Charlie laughed and said, “Chief Merlin and I think the same. I just want to follow this clue now and seize the opportunity to teach them a few more lessons. Once they encounter frequent regimented failures, they will not only doubt life, but they will also lack confidence and restrain themselves for a long time in the future.”As Charlie spoke of this, he had an austere expression, and he said coldly, “Although I haven’t met their so-called British Lord, from 547’s description, it’s not too difficult to analyze this person’s character. This person must be extremely confident and conceited, and he must also rarely encounter defeat because his strength is indeed strong enough. I want this extremely conceited person to be forced to realize an eternal truth, and that is that there are always people who are stronger in this world!” Psychological warfare had always been a point that Charlie attached great importance to. A long time ago, he had flattened the entire Elite Vault Enterpris
At this moment, there was still more than an hour left before dawn.The old man looked at the time and returned to the villa anxiously. He knocked gently outside the door of the study room on the first floor and said respectfully, “Miss.”A very young, even childish girl’s voice came from inside. “Come in.”The old man said respectfully, “Yes, Miss!”He opened the door gently after speaking.Although this villa looked like a western detached house as a whole, the interior was in ancient Oskian style.A young girl with a very beautiful and fragile appearance in the study room was sitting in front of a top-grade Lexington desk. She was reading an ancient yellowing book with fascination.The young girl looked incomparably exquisite, and her facial features were simply faultless. Even her long and curved eyelashes were unbelievably perfect. She was wearing an Oskian-style skirt with embroidery paired with a blouse that was embroidered with auspicious clouds in all directions, whic
The girl nodded without saying a word and then frowned intensely as she looked at the remaining six copper coins from earlier.At this time, the girl had just taken the coins in a diagonal line from the upper left to the lower right of the previous nine copper coins. The remaining six copper coins presented two triangles at the lower left and upper right.She grabbed the three copper coins on the lower left and hurriedly threw them on the table as she said with an even more horrified expression, “The hexagram is extremely bloody. There must be a killing here today...”Having said that, she could not help but mutter, “That cannot be right... I drew up a hexagram last night, and although it indicated that I will be facing doom, it was not dangerous...”After saying that, she quickly grabbed the three remaining copper coins and threw them on the table.However, due to her nervousness, one of the copper coins fell from the table to the ground due to excessive force. After the girl l
Charlie’s words caused the ten people in the study room to be shocked beyond belief.The leader turned around, and when he saw Charlie appearing alone at the entrance of the study room, he frowned and asked, “Who are you?”“Me?” Charlie snorted and said, “I’m someone that eight of you combined cannot afford to offend.”The man was stunned for a moment before laughing contemptuously and saying, “What a joke! Don’t brag so easily. You think you can fight all eight of us alone? Do you know of my origin?”Charlie nodded and said with a smile, “I know. Aren’t you the commander of the Armed Calvary Guard? Not to mention the eight of you, but so what even if there are eighty of you?”The man did not expect that Charlie would know about his background. His surprised expression instantly became dark, and he said coldly with murderous intent in his eyes, “Young man, you’re really courting death!”With that said, he raised his gun immediately and aimed it at Charlie to pull the trigger.Ch
After experiencing about three seconds of extreme fear, he suddenly shouted, “Hurry! Kill him! Kill him quickly!”The other seven people also came back to their senses in an instant. Each of them was about to instinctively shoot with their guns.Charlie’s sharp gaze swept across them, and there was a sudden burst of murderous aura from him as he shouted, “Who dares?!”This shout instantly scared the seven men out of their wits, and the assault rifles in their hands suddenly seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and they could not lift it up at all!The leader was already desperate as he reprimanded angrily, “You b*stards who are all scared of death! Do you think he will let you off like this?!”Everyone was too scared to speak. This was because they knew that Charlie could cut off their heads if he could cut the commander’s assault rifle and arm.Therefore, no one dared to take the risk of pointing their guns at Charlie at this time in order to avoid the tragedy of being decapitat
Charlie’s words, which were filled with sarcasm and mockery, filled the commander with resentment. He held onto the last ounce of his strength and said through clenched teeth, “The British Lord... The British Lord will definitely avenge me!”Charlie snorted and said disdainfully, “I can see that you have a deadly drug in your body that kicks in periodically just like those dead soldiers. You will definitely die if you don’t get the antidote within a week, right?”The commander’s eyes were filled with horror when he heard this.He did not know how Charlie could see the hidden toxins in his body.Charlie ignored his astonishment but continued to sneer and say, “There is no essential difference between you and those dead soldiers. You’re all just lackeys controlled by the British Lord. The only difference between you and the dead soldiers is that you don’t have to be blindfolded with a black cloth like the dead soldiers.”Having said that, Charlie suddenly remembered something and
He really wanted to know who Charlie was and how he had mastered this deep secret. However, he failed ultimately. This was because his life came to an end with a painful expression showing his struggles. Charlie threw his body aside without the slightest pity and then looked at the seven men and said coldly, “I believe that although all of you are saying that you’re willing to sacrifice everything for the British Lord, deep down in your hearts, you should have an extreme hatred for the British Lord that you’ve never seen, just like those group of dead soldiers, right?”As soon as Charlie said this, the seven men had very complicated expressions on their faces.It was natural for them to feel hatred. Moreover, it was a deep-seated bloody hatred!Their ancestors could only be reduced to being assassins supported by this organization for as long as a hundred years. They could only live a life without seeing the sun every day. Although they managed to take a step up through hard
“Next destination?”The man was slightly taken aback and quickly waved his hand as he said, “We don’t know about any of this at all. We didn’t even know where the destination of our flight was before we set off. The pilot only told us the specific requirements of our mission after the plane took off upon getting on the plane.”With that said, he added, “As for the arrangements after arriving in Sweden, we didn’t even know if we would be getting on the plane upon arriving in Sweden. After all, the British Lord wants to meet these two people, and his whereabouts are unpredictable. He can’t let us know his location, so we would likely have to find our own way back to Cyprus after the plane has taken the two people away.”Charlie frowned slightly when he heard this and asked, “Isn’t the plane that sent you here usually under your control? My information intelligence shows that this plane is stationed in Cyprus most of the time.”The man nodded and said truthfully, “It’s indeed true tha
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A
While Jacob was feeling delighted after pulling off his con, Raymond had posted details of the bronze sculpture online.The website he was using was the biggest platform for antique collectors and the antique trade where each user could set a favorite tag in the antique category and era. If a user who preferred canvas art pieces of the Tudor dynasty set that label as their favorite, they would immediately be notified with text or desktop notifications in regards to any item with the same label.As medieval bronze sculptures were rare in the first place, most who were interested had already set that label on their favorites and were immediately notified soon after Raymond posted pictures of the bronze sculpture online.The collectors were naturally eager to check it out as gilded sculptures of the medieval era were really rare, and most collectors would go a lifetime without picking one up for their collection.On top of that, the seller had even listed a major flaw and was only ask
"Nope," Jacob chuckled. "We were both working separately and just happened to get back in at the same time."Then, he immediately became smug and excited, "Guess what, dear? I made 200 thousand out of the deal! In net profits!""For real?!" Elaine gaped. "200 thousand in just one night?! That's amazing! How did you do that?"Claire was surprised to hear that too, and she came over to ask, "What deal was it, Dad?"Jacob grinned, "Oh, it's nothing to brag about. It's just that I managed to pick up a nice antique item thanks to my wisdom and then sold it for 200 thousand."Pausing, he then sighed in dismay, "However, the buyer wasn't too rich—I would have squeezed him for 400 thousand, but he couldn't afford more, so I had to settle for less."Elaine quickly exclaimed, "Shit, we're talking about a loss of 200 thousand! People would work a year and still never earn that much…"She trailed off for a moment before asking, "By the way, dear—are we still flying out first thing tomorrow?
