At this moment, another video was uploaded to major online platforms. The protagonist of the video was Gustavo, the heinous convicted drug lord. The American government had put a lot of effort into publicizing Gustavo's extradition to the United States for trial. As a result, almost every American knew about Gustavo's deeds. He was indeed one of the most infamous prisoners in the country. By all accounts, Gustavo had been sentenced to life without parole. It meant that he would be incarcerated in the US prison for life until he died of illness or old age. Tonight, to everyone's surprise, they suddenly saw Gustavo's selfie video on the internet. The audience came to two conclusions while watching Gustavo, who was supposed to be serving his sentence, on the screen. One was that he could use a cell phone in prison, and the other was that he could go online. This intrigued the American netizens. Furthermore, the content of Gustavo's video was even more explosive. At the beg
At this point in the video, Gustavo recalled that he was almost killed by Hector's assassins, but now, he had to remind Hector and the family members about unity and loyalty. He was full of grief and anger. If it had been up to him, he would have told his family that Hector was the one who had tried to kill him and asked them to avenge him or at least take him down from the position of head of the family. On second thought, he realized that Charlie's plan was the wisest and most efficient. Hector was now in power. Had Gustavo tried to expose Hector and force Hector's men to rebel, Hector would have ditched his hypocrisy and declared himself the true patriarch of the family. Even if the members of the Sanchez family were dissatisfied with Hector, they had no power to challenge his position as head of the family. Furthermore, the interests of the family were no longer tied to Gustavo, but to Hector. For the sake of their own interests, the other family members would not stand up
These few days, Harrison had tried his best to handle the crisis rather flawlessly. Thanks to his think tank and only by pushing Malcolm out as the family's scapegoat did he barely manage to avoid getting himself covered in filth. Just as he was relieved because of his luck, Gustavo had come out of nowhere and dragged him to hell, delivering a fatal blow to Harrison. In an instant, condemnation of Harrison flooded various social media platforms. It was beyond the Rothschild family members' imagination that Gustavo would come out and denounce them, and they panicked. It was against all the rules to make a deal with drug traffickers, to give these people prison privileges, and to receive benefits in Mexico through drug traffickers. It would have been rather acceptable had this happened in the 19th century during the Opium War. After all, everybody was a drug dealer, including the nobility and royal families. It was no big deal for the Rothschild family to be involved with drug
Meanwhile, in Jalisco, Mexico, where the headquarters of the Sanchez family was located, famous for its tequila. A mansion was an understatement when it came to describing the family's residence. They owned more than hundreds of square miles of land, and on this fertile land, they planted a large number of valuable blue agave plants and built several extremely luxurious mansions. Unlike those billion-dollar entrepreneurs on the Forbes list, the Sanchez family's net worth of several hundred billion dollars was almost entirely genuine. The net worth of entrepreneurs was often based on valuations and illiquid shares. For example, if their listed company was valued at $100 billion and the entrepreneur owned 51% of the shares, theoretically, they were worth $50 billion. However, these shares could not be sold off easily. A portion could be pledged at most, yet the money obtained from pledging shares could not be spent freely. If the business or market conditions deteriorated and the c
"What did you say?! What has happened to him? Is it bad?!" Hector, who was hoping for Gustavo's death, was so excited to hear the remarks that he sounded a little excited when he spoke. On the other end of the line, Ricardo asked skeptically, "Hector, do you not hear me clearly? Why do you sound so happy?" Hector came to his senses and realized that he had gone a little overboard. He quickly composed himself, cleared his throat, and began, "Sorry, I'm still a little fuzzy from my sleep. I dreamed that my dad was released, and I was happy about it..." Then, he hastily asked, "By the way, you said something about Dad. What's going on?" "I sent you a video." Ricardo urged, "Watch it." Hector immediately ended the call and clicked on the video. As he watched the video, he was so horrified about Gustavo being alive that he almost peed himself. He had assumed that Moses had not found a perfect chance to kill Gustavo, but as it turned out, Moses had attempted the murder and fai
Hector pondered for a moment and muttered, "So, what you mean is that I can't kill my old man." "Yes." Jose explained, "Actually, whether or not you kill him is no longer important. Him staying alive is good for everyone. If he dies, you will lose face, the Rothschild family will lose credibility, and the U.S. government will become the target of criticism. As long as everyone remains calm, the public will gradually forget this matter. However, if he's dead, the other two parties will do everything they can to clear their names, putting us in a more passive position." Hector heaved a long sigh, gritted his teeth, and snarled, "Alright. I guess this is the only way for now. I hope the Americans don't release him and don't use him to threaten me." "The Rothschild family is in deep shit now. Even Harrison has to keep his tail between his legs, so it's unlikely that they'll stir up any more trouble over the next few days." Soon, Hector, on behalf of the Sanchez family, protested to
