As the saying goes, they were killed by the bullets in the confusion.Even as martial arts experts, it was simply impossible for them to resist in the face of such a dense number of bullets.This was the reason why the rules of this world had always been in the hands of guns and missiles with range instead of the hands of these martial arts experts.How could flesh and blood resist the saturated attack of modern weapons?!As for Charlie, because he had withdrawn his Reiki and attention earlier, he only instantly realized that something big was happening outside the moment a bullet whizzed through the door of his private room. A lot of thoughts flashed through his mind amidst the quick attack.Who was the enemy? Who was the target? Could his grandparents’ family who was next door be in danger?!At this moment, he instantly looked at Claire, who was still immersed in watching the opening video. Right then, he instantly used his Reiki to tap the back of her head unhesitatingly, an
At this time, at the end of the corridor outside the door! When the leader of the gangsters saw that all four martial arts experts were all dead in one shot, he took off his helmet immediately and shouted excitedly from the corridor, “Keith Acker, don’t fight back in vain. All of you must die tonight!”When Keith and the others heard this, their faces instantly turned pale.It seemed as though this was not kidnapping or extortion, but instead, it was a long-planned murder!Keith burst into tears in an instant. He had been living life as a great man all his life, but he never would have thought that he would suffer from the disaster of extermination in his later years. What could they do now even if the Acker family had trillions of US dollars? The lives of his children and grandchildren could not be returned!At this moment, the other members of the Acker family were also all completely desperate.They recognized reality in an instant, and today’s situation was already a certa
The intense pain as well as the two spots of high-pressured blood mist in front of him caused the man in the lead to be extremely frightened!He simply opened his mouth and screamed due to the unbearable pain, but his screaming suddenly stopped abruptly!This was because he was shocked to find out from the corner of his eyes that on the other side of his body, there were six of his subordinates who were standing in one overlapping lane, and each of their left shoulders was all cut off without exception!The most terrifying thing was not only the fact that the left shoulders of these men had been chopped off, but even the guns in their hands had been neatly cut open!He instantly had a horrified expression on his face!The other gangsters around him were also all shocked as if they had seen a ghost. They were all dumbfounded as they looked at Charlie, and they could not figure out if he was a human or a ghost!At this time, the members of the Acker family who were in the private r
However, Charlie would not give them a chance!They had just used a saturated attack in this straight corridor, leaving the four martial arts experts from the Acker family with nowhere to hide. After just a few seconds, things had turned around!Now, they were also experiencing the despair of those four martial arts experts!Charlie’s expression turned cold, and he said icily, “You want to run? Can you even run away?!”After saying that, he stared at them coldly, and a Soul Blade was instantly released at the height of an ordinary adult’s knee!The leader, who had just lost both of his arms, felt a sharp pain in his legs and knees before he could even scream!He subconsciously wanted to look down, but his center of gravity suddenly shifted, and his entire body, including his thighs, slipped down directly from above his knees!Immediately afterward, he crashed and fell to the ground!This heavy fall made him almost faint from the pain!However, he saw an even more terrifying
When the man in the lead heard Charlie’s words, he laughed miserably and spat out a mouthful of blood before he said sarcastically, “You... Do you really think... that you can dominate everything and be omnipotent?!”Charlie sneered and said indifferently, “I dare not say that I can dominate everything, but it is extremely easy for me to control your life and death!” After saying that, Charlie instantly waved his hand!In an instant, several strands of Reiki shot out of the void and shattered all the lamps in the entire corridor immediately!The entire corridor fell into darkness in an instant!At this time, Charlie, who had no scruples, then took a step forward and pinched the man’s shoulder blade.The moment the man was about to die from the poison, Charlie then sent a trace of Reiki into the man’s body to quickly gather up the toxins that were spreading in his body before sealing the toxins completely with Reiki. The man had originally felt the venom gradually stiffening hi
Charlie was sympathetic about Merlin’s death.Merlin had been investigating Ten Thousand Armies, but he did it solely because it was his responsibility. He had been a good police officer for many years. His life should not have ended in such a way.However, Merlin’s unfortunate death was inevitable.At this point, saving Merlin was beyond Charlie’s ability. Even if Charlie wanted to do so, he had no way. This was an inevitable catastrophe in Merlin’s life.At the same time, Charlie could vaguely sense a faint wavelength in Merlin’s body. Therefore, Charlie immediately released more Reiki to investigate. As a result, he was surprised to find that Merlin’s brain wasn’t completely dead yet.Perhaps Merlin’s brain hadn’t been entirely deprived of oxygen in the short two to three minutes. Maybe Merlin’s strong desire to survive kept his brain alive until now.To put it simply, the last chance of Merlin’s survival relied on his brain. Unfortunately, Merlin’s body was almost completely
