When Jacelyn saw that Chloe’s face was swollen after getting beaten up, she was a little shocked and could not help but blurt out, “What... What happened to you?!”Chloe broke down emotionally at this time. She had originally regarded Jacelyn as her savior, but in the blink of an eye, Jacelyn had also become a prisoner. She felt extremely desperate at this point and blurted out, “Don’t worry about me, tell me what is going on with you first...”Jacelyn said with great pain, “Isn’t it all because I collaborated with you to sell the cigarettes at a high price? It’s all that damned 1024’s fault... Her family member brought a million US dollars in cash to buy a thousand cigarettes from my sister in one go. My sister had just put the cigarettes together, and the next thing I knew, the FBI had arrested me before I could even get off work...”“What did you say?!”Chloe exclaimed and then blurted out, “1024’s family bought a thousand cigarettes? Didn’t we agree on only buying two today?!”
Both her arms were already sore, and after beating Chloe for so long, her arms were already seriously exhausted. At this moment, she felt as if her arms were not her own.She could not continue hitting Chloe anymore, but she could not let go of her hatred. So, she clenched her teeth and said to all the inmates, “I want all of you to line up like you usually do when the prison guards check the rooms!”Everyone knew that Elaine was now the person in charge of this place, so they did not dare to disobey her. They hurriedly stood in order according to how they queued when the prison guards checked their cell.The female soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies who had already taught these female inmates a lesson also supported each other and got in line with much difficulty. They also wanted to draw a clear line with Chloe at this moment so as to not get implicated by her in the future. At this moment, Jacelyn, the prison guard who had just been arrested, also felt a little apprehensive. A
Chloe did not even have the chance to beg Elaine for mercy when more than thirty people’s slaps already came in line one after the other. By the time the slapping was done, Chloe was already feeling dizzy, and she felt as if the sky was spinning.She did not know how many times she passed out and was then awakened by a loud slap.As for Elaine, she stood aside as if she was supervising her own workers as she supervised every female inmate who was slapping Chloe. Elaine would go up and kick any inmate who slapped Chloe lightly. In her words, “You are truly a bunch of miserable wretches. You’re usually oppressed and bullied so badly by her, but why are you still being soft-hearted and merciful when you finally have a chance to turn things around now? That slap just now doesn’t count! Slap her again!” In truth, most people were not merciful or soft-hearted when facing Chloe.They were simply tired from slapping her, and it was inevitable that one or two of their slaps would lac
When she heard that Elaine was going to deal with her, she was afraid that Elaine would still be unsatisfied. So, she cried vaguely as she said, “Please forgive me and let me off this time... The mistakes I made in the past have already been repaid at least ten times or a hundred times now. I really will not dare to do this again in the future...”Elaine sneered. “You know how to beg for forgiveness now? Let me tell you, it’s useless! Go on! Go to the toilet and fetch a basin of water to wash everyone’s feet. Starting today, you will have to wash and massage everyone’s feet every day until the day I’m released from prison!” Chloe did not dare to delay, and she forced herself to get up before stumbling to the bathroom. Meanwhile, Elaine sat down on the bed opposite her and pointed to the female inmates who had previously let her wash their feet for them, and she said coldly, “Don’t think that you all are already off the hook now. I have never washed anyone’s feet before in my life,
While Elaine’s life turned around completely in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and she began acting as the authority and enjoyed the superlative treatment, Charlie, who was at the Fox Mansion, received a piece of information from Porter. Thanks to Ten Thousand Armies’ powerful intelligence channels, this information basically included almost all the crimes that Martha had committed during her years in the United States. This printed material consisted of more than thirty pages, and Charlie spent more than an hour before he finished reading all the information.He was furious after reading these materials!He did not expect that Martha would have committed countless crimes against her own compatriots in the United States.Over the years, there were at least thirty people whose actual identities could be traced and who had died either directly or indirectly in her hands.There were also many more people whose whereabouts were completely unknown after they had come into conta
Porter said, “They are all basically similar to your mother-in-law and had come to visit their relatives in the United States. Four of them have already booked a flight ticket back to Oskia and will be returning to Oskia one after the other over the next few months. However, there is an old lady who immigrated earlier, and Martha has the most call records with her among these six people.”“An old lady?” Charlie asked curiously, “Is the old lady also a target to be a mule to transport their contraband?”Porter said, “I’m not sure about this.”Charlie said, “It would be easy for you to determine this. Investigate this old lady’s flight records in the airline companies over the recent years to see if she returns to Oskia often and when was the last time she returned to Oskia.”“Okay!” Porter said immediately, “Please wait a moment, I’ll get the hacker to retrieve the information using the loopholes in the civil aviation system.”Having said that, Porter then gave instructions to the
