“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
He then raised his head and asked respectfully, “British Lord, you know Vera best, so I wonder if you have any clues or suggestions that you can give me regarding her whereabouts, then?”The British Lord said indifferently, “I know her and her father very well, but they have both done things that I never expected them to do. Perhaps my understanding of them is too solidified that I’ve fallen into a state of making one mistake after another. So, it’d be better if you don’t ask me for advice, Mr. Chardon. Get things done according to your own intuition. Perhaps that might work wonders.”“Okay!” Mr. Chardon nodded heavily and said, “I understand, British Lord!”The British Lord asked curiously, “Mr. Chardon, I wonder if you have any plan in mind?”Mr. Chardon cupped his hands together and said, “British Lord, I plan to go to Oskia to take a look!”The British Lord was rather surprised and asked, “Do you think that Vera will return to Oskia?”Mr. Chardon smiled and said, “I don’t thi
So, if she really wanted to see, communicate, and get along with Charlie normally, her only opportunity to do so was when Charlie came to Northern Europe to look for her.However, based on Charlie’s style of action, he definitely would not come to Northern Europe to meet her unless it was necessary.As Helena thought of this, she felt sad and reluctant. So, she looked at Charlie, sobbed softly, and said, “Mr. Wade, you must come to Northern Europe again if you have time. Even if you can’t come, don’t forget me...”When Charlie saw that her tears were falling uncontrollably, he could not help but feel a little distressed as he recalled what he had discovered in her bedroom this morning. However, although there were no outsiders here, it was still crowded with people. Not only were Albert and Isaac present, but the crew and royal guards were also there.Therefore, Charlie could only comfort her, “Helena, I will definitely come again if there’s a chance. You have to take care of you
Two hours later, the Concorde airliner that Charlie was on landed in Damascus, the capital of Syria.Porter and several core members of Ten Thousand Armies were already waiting at the airport. When Charlie got off the plane, Porter rushed forward and said respectfully, “Mr. Wade, I thought that you would return to the United States directly from Northern Europe. I didn’t expect that you would make a special detour to Syria, so our preparations are a little hasty. If I’d known that you’d be coming over, I would have definitely made the arrangements in advance.”Charlie said with a smile, “There is still deadly poison in the bodies of the seven men that you brought back with you. These seven men will die within a few days if I do not remove the poison from their bodies.” Charlie then asked him, “Have those seven people settled down?”“They have already settled down.” Porter said, “I left Zayne behind with a few five-star War Generals to guard those men in order to avoid any accident
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
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli