After putting on the real-time transmission camera, the man in the driver seat of the Volvo pushed the door open and stepped out of the car.After confirming that no people or vehicles were passing by, he used a lock-picking tool to skillfully pry the door open.In truth, in addition to the ordinary door locks, there were hidden latches that were concealed above and below the frame and a whole control system set that had been upgraded for the door lock in the house that Vera lived in. Under normal circumstances, Vera would use her cell phone to lock the hidden latch whether she was sleeping or going out. Even the best locksmith could not break this kind of door lock that could only be unlocked through the internet. However, when Vera and her personal servant had evacuated this time, they had intentionally left the hidden latch unlocked to make it easy for this person to slip into the room.At the same time, in a certain corner of the world, the British Lord of this mysterious or
Although the smiley face was simple, it was very vivid, and there was even a bit of contempt that could be seen in the smile. Just as he was immersed in the impeccability of this sentence, the deep and low voice that had been altered suddenly sounded over the earphone. He seemed to be very angry as he roared, “Damn it, Vera Lavor! Damn it! Damn it!!!”After that, he roared furiously, “Blow it up for me!”The man was a little surprised and subconsciously asked, “Blow it up? Blow what up?”Just after he had finished speaking, the portable camera hanging on the front of his left chest suddenly exploded violently!The impact of the high explosives shattered the entire desk into pieces with a bang! The calligraphy written on the rice paper was also instantly burned to ashes by the high temperature generated by the explosion.As for the man who had come to investigate, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart before he could even figure out what was going on. He then flew backward a
Vera’s servant could not help but feel a little more admiration for her when he saw that she was so calm. Vera then asked him, “By the way, how long is the journey to Vladivostok?” Her servant replied, “Miss, we are taking the Arctic Ocean route, so it will take about twenty-five days based on the speed of this ship.”“It’s too slow.” Vera said lightly, “I’m going to disembark in Murmansk and take a plane to Eastcliff.” Having said that, she asked her servant, “Can I get to Murmansk in four days?”Her servant hurriedly said, “Yes, we should be able to get there by then, but Miss, are you in such a hurry to go to Oskia?”“Yes!” Vera nodded with certainty and said seriously, “I can’t wait to find Charlie Wade as soon as possible. This person must have a lot of fun and interesting secrets.”After saying that, Vera pulled the progress bar and went back to the moment when Charlie had appeared in her study room. She looked at Charlie in the picture and muttered curiously, “Tell me,
“There are very few people who possess Reiki. If Charlie reveals his strength one day, the other party will lock onto him immediately, which will cause him a lot of trouble then.”Her servant could not help but sigh. “He is so strong, so why didn’t he think of this?”Vera smiled and said, “Strength is strength, but he probably does not have sufficient experience in real combat. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to slip through his fingers either.”***Meanwhile, in Gothenburg, Sweden.Since they had already obtained the video data of the scene in Bergen and seen the sentence written by Vera herself, the mysterious organization immediately realized that this mission had failed completely and that Vera must have escaped long ago.Although the British Lord was furious, he could only give the order to give an early end to this mission that had failed completely.So, the head of the convoy who was waiting for the Armed Calvary Guards outside the entrance of Gothenburg Internationa
“You still want the Himalaya?”The driver snorted coldly and said contemptuously, “You can get out of the car and go home first to daydream if you want to daydream.”Lolita said angrily, “You were obviously the one who made me the promise, so why are you going back on your word?!”The driver said angrily, “That was a conditional promise. You would only receive it after you complete the task, but you don’t have to complete the task anymore. Do you understand?”Lolita curled her lips and said coldly, “I don’t care. Anyway, you made me a promise, so you have to keep your word! Otherwise, I’m definitely not done with you!”Just as the driver was about to speak, the truck in front had already started its engine and had slowly moved out of the parking lot as it prepared to enter the airport cargo area.The driver knew that this was so that the materials carried by these three trucks could be transported to the Boeing 777 quickly so that the plane could be transported back to Nigeria on
So, she immediately took out her cell phone and called her father.As soon as the call was connected, she cried out and said, “Dad, I want to leave them! I don’t want to have anything to do with them again!”Her father was very surprised and asked, “Who are you talking about? What happened?”Lolita said angrily, “It’s the humanitarian organization that you’re collaborating with! They have no respect for me at all. They asked me to be on standby for them today and promised to give me a Hermes Himalaya handbag, but they suddenly went back on their word and kicked me out of the truck!”Having said that, she added aggrievedly, “Dad, I want to draw a clear line with these people from today onward. I’ll be myself from now on, and I want nothing more to do with them!”Lolita thought that what she had said would make her father feel sorry for her and that he would support the decision she had just made, but she never dreamt that her father, who was on the other end of the phone, would sud
