“Okay.” Charlie quickly said, “I’ll see you later, then.”“Okay, Mr. Wade. See you later.”Fifteen minutes later, Kathleen’s helicopter landed on the top floor of Shangri-La.Charlie took Rosalie, Isaac, and Albert with him into the helicopter.Half an hour later, the helicopter flew over a remote building on the outskirts of New York City.The Fox family’s medical technology center was located here.This building was the only building within a two-kilometer radius. It was twenty-five stories high, and the surroundings were heavily guarded.After getting off the helicopter, Kathleen took the initiative to walk in front as she led the way and said to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, we established a medical technology center mainly for research and development as well as the testing of some relatively high-end and advanced treatment methods and drugs, which includes the most advanced proton therapy system and cellular immunotherapy for cancer that are available here, and they are the best in
When Jameson saw Charlie, he was very pleasantly surprised. At the same time, he felt very excited, almost as if he had grasped his final hope in a desperate situation.Charlie asked curiously, “Mr. Smith, why are you here?”Jameson subconsciously replied respectfully, “Mr. Wade, the FDA has several clinical projects in collaboration with the Fox Medical Technology Center. I came here today to complete some routine work...”After saying this, before Charlie could speak, he knelt on the ground and said with tears in his eyes, “Mr. Wade, I have been hoping to meet you again for a long time, but I have never had the chance to do so. I have been to Aurous Hill a few times, but the people from the Apothecary Pharmaceutical and Don Albert were unable to connect me to you... Don Albert kept charging me several introduction fees, but he simply kept procrastinating without helping me run the errands...”Albert curled his lips behind Charlie and said, “You simply want to see Mr. Wade because
If it was Harry Potter written by JK Rowling, it might be very profitable, but it had no strategic value for the United States. Therefore, the White House would not be interested in this book, let alone any infringement on it.However, if other countries or companies discovered patents with strategic value, the White House would definitely be the first to find a way to get this patented technology. The magic of the Apothecary Restoration Pill was that the kind of cancer the patient had or the stage of cancer did not matter. Even if the cancer had metastasized all over the body or had caused an organ failure, a terminally ill patient who could die at any moment would still get better immediately as soon as they had taken this medicine!If this kind of medicine was used to make money, it would definitely attract money from all over the world. Regardless of whether it was the rich or poor, once they had cancer, they would probably try their best to hand over their life savings to Apot
Moreover, the Apothecary Restoration Pill had already made a name for Apothecary Pharmaceutical. Under such circumstances, the Apothecary Restoration Pill had already completed its mission successfully. When Jameson heard Charlie’s words, tears welled up in his eyes and he cried, “Mr. Wade, I heard that Apothecary Pharmaceutical provides free intensive treatment for terminally ill cancer patients with family difficulties in Oskia. I beg you to give my son a place in the program. My son, Jimmy, is really pitiful. I cannot bear to see him continue suffering from cancer...”Charlie said with a serious expression, “You said it yourself. Apothecary Pharmaceutical’s free medical care is for terminally ill patients with family difficulties. The primary condition is family difficulties. At this point, it seems that neither you nor your son meets the criteria. What’s more, strictly speaking, this activity is only for Oskian patients. Countless Oskian patients cannot even get this opportunity
Jameson was a little overwhelmed and at a loss when he heard Charlie’s words. He was the head of the entire FDA. He was not only a proper upper-class person in the United States, but he was also from an absolute high elite group.Yet, Charlie’s light-hearted words were to ask him to resign from his current job and give up everything that he had worked so hard for. This was indeed unexpected. When Charlie saw that Jameson seemed to be at a loss, he said lightly, “This is just my personal opinion. You can go back and think about it slowly. I still have something to do, so I won’t continue talking to you anymore.”After saying that, he looked at Kathleen, who was next to him, and said, “Let’s go, Miss Fox.”Kathleen nodded and then made an inviting gesture as she said respectfully, “This way please, Mr. Wade.”Jameson watched Charlie and Kathleen walk into the elevator, and he watched the elevator doors close slowly as he continued kneeling on the spot without moving.His compani
Meanwhile, Charlie was led by Kathleen to take the elevator to the first floor of the building, and they then passed the three defense centers on the first floor before taking a special elevator to the freezing center on the fifth floor underground.Since Jordan had prepared this freezing center to preserve his own body and the freezing center was designed to last for three hundred years, the security here was no less than the defense facility for the president to hide in the doomsday plan.Although the freezing center was nearly a hundred meters deep underground, there was a complete strategic reserve here. Even if the United States was truly hit by a nuclear attack, this place would still be safe and sound. According to the design scale, this freezing center could freeze at least a hundred bodies. However, at present, aside from experimental remains, only Merlin was actually being frozen here.After Charlie had arrived at the freezing center, he found that this place was like a
Charlie naturally knew Merlin’s style of action.As long as he were to wake up again and retain his previous memories, he would definitely try his best to investigate what had happened prior to his death.For example, who had actually killed Homer, that scum from the Fox family, and who had actually wanted to exterminate the entire Acker family. Therefore, in Charlie’s opinion, he might as well take this opportunity to have a good chat with Merlin.He would let Merlin know who he was, reveal that he was the one who had killed Homer, and also make sure that Merlin knew that he was the one who had saved him and the entire Acker family. If this person knew better and knew when to advance or retreat, Charlie would definitely be able to use him in the future.If this person did not know any better and did not know when to advance or retreat, Charlie would simply erase his memory, knock him unconscious, and throw him into the streets of New York.In that case, at least his life had
It was just that none of these staff members thought that they would have to use this simple and brutal way to thaw Merlin now.Since Merlin’s body was like an ice lump that was at minus two hundred degrees, the warm water in the pool cooled down extremely quickly the moment his body entered the water. The staff quickly turned on the circulation pump and let the heating device circulate and heat the water in the pool to maintain the water temperature at forty degrees Celsius. This rough thawing method quickly showed great disadvantagesAs soon as Merlin’s skin began to thaw, it began oozing blood immediately, just like a piece of beef that had just been thawed. The fluid in the cells began to ooze out blood mixed with cell fluids and body fluids due to the rupture of the cells.The person in charge covered his face in horror and spoke up as he said, “Miss Fox, this... this is basically irreversible damage...”Kathleen was also shocked, but she still said calmly, “Okay, there’s no
The Calligraphy and Painting Association was certainly efficient—soon after the meeting was dismissed, the news that the administrative vice-president had resigned was posted on their official page and social media.The notice was simple and never mentioned what Jacob had done, only that the administrative vice-president had asked to resign for personal reasons. The request had since been voted upon, and all members had agreed to it.And that was how a simple and short message kicked Jacob out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association entirely.In the city, other associations closely connected with the Calligraphy and Painting Association were the various cultural societies and circles of antique enthusiasts and the Senior University. In fact, most fans of the public page of the Calligraphy and Painting Association were from the Senior City, and every lecturer, student, and even guest lecturer were subscribed.As a matter of fact, that was entirely Jacob's doing. After his lect
There weren't that many members in the Calligraphy and Painting Association—just a handful over twenty.Hence, at Mr. Bay's request, everyone showed up at the conference at 1 pm.He chose the afternoon as there were a handful who were away on outreach, including Walker, who was subbing for Jacob's lectures.Once the entire Calligraphy and Painting Association save for Jacob was informed of the mandatory meeting, every member was there on the hour, seated primly and in attention in the huge conference room.Mr. Bay didn't waste his breath on the preamble either—as soon as he saw that everyone had arrived, he announced, "Everyone, I've gathered you here today because our administrative vice-president, Jacob Wilson, has been alleged to be involved in a certain malicious scheme."Last night, Mr. Wilson submitted his resignation to me, and after a discussion with my vice-presidents, we've all decided to hold a vote. It will be open to every member in the association as we will be decid
Having sent his resignation letter, Jacob had no idea that it would be the catalyst for his dismissal.He didn't sleep well at the rundown motel either and had dark circles under his eyes as he rushed to the airport early the next morning.Clearing the checkpoint and boarding his flight, everything went smoothly until his flight to Dubai lifted off at 10 am.-Meanwhile, the other vice-presidents of the Calligraphy and Painting Association had arrived at Mr. Bay's office.They all had the same goal—pressure Mr. Bay and get Jacob kicked out of the association no matter what it took.Naturally, they knew that Mr. Bay most definitely would have to help Jacob since Jacob was close with Don Albert. If Mr. Bay insisted on protecting Jacob, they shouldn't insist, or Jacob would hear about it, and the man would bear a grudge.Even so, as the vice-presidents entered Mr. Bay's office and closed the door behind them, one of them couldn't help asking, "So, Mr. Bay—how do you intend to deal
