“If your five sons hadn’t died, who would even respect you?”“D*mn it! This old thing has such a dirty heart! No wonder he lost all his five sons! He deserves it!”The crowds’ insults made Old Godfather Ryan tremble in anger. He gritted his teeth in anger and scolded, “If I knew you were all ungrateful b*stards, I wouldn’t have helped you! I should’ve let you all call the police so that you wouldn’t get a single penny!”Old Godfather Ryan suddenly thought of something as he said that and blurted out, “Right! You ungrateful b*stards! Since you disagree with my demands, I won’t bother helping you all with this matter anymore! You can go ask for the money yourself!”Then, he struggled in his wheelchair alone and attempted to leave the church.Suddenly, a young man jumped at him and growled, “Ryan, you can leave, but leave your phone behind!”“That’s right!” Everyone else agreed, “You can f*ck off, but you must leave your phone here!”Everyone knew that Old Godfather Ryan had used h
When money came into the picture, family and faith were no longer important.Old Godfather Ryan had been shot to death. He had been nicknamed ‘godfather’ out of respect, but his fate was more like the godfather from the movie ‘The Godfather’.In that movie, the godfather’s image resembled an authoritative elder. Therefore, killing Old Godfather Ryan was just treachery, not a betrayal of faith.However, catching all the priests in the church was an entirely different story. These priests were all followers of God and represented their beliefs.Unfortunately, by restraining the priests to prevent them from calling the police, the group had already betrayed their faith completely. They would be judged by God.Meanwhile, a group of young men had begun to take care of the shooting scene’s aftermath as well as Ryan’s corpse. Fortunately, they were all the mafia’s family. They were accustomed to doing these things and could quickly arrange a perfect plan to clean up the mess.First of a
If he was unable to cover up the matter, he would have to completely disappear from the world. Otherwise, those VIPs who had done a lot of dirty business with him would surely come after him. Paying four billion and one hundred million US dollars hurt him, but he would not frown if he could keep the Italian mafia’s family’s mouth shut.About more than an hour later, Franco’s corpse finally arrived in Seattle.Finley was afraid that his parents would not be able to accept his brother's death, so he dared not send the corpse home. Instead, he sent the corpse to the funeral parlor first.After that, he went to the funeral parlor in person to see his younger brother one last time.Finley was deeply guilty and remorseful for Franco’s death.He felt guilty because he was the one who had brought Franco into his circle. However, he had failed to protect Franco well. Franco had lost his life because of his involvement in his shady business.When he saw Franco’s corpse in the funeral par
The voice of a young man in his twenties sounded, and he asked, “Finley, is my order in transit yet?”The one who had called was none other than the most favored child in the Fox family, Homer Fox. Homer was Kathleen’s eldest uncle, Spencer Fox’s eldest grandson. He was twenty-seven years old, which was the same age as Finley.Homer might only be a few years older than Kathleen, but he was Kathleen’s nephew. His father, Xavion Fox, was Kathleen’s eldest cousin. The young Homer was a ruthless playboy. On the surface, he appeared to be working for the Fox family’s investment fund. However, he was not actually working there. He spent most of his time and energy hunting and looking for new excitements.When Homer was just a teenager, his family had sent him to the best private school. There, he had made friends with a large number of rich kids from very prestigious families.Some rich kids had gotten together to study how to make more money and achieve their careers. However, som
Finley was the best when it came to meeting all of their needs.When Finley heard Homer asking about the goods, he immediately realized that the goods Homer referred to was the girl named Stephanie Lewis that his third brother, Franco, went to pick up at sea last night.Homer fell for Stephanie immediately the moment he saw her a few days ago. His desire for her was such that he was willing to pay a huge sum of money to buy her.If this was in the past, Homer would have taken this opportunity to earn a fortune. After all, he provided the service. It was only right for the customer to pay for it. However, Homer recently got into a string of good luck.His grandfather Spencer, who had been the heir apparent to the throne for decades, finally took out his great-grandfather and ascended to the throne with ease. This also meant that Homer’s father had become the Fox family’s new crown prince.Homer’s path to becoming the head of the Fox family was clear. He was only one step away f
