At this moment, Cadfan was still kneeling on Mount Wintry. So, he had not officially handed the position as the head of the Schulz family over to Sophie for the time being. However, this matter had already been established. Therefore, when Sophie heard that Charlie was going to inject capital into Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group, she immediately decided to inject capital together with him.When Charlie heard that Sophie had agreed, he said, “Why don’t we do this, then? I will inject 5.1 billion euros into Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group through the Ito family first, and it just so happens that my shareholding ratio is also 51%. So, you will inject 4.9 billion euros so that our shareholding ratio will not need to be adjusted.”“No problem!” Sophie agreed without hesitation and said respectfully, “Benefactor, if there is another ten billion euros capital injected into Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group, it will definitely become the world’s top shipping company!”Charlie hummed slightl
Charlie said coldly, “I’m giving you a single-choice question now, and there is only one option. If you dare to talk any more nonsense, I will break your legs before sending you over there!”Gregory immediately did not dare to say anything else, but he had already suffered an emotional collapse in his heart. He wiped his tears as he whimpered and sobbed by himself. Richard asked in a panic, “M-Mr. Wade, could you at least consider the fact that we are royalty and let us stay in Northern Europe, then?”“Impossible.” Charlie said indifferently, “Helena will inherit the throne over the next two days. Before then, you will all be stripped of your royal status before being exiled overseas. You’re not allowed to return to Northern Europe in this life!” When Olivia heard that Helena was going to inherit the throne, she felt hatred and anger. So, she hurriedly said to the queen, “Grandma, we cannot allow Helena to inherit the throne no matter what it is! She originally had a serious hear
In Charlie’s opinion, Madagascar was an excellent country to carry out labor reform.First of all, that place was extremely underdeveloped economically, and the conditions there were extremely poor. So, this would have a very good disciplinary significance for Olivia’s group of people.Secondly, the more it was this kind of country with an extremely underdeveloped economy, the more human labor would be required, and most of the labor would be agricultural work. Sugarcane and cotton were the local specialties of Africa which needed a lot of manpower to pick. The workload would be large enough for this group of people to experience the joy of labor.When the time came, Charlie could ask Sophie to get Cadfan a large estate in Madagascar and to buy more land for planting sugarcane and cotton. All of the farming work would then be allocated to this group of people. Olivia was on the verge of an emotional collapse at this point. She had originally been very high-minded, and she had al
Even Walliot and Olivia’s mothers, who had already returned to their rooms to rest, were arrested separately by the Royal Guards and escorted to the underground cellar for detention together with them.Very soon, Olivia’s men sent Helena’s mother back. They were immediately arrested by the Royal Guards as soon as they brought Helena’s mother into the palace. When Helena saw her mother, who had lost a lot of weight, she was distressed as she ran over and hugged her mother.When the queen saw this, she sighed softly and asked Charlie respectfully, “Mr. Wade, are these people who have just been arrested going to be disposed of in the same manner as Olivia and the others?” “Yes.” Charlie nodded and said indifferently, “Lock them up in the wine cellar first. They can depart for Madagascar together with their master in a few days.” After saying that, Charlie also instructed the queen, “Make sure that you seize the opportunity to get information from Olivia and her subordinates to e
After the queen had made an official announcement to the public that she would be passing the throne to Helena, Charlie already had thoughts of returning to Oskia. The purpose of his visit to Northern Europe this time was to help Helena secure the throne. Now, this purpose had been successfully achieved, and in addition to that, he would also receive an additional five billion euros in cash which could be said to be far beyond his original expectations.Therefore, Charlie felt that there was no need for him to stay in Northern Europe anymore at this moment. So, Charlie thought that he might as well return to Oskia that night. However, at this time, Helena was accompanying her mother in the infirmary. This was because when they had finally met and reconciled, Helena’s mother was a little too emotional, and she had cried several times until her emotions went out of control. So, the royal doctors had brought her back to the infirmary to perform a detailed checkup on her immediately.
Having said that, Helena hurriedly held the woman next to her and said to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, my mother is very grateful to you, and when she heard that you were leaving, she had to come and thank you in person...”At this moment, the woman next to Helena had a respectful expression on her face as she bowed deeply to Charlie and said gratefully, “Mr. Wade, thank you for your life-saving grace toward me and my daughter, Helena... And thank you for giving Helena the chance to inherit the throne...”Although the queen was the one who had given the throne to Helena, in both Helena and her mother’s eyes, this throne was actually given to Helena by Charlie.If it weren’t for Charlie, the queen would not have ever given the throne to Helena even if she was not on the verge of death. When the queen heard this, although she felt a little dissatisfied in her heart, at this time, she also knew very well that she would be handing over all of her power soon. From now on, her goal in life would
When the queen, who was already plotting to get her hands on the Rejuvenating Pill, heard Charlie’s words, her whole body was instantly stunned, and she felt a strong sense of loss surge inside her heart. She did not expect that although Charlie had given the Rejuvenating Pill to Helena, he would also directly specify that she should give this Rejuvenating Pill to her mother.In that case, the queen was afraid that she would have no destiny with this Rejuvenating Pill, then. Charlie naturally took the changes in the queen’s emotions to heart.The reason why he had given the queen false hope was also so that he could determine if the queen would be coveting this part of the Rejuvenating Pill. If the queen was coveting it, this would also serve as a reminder to the queen.He wanted the queen to know that he would only take out the Rejuvenating Pill for Helena’s sake. Therefore, if she wanted to continue getting the Rejuvenating Pill, she would have to honestly perform a good job
The queen was dumbfounded when she saw this!She really did not expect that Charlie’s Rejuvenating Pill would not only be able to save lives but would also be able to return a person’s youth!When the queen saw that Helena’s mother looked as if she was more than a dozen years younger, she was extremely envious.To think that a quarter of the Rejuvenating Pill could have such a powerful effect. However, Helena’s mother had really been through a very difficult time recently and so, her whole body was showing some signs of rapid aging. She was someone who was only in her forties and was not even fifty years old yet, but she looked like she was almost sixty years old. This quarter of the Rejuvenating Pill simply allowed Helena’s mother’s state to return to the state she should be in according to her actual age. That was why she looked as if she had gotten younger by more than a dozen years in general. Although Helena’s mother did not have a mirror, she also immediately felt the grea
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,
Zachary nodded repeatedly. "Mr. Montague? Very well!""Yes!" Jacob grinned smugly. "Longer last names are simply better—it just sounds so authoritative."With that agreed upon, both men alighted, where the master was waiting nearby.Seeing them get off, he hurried over to them, smiling, "Please, follow me."Zachary looked around and huffed, "Honestly, Mr. Cardensky, isn't this way too far from the highway? The road is narrow and terrible, and I have to park my car all the way out here. Just coming here is taxing."Mr. Cardensky smiled in turn. "My friend, that's exactly why we picked this place. Do you remember seeing a couple of cars parked by the road, occupying half of it?""We arranged for them to be there. Anyone coming by car would have to slow down that way, buying time for us to see who they truly are. If it's cops, our watchers would quietly text us while we clean the house and bail."Zachary exclaimed in realization, "You boys really run a tight ship!""For sure," Mr.
After working in Antique Street for years, Zachary's connections and influence were naturally special. And yet, though he was acquainted with some of the more impressive individuals, he was not that close with them either.For example, the forgery masters who worked specifically to deceive experts only accepted jobs from major clients, usually antique traders high in social status and wealth.In contrast, they wouldn't ever be interested in frivolous people like Zachary. Even if he could reach them, they might not look at him twice.If one would describe them as the cartel boss, then Zachary would be a low-level enforcer, managing night joints or goofing off.But now, Zachary had turned over a new leaf—he worked under Don Albert, so one of those masters was pleasantly surprised when he called one of them, inviting him to his own workshop for a visit and further discussion.As such, Zachary picked up Jacob and went over to the master's hideout where the latter worked on his count
Zachary was naturally shrewd enough to read Jacob's intention.In reality, he wasn't offering to pay just because he wanted the profit. He merely wanted to get in Jacob's good graces. After all, wouldn't Jacob be even more grateful that he wasn't just helping his revenge but also helping him make money?As such, he didn't hesitate to tell Jacob, "Well, chief—since you'll be paying, I will make sure that you will get every cent of profit that you deserve."Jacob was grinning ear-to-ear, but he said, "Oh, you don't have to! If we really are making a profit, there's no way I would let your good work go unrewarded!"Spreading his arms, he continued generously, "How about this? I will pay the full cost while you get twenty percent of the net profit!"Zachary laughed. "Now, that can wait, chief. We need to pay as soon as we decide on the item we want, and there's no time for buyer's regret. But if Raymond doesn't take the bait, all that money will go down the drain, and whether we can s