Jacob laughed. "Put that issue behind us? Sure, but we're not becoming friends. Hell, I can't even hold a grudge now that you're shit out of luck."Then, his tone changed sharply and suddenly became icy, "But you see, Aurous Hill is not a place you can stay just because you want to. No… After this, you're not going to be able to make a living in the antique trade.""If I were you, I'd be running a thousand miles away, far away from Aurous Hill where no one would know my face to start over. That way, you just might be able to make a living."Raymond simply kept smiling, "You need not be concerned about how I'm going to survive here, Mr. Wilson. I'd be very grateful if you'd cease any form of harassment once you leave my premises."Jacob pursed his lips, staring at Raymond in disappointment. "I'm plenty magnanimous, so I won't stoop to such pettiness. Just do whatever you like!"Clicking his tongue, he huffed, "Tut, tut… And here I'd thought you're tough, but you're just yet another
Raymond chuckled at the title, humble as ever, "The Duke of Wastage? Now, that's quite the royal title, and I don't think I deserve such an honor…"Trailing off, he then made an especially curious look, "By the way, how'd you know they were calling me that?"Seeing that he was still so ignorant, Jacob scoffed. "You bought a Renaissance-era bronze sculpture earlier, didn't you?"Raymond nodded. "I did. But technically, it's medieval and not Renaissance, along with a Renaissance-era base."Jacob clutched his stomach as he laughed, "Oh, please! Medieval? Hahaha… You're killing me, Mr. Cole!"Raymond kept a serious look on his face. "It's really medieval. Why don't you take a look?""No way," Jacob snorted, pursing his lips. "Anyway, word has already spread that someone was selling a counterfeit bronze sculpture to defraud Antique Street for some serious dough. He went first to Vintage Deluxe, but their manager, Mr. Crane, saw through it and didn't buy it… and then he came to you, an
That was why most of the collectors only knew that such an item existed but they did not know in whose possession it was.After registering a new account and paying the ten thousand registration fee, Raymond got in.It was very safe as it was anonymous, and he posted a photo of the bronze sculpture and an announcement with an asking price of twenty million.In his opinion, it wasn't that expensive—if it was still gilded, it would be worth around a hundred million. Without it, it was plenty reasonable to cut the price down to just thirty million.And Raymond was cutting another ten million off that, so twenty million was plenty reasonable.Moreover, medieval bronze sculptures were exceedingly rare, and less than one specimen showed up annually at times. Collectors who desired it would therefore be willing to break the bank for it, and that was why Raymond was sure that someone would put in an order once he posted it.As he wrote the summary of the item, someone knocked on his door
Jacob frowned in disdain. "Why would I be worried? He's no longer the manager of Vintage Deluxe, and he just lost a shit ton of money for messing up his appraisal. I am also the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, so why would I be worried about some loser who will soon be kicked out of Antique Street?"Straightening his collar, he snorted coldly, "I am now going to see Raymond Cole and humiliate him face-to-face! He thinks he's impressive, doesn't he? Let's see how he will keep up that facade!"Zachary chuckled, "Yes, exactly! People like him need to be given a slap in the face! As hard as you can! Don't worry—I'll be right behind you. If he gets physical, I'll rush in to help. If he doesn't dare to start a fight, you just insult him as much as possible!""Good plan!" Jacob nodded since he was concerned that Raymond might get physical when pushed too far.And with his body, there was no way he could beat anyone…Spreading his arms, he exclaimed, "Come! I'l
Mick inspected every video to see who was getting the most views, and he then paid out of his own pocket to use paid advertising to get the video viral.It cost five thousand and it hurt, but reaching the trending page was definitely worth it.Mick was quite shrewd too, making sure that the paid advertising was focused locally. After all, he knew all too well that five thousand didn't buy many clicks, and clicks from elsewhere might be too sporadic to gain any worthwhile attention.As he worked in Antique Street, he naturally had to come up with a plan to promote himself in this place, ideally presenting himself as a master appraiser.That way, his fame would slowly extend throughout the province and perhaps Eastern Oskia, and eventually the country.As such, focusing on Aurous Hill was the best idea.Moreover, he also had another idea—if Jasmine Moore happened to see this video, she would see him in a new light.When that happened, he could look forward to getting really rich!