As he thought of this, Arrington replied in an unpleasant tone, “There are many people who want to meet with Lord Schulz every day. You have to declare your identity first and let me know the exact identity of the person who wants to meet with Lord Schulz. After that, Lord Schulz will then decide whether he wants to spare any of his precious time to meet with all of you. Otherwise, do you think that Lord Schulz will meet with just anyone?”“Declare our identity?” The young man sneered and said, “You’re just a subordinate, and you’re not qualified to know of our lord’s identity!”Arrington felt that he was greatly insulted, and he said angrily, “Even if I am a f*cking subordinate, are you not a fucking subordinate too? We are all just subordinates, so what right do you have to speak to me like that?!”The young man rushed over to Arrington with great speed, and before Arrington could even react, he had already grabbed Arrington directly by his neck as he picked him up and said sternl
Arrington’s heart suddenly tensed up because of Henderson’s words.He could not think about how he should regain reputation at this time and instead, he hurriedly asked, “Henderson, if this person’s strength is really above you, what should we do if they have any malicious intentions, then?”Henderson said calmly, “If the other party truly had any malicious intentions, they would have already acted long ago. After all, they came in a total of eight cars. The strength of the only person who came out is already far beyond the level of my strength, so perhaps the strength of those people who have not gotten out of the car might even be higher as compared to his strength. Under this kind of circumstance, it would be simply impossible for us to defeat them.”Arrington’s neck shrank out of fear as he hurriedly asked, “Then, should we ask Lord Schulz to make a decision now?”Henderson said, “I feel that the other party should not have any malicious intentions. Otherwise, they would not ha
Henderson, who was besides Lord Schulz, was horrified when he took just one look at this young man!He could feel that this was definitely the first time in his whole life that he had ever seen such an aura that was emanating from this man’s body!Even a four-star martial artist might not be his opponent!So, he could not help but exclaim in his heart, ‘What is this guy’s origin?! How could he possibly possess such great strength when he is so young?!’Lord Schulz also did not expect that the so-called lord that the other party had spoken of would actually turn out to be a young man who looked about twenty-seven to twenty-eight years old. So, he frowned as he asked, “Young man, I wonder why you want to see me?”The man looked at Lord Schulz and smiled as he spoke up, “Grandpa Schulz, don’t you remember me?”Cadfan could not help but frown as he thought to himself, ‘Could it be that this young man is an old friend?’However, no matter how much he looked at it, he could not recall
Cadfan suddenly felt very excited at this thought.‘It seems as though Porter might not necessarily be my enemy, but he might even be a friend!’‘Every cloud has a silver lining indeed!’‘Not to mention anything else, simply based on the fact that this kid actually has a top master under him who is even stronger as compared to Henderson might mean that he would be able to help me out a lot!’So, Cadfan suppressed the inner joy he felt in his heart as he said with incomparable emotion, “So, you’re Leonardo’s son! This is truly unexpected! I really would not have imagined it! You have already grown up so much!”As Cadfan spoke of this, the expression on his face suddenly darkened as he sighed and said, “I still remember when your Uncle Schulz was so determined to adopt you after your mother had an accident back then. But at that time, you had already disappeared. He continued looking for you for a long time, but there was no news at all. So, he had been blaming himself for this matt
Cadfan froze for a moment before he let out a long sigh, and he wrung his wrist as he said, “Sigh! Sheldon, he... has already gone missing for a long time!”“What? He has gone missing?!” Porter asked offhandedly, “How did... How did Uncle Schulz go missing?!”Cadfan said emotionally, “I do not know either. I only know that he disappeared when he was in Aurous Hill. I’ve already been investigating this matter for a long time, but I have not found any valuable clues. Moreover, the mastermind behind this matter is a top master with superb strength. I have already thought of many ways to find out the truth, but I have not had any results at all...”As he spoke of this, Cadfan sighed with a grievous and sorrowful expression on his face.Porter did not hesitate as he blurted out, “Leave this matter to me. I’ll certainly find out about Uncle Schulz’s whereabouts and save him!”In this life, Porter was only grateful to Sheldon alone.This was because ever since he was young, Porter had a
Porter’s lofty aspirations and ambition made Cadfan feel extremely excited. Even Cadfan himself would never dare to do such an outrageous thing to the Wade family.Think about it. In this top wealthy circle, if someone were to destroy another family’s ancestral grave and dispose of other people’s ashes, finally hijacking and occupying their ancestral graves, would there still be any law in this land?Moreover, if he were to truly do something so vicious, how would he continue staying in this circle in the future? Who would want to continue collaborating with this kind of person?After all, this was a brute who would destroy other people’s ancestral graves just like that.Still, although Cadfan felt that Porter’s plan to take revenge was really shocking, as soon as he thought about the fact that the target of Porter’s revenge was the Wade family, he felt so excited in his heart that he was about to yell out loud. ‘Now that someone is going to destroy the Wade family’s ancestral
