To Harrison, the Four-Sided Treasure Tower was the pillar of his family legacy. With it, the Rothschild family was showered with endless wealth and glory. Every investment could be rewarding. Even in turbulent times, it was always possible to take advantage of fleeting opportunities. Without the treasure tower, with the family members' current ability and perseverance, it would be difficult for the family to maintain its century-old glory. Therefore, no matter the cost, Harrison insisted on bringing the treasure tower home. He knew very well that most of the young descendants thought that the Oskian Feng Shui fortune was nothing but superstition and metaphysics, so they did not have much motivation to search for the treasure tower. They thought that it was nothing more than Harrison's own business and had nothing to do with them. Upon the exposure of Raymond's imprisonment and interrogation, Harrison was even more eager to get the treasure tower back. He knew that once the
Harrison angrily cursed, "The FBI is a bunch of good-for-nothings! Call the person in charge of the FBI in New York and tell them that I have ordered them to stay away from Biden's house. I don't want them to interfere, nor do I want them to have any negative impact on this matter. If I see any FBI agents within one mile of Biden's house again, I'll fire his ass!" He then ended the call without waiting for the man's reply. At this moment, there was a knock on the door, which startled Harrison, and Julien's respectful voice echoed from outside the door, "Father, may I come in?" Harrison closed his eyes, heaved a sigh, and said, "Come in." Harrison pushed the door open and closed it gently. He then looked at Harrison and muttered hesitantly, "Father..." Harrison glanced at Julien. Seeing Julien pursing his lips in silence, he asked coldly, "What is it? Talk." "I-I..." Julien stuttered, his eyes flickering nervously. "At the meeting just now, you said that whoever finds the tr
At the Cole family's residence. A large number of agents arranged by the Rothschild family were now hiding around and inside the mansion. They even bought a villa next to the mansion and used it as a command base for the operation. In the room on the third floor of the villa that overlooked the Cole family's residence, they had set up a large number of surveillance devices and installed surveillance equipment on the entire wall. There were also thermal images taken from different angles. In addition, more than a dozen people were on guard 24 hours a day. On the roof of the villa, several snipers were always on standby. With the help of thermal imaging, they could accurately kill a mouse hiding in the bushes from a distance of nearly a thousand meters. Ever since Raymond had swapped the treasure tower, they had been keeping an eye on the residence. They might not have noticed a fly, but they could keep a mammal with temperature from escaping their sight. At this moment, a he
Hank brought Julien and Royce to the villa's third floor. Looking at Biden's mansion from a distance, Julien asked, "Have you searched the house?" Hank answered, "We've done more than that. We scanned the entire house and courtyard with many detectors but found nothing." Julien's eyes widened in surprise, and he queried, "The treasure tower is made of metal, but the detector couldn't detect it. Does that mean it's not here?" "It's hard to say." Hank explained, "Biden is very sly. He must have made full preparations since he dared to swap the tower. There are more than ten secret rooms in the house, so there might be dark rooms that we haven't found yet." "Okay!" Julien nodded and affirmed, "You must find the treasure tower even if you have to turn the house upside down!" Hank sighed. "That's gonna be hard for us now. The FBI has warned us that overdoing the search could cause a lot of trouble, and we've lost our control over Biden. The entire country is pointing fingers at us
When Charlie heard this, he knew it must be Angus's doing. Angus's parents were illegal immigrants who had abandoned him when he was young. Later in life, he had worked under Janus and witnessed with his own eyes the humble and miserable lives of ordinary merchants in Oskiatown. Now that he had become the boss of the Oskian gang, it was wise of him to make some changes for his compatriots in Oskiatown. Charlie was impressed by Angus a little more. After all, standing up for the weak had always been Charlie's principle. If a gang wanted to improve and develop, they had to look up and far instead of down. If all they thought about was profiteering from small-time merchants in Oskiatown, the gang would not be able to grow big and prosper. Now that Angus had decisively given up the income from the grassroots people, it showed that he had decided to take a different approach to make money for the Oskian gang. The determination to move forward was a good start. Witnessing the livel
At night. It was dark around the Cole family mansion. In the villa next door, the windows were blacked out by the Rothschild family's staff, so it looked like no one lived there. At night, they restricted the entry and exit of vehicles, and all the vehicles were parked idly inside. Unbeknownst to everyone, more than 40 people gathered inside the quiet villa. In addition to Julien and Royce, there were about 30 people who were responsible for monitoring the Cole family mansion at all times, and the remaining 10 people were fully responsible for the security of the villa. The Rothschild family attached great importance to their own safety, not to mention that the eldest son and grandson of the current patriarch were coming to the scene. Therefore, even though the staff had set up traps all around Biden's house, they did not take the safety of the core members of the Rothschild family lightly. Julien was also concerned about his safety and well-being at the frontline, so he we
Charlie noticed two black Cadillac SUVs parked in front of the motel across the street while drinking coffee. Although both cars were turned off and the windows were covered with a thick tinted film, there were people inside, four people in each car. Charlie presumed that these people were the Rothschild family's men who were on standby at this location. All eight of them could respond immediately whenever there was any urgent matter. Moreover, the SUVs had superb functionality and were heavy, which was the best for interception. They could easily stop ordinary-sized cars or even collide head-on. Charlie felt a little impressed. They had placed their men a mile away from Raymond's house. He couldn't comprehend how many people would be secretly watching in the dark as he moved closer to the house. It seemed that it was not easy for him to take the Four-Sided Treasure Tower away without exposing himself. At this moment, several men in civilian attire entered the cafe. Charlie d
"For real?" The two men were astonished. One of them hastily asked, "Core members of the Rothschilds are here too? But why?" The man answered, "I don't know, but from the series of actions the Rothschilds have taken, I can tell that the Cole family is very important to them. Yesterday, the director went to a meeting, and I heard him talking to the deputy director, saying that almost the entire Rothschild family has been mobilized and that all of New York and the area within a 200-mile radius is under lockdown!" "Lockdown?" One of them queried, "Why haven't I heard anything about this?" The man explained, "It is not publicized and is being handled by the police, who have blocked all land routes. They inspect all vehicles leaving the designated area. The reason they are giving is drug enforcement, claiming that based on a tip-off, a large amount of drugs have entered New York." "Besides, all passengers on all outgoing flights must undergo two security checks, and the goods that h
"Alright!" Trippy was at once fawning, tagging along behind Raymond like a little child.Around thirty people were waiting in front of Treasure Measure by now. The collectors came in twos or threes, and all ten numbers had since been taken.Before Raymond arrived, he had a brief look at the collectors' faces through the security cameras before walking over, and he was really relieved to see no familiar faces.Having traded Oskian antiques for years abroad, it was only natural that he was acquainted with some of the elite collectors in the country.He also knew that they were especially demanding with the quality of their collection and wanted almost flawless items. As such, the bronze sculpture which had been completely lost wouldn't interest them.Still, he was also a little concerned that amongst the elite collectors he knew, there might be some who were losing money and losing purchasing power in turn. If they happened to take an interest in the bronze sculpture on top of that,
Trippy grinned. "I mean, just look at my stall—ain't no way I'm getting any business here. Why not let me check out this item of yours? And see how interested they are? I'm really interested in learning and upping my game."Then, as if worried that Raymond would refuse, he quickly added, "Don't worry—I promise to stay in a corner and just watch."Still, Raymond could guess right then that someone must have sent Trippy to spy on him.It didn't matter whether it was Mick, Jacob, or Zachary either—they were all in this plot together, and one knowing meant all three knowing.Trippy was a gossiper in nature. If he was allowed to witness the whole process, everyone down Antique Street would definitely know before long.In fact, he could use someone like that right now, and Trippy had come straight to his doorstep.With that in mind, Raymond smiled, "Come join me if you're interested. It's not like there's anything to hide…"Pausing, he then warned Trippy, "But since you're going in my
After watching Mick's video, Jasmine's opinion of the man improved considerably.She was actually well aware that the decline of Vintage Deluxe was mostly due to Mick's incompetence.However, as Jasmine was now managing a billion-dollar company, she couldn't spare any time to ask many questions about Vintage Deluxe's performance. In her opinion, as long as Vintage Deluxe didn't lose too much money or ruin the reputation they had worked so hard to build, she wasn't interested in a regime change.It was the same mindset as Marianne Long, who begged her father to keep that lane full of food stalls in Hong Kong over sentiment.As such, seeing that Mick actually had some skill pleased her considerably.She couldn't resist checking out the comments of the video too.She saw that many were praising the manager of Vintage Deluxe for taking a tough stand against the scammer as well as how Vintage Deluxe's reputation was long-standing and without comparison.She soon noticed Jacob's comme
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo
Seeing that Mick had a favor to ask, Trippy was naturally eager to seize the opportunity to get in his good graces."Don't worry, Mr. Crane!" He promptly replied. "Just leave it to me!"Returning to Treasure Measure, he went up to the first man who had come and said, "Hey, brother… Did you come to buy the bronze sculpture from Mr. Cole?"The man asked warily, "You know about the bronze sculpture?""Of course!" Trippy grinned. "I know all too well—it's actually famous here in Aurous Hill."Whipping out his phone, he played the short video that Mick had spent five grand promoting, saying, "Here—check this out!"Curious, the man took the phone and watched the video solemnly.The other latecomer soon hurried over as well and stared fixedly at the screen too.They watched as Bill entered a room with the bronze sculpture with Mick, the latter who checked it out and started commenting on it.The first man exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it really is that bronze sculpture."The second ma
The other antique traders who were keeping tabs on the situation were left confused by Trippy's message.[Maybe even those out-of-towners know that Raymond is a sucker? So they traveled overnight just to see what happens?][I know Raymond is in trouble, but is it really worth traveling hundreds of miles just to watch?][Maybe they know he's a sucker, so they came to sell him more counterfeits?][Shit, that must be it! Suckers are rare these days, after all!][Damn straight! Just knowing that there's one in Aurous Hill, you'd be eager to come over.]Even Mick Crane who had just woken up and saw the message immediately sent a voice message: "Those conmen are just like flies flocking around shit as soon as they smell it.""Oh, but what they don't know is that Raymond has no more money! I heard he only had a few hundred thousand for the startup, and the bronze sculpture must have cost most of it. I'm afraid those people won't even get their gas money and toll costs back after travel
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A