Charlie’s cold command made Christian’s heart sink.Growing up, Merlin was Christian’s best friend. Yet, his best friend died today because of his family. Even then, Christian couldn’t even tell Merlin’s family about his death. How could Christian accept it?However, Christian was not a naive child, and neither was he a fool. He knew the current situation was completely out of his hands.He was blessed to have survived the calamity. What more could he ask for?The only thing he could do after today’s events was to make it up to Merlin’s family.Christian nodded obediently. “Thank you. I understand. I’ll do as you say!” Charlie used this indisputable tone to stop Christian from entertaining any other thoughts. He made Christian act as per his wish.He was glad to see that Christian had accepted the reality, and so, he simply closed the door as he left.Then, he took out his cell phone and called Porter as he walked to the elevator.When the phone connected, Porter’s voice came
Quinn was completely unaware of the events that had transpired in the VIP area. She appeared on stage in a futuristic warrior costume, and her fans in the audience shouted wildly in excitement. Charlie was glad to see the concert had started normally without any hiccups.The best solution for tonight’s event was to clean up the mess while the concert went on. They must not attract any attention from outsiders and police.Otherwise, panic might surface among the crowd. If thousands of people flock to flee, resulting in a stampede, there might be more casualties and death.Thus, Charlie and the ones involved must take this chance to clean up the mess as soon as possible. They would let Dorothy announce that the venue would be closed for upgrading. Then, they would demolish the VIP area, including the floors, walls, and ceiling, and bury everything. Too much blood was shed today. Even if they could clean the place, there might be DNA residue in the floor gaps and deep walls.They mu
Though Jacob had nothing going for him, he had always had a huge ego, and he had never once admitted that he would lose to anyone in the presence of his wife and daughter.That was why both Elaine and Claire were shocked when he suddenly openly admitted that he was a piece of shit in front of them. They had never heard such a thing from him in the decades they had lived with him!In fact, Jacob himself was reluctant to insult himself like that.However, Charlie told him repeatedly that he absolutely must say it before he came here—because Charlie was dead sure that this line was the key to getting over this impasse, and it truly did put this crisis to rest.Even as Jacob finished, his heart was bleeding as he felt like he had just put his pride on the floor and trampled all over it until it was crushed to oblivion. Even though it was to clear any suspicion Elaine held toward him, to call himself a piece of shit—to say it himself that his beloved woman would think him beneath her,
Before Elaine knew it, she was reading the website she had just read again, and she did indeed find Yolden's name on it.With that, everything Charlie had said snapped together into a perfect chain of logic.Seeing the troubled look on her face, Charlie quickly added, "I'm not going to lie—Dad told me right away when he was told Matilda was getting married. We even discussed if we should tell you, and now you know why." "Matilda is doing so well for herself and got such an amazing husband, and they've picked Shangri-La's Sky Garden—something an average Joe could never hope to reach. And since she invited our whole family and not just us, Dad had to really think about it.""Eventually, he told me to hide it from you or it'd leave you devastated, so none of us said anything. We just didn't think you'd find that invitation and then end up having a big fight about it."Sighing, Charlie then continued, "But if you really want to go, we can go together for their wedding to put your min
Bitterness swelled in Elaine's heart as she really didn't think that Matilda was doing so well for herself.The fact that Matilda was worth millions alone made her far superior.At the same time, she was also rejoicing that she had never actually met Matilda. If Matilda asked how she was doing directly, how would she respond?In the end, Matilda was no Hannah Queen.Elaine would actually feel accomplished if she compared herself to Hannah.On the other hand, Matilda eclipsed Elaine in every way—she was more beautiful, kind, smart, and knowledgeable. Even her figure left Elaine dead in the water!It was as pointless as comparing a hen to a peacock!Whenever she thought of her, she could comfort herself that she had stolen her man even if she couldn't measure up in any way.But now, Jacob was completely insignificant to Matilda while Elaine still treated Jacob like a trophy.Even as a sense of inferiority seized her, Charlie sighed. "Come on, you should understand where Jacob is
