Holden said immediately, “They are in the car at the back! I’ve already gagged them, and at the same time, I’ve placed black gunny sacks over their heads.” “Good.” Charlie nodded and spoke up, “Lord Harker, please arrange for someone to bring them out and escort them to my parents’ grave first. Make them kneel respectfully.”As he spoke, Charlie then instructed, “In addition, do not remove the black gunny sacks from their heads first. I want to save this suspense until the last moment!”“As you command!”Holden replied respectfully before immediately arranging for several members of the Harker family to bring Sheldon as well as Zayne down from the off-road vehicle at the back.The members of the Wade family were all extremely astonished when they saw the members of the Harker family bringing two men with black gunny sacks over their heads out of the car.They did not know the identities of these two men, nor did they know the reason why Charlie would bring these two men, who see
Seven o’clock sharp.The Waldron family’s ancestral grave. Porter and all the other War Generals from Ten Thousand Armies had already changed into their white mourning clothes made out of burlap.This funeral procession of one hundred men was already set to depart.Cadfan, who had gotten drunk last night, also woke up early, and he hurriedly arrived at the Waldron family’s ancestral grave. According to the original plan, Cadfan was supposed to follow the funeral procession up to Mount Wintry together with Porter.Today, Cadfan was already feeling extreme and intolerable excitement deep in his heart. As soon as he arrived at the Waldron family’s ancestral grave, Cadfan found Porter, who was dressed in white mourning clothes, and he sighed as he said, “Porter! What you did yesterday is already known amongst all the wealthy and reputable families in Eastcliff! No one would have expected that you would make such a great comeback after you have already left for twenty years. If yo
The crowd also shouted in unison, “We will deal with and kill anyone who dares to stand in our way!” Porter immediately shouted out loud, “Everyone is here! Let’s go!”After saying that, Porter slammed the brazier in his hand to the ground with a bang, and all of the black and gray ashes scattered everywhere.Immediately after that, eight five-star War Generals who were dressed in mourning clothes lifted the two coffins.Besides that, there were also more than a hundred experts from Ten Thousand Armies who had solemn expressions on their faces amidst the sound of the Suona horn as they marched in a neat pace toward Mount Wintry!***Meanwhile, on Mount Wintry. The members of the Wade family were all staring at the hands on their own respective watches. There was only less than an hour left for them.Clayton became more and more restless, and his eyes were constantly secretly looking at the large pile of supplies prepared for the ancestor worship ceremony that was placed
When everyone heard Charlie’s words, all of them had their mouths wide open, and their jaws were hanging slackly in shock. People had come here with good intentions to help Charlie to intercede and plead with Porter, but Charlie was still speaking nonsense conceitedly at this time. Wasn’t he simply cutting off his own route to retreat?!Felix really felt intense hatred for Charlie at this time, and he could not help but curse in his heart, ‘This Charlie Wade would really die if he’s not being pretentious, right? Helen Dunn is already here to help, but you’re still putting on airs and being so pretentious at this time?! Why?! Based on what you’re saying, you’re going to beat the shit out of Porter Waldron when he comes here later, huh? Helen Dunn is already here to help you to plead for mercy, but you’re actually asking her not to plead for mercy on Porter Waldron’s behalf later?! You’re really very good at being f*cking pretentious!’Not to mention Felix, but even Jeremiah also fel
This was the ‘waterworks dragon formation’ that Old Master Lennard had spent several years creating. This was also the Feng Shui formation that had broken the ‘dragon encapsulation formation’ for Charlie. Now, he would be setting foot here to move onto the new pinnacle of his life.He would be destroying Ten Thousand Armies and becoming the head of the Wade family. At this moment, eight buses suddenly drove to the foot of the mountain.The members of the Wade family could also see these eight buses, and they suddenly felt extremely nervous.Felix’s voice was also trembling as he blurted out, “Ten Thousand Armies is here! Ten Thousand Armies is here!” The other members of the Wade family also had horrified and appalled looks on their faces. Eight buses would mean that at least two hundred men were here.This… How could this be something that the Wade family could withstand?Jeremiah could not hide his nervousness at this time, and he asked Charlie, “Charlie… So many men fro
Hugh did not expect that Felix would suddenly open his mouth to insult him, and he said in anger, “D*mn it! Is there something wrong with you?! You’re acting like a mad dog that is biting anyone it can catch!” “It’s entirely up to me if I’m happy doing that!” Felix said coldly, “Hugh, just wait for it. If we can make it through today, I will not f*cking let you off! Don’t forget that I’m the f*cking eldest grandson of the Wade family. So, even if the Wade family were to really kneel and have our assets shrunk by half, I would still be the eldest grandson, and you’re still separated from me. You will only be next in line after Charlie. So, who do you think you are?” Hugh wanted to retort, but after thinking about it, he felt that what Felix had said seemed to sound reasonable too. So, he could not help but involuntarily shrink his neck.At this time, the eight buses also drove up the mountain. Fortunately, when Mount Wintry had first been built, a large open platform was built ha
This way, it seemed as though the chances of them making it through this catastrophe seemed to be getting a little higher again.At this moment, the grandfather and granddaughter duo from the Moore family as well as the father and daughter duo from the Ito family came together in front of Charlie. Lord Moore, the oldest amongst them, spoke up first. “Master Wade, we heard that you encountered some trouble and so, I came here with the Ito family to do a small part to help you!”Yahiko also spoke up and said, “Mr. Wade! All of the top ninjas from the four greatest ninja clans in Japan are here too. They will fight with all of their might and strength no matter who the other party is!”Yahiko did not dare to mention the words ‘Ten Thousand Armies’ because he was afraid that the ninjas’ morale would be affected as soon as they heard that. Once he said this, almost all of the members of the Wade family were all shocked and excited! What shocked them was that they did not expect tha
This not only made Jeremiah feel really shocked, but it also made him feel a little ashamed. What made him feel ashamed was that he had been making friends everywhere for so many years now, but unexpectedly, at this most critical moment, no one had rushed over here to help him at all. Compared to Charlie, it seemed as though Jeremiah really had an extremely poor network!And at this moment, Charlie felt extremely touched in his heart. As he was feeling touched, he also said helplessly to Nanako, Jasmine, and the others, “Everyone, it’s just a small matter, and I did not want to cause any alarm to all of you. However, I really did not expect all of you to come all the way here. I’m really sorry.”Jasmine hurriedly asked, “Master Wade, we have received so much kindness and favors from you. So, how could we stand by and do nothing at all under this kind of situation?”Charlie could not help but ask, “How did you guys guess my identity? Who will take the credit for that?”Jasmine
"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,