Charlie nodded. “Go ahead and ask, then.”“Okay.” Merlin picked up his notepad immediately. Merlin had already listed out the questions he wanted to know during the course of Charlie’s conversation with the few people just now. The first few questions were actually the questions that Charlie had already asked when he was in Bergen in Northern Europe. These questions were in relation to their identity, intelligence, the location of their quarters, and also some specific information about their living quarters. These seven people naturally told him everything they knew in one go.Merlin listened carefully, and after they had finished explaining the basic information, he asked, “What is the organizational structure of the Armed Calvary Guards in Cyprus?”The leader explained, “There are two hundred and seventy-one members of the Armed Calvary Guards that are divided into three banners, namely, left, center, and right, with ninety people in each banner. Each banner is divided into
The man thought for a moment and said, “We only received the temporary mission a few hours before departure. The Section Ambassador gave the commander the picture of eight men from Northern Europe, and the commander then selected the seven of us based on the physical characteristics of the eight men in the photos. After putting on make-up at the copper mine, he led the team and took the plane to Bergen.”Merlin suddenly felt that this matter was a little tricky.He said to Charlie, “Young Master Wade, the structure of this organization is strict, and the isolation of information between each layer is very good. Even the inside information that the Armed Calvary Guards know is limited to their base as well as some business that is hidden from the public, but they basically do not know anything else. So, if you want deeper information, you’ll have to find the Section Ambassador.”Charlie nodded and said again, “The Section Ambassador may not know much valuable information either.”Me
Charlie’s words left the seven members of the Armed Calvary Guards as well as 547, who was sitting on the other side, dumbfounded!They did not know why Charlie would suddenly ask such a question, but the expressions of these eight people were suddenly somewhat excited at this time.547 was the first to speak. He clenched his fists and said sternly, “Mr. Wade, if it’s as you’ve said, the dead soldiers would definitely organize themselves to break free! We want to die under the sunlight even if we die!”The leader of the Armed Calvary Guards also subconsciously said, “That’s right, Mr. Wade. If this happens, the Armed Calvary Guards would definitely seize the opportunity to fight to the death!”547 sighed and said, “For all the dead soldiers, the shackles that the organization has on us are mainly the poison in our bodies and our family members. Once the issue of the poison is solved, the dead soldiers would be able to use their own strength to defend the safety of their relatives,
“After we finish taking the antidote under the supervision of the personal guards of the Section Ambassador, we also have to work with them to distribute the antidote to the dead soldiers and their families. The overall process is basically the same. The dead soldiers and their relatives must also finish taking the antidote under our supervision so that the whole process of taking the antidote at one time is considered complete.”Merlin, who was aside, could not help but ask, “I have a question for you. Since you can only live for seven days without the antidote, why do they still have to supervise you to take the antidote? Would there be anyone who would deliberately refuse to take the antidote given to them?”The man smiled wryly and said, “Both we and the dead soldiers have always thought about resisting. Although we obviously know that we have no ability to fight against the entire organization, we still have some fluke mentality. Therefore, there has been an incident where many
Using reiki to brainwash a person was Charlie’s tried and tested method.If he could brainwash the Section Ambassador of Cyprus and make him his own puppet, he would be able to seize the opportunity to detoxify the bodies of all the dead soldiers and the members of the Armed Calvary Guards. He would then be able to get these dead soldiers and the members of the Armed Calvary Guards to join his command while asking them to remain in the base in Cyprus with the Section Ambassador, who was already his puppet, to continue acting as if everything was normal in front of the organization.This way, not only would one of their bases be disintegrated, but they could even place spies under their noses. Once the organization assigned a mission to Cyprus, they would know about it immediately.As Charlie thought about this, he asked them, “If these dead soldiers and members of the Armed Calvary Guards are really so eager to break the shackles that the organization has over them, I swear that I w
When Porter heard that Charlie wanted to act on his own, he hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade, there are still many uncertainties regarding the other party’s situation. They are numerous and heavily guarded. Why don’t I select a few elite soldiers to go along with you and fight by your side?”Charlie waved his hand and said seriously, “This kind of thing only has the greatest success rate when one person acts alone. Even if the mission fails, one person can easily retreat unscathed. If there are more people, the chances of being exposed will also increase greatly. I not only want to ensure that this matter is as successful as possible, but I also want to ensure that I can leave as few clues as possible behind if this matter is unsuccessful.”Merlin also agreed and said, “I support Young Master Wade’s point of view. Based on my experience as a police officer for so many years, most of the major cases that have not been solved in the true sense are usually cases involving a single suspect. As
Merlin, who was aside, thought of something at this moment and spoke up, “By the way, I have a question. You just said that you would need to take the antidote after five days, but the antidote will only be sent to your base in four days. Wouldn’t the manager of the organization worry that everyone might be killed if something goes wrong during the transportation and the antidote is not delivered in time?”The leader of the Armed Calvary Guard shook his head and said, “This is just the daily transportation process. Under normal circumstances, the antidote will be delivered one day in advance. As long as there are no accidents, it will not affect the time for us to take the antidote. It does not matter if there is an accident as the Section Ambassador has reserves to last two months. However, these reserves will only be activated in case of an emergency.”With that said, he continued, “A few years ago, for some unknown reason, the antidote did not come for three consecutive weeks. Tho
Charlie’s initial attitude toward this mysterious organization was to try to maintain restraint as much as possible and only do precise sniping on the global dispatch of its six planes. However, after learning about the other party’s residence in Cyprus, Charlie suddenly realized that the management model of the dead soldiers’ residence seemed impenetrable, but there was actually a breakthrough point for him.As long as he could secretly control the Section Ambassador in Cyprus and then detoxify the regular onset of the poison in the bodies of all the dead soldiers and the members of the Armed Calvary Guards in Cyprus, he would be able to destroy the mysterious organization directly without bloodshed or alerting this mysterious organization.Moreover, the whole thing was very feasible. First of all, it was not difficult for him to make an antidote. If he wanted to remove the severe poison in these people’s bodies, he only needed to use a small amount of Reiki to achieve that. It
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
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