The pair of siblings, Jaime and Sophie, had been transported directly to Kyoto ever since they were brought out of Tokyo.At this time, the pair of siblings were imprisoned in a house less than two kilometers away from this place. A few ninjas from the Iga family were in charge of guarding and keeping an eye on them.They were all waiting for Yoshito’s order. If Yoshito gave them the order to take action, then they would kill the brother and sister immediately before secretly transporting their dead bodies to the Ito family mansion.However, before Yoshito issued any orders to them, they would have to keep the pair of siblings alive. Otherwise, it would not be convenient for them to transport and smuggle their dead bodies into the Ito family mansion if their bodies were to turn stiff after they had already died for quite some time.The ninjas from the Iga family were the best at assassination. In their experience, the most convenient time for a person to move a corpse was within
Charlie turned around before he smiled and said softly, “Don’t worry. I will be back soon.”After he was done speaking, Charlie stepped out of Nanako’s boudoir and disappeared into the snowy night.***The Iga ninja who had come to scout the place was running at full speed in the night under the snowstorm.He moved very quickly and swiftly, almost like an elusive ghost under the cover of night.However, he would never have expected that a super powerful and capable master who was a hundred times stronger than him would be following right behind him. This super powerful and capable master was none other than Charlie.The Iga ninja ran for two kilometers without stopping. After that, he finally stopped in front of the entrance of a courtyard. He subsequently arrived at the courtyard’s simple door before he knocked on the door four times, using two slow knocks and two quick knocks. The door was opened slightly from the inside and the gap was only small enough for one person to pass
Charlie recognized Sophie immediately as soon as the gunny sack was removed.He could not help but curse silently in his heart: “Isn’t this the woman the same woman who was sitting in the Rolls-Royce with Eikichi that night? She had even argued with me when I was teaching Eikichi a lesson. Unexpectedly, she has actually been kidnapped and brought all the way here. Moreover, it seems as though these people are going to kill her before blaming her death on Yahiko. It looks like this woman does not come from an ordinary background!”At this time, Sophie’s mouth was gagged as there was a towel stuff into her mouth. So, even if she continued whimpering for a long time, she could not really say anything at all.So, the ninja in charge stretched out his hand before he pulled the towel out of her mouth. After that, he said coldly, “I will give you one chance. Just say whatever you want to say then.”Sophie was terrified and her eyes were filled with horror. However, she forced herself to c
The Iga ninja immediately replied, “Okay, Mr. Matsumoto. We will be waiting for your instructions at all times!”Yoshito sneered before he said, “By the way, the family members of the two people that you’ve kidnapped have already arrived in Tokyo. So, I hope that you will make the two of them suffer an even more tragic death. It would be perfect if the scene where their corpses are found looks very tragic and horrifying when the police officers eventually find their bodies. The more gruesome their deaths, the angrier their family members would be. This matter would start to get even more interesting then!”The Iga ninja hurriedly replied, “Don’t worry. You can rest assured that we will certainly do as you ask!”Yoshito said, “I heard that the young lady is also quite beautiful. All of you can just assault and abuse her before killing her. If her family members see that she has been assaulted and abused, then they would certainly hate Yahiko to death!”When the Iga ninja heard this,
When Charlie’s voice suddenly rang out, the group of ninjas who were all so well-trained were all startled by his voice!None of them would have expected that they, who were the best at secretly tailing others, would actually be tailed by someone too!Furthermore, before this person spoke up, none of them had noticed his existence at all!Jonin, the ninja in charge, immediately drew his ninjato in an instant. After that, he looked around his surroundings vigilantly before he asked in a nervous voice, “Who is there? Come out now!”At this time, Charlie leaped down from the wall before he entered the room by breaking through the glass window directly. There were many broken glass shards scattered on the floor at this time.Sophie was shocked as soon as she saw Charlie!She really could not believe that someone would actually come and rescue her at a time like this. Furthermore, she really could not believe that the person who would come and rescue her was none other than the Oskian
However, the person that they had met this time was Charlie!The expression on Charlie’s face did not change at this time. He simply rubbed his toes gently against the ground. A triangular piece of broken glass suddenly bounced up from the ground as it flew directly towards Jonin at a very fast speed!In the blink of an eye, Charlie had lifted another piece of glass as he shot it in the exact same direction again!When Jonin was rushing directly at Charlie, he suddenly noticed two pieces of crystal-clear objects which were refracting the colorful spectrum of light passing through his peripheral vision in an instant, like two meteors one after the other!Before he even had time to figure out what it was, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his right wrist, which was holding the ninjato!In the blink of an eye, he suddenly felt the same pain on his left wrist!After that, he suddenly felt that he had already lost strength in both of his hands. The ninjato slipped from his palm before
Charlie’s words made everyone feel even more terrified at this time!They suddenly realized that Charlie had just kicked two pieces of broken glass with his toes just now, and he had directly and accurately cut off both of the veins in Jonin’s wrist just like that!It was not that difficult to kick a flying piece of glass shard. It was not even that difficult to hurt someone with a piece of flying glass shard.However, what was difficult was that it should be completely impossible to accurately cut off a person’s vein on both of his wrists using a flying piece of glass shard!Moreover, Jonin was not simply standing in place to allow his opponent to attack him. Instead, he had been rushing directly towards Charlie. It was really unbelievable and incredible for Charlie to be able to cut off Jonin’s veins from both of his wrists directly when Jonin was moving at such an incredibly fast speed!Furthermore, Charlie could completely subdue Jonin using just one hand. This ability was s
Charlie sneered before he said, “Based on what you’ve just said, if I casually kill two people and bury them in the snow on your grounds, does that mean that I have no intention to hurt you or your family at all?”Jonin was stunned. He was very desperate to survive at this point and he hurriedly threw Yoshito under the bus as he said, “In fact, we’re simply acting on someone’s instruction. It is Matsumoto Yoshito, who really wants to deal with the Ito family. That has nothing to do with us at all…”Charlie asked him, “All of you are taking the side of the evildoer but now, you’re telling me that this has nothing to do with you at all? Are all ninjas so spineless?”Jonin suppressed the humiliation that he was feeling within before he said, “I believe in an old saying from your country…‘it is better to live a bad life than to die’…So, sir, I hope that you can give me a chance. I will be willing to always be at your beck and call…”Charlie shook his head before he said, “You aren’t qu
Holding up a thumb at Charlie, Julien exclaimed in approval, "You're right, my friend! That's far more exciting than having him jailed!"Just hearing that he would be sent to a kennel, Jimmy knew nothing would come of it—even if he didn't know the details, it was so obvious that Julien was thrilled by the very idea!Turning nervously toward Charlie, he was sobbing as he asked, "Mr. Wade…? What's this about a kennel…?"Julien chuckled coolly even before Charlie said a word. "A kennel is where you keep dogs, of course. Though there are literal dogs and metaphorical dogs, and you are the latter."Oh, don't worry. It's a really nice place where you get your own cage, and you'll be fed every day. You don't even have to work, so just sit tight and keep eating until the day you die."Jimmy's soul left his body in that instant.He was going to be locked in a cage?! That was way worse than being locked up and sent to jail! Where was the humanity around here?!Even as the thought struck h
Matilda was actually caught off guard by Jimmy's pleas, and even Paul found it hard to watch.Turning to Charlie, he said, "Please, Mr. Wade—my uncle can be a little despicable, but he is my father's brother. Please, let him have a chance to turn over a new leaf, seeing that he's earnestly repenting."While Paul spoke with Charlie, Jimmy was still confused and wondered why Paul would plead his case with Charlie instead of Julien. If there was anyone Paul should ask, it was Yolden since he was Julien's friend. So, why would he ask some young man instead of Yolden?That was when Charlie asked in curiosity, "You want to let him off? After he tried to take away your parents' legacy?"Paul smiled awkwardly. "I mean, I know the guy. He made sure to travel all this way to make a scene because he had nothing legal that could help him claim Smith Group Corporate Law from us. Otherwise, he'd have already filed the lawsuit in the States. Sure, it's a dirty move, but that's basically a des
As Julien finished, he realized something was wrong and turned toward Charlie before he knew it.Charlie held his gaze in turn, his expression quizzical and amused.Julien cleared his throat right then. "See, there are people who can order me around, but they have my utmost respect. However, a third-rate lawyer like you? Who do you think you are?"That was when Julien's butler called, and he reported respectfully as soon as the call was answered, "Sir, I've spoken with Nate Ellis, the owner of Ares LLC. He has since agreed to fire Jimmy Smith right away as well as disbar him nationwide."Julien asked, "Good. Anything else?""Well, Mr. Ellis also delivered some documents that can be used as evidence against Jimmy Smith, which he claims is enough for a lifetime sentence. If you deem it necessary, we can have it sent to the FBI.""Yes, let's go with that!" Julien replied, his tone satisfied. "And ask the director to handle it personally—I want this prick to never set foot stateside