Porter clenched his fists. “I’ll definitely not let Uncle Schulz down!”After saying that, Porter stood up, and he clasped one hand over the other as he said, “Grandpa Schulz, please forgive me for the intrusion today. There are still many things that I have to deal with since I have just returned to Oskia. So, I will not continue bothering you anymore!”Cadfan hurriedly said, “Porter! You have finally returned to Oskia after such a long time, so no matter what it is, you have to give me the opportunity to host a welcome banquet for you. Why don’t we do this, then? You and your subordinates can wait for a moment, and I’ll ask the back kitchen to make the arrangements to prepare a banquet so that we can have a few drinks together and reminisce about the past. Sheldon has already been missing you for so long. If he finds out that I didn't even invite you to stay for a meal after you came back, he would definitely complain and blame me for not being a good host!”Porter had always felt
When Henderson heard Cadfan sigh, he was also in agreement with him as he said, “Lord Schulz, there are too many hidden dark sides in the world overseas. There are many people aiding and abetting wicked deeds and crooks who are hidden amongst the honest folks.”“Moreover, it is easier to nurture and breed a powerful organization such as Ten Thousand Armies in these kinds of turbulent and messy places!”“It’s just that I really did not expect that the lord of Ten Thousand Armies would be so young. I really cannot imagine what kind of fate Porter Waldron has to be able to build up an organization that is so powerful such as Ten Thousand Armies in such a short period of time! It is simply impossible for any ordinary person to do it no matter what it is!”Cadfan could not help but ask, “By the way, how is Ten Thousand Armies’ financial strength?”“It’s also very strong!” Henderson said seriously, “This kind of mercenary organization has very strong profitability!”After pausing for a
No one except Raymond expected that the terms would be agreed upon so quickly.He was utterly confident in his judgment and even more so in his value appraisal.He was convinced that once they had a good look, any one of these collectors who could afford twenty million wouldn't miss this bargain.After all, an opportunity to secure an item worth millions more than the price they paid was very rare.In fact, when the other nine collectors heard that the first collector was buying it, it was only to be expected even if it left them all gloomy. They had all held the bronze sculpture in their hands—they knew it was definitely worth that much.However, no one in the room was more shocked than Trippy.He looked utterly flabbergasted, his eyes wide and bulging as he stared at the bronze sculpture while asking himself the same question repeatedly.Was that crap really worth twenty million? How?!While Trippy was still stunned, Raymond had already sent his payment details to the first
Unable to nitpick on the air stewardess' response, Elaine pouted, "Well, try to ask management to improve on your first-class cabins anyway. Maybe even make a premium-class or something since it's not like we can't afford it."The air stewardess quickly said, "We will definitely relay your message to the management."Nodding in satisfaction, Elaine waved her off. "Alright. You can go back to work now."Clearly relieved, the air stewardess bowed her head respectfully. "Always happy to be of service."After the air stewardess left, Jacob asked Elaine in curiosity, "Was the private jet that good?"Elaine rolled her eyes. "Didn't you see the stuff I posted in the chat group?""Not really," Jacob blurted. Elaine was ready to snap at him for not caring, but considering that they had made up now and she shouldn't fuss too much over the little things, she snorted, "Just remember to like and comment on all my posts in the chat group, otherwise, I will make you regret it!""No problem!"
While the ten collectors were taking turns studying the bronze sculpture, Jacob and Elaine were boarding their flight.As they were flying first-class, they had priority over the other passengers and boarded from the separate plug door at the first-class section.The capacity of the Boeing 777 was huge, and the wide-body aircraft could be connected to a special double corridor bridge where first class and business class passengers boarded separately from the economy class passengers.As the terminals to economy class and business class were connected, Elaine and Jacob were able to get through the first-class terminal unimpeded, but the passengers in economy class had a queue of over two hundred passengers. Even as she walked, Elaine was looking over her shoulder and exclaiming at Jacob, "Must be nice being rich! We used to have to queue like the rest of them, waiting for over thirty minutes just to board our flight." "In first class, we may be in the same plane, but we don't hav
Meanwhile, once Raymond had briefed everyone about the rules, he opened the door and invited everyone into Treasure Measure.It was not that wide but appeared spacious since the interior was mostly empty—it was not really crowded even with thirty-ish people.Then, locking the door from the inside, Raymond told them, "I can tell from everyone's faces that we are all veterans here, so I'm sure you understand the rules while appraising: no photos or videos, thank you very much."Indeed, there were many rules that governed the hobby, the most important being respecting the seller's requests and privacy.As the collectors listened, they knew that Raymond was selling but did not want the public to know too much about him.They all nodded, and those who had their phones out slid them back into their pockets.With that, Raymond took out the bronze sculpture that he had brought, leaving Trippy a little surprised.He had never seen the bronze sculpture with his own eyes before, only from
"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