Jeremiah knew that the only chance that he had to save the Wade family at the moment lay with Charlie. Aside from Charlie, there was no other possibility of anyone else there who would be able to save the day and turn things around for them.However, Jeremiah did not know whether Charlie would be able to deal with Ten Thousand Armies or not.Moreover, Charlie had never stated his position from the very beginning to the end.Therefore, Jeremiah was curious to find out what Charlie’s attitude was at this moment.At this time, Charlie sighed softly as he responded, “You want to know what I think we should do?”Speaking of this, Charlie raised his head and looked indifferently at Hunter, who was extremely arrogant, and he clenched his teeth as he muttered, “I think that I should just rush up immediately and rip that d*mn dog’s head off directly!”However, that dog’s owner was not here yet, and if Charlie were to deal with Hunter at this time, he would only be alerting Porter of who
Hunter looked at Charlie in contempt. He did not say anything else. Instead, he simply turned around and shouted out to the group of men around him, “Brothers, unload all the coffins sent by our lord and give it to the members of the Wade family!”As soon as his words fell, dozens of three-star martial artists rushed to the flatbed transporter and kicked those coffins to the ground vigorously after untying them. The pile of inferior coffins turned into a pile of coffin boards the moment they hit the ground. After that, Hunter looked at the members of the Wade family and sneered as he said, “Remember, if our lord does not see what he wants to see at Mount Wintry at eight o’clock in the morning tomorrow, all of you will have to die! After you die, you can assemble and make do with these coffin boards, then!”After saying that, Hunter then yelled at his men, “Let’s go!”The group of people from Ten Thousand Armies then left the Wade family’s old mansion in a flashy manner.By then,
When Jeremiah yelled this, all of those who had wanted to speak up immediately chose to shut their mouths.Although they could not accept the fact that they would be handing their fate over to Charlie, they also knew very well that Lord Wade still had a way out.Therefore, at a time like this, the most important thing that they could not do was to openly turn against Lord Wade. Otherwise, if Lord Wade were to decide to accept the other party’s condition, he would naturally look for the people who had opposed him openly to settle the score with them when their wealth was gone.Even Jeremiah’s eldest son, Clayton, also gave up struggling. He took the initiative to step forward and slap Felix fiercely as he cursed angrily, “You uneducated child! Who told you that you can talk to your grandfather like that?! Hurry up and apologize to your grandfather right now!” Felix knew that he had failed to incite the others and so, he could only say in a low and muffled voice, “Sorry, Grandpa.
However, at this moment, Jeremiah suddenly raised his hand and slapped him as he yelled angrily, “You are nothing more than a b*stard who can never succeed in accomplishing anything! Are you not going to take the words that I’ve just said to heart? If you don’t want to do it, you can get out of the Wade family! The Wade family is facing a grave crisis concerning the matter of our life and death, and I will not be merciful if anyone dares to cause any trouble, even if it is my own son!”Felix was thinking about reasoning with Charlie just now, but he did not expect to receive another slap from the old man immediately after that. At this time, Felix was feeling so aggrieved that his tears simply rolled down his cheeks, but he did not dare to say even one more word.Hugh, who was aside, was flustered when he saw this and so, he hurriedly took a stand and said, “Grandpa, I will go right now!” When Clayton saw that even Hugh had already expressed his opinion while his stupid son was sti
A few minutes later, an extremely shocking piece of news suddenly spread around the entire circle of Eastcliff’s top families!Back then, Leonardo, who was not capable but still insisted on competing against Curtis and finally decided to commit suicide by jumping off a building after he finally failed to do so, had actually had a son!And his son was actually Porter, the lord of Ten Thousand Armies who was well-known overseas!What was even more shocking was the fact that Porter had actually sent his men to go all the way to the Wade family’s old mansion, and they had even killed the Wade family’s chief bodyguard. Besides that, Porter had even sent more than a hundred coffins to the Wade family’s old mansion!This was not the thing that sent chills up everyone’s spine.What made people feel absolutely terrified was that in order to avenge his parents, Porter had actually made a series of extremely harsh and even inhumane demands on the Wade family!Furthermore, he had only given
Yule hurriedly said, “Don’t call Charlie first! He is at the Wade family’s old mansion now, and he must have something important to discuss with the Wade family currently. Wouldn’t you only be adding to his troubles if you cry and call him now? If you have anything to ask Charlie, you should wait for him to come back tonight first before talking about it!”Immediately after that, Yule then said, “The both of you should wait at home first. I will go out and meet some people now to see if I can find a few more helpers!”Rachel also said, “I will call my natal family too and see if we can send some people to come over!”“No need.” Yule shook his head and said seriously, “I cannot refuse if you want to go up to Mount Wintry with me. After all, both of us are husband and wife who have received great kindness and favor from both Curtis and Charlie. Based on emotions or reasoning, it is only natural for both of us to fight to the death to return this favor. However, our life and death woul
Jasmine did not know about the terrifying situation that was happening in Eastcliff at this time. After hanging up Nanako’s call, Jasmine then called Charlie directly.At this time, Charlie was checking the final steps of the ancestor worship ceremony with the members of the Wade family. When he suddenly received a phone call from Jasmine, he left the main hall temporarily and went into an unoccupied room next door. He answered the call and smiled as he asked, “Jasmine, is there a reason as to why you’re looking for me?”Jasmine was a little nervous, and she hurriedly said, “Master Wade, my grandfather has been talking about you for the past few days, and he is saying that he misses you. So, I wanted to ask if you are free today and whether it would be convenient for you to come over to our house for a casual meal?”Charlie did not have any suspicions after hearing these words, and he smiled as he said, “Sorry, Jasmine. I’m in Eastcliff now, and I am taking a look at some Feng S
Meanwhile, Jasmine was still stunned in place. She suddenly did not know what she should do for a while.A few moments later, Jasmine picked up her cell phone, and she was about to make a video call to Nanako. As a result, she suddenly received a text message from an entrepreneur with the last name Hawley in one of her South Region group chats on WhatsApp. The content of the text message was: [Breaking news! Breaking news! The overseas mercenary organization, Ten Thousand Armies, is seeking revenge on the Wade family! The Wade family will cease to exist after tomorrow!]When Jasmine saw this, she suddenly became very anxious. She hurriedly picked up her cell phone and sent a voice message to ask: “Chairman Hawley, what do you mean by your last text message? What happened to the Wade family?”The other party quickly replied with a voice message: “Chairman Moore, haven’t you heard the news yet? Ten Thousand Armies went all the way to the Wade family’s old mansion today, and they even
"Five hundred grand?"Mick chuckled. "Well, the sculpture looks Renaissance, and the craftsmanship as well as the material are all ideal. It would sell for up to two million in an auction, while established antique traders like us could offer up to a million. So, why the lowball?"Bill sighed. "I won't lie—it belonged to my old man, who just croaked this afternoon. But you see, he left a will stating that every antique in the house would be given to my brother… Since he's playing favorites, I thought I had to get something for myself.""That's why I quietly sneaked this baby out without anyone else knowing and am trying to sell it quickly to change my own circumstances. You don't have to tell me how many millions it's worth—I'm not that greedy. Give me five hundred grand, and it's yours."Mick shrugged as he shot back, "If it's as you say and your old man intended for your brother to have it, the fact that you sneaked it out here makes this theft. Do you think I'd buy stolen proper
It was half past six, and the skies were darkening when a figure hurried into Antique Street, heading straight toward the center—to Vintage Deluxe.Mick Crane, the manager, was holding the fort with some of his employees, and there were some guests window shopping there as well. As Mick asked the employees to assist the guests, he waited anxiously for Billy—Zachary's henchman.Nonetheless, a certain figure rushed inside within minutes, asking eagerly as he entered, "Is the manager in? Do you still buy antiques?""Yes, and yes!" Mick exclaimed as he approached Billy enthusiastically, asking, "May I ask what you're planning to sell?"Billy looked around before sneakily holding up a parcel wrapped in red cloth, carefully lifting a corner to reveal an edge so that Mick could see.Then, he promptly lowered the cloth again, whispering, "This is the good stuff. I'm just not sure if you have the money to buy it."Mick grinned. "What are you saying? If it's something Vintage Deluxe coul
Jacob chuckled. "Can't tell you right now. But I will once it's done.""Well, have you decided when we're going to Dubai?" Elaine quickly pressed.Jacob said, "I'd have to wait until tonight to see if this deal works, but we're leaving first thing tomorrow. I'll get the tickets first, and we will be staying at the Burj Al-Arab that I told you about. People are always saying how amazing it is on the internet every day, seeing how luxurious the seven-star hotel is, but I'll be the judge of that."Elaine was overjoyed to hear that. "That's amazing! And I was just thinking we can't go sooner! Go about your business, then. I'll pack our luggage right away."Jacob chuckled smugly. "Don't pack so much, though. Just stick to the necessities, since we can get the rest over there!""Alright!" Elaine exclaimed, beside herself in excitement. "Alright, you hurry up and get your thing done over there. I'll start packing now!"After hanging up, Elaine called Charlie, who was in Champs Elys Reso
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,