Jimmy was sweating profusely in fear, but he argued back before he knew it, "That's impossible! Everything you say is bullshit! Gaiman simply thought he had a fair chance of winning and didn't want to pay Ares that much, and I have no idea who he partnered with, and I'm certainly not involved. Don't you try to slander me!"Nate chuckled. "Come on, Jimmy. We're all adults here, so there are things we shouldn't have to be so direct about. Mills Gaiman and your old classmate met in private many times, not to mention the private conferences you three had in secret, discussing your overall strategy and decisive points. Just so you know, Gaiman recorded every conversation, and I have the tapes with me."Jimmy's heart was left pounding as he blurted, "B-Bullshit! That's impossible!""Grow up, Jimmy," Mr.Goodman chuckled. "Every partner in every law firm always strives to rise higher, so I'm going to need as much leverage as I can. Otherwise, I'm not about to let them advance any further, e
Although the ringtone and vibration frequency were the ones Jimmy always used, this call somehow felt more urgent, leaving him exceedingly uneasy.When it abruptly stopped and left a missed call on his log, Nate Ellis soon sent a text: [Answer your damn phone this instant!]Just seeing the text left Jimmy feeling like his throat had gone dry, and as he gulped, it felt like his throat was being ripped, leaving him hurting.Still, he couldn't care less as his boss called again.Having seen the text, Jimmy didn't hesitate this time and promptly answered, watching Julien's smug face as he started tentatively, "Y-Yes, boss...?"Nate immediately yelled at him hysterically, "What the hell did you do?! Why did the Rothschilds call to complain about you?! And the complaint was from their heir apparent, at that! I worked hard for them and always toed the line for years, and I still haven't gotten a chance to meet the man, so how the fuck did you upset him?!"Jimmy's heart sank to rock bott
Fuming, Jimmy snapped at Julien, "If you insist on playing it like that, I will call my boss, and you can talk to him yourself!"Julien chuckled. "That's unnecessary. I've never met him. He would never recognize my voice."Jimmy laughed and nodded despite himself. "Impressive—you can really come up with anything! You don't have his number because he's beneath you, you refuse to call him because he's beneath you, and when I say I'll call him for you, you say he won't recognize your voice. Well, how do you suppose we should sort this out? At least prove you're a Rothschild, or anyone could claim that they are—"Julien held up a hand to stop him. "Then, how about this? I'll ask my butler to talk to your boss."Jimmy laughed even more loudly as if it were the best joke ever. "Hahaha!!! Butler, you say?! You really know how to talk! Alright, I'll wait and see what your 'butler' can do… I mean, what you can do. We'll see whether my boss calls me!"Julien ignored him and whipped out his
Naturally, Jimmy couldn't care less about Julien's suggestion, even looking at him pointedly from head to toe while smirking in contempt, "What, do you think I'd just do what any nutjob tells me to do just because they're claiming to be the Rothschilds' heir apparent?"Julien nodded, still smiling. "Good point, but don't worry—it's the same whether you call him or he calls you."Jimmy laughed. "I was offering you a way out, but you want to keep pressing your luck? Since you don't care to back off, let's see how you're going to finish this fight."Then, he shrugged while pointing at Yolden. "Well, it's the perfect chance to measure Matilda's husband, I guess."Based on what he saw of Yolden, there was no way he would buy Julien's claims, and thus labeled him an impostor in his mind.An ordinary lecturer in Aurous Hill, being friends with the Rothschilds' heir apparent? Not to mention that there had been plenty of fraudulent cases outside the States where the Rothschild name was use
Jimmy was taken aback since he didn't recognize Julien at all, mainly because the Rothschilds had always kept out of the public eye.In fact, it was basically impossible to gather genuine information about the Rothschilds online, as it was a mix of press releases and gossip. Most online biographies would only be about the older generations or certain frivolous figures. Any information about key members like Steve would never be searchable online.Matilda was confused as well, not quite understanding who Julien was since he wasn't on the list of guests invited.Seeing that she was confused, Julien turned and smiled at Yolden, "So, Professor, shouldn't you introduce me to the bride?"Yolden finally remembered that and quickly nodded, "Sorry, it slipped my mind."Turning toward Matilda, he smiled, "Darling, this is Julien Rothschild… A friend of mine from the states…"Julien's full name left everyone within earshot gaping as the Rothschild name was way too famous across the globe.
Seeing that Jimmy was getting a little nervous, Charlie smiled and assured him, "Please, you have nothing to worry about. No one's going to do anything to you, but if you feel threatened in any way, you can call the cops. The Oskian emergency hotline is 110, by the way."Jimmy was slightly relieved as he could see that Charlie really wasn't trying to make things awkward for him, and he straightened his collar as he said, "Actually, I didn't mean to cause trouble—I'm pleased that Matilda has found true love once more, and if we can be friends, I can set aside my claim and stay for the rest of this wedding, offering the newlyweds our best wishes as a representative of my family."Still, his expression showed contempt as he turned toward Yolden. "Also, I'm really curious and looking forward to seeing what connections Professor Hart might have that you say could be better than Bill.""You'll see soon enough," Charlie smiled and nodded.Jimmy remained skeptical and scoffed, "I really do