‘If I can compensate the families of the three victims actively and get their understanding, the court will definitely lower our sentences at its discretion!’ ‘We’ll just pay them 20 to 30 million per family. Heck, make it 50 million per family! Let’s compensate them until they can hug the money to sleep while laughing! Then, they will definitely issue a letter of understanding and help us plead with the court!’Lord Moore also knew very well that it was not a feudal society now, after all. The family law from the feudal period was certainly not applicable in the lawful society now, so he could not kill Tyler and Reuben right in front of so many people.Besides, although he truly hated them, he couldn’t really do it even if the law did not care about their crime because they were still part of the Moore family.The population of the Moore family was already dwindling in the current generation. Even if he could bear the pressure to kill them, i
Jasmine was at her wit’s end as well.Of course, she hated Tyler and Reuben very much, but she didn’t truly want them dead now that she was asked about it.On one hand, they were blood-related family. On the other hand, she was worried that overdoing this would make her grandfather sad.Jasmine knew her grandfather very well. She knew that although he was very strict and hated Tyler and Reuben, he would not truly want to punish them with death. Thinking of this, she turned to Charlie and said earnestly, “Master Wade, although they have done many wrong things, they are, after all, our family members, and I hope that you can spare their lives…”Once she said it, three people at the scene heaved a long sigh of relief, namely Tyler, Reuben, and Lord Moore.Tyler and Reuben were obviously relieved because Jasmine chose to spare them from capital punishment.As for Lord Moore, he had been afraid that Jasmine would want them dead because of her hatred, but he didn’t dare to explicitly
Tyler asked somewhat nervously, “Master Wade, w-what is this solution you’re talking about?”Charlie said in a crisp voice, “Tyler, I intend to send you two far away, to a strange place so that you can’t even come back in the future.”When Tyler and Reuben heard this, they simultaneously thought of the Weavers…Jordan and Jeffrey Weaver were still at the foot of Mount Golmin harvesting ginseng because they had offended Charlie. This year’s winter was particularly cold. The temperature at the foot of Mount Golmin was -20 to -30 degrees or even lower. They wondered how the Weavers had survived such harsh weather conditions.When Reuben thought of the treacherous environment at Mount Golmin, he cried and begged, “Master Wade, I beg you, please just send us to jail! We don’t want to go to Mount Golmin! It is a literal living hell!”Charlie smirked. “Don’t worry, I won’t send you to Mount Golmin. I have other arrangements for you.”With that, he said aloud, “Isaac, come in.”Isaac
Isaac responded without hesitation upon hearing Charlie’s command, “Okay, Master Wade. I’ll arrange the flight right now to send them both to Sierra Leone as well as 24-hour guards to prevent them from escaping!”Charlie nodded in satisfaction, pointed to Kazumi next to him, and said, “Oh yes, send this fellow along with them.”Kazumi cried out in fear and pleaded, “Mr. Wade, this is entirely Tyler and Reuben’s plan! They are the masterminds! I’m just their runner! You can’t send me to Sierra Leone! Please let me go!”Charlie sneered, “Hashimoto Kazumi, do you think you can walk away just because you are not the mastermind? Let me tell you, you are just as bad as the two of them!”With that, Charlie instructed, “Isaac, after Kazumi arrives in Sierra Leone, he will receive similar treatment as Tyler and Reuben. Do you understand?”Isaac nodded firmly and said, “Sure, Master Wade. Please rest assured that I’ll make the right arrangements!”Charlie turned to look at Lord Moore and a
Raymond chuckled at the title, humble as ever, "The Duke of Wastage? Now, that's quite the royal title, and I don't think I deserve such an honor…"Trailing off, he then made an especially curious look, "By the way, how'd you know they were calling me that?"Seeing that he was still so ignorant, Jacob scoffed. "You bought a Renaissance-era bronze sculpture earlier, didn't you?"Raymond nodded. "I did. But technically, it's medieval and not Renaissance, along with a Renaissance-era base."Jacob clutched his stomach as he laughed, "Oh, please! Medieval? Hahaha… You're killing me, Mr. Cole!"Raymond kept a serious look on his face. "It's really medieval. Why don't you take a look?""No way," Jacob snorted, pursing his lips. "Anyway, word has already spread that someone was selling a counterfeit bronze sculpture to defraud Antique Street for some serious dough. He went first to Vintage Deluxe, but their manager, Mr. Crane, saw through it and didn't buy it… and then he came to you, an
