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
The fifteen thousand elites from Ten Thousand Armies became prisoners of war in an instant.In order to keep them well under control, the government tied them up in batches, and when a batch of elites had already been tied up, they were sent to the trucks so that the trucks could send them to the capital.The top brass of the government had already determined how these fifteen thousand prisoners of war would be housed long before the army had arrived to support them. The trucks would transport them to military prisons, barracks, and municipal prisons in several multiple cities to be split and controlled.This way, they would be able to prevent these fifteen thousand soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies from uniting to resist or escape from these prisons to the maximum extent. Just as the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies were being driven away in batches by the trucks, the government supreme commander, Sayid, approached Charlie and asked respectfully, “Master Wade, we have captured
“No.” Charlie said indifferently, “I still have some use for this person, and I want to take him away.”Sayid knew that with Charlie’s divine ability, it was impossible that he was merely Hamed’s military advisor. So, he felt that Charlie must be some divine figure with supernatural powers that Hamed had brought in from outside. So, Sayid hurriedly agreed and said, “Don’t worry. We will conduct a surprise interrogation for Zayne Carter immediately. I will also send him over to you at Hamed’s base personally after obtaining the evidence!”“Okay.” Charlie nodded and then said again, “Go and ask Zayne Carter to come over here. I will give him a few instructions.”“Okay, Master Wade. Please wait a moment!”***Meanwhile, Zayne was experiencing the greatest pain and torture in his life.He could only witness with his own eyes as he betrayed his brothers and watched them get tied up by the enemy before they were then brought away by the truckload. Their future was uncertain, and this w
As Charlie was returning to Hamed’s base by helicopter, Hamed, who had learned of Charlie’s return trip in advance, could not wait to come out and greet him. As soon as Charlie got off the helicopter, he could not wait any longer, and he came forward as he asked, “Brother! My scouts said that they seem to have seen the soldiers from the government capturing all of the people from Ten Thousand Armies through the drones. What is going on?”Charlie smiled faintly and said, “The government has already fallen out with Ten Thousand Armies. All of the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies have already been captured, and the government has also agreed to a truce with you. In the future, you should try to mind your own business and maintain a neutral stance with them as much as possible if there are no special circumstances.”Hamed was suddenly a little dumbfounded, and he spoke up and asked, “Brother… why did the government suddenly have a fallout with Ten Thousand Armies? This… this is all to
Most of the infantry had already left in the vehicles, and the original artillery and armored vehicles had already withdrawn to the capital, leaving only a few soldiers behind to pack up the tents and materials such as the prefabricated modular homes. At this time, Hamed’s adjutant came to give a report, claiming that a helicopter was approaching the base. Hamed knew that it must be Sayid, who was coming to sign the armistice. So, he instructed his adjutant to bring the other party to his headquarters directly after his arrival.Very soon, a few soldiers brought both Sayid and Zayne into the headquarters.The first thing that Sayid did as soon as he saw Charlie was to bow respectfully and say, “Master Wade, sorry to keep you waiting!”Charlie smiled faintly. “It’s okay. How is the situation on your side?”Sayid hurriedly said, “Most of the officers from Ten Thousand Armies have already confessed. We have gathered a large amount of evidence, and we are handing this evidence to t
Zayne had revealed everything that he knew about Ten Thousand Armies without any reservations in his confession.Charlie skipped the part of Zayne’s confession where he spoke about their attempt and plot against Syria this time because he already knew all about this. However, what he was even more curious about was the exact situation within Ten Thousand Armies. According to Zayne’s confession, the founder of Ten Thousand Armies was a man named Porter Waldron. The main reason why he could form Ten Thousand Armies at such a young age and develop and grow the organization was all thanks to a noble person whom he had met overseas back then. The identity of this noble man was very mysterious, and the vast majority of the soldiers in Ten Thousand Armies did not even know of his existence at all. Only Porter and a few of the other core members of Ten Thousand Armies knew of his identity, and they respectfully referred to him as the founder.The real identity of this founder was actual
Was it Lord Jeremiah Wade? Or could it be his eldest uncle, Clayton, or some other member of the Wade family?In Charlie’s opinion, Porter was about the same age as himself. So, if it was really the Wade family who had caused his parents’ deaths, this must have happened at least ten to twenty years ago.At that time, in addition to his grandfather and uncle, there was another mainstay in the Wade family, and that was his own father, Curtis. Therefore, Charlie could not help but secretly wonder if Porter’s enemy could be his own father? However, Zayne would not know the answer to this question. So, it would be pointless for Charlie to ask him about it.Immediately after that, Charlie suddenly thought of the Wade family’s upcoming ancestor worship ceremony. If Porter suddenly decided to seek revenge on the Wade family at this time, could it be that he had specifically chosen to seek his revenge during the ancestor worship ceremony, then?After all, this was a grand ceremony tha
Charlie could not help but frown when he heard Stephen’s words, and he asked rhetorically, “Since that Leonardo Waldron was the one who took the initiative to provoke my father and since my father defeated him in a just and fair manner, what has the fact that Leonardo Waldron who could not accept his own failure and decided to commit suicide have anything to do with my father?”After saying that, Charlie then said firmly, “My father does not have even a shred of responsibility for his death at all! As for the fact that his wife took poison and committed suicide, that is even more unrelated to my father, then! If Leonardo Waldron had not been so cowardly and chosen to commit suicide, his wife would not have chosen to die together with him either. So, Leonardo Waldron should be held responsible for his wife’s death! What does it have to do with my father?”Stephen sighed and said, “Young Master, your father has always been a very benevolent and righteous man. There have been many cases
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d
Fleur had repeatedly mentioned the conspiracy theory of Ashley using a body double over the last twenty years.Tarlon had investigated from many different angles, but everything from the gender, age, dental records, to body figure pointed to the fact that the deceased was Ashley Acker.And yet, Fleur had never bought it, insisting that Curtis was prepared for them just because Curtis' son had gone missing soon after.There was no way Curtis would save his son but not his wife, and the disfigured corpse only added fuel to Fleur's suspicion.Thus, over the last twenty years, Fleur had kept a close eye on the Ackers, arranging for two 'scholars' to be embedded amongst their ranks as sleeper agents. She went that far all to determine if Ashley was dead or had faked her death.However, the scholars had since been killed in action, and they had no spies within the Ackers left.As for Tarlon, he still doubted Fleur's theory even now, but he remained respectful as he spoke, "Milady, I mu
Meanwhile, on the edge of the South Pole, Tarlon Griffin rushed outside of Fleur Griffin's room, knocking the door gingerly as he announced, "I have news, my lady!"Fleur didn't respond, but the thick wooden door between them slowly opened as if pushed by an invisible force.Tarlon entered to find Fleur seated on the floor with her legs crossed at the ankles. Her eyes remained closed as she molded her Reiki, asking, "What is it?"Tarlon quickly answered, "News from Oskia. The Ackers are partnering with the Wades on a joint venture into electric-powered vehicles."Fleur slowly opened her eyes, asking quietly, "And you're telling me because?"Tarlon quickly explained, "It just came out of the blue, so I thought I should report it to you right away."Fleur sighed. "After I tried and failed to wipe out the Ackers so many times, they wouldn't dare set foot stateside. If anything, they must have decided to seek asylum in Oskia by offering a substantial investment, and it's a base whe
Silent for a while, Matilda then asked Yolden, "Do you think I can do it?""Yes!" Yolden nodded without hesitation. "You definitely won't have any problems!"Matilda sighed, shaking her head. "We traveled far abroad to study while we were young, but we didn't return to Oskia to help the country's development. It's been thirty years since, and now that we have returned to the country at the same time, I definitely wouldn't turn down such an opportunity to help."Pausing, she then said, "That said, major corporations make it a point to not hire family members. Forget spouses—employees aren't allowed to date, and one of the two will be asked to resign if necessary."Don't you think it's inappropriate since we are legally married, having gotten our certificate and all? And if we set these precedents, we would have trouble asking other employees to follow that policy. You are going to be a CEO, so you need a very clear answer on this issue."Yolden shrugged. "In the first place, that p
Yolden nodded slightly. "He does.""My gosh…" Matilda murmured. "That's too much… Ashley's son? A member of the Acker family and the Wades?!"Pausing, she then asked in confusion, "Wait, if Charlie has so much power and influence, why would he permanently reside in Aurous Hill… No, why would he be content as Jacob Wilson's son-in-law? Does Jacob know who he really is?""Definitely not," Yolden shook his head. "There were some compelling circumstances, and his identity is a sensitive one. That's why I'm asking you to tell no one except Paul—and even then, you should only tell him if he can keep the secret."Matilda was sharp enough to pick up on the reasoning, too. "Charlie's hiding because of his parents' accident, isn't he?""Yes," Yolden sighed. "He has his plans, but I didn't pry since I can only do that much, let alone help him on that.""Got it," Matilda nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed… And you just said you're resigning? Are you going to help with this e
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega