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
“What?!” Kathleen was shocked to hear Charlie’s thoughts.She simply couldn’t understand it. Why was Charlie so against reuniting with his grandfather, Keith Acker?At the same time, Kathleen received a call from one of her men. The man reported, “Miss, the leader of the Ten Thousand Armies has arrived. We’ve led him in.”“I see,” Kathleen answered, before informing Charlie, “Mr. Wade, Mr. Waldron is here.”As she spoke, the lights of the elevators flashed. After a short moment, the doors opened. Porter rushed out with the Ten Thousand Armies soldiers trailing behind him.When he saw Charlie, he immediately put his hand together and greeted Charlie respectfully, “Mr. Wade, forgive my tardiness.”The soldiers put their hands together and apologized in unison, “Forgive us!” Charlie said indifferently, “Not at all, you all arrived very quickly.”Porter asked, “Mr. Wade, what’s the situation now? What should we do?” Charlie said, “There’s one guy with all broken limbs still aliv
Charlie nodded. “Good. Thanks for your hard work.”Porter asked, “By the way, Mr. Wade. There were four martial artists inside. What’s their rank? How did they die so tragically?” Charlie replied indifferently, “One six-star martial artist, two seven-star martial artists, and one eight-star martial artist.”“One eight-star martial artist?!” Porter’s jaw dropped from the shock.As everyone knew, the highest rank as a martial artist would be eight stars, which correspond to the eight meridian channel. Those with all eight meridian channels connected would be known as eight-star martial artists.Porter’s current strength was just a little stronger than an eight-star martial artist. He didn’t expect to see another eight-star martial artist die so tragically, so seeing it first hand was an incredible shock to him.Charlie saw Porter’s surprised look and asked, “You didn’t expect it, right? How could an eight-star martial artist die so tragically? Even his meridians were broken.”“
“Mr. Wade... A-Are you asking me to freeze Chief Lammy?!”Kathleen was stunned by Charlie’s words. They were so shocking, she didn’t know how to respond to it. Charlie, however, replied with a matter-of-fact look, “Don’t you have a freezing center? Bringing his body back and freezing him is just a small matter for you, isn’t it?”Charlie made it sound like it was a very simple task. Having heard that, Kathleen had to remind him, “Mr. Wade, the human body freezing technology is just a scientific concept. Although scientists had proposed this decades ago, there are no success stories yet…”She then stole a glance at Merlin, who was lying on the ground, before continuing, “Mr. Wade, I’ll be frank. To put it bluntly, no one can return to life if you freeze the body with the current technology…”Charlie waved his hand in dismissal. “You don’t have to worry about it. Just freeze him first.” Charlie had his reason for sending Merlin to the freezing center. With Charlie’s current stren
The cabbie chuckled. "You're a local yet you're heading to Antique Street right away as soon as you land instead of going home? And you're still saying you're not trying to pick up a killer bargain deal?"Come on, man—it's not just you, I want that too. We cabbies work ourselves to death only for ten thousand per month at best while our friend over there made twenty million in one night. I could keep driving cabs for the rest of my life and still not make that much money."Jacob knew that the cabbie must be talking about Raymond and became even more miserable then, grumbling unhappily, "I'm going to Antique Street for business—I'm not trying to pick up some missed bargain.""No? Then you didn't hear what happened yesterday?"The cabbie was immediately curious, and without waiting for Jacob's answer, he exclaimed happily, "Look, man—it was so ridiculous not even Hollywood would put it in their script. There were these fools who were trying to sell an antique trader a replica, but th
It was nighttime in Dubai as Jacob dragged his weary body from the hotel back to the airport.As he was flying economy this time, he was left sitting at the hard bench near the boarding terminal, waiting for it to open.While he waited, his heart was torn as he tapped into the website of the Aurous Hill Charity Fund, found their donation account, and wired the entire 300 thousand he had made over to them.He had picked the Aurous Hill Charity Fund because the circles of antique collectors in Aurous Hill were all discussing how Raymond had donated half of the 20 million he had made to that same charity fund.After Raymond skyrocketed to prominence in Antique Street and became a star, it could not be denied that people admired his profound ability.However, there were also people who envied his skill in turning the tables just as there were those who were jealous he had made twenty million in a single night.Still, Raymond moved fast—soon after word spread that he had made twenty m
Elaine quickly asked, "Well, what if you can't get it done?"Jacob was apprehensive even as he sighed. "If they really pressed the issue, guess I can't even stay at the Calligraphy and Painting Association now… We will see. If things get bad, I'll just resign. I won't ask for much right now, just as long as I don't have to go to jail."Elaine nodded. "Then you should try to reason things out with Raymond Cole or ask for Charlie's help if push comes to shove. Being humiliated is still better than prison.""Okay!"-It was nighttime at Aurous Hill by the time Elaine and Jacob arrived at their hotel.Charlie and Claire had just had dinner, and Claire pulled out her phone, saying, "I just checked my flight app, and it says my parents should have landed two hours ago. They are probably at the hotel, so I'll check in on them with a video call."She had yet to open her WhatsApp when Elaine called her on a video call.Jacob was planning to check in with Claire and Charlie to put their
Hearing what Jacob had said, Elaine became anxious and pressed him as he hung up, "What's going on? You're leaving? But we just got here! My shoes have just caught Dubai dirt, so why are we leaving so soon—"However, Jacob was wiping the sweat off his brow as he mumbled quietly, "Well, at this point, I have to leave or I won't be vice president anymore."Elaine immediately fumed. "We've been married for half our lives, and this is supposed to be our honeymoon, yet we're just leaving? I've posted about this on social media too—there are plenty of people who're waiting for more posts on our trip!"And don't forget—we spent a lot on our flight tickets and our hotels! The hotel bookings can't be refunded either!"Jacob scowled dolefully. "Well, what can we do? Why don't you stay? I'll go home and get this sorted out first….""Well, how long would that take?" Elaine asked."How should I know?" Jacob sighed, uneasy and annoyed. "Don Albert is saying I have to go back and donate the 300
"But I spent 98 thousand on that bronze sculpture!" Jacob exclaimed in agitation before he knew it. "I made 300 thousand from it, and that means my profit was 200 thousand at best, but I'm supposed to return that to him as well?! That means I'd have lost my own capital too!""I can't help you if you can't bear to part with that money, Mr. Wilson," Don Albert said quietly. "In that case, you'll just have to handle it yourself.""Wait, wait, wait!" Jacob immediately became antsy and cried out right then, "Please, Don Albert! I'll return the money! I'll return it, alright?! The entirety of my profits—202 thousand, okay? At least let me keep the money I spent, okay?""By that reasoning, Mr. Wilson, when a phone scammer is told by the cops to return the money they've made from defrauding, should he be allowed to keep the money he spent on telco charges? ""Oh, I…" Jacob was left stumped and could not come up with an answer.Don Albert then pressed on, "Mr. Wilson, I've offered a prom
"Mr. Wilson, what you boys did was truly heinous!" Don Arnold growled. "I scolded Zachary myself when I found out, and I was the one who told him to post that statement!"Jacob was shocked. "But why, Don Arnold? Are you friends with Raymond Cole?""Never met the guy," Don Arnold replied.That left Jacob even more confused. "Then why are you taking his side?""I've been doing my best to clean up my image over the past couple of years," Don Albert replied coolly. "I rarely get involved in mob business or anything illicit, and everyone in Aurous Hill knows that Zachary is my right-hand man, yet he confessed to committing such a heinous crime behind my back. What is that if not sullying my reputation?"Jacob was left reeling as he didn't expect Don Albert to be so serious, but he quickly explained, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect it to affect you so terribly… It's all Zachary's fault! I wouldn't have been aware that Raymond had returned at all, but he just had to tell me and come up with
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli