As soon as Rafael appeared, Porter instantly realized that this must inevitably be the leader of the entire criminal syndicate.So, he acted according to Charlie’s instructions and instructed his men, “Attention everyone, start shrinking the encirclement immediately. Once the target enters the courtyard where Mr. Wade is, start the five-minute countdown immediately. When the time is up, be sure to kill all the enemies and leave no one behind!”***A few minutes later, Juarez was already in the courtyard where the operating room was located. He did not have the slightest fear or worry because of Hector’s previous scouting, and he walked down the stairs of the operating room directly. When Colin saw Juarez walking down, he immediately said to Charlie excitedly, “Mr. Wade, our boss is here!”After he was done speaking, he hurriedly ran over to Juarez and spoke attentively in Spanish, “Boss, Mr. Wade who is here today is a great God of Wealth! We must seize this opportunity!”Juar
When Colin heard this, his heart tightened, and he could not help but subconsciously laugh and say, “Mr. Wade, you’re really good at making jokes. Aren’t you looking to negotiate a collaboration with us? Our boss is not as humorous as you are, so he will probably take your words seriously.”Juarez, who was aside, was looking at Charlie with a cold expression.Although he had not attended school or learned any foreign languages, Mexico was still very close to the United States, after all. Juarez had also had to live with Americans most of the time, so like the vast majority of Mexicans, he also understood some English.Therefore, he understood the sentence that Charlie had spoken in English immediately. Subsequently, he could not help but look at Charlie immediately, and he also caught a glimpse of the murderous intent in Charlie’s eyes at that moment. After all, Juarez had been playing the field for a long time, and he was well-experienced. He could tell at a glance when a perso
“D*mn it! It’s on the west side! Fire! Ahh!!!”Juarez was shocked when he heard the commotion outside.He could tell from the voices that he heard that his subordinates had been besieged and were being suppressed. The opponent had not only caught them by surprise but even caused them to suffer heavy losses. When Juarez thought of how those subordinates outside were the foundation for his life, for him to make money and a fortune, yet they were now being massacred by unknown enemies, he felt extreme despair at the rapid disintegration of his assets. So, he pointed his pistol at Charlie angrily and shouted hysterically, “Ask your people to stop immediately, otherwise, I’ll shoot you to death!”Charlie sneered and suddenly struck at an extremely fast speed. Before Juarez could react, Charlie had already grabbed his right wrist which was holding the pistol, twisting it downward forcefully all of a sudden. Juarez’s wrist was turned back at a 180-degree angle with just a click, an
Juarez was already scared out of his wits at this point!He had long heard of Ten Thousand Armies’ great name.Even if the most powerful criminal syndicate in Mexico were to come forward, it would be impossible for them to be Ten Thousand Armies’ opponent because all the members of Ten Thousand Armies were well-trained elite soldiers, and there were also many top martial arts experts among them.There was a time when all the bosses of the top criminal syndicates in Mexico had set Ten Thousand Armies as their role model.There was not a single one of them who did not hope that they could also have a powerful mercenary team like Ten Thousand Armies. However, they also knew very well that their own strength was far behind compared to Ten Thousand Armies, and it was simply impossible for them to match Ten Thousand Armies’ strength. As a result, the bosses of many large syndicates had even offered extremely generous prices and taken on extremely humble attitudes as they hoped to be
The uncontrollable pain made him break down emotionally and scream out loud.Charlie merely spared him a glance and said coldly, “If you make that sound like a pig that’s getting slaughtered again, I’ll get someone to break that thing in your pants as well!”When Juarez heard this, he trembled in fright and forced himself to shut his mouth.Charlie then looked at him and continued, “I’ll ask you again, are the goods in Martha’s hands yours?”Juarez endured the severe pain at this time, and big beads of sweat continued rolling down his cheeks and even merged into a trickling stream at his chin.In order to keep his own life, he could only admit, “Yes... It’s mine...”Charlie nodded and asked him again, “Let me ask you another question. Are the people whom Martha tricked into coming to work in Mexico from the United States brought here so that you can harvest their organs before killing them?”Juarez’s first thought was still to deny it, but he then thought of how Charlie had alre
Colin, who had been shot four times, suddenly fell to the ground because his ankles had already collapsed.He subconsciously wanted to use his hands to support his fallen body, but he forgot that he did not have hands at the moment, and his hands were currently just two bloody bone frames.Therefore, when he used his broken wrists to support his falling body, the extensive gravity force brought a considerable impact and pain to the wounds on his two wrists, which made him look like a fish that had just been caught. He fell to the ground with a thud and screamed desperately in pain.There was a large amount of blood that sprayed everywhere because he was struggling violently. Lionel, who was next to him, was standing too close to Colin, so Colin’s blood splashed all over his face. He was so frightened that his legs turned weak, and he knelt on the ground uncontrollably. Although Colin was feeling uncontrollable pain, he still struggled and pleaded with Charlie, “Mr. Wade, I’m alr
Although his sons were not considered outstanding talents, thanks to the higher per capita educational resources in Western countries and Colin’s money-making ability, each of them had finished their university education successfully. According to what Charlie had said just now, all three of Colin’s sons would have to work in Syria for the rest of their lives in order to repay the blood debt for Colin.Colin could not bear to drag his three sons down with him, so he cried and pleaded with Charlie, “Mr. Wade, this matter is all my fault, and it has nothing to do with my family. I will not have any complaints even if you kill me now, but I just ask you to please let my family go!”Charlie sneered and asked him, “Have you heard about Martha and Jose?”Colin shook his head in confusion.Ever since Elaine’s accident, those two people had evaporated into thin air, and Colin could not contact them at all.However, Colin also knew very well that it must be Martha who had voluntarily sev
Colin did not expect that Charlie could come up with such a tactic.Not only would his own life be cut short, but even his three sons would be left in the dark for the rest of their lives. How could they possibly escape Ten Thousand Armies’ pursuit?Even his grandson would not be spared. Once his grandson was humiliated and criticized for what he had done, his grandson would definitely hate him to the core.This way, his family lineage would be completely broken!As Colin thought of this, he was terrified. He cried and pleaded with Charlie, “Mr. Wade, you cannot do this. Mr. Wade, I will take responsibility for my own actions. Even if you want to punish my sons on my behalf, you cannot target a child like this, right?!”Charlie smiled and said, “What am I targeting him for? I’m simply publishing what his grandfather did. Is there anything wrong? You’re not afraid even when you have done so many outrageous things, so why are you afraid of your crimes being made public, then? Have y
Pausing, Julien then said, "I mostly drink wine and the occasional whiskey.""How much are those, usually?" Raymond asked.Julien thought about it. "If it's table wine, 10,000 to 50,000 USD. For bigger occasions, it'd be something over a hundred thousand."Raymond nodded and pointed at the bottle of Oskian vodka he had bought. "Guess how much that is?"Julein shook his head. "I don't usually drink Oskian alcohol, so I'm not too sure…""Come on," Charlie chuckled. "We're not asking if you know—we're just asking you to take a guess.""Then…" Julien quickly said. "I'm guessing, three thousand?""Three thousand?" Raymond chuckled and shook his head. "That's way too flattering. It's around 7 USD.""Seven bucks?!" Julien exclaimed, and he blurted, "You usually drink something that cheap, Mr. Cole?""Well, not stateside," Raymond smiled. "But I liked it after I ordered one from a diner yesterday. It's cheap, and it has quality."Julien gulped as he stared at his own cup filled to th
Julien flinched and promptly threw his hands up. "No, no, no… please don't say that, Mr. Wade! That's not what I mean—as a son, it's only right that I hope my father lives long and prospers. Why wouldn't I want him to?"Charlie pointed out, "Then why'd you say that I've screwed you over repeatedly?""Oh. I, uh…" Julien wasn't sure how to respond to that, and he groaned unhappily, "I was not being mindful with words. I take that back…" Charlie nodded. "Then, I'll give you another chance.""Huh?" Julien was left confused, and he quickly asked, "Another chance… for what?"Charlie clapped him on the shoulder again, smiling, "We're old friends, aren't we? Why would I screw you over? Anyway, your turn."Julien was left utterly aggrieved as he read through Charlie's intention—that was precisely the definition of screwing him over!If his father knew he had come to Aurous Hill to hang out with these two, especially Biden Cole, he would definitely be removed as heir! And yet, Charlie
Having seen a sliver of the common folk's plight, Julien turned back to the journey at hand.Soon, his MPV arrived at Aurous Hill's Antique Street.As it was closing hours, the place appeared bleak, almost as though it had been completely abandoned. It was only during opening hours and the few hours before closing that the place became most alive anyway.Most of the time, the vendors and employees outnumbered the guests, and during closing hours, it would get very quiet. One wouldn't even find strays here as there weren't scraps around.Still, Julien had no idea what the hell the place was, even as he arrived outside Treasure Measure following the location Charlie had sent.Once he was sure he was at the right place, he called Charlie, immediately sounding respectful and flattering, "I'm here, Mr. Wade. If you don't mind opening the door…""Alright, just hang on," Charlie said and put down the phone while turning to Raymond, who was putting the food on a folding table, "Our frien
The lawyer then finished, "To be honest, cases of regretting a donation and seeking a lawsuit to get the money back? Law firms usually won't even get one per year, and that makes it especially newsworthy for the press."Also, court records are always public. That means anyone can access the verdict, and there's no hiding anything. So, if you want the lawsuit, you'd better be prepared."Jacob was already left in despair.All he wanted was to get his money back, but he didn't think that it would end up as public knowledge.And Mr. Bay had just told him over the phone that he would try to quell the scandal's pressure and try his best to protect Jacob's place as vice president.If Jacob's name was suddenly mentioned in a lawsuit attempting to reclaim an 'accidental' donation, even Mr. Bay couldn't save him at that point.Hence, after thinking long and hard about it, Jacob realized that he was not getting his 300 thousand back.The thought crushed him, and he burst into tears, "What
At this hour, most of the employees at Talbot Associates had already left.However, there were several lawyers who had just finished a meeting regarding a certain case, and they were just leaving when Jacob arrived.Seeing that they were packing up their bags and ready to leave, he asked, "Excuse me, are you still able to take cases?"The leader smiled, "Yes, but it's a little late now. Why don't you come again tomorrow morning?"Jacob shook his head impatiently. "This is very urgent—please help me and hear me out, then see if it will work. 300 thousand banks on this, so I'll give you twenty percent whether or not I get it back!"300 thousand was really neither here nor there.However, if it were an easy civil case, that twenty percent commission would still mean sixty thousand.The lawyer thought about it. "Fine. Tell us what your problem is, and we will assess the situation first. If it's easy, we can give you a general strategy right now. But if it proves difficult, we'll hav
The cabbie nodded. "Well, Talbot Associates, it is! They're said to be number two."-While Jacob was heading off to consult a law firm, Charlie was calling Julien Rothschild over the phone.The manchild had just had room service and was lounging on the couch, fiddling with his phone.After visiting the kennels with Charlie, he had been idling his days away at the hotel, waiting for Salem and his son to post that video of them being out at sea.Once that was done, Julien would return to the States, once more the heir apparent of the Rothschilds. Still, it was boring to simply lounge around in the hotel, and he would really like to strengthen his ties with Charlie.However, he was also afraid of being too forward as Charlie could be intimidating, and he could upset him—just like a fan eager to get close to their idol but was still worried about their idol getting disgusted with them.As such, he never expected Charlie to call him, and he immediately answered eagerly, "Good even
Pausing, Mr. Bay continued, "If they're not that upset with the idea, I'll bang my gavel and make the call so that you can at least stay as a vice president."If they keep refusing, I just have to promote Mr. Zonda to become a vice president while you take over his position of head-of-department as insurance. What do you think?"Jacob certainly wouldn't protest the idea of insurance, especially when he thought he would be forced to leave the Calligraphy and Painting Association altogether earlier. He quickly exclaimed gratefully, "Thank you so much, Mr. Bay!"Mr. Bay chuckled, clearly relieved as well. "Come on, Jacob—you don't have to be so formal. I'm like a brother to you! Don't you think that's what I should be doing?"Jacob laughed earnestly for once. "Well, brother, I'm honestly relieved…" He trailed off but soon pressed on, "But I have to ask, won't the other members have things to say even if you manage to persuade the other vice presidents? What if they remain unhappy?
There were times when making a person despair to some extent could be a people-strategy.For example, when your distant acquaintance asked for a ten grand loan but you could only lend him one, you couldn't tell him directly that. It would make them think you were being insincere.The better option would be to tell them how you were worse off than they were and had a debt yourself, or that some other friend had borrowed money for three years and never repaid it.And when that mere acquaintance was in despair, you could tell them that if it was really important, you could lend them one thousand with a credit card loan.That way, while the mere acquaintance wouldn't exactly be awash with gratitude, they at least wouldn't complain about your lack of sincerity.That was exactly what Mr. Bay was doing.He had no intention of offending Jacob, but he also couldn't directly tell him to give up on claiming the position as president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association. Otherwise, Ja
Jacob felt absolutely horrible just then, and he certainly did not expect Don Albert to give him the cold shoulder.If he had known, he would have just stayed content with the 200 thousand he had made and enjoyed his trip to Dubai! If he had, the Calligraphy and Painting Association wouldn't have found out about the bronze sculpture plot, and Don Albert would still be on friendly terms with him.Absolutely regretting everything, Jacob got in the backseat of the cab, tears of grief almost welling up and out of his eyes.Then, noticing that the cabbie was quietly watching him from the rearview mirror, he turned his face aside, whipped out his phone, and called Mr. Bay.As soon as Mr. Bay answered, he asked, "How did things go over there? Have you sorted out Zachary Evans yet?"He was waiting for Jacob to ask Don Albert for help so that the latter would pressure Zachary into posting a statement retracting his previous claims.However, Jacob knew full well that there was no hope for