Doris felt very nervous when she heard Waylon’s words at this time. So, she hurriedly asked, “Captain Skitter, based on your experience, do you think that it is more likely that my father had accidentally come into contact with this kind of highly toxic substance, or do you think that it is more likely that he had been poisoned in secret?”“I am not sure either.” Waylon explained earnestly, “Based on the current situation, the clues that we have on hand are simply too limited. We basically do not have any useful clues that could point us in the right direction.”As he spoke, Waylon asked again, “By the way, Miss Young, do you think your father will be able to accept any inquiries in his current state? We might be able to obtain more useful clues if we can ask him directly about certain matters.”Doris shook her head as she sighed and said, “He has already been in a deep coma over the past two days…”Waylon hesitated for a moment before he smacked his lips together and said, “Well…
Moreover, as he was her boss, Doris would certainly feel a lot of stress and pressure if he were to call her. It would not be appropriate if he affected her when she was doing something important.So, he told Graham, “It’s okay. We can start without her first.”Either way, to Charlie, the dinner banquet today was just a secondary matter. The most important thing was because he wanted to give everyone a gift in return.If Doris could not make it to the dinner banquet tonight because of something important, there was no need for him to rush her. After all, he could just give her the pill in private when he had the opportunity to do so, then.As soon as Graham heard this, he hurriedly told everyone, “Come! Come, everyone! Come to the dining room. We are about to start our dinner banquet tonight.”Everyone followed Graham into the dining room. At this time, the Quinton family’s chef had already placed sixteen different types of appetizers on the table in the dining room.Lord Moore s
To Charlie, the Healing Pill was very ordinary, and it was not a big deal to him at all.However, it was not the same way for anyone else. Although this pill would not be able to prolong their lives, at the very least, it had a life-saving effect at the most critical moment. If they had the pill, this would be equivalent to them having an extra life at the most critical moment.Jasmine was the best example.If she had not been carrying the pill closely with her on her body all the time, she would have already died in a foreign country like the others who had been with her when she fell off the cliff in Japan.Therefore, everyone who was present was extremely excited and happy.Charlie distributed the pills one by one before he told everyone, “Make sure that you keep your pill properly. Let’s continue eating!”Everyone cautiously placed the wooden box containing the pill into their pockets before they got up and returned to their seats.Everyone was in a happy and enjoyable moo
Doris felt very grateful, and she said, “Thank you so much, Young Master!”Charlie smiled indifferently as he said, “It’s okay. You don’t need to be so polite with me.”As they spoke about this matter, Charlie wanted her to go and get busy with her own family affairs at hand. He did not want to delay her any further, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a man’s voice suddenly coming from Doris’s end of the line. “Miss Young, we have found out the source of your father’s poisoning!”At this time, Doris was still holding the cell phone in her hand. When she heard the man’s words, she completely forgot that she was still on the phone with Charlie, and she blurted out nervously, “Captain Skitter, where is the source of the poisoning from?!”Waylon was wearing a latex glove as he held a heavy book in his hand, and he said, “Our criminal investigators discovered that each and every page in this book contains traces of mercury dichloride!”“Moreover, we also found that there seem to b
“The culprit is in Aurous Hill?!”As soon as Doris heard this, she could not help but grind her teeth angrily!Immediately afterward, she said angrily and coldly, “This person is doing everything he possibly can to harm my father. I do not know what his intentions are! Captain Skitter, please help me find a way to bring this person to justice!”Waylon nodded slightly before he said seriously, “This kind of criminal case involving an attempted murder is an absolutely major and important case. We will definitely do our best to try and solve it quickly!”After that, he sighed as he said, “Sigh. I cannot promise you that I will be able to solve this case within a given time frame because we still have too few clues at hand.”Doris nodded gently before she said, “I understand that…”Waylon asked again, “By the way, Miss Young, can you try and recall when your family received the parcel? We could take a look at the surveillance cameras around this area during that time to find the pers
They had already obtained the evidence, and the next thing that they needed to do was to search for more clues. So, they were not going to continue wasting any more time at Doris’s villa.Before they left, Waylon told Doris, “Miss Young, I suggest that you leave your house now and head directly to the Silverwing Hospital.”Doris nodded before she said seriously, “Thank you, Captain Skitter. I will pack up some things before driving over there.”Waylon replied, “Alright, then. I will return to the Police Department and organize a task force meeting first. At the same time, if we make any progress during our investigation, I will certainly inform you immediately. However, you and your mother should help us by trying to see if you can recall any useful details or information. Please inform me immediately if you have any new clues.”“No problem! Thank you, Captain Skitter!” After thanking them repeatedly, Doris sent the group of police officers out.Several police cars drove off with
When Doris heard this, she subconsciously lowered her head.At this moment, she could not help but sigh as she thought to herself, ‘The young master is not wrong. This is my father’s exact situation now… his condition is rapidly deteriorating every day, and there seems to be no hope at all…’‘Our only glimmer of hope is the successful kidney source that Edmund has found in the United States…’‘However, the conditions mentioned by Edmund is simply an insult to my personality and character…’‘However, if I refuse to accept his terms, I must be prepared to accept the fact that my father will die at any time…’As she thought about this, Doris felt the tears flooding her eyes. She burst out into tears in an instant, and her teardrops dripped uncontrollably onto the cold concrete floor.Subsequently, all of the negative emotions that Doris had been accumulating and suppressing for so many days suddenly exploded in an instant. She slowly squatted down on the ground as she held onto her
At the same time, Edmund, who was at the Aurous International Hotel, received a phone call from his subordinates.As soon as the line was connected, the other party hurriedly said, “Boss! I heard someone from the inner division of the Aurous Hill Police Department saying that the police have already found a book containing traces of mercury dichloride in Doris’s house! They have already set up a special task force to start tracing clues related to that book!”“What?!” Edmund exclaimed as he blurted out, “Why are the police officers in Aurous Hill so efficient?”The other party replied, “We did not expect them to be so efficient either.”Edmund hesitated for a moment before he said, “Did you guys leave any clues behind when you pretended to be the courier and delivered the package?”The man thought for a moment before he said, “No, there should be none. The car that we used to deliver the package was not a licensed car. So, it will simply be impossible to find any clues. At the sam
"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
Seeing that Mick had a favor to ask, Trippy was naturally eager to seize the opportunity to get in his good graces."Don't worry, Mr. Crane!" He promptly replied. "Just leave it to me!"Returning to Treasure Measure, he went up to the first man who had come and said, "Hey, brother… Did you come to buy the bronze sculpture from Mr. Cole?"The man asked warily, "You know about the bronze sculpture?""Of course!" Trippy grinned. "I know all too well—it's actually famous here in Aurous Hill."Whipping out his phone, he played the short video that Mick had spent five grand promoting, saying, "Here—check this out!"Curious, the man took the phone and watched the video solemnly.The other latecomer soon hurried over as well and stared fixedly at the screen too.They watched as Bill entered a room with the bronze sculpture with Mick, the latter who checked it out and started commenting on it.The first man exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it really is that bronze sculpture."The second ma
The other antique traders who were keeping tabs on the situation were left confused by Trippy's message.[Maybe even those out-of-towners know that Raymond is a sucker? So they traveled overnight just to see what happens?][I know Raymond is in trouble, but is it really worth traveling hundreds of miles just to watch?][Maybe they know he's a sucker, so they came to sell him more counterfeits?][Shit, that must be it! Suckers are rare these days, after all!][Damn straight! Just knowing that there's one in Aurous Hill, you'd be eager to come over.]Even Mick Crane who had just woken up and saw the message immediately sent a voice message: "Those conmen are just like flies flocking around shit as soon as they smell it.""Oh, but what they don't know is that Raymond has no more money! I heard he only had a few hundred thousand for the startup, and the bronze sculpture must have cost most of it. I'm afraid those people won't even get their gas money and toll costs back after travel
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A