Once Isaac heard Charlie say that he wanted to keep Steven as well as Salem in Aurous Hill, he immediately exclaimed, “Young Master, Salem is still manageable as he would not have brought many people from the United States. However, Steven hired dozens of security personnel on the surface, and as for the experts hidden behind the scenes, we do not know how many there are. To catch him would be slightly more difficult…” Charlie blandly said, "It does not matter. There are no impermeable parts in this world. To catch Steven and Edmund, I alone will be enough.” As he said that, a person’s image suddenly flashed through his mind. So, he immediately changed his stance, "No, it would be better to add one more person.” Isaac immediately stood up and said without hesitation, "Young Master, I am willing to join you!” Charlie smiled and said seriously, "Sir Cameron, your courage is commendable, but your strength is still a little weak. Before you can come close to Steven, his
Isaac asked again, "Then, when are you going to make a move against Steven and Salem?” Charlie thought about it and spoke, "I will first observe the two of them and see what they are up to for a day or two.” Charlie further instructed, "Isaac, you have the most extensive contacts in Aurous Hill. You must assist me. Keep a close eye on the two of them—no matter where the two of them have been, who they have seen, report all of this to me immediately!” Without hesitation, Isaac said, "Young Master, do not worry. I will arrange for it!” Charlie nodded and said with a little regret, "Why didn’t they both choose to stay at your hotel.” Isaac laughed, "Young Master, that Edmund stayed in Aurous International Hotel before he disappeared. It's normal for his father to go there to stay. As for Steven, the Schulz family knows very well that this is the property of the Wade family, there is no way he would come here to stay.” Charlie asked curiously, "The Schulz family
The moment Isaac heard that Charlie wanted to use Rosalie, he immediately asked with some concern, "Young Master, we are still not sure whether Rosalie is controllable or not. She has been under our house arrest. If we let her out, won’t she take the opportunity to escape?” Charlie shook his head, “Based on my understanding of her, she surely won’t.” Isaac asked in confusion, "Young Master, how are you so sure? This woman has always been ruthless. She is not an easy person to deal with!” Charlie laughed. "She was betrayed too cruelly by the Schulz family. Now, there is a chance to capture Steven first, and also a chance for her to take revenge. Based on this, it is impossible for her to betray us.” Charlie continued, “From the Schulz family's point of view, Rosalie is missing. Once she is truly free from my control and shelter, the Schulz family will likely find out at that time, and they will definitely want her life.” “I'll take another step back and say that even
Just when she was practicing until she was covered in sweat, the doorbell suddenly rang. Rosalie became a little excited all of a sudden. She had lived here for some time and understood the service routine of the service staff here. Three meals were served regularly here every day, and the service staff would prepare food and drinks as well as daily necessities before sending them over. Other times, the service staff would generally not take the initiative to come over to disturb. Seeing as now was not the time for any meals, it was very likely that Charlie had come!Thinking of this, Rosalie hurriedly and joyfully ran to the door. Through the display screen, she saw at a glance that Charlie was standing at the door of her room at this moment. Her heart burst with joy. She then remembered that she had not tidied her clothes and was currently wearing the most basic sports bra. Rosalie hesitated for a while and did not know whether she should change her
At this moment, Aurous International Hotel. Steven’s motorcade was parked in a row directly in front of the hotel. Before he could get out of the car, security had rushed down and purged all the people around him. The manager of the hotel along with dozens of security guards also greeted him at this time, and they respectfully said to Steven's assistant, "May I ask, what does Mr. Schulz need from us? As long as we have it, Mr. Schulz is free to ask. We will definitely do our best!" Steven’s assistant said in a cold voice, "There is nothing we need for now. Tell all your people to stand back and don't let any of your staff, without permission, to bump into Mr. Schulz! As for the other guests, they must not come within ten meters of Mr. Schulz!" The hotel manager nodded without hesitation and said with unparalleled politeness, "If there is anything I can do for you, please feel free to ask!" Then, Steven and Salem came down from the car together. After Steve
Hence, he said with great gratitude, "Thank you, Mr. Schulz! You have really taken care of me so much! With a superior posture, Steven smiled faintly and said to Salem, "In Oskia, as long as you befriend the Schulz family, you will be guaranteed a smooth-sailing trip no matter where you are.” After that, he asked Salem, "Do you know the name of that college classmate of your son in Aurous Hill? I'll have someone look up information about her right now.” Salem hurriedly said, "I once heard my son talk about her. She seems to be called Doris Young. It is said that this woman's ability is quite strong. She is the chairman of a very large listed company in Aurous Hill." Steven looked to his assistant and ordered in a serious tone, "I give you five minutes to check the background of this Doris Young!" “Okay, boss!” After five minutes. Steven had just stepped into his presidential suite when his assistant hurriedly ran over and said, "Boss, I have investigat
