A few moments later, the entire Fox family, led by Jordan and Kathleen, walked out of the Fox family’s villa together and sent Charlie out respectfully.At this time, a helicopter had already been waiting on the lawn outside the door for a long time.Charlie was surrounded by the Fox family as he came to the helicopter, and he then turned to Kathleen and said, “Alright, you can go ahead and handle your own matters.”Kathleen nodded gently and said respectfully, “Have a safe journey, Mr. Wade.”Charlie looked at her and whispered, “Miss Fox, I will ask Porter to get some people to help you through this transition period. You should also stay alert to the potential threats from within the Fox family itself. As the saying goes, although dogs can bite, they are still useful if they can be tamed and domesticated.”Kathleen was incomparably grateful, and she said seriously, “Thank you, Mr. Wade. I will definitely pay attention in the future...”Charlie nodded slightly and smiled as he
Now that Kathleen had become the head of the Fox family and with Charlie and Ten Thousand Armies to back her up, Spencer was worried that she would settle the score with him. So, he felt extremely nervous deep down in his heart, and he could only bite the bullet as he said, “Kathleen... To be honest with you, I was the one who sent your family to Miami... I thought that it would be relatively more comfortable for them to leave New York...”Having said that, he was afraid of Kathleen’s anger and so, he hurriedly said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Kathleen... I was just momentarily confused... Please do not hold it against me...”Kathleen had long guessed his motive for doing so, and the reason she was deliberately asking him about it was to expose him. When she saw that his attitude when admitting his mistake was not too bad, Kathleen said, “Uncle, as the saying goes, people do everything for money. Although these things that you’ve done are very inappropriate and even very immoral, I c
As a high-ranking Oskian detective in New York, Merlin was naturally very familiar with Jordan.Moreover, he also knew the inside story of the Fox family’s previous struggle for power. He knew that Jordan’s son, Spencer, had usurped Jordan’s power, and he had even heard that Spencer had secretly been spreading news everywhere that he would pay for Jordan’s head.However, he never would have expected that Jordan would be sitting next to Spencer so casually.Due to this unexpected scene, he suddenly could not understand what was going on.Meanwhile, Jordan clasped one of his hands over the other slightly as he said to Merlin, “Thank you for your concern, Inspector Lammy. I just came back today.”Having said that, he pointed at Kathleen, who was next to him, and smiled as he said, “Inspector Lammy, let me introduce my most beloved granddaughter, Kathleen Fox, to you. I don’t know if the both of you have met before.”Merlin looked at Kathleen and said politely, “Hello, Miss Fox. We h
Merlin intuitively thought that Spencer was not telling him the truth. However, he could not get to the bottom of it in front of Jordan and Kathleen and so, he spoke up and said, “Mr. Fox, did you prepare the cryptocurrency that the kidnappers asked for, then?”Spencer responded awkwardly, “This... Well... Detective Lammy, my niece, Kathleen, is in charge of all the affairs of the Fox family now. So, you should ask her about this instead...”Merlin frowned slightly before turning to look at Kathleen as he asked, “Miss Fox, since you are the head of the Fox family, how are you going to deal with Homer’s kidnapping?”Kathleen calculated the time, and she thought of how Charlie should be getting someone to publish those videos soon. Therefore, she could not expose anything in front of Merlin yet.So, she had a firm and determined look on her face as she said to Merlin, “Chief Lammy, although Homer is a little older than me, he is my eldest nephew and also the eldest great-grandson of
The police officer’s words made everyone, including Merlin, feel extremely nervous and tensed up.Merlin couldn’t help but urge, “What happened?! Hurry up and tell me clearly!”The police officer spoke with a frightened expression, “It’s a video! Someone has exposed a large number of videos on the internet, and the content of those videos... is really appalling! The internet has gone into a complete frenzy!”Merlin blurted out, “What exactly is the content of those videos about?!”The police officer swallowed his saliva and said dryly, “It’s all about Homer Fox... It’s about him abusing and killing various girls... Although the victims’ faces have been blurred, it is still possible to determine that there are at least twenty or more victims through their other identity features...”“What?!” Merlin was dumbfounded.He had long been prepared for the fact that Homer had been exposed to a huge scandal, but he had never expected that the scandal would be so big!At this time, his sub
