It was his first time in this city, but he had long heard of this city thanks to the fact that the football legend, Diego Maradona, had once placed for Naples Football Club. He did not know where to go or who to look for at the Naples Airport at this moment. He kept waiting for his cell phone to ring but still did not receive any message even after he walked out of the airport. A middle-aged man suddenly came to him and said respectfully, “Mr. Jothurn, you must be exhausted from the journey. Please come with me.”Brody looked at the man and asked, “May I know what’s your name and status in the Right Military Governor Office?” The man hurriedly said, “Mr. Jothurn, I’m Callum Biffle, and I’m a counselor in the Right Military Governor Office.”Brody nodded slightly and said, “Please lead the way then, Mr. Biffle.” When Brody said that, he wondered, ‘What is this disparity? There is a huge disparity between this man and myself. As one of the four great earls, I didn’t know where t
The Right Military Governor Office was one of the five Military Governor Offices in the Qing Eliminating Society. The five Military Governor Offices were divided with Oskia as the center. The Central Military Governor Office covered most of Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia, including Oskia.The Rear Military Governor Office covered the whole of Russia, Mongolia, the Arctic Circle, as well as Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan in Central Asia.The Front Military Governor Office covered all the southern islands and countries in Southeast Asia including the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other countries. In addition, the entire Oceania and Antarctica were also within the coverage of the Front Military Governor Office.The Right Military Governor Office covered the rest of Europe aside from Russia as well as Africa, and the Left Military Governor Office covered North and South America.The five Military Governors of the Militar
If he was a great master next to the king in ancient times, Arlo would have been an important minister who dominated the country. Brody was also well aware that the fact that the British Lord was letting him come into contact with the real core members now also meant that the British Lord would gradually use him greatly in the future. Therefore, Brody stepped forward very politely and shook hands with Arlo as he said with a smile, “We are all loyal to the British Lord, so you don’t have to be so courteous with me!”Arlo said with a smile, “As expected from an important earl who has served the British Lord for a long time. Mr. Jothurn really has an outstanding demeanor!” After saying that, Arlo pointed at the dining table and said with a smile, “I’ve prepared a small banquet to welcome you, Mr. Jothurn. Please have a seat at the table.”Brody clasped one of his hands over the other and said politely, “Let’s go together!”The two of them sat down next to each other politely at the
“Therefore, the logic of the whole matter is a bit weird. The only ones who knew that they were going to capture Vera were the British Lord and myself. I’m loyal to the British Lord, so it’s impossible for me to leak anything to the public. Therefore, I feel that there’s a greater possibility that the other party had planted a spy amongst us or that the other party had grasped our movements in some other ways that we are not aware of.”After saying this, Arlo added, “Before you arrived in Naples, the British Lord told me that he hopes that you will be able to find out at which point the other party caught us in a loophole. Could it be that the other party has already lurked into the dead soldiers’ base or has been secretly monitoring the dead soldiers’ base without us knowing about it?”Brody was silent for a moment, and his thoughts were racing. Unfortunately, he was not Merlin. He definitely would have been able to comb through all the possible flaws in the entire operation if he
Meanwhile, Porter had arranged for the helicopters to hoist the three close-defense missiles to their intended locations in the copper mine in Cyprus. Although the explosive bolts that Hugo wanted were rare, they could be bought on the black market and were not large in size, so they could be flown over directly without wasting too much time. After the three close-defense missiles were fixed with the explosive bolts, all of them remained motionless no matter how the turret composed of six barrels was moved. There were no issues with their stability at all. Furthermore, all the explosive bolts had been connected to the detonator, so when it was necessary, they only needed to press the switch, and the explosive bolts would explode immediately, achieving instant physical separation.After the close-defense missiles were in place, Hugo and the weapons experts worked together to link the target aiming and locking logic of the close-defense missiles with infrared radar and thermal ima
As he spoke, he chuckled and added, “I gave this system a secondary name, and it’s called the Kiss of Death.”Porter’s master, Pilos, who was listening at the side, suddenly felt chills on his back. He felt that he would not be able to survive even a single shot from such a powerful force, and even God would not be able to survive hundreds or thousands of shots here. Porter nodded with satisfaction and asked him again, “What if multiple targets appear at the same time?”The weapons expert said, “If multiple targets appear at the same time, the system will issue an early warning as soon as possible. If you choose to fire, the system will lock on the target one by one in the order of these three close-defense missiles collaboration.”The weapons expert explained further, “As it fires very fast, it can basically deal with a target in less than a second, so even if a dozen people come in at once, as long as you press the switch, the close-defense missiles will kill them one by one on
