While both parties were stuck in a temporary deadlock, the Japan Homeland Security officer had arrived at Osaka airport in a private helicopter. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police officer tagged along with him.Initially, they were under tremendous pressure and carried out a very detailed investigation to capture the gang of murderers to provide a good explanation to their nation and the top management. Nevertheless, who would have expected that this gang of murderers was so cunning that they left no trails at all.Just when the police officers planned to expand their areas of investigation, they received a mysterious call with information that this gang had reached Osaka and were going to take an airplane back to Oskia from there. This news stunned everyone in Japan’s Homeland Security.If the gang had managed to escape, the Matsumoto family's massacre might forever be an unsolved case.By then, the Japanese Metropolitan Police Force and the Japanese Homeland Security would lose face and
“Correct! Let us surrender!”“As long as we survive, we will still be able to fight back!”Sheldon sighed on the phone and said to Rosalie, “Rosalie, go and surrender yourself. I’ll use all my might to think of a way to rescue you…”Rosalie felt a little relieved, but still, she felt a bit reluctant. Nonetheless, she nodded her head and said, “Lord Schulz, do take care of yourself … I’m afraid I can’t serve you anymore…”Sheldon was heartbroken as he replied, “Believe me, I will surely find a way to get you out!”“Yes, I believe you!”As soon as Rosalie finished speaking, she hung up the phone and informed the flight attendant, “Open the cabin door!”The flight attendant nodded and opened the four cabin doors as instructed.“Everyone, put your hands on top of your head and walk down the staircases. Should anyone not cooperate, you will be shot dead on the spot!”Rosalie sighed and then rose and spoke to everyone with a sad face, “It is fate that has brought us to work together. Take ca
After all of Schulz family’s assassins had been arrested, Japan’s Self-Defense Forces cleared the scene. The airport resumed its normal operation. Three buses with steel protective nets welded to the windows were employed, and Rosalie and the rest boarded the bus one after another.Japan’s Self-Defense Forces had placed two pairs of handcuffs on each of them, with their legs bound by shackles too in order to prevent them from escaping. Not only so, but the assassins were also separated so that each military could guard them one-on-one. On the bus, there were two seats in a row on the left and right. Each suspect who had been handcuffed would sit near the window, while every fully-armed military would sit next to each suspect to prevent them from escaping. Besides, there were another ten fully-armed military men standing by the corridor inside the bus. Any movement from any suspects would be shot dead instantly. Rosalie looked out from the window welded with steel prot
Rosalie stared fiercely at him. Although she couldn’t hear what Charlie had said, she recognized him mouthing ‘Hey, Beauty!’ effortlessly. Besides, from Charlie’s frivolous and sarcastic look, Rosalie realized that she had lost to this man. She stared at him with resentful eyes and gritted her teeth like they were almost broken.During the intersection point between the bus and the airplane, it was the shortest distance among them both and Charlie gestured a decapitating hand sign at her. This gesture immediately enraged Rosalie to the maximum level! She jumped from her seat out of the blue before yelling loudly, “D*mn you! I’ll definitely kill you with my own hands!” Charlie had better hearing than most ordinary men. Thus, he could hear her shouting very clearly. He then replied with a smile, “I’ll wait for you!”Rosalie recognized the words he was mouthing and this had further confirmed her assumptions that Charlie was the main culprit who had dragged all of
Rosalie was only twenty-one years old this year and she was actually a year younger than Sophie.Nevertheless, for the past eighteen years since her birth, Sheldon had been unaware of her existence.Rosalie’s biological mother, whose name was Yashita Harker, was the eldest daughter in the Harker family, one of the top four martial arts families. She was one of Sheldon’s bodyguards a long time ago. She wasn’t only beautiful, but she was also a very capable woman and she was an elite among the Schulz family’s bodyguards back then. She was three years older than Sheldon. When Sheldon reached fifteen years of age and had to study overseas, Lord Schulz had purposely hired Yashita from the Harker family as Sheldon’s personal bodyguard to ensure his safety. That year, Yashita had just turned eighteen. Ever since that year, she had been staying by Sheldon's side.She had accompanied him through thick and thin—she was with him during his studies and when he furthered his educatio
She instinctively felt that it was her mother’s wish for her to choose the second option. Since then, Yashita had changed Rosalie’s surname to Schulz and asked someone to recommend her to Sheldon. At first, Sheldon was ignorant about Rosalie’s birth. He only felt that this young lady was very capable and had a very bright future ahead. Moreover, she resembled Yashita very much. Rosalie kept the secret from Sheldon prudently as advised by her mother. Nevertheless, the cunning Lord Schulz was able to detect certain peculiarities. He found out that the way the young lady looked at Sheldon was different.As such, this had alerted him. He was afraid that Rosalie might be a spy sent from his rivals. Therefore, he hired someone to investigate Rosalie’s identity. Pieces of information were investigated and finally, they managed to find out the source from Yashita.When Lord Schulz suspected that Rosalie could be Sheldon’s daughter, he had instructed his subordinates to coll
“To give you some face?”The moment Lord Schulz heard this, he sighed and said, “In the world we live in, everything has its own value. There’s a saying that goes ‘the vengeance of killing someone’s father is more than heaven can bear.’ If you give that person a billion, ten billions, a hundred billions, or even a thousand billions, there is always a price which can move his heart.” He then switched to his main point. “However, the main point is that you’d have to know how much something is worth. Would you take it even if it costs you thousands of billions?”Sheldon fell into silence. Indeed, he wanted to save Rosalie very much, After all, she was his own flesh and blood. Regardless of how merciless he was, he would never want to see her die like this. Besides, she was the Schulz family’s elite and she was still very young. If he were to be able to rescue her, she would still have much to contribute to the Schulz family in the future. After taking all the points int
“Okay,” Lord Schulz replied. “You have to adjust yourself so as not to focus too much on Rosalie. The Schulz family is in deeper trouble. After your return, we will hold a meeting to discuss solutions for the next phase. If we don’t fill up all that we’ve lost, other families will be eyeing us!”“Alright, I understand!”***At that moment, the Schulz family’s notorious news in Japan spread like wildfire over Eastcliff, even reaching the Wade family, and had become the hot topic. Every family was taken aback by the news as no one had expected that the prestigious Schulz family would suffer such tremendous defeat in Japan. Despite the news being a nightmare to the Schulz’s family, it was good news to the rest. The Schulz’s family had overwhelming influence in Eastcliff. Apart from the Wade family, the rest was definitely no match for the Schulz family. The other families were in high spirits because the severe losses suffered by the Schulz family would narrow the gap with
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