Charlie’s words made the man in front of him feel extremely fearful.He could not help but think of the bloodbath a few hours ago when Charlie had turned him and his subordinates into cripples with just his own strength. He had never heard of this kind of devastating and terrifying strength before.What was even more terrifying was that he had never seen Charlie make a single move the entire time.Charlie had not even had any physical contact with them at all!This was the point that made him feel the most despair.With his knowledge and understanding of martial arts experts, even an expert of the dark realm would not be able to achieve such a bizarre long-range strike!A martial arts expert’s internal and essential qi could only be achieved through the so-called Kung Fu techniques, but even so, the distance would be extremely limited, and the power would be greatly reduced.In his opinion, someone like Charlie who could have such lethal killing power without making any contac
This was because Charlie had found that this force kept trying to attack outward.With the continuous impact of this force, the force that was binding it was also gradually weakening, but it was only weakening little by little each time.It seemed that this force would indeed break through this bondage after a few days, and at that time, it was estimated that his body would likely be smashed to pieces by this force. At this time, Charlie finally understood why the man was acting as if he had accepted his fate even though he was begging Charlie to give him an easy death.It seemed as though this man would surely die in a few days even if Charlie did not give him an easy death.Charlie smiled slightly at this time and said, “Don’t worry. You won’t die with me around.”Having said that, Charlie used his Reiki to directly seal the force that was pounding outward in the man’s body. In terms of the strength of that power, after Charlie’s Reiki had sealed it, that power would not be
The man only realized that he was a prisoner now after he had shouted, and he suddenly shriveled up again and stopped speaking.However, the look in his eyes as he looked at Charlie was filled with awe.Charlie asked coldly, “Who is your so-called British Lord?”The man looked up at Charlie and replied with a trance-like look in his eyes, “I don’t know...”“You don’t know?!” Charlie said coldly, “You claim that you are ready to die for the British Lord at any time, but now you’re telling me that you don’t know who the British Lord is? Do you think that I’m a three-year-old child?!”The man said fearfully, “I really don’t know... Ever since I can remember, I only know that I have to dedicate and give everything that I have to the British Lord. However, I really do not know who the British Lord is, and I have never met him before either...”Charlie frowned and asked, “So, who was the one who told you that you have to dedicate everything to the British Lord?!”The man hurriedly sai
Porter, who was aside, could not help but exclaim, “Mr. Wade, in that case, it would be unnecessary to look into the faces, fingerprints, and DNA of this group of people today, because it would be impossible to find anything...”The man also smiled bitterly and said, “There is really no need to investigate. Dead soldiers are slaves raised by the organization. There are always internal marriages, and we will never be able to escape. Therefore, we are not recorded in any national databases in this world. Forget about fingerprints and faces, but even our DNA has been locked up, and after ten generations of reproduction, our DNA is basically no longer related to any ethnic group with anyone in the outside world. To put it bluntly, we are slaves that no one knows of in this world. No one knows when we live, and no one knows when we die...”Charlie felt an indescribable tension in his heart for the first time.This tension was not derived from fear itself, but it was a kind of fear of unk
“The guide...”Charlie recited softly under his breath and asked, “Have you met with the guide before?”“No.” The man explained, “I do not know exactly who the guide is. When we arrived in New York this time, we woke up in a closed garage where the organization had left some equipment that we needed for the mission as well as some information. The information contained the list of targets, the target’s kinship and social relations, as well as the situation of the martial arts experts around them. Since they knew that there would be several high-ranking martial arts experts, they specially prepared enhanced weapons for us. They also reminded us what we needed to pay attention to and what tactics we should adopt, and they also gave us some time to familiarize ourselves with the information before we would wait for the departure notice. After arriving at the scene, the guide would tell us the appropriate time to attack through the transit.”Charlie asked, “What do you mean by transit?”