In the evening, when Charlie returned home, the ten experts of the Schulz family split into five teams and began to thoroughly search every hospital in Aurous Hill.Meanwhile, Steven had a sumptuous dinner prepared to entertain Salem in the dining room of his presidential suite.Although the economic strength of Salem's family was nowhere near as good as the Schulz family, in Steven’s opinion, Salem's mother was, after all, from the Rothschild family. So, there was no harm in maintaining a friendship with him.Salem's heart was naturally excited.Although it was true that his mother was a woman from the Rothschild family, he knew very well in his heart that there were at least hundreds of women like his mother in the Rothschild family.His mother, as well as his grandfather's line, wouldn't have ranked much in the Rothschild family.He, a relative of the Rothschild family, was, frankly speaking, just rubbing popularity.Now, he had the opportunity to befriend the Schulz family,
The assistant hastily said respectfully, "Boss, the experts sent out have surveyed all the hospitals in the whole of Aurous Hill, but the two of them could not be found." "What?!" Steven frowned and opened his mouth to ask, "Are you sure that every hospital has been investigated?" "Yes, I’m sure." The assistant nodded and said seriously, "Not only the tertiary hospitals, but even the ordinary small clinics have also been searched, and they were nowhere to be found." Steven immediately smacked his lips and said, "Tsk... This is too f*cking strange! They are not in the hospitals, could it be that they have died?!" After saying that, he immediately spoke, "Go and observe the progress of the current police investigation. Are there any breakthroughs?"The assistant said truthfully, "Boss, I have inquired about the police’s situation. They also do not have any clues now. They are now investigating the bullet casings collected at the tunnel site, and are trying to find clue
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
While Jacob was feeling delighted after pulling off his con, Raymond had posted details of the bronze sculpture online.The website he was using was the biggest platform for antique collectors and the antique trade where each user could set a favorite tag in the antique category and era. If a user who preferred canvas art pieces of the Tudor dynasty set that label as their favorite, they would immediately be notified with text or desktop notifications in regards to any item with the same label.As medieval bronze sculptures were rare in the first place, most who were interested had already set that label on their favorites and were immediately notified soon after Raymond posted pictures of the bronze sculpture online.The collectors were naturally eager to check it out as gilded sculptures of the medieval era were really rare, and most collectors would go a lifetime without picking one up for their collection.On top of that, the seller had even listed a major flaw and was only ask
"Nope," Jacob chuckled. "We were both working separately and just happened to get back in at the same time."Then, he immediately became smug and excited, "Guess what, dear? I made 200 thousand out of the deal! In net profits!""For real?!" Elaine gaped. "200 thousand in just one night?! That's amazing! How did you do that?"Claire was surprised to hear that too, and she came over to ask, "What deal was it, Dad?"Jacob grinned, "Oh, it's nothing to brag about. It's just that I managed to pick up a nice antique item thanks to my wisdom and then sold it for 200 thousand."Pausing, he then sighed in dismay, "However, the buyer wasn't too rich—I would have squeezed him for 400 thousand, but he couldn't afford more, so I had to settle for less."Elaine quickly exclaimed, "Shit, we're talking about a loss of 200 thousand! People would work a year and still never earn that much…"She trailed off for a moment before asking, "By the way, dear—are we still flying out first thing tomorrow?
Jacob laughed. "Put that issue behind us? Sure, but we're not becoming friends. Hell, I can't even hold a grudge now that you're shit out of luck."Then, his tone changed sharply and suddenly became icy, "But you see, Aurous Hill is not a place you can stay just because you want to. No… After this, you're not going to be able to make a living in the antique trade.""If I were you, I'd be running a thousand miles away, far away from Aurous Hill where no one would know my face to start over. That way, you just might be able to make a living."Raymond simply kept smiling, "You need not be concerned about how I'm going to survive here, Mr. Wilson. I'd be very grateful if you'd cease any form of harassment once you leave my premises."Jacob pursed his lips, staring at Raymond in disappointment. "I'm plenty magnanimous, so I won't stoop to such pettiness. Just do whatever you like!"Clicking his tongue, he huffed, "Tut, tut… And here I'd thought you're tough, but you're just yet another
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!