Although Yahiko was agitated, he dared not oppose the police’s order.He was a businessman after all. He knew very well that if he was involved in an international diplomatic crisis that affected Japan’s international reputation, the Japanese people would definitely see him as a sinner who had tarnished Japan’s image.If that happened, the people would spontaneously boycott the Ito family, which might turn the Ito family into a target of public criticism.In that case, it would be better to cooperate actively and clear some ties while he was at it.Hence, Yahiko got up from the bed reluctantly, got changed, and opened the door.He was annoyed, but he understood the stakes involved. Either way, he hadn’t done anything wrong. So what if he was brought to the police department for another round of questioning? He didn’t even mind staying there for a few days.Therefore, he urged Hiroshi, “Start the car, we’ll leave in a minute!”Hiroshi nodded, turned around, and went to make the
Yahiko never thought that he would be in danger before his convoy lost control and crashed into the roadside guardrail because he was protected by the entire Koga ninja clan.It could be said that the Ito family was the only one among the big Japanese families whose ninjas had not suffered any injuries or battle attrition.The young adults of the Fujibayashi family had been almost wiped out, and the Iga family had lost half of their manpower.However, Yahiko’s biggest oversight was that he had taken his trip too lightly.In his opinion, he was going to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to be questioned and to cooperate with the investigation. In fact, there were police officers driving in front of his convoy. He figured that no one would try to attack him on his way to the police station.Because of this, he didn’t arrange too many ninjas to protect himself.Never in his wildest dream did he imagine that Yoshito was one step ahead of him and had coerced and blackmailed the
Afterward, Yahiko hurriedly urged Hiroshi, “Hurry, call the police now! Tell them to send a helicopter over! I’m afraid our bodyguards and ninjas won’t last too long!”When Hiroshi saw that the six ninjas had already rushed over to them, he quickly took out his phone to call the Tokyo Police Department.Although Tokyo had been in a mess for the last couple of days and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s efficiency and ability to solve cases was in disarray, their hardware configuration was still very powerful, with a variety of helicopters on standby which could quickly dispatch special operations teams to the scene in case of an emergency.Hiroshi called the Superintendent General directly. After all, Yahiko was one of the top entrepreneurs in Tokyo to which the police department paid high respect. Hence, they could communicate with the Superintendent General directly on everything.At this moment, the Superintendent General was on the verge of collapse when he had learned
Yahiko had already thought that he was going to die today. The special operations teams had yet to arrive, his men could not hold on any longer, and he might be killed by the enemies at any time.The driver and Hiroshi, who had no real combating skill, would very likely be killed by the ninjas as well.At this moment, he desperately wanted to call his daughter in Kyoto. Kyoto was hundreds of kilometers away from here, Nanako must not know that he was in a deep slump. He was hoping that if he made a quick phone call to her and heard her voice before dying, it could be considered a little comfort right before death.However, just as he pulled out his phone and was about to call Nanako, Hiroshi urged, “Ito-san, if we don’t run now, it will be too late!”Yahiko growled in exasperation, “I’ve told you, we’ve got nowhere to go…”Then, he said through his gritted teeth, “It must be Takahashi Machi’s doing! That b*stard! Jerk! How dare he use such insidious attacks against me!”Hiroshi
Hiroshi sighed before he turned his head and told the driver, “Mr. Yamamoto, let’s jump out together later!”The driver wiped his cold sweat off before he nodded and said, “Okay! I will do it together with both of you!”At this time, the two ninjas working for Yahiko were already on the verge of death!When Hiroshi saw that both of the ninjas could be hacked to death by the other party at any moment, he hurriedly shouted, “Mr. Chairman! Mr. Yamamoto! Now!”Yahiko quickly pushed the car door open on the same side as Hiroshi. At the same time, the driver also opened his car door as he prepared to get out of the car.However, the driver’s side happened to be right in front of one of the Iga ninjas. When one of the Iga ninjas saw that the driver was about to get out of the car, he rushed over to him and raised his ninjato before piercing the driver directly through his heart.The sharp ninjato not only pierced right through the driver’s body, but the tip of the ninjato also pierced d
Before he fell, Hiroshi’s words kept replaying through Yahiko’s mind.As long as he did not fall to the ground with his face or belly down, he would certainly have a chance to survive, then.Thus, he struggled to adjust his body when he was in mid-air, and he landed heavily with his legs hitting the ground directly first!After a loud crashing sound, Yahiko felt an incomparable sharp pain coming from both of his legs, but he could not be bothered to check for any injuries on his legs. Instead, he instantly did a couple of somersaults on the ground to relieve the impact of his fall from the highway bridge.Immediately afterward, Hiroshi also fell heavily to the ground. He fell in the exact same manner as Yahiko, and he allowed his legs to hit the ground first before rolling around.Although both of their legs were hurting to death, both of them managed to save their own lives because they had landed in the correct posture. At this time, Yahiko finally looked at his own legs and saw
The other two helicopters caught up directly with the two cars that the Iga ninjas were escaping in.Since the Iga ninjas were all on the highway bridge, there was nowhere for them to hide at all. They were simply driving away frantically as they tried to escape, but the helicopters were already approaching directly above them.Just as they were trying to escape with all of their strength, the special operations team on the helicopter shot armor-piercing ammunition directly at the front hood of the two cars.The penetrative ability of the armor-piercing ammunition’s projectile was extremely strong, and even military armor would find it difficult to resist armor-piercing ammunition, not to mention an ordinary commercial vehicle. So, after a few rounds of armor-piercing ammunition had hit the front hood of the car, the car engine was instantly damaged.After the engine had been damaged, the vehicle started to lose power immediately, and the vehicle speed slowed down until it finally
Yoshito never would have dreamt that the Schulz family would actually find him!As soon as the woman spoke up, he shuddered before he blurted out, “I have so many guards in my house. So, how could you have walked into my house just like this?!”Yoshito’s house had always been heavily guarded.After all, the stronger a person’s desire to harm others, the stronger the need to defend and protect himself.In order not to get ambushed by others, Yoshito had arranged for twenty bodyguards to guard his home, and some of these bodyguards were even ninjas who came from smaller families. So, his defense and security could be said to be very extensive and strong.Hence, Yoshito could not understand how this woman could get into his house and why he could not hear her movements at all?!The woman smiled indifferently before she said, “It does not matter how many guards there are. Wouldn’t it be fine if I just kill them all? Besides, there were not that many people to begin with anyway. Inclu
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