As Lolita left the airport depressed, the shipment was passing through customs.Since there was nothing unusual about these goods and it was all charitable supplies, the customs clearance was also very fast. So, the Boeing 777 finally returned to Nigeria at the scheduled time, loaded with a plane full of goods.***Meanwhile, a cathedral-like stone building stood majestically on the top of the rocks on a certain island in this world.What the public did not know was that this magnificent castle was actually just the tip of the iceberg.The entire island had been completely hollowed out under the castle, and the scale of the internal building was more than a hundred times larger than the ground.At this time, a luxuriously dressed man in his forties knelt on one knee in the central hall of the castle. He looked at the empty throne in front of him and said respectfully, “British Lord! The plane has already returned to Nigeria. There are still no clues on the other seven members o
At this moment, the man asked respectfully, “British Lord, how credible do you think the words Vera left behind are?”The British Lord was silent for a moment and said coldly, “Her character is similar to her father’s character. Although she is resourceful and can even be said to be wise, she rarely engages in any conspiracy, so I believe the sentence that she left behind.”With that said, the British Lord added, “Vera must also know very well that it’d be pointless for her to lie. Even if I see this sentence and even if I believe that she is not lying, I will not give up pursuing her before I find the ring. Even if she does not have the ring on her, she must know the whereabouts of the ring, so the reason why she wrote this sentence is not to confuse me. Instead, it’s just to provoke me!”The man could not help but say, “British Lord, if Vera is not lying, could this mean that she has abandoned the ring somewhere in Northern Europe?”The British Lord said, “Although the ring is of
Ramond replied, "I'm not planning on getting my name out there—I was just thinking I could start slow from one shop, but now, I'm suddenly so popular everyone's consulting me for appraisals, so I guess that's the short end of this."Either way, I'm planning to let things cool off by opening the shop late and closing early. That way, I'd receive fewer customers, and the hype will die down in a month."Once it does, I'll lead a slow life, which is perfect in Aurous Hill since it's how things are here. I'm not aiming to get rich or expand my business, and it's a comfortable life, so I plan to retire here."Charlie nodded. "The Rothschilds are relatively manageable, but I'm not sure if the Qing Eliminating Society is still looking for you and the Four-Sided Treasure Tower. You'll be completely free once they are wiped out.""And I'm sure with your abilities, Mr. Wade, that day will soon arrive." Raymond smiled and soon remembered. "By the way, you probably haven't had dinner yet, right
Charlie was never one who covered up misdeeds, and what Jacob had done reflected his corrupted character and clear refusal to feel remorse.As such, Charlie naturally refused to offer any help, completely giving up and allowing Jacob to keep going off on his own tangent, tearing himself apart in the process.Still, Raymond did put a good word in for Jacob. "Actually, one can understand Mr. Wilson's motives from a certain point of view. I was the one who set him up so that he broke that vase, and had him beaten up so that we didn't arouse suspicion. He has every reason to bear a grudge."Charlie sighed, nodding. "There's no issue with holding a grudge or getting revenge—in fact, I have no problem with him trying to salvage some pride. However, what he did was unseemly, and he doesn't know when to stop."He didn't lose anything before Zachary exposed everything. Even if he had missed a killer deal, he bought it off someone's hand in the first place and made two hundred grand in clean
With those words, Jacob didn't wait any further as he turned and left Antique Street, intent on seeking legal counsel.Raymond watched him leave before returning to Treasure Measure.He wasn't going to leave, but he had said so because he didn't want to waste much time with Jacob.Still, to avoid any trouble, he turned the sign outside to 'closed' before locking the door from the inside.That was when a man suddenly arrived, asking through the glass door, "Can I still take a look inside, sir?"Raymond was ready to refuse without even turning around when he realized that it was Charlie.He turned around and saw him standing outside just as expected.Smiling, he hurried over to open the door for him. "It's been a while, Mr. Wade!"Charlie was aware that Raymond was sticking to his identity of 'Raymond Cole' who had not been in touch since Raymond had been fired from Vintage Deluxe.Charlie chuckled in turn. "It has indeed. And you're a business owner yourself now, too.""It's j
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