Zayne could see the disdain and ridicule in Charlie’s expression, and he said coldly, “It seems as though you do not know anything about martial arts! You might not be able to find even ten people who are six-star martial artists in the entire mercenary field! It would be extremely easy for me to kill you!”“Oh?” Charlie laughed and said, “Many people have already tried to kill me, but none of them have succeeded so far. What gives you so much confidence that you will be able to kill me?”Zayne said sternly, “Don’t mention killing just trash like you, but even if there are a hundred such people like you, I would still be able to easily kill them all! A piece of trash like you will never be able to understand my strength!”Charlie nodded before saying a little perfunctorily, “I know, I know. Isn’t your so-called six-star martial artist title just because six out of your eight extraordinary meridians have already been opened up? I can also see that there are signs that your seventh me
Charlie’s fist was the hammer, and Zayne’s fist was like the walnut that had been smashed by the hammer!Charlie had eaten a lot of Rejuvenating Pills when he treated it as Maltesers back then. Although the Rejuvenating Pill could not help him replenish his Reiki, it had greatly improved his body. It would not be an exaggeration to say that his body was like an iron wall. In addition, he had the Reiki’s assistance in his right fist, and he was even more indestructible. So, how could Zayne’s fist possibly be his opponent?Zayne was already scared out of his wits at this time. He knew that someone who possessed this kind of strength was already no longer as simple as a martial artist! Even Porter, who had already opened up all of his eight extraordinary meridians, did not possess such great and powerful strength!He was dumbfounded as he looked at Charlie, and he asked in pain and horror, “You… Who exactly are you…”Charlie smiled faintly and spoke up, “I’ve already told you to call
Zayne was stunned for a moment when he heard Charlie’s words, and he sneered before he said, “You have a very positive imagination, but it is impossible for him to come back to life!”After he was done speaking, Zayne then added, “Even if… Even if you were to tell this matter… to the highest level of the government now… They… They will never believe… the enemy’s side of the story!”“The only person who can get… the highest level of the government… to believe in this matter is him!”“But… he’s already dead! A dead man… will never be able to say anything!”Charlie curled his lips and said indifferently, “Fortunately, it has only been a few minutes since then. His body is not cold yet, and he can still be saved.”“Impossible!” Zayne could not hide the horrified look on his face as he said, “Although I did not use my full strength just now, his heart has already been badly injured, and even God will not be able to save his life!”Charlie smiled and asked him, “The reason why you did
Charlie shook his head and sneered as he said, “I am your master!”Zayne was completely flustered, and he cried out as he said, “No, don’t! Please don’t seal my consciousness. I do not want to become a living dead! Please let me go. I will do whatever you want as long as you are willing to let me go! I can make all the Ten Thousand Armies’ soldiers outside disarm themselves and surrender immediately, and you can then deal with them as you deem fit. I beg you to please let me go… Please…”Charlie laughed as he asked him, “Will you really be willing to listen to everything I say?”Zayne nodded without hesitation as he assured Charlie, “I swear to God that I will listen to everything you say, and I will definitely do whatever you ask me to do!”Charlie laughed and said seriously, “To tell you the truth, I don't really trust you. How can a person like you, who could even kill his own collaboration partner just like that, be able to keep a promise?”Zayne broke down as he pleaded, “I s
Ten Thousand Armies had already suffered extremely great losses in the Middle East.However, if he were to turn these fifteen thousand men into prisoners of war, Ten Thousand Armies’ loss would be even more unprecedented. It would definitely place Ten Thousand Armies in an even more passive and miserable state.Although Charlie did not have any direct grudge against Ten Thousand Armies, his intuition somehow made him feel that Ten Thousand Armies would definitely become his enemy in the future.Therefore, rather than simply retreating just like that, Charlie was more than willing to seize the opportunity to wipe out Ten Thousand Armies’ entire army in the Middle East!And the price for him to achieve this goal would cost him nothing more than one Rejuvenating Pill. Although a Rejuvenating Pill was very precious, Charlie might be able to wipe out Ten Thousand Armies’ entire army of fifteen thousand men with just one Rejuvenating Pill. So, this was still very worthwhile in Charl
Charlie said indifferently, “He almost killed you just now, and I was the one who saved your life. Aren’t you going to thank me for saving your life first?”The government supreme commander was not a fool, and he knew exactly what had happened to him just now.He also knew that he definitely would not have been able to survive at the moment when Zayne had attacked him.Unexpectedly, this Oskian man in front of him had actually saved his life. Moreover, even Zayne, who possessed incredible strength, was already under his control now.This proved that this man’s strength was far above that of Zayne’s strength. As he thought of this, he hurriedly said to Charlie with extreme gratefulness, “Master… Master Wade, thank you for your life-saving grace!”Charlie nodded with a little arrogance as he spoke up and asked, “I do not know what your name is yet?”The other party hurriedly said, “My name is Sayid.” Charlie hummed and said, “Sayid, you should already be able to see everythin