After Charlie's series of executions, Raymond and Gustavo were exposed to the public and caused a huge sensation. In addition to causing the Rothschild family the biggest public relations crisis, it also gave Raymond and Gustavo invincible protection. After the incident was exposed, their safety would be guaranteed. Therefore, Charlie did not feel the need for him to stay in Brooklyn Prison any longer. He would ask Kathleen to get him out of jail tomorrow. Next, he would locate and retrieve the Four-Sided Treasure Tower at Raymond's house and find a way to bring it back to Oskia. Charlie also believed that once the treasure tower was publicly unveiled in Oskia, its origins and the turbulent fate it had endured over the years would surely put the Rothschild family in an even more passive position. At that point, they might have no choice but to release Raymond. As for Gustavo, he knew him and helped him, and saving his life was a return of favor. As for his future endeavors in
Charlie smiled and nodded. He and Gustavo knew very well that they would not have the chance to meet again in the future. Soon, Gustavo was taken out of the cell by the FBI. After the FBI left, Charlie took out his cell phone and sent a message to Kathleen, asking her to get him out of Brooklyn Prison the next day. Charlie had been arrested for illegal immigration. People like him were sent to jail by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service for a few days. If they found that such people had no passports or money, they would kick them out of jail and leave them to fend for themselves on the streets. - The FBI that took over Brooklyn Prison not only took Gustavo but also Moses, who had attempted to kill Gustavo. Originally, Moses was very chivalrous. He refused to say a word when the FBI interrogated him about who ordered him to kill Gustavo. In his opinion, he had no chance of leaving the prison in this life. There was no point in him betraying and offending Hector.
The people in the audience answered in unison, "Yes!" Some even said loudly, "Not only that, but it is extremely beneficial!" "Yes! The improvement is indeed very significant!" "My personal understanding of martial arts has also become much clearer!" Among the crowd, Sonia gathered the courage to say loudly, "Since coming here, cultivation has truly been twice as effective!" Charlie recognized her voice and curiously asked, "Miss Letterman, you trained under Master Howton too when you were in the United States, and it is the same here. Why does this place make you feel that way?" "I... Uh..." Sonia was taken aback as she did not expect Charlie to direct a question to her, so she stuttered nervously. "I speak only the truth and am not exaggerating. The reason I feel it is twice as effective lies mainly in three factors." With that, she paused briefly, gathered her thoughts, and continued, "The first reason is that when the Taoist Sect was in America, Master Howton was not
The next morning, Charlie met up with Nanako and drove to Champs Elys together. He wanted to send Nanako to the villa halfway up the mountain so that she could concentrate on improving her control of Reiki while he himself would take the oral fluid and distribute it to all the martial arts students. At the same time, Julien had already crossed the Pacific Ocean in a private plane, getting closer and closer to Aurous Hill with only a few hours left. While Charlie was on his way, Caden said to over 400 martial arts students who were doing morning training, "Guys, I have good news for you. Master Wade will come to see you later with gifts. He will give them to you personally." The students were excited upon hearing this. Aurora, Rosalie, the Harker family members, and the members of Ten Thousand Armies all knew that Charlie had a special medicine that could enhance the cultivation of martial arts. Although Sonia wasn't familiar with this, ever since she had arrived in Oskia, she c
Charlie dropped the formalities and said, "Thank you very much then, Miss Fox." "You're welcome, Mr. Wade," Kathleen said. "It's my honor to serve you." After reaching an agreement with Kathleen, Charlie then called Doris. Doris hadn't received a call from Charlie in a long time, so her voice was filled with excitement as she said, "Mr. Wade, what can I do for you?" Charlie replied, "Are you familiar with the situation at Sonfo Valley? I want to acquire the entire area, but I can't do it too conspicuously, so I can't offer a price that's too outrageous to avoid drawing attention. Do you think that will be difficult?" "Sonfo Valley..." Doris thought for a moment before speaking, "Sonfo Valley is an older residential area. After I took over Emgrand, I reviewed the company's previous documents. That land was actually something Emgrand considered competing for initially, but later, they gave up because the surrounding area lacked supporting infrastructure. It's located in the mou
