After pausing for a moment, Charlie said again, “As for the Schulz family, they have already realized that they have an enemy with extraordinary strength in Aurous Hill now. They have already begun sending people out to look for clues about me as much as possible. So, even if I were to only allow the mother and daughter to leave after a while, the Schulz family will still link the person who saved them to the person who kidnapped Steven and Sheldon Schulz.”Isaac was silent for a moment before he nodded gently and asked again, “Young Master, what if Miss Schulz and Madam Dunn divulge your identity, then?”Charlie smiled as he said, “I believe that they will not do so, but nothing is absolute. I want to continue toying with the Schulz family a little more, but if they were to truly divulge my identity, it would not matter anyway. If the Schulz family has the ability to deal with me, they can do whatever they want to come at me. Anyway, Albert is almost done expanding his dog farm. We’
Evening. The sky was getting dark.A Rolls-Royce Cullinan was speeding on the Aurous Hill expressway. The person driving the car was one of Isaac’s subordinates.The person seated on the passenger seat was Isaac.The mother and daughter, Helen and Sophie, were seated in the back seat.Isaac, who was sitting on the passenger seat, was looking at the map on the navigation, and he said to the both of them, “Please wait for a moment. We are less than ten minutes away from our destination. When we get there, you can call your family members, then.”Helen and Sophie were both extremely excited. It had already been such a long time since they had met with the accident. What they feared the most was that their family members would be overly worried. So, they could not wait to let their family members know the news that they were still alive.However, since Isaac had already asked them to wait for another ten minutes, the both of them did not continue saying too much.After all, they h
“None.” Harlem said seriously, “I’ve already mobilized all the connections that I could, and I’ve also looked for quite a number of private detectives and informants from the security department. However, none of them could find any clues that are related to the both of them.”Jefferson hurriedly asked, “Is it because those detectives and informants are not serious and meticulous enough when they are searching for clues?”Harlem let out a wry smile helplessly as he said, “Dad, in the process of looking for clues, they even unexpectedly discovered seven to eight foreign spies. The intensity of this search effort is absolutely unprecedented, but simply no valuable clues have been found.”Jefferson let out a long sigh. “Sigh! This is too preposterous! There was such a big accident in the tunnel back then, but both of them could actually just disappear and evaporate into thin air. This is simply too unimaginable!”Harper hurriedly said, “Dad, the more unimaginable it is, the more this
“What?! Helen?!”When Jefferson, who was aged, heard Helen’s voice, his whole body was stunned, as though he had just gotten struck by lightning!He could discern his daughter’s voice, but he could not believe that this was actually happening.So, in this instant, he felt as though his heart was suddenly beating at twice its original speed, and his entire chest cavity was filled with vague pain because of the violent heartbeat.He clutched onto his chest as he subconsciously confirmed, “You… are you truly Helen?!”As soon as he said these words, the several members of the Dunn family who were around him were also stunned!Harlem blurted out and asked, “Dad, is it really Helen?!”Hayes hurriedly said, “Dad, hurry up and turn on the phone speaker!”Jefferson fumbled to turn on the phone speaker. After that, Helen, who was on the other end of the line, choked up and said, “Dad, it’s really me. I’m still alive. Sophie is also alive, and she is right beside me now.”Sophie nearly b
At this time, Helen and Sophie were cautiously hiding inside the dry ditch by the roadside as they waited for their family’s arrival.Very soon, two white lights appeared at the end of the road. The commercial vehicle driven by Harlem had already driven toward the predetermined location.Jefferson hurriedly called Helen and said to her, “Helen, can you see our car?”Helen said, “Dad, I see a car that is about five to six hundred meters away from us, but I cannot be sure whether it is your car.”Jefferson then said, “I’ll ask your eldest brother to flash the high beam twice.”When Harlem heard this, he quickly flashed the high beam twice.At this time, Helen walked out of the ditch at the side before she waved her hand at the vehicle on the path.Hayes, who was sitting on the passenger seat, saw her at a glance, and he said excitedly, “It’s Helen! Hurry up and go over there!”Harlem stepped on the accelerator and quickly drove the commercial vehicle there.Immediately afterward
There were many people who were thinking about Quinn’s concert in the whole of Aurous Hill.Amongst them was the young master of the Schulz family, Jaime.At this time, Jaime did not know about the news that his mother and sister were both safe and sound. He was still at the Aurous Hill Olympic Centre to communicate about certain small details regarding the concert’s venue.In truth, Jaime’s company was simply the sponsor for Quinn’s concert. Generally speaking, this kind of sponsor only needed to fork out money. As for the real performance scheduling, stage construction, and promotional materials, Quinn’s agency should be dealing with these matters, and this had nothing to do with Jaime at all.However, he had secretly reached a collaboration with the venue. The venue was clearly leasing the venue to Quinn’s agency to hold the concert, but they had actually been bribed by Jaime behind the scenes. They had received money from Jaime, and they were preparing surprises for Quinn in va
