Charlie’s rhetorical question left Tony speechless.The other people who had also been filled with righteous indignation just now instantly quietened down at this moment.They knew very well in their hearts that when they fled Eastcliff the day before yesterday, they had completely disregarded their kinship as they did not want to be dragged down and implicated by the Wade family at all. So, they could only bear with it and endure it now that Charlie was plotting against them in front of Porter.However, they already felt extreme hatred for Charlie in their hearts at this time. Charlie did not feel awkward at all even when he saw the expressions on the faces of this group of his fellow family members but instead, his happy face made this group of people even angrier. Many people were even secretly plotting in their hearts to find a way to teach Charlie a lesson when this incident had passed!At this time, Porter spoke up and said, “I think that sixty installment payments is a
“That’s not all. When the time comes, I can also apply to the court for enforcement. At that time, all of their assets will be seized directly for auction, and the money will then be returned to Ten Thousand Armies.”“As the saying goes, there is no harm in being prepared. This way, we can basically ensure that nothing will go wrong.”All the members of the Wade family’s collateral families turned pale. They did not expect that Charlie would plot against them like this. Moreover, with all these demands of his, Charlie was hardly giving the members of the Wade family’s collateral families any way out at all.Once they signed the agreement, it would be tantamount to them signing a harsh contract to sell their bodies with no hope of turning things around in the future! It was only then that Porter realized that Charlie had thought about the problem more comprehensively as compared to him. So, he did not hesitate as he said, “No problem. We will do as you’ve said.” Charlie added, “S
Just as Charlie had taken care of all the installment contracts for the Wade family’s collateral families, Walliot’s Rothschild family had also done everything that they could to pay up the rest of the money that they owed Charlie. Charlie gained five billion euros in cash, two hundred billion Oskian dollars in cash, and also a debt with a principal amount of more than three hundred billion Oskian dollars with a five-year interest of more than two hundred billion Oskian dollars in just one ancestor worship ceremony. Charlie finally understood why many kings in history were particularly fond of exploiting the various vassal kings and would often ransack the various vassal kings, cutting off their homes. This was mainly because these vassal kings were all mobile treasuries which were all loaded. It would have been fine if they were all loyal to the monarch, but if they did not even have the basic idea of loyalty to the monarch, what else would the king be waiting for if not to raid
In their opinion, Charlie was already as abominable as a traitor back then.At this time, Porter came to the crowd and said in a loud voice, “Listen to me, all of you. I’ll leave all the matters here at Charlie’s discretion. All of you must do everything he tells you, and no one is allowed to disobey him! Otherwise, I will not let you off!”When Porter said this, this group of Wade family members almost collapsed emotionally on the spot.They had initially thought that Charlie had merely surrendered to Ten Thousand Armies and become Ten Thousand Armies’ lapdog. However, they would not have expected that Porter would actually take him so seriously. Just when they were all dumbfounded, Charlie walked up to Porter’s side and said, “All of you, who are descendants of the Wade family, have completely disregarded the safety of your family and your ancestors who are buried in the ancestral grave at the critical moment. If you’re not punished enough, I’m afraid that our ancestors will not
What Porter valued the most was affection, and this was also the key to Ten Thousand Armies’ success and achievement so far.He was already originally grateful toward Charlie for being empathetic and compassionate towards his parents’ need to be reburied for peace, but now, he felt extremely angry in his heart when he saw how shameless these members of the Wade family’s collateral families were.It was also precisely because of his anger that he inadvertently blurted out the words ‘Mr. Wade’ and even said it twice in a row. This instantly made the members of the Wade family’s collateral families feel that something was amiss. If it was the Wade family who had given up all resistance and surrendered completely to Ten Thousand Armies, it would not be incomprehensible for Porter to accept Charlie as his lapdog.However, now that Porter was suddenly referring to Charlie as ‘Mr. Wade’, something seemed to be wrong here. Nevertheless, before they could be too surprised, many of the
“Porter Waldron actually knelt in front of Charlie?!”“Did he just refer to himself as a subordinate too?! What does he mean by that? Could it be that Ten Thousand Armies has already submitted themselves to Charlie?!”The members of the Wade family were all extremely shocked.None of them would have expected that things would develop in this direction now. This was simply a development in a direction that they had least expected.This kind of feeling was as if you had dropped a brick from a building that was a hundred meters high. You thought that it might hit people, cars, animals or even plants and grass. However, would you have thought that this brick did not only fail to fall, but it also subverted gravity directly to fly upward, all the way out of the atmosphere? This group of members of the Wade family’s collateral families had this feeling right then. Shock had already long been insufficient to describe their state of mind. They had even begun to feel that this world w
When Charlie said that he was being excessively soft-hearted, this group of members from the Wade family’s collateral families felt that Charlie was simply being extremely shameless.However, after Porter agreed and was singing the same tune as Charlie, all of them were basically so frightened that they were about to collapse on the ground.Porter’s words made them understand one basic truth, and that was the fact that Porter would definitely do it if Charlie were to ruthlessly demand their lives. Moreover, a mercenary organization like Ten Thousand Armies, which was deeply rooted overseas, had no concept of the law at all. If anything were to happen, they would just run away to a war-torn area, and no one would be able to do anything to them anymore.So, no one knew who had started it, but all of them suddenly knelt on the ground as they grovelled and begged. “Charlie... It’s us who are worse than animals. Please give us another chance. From now on, we will be loyal to the Wade
Charlie nodded and said indifferently, “I’ve already taken care of things over there in Northern Europe. After Helena ascends to the throne, the Wade family will start a business collaboration with the Northern European royal family officially. At that time, I will send a business team over there to meet and discuss things with Helena.”Lord Wade had a look of admiration on his face as he said, “Charlie, you can change the heir to the Northern Europe throne and also change the entire pattern and dynamics of the Northern Europe royal family so drastically within such a short period of time. I‘m afraid that you are the only person in the world who can do this!” Charlie did not take the old man’s flattery seriously but instead, he had an indifferent look on his face as he said, “The Northern Europe royal family will be the Wade family’s future bridgehead to enter Europe in the future. So, we will have to promote the relevant collaborations quickly, and it has to be implemented as soon
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