At this time, his subordinates also said dejectedly, “Chief, I really cannot understand. They’ve killed so many people, but why haven’t we received any clues about the disappearance of young girls recently? It as though there haven’t been any reports of missing young women in New York at all...”Merlin said coldly, “They wouldn’t be so stupid to look for their prey from New York itself. In my opinion, most of these girls killed by them should have been secretly sent here from the West Coast, or they could even have been kidnapped and brought here from abroad.”As Merlin spoke of this, he suddenly remembered something, and he blurted out, “I understand now! The reason why they have been able to commit crimes so many times without getting detected is because they have never started committing the crime from their end before. But this time, Homer Fox made a fatal mistake...”Merlin’s subordinate quickly asked, “Chief, what is the fatal mistake?”Merlin blurted out, “It’s Quinn Golding
At this point, Merlin did not care about Homer’s kidnapping anymore.After the big scandal had broken out, in addition to triggering the American public’s anger toward the Fox family, it would also trigger the American public’s disappointment toward the entire law enforcement system in the United States.After all, so many innocent girls had died unnaturally, and the police had not managed to solve the case. Instead, it was the kidnapper who had been hated by everyone before who had finally brought this matter to light. In an instant, the kidnapper had become a hero who was applauded by the world, and Homer, whom everyone had felt incomparable sympathy for prior to this, suddenly became the object of scorn and ridicule all over the world.Aside from the Fox family, the New York Police Department also suffered, and its reputation also plummeted gradually. Therefore, Merlin had to analyze the current situation with his leaders and colleagues in order to find a way to protect and r
It was only then that Lady Acker understood that Quinn had her own business to attend to and so, she hurriedly said, “Oh, I was being negligent. I didn’t expect that you would have something on...”After that, Lady Acker hurriedly said to her eldest son, Christian, “Christian, go and arrange the plane. I will accompany Nana back to New York with Lulu. We will be there to support Nana for her concert.”Christian nodded and said, “I’ll go and make the arrangements, then.”When Quinn heard this, her heart immediately burned with anxiety.She didn’t dare to let Lady Acker and Charlie’s aunt go to her concert together. After all, Charlie and Claire had already booked the concert tickets to go and support her. If Lady Acker and Charlie’s aunt were to go too, they would definitely recognize Charlie when they saw him.Although Quinn hoped that Charlie could let go of the burden in his heart, reconcile, and reunite with his grandmother’s family, she also respected Charlie’s decision. She s
Zachary's voice was choking with tears. "Please, don't just see how much it actually is—the problem is that we're just amateurs and sold that bronze sculpture as a forgery. That's something we can't change…"Jacob remained brazenly stubborn. "Don't give me that crap—that's not what I'm talking about. All I ask is for you to get that bronze sculpture back. I'll send you the 300 thousand later, and I don't care about anything else. Get it done, or I'm talking to Charlie. I'll even confess that I was up to no good, but I want it back! Hell, it's not like Charlie would do anything to me even if he finds out!"Zachary really burst into tears right then, sobbing, "Please, you can't do this! Master Wade won't punish you, but he will punish me! I'm where I am today only because he put a good word in with Don Albert for me… if he knew what we were up to such treachery and flips, I'm screwed!""What treachery?!" Jacob demanded, furious. "How is this treachery?! You came up with the plan, didn
Seeing that their flight was being slowly towed toward the runway, Elaine quickly urged Jacob, "If you're calling him, do it right now! They're towing our plane to the runway, and we won't be able to call him once we take off!""Right!" Jacob exclaimed excitedly. "I'll call him right now—if he doesn't get it done, I'll tell Charlie to destroy him! He's Don Albert's henchman, and even Don Albert sucks up to Charlie. That would definitely pressure him enough!""Okay! Elaine nodded, excited too. "Then call him right now, or we might never find the buyer again!""Yeah!" Jacob promptly whipped out his phone and called Zachary.Meanwhile, Zachary had presumed that Jacob wouldn't find out before his flight took off, so he was immediately nervous when Jacob called him.His nerves aside, he was afraid to not answer at all.Who knew why Jacob was calling. It could just be a false alarm.Hence, as he answered, he feigned calmness and asked, "Hello again, Mr. President! Shouldn't your fli