Hence, Mr. Bay sent a reply in under five minutes after Jacob sent his resignation letter.As Jacob tapped on it, he immediately saw Mr. Bay's reply: Mr. Wilson's resignation is a huge loss to the association. However, we should also respect his individual situation and opinion. As such, to discuss our direction forward, all vice-presidents are required to attend a meeting at 10am tomorrow to discuss this matter.Jacob was still perplexed as to why Mr. Bay would reply to his mail and even summon the other vice-presidents for a meeting, and when he had a closer look, he saw that Mr. Bay had forwarded his mail to everyone else.Seeing that, Jacob thought to himself that Mr. Bay could just stick to a discussion involving just Mr. Bay and the vice-presidents instead of the entire association.As such, he sent a voice message on WhatsApp: "Mr. Bay, did you make a mistake and forward my mail to everyone else?"Mr. Bay soon replied, "Everyone already knows about your situation, so there'
Mr. Bay was left pursing his lips awkwardly. "T-That's way too despicable, don't you think? I'm the one who asked him to write a resignation and give up his place as vice-president while I handle the other vice-presidents and resolve the entire matter internally. Everyone can take a step back from escalation, and it's a solution that could please everyone."If I take that resignation at face value, won't it be like a bank goading a client into taking a scam loan? Won't he hate me to the bone if he finds out I screwed him over?""What are you worried about?" Mrs. Bay shot back in annoyance. "Are you that scared of Jacob Wilson turning against you? Hell, my own sister hates me to the bone—but what did you think I told her? That I'm never lending her the money no matter how much she hates me!"What do you think would have happened if I were worried about her feelings and loaned her the money she asked for? She wouldn't have to use a single cent to get herself a new house! She would say
"Don Albert… is giving up on Jacob Wilson?!"Mr. Bay exclaimed in shock. "B-But he was so respectful toward Jacob just the other day when we had dinner at the Heaven Springs… He gave us the best private room and even offered his best wine, filling our glasses personally…"Mrs. Bay waved him off. "You've been stuck with the retirees of the Calligraphy and Painting Association for so long that you've lost your nose for danger! Just think about it—married couples who were just sharing a bed one night could pull a knife on their partner the very next day. And these are men with priorities we're talking about."Also, you should take into account that Zachary Evans is Don Albert's right-hand man, and Jacob somehow dragged him into a fraud scheme. So, do you think Don Albert would be happy with that?"And according to Zachary's public statement, all the money they got went straight into Jacob's pocket—and what does that mean? It means Zachary is an accessory to a crime—at worst, an accomp
"That would be me," Don Albert replied and asked in return, "And who are you? What's your business with me?"Mr. Bay quickly said, "Good evening, Don Albert. I'm Mr. Bay from the Calligraphy and Painting Association—we've met before.""Oh, Mr. Bay…" Don Albert did indeed recall who he was. "So, why have you called me?""I hope you don't mind—I had to ask a few friends to get your number…"Don Albert smiled as he already had a hunch that Mr. Bay was calling about Jacob. "I see. Just be straight with me now.""Okay, so here's the thing…" Mr. Bay promptly said, "Jacob and Zachary Evans really stirred some waves with what they did, and it's talked about a lot amongst the circles of antique enthusiasts in Aurous Hill… But I wonder if you've heard?"Don Albert sighed. "Yes, I've heard. Go on."Mr. Bay obliged. "Well, to be honest, it wasn't just a big deal amongst the circles of antique enthusiasts in Aurous Hill. Even the Calligraphy and Painting Association was affected. As you know
Having heard all of that, Julien promptly picked up his cup and chugged his drink, and he felt distinctly different as soon as the liquor touched his lips.While one would usually feel warm after drinking alcohol, like a thrilling burning sensation, this medicinal liquor was nourishing instead, almost as if every single one of Julien's sweat pores were revitalized.After all, it was the enhanced version of the Healing Pill, whose effect was more than double the prototype. That was why just a fifth was enough for Julien to feel two years younger.With the miraculous pill, he felt less tired, and sitting on the stool didn't hurt his rump or his hip.Even his sight was much sharper, his presbyopia clearing considerably.In short, his entire body had never felt this good!Even as he glanced at Raymond across the table, he could see that the other man's cheeks were flushed, and many of his wrinkles had smoothed over!It went without saying that Julien was envious as Raymond drank twi
Julien had made up his mind—Charlie had already dragged him into this anyway, and he certainly wouldn't stay as a slave who bemoaned his fate every day.He had boarded Charlie's ship, and the ship had sailed—he just had to come up with a plan so that he could stay on it without any problem.After all, the chances for him to become the next Rothschild head or how long he would get to live were banked entirely on Charlie's decision.If Charlie didn't want him as head, he just had to ask Helena to be his broker and sell some pills to old Harrison, and Julien would be forced to stay as the heir apparent to their empire until he expired.And since the decision was made, he must first show some sincerity by investing into Aurous Hill—it was the ideal way to bring in both capital and human resources.With Julien having indicated his position, Charlie smiled. "Aurous Hill is a land of wealth and prosperity. As a local, I keenly await your investment, Mr. Rothschild."Julien was worried f