Kazuo did not expect that Charlie would have considered the safety of his own family in advance.At the moment when he heard that the Fox family had sent some people to Japan, he was already extremely nervous but he did not expect that Charlie would have already made all the necessary arrangements. After all, the martial arts experts from the Fox family were still on the flight and as long as Kazuo’s own family members could take off before the plane landed, they would be out of the martial arts experts’ reach, even if they were strong.This moment made Kazuo feel completely relieved and he hurriedly said with immense gratitude, “Thank you, Mr. Wade… Thank you very much!”Charlie smiled faintly and said, “Seize the time to contact your father and make sure that everyone gets on the plane within five hours. After they arrive in New York, Ten Thousand Armies will arrange for them to land in Long Beach and their safety will be protected as they rest and wait for my command.”Kazuo k
“Kazuo?!” Hanzo was suddenly very excited and he hurriedly asked, “Kazuo, where are you now? I saw the news and they all said that you kidnapped the eldest young master of the Fox family. What the hell is going on?!”Kazuo hurriedly said, “Father, it’s a long story at this point. We were tricked by that employer! He tricked us into coming to New York and he actually wanted us to kidnap Master Wade’s woman!”“What?!” Hanzo felt everything going dark before his eyes and he was trembling as he asked, “Master Wade… Was it the same Charlie Wade who was up on Mount Wintry in Eastcliff that day and shocked the entire Ten Thousand Armies with his own power?” Kazuo blurted out, “It’s him!”“Baka!” Hanzo cursed desperately, “You b*stard! All of Master Wade’s women were all present up on Mount Wintry that day. Didn’t you recognize them?! Hurry up and tell me! Did you offend Master Wade’s woman?!”Kazuo hurriedly said, “No, Father! How could I possibly dare to do anything to Master Wade’s wo
In the Iga ninja clan, both the ninjas and their family members had been enforcing military management for hundreds of years, with very strict management from top to bottom.Therefore, when Hanzo gave the order, the whole clan began their intensive preparations immediately. All the ninjas put down all of their affairs immediately and they rushed to school to pick up all the children who were attending school. Some of the elderly who were hospitalized due to illness were also picked up from the hospital by their families, as long as their lives were not in danger.All the female family members began packing their luggage quickly at home. Everyone followed Hanzo’s orders strictly and they only brought necessities and small valuables with them, leaving the rest at home, even if they knew that they might not be able to return here in their lifetime. They were not allowed to bring a large amount of luggage. Originally, a five-hour evacuation time was scheduled but the entire Iga ninja
Spencer said coldly, “Make sure to control the head of the Iga ninjas as well as the other key people! Cut off all their ears for me first when the time comes!”The person in charge said without hesitation, “Don’t worry, Master! We’ll definitely complete the task!”However, the person in charge never would have dreamt that Porter had already disclosed an anonymous message to the Japan Homeland Security Department a few hours ago that an overseas force of over a hundred people would infiltrate Iga City that night to create a terrorist attack.According to the original workflow of the Japanese Homeland Security Department, they would have to analyze the reliability of the information first in a systematic manner, and confirm that the credibility of the information was high enough before they would make advance deployment based on the information intelligence. However, the mysterious person who had revealed this information to them only said one thing that put the entire Homeland Sec
Most of the experts sent by the Fox family were martial arts experts from all over the world.In addition to Oskian martial arts experts, there were many experts who had studied martial arts from other countries.In the field of international martial arts, there was Korea’s taekwondo, Japanese karate and ninjutsu, Thai boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, as well as Western boxing and actual combat from Europe and the United States. All of these had their own place and they were all very popular martial arts directions.However, most of these martial arts from other countries did not have a complete internal strength method and most of them simply found a little internal strength by accident.And many Oskian martial arts schools had gradually lost their internal strength methods. So, there was no real big gap between their actual combat ability with that of other martial arts. At this stage, there were also many other martial arts experts from other countries who could raise their own st
However, this was also why the Japanese Homeland Security Department had been condemned wildly by the domestic public.The department could only suppress its anger, and they had always been trying to find an opportunity to turn things around. However, Japan was currently peaceful inside and out, and there was no stage for them to play.The Ito family had become the number one family in the country with an absolute advantage, and several major ninja forces were also attached and dependent on the Ito family. As a result, the internal fighting between the big families and the ninja forces had also stopped completely. And ever since Rosalie’s escape, no powers abroad have chosen to focus on Japan and the entire Homeland Security Department was suddenly placed on the pillar of shame.So, the mysterious tip-off this time became the key to the entire Homeland Security Department to turn things around!***Iga City was in itself a very small city. Even though it was called a city, it wa