Charlie was even more shocked. He pondered for a moment before he asked again, “You said that you were injected with drugs before you came, and you were in New York when you woke up. Do you know how long you were unconscious?” “I don’t know.” The man shook his head and said, “In the dead soldiers’ camp, no one is allowed to know the date and time. We cannot see the sunrise or sunset, but instead, it’s just lights on or lights off. Moreover, I have secretly calculated that our daily routine in the dead soldiers’ camp does not seem to follow twenty-four hours a day. They seem deliberately make a slight deviation in time every day. Today would be longer than yesterday, and yesterday would be longer compared to the day before yesterday. Over time, even if we knew the exact time when we set out on a mission, the records will be biased after a period of time.”Charlie asked him, “How did you calculate the deviation of time?”The man said, “I made a very fine hole at the bottom of a bowl
For Charlie, Reiki was his biggest trump card at the moment.This mysterious organization was indeed powerful, and it might even be too powerful.However, they were controlling these dead soldiers, or in other words, the power that they used to enhance the strength of these dead soldiers was still no match in the face of Reiki.It was precisely because of this that Charlie had the confidence to find out more about this mysterious organization one day in the future. 547 could also feel that Charlie’s strength far exceeded his own perception. Charlie could effortlessly seal the power that even the 20th-generation dead soldiers could not resist. This showed that Charlie was not just making empty talk when he said that he would ensure that this organization was extinguished completely. So, he said gratefully, “Mr. Wade, I believe that all the dead soldiers would definitely be willing to serve you if you can eradicate the organization!”Charlie waved his hand and said, “It’s still t
Charlie looked at the time. It was just after three o’clock in the morning. So, he waved his hand and said, “No need. I’ll go on my own.”Porter said, “I’ll see you out, then!”When Charlie walked out of the villa, the whole Long Island was silent.After all, it was already past three in the morning, and the rich people who lived here had generally ended their nightlife and were entering a dreamland filled with money and desire.Charlie had mixed feelings as he walked on the street alone.He could not imagine how big this mysterious organization would be. He had interrogated 547 for more than an hour and still did not even know what the name of this mysterious organization was.At this time, the voices and smiles of his parents when they were alive came to his mind. In his memory, his father and mother would never frown over anything. Even when they had left Eastcliff and come to Aurous Hill to settle down in an old mansion, they had always had smiles on their faces. They had cle
"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
Charlie frowned in thought for a while, before saying, "Well, there is a plan, but I can't vouch for the chances. I also need you to cooperate with me and not let anything slip, or everything will go to waste. Can you do that?""I can!" Claire nodded, determined, before quickly asking, "So? What's the plan?""Well, it's not specific," Charlie replied. "We just have to improvise as we go along. Let's just head in for now!"-They left the airport and took a cab to the traffic police's headquarters. Just as she entered, they saw their Cullinan parked outside.Charlie sent Claire in first while he carried her luggage before following.Meanwhile, Elaine was wailing in her room, "I've been married to him for years! Suffering so much pain and humiliation, only for him to hook up with an old flame behind my back! Is it wrong if I struck out?"The traffic police officer was on the verge of a breakdown, but he still said patiently, "Ma'am, I've told you many times—what he did was wrong
Claire wasn't all that experienced in love and hence didn't know how a person caught in a love triangle would think or why they would experience such terrible mood swings.Still, Charlie's explanation gave her a general idea, and she sighed, "Actually, Dad looked really bad when Matilda came back. He was so obsessed with her that he didn't care if Mom was alive—even bringing her home for dinner. I'd be seething if I was Mom."Charlie sighed in exasperation. "Well, let's not loiter about. Let's go to the traffic police station.""Yeah!" Claire nodded, before holding his arm, "If they're there, that means they're safe, and they won't be fighting with those officers around. So, let's not head over so quickly."Charlie raised a brow. "What are you getting at?"Claire sighed, clearly troubled. "We have to think—how are we going to alleviate this crisis? If it's really as you say and Mom has mostly guessed it right, this fight might just be the start. At best, that fight on the highway
The traffic police officer smiled in exasperation. "Is there no getting through to you? You could even afford to drive a nice car, and you'd most likely survive an accident. But what if you were left bedridden for a long time? Yell at each other in the same hospital room?"Elaine waved him off. "I don't care—all I know is that I will always get my revenge, and on the spot if possible. If there were superheroes, I would be Wonder Woman!""Urgh…" The traffic police officer was utterly speechless. "How about this? We will call your daughter and have her come over to bail you. She will mediate your fight!"With those words, he returned Elaine's phone to her, and it happened to ring just then.It was a call from Claire.Seeing that the contact name said [Daughter], the traffic police officer quickly said, "Go on, answer it!"Elaine took it and answered the call, and Claire asked urgently before she could say a word, "Mom? Where are you? Where's Dad? Are you both alright?"Elaine sulk