Charlie only knew that the reason why Sophie had not accused or complained about Cadfan during the live broadcast of her press conference was because she must have already come to some kind of agreement with Cadfan.However, Charlie was not sure what Sophie had actually gotten in exchange from Cadfan.When Charlie heard that Sophie had gotten Schulz Ocean Shipping Group from him, he was rather surprised.He truly did not expect that this girl, Sophie, would actually be so capable. She could actually cut off such a big piece of flesh from Cadfan!Or rather, this was no longer as simple as cutting a piece of flesh off from under his foot, but this was almost equivalent to Sophie cutting off one of Cadfan’s legs!However, Charlie was a little surprised as he asked Nanako, “Since the Schulz family’s ocean shipping business is completely blocked now, is there any way Sophie Schulz would be able to bring this business back to life?”Nanako hurriedly replied, “To be honest, I’m not too
Charlie was not worried about himself if his identity were to be exposed to the Schulz family. After all, Sheldon and Steven were both in his hands. Moreover, he had also personally dealt with Falco. So, even if the Schulz family wanted to deal with him, they did not have any ways to deal with him at all. Hence, he did not really have anything to worry about.What he was truly worried about was Sophie.As soon as she decided to collaborate with him, Cadfan would certainly be furious. At that time, it might be possible for Cadfan to turn his anger on Sophie entirely.After all, the Schulz family and the Wade family had a feud with one another, and they were each other’s biggest rivals. If Sophie were to collaborate with him, in Cadfan’s eyes, this would be tantamount to Sophie betraying the Schulz family and working together with the enemy instead.Although Charlie also wanted to find a shortcut for his own business, he felt that this shortcut should not be built on the basis of pla
At this time, Sophie was also very worried about the subsequent step for the ocean shipping business.Sophie had indeed gotten her hands on a very big piece of cake, but she could not eat it at all.After all, the Schulz family’s ocean shipping business had already been blocked, and there was no way for her to put these resources to use at all.She actually really wanted to meet up with Charlie to tell him about this matter so that she could try to collaborate with him and bring all of these resources back to life. However, she was also worried that Charlie would have feelings of disgust for her or the Schulz family. After all, her father and even her own family had been against the Wade family for a long time. Moreover, they might even have had something to do with his parents’ death.Therefore, Sophie had not thought of her next step at the moment.Still, the good thing was that the ocean shipping group had already been changed to her name. So, Sophie felt that she would at le
Moreover, Shangri-La was Isaac’s territory. So, Cadfan’s spies would not be able to get into Shangri-La at all. That way, it would be impossible for Cadfan to find out who Sophie had met up with after coming to Shangri-La.***Very soon, it was already noon.The car that had been struck by lightning at Mount Phoenix Cemetery was still sparking many rumors amongst the community.However, no one connected this incident to Falco at all.Even Cadfan did not know about this, and he did not know that Falco, whom he had pinned high hopes on, had already been turned into ashes at this time.However, by noon, the police had already issued a missing person notice.They had found the car registration information based on the car that had been struck by lightning yesterday at Mount Phoenix Cemetery.Since this car was registered under the name of a car rental company, the police officers had followed the trail and found out the information of the person who had rented this car.Thanks to
For Henderson, who was also a martial artist, he was very fascinated deep in his heart after hearing that Holden had become a four-star martial artist.However, there were countless difficulties and hardships on the martial arts path, and it was impossible for any ordinary person to make any great achievements. A person would have to possess a very high level of natural talent and huge resources if he wanted to become a two-star martial artist.As for a three-star martial artist, there were only fragments of them. And Holden was currently the only known four-star martial artist.So, Henderson knew very well that Holden must have encountered some great opportunity.The bigger possibility would be that Holden had already found a better inner family boxing technique.Therefore, Henderson was also looking forward to it.However, he also knew very well that even if it was just a fragment of an inner family boxing technique, it would be a secret amongst many families, and it would
As he thought about this, Cadfan picked up the phone and smiled as he said, “I’ll call Falco Xanthos now. If he can obtain Holden Harker’s cultivation method, I’ll give him another fifty million dollars.”After he was done speaking, he called Falco immediately.However, the prompt that he received from the other end of the line was: “Sorry, the number you have dialed is not in the service area. Please try again later!”Cadfan could not help but frown as he spoke up, “This Falco Xanthos is really asocial. I heard that he had been resting at the cemetery every day after going to Aurous Hill for the past few days. I cannot even reach him through his cell phone.”Henderson, who was aside, chimed in and said, “Lord Schulz, this kind of people are generally very eccentric. Besides, I heard that Falco Xanthos’s native parasitic worm lives by feeding on human brains. I estimate that it would probably be living more healthily in the environment at the cemetery.”As they were speaking, Cadf