Brody and the Right Military Governor, Arlo, quickly became familiar with each other after the banquet. The two of them had their own thoughts. Brody felt that Arlo was a truly powerful confidant of the British Lord, so he naturally felt that Arlo was worthy of his friendship. On the other hand, Arlo felt that he would not be able to avoid dealing with the four great earls in the future as the British Lord seemed to have adopted the attitude of letting the four great earls have contact with the five Military Governor Offices now. What’s more, the four great earls’ strength was much higher than his own, so he felt that it would naturally be a good thing for him to build a close friendship with them.Therefore, the two of them seemed to have an attitude where they felt as if they had known each other all along. If Brody did not have to go to Cyprus at night, they might have even become sworn brothers. After lunch, Brody accepted Arlo’s kind invitation to go on a tour around Naples w
A business jet soon took off from Naples Airport and traveled to Cyprus Airport. Brody was very relaxed on the plane. In his opinion, this was no different from an ordinary person going to a chicken farm, so there was no need for him to worry about any danger. Halfway through the flight, he suddenly took out his cell phone and used the Qing Eliminating Society’s internal communication software to send an invitation for a video call to Ruby, who was in the Far East. Ruby did not answer the video call but replied with a voice message after rejecting his invitation, “Is there anything you need from me, Mr. Jothurn?”Brody said with a smile, “Ruby, the Far East must be very boring, right? I went to Naples today and found that the climate and customs in Southern Europe are very good. We should go there to travel together if there is a chance.”Ruby replied faintly, “Forget it. I prefer to be alone.”Brody replied, “Ruby, why do you keep rejecting me and pushing me away? You should kn
However, to Jacob's shock, Elaine wasn't misled at all as she growled icily, "Why would I ask anyone else?! If there's someone I must question, it's Matilda! She's getting married, isn't she? Good! I will be there and ask her why she hooked up with my husband!"Jacob turned pale right then.Matilda's son and even some of their old classmates would be attending her wedding.If Elaine went, he would be exposed, and he wouldn't be able to stay in Aurous Hill out of shame!His nerves gnawing at him, Jacob could only plead, "Please, just trust me this once! Anything else aside, she's getting married, anyway—there's no way that I'd have anything to do with her! That alone should prove my innocence!"Elaine snorted. "If Matilda returned when I was arrested, it means she has been back for a while! And you're saying nothing happened since? Hell, even if she's married, it doesn't prove that she wasn't up to some hanky-panky with you! Maybe while I was arrested and refused a divorce when you
The driver was left dumbstruck—this wasn't how it was supposed to go.Still, he blurted, "C-Crashing into a Cullinan? I might end up dead instead…""Fine! Then let's change cars, and you crash into ours—how about that?!" Elaine promptly retorted before continuing, "Or we could just stand right in front of your car while you run into us! I just happen to have a death wish, but if you don't kill me now, I'll kill you! Don't think about getting away either—I know your car plate! I'll sell this car and use the money to put a bounty on your head! I don't care what happens to me now! I'll claw my nails into the devil's face even if he shows up!"The driver was actually quite experienced, but even he had yet to meet someone as ridiculous as Elaine.Barely able to keep his hands steady, he threw them up as he apologized, "I'm so sorry, ma'am—I just lost my cool. I'm merely a humble driver of a Honda Civic while you own a Rolls. Hell, I spent fifty bucks buying that red emblem from Amazon,
Elaine may have led a life as if she was above the rules, but beneath that tough exterior lay crippling insecurities and a horrific inferiority complex.She was always afraid of being belittled—but more than that, of being ostracized and betrayed.Over the years, the greatest source of her complexes could all be traced back to Matilda.After all, Matilda had been a star back in their school days. Because Elaine was a close friend of hers, many boys would get chummy with Elaine, but only because they were interested in Matilda.Being from a poor farmer's family, Elaine had been scorned plenty and therefore felt exceedingly inferior around Matilda.It was from that sense of inferiority that Elaine had inadvertently developed a one-sided rivalry against Matilda, and she believed her greatest triumph over Matilda in this life was the moment she had stolen Jacob from her.However, while Elaine presumed that she could hold that victory over Matilda's head, Lady Wilson had soured that v
