“I’ll never let off anyone who is related to my parents’ death.”“However, if there is anyone who is not related to their death, I will not target him as long as he does not provoke me.”“If you become the head of the Schulz family in the future and they have already paid the corresponding price for their actions, the Schulz family and I will not interfere with each other anymore!”Sophie nodded gently before she said in a low voice, “Thank you, benefactor!”In Sophie’s opinion, although Charlie sounded a little cold, at the very least, he could clearly distinguish and discriminate between kindness and hatred.Charlie looked at the time before he spoke up, “I’ll get someone to send the both of you to the suburbs sometime later today. After that, I’ll give both of you a cell phone so that you can call the police. At that time, the both of you will be able to return to your normal lives.”As he spoke, he looked at Rosalie and said, “Rosalie’s situation is a little special. After al
Rosalie had always felt a little inferior as she was growing up.She had never had a father’s presence ever since she was a child. She grew up in the Harker family until she had reached the age of eighteen before she was finally sent to work by her father’s side as a bodyguard.After arriving at the Schulz family’s mansion, she would always see Sheldon doting on Sophie and expressing his love for her which was not only shown through words but was also written all over his face. She could not help but feel very envious whenever she saw that.She knew that this man was not just Sophie’s father, but he was also her father.Alas, she could not call him her father, and she could not even act playfully like a child in front of him.He would only show her some fatherly love whenever there was no one else present, but as long as there was any third party around them, he would immediately change back to how he would act as the eldest master of the Schulz family.Therefore, Rosalie had alw
Charlie looked at Sophie as he waited for her to follow up.Sophie hurriedly said, “Benefactor, can I get your contact information?” When Helen saw that her daughter had mustered up her courage to ask Charlie for his contact information, out of fear that Charlie would turn down her daughter’s request, Helen hurriedly added, “Oh, that’s right! Charlie, it’d be better for you to leave us your contact information. That way, it would be easier for us to get in touch with you if anything comes up in the future.”When Charlie saw that even his elder, Helen, had spoken up, he felt that it would not be good for him to turn down Sophie’s request. So, he took out his cell phone and said, “We can just add each other on WhatsApp, then. That way, we can contact each other if there’s a need to do so.”Sophie replied embarrassedly, “Benefactor, both my mother and my cell phones have already been taken away by your subordinates…”Charlie nodded before he said, “I’ll ask Mr. Cameron to arrange fo
Hamed never expected that one hundred million US dollars would simply be nothing more than a small token of appreciation to Charlie.He was so touched that he choked as he sobbed and said, “Brother, you… you’re indeed my great benefactor. My limp leg was already healed thanks to your magical medicine, but I really would not have expected that you would still give me such a large sum of money to support me. I truly do not know what I can do to repay your kindness…”Charlie laughed as he said, “Acquaintance is equivalent to destiny. The fact that we were acquainted means that we were brought together by fate. Since we were fated to meet, it is only right for me to do something.”As he spoke, Charlie said again, “By the way, brother, since you have this sum of money now, I wonder what your plans are, then?”Hamed did not hesitate as he said, “Brother, to tell you the truth, ever since my leg was broken, I had already lost a lot of talents in my team. I never had the opportunity to rep
“Moreover, as soon as you have reverse-slope fortifications, it would be even more difficult for the other party to bombard or launch an attack on your base. Even if they could break into the valley, your soldiers would be able to cover the entire area with firepower from the reverse-slope fortifications from halfway up the mountain. That way, the opponent would never be able to come out alive.”As soon as Hamed, who was on the other end of the line, heard this, his eyes lit up instantly.Meanwhile, Charlie continued, “As long as you strengthen your defenses and turn yourself into an iron bucket, they will certainly give up on dealing with you and choose to go to war with other opposition forces instead when they realize that they will not be able to defeat you. You should also try not to take the initiative to launch an attack. Instead, you should simply hide in your own base to defend yourself when the enemy comes, and attack when the enemy is retreating. That way, you would not on
The relatively slow military development, weak military strength, and low military quality were the most common problems in some small war-torn countries.There was a huge disparity in the economic strength between the countries, and the disparity in their military strength was even more shocking.Hamed himself was not from a real military school. In addition, he was from a relatively backward and chaotic environment, so he did not have a strategic mind at all.The only strategy he could think of was to live as long as possible.The reason why his army had not been wiped out in the encirclement and suppression two days ago was also due to errors in the government’s intelligence. They had thought that the village was just a small stronghold, but they did not expect it to be Hamed’s base camp. Moreover, Hamed’s base was easily defendable and difficult to attack. So, that was the reason why their attack had failed.However, the fact that it was easy to defend and difficult to attack
Hamed hurriedly asked, “Brother, what about the second and third phases, then?”Charlie said, “The second phase is for you to double the number of your fortifications. You have to make sure that at least half of your soldiers will be able to hide directly in the permanent fortifications. That way, even if your opponent is going to launch a fierce and intensive artillery and firearms attack, the lives of your soldiers will certainly be preserved in these permanent fortifications.”“As for the third phase, you need to make it so that these soldiers can survive in these permanent fortifications for a very long time. You would have built even more fortifications, and you’ll have to build it bigger and bigger each time. Finally, you should ensure that there is internal communication on the fortifications on each mountain. Your fortifications can not only be used for defensive purposes or just to ensure your survival but they can also be used to store strategic supplies. When this is achie