"Exactly!"Charlie agreed, striking the metal while it was hot. "To be honest, the years Matilda spent in the States would be wasted if she was actually still interested!" "She's a Wall Street veteran who'd definitely have met so many successful men! Why would she be interested in a loser like Jacbo Wilson? It's not like she returned from the States after thirty years to help the poor, don't you agree?"Charlie then finished with a sigh. "The way I see it? You're the only one who'd be interested in him."Jacob heard that from behind the wall and was left absolutely fuming and humiliated.He was the only one who knew that Matilda had come back for him—even if she was worth millions now.However, he just didn't have the spine to divorce Elaine and get together with Matilda.He presumed that it was no rush and that he could just give Elaine the silent treatment—who knew, she might just give in and ask for a divorce herself, and then, he would have no issues getting together with M
"Her real lover?!" Elaine exclaimed in shock. "What are you talking about?"Charlie put on a serious face as she said, "Matilda came back to Oskia for her one true love, who is now her fiance. His name is Yolden Hart, a top economist who's now a lecturer at Aurous Hill University, who was invited all the way from the States. He's a professional manager and used to work in Wall Street, so he'd be qualified to be a CEO in any Fortune 500 company…""Professional manager?" Elaine pouted. "That still means he's a wage slave!"Charlie laughed. "Don't underestimate professional managers now. Just look at Apple Inc.'s CEO—the man earns around a hundred million USD per year, and that's over seven hundred million in Oskian dollars!"Elaine was left gaping, unable to imagine how a wage slave could earn so much.At the same time, Charlie continued, "To be fair, Professor Hart wouldn't earn that much, but 50 million per year is still no sweat for him. Do you get the amount of money we're talki
Elaine appeared taken aback, and she promptly demanded, "You've met Matilda too?!"It was only then that Claire realized she had let the cat out of the bag, and she suddenly didn't know what to say. "Oh… Uh… Mom… I, uh… didn't?"Nonetheless, Elaine was suddenly pressing her menacingly, "If you've never met her, how would you know she's a serious person?!"As Claire stayed silent, Elaine broke down in tears. "No… You're lying to me too! Aren't you?!"While Claire was left at a loss of how she should salvage this mess, Charlie suddenly entered and said, "Claire didn't—but I did.""What?!" Elaine was left staring at Charlie, stunned.Still, she soon demanded, "Y-You've met Matilda?! Did Jacob take you with him to see her?""Yes," Charlie admitted, nodding.Elaine snapped right then, and she bellowed, "Then why didn't you tell me?! To think that I've always done right by you, treating you like my own son, but you wouldn't tell me that Jacob is cheating on me! Y-You disappoint me!"
Jacob certainly left Charlie speechless—the man might get kicked out of the house, but he was more worried about his car.Sighing in exasperation, he told Jacob, "Look, if it fails, I won't be able to get you a nice place, let alone leave the Cullinan with you."Jacob blurted out, "But why—""Don't forget—I'm still living in this house even if you're gone!" Charlie explained, his expression dead serious. "If I let you have a nice place and the Cullinan, God knows how terrible a grudge your wife would hold against me. I need to have a sense of self-preservation too!""If I got you a rundown apartment, I could at least defend myself even if she gets upset about that. I mean, I can't let you sleep in the streets, can I? Claire and I would be guilty of abandoning our elders."Seeing the serious look on Charlie's face, Jacob breathed a long sigh as he clapped him on the shoulder, groaning mournfully, "Oh, I get it. I wouldn't want to upset Elaine if I were in your shoes too…"Charlie
Charlie sighed. "I told you it'd blow up, Dad, but you had to doubt me.""I wasn't doubting you," Jacob promptly defended himself. "I thought I might catch a lucky break—"Charlie cut him short, "Fair enough. Then, how are you going to handle this? I can try to stop Mom from going to that wedding and prevent her from getting in the hall even if she went, but what's going to happen to the both of you? Do you want a divorce or do you want to stay with her?"The light in Jacob's faded as he shrugged and sighed. "If I could divorce her, I would've—and I would be living happily with Matilda now. What company would I have if I did it now? Do you think Elaine would let me stay in Thompson First, with that attitude of hers?""In the end, I'd be chased out without a place to stay, and I can't suffer the humiliation of moving back with my mom and brother, can I? Hell, they might not even take me back!""So, that's a no?" Charlie pressed.Jacob smiled wryly. "At my age, even if I could, I w
Hearing that Elaine was threatening suicide, Claire exclaimed urgently, "Take me to her now!"The traffic police officer quickly nodded. "Come on!"As the traffic police officer quickly led Claire to Elaine, Charlie arrived just then and gave chase after leaving the luggage by the entrance.Stopping them, he asked, "Excuse me, officer—where's the gentleman who came with Madam Parker? May I see him?""And who are you?" The traffic police officer asked."I'm his son-in-law," Charlier replied. "I was thinking that while my wife talks to her mom, I can talk to my father-in-law, make peace, and take them both home.""Oh, that'd be great!"The traffic police officer exclaimed and quickly beckoned at a colleague, "Come over. Take this gentleman to Jacob Wilson!""Okay!" The other traffic police officer was also quite enthusiastic.Charlie entered the room where Jacob was first, immediately seeing a disfigured Jacob taking deep puffs of his cigarette.Another traffic police officer w