Jaime nodded in satisfaction and smiled longingly as he said, “When the time comes, this mysterious Mr. S will certainly become the hot topic of discussion on the entire network!”Speaking of this, Jaime suddenly had an idea, and he blurted out, “By the way, you also have to come up with a prize participation activity. Anyone who shows support and encouragement for Mr. S under this hot topic will have an opportunity to participate in the lottery!”His assistant hurriedly asked, “Young Master, how would you like to set the prizes for the lottery?”Jaime smiled and said, “Since I want to share my happiness with everyone, I’ll naturally have to be more generous. Why don’t we do this, then? Draw for one first prize, two second prizes, and three third prizes. The first prize will be a Rolls-Royce Phantom, the second prize will be a Bentley Mulsanne, and the third prize will be a Mercedes-Benz G-class.”His assistant exclaimed in admiration, “Young Master, you’re being too generous for t
When Jaime heard these words, he was instantly dumbfounded.He did not come back to his senses for more than ten seconds.When Jefferson, who was on the other end of the line, saw that Jaime was not responding, he could not help but ask, “Jaime, are you listening to me?It was only then that Jaime responded and said, “Yes, I’m listening to you. Grandpa, you said that my mom and Sophie are back? Is that true?!”“Yes!” Jefferson replied solemnly, “Would I joke about such things?! Hurry up and come back quickly!”Jaime hurriedly said, “Okay, Grandpa. I’ll come back now!”After he was done speaking, Jaime immediately hung up the phone and said to his assistant, “You stay behind and continue communicating with the people over here. There is something that I have to do first.”As soon as these words left his mouth, Jaime ran out in a hurry.After getting into the car, Jaime wanted to start the car quickly, but at this time, he suddenly hesitated for a moment.He was completely froze
Jacob was naturally gleeful that he could get the late medieval bronze sculpture along with its base. Right after he wired the agreed upon ninety-eight grand to Mr. Cardensky, he was already imagining how Raymond would buy it from him for several hundred grand.On the other hand, once Mr. Cardensky received the transfer, he saw the name on the account: Jacob Wilson.He was left perplexed—wasn't that man's last name Montague? Who was this Jacob Wilson?Still, he didn't worry about it too much since most antique hustlers preferred to work with anonymity and therefore, using a different name was perfectly normal.He then carefully wrapped up the bronze sculpture before passing it Jacob, asking politely, "Would you happen to have any other requests, Mr. Montague? I have plenty of other items here if you'd permit me to give an introduction."Jacob shook his head, "Just this sculpture will do. I'm not fully confident in your work either since this is our first deal, so I'm just trying i
Jacob asked, "Then, what would this sculpture be worth if it was genuine?"Mr. Cardensky thought about it. "Well, there are standards when it comes to Renaissance relics, but with something this exquisite, it'd definitely be auctionable for one or two million—and that's the conservative estimate.""How much would you sell it to me for?" Jacob then asked."Thirty percent of the market price," Mr. Cardensky quickly replied. "As I've said, the conservative estimate for this one is around one to two million, so we will set the price with the median estimate value at 1.5 million. And thirty percent means 450 grand."Jacob shook his head right away. "No, no, no… that's too expensive. What if I end up unable to sell it, on top of that?"In his mind, while he could barely accept that pricing, he still needed Raymond to be able to afford it if he wanted to swindle Raymond for twice the money.Mr. Cardensky quickly chuckled, "Oh, Mr. Montague—now you're being too serious. In this business,
"Okay!"Mr. Cardensky smiled and pointed at a nearby farmyard. "There's our workshop—the good stuff is all in there. Allow me to take you there!"The farmyard seemed uninteresting at first glance, but Mr. Cardensky soon led them to the stables and brushed off the straws covering the floor, revealing a plank laid flat on the ground.Mr. Cardensky then lifted it, revealing a passage below—they had dug a cellar into the ground beneath, with the stables as an entry point.As Jacob followed Mr. Cardensky down the cellar, he exclaimed in awe, "Your operation is definitely big, digging such a huge cellar!"Mr. Cardensky smiled humbly. "Anyone working in the business would have sustained their losses before. In the end, we're all folk of humble origins, starting out with raiding tombs or excavating artifacts. Just digging a cellar is really nothing."As they conversed, they cleared the stairs and arrived at the main hall.It was certainly a hall as it was around a hundred square meters,
Zachary nodded repeatedly. "Mr. Montague? Very well!""Yes!" Jacob grinned smugly. "Longer last names are simply better—it just sounds so authoritative."With that agreed upon, both men alighted, where the master was waiting nearby.Seeing them get off, he hurried over to them, smiling, "Please, follow me."Zachary looked around and huffed, "Honestly, Mr. Cardensky, isn't this way too far from the highway? The road is narrow and terrible, and I have to park my car all the way out here. Just coming here is taxing."Mr. Cardensky smiled in turn. "My friend, that's exactly why we picked this place. Do you remember seeing a couple of cars parked by the road, occupying half of it?""We arranged for them to be there. Anyone coming by car would have to slow down that way, buying time for us to see who they truly are. If it's cops, our watchers would quietly text us while we clean the house and bail."Zachary exclaimed in realization, "You boys really run a tight ship!""For sure," Mr.