When he heard Charlie saying that there was still a problem that he had to deal with immediately, Hamed hurriedly asked, “Brother, what other problem are you talking about?”Charlie said, “When I went to your place the last time, I realized that your base depends on diesel generators to generate power.”“That’s right.” Hamed said, “Diesel generator sets are fairly convenient to use, but the cost is just a little high.”Charlie said, “It’s not just a little high, but the cost is actually very high. The cost is at least several times more than coal-fired power!”Hamed hurriedly said, “I’ve been implementing the electricity-saving strategy here. During the daytime, we do not use, or we only use very little electricity. The ordinary soldiers only use electricity for basic lighting at night. So, our overall electricity consumption is not that high, and the cost is still acceptable.”Charlie retorted, “It is obvious that you did not think about the long term. If you have a dozen or even
Hearing what Jacob had said, Elaine became anxious and pressed him as he hung up, "What's going on? You're leaving? But we just got here! My shoes have just caught Dubai dirt, so why are we leaving so soon—"However, Jacob was wiping the sweat off his brow as he mumbled quietly, "Well, at this point, I have to leave or I won't be vice president anymore."Elaine immediately fumed. "We've been married for half our lives, and this is supposed to be our honeymoon, yet we're just leaving? I've posted about this on social media too—there are plenty of people who're waiting for more posts on our trip!"And don't forget—we spent a lot on our flight tickets and our hotels! The hotel bookings can't be refunded either!"Jacob scowled dolefully. "Well, what can we do? Why don't you stay? I'll go home and get this sorted out first….""Well, how long would that take?" Elaine asked."How should I know?" Jacob sighed, uneasy and annoyed. "Don Albert is saying I have to go back and donate the 300
"But I spent 98 thousand on that bronze sculpture!" Jacob exclaimed in agitation before he knew it. "I made 300 thousand from it, and that means my profit was 200 thousand at best, but I'm supposed to return that to him as well?! That means I'd have lost my own capital too!""I can't help you if you can't bear to part with that money, Mr. Wilson," Don Albert said quietly. "In that case, you'll just have to handle it yourself.""Wait, wait, wait!" Jacob immediately became antsy and cried out right then, "Please, Don Albert! I'll return the money! I'll return it, alright?! The entirety of my profits—202 thousand, okay? At least let me keep the money I spent, okay?""By that reasoning, Mr. Wilson, when a phone scammer is told by the cops to return the money they've made from defrauding, should he be allowed to keep the money he spent on telco charges? ""Oh, I…" Jacob was left stumped and could not come up with an answer.Don Albert then pressed on, "Mr. Wilson, I've offered a prom
"Mr. Wilson, what you boys did was truly heinous!" Don Arnold growled. "I scolded Zachary myself when I found out, and I was the one who told him to post that statement!"Jacob was shocked. "But why, Don Arnold? Are you friends with Raymond Cole?""Never met the guy," Don Arnold replied.That left Jacob even more confused. "Then why are you taking his side?""I've been doing my best to clean up my image over the past couple of years," Don Albert replied coolly. "I rarely get involved in mob business or anything illicit, and everyone in Aurous Hill knows that Zachary is my right-hand man, yet he confessed to committing such a heinous crime behind my back. What is that if not sullying my reputation?"Jacob was left reeling as he didn't expect Don Albert to be so serious, but he quickly explained, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect it to affect you so terribly… It's all Zachary's fault! I wouldn't have been aware that Raymond had returned at all, but he just had to tell me and come up with
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli
Jacob turned his phone's loudspeaker on before switching panels to Twitter.He was already shocked to find dozens of people directly messaging him, and he was naturally curious why so many of them were looking for him while he was on his trip to Dubai.However, he had no time to find out as he promptly tapped on his social feed, and it took much swiping to reach Zachary's apology post.He tapped on it, scanning through it just before he went dizzy, the world spinning around him while a dull hum rang in his ears.Never would he have expected Zachary to spill the beans, leaking every detail including Jacob's name and contact information. What was that if not mutual destruction?!Absolutely furious, he bellowed at Zachary again, "What the fuck is this?! Are you trying to kill me, posting this shit?!""I'm sorry, Mr. Wilson, but I've come to understand how grave of a mistake I've made," Zachary calmly replied. "I've actually visited Treasure Measure earlier to apologize to Mr. Cole
Within hours, Jacob and Elaine's flight had landed at Dubai International Airport, and the first thing he did was turn off his phone's flight mode.Then, staring at the upper right corner, he waited for the phone to find a network signal.He had connected to international data roaming, and within a few dozen seconds, he was connected to the internet.Once he did, a ton of notifications popped up on his phone, but he didn't care to check any of them and instead opened his contacts and called Zachary.Zachary was in his office, ready to do his usual rounds inspecting Don Albert's premises.While he had indeed completely lost his reputation at Aurous Hill's Antique Street after pinning that post on top of his social page and was given plenty of weird looks by people around him, he didn't care because he knew how to prioritize.Right now, the most important thing that he had to do was put all his body and spirit into his work and not get distracted by anything else.Only then could
The man who had called out to him shrugged. "Zachary posted it on his account. Check it out yourself!"Mick promptly tapped out of his message editor, refreshed his social feed, and immediately saw Zachary's apology post.Once he tapped on it and read it, he almost had a stroke and was cursing before he knew it, "Fuck technology! It's like a self-exploding truck! Fuck you, Zachary Evans, blowing yourself up before I could end you! What a bitch!" Naturally, the post also made Jacob infamous.The Calligraphy and Painting Association more or less had a stake in the antique trade, and the members were shocked that Jacob was involved in such a scandal.Within minutes, word reached Mr. Bay, leaving him pacing around in his office anxiously.Mr. Bay was eager to suck up to Jacob too, which was why he had intended to let Jacob inherit his position as president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association after he was promoted.But while he thought it was as good as done, he didn't expec