Vera was deeply moved by Charlie's actions. After that, Charlie earnestly said to the three elderly men, “Gentlemen, after taking the Rejuvenating Pill this time, your lifespan will exceed one hundred years. To avoid arousing suspicion from the outside world, Mr. Carrick should consider investing in a medical research institution. This way, when people question why you don't age, there will be a reasonable explanation.”Logan replied without hesitation, “Mr. Wade, you can rest assured that I will definitely invest in several similar enterprises and institutions.”Charlie nodded and then said to Emmett, “Mr. Sandsor, as someone in a high position, sudden changes like this should be handled carefully so as not to arouse too much suspicion.”Emmett responded without hesitation, “Mr. Wade, I have already decided not to return to Eastcliff. In the future, I will stay by Miss's side with Mr. Raven to attend to her needs.”Mr. Raven also smiled and said, “I have always been by Miss's side
Charlie frowned, “Then who do you think is on the plane and where could they be going?”Vera replied, “I dare not speculate on that.”After that, Vera added, “Regardless of who is on board, as long as their final destination isn't Australia, they will surely apply for the next segment of their flight route before reaching Australia. Flying from Buenos Aires to Australia takes at least twelve hours, so the most important destination of this plane will probably become clear in about eight hours.”Charlie nodded slightly, “It seems we'll have to wait until tomorrow morning to find out.”Vera smiled gently, reassuring him, “Young Master, there's no need to worry too much. Based on what I know about Fleur, she won’t come to Aurous Hill again. This plane might be carrying other people to execute other missions elsewhere.”Charlie hummed in agreement, “Thinking too much now won't help. We'll know where the plane is headed in eight hours. If it's coming to Aurous Hill, I'll still have ove
After bidding farewell to Vera and returning home, Charlie's mind was preoccupied with only two things.The first thing was to seize time and refine the Thunderstrike Wood from the Mother of Puér Tea given to him by Vera into a Thunder Order.The other was to wait eight hours and see where the Boeing 777 from the Qing Eliminating Society was headed next. If it was heading to Aurous Hill, he needed to prepare accordingly as soon as possible.With eight hours to spare, Charlie immediately began refining the Thunder Order upon returning home. For Charlie, refining the Thunderous Order was already a familiar task.When he returned to his room and infused Reiki into the segment of Thunderstrike Wood, he thought everything would be as simple as it was before. However, he soon found that his Reiki, which used to be unstoppable, had difficulty advancing within the Thunderstrike Wood.Previously, refining the Thunderstrike Wood was like carving an ordinary piece of wood with a sharp knife.
“Mandalay?” Charlie frowned and asked, “Is the information accurate?”“Absolutely,” Isaac affirmed. “Currently, the flight plan submitted to the Australian Air Traffic Control Department is indeed for Mandalay. They will probably land at Melbourne Airport in about four hours and then expect an hour or so of rest after landing before continuing to Mandalay. It’s about an eight-hour flight from Melbourne to Mandalay, so they won't arrive in Mandalay for at least another ten hours.”Upon learning that the other party wasn't coming to Aurous Hill, Charlie's first feeling was relief. He thought his strategy to put on a bold front to conceal his weakness had been discovered by the other party.However, he was also puzzled and did not understand why the Qing Eliminating Society would suddenly send a plane to Myanmar. So, Charlie called Vera and relayed Isaac's report to her.Vera was surprised to hear that the Qing Eliminating Society's plane had gone to Myanmar. She said, “Why would Fleu
“You're right, Young Master!” Vera said confidently over the phone, “I'm heading to Yorkshire Hill right now!”Charlie was puzzled and asked, “What are you going to do in Yorkshire Hill?”Vera sighed lightly and said with a touch of melancholy, “Young Master, ever since the Mother of Pu’er Tea met with catastrophe and I departed from Yorkshire Hill, I haven't returned there in the past two to three hundred years. I was afraid that Fleur would have set up a trap there, waiting for me to fall into it.”She continued, “Fleur's Five Military Governor Offices should have entered a state of silence by now. Even if she still has spies in Yorkshire Hill, they should have withdrawn to the location of the Central Military Governor Office or stopped all surveillance and waited for orders. It’s a good time for me to return to Yorkshire Hill now!”Charlie cautioned her, “Miss Lavor, please don't take it lightly. You are more important to Fleur than anyone else in this world. If she still has tr
Charlie chuckled and said, “It's a bit risky, but if we really encounter Fleur, it might turn out to be a good thing.”Vera was even more puzzled and asked, “Young Master, what exactly are you planning?”Charlie replied earnestly, “I don't have a specific plan. My main concern is that it's too dangerous for you to go to Yorkshire Hill alone. If you're going, then I'll accompany you. If we don't encounter Fleur, that's naturally the best outcome, but if we do meet her, it might not necessarily be a bad thing. As long as we can avoid being noticed by her, we might be able to find out where she and your father studied under Master Marcius Stark!”He further explained, “At this point, I increasingly feel that the Apocalyptic Book, the Preface to the Apocalyptic Book, and my parents are all connected. They also seem to be closely related to Master Marcius Stark. If we can find the place where he practiced back then, maybe we can find something he left behind or some records. In that case
Ever since Charlie followed the clues and found out about the Qing Eliminating Society's shipping company in Singapore, he realized that civilian airplanes were an easily overlooked loophole.No matter how wealthy or powerful someone was, as long as they needed to fly across international borders, they had to truthfully report all flight information to every country they passed through.This was because no individual could control the entire aviation system. Governments around the world considered aviation security and airspace security their top priorities. Apart from drug traffickers in Mexico and Colombia, no one dared to fly illegally in the sky.And in this world, no individual had the capability to create an invisible aircraft that could evade all radar detection.So, whether it was the world's richest person or the Qing Eliminating Society's leader, once they boarded a plane, their whereabouts couldn't be hidden.Fleur and the entire Qing Eliminating Society had always thou
On the other end of the phone, Lulu's husband, Zekeiah, answered the call almost immediately. His voice sounded anxious as he asked, “Lulu, is that you?”Lulu hummed in response, “Yes, it's me.”The moment he heard Lulu's voice, he was overjoyed and blurted out, “Lulu, it's such a relief that you're okay! I've been trying to call you these past two days, but I couldn't get through at all. I was so worried!”Lulu's feelings at this moment were extremely complicated. She didn't even know if her husband was the undercover agent arranged by the Qing Eliminating Society in their own home.She naturally didn't hope that this was true, but when it involved the life and death of the entire Acker family, she dared not take it lightly. So, she continued according to Charlie's instructions and said, “Honey, you almost missed out on hearing my voice anymore…”Zekeiah exclaimed, “Did something happen?!”Lulu replied, “A few days ago, a very powerful expert suddenly attacked Willow Manor. That
The lawyer then finished, "To be honest, cases of regretting a donation and seeking a lawsuit to get the money back? Law firms usually won't even get one per year, and that makes it especially newsworthy for the press."Also, court records are always public. That means anyone can access the verdict, and there's no hiding anything. So, if you want the lawsuit, you'd better be prepared."Jacob was already left in despair.All he wanted was to get his money back, but he didn't think that it would end up as public knowledge.And Mr. Bay had just told him over the phone that he would try to quell the scandal's pressure and try his best to protect Jacob's place as vice president.If Jacob's name was suddenly mentioned in a lawsuit attempting to reclaim an 'accidental' donation, even Mr. Bay couldn't save him at that point.Hence, after thinking long and hard about it, Jacob realized that he was not getting his 300 thousand back.The thought crushed him, and he burst into tears, "What
