One of them was holding a remote control in his hand as he kept an eye on the leader of the convoy and continued counting the time.When the convoy was less than fifty meters away from the intersection, the man activated the remote, and the green light began flashing before it quickly turned red.As the airport operated twenty-four hours a day, the volume of traffic was relatively busy. For the fleet of Tokyo Metropolitan Police, the traffic order had to be observed as well.Therefore, the first armored vehicle was stopped directly at the front of the straight road.The convoy behind also slowly came to a stop.The traffic light in this area controlled all four directions of the crossroad. Each section would turn green for about a minute each. Therefore, the wait for the red light to turn green would have taken approximately one hundred and eighty seconds.The special forces in the armored vehicle were all on standby in case any abnormalities occurred in their surroundings.Fort
Ito Residence in downtown Tokyo.Charlie and Jasmine were well prepared and ready to leave.Tonight would be a good time for them to commence their smuggling operation.This was because the Coast Guard patrol was about to perform an equipment inspection.Therefore, there would be a few hours where there were no guards at the coast.Also, the Japanese Coast Guard was strict with their entry inspection, but they were lenient with their exit inspection. This was mainly because they were placing more focus and were trying their best to do everything possible to prevent the smuggling of illegal immigrants and goods into Japan.They had little interest in the smuggling of people and goods out of Japan.Therefore, it was actually easier to leave Tokyo via this route.Yahiko had already prepared the convoy and had planned to send Charlie and Jasmine to the docks personally.Nanako too had this same idea.As much as her heart heaved heavily, hoping that Charlie would stay, she knew de
Nanako’s eyes turned red as she nodded her head. She then turned to look at Jasmine who was hugging her puppy and said, “Sister Jasmine, I wish you a safe trip. If you ever get the chance, you must come to visit me in Tokyo, alright!”Jasmine quickly replied, “Don’t worry, I definitely will! If you have time, you can also come to Aurous Hill to visit me and Cocoa!”Nanako was slightly happier after hearing that, and she said without hesitation, “Sister, don’t you worry! I will definitely visit you after I’m done with my busy schedule!”Right then, a middle-aged man walked down off the boat and said respectfully to Yahiko, “Sir, we are ready to set sail at any time.”Yahiko asked, “Where is Hashimoto Kazumi?”The other person replied, “Mr. Hashimoto Kazumi is currently detained in the cabin, and all four of his limbs were restrained. I also sent someone to look over him. There will be no mistakes.”Yahiko nodded in satisfaction and said to Charlie, “Mr. Charlie, you and Jasmine ha
Originally, Rosalie had thought of seeking revenge from that nasty man after she had successfully escaped from Japan.However, what she never dreamed of was that at the moment when she was about to leave Japan, she would actually meet the man she hated to the core on the docks!At this moment, Rosalie’s blood boiled.Her beautiful eyes that were breathtaking had turned blood-red from hatred!Her mind was only focused on one thought, and that thought was…‘Kill him! I, Rosalie Schulz, must kill him!’Charlie, who was focusing all his attention on Nanako who was sitting in the car, didn’t notice the commercial car passing by the dock.Moreover, the car had one-way tinted windows. Rosalie could see him from inside the car, but he couldn’t see her from the outside. Thus, he didn’t know that an acquaintance had passed him by.Soon, the tail of the cruise ship that Charlie was on began to stir, slowly being propelled by the rotating propeller.The yacht also slowly left the dock as
Just then, Sheldon, who was next to Cadfan, hurriedly said. “Father, this is not the time to let Rosalie divert from the plan! The most important thing right now is to come back quickly. We can think of a solution on how to handle that person later on. The problem is if Rosalie doesn’t escape now, there won’t be another opportunity in the future!”Cadfan said sternly, “No one knows the true identity of the person that Rosalie was referring to. If we let him go now, what if he becomes an enemy of the Schulz family? What if he had deliberately planned to deal with our Schulz family in secret?!”Sheldon said, “Father, we can slowly look for this person in the future. It’s not an urgent matter at the moment. Rosalie was able to meet him today, so it means that we will still have a chance to meet him in the near future as well. It is still better for Rosalie to immediately return home first!”Cadfan immediately yelled, “You *sshole! How could you not have a clear view of the current situ
