With a light nod, Fleur ordered with a cold voice, "Dispatch all the Scouts of the Right Military Governor Office stationed in Europe to New York as soon as possible, and all the Scouts of the Central, Front, and Rear Military Governor Offices must enter a state of first-level combat readiness and arrive in New York by noon tomorrow! I want to conduct a thorough search of New York and must find clues about the men and the antique!" "Yes, Lord!" Tarlon saluted. - The New York Scouts found some valuable clues promptly. The first clue was that the aviation company's surveillance system had been ordered to be shut down last night, so there was no surveillance record left inside the company, and the person who had ordered the shutdown was Zekeiah himself. Immediately after that, the Scouts at the aviation company sent back a report. Since the hangar had been almost completely burned to the ground, it was indeed difficult to find any valuable clues. Hence, they sent people to infiltr
Fleur was silent for a moment before lamenting wearily, "It seems that Zekeiah and Mr. Zorro are already dead. I never expected that my Four Great Earls, who have roamed the world for decades without a single defeat, would fall one after another in such a short time." As she said this, she clenched her fists and growled with a fierce expression, "What I can't accept the most is that with four earls dead, I haven't even caught a glimpse of the enemy. I don't know their names, who they are, or how many people they have under them! In over three hundred years, aside from that time when I was chased into Mount Tason by the Qing army, I've never been so passive! It's absolutely infuriating! Damn it!" Tarlon's face twisted into a nervous grimace with an obvious hint of concern. The death of the Four Great Earls would inevitably bring a tremendous shock to the Qing Eliminating Society, leading to doubts and concerns for himself, the Three Elders, and the Griffin family, who led the Five
The Department of Homeland Security received a crucial tip early in the morning. An agent affiliated with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) had reported to the National Security Agency (NSA) that someone was carrying highly classified information related to defense chips on a business jet that had taken off from New York a few hours ago and was heading to Oskia. The NSA received numerous similar reports daily through various channels, but the investigation had shown that the vast majority were unfounded, and some were even pranks. However, this tip came from an agent in a sister agency, which significantly increased its credibility. They were all agents who understood the seriousness of the national defense work, which directly affected their jobs and corresponding legal responsibilities. No one would joke about such matters. Just as the NSA was discussing countermeasures, they received another shocking piece of news. The DIA agent who had provided the tip had fallen to
The pilot, of course, obeyed the air traffic control's order, so he maneuvered the aircraft to circulate over Hudson Bay and return to the United States. Two F35 fighter jets took off from the Vermont National Guard and headed for Canadian airspace to escort the plane. At this moment, Tarlon watched the flight software and saw that the plane Zekeiah chartered had turned around and returned to the United States, so he went to Fleur and reported, "Lord, the plane has returned." Immediately after he had finished speaking, he received another message from the Scout. He went through it swiftly and enunciated, "Lord, I just received a message from the Scout in the frontline that two F35s from the Vermont National Guard took off and flew north to Canada. It is believed that they are monitoring and escorting Zekeiah's plane." Fleur nodded and calmly said, "If Zekeiah and the treasure tower are really on that plane, the military will immediately snatch the tower. The Rothschild family i
Fleur knew the background of the Four-Sided Treasure Tower as well as its importance, especially its extravagant creation during the Tang Dynasty. As a master of cultivation, she knew very well that despite its diminishing power after so many years, the tower's remaining power would be of great help to individuals or a small to medium-sized group. The Rothschild family, which possessed it, did not understand Reiki, did not practice cultivation, and did not comprehend the core formations of the treasure tower. Yet, simply by holding onto it, they had thrived for almost three centuries. This was the best proof that the power of the treasure tower still existed. Hence, Fleur felt that the Qing Eliminating Society's stature was nothing in the context of her almost hopeless pursuit of life extension. Did the Griffin family really assume that she would let them inherit the Qing Eliminating Society when she died in a hundred years? They were being delusional! The organization would
"It would be the best if we can get it." "But If we can't, we must destroy it!" "It will be the biggest threat to the Qing Eliminating Society if it really falls into the hands of that mysterious killer!" At this point, Fleur's expression became extremely grim as she gritted her teeth and snarled, "You know very well that over all these years, the question of whether Ashley is truly dead has been my greatest concern! I've invested so much effort into the Acker family, laying out plans for twenty years, just to force her out of hiding, but time and time again, things have not gone as I hoped. Worse yet, our organization has suffered heavy losses as a result!" "The only thing I'm most worried about is that Ashley is still alive. It'll be our worst outcome if that mysterious person is from her side!" "If that is true, Ashley will be the first enemy who can destroy the Qing Eliminating Society!" "And if they get their hands on the precious treasure, they will have absolute vict
To Fleur, the one hundred thousand members of the Qing Eliminating Society were insignificant. It was as if she was not talking about the lives of over a hundred thousand people but rather a swarm of ants. More importantly, among them were a considerable number of direct descendants of the Griffin family, her very own generation. Although Tarlon did not care much about human lives, he was not as ruthless and indifferent as Fleur. At this moment, he finally realized the difference between him and the almighty. He could not care about the life and death of some people, but the almighty did not care about anyone in the world at all. To Fleur, as long as she could get the next 500 years of life, she would sacrifice the lives of the Qing Eliminating Society's members without hesitation. However, Tarlon was not terrified by her decision. Fleur's offer was so enticing that he began to look forward to the future Fleur had promised him. So, he said to Fleur with a determined e
Just when Fleur was on the edge of her seat, the helicopter pilot suddenly received a radio message that said, "N77DT, this is the NYPD. You are leaving New York airspace. Please return to New York airspace immediately and proceed to the designated location for landing and inspection.The pilot was startled. NYPD was the abbreviation for the New York Police Department, and N77DT was the registration number of the helicopter he was flying. This meant that the police had just spoken to him directly. The pilot was a member of the Qing Eliminating Society in New York. Until today, he had remained in silent standby at the organization's New York base. According to the organization's internal rules, during the silent period, except for the Scouts responsible for vigilance, no one was allowed to leave the base without permission, seek out external information, or actively contact the outside world. They should behave like a submarine in silent mode. Therefore, the pilot did not know
Bitterness swelled in Elaine's heart as she really didn't think that Matilda was doing so well for herself.The fact that Matilda was worth millions alone made her far superior.At the same time, she was also rejoicing that she had never actually met Matilda. If Matilda asked how she was doing directly, how would she respond?In the end, Matilda was no Hannah Queen.Elaine would actually feel accomplished if she compared herself to Hannah.On the other hand, Matilda eclipsed Elaine in every way—she was more beautiful, kind, smart, and knowledgeable. Even her figure left Elaine dead in the water!It was as pointless as comparing a hen to a peacock!Whenever she thought of her, she could comfort herself that she had stolen her man even if she couldn't measure up in any way.But now, Jacob was completely insignificant to Matilda while Elaine still treated Jacob like a trophy.Even as a sense of inferiority seized her, Charlie sighed. "Come on, you should understand where Jacob is
"Exactly!"Charlie agreed, striking the metal while it was hot. "To be honest, the years Matilda spent in the States would be wasted if she was actually still interested!" "She's a Wall Street veteran who'd definitely have met so many successful men! Why would she be interested in a loser like Jacbo Wilson? It's not like she returned from the States after thirty years to help the poor, don't you agree?"Charlie then finished with a sigh. "The way I see it? You're the only one who'd be interested in him."Jacob heard that from behind the wall and was left absolutely fuming and humiliated.He was the only one who knew that Matilda had come back for him—even if she was worth millions now.However, he just didn't have the spine to divorce Elaine and get together with Matilda.He presumed that it was no rush and that he could just give Elaine the silent treatment—who knew, she might just give in and ask for a divorce herself, and then, he would have no issues getting together with M
"Her real lover?!" Elaine exclaimed in shock. "What are you talking about?"Charlie put on a serious face as she said, "Matilda came back to Oskia for her one true love, who is now her fiance. His name is Yolden Hart, a top economist who's now a lecturer at Aurous Hill University, who was invited all the way from the States. He's a professional manager and used to work in Wall Street, so he'd be qualified to be a CEO in any Fortune 500 company…""Professional manager?" Elaine pouted. "That still means he's a wage slave!"Charlie laughed. "Don't underestimate professional managers now. Just look at Apple Inc.'s CEO—the man earns around a hundred million USD per year, and that's over seven hundred million in Oskian dollars!"Elaine was left gaping, unable to imagine how a wage slave could earn so much.At the same time, Charlie continued, "To be fair, Professor Hart wouldn't earn that much, but 50 million per year is still no sweat for him. Do you get the amount of money we're talki
Elaine appeared taken aback, and she promptly demanded, "You've met Matilda too?!"It was only then that Claire realized she had let the cat out of the bag, and she suddenly didn't know what to say. "Oh… Uh… Mom… I, uh… didn't?"Nonetheless, Elaine was suddenly pressing her menacingly, "If you've never met her, how would you know she's a serious person?!"As Claire stayed silent, Elaine broke down in tears. "No… You're lying to me too! Aren't you?!"While Claire was left at a loss of how she should salvage this mess, Charlie suddenly entered and said, "Claire didn't—but I did.""What?!" Elaine was left staring at Charlie, stunned.Still, she soon demanded, "Y-You've met Matilda?! Did Jacob take you with him to see her?""Yes," Charlie admitted, nodding.Elaine snapped right then, and she bellowed, "Then why didn't you tell me?! To think that I've always done right by you, treating you like my own son, but you wouldn't tell me that Jacob is cheating on me! Y-You disappoint me!"
Jacob certainly left Charlie speechless—the man might get kicked out of the house, but he was more worried about his car.Sighing in exasperation, he told Jacob, "Look, if it fails, I won't be able to get you a nice place, let alone leave the Cullinan with you."Jacob blurted out, "But why—""Don't forget—I'm still living in this house even if you're gone!" Charlie explained, his expression dead serious. "If I let you have a nice place and the Cullinan, God knows how terrible a grudge your wife would hold against me. I need to have a sense of self-preservation too!""If I got you a rundown apartment, I could at least defend myself even if she gets upset about that. I mean, I can't let you sleep in the streets, can I? Claire and I would be guilty of abandoning our elders."Seeing the serious look on Charlie's face, Jacob breathed a long sigh as he clapped him on the shoulder, groaning mournfully, "Oh, I get it. I wouldn't want to upset Elaine if I were in your shoes too…"Charlie
Charlie sighed. "I told you it'd blow up, Dad, but you had to doubt me.""I wasn't doubting you," Jacob promptly defended himself. "I thought I might catch a lucky break—"Charlie cut him short, "Fair enough. Then, how are you going to handle this? I can try to stop Mom from going to that wedding and prevent her from getting in the hall even if she went, but what's going to happen to the both of you? Do you want a divorce or do you want to stay with her?"The light in Jacob's faded as he shrugged and sighed. "If I could divorce her, I would've—and I would be living happily with Matilda now. What company would I have if I did it now? Do you think Elaine would let me stay in Thompson First, with that attitude of hers?""In the end, I'd be chased out without a place to stay, and I can't suffer the humiliation of moving back with my mom and brother, can I? Hell, they might not even take me back!""So, that's a no?" Charlie pressed.Jacob smiled wryly. "At my age, even if I could, I w
Hearing that Elaine was threatening suicide, Claire exclaimed urgently, "Take me to her now!"The traffic police officer quickly nodded. "Come on!"As the traffic police officer quickly led Claire to Elaine, Charlie arrived just then and gave chase after leaving the luggage by the entrance.Stopping them, he asked, "Excuse me, officer—where's the gentleman who came with Madam Parker? May I see him?""And who are you?" The traffic police officer asked."I'm his son-in-law," Charlier replied. "I was thinking that while my wife talks to her mom, I can talk to my father-in-law, make peace, and take them both home.""Oh, that'd be great!"The traffic police officer exclaimed and quickly beckoned at a colleague, "Come over. Take this gentleman to Jacob Wilson!""Okay!" The other traffic police officer was also quite enthusiastic.Charlie entered the room where Jacob was first, immediately seeing a disfigured Jacob taking deep puffs of his cigarette.Another traffic police officer w
Charlie frowned in thought for a while, before saying, "Well, there is a plan, but I can't vouch for the chances. I also need you to cooperate with me and not let anything slip, or everything will go to waste. Can you do that?""I can!" Claire nodded, determined, before quickly asking, "So? What's the plan?""Well, it's not specific," Charlie replied. "We just have to improvise as we go along. Let's just head in for now!"-They left the airport and took a cab to the traffic police's headquarters. Just as she entered, they saw their Cullinan parked outside.Charlie sent Claire in first while he carried her luggage before following.Meanwhile, Elaine was wailing in her room, "I've been married to him for years! Suffering so much pain and humiliation, only for him to hook up with an old flame behind my back! Is it wrong if I struck out?"The traffic police officer was on the verge of a breakdown, but he still said patiently, "Ma'am, I've told you many times—what he did was wrong
Claire wasn't all that experienced in love and hence didn't know how a person caught in a love triangle would think or why they would experience such terrible mood swings.Still, Charlie's explanation gave her a general idea, and she sighed, "Actually, Dad looked really bad when Matilda came back. He was so obsessed with her that he didn't care if Mom was alive—even bringing her home for dinner. I'd be seething if I was Mom."Charlie sighed in exasperation. "Well, let's not loiter about. Let's go to the traffic police station.""Yeah!" Claire nodded, before holding his arm, "If they're there, that means they're safe, and they won't be fighting with those officers around. So, let's not head over so quickly."Charlie raised a brow. "What are you getting at?"Claire sighed, clearly troubled. "We have to think—how are we going to alleviate this crisis? If it's really as you say and Mom has mostly guessed it right, this fight might just be the start. At best, that fight on the highway