After hearing that Zayne was ready to show off their power to the negotiator that Hamed had sent over, the entire Ten Thousand Armies’ army of fifteen thousand soldiers was extremely energetic and excited as they immediately began making the preparations.Aside from a handful of middle and high-level officers from Ten Thousand Armies who were determined to avenge their dead brothers, the vast majority of the remaining soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies did not have feelings for things such as revenge. After all, they were all mercenaries, and they had gathered from all over the world to fight side by side in Ten Thousand Armies just so that they could make money. In truth, they would not feel touched or emotional even if anyone else died or got injured. What they really cared about were the issues that were closely related to themselves, such as how much money they would be given, whether the task would be dangerous or not, and whether the job would be tough and tedious. They wer
Just as everyone was at a loss for what to do, Zayne then said loudly, “All soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies should obey the order! I am commanding you to surrender unconditionally to the government and wait for the government to deal with you. No one should show any resistance, otherwise, you will have to bear the consequences!”At this time, all the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies felt as though they were on the verge of collapse.They could barely justify it if a friendly force decided to suddenly turn on them, but if their own supreme commander were to also turn on them, what the hell was going on?! This was one of the Four War Kings of Ten Thousand Armies! Why would he be working in collusion with the government?!Yaron, who had the closest relationship with Zayne, could not help but ask offhandedly, “Commander, this… What the hell is going on here?!”Zayne said coldly, “I asked you to f*cking surrender. Don’t you understand human language?”Yaron was dumbfounded. He was u
There were times when making a person despair to some extent could be a people-strategy.For example, when your distant acquaintance asked for a ten grand loan but you could only lend him one, you couldn't tell him directly that. It would make them think you were being insincere.The better option would be to tell them how you were worse off than they were and had a debt yourself, or that some other friend had borrowed money for three years and never repaid it.And when that mere acquaintance was in despair, you could tell them that if it was really important, you could lend them one thousand with a credit card loan.That way, while the mere acquaintance wouldn't exactly be awash with gratitude, they at least wouldn't complain about your lack of sincerity.That was exactly what Mr. Bay was doing.He had no intention of offending Jacob, but he also couldn't directly tell him to give up on claiming the position as president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association. Otherwise, Ja
Jacob felt absolutely horrible just then, and he certainly did not expect Don Albert to give him the cold shoulder.If he had known, he would have just stayed content with the 200 thousand he had made and enjoyed his trip to Dubai! If he had, the Calligraphy and Painting Association wouldn't have found out about the bronze sculpture plot, and Don Albert would still be on friendly terms with him.Absolutely regretting everything, Jacob got in the backseat of the cab, tears of grief almost welling up and out of his eyes.Then, noticing that the cabbie was quietly watching him from the rearview mirror, he turned his face aside, whipped out his phone, and called Mr. Bay.As soon as Mr. Bay answered, he asked, "How did things go over there? Have you sorted out Zachary Evans yet?"He was waiting for Jacob to ask Don Albert for help so that the latter would pressure Zachary into posting a statement retracting his previous claims.However, Jacob knew full well that there was no hope for
Ramond replied, "I'm not planning on getting my name out there—I was just thinking I could start slow from one shop, but now, I'm suddenly so popular everyone's consulting me for appraisals, so I guess that's the short end of this."Either way, I'm planning to let things cool off by opening the shop late and closing early. That way, I'd receive fewer customers, and the hype will die down in a month."Once it does, I'll lead a slow life, which is perfect in Aurous Hill since it's how things are here. I'm not aiming to get rich or expand my business, and it's a comfortable life, so I plan to retire here."Charlie nodded. "The Rothschilds are relatively manageable, but I'm not sure if the Qing Eliminating Society is still looking for you and the Four-Sided Treasure Tower. You'll be completely free once they are wiped out.""And I'm sure with your abilities, Mr. Wade, that day will soon arrive." Raymond smiled and soon remembered. "By the way, you probably haven't had dinner yet, right