That was why most of the collectors only knew that such an item existed but they did not know in whose possession it was.After registering a new account and paying the ten thousand registration fee, Raymond got in.It was very safe as it was anonymous, and he posted a photo of the bronze sculpture and an announcement with an asking price of twenty million.In his opinion, it wasn't that expensive—if it was still gilded, it would be worth around a hundred million. Without it, it was plenty reasonable to cut the price down to just thirty million.And Raymond was cutting another ten million off that, so twenty million was plenty reasonable.Moreover, medieval bronze sculptures were exceedingly rare, and less than one specimen showed up annually at times. Collectors who desired it would therefore be willing to break the bank for it, and that was why Raymond was sure that someone would put in an order once he posted it.As he wrote the summary of the item, someone knocked on his door
Jacob frowned in disdain. "Why would I be worried? He's no longer the manager of Vintage Deluxe, and he just lost a shit ton of money for messing up his appraisal. I am also the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, so why would I be worried about some loser who will soon be kicked out of Antique Street?"Straightening his collar, he snorted coldly, "I am now going to see Raymond Cole and humiliate him face-to-face! He thinks he's impressive, doesn't he? Let's see how he will keep up that facade!"Zachary chuckled, "Yes, exactly! People like him need to be given a slap in the face! As hard as you can! Don't worry—I'll be right behind you. If he gets physical, I'll rush in to help. If he doesn't dare to start a fight, you just insult him as much as possible!""Good plan!" Jacob nodded since he was concerned that Raymond might get physical when pushed too far.And with his body, there was no way he could beat anyone…Spreading his arms, he exclaimed, "Come! I'l
Mick inspected every video to see who was getting the most views, and he then paid out of his own pocket to use paid advertising to get the video viral.It cost five thousand and it hurt, but reaching the trending page was definitely worth it.Mick was quite shrewd too, making sure that the paid advertising was focused locally. After all, he knew all too well that five thousand didn't buy many clicks, and clicks from elsewhere might be too sporadic to gain any worthwhile attention.As he worked in Antique Street, he naturally had to come up with a plan to promote himself in this place, ideally presenting himself as a master appraiser.That way, his fame would slowly extend throughout the province and perhaps Eastern Oskia, and eventually the country.As such, focusing on Aurous Hill was the best idea.Moreover, he also had another idea—if Jasmine Moore happened to see this video, she would see him in a new light.When that happened, he could look forward to getting really rich!
Soon, the video of Mick's staged act was uploaded to the online group, and everyone eagerly watched it as soon as it was done uploading.Mick certainly set a new bar with his acting as none of them could see that it was an act.Moreover, everyone could see that the bronze sculpture looked like the real deal, and they might have been swindled if it were them.As such, they couldn't help being impressed as Mick had easily seen through Billy's con, and he was the definition of a pro in that video.No matter how Billy had packaged it, there was no tricking real experts like Mick Crane. Just a quick glance and he had seen through that it was a postmodern replica, matched with a base from the Renaissance era to misdirect and beguile.With that, many fellow antique dealers changed their opinion of Mick.After all, Vintage Deluxe's business had been declining after Mick took over as manager, and people were presuming that his skills were lacking.But now, they were all shown that he had
"Amazing, Mr. Crane!""It's Mr. Crane who shines through, in the end! His eyes see through everything!""I guess Miss Moore made the right choice firing Raymond and appointing Mr. Crane! Mr. Crane is infinitely better!"Mick was immediately thrilled to see them fawning over him, and he laughed, "You flatter me—I'm merely sharing my personal perspective on this. In this trade, anyone who knows would understand how hard it is to get the good stuff in this age of technology.""There are plenty of people who hold ulterior motives and change their tactics knowing that there are always those scheming to get their hands on vintage treasures, so they just have to make it. That is how they started making counterfeits of everything, from scrolls to sculptures to statues, each of them so real just to trick those fools who think they could get rich overnight!""Exactly!" Someone promptly agreed. "There's never a lack of any such fools, and I just happened to meet one. I had this piece of jade
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