In reality, Jacob wouldn't usually be this bold, but he dared to run his mouth against the air marshal because twenty million was just too much money.Money emboldens, just like alcohol—while one wouldn't even mouth off for a couple thousand, one would murder for a million.And they were talking about twenty million here!Moreover, Jacob's rightful twenty million was going to his enemy, which incensed him further!Still, Elaine's words quickly calmed him because there was no scenario in which he would come up on top if he ended up behind bars.Elaine had been imprisoned for three days and ultimately ended up leaving with a broken leg.Heaven knows what would happen if he ended up arrested for fourteen days.With that in mind, he stopped arguing with the air marshall and returned to his seat, dejected. Clenching Elaine's hand, tears of grief rolled down his cheeks as he asked feebly, "What should I do now, dear? I thought it was junk and sold it for 300 thousand but it's actual
Jacob bellowed at the middle-aged man right then, "Then don't give me shit if you can't pay up! I only have one request, and that is I want off this plane right now!"Elaine came to a realization then, and she quickly asked, "Don't tell me… That thing we just saw online… you're the one who sold it yesterday?!"Jacob was on the verge of tears as he nodded. "Yes, it was me! That's why I want it back no matter what it takes!"Elaine became anxious as well. They were talking about twenty million, after all! Even if they lived off bank interest, they could still afford to spend ten grand per day for up to eight years!How could they let that slip through their grasp?!Pointing at the air stewardess, Elaine immediately snapped, "Hey, he's talking to you! Open the door, you hear?!"While the air stewardess was unable to handle both of them at once, a young man in a white collared shirt and black pants strode over, telling Jacob and Elaine, "Sorry to interrupt, but I'm the air marshal of
Seeing that comment, Elaine promptly turned to Jacob, "Dear, I don't think they made it up. It says the antique was treated like a Renaissance forgery and sold for 300 thousand to the dealer, but it actually was medieval and sold first thing this morning."Jacob's mind seemed to fade entirely in an instant, and he dropped his glass of champagne before he knew it, wetting his trousers.Elaine quickly pulled out a towel to wipe it, exclaiming, "What's wrong?! Why did you wet your pants?!"Then, realizing that Jacob's eyes and mouth were gaping wide while he sat frozen stiff almost as if he were dead, she promptly shook him, "What's gotten into you, Jacob? Are you alright?"As Jacob came to his senses, his eyes were suddenly blood-red.Suddenly on his feet, he bellowed in fury, "Fuck! My twenty million! Open the door! Open it right now! I'm getting off this plane!"The cabin crew and the other passengers were all shocked by his sudden bellow, and Elaine was just as confused. "Your t
While Zachary was caught feeling utterly helpless, the news that Raymond had made 20 million in a day was spreading like wildfire. Even though Zachary had already threatened Mick to not spill the beans, the problem was that all of Aurous Hill's Antique Street knew that over dozens of customers had come to Raymond's shop first thing in the morning.As such, everyone was curious—Raymond had supposedly made a blunder just yesterday yet now had dozens of people going to his shop? What on earth was he pulling?Hence, when most of the other collectors started to leave after failing to get the bronze sculpture, many gossipers came up to them to ask about it.For their part, the collectors were not hiding the truth, so they gave them a summary.Soon, all the antique dealers of Aurous Hill were left pondering the meaning of their existence.After all, they were told these collectors had prepared 20 million before rushing over to Aurous Hill in the night, yet they had all failed to buy th
Zachary was instantly relieved to hear that Jacob's flight was taking off soon.The issue at hand was troublesome, but he would at least have time to come up with a plan if he was given more time.Moreover, Jacob didn't know anything and would be in Dubai in a few hours. Most importantly, he wouldn't be bothered with Aurous Hill gossip when he arrived, giving Zachary more time to deal with this mess.As such, Zachary quickly said, "Oh, nothing, Mr. President. I was just calling to check on your flight, but since you're flying now, I'm sure the air stewardess will be asking you to turn the flight mode on. I shan't be a bother now—I wish you safe travels with the missus!" Seeing how cordial Zachary was, Jacob chuckled, "How nice of you. I'll definitely get you some local souvenirs!""Oh, then allow me to thank you ahead of time, Mr. President!" Zachary exclaimed, as subservient as ever."Uh-huh," Jacob replied. "Well, I'm hanging up now. Let's catch up later.""Yes, yes, yes, let
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