Charlie was never one who covered up misdeeds, and what Jacob had done reflected his corrupted character and clear refusal to feel remorse.As such, Charlie naturally refused to offer any help, completely giving up and allowing Jacob to keep going off on his own tangent, tearing himself apart in the process.Still, Raymond did put a good word in for Jacob. "Actually, one can understand Mr. Wilson's motives from a certain point of view. I was the one who set him up so that he broke that vase, and had him beaten up so that we didn't arouse suspicion. He has every reason to bear a grudge."Charlie sighed, nodding. "There's no issue with holding a grudge or getting revenge—in fact, I have no problem with him trying to salvage some pride. However, what he did was unseemly, and he doesn't know when to stop."He didn't lose anything before Zachary exposed everything. Even if he had missed a killer deal, he bought it off someone's hand in the first place and made two hundred grand in clean
With those words, Jacob didn't wait any further as he turned and left Antique Street, intent on seeking legal counsel.Raymond watched him leave before returning to Treasure Measure.He wasn't going to leave, but he had said so because he didn't want to waste much time with Jacob.Still, to avoid any trouble, he turned the sign outside to 'closed' before locking the door from the inside.That was when a man suddenly arrived, asking through the glass door, "Can I still take a look inside, sir?"Raymond was ready to refuse without even turning around when he realized that it was Charlie.He turned around and saw him standing outside just as expected.Smiling, he hurried over to open the door for him. "It's been a while, Mr. Wade!"Charlie was aware that Raymond was sticking to his identity of 'Raymond Cole' who had not been in touch since Raymond had been fired from Vintage Deluxe.Charlie chuckled in turn. "It has indeed. And you're a business owner yourself now, too.""It's j
Jacob zipped toward Raymond, his attitude immediately subservient, "I'm sure you've seen what Zachary Evans posted on his Twitter page, and to be honest, it's so terrible that my position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association has been affected too. I mean, you've made a lot of money, right?"Hell, even if you donated ten million, you'd still have another ten million and 970 thousand in net profits. So, all I'd like to ask is for you to post something to disclaim Zachary's post.Jacob's words left Raymond in thought.For Jacob, just being suspected of fraud would definitely be terrible. In fact, his position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association would definitely be threatened—if not dismissed altogether—if he wasn't cleared of suspicion.Since Jacob was Charlie Wade's father-in-law, Raymond had reason not to drive Jacob over the brink.But that also begged another question—it must be under Charlie's intention for Zachary to post his confession, and that meant Charlie in
Raymond couldn't help chuckling just as Jacob finished—he had honestly never heard of anyone who demanded a refund after donating to charity, but he was certainly seeing one now.Still, the receptionist was clearly experienced and slowly explained, "Sir, it's a legal clause of the country that all donations for philanthropy purposes can not be refunded under most circumstances—""It truly was a mistake," Jacob quickly said, cutting the receptionist off. "I was going to donate thirty thousand but pressed an extra zero by mistake. Please discuss this with your management—you just have to refund 27 thousand, see?""Sorry, sir," the receptionist apologized. "But it's a strict rule that we ourselves do not get to access the funds that have been donated into our accounts. Every donation will be screened extensively, and if you consider that there was a major oversight on your part, you may seek legal counsel to appeal for a refund. If the courts back your appeal, our organization will the
Nonetheless, Jacob darted into Treasure Measure and plucked off his mask, asking nervously, "Excuse me, Mr. Cole? It's me… Jacob Wilson…"Raymond looked up, pausing for a moment before acting as if he was actually curious, "Mr. Wilson! What brings you here? Don't tell me—you want that bronze sculpture back too?""No, no, no…" Jacob quickly shook his head. "I would never… I returned all the way from Dubai to apologize!""Apologize?" Raymond smiled faintly, and he did not play dumb this time as he asked bluntly, "Did you come back because of Zachary Evan's post?"Knowing he couldn't deny it any longer, Jacob nodded, "Yeah…"Raymond nodded and said calmly, "That's unnecessary. I was the one who benefited in the end."Jacob wasn't quite keeping up—thinking that Raymond was just trying to be nice by telling him he didn't have to apologize, he quickly pulled out his phone.Tapping on it and bringing up his transaction records, he handed it to Raymond reverently, "Mr. Cole, I understan
The cabbie chuckled. "You're a local yet you're heading to Antique Street right away as soon as you land instead of going home? And you're still saying you're not trying to pick up a killer bargain deal?"Come on, man—it's not just you, I want that too. We cabbies work ourselves to death only for ten thousand per month at best while our friend over there made twenty million in one night. I could keep driving cabs for the rest of my life and still not make that much money."Jacob knew that the cabbie must be talking about Raymond and became even more miserable then, grumbling unhappily, "I'm going to Antique Street for business—I'm not trying to pick up some missed bargain.""No? Then you didn't hear what happened yesterday?"The cabbie was immediately curious, and without waiting for Jacob's answer, he exclaimed happily, "Look, man—it was so ridiculous not even Hollywood would put it in their script. There were these fools who were trying to sell an antique trader a replica, but th