As soon as Cadfan heard that Carvalho’s cell phone had also been turned off, he was so frightened that he was about to collapse to the ground.Falco had killed many innocent people everywhere. So, it would be fine even if he were to go missing. However, who would have thought that Carvalho, who was a hundred-year-old man who had never killed anyone in his life, would also have gone missing?Cadfan could not help but tremble as he said, “Could it be… could it be that that guy would not even spare a hundred-year-old man’s life?!”Arrington wiped off his cold sweat as he blurted out, “Lord Schulz, Falco Xanthos’s car had already been completely destroyed after getting struck by lightning. It is impossible for him to have escaped by sheer luck. As for Carvalho Mason, I think that there are only two possibilities. He is either dead, or he has already run away.”“Run away?” Cadfan frowned, and he thought for a moment before he nodded and said, “Since Carvalho is so good at calculating, p
“Yes.” Sophie spoke up, “I was planning to meet and have a chat with you about this matter, benefactor. In truth, I was planning to sell off the entire Schulz Ocean Shipping Group directly to liquidate it so that I can use the liquidated funds to do some other businesses…”“But after I thought about it, if I were to truly sell the Schulz family’s ocean shipping group, my grandfather would definitely hate me to the core, and the entire Schulz family would also see me as an enemy. In that case, I would never have the opportunity to become the head of the Schulz family in this life…”Charlie nodded and said, “You’re right. If you sell the ocean shipping group off directly, that would be equivalent to you breaking off all ties with the Schulz family after getting a huge compensation from them.”Sophie hurriedly asked, “Do you have any good suggestions then, benefactor?”Charlie spoke up, “I’m preparing to start up my own ocean shipping business. I currently have sufficient funds on han
As Zachary agreed to do a favor for Vintage Deluxe's Mick Crane in passing, he and Jacob agreed to meet up at 7pm at the car park by Antique Street.He first took Jacob back to the Calligraphy and Painting Association and called Billy, one of his boys whom he thought was smarter than the rest, giving him the gist of the plan and telling him to familiarize himself with the script.Then, he took the sculpture back to Heaven Springs and met up with Billy in office, telling Billy what to do in finer detail and making sure he committed everything to memory.Zachary's strength as a judge of character certainly proved itself—Billy had never done anything like this before, but he took to the plan like fish to water. He committed the script to memory soon enough, and he was flawless.Once he made sure that Billy was fine, Zachary called Mick.As soon as Mick answered, he immediately asked, "Hello, Mr. Evans. How is that thing we talked about going?"Zachary chuckled. All the arrangements
Zachary continued, "Why do you think casinos are always making a profit? It's exactly because no matter how unassuming a guest is the first time, they would be allowed to win a couple of hands, making a little profit.""And suddenly, they would think that they are the chosen one, destined to win against all odds and always come out triumphant! Once such radical, blind confidence hits them, every last bit of his money would be lost to the casino!""At that point, you can get anything from them—their house, their wife, their children… hell, they'd be willing to die if you'd just let them gamble again!"Turning toward Jacob with a grin, Zachary then asked, "So, with all the points I made and that sculpture you're holding… Do you still think Raymond wouldn't fall for it?"Jacob laughed out loud. "Oh, talk about a plan within a plan! No one would ever see it coming! Raymond Cole is so screwed!"Zachary smiled and nodded. "That's why there's no reason to rush—I'll arrange a man to get r
As soon as they drove out of the village, Jacob asked Zachary eagerly, "So, when do you think we should make our move? I can't wait!"Zachary didn't hesitate, "Let's do it today. It's better than waiting! I'll get someone reliable to bring this to Treasure Measure and get him interested. I'm sure that since he has just returned to Antique Street, he'll need a hot deal to generate hype and make himself known. That's why I'm sure he'll take this sculpture."Jacob nodded repeatedly as he chuckled. "I think so too. Today is definitely best since I'll be going to Dubai soon and probably leaving once I'm done with this. Once you get this settled by the end of today, I'll get tickets for the flight tomorrow!"Zachary grinned. "Don't worry, chief. We will definitely get it settled today…"He trailed off for a moment before continuing, "Still, you should be a little patient. We should do this in the evening—at the second just before Raymond Cole closes shop.""But why?" Jacob asked in curi
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