At this hour, most of the employees at Talbot Associates had already left.However, there were several lawyers who had just finished a meeting regarding a certain case, and they were just leaving when Jacob arrived.Seeing that they were packing up their bags and ready to leave, he asked, "Excuse me, are you still able to take cases?"The leader smiled, "Yes, but it's a little late now. Why don't you come again tomorrow morning?"Jacob shook his head impatiently. "This is very urgent—please help me and hear me out, then see if it will work. 300 thousand banks on this, so I'll give you twenty percent whether or not I get it back!"300 thousand was really neither here nor there.However, if it were an easy civil case, that twenty percent commission would still mean sixty thousand.The lawyer thought about it. "Fine. Tell us what your problem is, and we will assess the situation first. If it's easy, we can give you a general strategy right now. But if it proves difficult, we'll hav
The cabbie nodded. "Well, Talbot Associates, it is! They're said to be number two."-While Jacob was heading off to consult a law firm, Charlie was calling Julien Rothschild over the phone.The manchild had just had room service and was lounging on the couch, fiddling with his phone.After visiting the kennels with Charlie, he had been idling his days away at the hotel, waiting for Salem and his son to post that video of them being out at sea.Once that was done, Julien would return to the States, once more the heir apparent of the Rothschilds. Still, it was boring to simply lounge around in the hotel, and he would really like to strengthen his ties with Charlie.However, he was also afraid of being too forward as Charlie could be intimidating, and he could upset him—just like a fan eager to get close to their idol but was still worried about their idol getting disgusted with them.As such, he never expected Charlie to call him, and he immediately answered eagerly, "Good even
Pausing, Mr. Bay continued, "If they're not that upset with the idea, I'll bang my gavel and make the call so that you can at least stay as a vice president."If they keep refusing, I just have to promote Mr. Zonda to become a vice president while you take over his position of head-of-department as insurance. What do you think?"Jacob certainly wouldn't protest the idea of insurance, especially when he thought he would be forced to leave the Calligraphy and Painting Association altogether earlier. He quickly exclaimed gratefully, "Thank you so much, Mr. Bay!"Mr. Bay chuckled, clearly relieved as well. "Come on, Jacob—you don't have to be so formal. I'm like a brother to you! Don't you think that's what I should be doing?"Jacob laughed earnestly for once. "Well, brother, I'm honestly relieved…" He trailed off but soon pressed on, "But I have to ask, won't the other members have things to say even if you manage to persuade the other vice presidents? What if they remain unhappy?
There were times when making a person despair to some extent could be a people-strategy.For example, when your distant acquaintance asked for a ten grand loan but you could only lend him one, you couldn't tell him directly that. It would make them think you were being insincere.The better option would be to tell them how you were worse off than they were and had a debt yourself, or that some other friend had borrowed money for three years and never repaid it.And when that mere acquaintance was in despair, you could tell them that if it was really important, you could lend them one thousand with a credit card loan.That way, while the mere acquaintance wouldn't exactly be awash with gratitude, they at least wouldn't complain about your lack of sincerity.That was exactly what Mr. Bay was doing.He had no intention of offending Jacob, but he also couldn't directly tell him to give up on claiming the position as president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association. Otherwise, Ja
Jacob felt absolutely horrible just then, and he certainly did not expect Don Albert to give him the cold shoulder.If he had known, he would have just stayed content with the 200 thousand he had made and enjoyed his trip to Dubai! If he had, the Calligraphy and Painting Association wouldn't have found out about the bronze sculpture plot, and Don Albert would still be on friendly terms with him.Absolutely regretting everything, Jacob got in the backseat of the cab, tears of grief almost welling up and out of his eyes.Then, noticing that the cabbie was quietly watching him from the rearview mirror, he turned his face aside, whipped out his phone, and called Mr. Bay.As soon as Mr. Bay answered, he asked, "How did things go over there? Have you sorted out Zachary Evans yet?"He was waiting for Jacob to ask Don Albert for help so that the latter would pressure Zachary into posting a statement retracting his previous claims.However, Jacob knew full well that there was no hope for
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