Jacob rolled his eyes in annoyance and jeered, "Do you think money from rich families grows on trees? Working for wealthy people is just about the market price. Are you saying the janitor sweeping the floors at Apple makes a million dollars a year?" "You really have some nerve, Jacob Wilson!" Elaine scoffed and scolded. "How can you compare our sweet daughter to a janitor? So, in your eyes, Claire is on the same level as a janitor at Apple?" "That's not what I meant!" Jacob snapped and quickly explained, "What I'm saying is, even if you're working for Apple, you just earn what you're supposed to earn. Claire has done well in her field, and earning a few million a year is already pretty good. It's only been a short time since she went to the U.S. yet you're already expecting Miss Fox to pay her tens of millions? That's ridiculous!" Elaine rolled her eyes and disdainfully snarled, "Clearly, you don't understand the ways of the world. Miss Fox had Charlie help with Feng Shui multipl
Noticing Elaine's disappointment, Charlie quickly spoke up, "Honey, when are you coming back? Have you set a time?" Claire replied, "I plan to first finalize the project's documents and progress here as well as resolve any outstanding issues. If there's nothing else, I'll go back. If I can't finish today, it will probably be the day after tomorrow at the latest." "Have you checked the flights?" Charlie asked. "Are there any suitable flights for the day after tomorrow?" Claire replied, "Miss Fox suggested arranging her family's private jet to send me back, but I feel bad about it. A flight on a private jet costs over a million, and I can't let them spend that money." Elaine quickly interrupted, "Then just take a regular flight back and let her give you the money for the private jet. Convert it into a million!" Charlie hurriedly said, "They have plenty of planes. Even when they're not in use, they have to be maintained. The actual cost of flying one more trip isn't that high. B
Jacob and Elaine happened to be in the living room, so Charlie waved his phone at them and said, "Mom, Dad, it's Claire. I'll answer it here." The two stopped bickering instantly, and Charlie pressed the answer button. After the call was connected, Claire's beautiful face appeared on the phone screen. Seeing the background, Claire said in surprise, "Honey! You're home!" Charlie nodded. "I just got back today. Let me show you Mom and Dad." As he said that, he turned his phone around and pointed the front camera at Jacob and Elaine. Jacob asked worriedly, "Darling, when will you come back? I miss you!" Elaine interjected hastily, "Don't listen to your dad's nonsense. I miss you too, but it's a great opportunity that you're finally working with the Fox family in America. You must focus on your career. If you want, I can go over to take care of you!" "Mom, this is why I'm calling Charlie," Claire said with a smile. "I just finished the morning meeting with Miss Fox and the
Charlie responded with a smile, "Don't bother. I've already eaten." Jacob quickly stood up, walked over, and asked, "Why were you away for so many days this time?" Charlie answered, "The workload was a bit heavy this time. I visited several houses and factories, mainly because the client has strong financial power." "Wow!" Elaine exclaimed, very pleased, "A client with such strength must have paid quite a bit, right?" "Exactly." Charlie nodded and casually said, "This client was very generous with the payment. They even gave me an extra one million as travel expenses before I left." "My goodness!" Elaine shrieked. "One million just for travel expenses? What kind of godsent client is this?!" Jacob couldn't help but sigh, "Now, this is what it means to be rich. Giving an extra one million, that's just like a tip, right? They're really throwing money around like it's nothing!" At this point, Elaine seemed to remember something and quickly said, "I saw in the news that the yo
Charlie shook his head and replied, "I live in another building." As he said that, he pressed the button for the first floor in the elevator. The woman nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I thought you two were a couple. You look so well-matched." "No, no..." Nanako, feeling embarrassed, quickly replied, "Uh... We're just friends." The woman nodded and stopped teasing her. The elevator soon reached the first floor. Charlie bid farewell to the two women, got off the elevator, and walked toward the villa area. At this moment, he could never have imagined that the woman who had been in the same elevator with him was actually an underling of his biological mother. The reason she had returned a step ahead of him was also part of a carefully planned arrangement. Ashley was worried that Charlie might overthink things, so she had deliberately arranged for the woman to appear in front of him, allowing him to confirm that the woman was just an ordinary person who knew nothing a
Just as Charlie and Nanako were about to get out of the car, a female driver exited her car in the parking space diagonally opposite. After locking her car, she carried her bag and walked toward the elevator hall. When Nanako saw the woman, she turned to Charlie and said, "Charlie, that is the neighbor I mentioned. That day, I overheard her talking to a friend on the phone, and that's how I found out that Master Jeevika was coming to Aurous Hill." Charlie nodded slightly and smiled, saying, "It seems we should thank her when we get the chance. With just one phone call, she inadvertently helped you attain enlightenment." "Yes!" Nanako fully agreed with Charlie's point, saying, "If it weren't for her, I might not have had the chance to attain enlightenment." She then asked, "Do you want to meet Master Jeevika? Maybe he can give you some inspiration." Charlie shook his head. "My situation is special, so it's better to avoid meeting strangers who have already attained enlightenme