At this time, in the eastern waters of Sri Lanka, due to the time difference, although it was already late at night in Japan, the sunset here was still just kissing the sea level in the west.The gorgeous sunset dyed the entire sea level a fiery red color, and the scenery was amazing.A wide variety of seabirds soared in the sky, and there were many dolphins eagerly chasing the cargo ships, jumping out of the water from time to time on both sides of the bow.This rare beauty had long been seen by the sailors who often wandered out at sea, but to Kathleen, this was really a beauty that she had never seen before. At this moment, Kathleen was standing on the bow of the ship as she looked at the beautiful scenery, and her mood was suddenly much more relaxed. These days, she had been wandering aimlessly at sea without any news from the outside world, and this made her mental state very decadent.It was not just her, but the elderly Jordan was even more depressed during this period o
The Iga ninjas and their family members were taken away by the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies as soon as they had left customs. All the adult males were taken to Long Beach, whereas the old, weak, sick, and disabled were all placed in a manor in the suburbs.Hanzo and his clan were taken to the villa rented by Porter in Long Beach where he met up with his son, Kazuo.As soon as the father and son met, they naturally sighed emotionally and burst into tears.Hanzo said regretfully, “Kazuo... If I would have known that this trip to the United States would have turned out to be so bad, I wouldn’t have sent you...”Having said this, Hanzo sighed and said, “Now, hundreds of people have been reduced to the point of leaving their homes, and there is no telling when they would be able to go back...”“Go back?” Kazuo smiled wryly and said, “Dad, we will never be able to go back to Japan in our lifetime.”Hanzo asked in surprise, “Why?”Kazuo asked him, “You haven’t received the news
Kazuo had just finished saying that they would never go wrong by obeying Charlie’s instructions, but he did not expect that Charlie would suddenly order Porter to give his family such a foolish mission.Hanzo also had an embarrassed expression. If he were to publicly announce at this time that he had cooperated with those experts from the Fox family and that he was responsible for the terrorist attack that did not happen, wouldn’t it be tantamount to him cutting himself off from the Japanese people?The Japanese people who did not know the truth would definitely swear at the Iga ninjas, and the reputation of the Iga ninjas would never be cleared in this lifetime. Kazuo also could not help but speak up and plead, “Lord Waldron... If we truly made this statement, our ancestors’ accumulation for hundreds of years will be destroyed just like that... Could you please help us plead with Master Wade and ask him to leave a way out for the Iga ninjas...?”Porter said coldly, “Hattori Kazuo
In addition, Hanzo did not reveal the true identity of the foreign force in the video, which was also because Charlie had instructed him not to do so.Although Charlie intended to make Homer someone everyone despised and looked down on, he was not prepared to bring the entire Fox family into disrepute. After all, in his plan, he would still have to hand the Fox family over to Jordan for him to continue managing. If the entire Fox family were to be discredited, the entire Fox family would be a complete mess when Lord Fox took over the family again in the future.In the future, Lord Fox would most likely have to spend two hundred billion US dollars to buy the Rejuvenating Pill and so, Charlie would still have to try his best to keep this kind of potential big customer alive.As long as Homer, his father, and his grandfather could be abolished this time and the truth as to how they had forced Jordan out of the Fox family was exposed, Jordan would be able to regain control of the Fox
Xavion’s statement that time was running out made Spencer feel even more worried. He could not help but question Xavion, “We’ve sent so many people and even offered so much money, but we still haven’t been able to find any clues yet?”“No...” Xavion spoke up and said, “Our people, as well as the gangs from New York, are already searching all over the whole of New York, but there are just no clues...”Spencer rebuked angrily, “They are all a bunch of useless people! This is especially so for those intelligence personnel. We usually spend so much money to support them just so that they can play an important role at the critical moments, but the more critical the situation, the more useless they are!”Xavion said helplessly, “Dad, we cannot blame our intelligence personnel this time mainly because the kidnappers are simply too cunning. They really did not leave any clues behind, and the premise is that there must be at least a clue to lead us to the culprit. However, not to mention o
The butler ran in quickly and said, “Master, Chief Lammy is here!”“Merlin Lammy?!” Spencer questioned him with a frown, “Why is he here?”The butler explained, “He wants to talk to you face-to-face. It’s about the young master.”Spencer nodded and said in a cold voice, “Alright! I was looking for him, anyway. Now that he’s here, please welcome him in!” Soon, Merlin came to Spencer’s study alone.Merlin smiled and greeted Spencer, “Mr. Fox.”Spencer nodded indifferently and asked him, “Chief Lammy, my grandson has been kidnapped for more than twenty-four hours. Do the police have any clues yet?”“Not yet,” Merlin responded frankly, “I believe Mr. Fox is investigating this matter as well. As you know, the other party has removed their trace very well. It’s as if Homer has vanished into thin air. I’m afraid it will be hard to find any clues within twenty-four hours even if we bring in the FBI and National Security Agency to help.” Spencer was infuriated, and he questioned angri
As Merlin and Christian were talking, they had analyzed the Fox family’s situation and come up with speculation.They suspected that the mystery man had indeed kidnapped Homer, but not for money. It was to thrust the Fox family into the limelight and publicly execute them later.However, Spencer and Xavion had only paid attention to the kidnapping case, not realizing that. Hence, they were both incredulous when they heard Merlin’s words.Spencer looked particularly skeptical about it. He felt a little guilty because of his disgraceful move in seizing the position of the head of the family and the ongoing search for his father, Jordan’s whereabouts.When Spencer heard Merlin’s comment, he immediately berated angrily, “What a joke! Our family is upright and dignified! We don’t have any scandal for the kidnapper to discover!”“You’re supposed to be the best Oskian inspector, but you’re coming to me to talk about nonsense instead of making an effort to find the kidnapper! What are you
Upon saying that, Merlin took out his name card and passed it to Xavion.Merlin indifferently said, “Think carefully about it. If you decide to cooperate, please contact me quickly. We don’t have much time left. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to collect your son’s corpse after the forty-eight-hour deadline. Also, I’m going to retire soon. I don’t want to leave such a case unsolved before my retirement.”Xavion looked shocked and horrified, and he mindlessly accepted Merlin’s name card and seemed as though he wanted to say something.However, before Xavion could even form his sentence, Merlin carefreely bade them farewell and turned to leave.“Goodbye!” After Merlin had left, Xavion restlessly told his father, Spencer, “Dad... Merlin is right! This is so weird!”Spencer’s expression was ugly and a little panicked as he asked, “What does he mean by a big scandal? Is it about your grandfather? No matter what, I seized power legally and became the head of the family. Even if it ends up
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,