However, Finley knew that it wouldn’t do him any good to take the initiative to make such a request. After all, he was just a person who specialized in getting the dirty job done for Homer. Most of the time, Homer would keep a certain distance from Finley in his everyday life. Fortunately, Homer’s mind right now was filled with thoughts of getting Quinn. Upon discovering that Finley was coming to New York, he naturally wanted Finley to stay in his house so that they could discuss their plans properly.Finley agreed without hesitation. “Okay. Since that’s the case, I’ll fly over when I’m ready.”Homer was ecstatic. “Let me know before you take off. I’ll get my butler to pick you up at the airport.”“Alright, Young Master Fox. Thanks for the trouble!”Finley thanked Homer and hung up. After that, he called for his assistant and instructed, “Tell the crew to get ready. I’m going to New York.”His assistant pointed at Franco’s corpse and asked in a low voice, “Young Master… If we he
Finley was blissfully unaware of the fact that he had been exposed.On the way to the airport, he kept telling his assistant to make sure to do a good job in dealing with the Italian mafia’s family members, and to make sure nothing would go wrong in Seattle.The assistant took down notes one by one, and asked, “Young Master, should we send someone to Vancouver to investigate the girls from last night? Perhaps the mastermind has something to do with them.”“No! Don’t do that!” Finley refused without hesitation. “The other party can kidnap more than eight hundred gang members in Vancouver with ease. If we dare to return there to look into his strength, it’s no better than courting our own deaths! They’ve probably set up a trap and are waiting for us. My priority as of this moment is to avoid any confrontation, so we won’t run into any more trouble.”The assistant nodded and replied respectfully, “I got it, Young Master.”Finley added, “Stop all businesses in that area starting from
Charlie nodded and said, “I’ll arrange for someone to send you all to Aurous Hill when I’m finished with my business. All of your clothing, food and accommodation will be sent to Aurous Hill in advance.”Stephanie interrupted with a timely reminder. “Brother Charlie, please don’t forget about Claudia. She’s returning to Aurous Hill to study…”Charlie smiled. “Don’t worry. I won’t forget it.”After that, Charlie bade goodbye to the three before making his way to the airport to take a plane to Providence.Before taking off, Charlie called Claire to ask how she was doing in Providence. Claire said that she was fine, and then asked worriedly, “Honey, what about Stephanie? Has her problem been solved?” Charlie laughed, touched by her kindness. “It’s done. Some gangsters wanted to hurt her. Her friend found out and requested my help. I’ve solved everything, so Stephanie’s no longer in danger. Don’t worry.”Claire heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s great. That’s really great! I didn’t s
“New York?!” Charlie was shocked beyond belief.He received information that Finley had also escaped to New York, but how could he have expected that Quinn would also come to New York?Concerned, he immediately asked, “Nana, wasn’t your itinerary set long ago? Why are you making such a big change at the last minute?”Quinn grinned cheekily and said, “I know you’re in Providence. That place is very close to New York, isn’t it?”Charlie was surprised once again. “How did you know that?”“I asked someone else!” Quinn said. “I spoke to Chairman Cameron from Shangri-La, and he told me that you went to the United States to accompany Claire to study.”Quinn pretended to be angry and said, “I was originally planning to go to Aurous Hill to surprise you. I called Chairman Cameron to ask for his cooperation, only to find out that you’re no longer in Aurous Hill. Brother Charlie, why didn’t you tell me that you were going to the United States?”Charlie replied awkwardly, “Isn’t it all beca
Since Quinn would be arriving in New York, it wasn’t the time for Charlie to close the net yet.If he did so, Quinn might be in danger.So, Charlie asked her hurriedly, “Nana, can you push back your concert date a little? It’d be better for you to wait for half a month before going to New York.”“No, Brother Charlie,” Quinn said. “The date’s already been set, and the organizers in the United States have already started to produce the promotional materials. They’ve also started the pre-sale of the concert tickets. It’s impossible for me to change the date at a whim.”Quinn then asked, “Brother Charlie… Could it be that you don’t want to see me? Is my concert inconvenient for you? I can pretend to be one of your Feng Shui clients! I won’t expose anything, even if you bring your wife along with you to see my concert like last time…”Charlie was startled to hear her mournful words. Wanting to coax her, he quickly explained, “That’s not what I meant… I just heard that New York’s not ve
Porter’s explanation didn’t surprise Charlie one bit.He knew very well that the United States wasn’t Ten Thousand Armies’ territory, and that most of the army’s manpower remained in the Middle East. It was impossible for them to have a stronghold on this place.What’s more, New York was an international metropolis. There were several civilian airports within the city, and the annual throughput of New York JFK International Airport was at least tens of millions. He could imagine how difficult it would be to find a single person among traffic flow of more than two hundred thousand passengers. Plus, Finley had likely already used the privileged channel to leave the airport. That made it even more impossible to track him. It was almost inevitable for Porter and his subordinates to lose track of Finley for the time being.Having come to a conclusion, Charlie said lightly, “Porter, you don’t have to blame yourself too much. This kind of thing is perfectly normal. I understand.”Char
During the two hours he sat in the plane, Finley searched for all information related to Quinn.When he realized that two hours had already passed, he did not hurry to get off the plane. Instead, he called Homer.As soon as the call was connected, Home’s first question was, “Finley. You didn’t wait until now to take off, did you?”Finley said hurriedly, “Young Master Fox, I didn’t inform you the time I took off, but I’m actually already in New York now. I’m still at the airport.”“You’ve already arrived?” Homer sounded displeased. “Damn you! Didn’t I tell you to inform me in advance so that I can arrange for my butler to pick you up? Why didn’t you notify me?”Finley replied in a flattering manner, “Don’t be angry, Young Master Fox. The reason I didn’t tell you in advance is because I didn’t want to cause you any trouble. Think about it! I’m the one who’s operating everything. If anyone knows that I am here, it’ll be somewhat risky for you.”Homer didn’t know that Finley had alre
Twenty minutes later, a Bell helicopter landed at the hangar.It was only then did Finley have the courage to exit the plane. He boarded the helicopter quickly, for fear of being seen. The helicopter’s engine didn’t even have time to rest. Right after Finley got in, it accelerated and left the airport as soon as it had come. The entire process only took two to three minutes.After the helicopter took off, it flew to the Long Island area in eastern New York.Long Island was one of the most famous wealthy areas in the United States. Unlike the bustling downtown area of Manhattan, it was rather quiet as it was far from the city.Long Island also had the best beaches in New York. Most of the wealthy areas here were top estates built on the coastline. The Fox family’s estate, which covered more than three hundred hectares, had a one-kilometer long private beach and also its own golf course. There were five oversized villas in the manor alone, each comparable to a luxury hotel.Finl
No one except Raymond expected that the terms would be agreed upon so quickly.He was utterly confident in his judgment and even more so in his value appraisal.He was convinced that once they had a good look, any one of these collectors who could afford twenty million wouldn't miss this bargain.After all, an opportunity to secure an item worth millions more than the price they paid was very rare.In fact, when the other nine collectors heard that the first collector was buying it, it was only to be expected even if it left them all gloomy. They had all held the bronze sculpture in their hands—they knew it was definitely worth that much.However, no one in the room was more shocked than Trippy.He looked utterly flabbergasted, his eyes wide and bulging as he stared at the bronze sculpture while asking himself the same question repeatedly.Was that crap really worth twenty million? How?!While Trippy was still stunned, Raymond had already sent his payment details to the first
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