Moreover, given Elaine's ridiculous temper, Jacob knew she would definitely go overboard and destroy him.He wouldn't even have a place to live at that point, and it would really be game over if she held a grudge and stormed the Calligraphy and Painting Association!Under such circumstances, he couldn't ask for a divorce—hell, he might even refuse a divorce if Elaine asked for one!However, that was when Elaine laughed coldly. "Oh, my… You're really not going to divorce me?""Come on—how long were we married?" Jacob quickly reasoned. "Getting divorced at our age? People would laugh at us."Elaine scoffed. "Now I'm curious… Matilda's quite old too, and she's a divorcee marrying again. Won't people laugh at her?""Technically, she's a widow—"Jacob blurted out, but soon turned pale, tensing up again not a second after he had just calmed down, asking gingerly, "W-Why would you suddenly mention her?'Elaine stopped pretending right then and snapped, "It's actually impressive that y
Horrified, Jacob promptly grasped the steering wheel and brought the Cullinan back under control while not hesitating to snap, "Are you crazy?! We're on the highway—that could have killed the both of us!"However, Elaine ignored him and seized the moment to open the armrest box, pulling out the large white envelope.As she opened it, she muttered, "So, it really was a wedding invitation… You really are a terrible friend, Jacob Wilson, hiding a wedding invitation like this! What's the point? Just look at that nervous face of yours—would I suspect you of having an affair with the bride-to-be?"She flipped open the card and was experienced enough to check the names first while disregarding the usual preamble. She wouldn't care about the venue or the time either, focusing solely on the professor who had somehow made Jacob very nervous.That was how Elaine found the names in less than a second: Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall.Matilda?!The name could well be knives stabbing Elaine in th
Jacob's brain blanked out, leaving only a dull hum as soon as Walker mentioned 'Professor Hall'.Already feeling nervous in the first place, he quickly said, "Okay, okay—I got it. Anyway, I'm hanging up if there's nothing else!"With that, he promptly pressed the button to hang up.Nonetheless, Elaine was soon asking in curiosity, "Who's Professor Hall?"If Jacob had any semblance of composure, he would have said 'a colleague at Senior University' as if it was perfectly natural, and the matter would have been forgotten.But the reality was that he didn't—in fact, he was the champion when it came to dropping the ball as a casual question from Elaine left him sweating all over his brow.Even as he slid nervous glances at her face, he stammered uncontrollably, "N-Nobody…"Elaine promptly noticed his strange reaction and frowned. "I'm talking about Professor Hall. What do you mean, nobody? Who are they? And what's this about an invitation? Inviting you for what?"Seeing that he was
Jacob had really had too much to drink and couldn't remember the later parts of what had happened last night—even how he had gotten home was a blur.Naturally, he also forgot that Walker had brought Matilda's wedding invitation, and therefore didn't hesitate to answer the in-car answer button.Over the phone, Walker was positively fawning as he asked, "Mr. Wilson? It's Walker. Why didn't you come in today? Had too much to drink last night?""Uh-huh," Jacob grunted, lethargic. "I did—my head still hurts now… Anyway, what's up? Trouble at the association?""No, of course not," Walker quickly said. "I was just worried you're still hungover, so I called to ask. If you need a driver or anything, you just need to ask!"Then, before Jacob could answer, he continued, "By the way, my wife is somewhat knowledgable in Oskian medicine, and she has recipes for brews that cure hangovers and nourish the liver. I'm sure you'll need the latter since you're always drinking at social events, so I as
Fortunately, Elaine and Jacob's bickering never escalated.Even though Elaine was winning, Jacob found it tolerable.After Jacob finished his lunch and cleaned up, he never looked up as he said, "Charlie sent a text, saying Claire's flight would touch down earlier at three. We will leave at two."Elaine grumbled. "Why leave so early? She's coming back from abroad, and there'd be checkpoints she has to clear—she'd be lucky if she could leave by half past three. I'm sleeping a few winks now, and we'll leave at half past two."As she left the dining room, she didn't even look back as she said, "Clean up for me too."Jacob had a million complaints but said nothing as he kept his head down, throwing Elaine's lunchbox in the trash can as well.With Elaine gone, he sat on the couch as her hangover slowly cleared while his mood soured with the lack of alcohol.In the end, the pleasure of being fawned over at the Diamond Room was but temporary—the pain of his beloved leaving with someone
Vera kept her plan to investigate the identity of the abbess deep in her mind and told Charlie nothing.Instead, she smiled as she said, "It seems that it's both yours and Ms. Ito's good fortune that she has attained enlightenment. You've never had anyone who could attain enlightenment and master Reiki at the same time, so Ms. Ito will definitely be a great help to you in the future."Charlie chuckled and said calmly, "I'm not hoping for her to help. I'm simply happy for her with her enlightenment and excited to have another comrade in my solo ventures into the dark forests."Vera nodded in understanding, and she murmured emotionally, "I've lived for so long, and it's only when I opened my heart to you that I felt that sensation you described."There was a flicker of wistfulness in her eyes.She really did not expect to attain enlightenment before meeting Charlie.Years ago, she thought that she would eventually avenge her father.Now, she no longer hoped to murder Fleur Griffi