When the others heard him say so, they did not ponder further about it anymore.However, at this time, there was not even a single dog in the large Iga County Castle, yet, it was brightly lit.Just two hours ago, Nanako had instructed the Koga ninjas to sneak into Iga County Castle to disguise it as if it was inhabited and also to prepare a superb gift for the experts from the Fox family.This group of experts from the Fox family was unaware of this deception, and they scattered in all directions in the night as they effortlessly tumbled through the outer wall, moving into the outer wall of Iga Country Castle.Meanwhile, the anti-terrorism unit was monitoring the group’s movements closely through the drones deployed hundreds of meters above the ground. When the person in charge of the scene saw them sneaking into Iga County Castle swiftly, he asked the commander for instructions immediately, “Sir, the targets have all entered Iga County Castle. All the helicopters are ready and our
The Iga ninjas who were sitting on the plane to the United States were still in a somewhat somber mood.Their clan had survived in Japan for hundreds of years, but this would be the first time that their entire clan was fleeing from their homeland. Many of them were still longing for the time when they would be able to return to their homeland.However, they never would have dreamt that their home, which was centuries old, had already been blown to pieces under Charlie’s instructions.The fire was still burning wildly, and at this time, the group of experts from the Fox family had been killed and injured, but all those who had been injured in the explosion were unable to escape. As for those who had managed to escape the explosion and the fire, they were still in shock. All of a sudden, they realized that several helicopters were flying around and there were elite anti-terrorist soldiers with loaded ammunition hanging from both sides of the helicopter. The bodies of these anti-t
Mr. Cardensky's forgery syndicate had made the bronze sculpture—all Zachary had done was talk Jacob into buying it, and Jacob himself had made some money after Raymond bought it.That meant the entire plot had nothing to do with Zachary as he was just a mediator at best.In other words, if the bronze sculpture was worth nothing, he didn't lose anything… although he wouldn't make a cent even if it was worth a hundred million.However, he also knew all too well what Jacob Wilson was like.In fact, in this world, he was only second to Charlie when it came to knowing what type of man Jacob Wilson really was—not even Claire or Elaine would win against them.He was a dead man.That was Zachary's immediate thought on the matter, should Jacob ever find out.After all, Jacob was precisely one of those people who didn't play by any rules—no buyer's regret? No seller's remorse? None of that applied to him.Not even the Gods could make Jacob offer a refund if he scalped them. And vice vers
As Mick Crane had established a corrupted hierarchy in Vintage Deluxe, he had to make sure his position was never threatened by Raymond Cole.That was why he wanted Raymond gone, and it was obvious from that how important self-gain was to him.However, though he plotted to protect this job with a salary of several hundred grand per annum and incentives worth just as much, he didn't think that doing so meant he had missed out on 20 million.And to add insult to injury, that 20 million had ended up in Raymond's pocket.Mick wasn't just thunderstruck—he wished he was dead.Hanging up on Trippy right then, he called Zachary directly since Zachary had told him earlier that text notifications from his number would be silenced.Zachary was just about to fall asleep when his phone began buzzing.Already annoyed when he picked up his phone, he immediately snapped at Mick when he saw who the caller was. "I told you! Text me if you have any updates, and I'll check it when I wake up! Why ar
As Ian Cash's trio turned and left Treasure Measure, Trippy was still standing there, staring blankly as they headed off to the distance, utterly dispirited.Seeing that, Raymond returned his phone and said coolly, "We had agreed on some ground rules, but not only did you break them, you even tried to sabotage me.""Since you refuse to be honorable, you can't blame me for being cold—starting now, we shall have nothing to do with each other. We'll be strangers even if we bump into each other."Trippy was already choking, and he snatched his phone back before dashing out of Treasure Measure, calling Mick Crane as soon as he left.Mick had just arrived at Vintage Deluxe and hadn't even sat down when Trippy called, and he asked as soon as he answered, "How did it go? What did you find out?"However, Trippy was so exasperated he burst into tears right then, "M-Mr. Crane… My dear Mr. Crane…"Mick was left reeling from shock, and he promptly snapped, "Can't you fucking talk? Why are you
Seeing that the transaction was complete and that the bargain deal had been taken, the other collectors all excused themselves and left.As for Ian, once he had bagged the bronze sculpture, he nodded at Raymond. "I apologize for leaving early, Mr. Cole, but I must return to Eastcliff. However, you can contact me again should you pick up another treasure. I'm quite a spendthrift, and I pay up right away if the item is good and the price is right."Raymond smiled. "Very well. I shall contact you first the next time I get something good."Ian nodded and was ready to leave with his two friends when Trippy chased after them."Please, Mr. Cash!" He cried urgently, his anxiety overcoming him. "You shouldn't buy that! It's a forgery!"Ian frowned at him. "Are you trying to sabotage Mr. Cole? Aren't you supposed to be his friend?""Hell, no!" Trippy promptly replied. "I'm no friend of his—I'm just here to watch, but I didn't think he dared to trick you for 20 million! I can't bear to see
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,