After working in Antique Street for years, Zachary's connections and influence were naturally special. And yet, though he was acquainted with some of the more impressive individuals, he was not that close with them either.For example, the forgery masters who worked specifically to deceive experts only accepted jobs from major clients, usually antique traders high in social status and wealth.In contrast, they wouldn't ever be interested in frivolous people like Zachary. Even if he could reach them, they might not look at him twice.If one would describe them as the cartel boss, then Zachary would be a low-level enforcer, managing night joints or goofing off.But now, Zachary had turned over a new leaf—he worked under Don Albert, so one of those masters was pleasantly surprised when he called one of them, inviting him to his own workshop for a visit and further discussion.As such, Zachary picked up Jacob and went over to the master's hideout where the latter worked on his count
Zachary was naturally shrewd enough to read Jacob's intention.In reality, he wasn't offering to pay just because he wanted the profit. He merely wanted to get in Jacob's good graces. After all, wouldn't Jacob be even more grateful that he wasn't just helping his revenge but also helping him make money?As such, he didn't hesitate to tell Jacob, "Well, chief—since you'll be paying, I will make sure that you will get every cent of profit that you deserve."Jacob was grinning ear-to-ear, but he said, "Oh, you don't have to! If we really are making a profit, there's no way I would let your good work go unrewarded!"Spreading his arms, he continued generously, "How about this? I will pay the full cost while you get twenty percent of the net profit!"Zachary laughed. "Now, that can wait, chief. We need to pay as soon as we decide on the item we want, and there's no time for buyer's regret. But if Raymond doesn't take the bait, all that money will go down the drain, and whether we can s
Zachary chuckled and continued, "Well, I went to Antique Street and asked around. Turns out our mutual friend only brought a few hundred thousand grand with him. If he messes up and loses all his money, won't it be over for him?""He won't just be broke either—he'd be humiliated and forced to fuck off from Antique Street. You'd get even then!"Jacob was at once excited.Just yesterday, Claire and Charlie were warning him that assault meant doing time.As the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association and the next presidential-hopeful, he would lose his place if he was charged with assault or being an accessory to a case.However, Zachary's plan was much better. Jacob wouldn't have to take responsibility, and the damage on Raymond would be even worse!In comparison, slapping Raymond meant nothing. Watching him go broke and get humiliated would really ease his heart!With that in mind, he promptly pressed Zachary, "Are you sure that prick will mess up?""I can't a
Jacob Wilson was in his office at the Calligraphy and Painting Association, planning his itinerary in Dubai.Still, he was immediately thrilled when Zachary told him that there was progress, and he quickly said, "Come see me at the Calligraphy and Painting Association. We'll talk in my office!""Alright!" Zachary agreed to it happily. "Just wait, Mr. Wilson. I'll be right there!"Jacob then quickly told him, "By the way, remember to address me as the vice president when you're here. Got it?"Zachary was naturally sharp enough to understand why, especially around other members of the Calligraphy and Painting Association.Smiling, he said, "Don't worry, chief. You can always be at ease when I'm on the job!"Once he hung up, he drove to the Calligraphy and Painting Association at top speed.There were just a dozen people around the dozens of work cubicles although Zachary was curious about the personal effects or office tools in the cubicles.After asking around, a staff member le
Then, Mick continued, "I won't lie—Moore Group's bean counters have been eager to get rid of Vintage Deluxe for a while now. It's only Miss Moore's insistence that keeps them at bay, even occasionally coming to check on how business is going. That means she holds sentiment for this place, but if she knows that Raymond is back and doing well, she might hire him again!"Zachary could laugh right then. After all, Mick was terrible at gathering information—he could worry about anyone taking his palace, but not Raymond. The man was fired because he had insulted Master Wade's father in-law, and Miss Moore was endlessly respectful—even obedient to Master Wade. There was no chance that she would hire Raymond back after what he had done, and Mick was just being paranoid.However, Zachary did not tell Mick that.As Mick was begging him to intervene and thus owing him big time, he would also be helping Jacob Wilson get even.Two birds with one stone, so why not?With that in mind, Zachar