Finley was curious. “Why, Young Master Fox! Which woman have you set your eyes on? Please give me her basic information. I’ll have someone investigate her first and see if there is any opportunity for us to take her. Even if she’s the princess from the royal family of any country, I’ll definitely get her for you!”Homer laughed, highly pleased. “Oh, Finley! You truly are the most capable!”Smiling, he continued, “Finley, have you heard of a very famous female singer in Oskia named Quinn Golding?”“Quinn Golding?” Finley’s jaw dropped in shock. He said carefully, “Young Master Fox… You’re not not pulling my leg, right? You’re interested in Quinn Golding?”Finley was an Oskian. How could it be possible for him to not know of Quinn?In the entertainment circle, Quinn Golding was known as the light of the Oskians.She was currently one of the Oskian singers with the highest influence in the world.She had all the qualities of a national idol. Not only was she extremely beautiful, bu
If unremarkable young women disappeared, at most, it would spark only a little attention in a small local community. The news might not even be broadcasted on a city-level media. Thus, the risks were non-existent and it was much safer for Finley.That wasn’t the case for someone as renowned as Quinn Golding. News of her disappearance would shake the entire globe. If the resulting investigation revealed his tracks, wouldn’t it be disastrous for him?Thinking of this, he hurriedly said, “Young Master Fox, I must be honest with you. You’re already twenty-seven years old this year, and you’re of a marriageable age. If you really fancy Quinn Golding, you can definitely pursue her and find a way to marry her…”Homer snapped disdainfully, “Do you think that’s easy? She’s been claiming that she’s looking for her prince charming for years! She says she won’t marry anyone but him. Even if I were to pursue her, it’s unlikely for her to accept me. Why should I bother? Why not just kidnap her
Finley tried his best to think of a way to persuade Homer into giving up, but it was futile. Homer was knee-deep in excitement. Unable to hide his ecstasy, he murmured in a shaky voice filled with desire, “Damn… I’ve been with so many women, but all of them combined won’t even be as good as Quinn Golding… If I can violate her, my life will be complete!”“Before, it’s always been low-born women with no class or status. To be honest, I’ve long grown tired of them. I want to change. I want someone more challenging! I want more stimulation!”Finley bit the bullet. He mustered all his courage and retorted, “Young Master Fox, Quinn Golding is indeed the best among all women. But the risk is far too great! I fear you’ll have a hard time getting out of the mess if things were exposed!”Homer didn’t share Finley’s concern. On the contrary, he was positively brimming with joy. “It’s exciting because of the risk!”To further prove his point, he said, “Finley, all walks of life have their own
Unable to nitpick on the air stewardess' response, Elaine pouted, "Well, try to ask management to improve on your first-class cabins anyway. Maybe even make a premium-class or something since it's not like we can't afford it."The air stewardess quickly said, "We will definitely relay your message to the management."Nodding in satisfaction, Elaine waved her off. "Alright. You can go back to work now."Clearly relieved, the air stewardess bowed her head respectfully. "Always happy to be of service."After the air stewardess left, Jacob asked Elaine in curiosity, "Was the private jet that good?"Elaine rolled her eyes. "Didn't you see the stuff I posted in the chat group?""Not really," Jacob blurted. Elaine was ready to snap at him for not caring, but considering that they had made up now and she shouldn't fuss too much over the little things, she snorted, "Just remember to like and comment on all my posts in the chat group, otherwise, I will make you regret it!""No problem!"