Due to the limited time and overabundant intelligence clues to be verified, when Porter had inquired about these missing persons, they had only checked and verified the missing statuses of these people in the United States. However, they had not gone further to check the specific details of their disappearance nor the location of their disappearance. However, Charlie was keenly aware of the strange situation and felt that it was not normal for Brienne’s son to head to Mexico at this time.Therefore, he subconsciously felt that the previous people who had gone missing and whose whereabouts were unknown were most likely related to Mexico. Porter’s efficiency was also very fast. In a short period of time, he read these missing people’s files in detail and then said to Charlie in amazement, “Mr. Wade, all these people disappeared in Mexico.”Charlie’s eyes brightened up, and he quickly asked, “Look up where they disappeared in Mexico and who was the last person they came into conta
Almost all of them were armed to the teeth, so the government and police simply could not do anything to them. Not only that, but the crime syndicates in Mexico had also kidnapped and assassinated countless politicians in the country, and they had long infiltrated the military and political system so that the criminal syndicates were at the top of the food chain in Mexico.The criminal syndicate did not take their country’s army or police nor even the police in the United States and Canada as well as the FBI seriously at all.This was because no one could control the criminal syndicates in Mexico unless it was a larger criminal syndicate. Therefore, it was difficult for the American police to investigate the case in depth when these Americans disappeared in Mexico. So, they would ultimately become unresolved cases. When Porter reported this information to Charlie, Charlie could not help but mutter to himself, “It’s strange. I can understand if they tricked people into going to
Jacob zipped toward Raymond, his attitude immediately subservient, "I'm sure you've seen what Zachary Evans posted on his Twitter page, and to be honest, it's so terrible that my position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association has been affected too. I mean, you've made a lot of money, right?"Hell, even if you donated ten million, you'd still have another ten million and 970 thousand in net profits. So, all I'd like to ask is for you to post something to disclaim Zachary's post.Jacob's words left Raymond in thought.For Jacob, just being suspected of fraud would definitely be terrible. In fact, his position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association would definitely be threatened—if not dismissed altogether—if he wasn't cleared of suspicion.Since Jacob was Charlie Wade's father-in-law, Raymond had reason not to drive Jacob over the brink.But that also begged another question—it must be under Charlie's intention for Zachary to post his confession, and that meant Charlie in
Raymond couldn't help chuckling just as Jacob finished—he had honestly never heard of anyone who demanded a refund after donating to charity, but he was certainly seeing one now.Still, the receptionist was clearly experienced and slowly explained, "Sir, it's a legal clause of the country that all donations for philanthropy purposes can not be refunded under most circumstances—""It truly was a mistake," Jacob quickly said, cutting the receptionist off. "I was going to donate thirty thousand but pressed an extra zero by mistake. Please discuss this with your management—you just have to refund 27 thousand, see?""Sorry, sir," the receptionist apologized. "But it's a strict rule that we ourselves do not get to access the funds that have been donated into our accounts. Every donation will be screened extensively, and if you consider that there was a major oversight on your part, you may seek legal counsel to appeal for a refund. If the courts back your appeal, our organization will the
Nonetheless, Jacob darted into Treasure Measure and plucked off his mask, asking nervously, "Excuse me, Mr. Cole? It's me… Jacob Wilson…"Raymond looked up, pausing for a moment before acting as if he was actually curious, "Mr. Wilson! What brings you here? Don't tell me—you want that bronze sculpture back too?""No, no, no…" Jacob quickly shook his head. "I would never… I returned all the way from Dubai to apologize!""Apologize?" Raymond smiled faintly, and he did not play dumb this time as he asked bluntly, "Did you come back because of Zachary Evan's post?"Knowing he couldn't deny it any longer, Jacob nodded, "Yeah…"Raymond nodded and said calmly, "That's unnecessary. I was the one who benefited in the end."Jacob wasn't quite keeping up—thinking that Raymond was just trying to be nice by telling him he didn't have to apologize, he quickly pulled out his phone.Tapping on it and bringing up his transaction records, he handed it to Raymond reverently, "Mr. Cole, I understan
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