While the ten collectors were taking turns studying the bronze sculpture, Jacob and Elaine were boarding their flight.As they were flying first-class, they had priority over the other passengers and boarded from the separate plug door at the first-class section.The capacity of the Boeing 777 was huge, and the wide-body aircraft could be connected to a special double corridor bridge where first class and business class passengers boarded separately from the economy class passengers.As the terminals to economy class and business class were connected, Elaine and Jacob were able to get through the first-class terminal unimpeded, but the passengers in economy class had a queue of over two hundred passengers. Even as she walked, Elaine was looking over her shoulder and exclaiming at Jacob, "Must be nice being rich! We used to have to queue like the rest of them, waiting for over thirty minutes just to board our flight." "In first class, we may be in the same plane, but we don't hav
Meanwhile, once Raymond had briefed everyone about the rules, he opened the door and invited everyone into Treasure Measure.It was not that wide but appeared spacious since the interior was mostly empty—it was not really crowded even with thirty-ish people.Then, locking the door from the inside, Raymond told them, "I can tell from everyone's faces that we are all veterans here, so I'm sure you understand the rules while appraising: no photos or videos, thank you very much."Indeed, there were many rules that governed the hobby, the most important being respecting the seller's requests and privacy.As the collectors listened, they knew that Raymond was selling but did not want the public to know too much about him.They all nodded, and those who had their phones out slid them back into their pockets.With that, Raymond took out the bronze sculpture that he had brought, leaving Trippy a little surprised.He had never seen the bronze sculpture with his own eyes before, only from
"Alright!" Trippy was at once fawning, tagging along behind Raymond like a little child.Around thirty people were waiting in front of Treasure Measure by now. The collectors came in twos or threes, and all ten numbers had since been taken.Before Raymond arrived, he had a brief look at the collectors' faces through the security cameras before walking over, and he was really relieved to see no familiar faces.Having traded Oskian antiques for years abroad, it was only natural that he was acquainted with some of the elite collectors in the country.He also knew that they were especially demanding with the quality of their collection and wanted almost flawless items. As such, the bronze sculpture which had been completely lost wouldn't interest them.Still, he was also a little concerned that amongst the elite collectors he knew, there might be some who were losing money and losing purchasing power in turn. If they happened to take an interest in the bronze sculpture on top of that,
Trippy grinned. "I mean, just look at my stall—ain't no way I'm getting any business here. Why not let me check out this item of yours? And see how interested they are? I'm really interested in learning and upping my game."Then, as if worried that Raymond would refuse, he quickly added, "Don't worry—I promise to stay in a corner and just watch."Still, Raymond could guess right then that someone must have sent Trippy to spy on him.It didn't matter whether it was Mick, Jacob, or Zachary either—they were all in this plot together, and one knowing meant all three knowing.Trippy was a gossiper in nature. If he was allowed to witness the whole process, everyone down Antique Street would definitely know before long.In fact, he could use someone like that right now, and Trippy had come straight to his doorstep.With that in mind, Raymond smiled, "Come join me if you're interested. It's not like there's anything to hide…"Pausing, he then warned Trippy, "But since you're going in my
After watching Mick's video, Jasmine's opinion of the man improved considerably.She was actually well aware that the decline of Vintage Deluxe was mostly due to Mick's incompetence.However, as Jasmine was now managing a billion-dollar company, she couldn't spare any time to ask many questions about Vintage Deluxe's performance. In her opinion, as long as Vintage Deluxe didn't lose too much money or ruin the reputation they had worked so hard to build, she wasn't interested in a regime change.It was the same mindset as Marianne Long, who begged her father to keep that lane full of food stalls in Hong Kong over sentiment.As such, seeing that Mick actually had some skill pleased her considerably.She couldn't resist checking out the comments of the video too.She saw that many were praising the manager of Vintage Deluxe for taking a tough stand against the scammer as well as how Vintage Deluxe's reputation was long-standing and without comparison.She soon noticed Jacob's comme
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo
Seeing that Mick had a favor to ask, Trippy was naturally eager to seize the opportunity to get in his good graces."Don't worry, Mr. Crane!" He promptly replied. "Just leave it to me!"Returning to Treasure Measure, he went up to the first man who had come and said, "Hey, brother… Did you come to buy the bronze sculpture from Mr. Cole?"The man asked warily, "You know about the bronze sculpture?""Of course!" Trippy grinned. "I know all too well—it's actually famous here in Aurous Hill."Whipping out his phone, he played the short video that Mick had spent five grand promoting, saying, "Here—check this out!"Curious, the man took the phone and watched the video solemnly.The other latecomer soon hurried over as well and stared fixedly at the screen too.They watched as Bill entered a room with the bronze sculpture with Mick, the latter who checked it out and started commenting on it.The first man exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it really is that bronze sculpture."The second ma