After leaving the dock, the ship that Charlie was on went all the way toward the open sea.Seeing as Hashimoto was imprisoned in the cabin on the bottom floor, Charlie decided to bring Jasmine down to the cabin to visit him for a moment.The sailor on the ship took the two of them to the cabin on the bottom floor and opened one of the doors.In the room, a man wearing an expensive wool suit had his limbs firmly tied to a chair. His hands were tied to the handle of the chair, and his legs and feet were tied to the front legs of the chair. There was also a black bag covering his head.Charlie was sure that this person was Hashimoto Kazumi.As a precaution, Yahiko had ordered for the use of special round steel pipes to firmly contain each and every finger of Kazumi, fixing them onto the armrest.This way, Kazumi couldn’t bend his fingers at all, thus making sure that he had no chance of escaping.In addition to that, there was a man armed with a stun gun standing guard next to him,
“Ms… Ms. Jasmine?!”Jasmine looked at Kazumi in disgust and asked, “Mr. Kazumi must never have thought that I, Jasmine, would still be alive, right?!”Kazumi’s body began to shudder nervously.He knew that his actions of trying to murder Jasmine were heinous.Previously, Jasmine’s whereabouts were unknown, and her two assistants and driver’s bodies were all buried in the man-made accident site.Putting aside the other crimes, just killing three people was already considered an absolute felony. Under the felony of murder, most cases revolved around extremely evil scheming, and the methods used to murder were extremely cruel.As for this very moment, Jasmine was standing in front of Kazumi, well and alive. So, he immediately realized that it was Jasmine who had come for revenge!He cried and pleaded almost immediately, “Ms. Jasmine, I am not the real mastermind of your unexpected and untimely event! The real mastermind was your brother, Reuben! Everything was planned by him!”Jas
The two of them made their way to the deck, and Charlie was welcomed by the cold and calm ocean breeze. He couldn’t help but sigh.Although he had successfully rescued Jasmine and was on his way back home now, this matter was far from over.The next step would be the most important part.Tyler and Reuben, the heartless father and son. This duo had yet to be resolved.Right now, Lord Moore was pretending to have dementia to protect himself. Based on the current situation, a single person couldn’t possibly defeat the father-son duo.Once the father and son found out that he was just pretending, they would most probably kill him.So, the following steps that Charlie needed to take were to expose the true nature of Tyler and Reuben to the public. He needed to rescue Lord Moore and let Jasmine regain control of the entire Moore family group.However, after all that was said and done, he still had to face the problem of how to handle Tyler and Reuben.In Charlie’s point of view, the
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
If Charlie really did get Jimmy to stay, who knew what other rubbish Jimmy would spout.As for Jimmy, he was actually surprised Charlie was asking him to stay, and his instincts told him that Charlie definitely didn't mean well.Not only that, he was on foreign soil—wouldn't he be defenseless if Charlie called in his friends to beat him up?Hence, he shook his head without hesitation as he said, "I'm sorry, but my sister-in-law is quite keen for me to leave, so I have no reason to stay and add to her problems. And it is her big day. I can afford to let her save face instead of spilling the beans on her all at once.""Oh, but you were complaining about the lack of important people just now!" Charlie quickly interjected. "It just so happens that we have a big-shot on his way here, and he's a good friend of the groom. When I told him about you over the phone, he said to keep you here no matter what it took, since he would like to talk to you face to face."Jimmy frowned. "What, are y
And with those words, Jimmy turned to leave.Despite threatening Matilda, there was no such agreement, and he knew that Matilda was well aware of that.Regardless, the only strategy he had in mind when he came to Oskia was harassment. As such, he simply came up with a lie to make Matilda look bad in public. All it took from there was just for one person to relay what he had said—even if it were all lies, Matilda's character would still be called into question.He made himself very clear so that Matilda would understand that if she didn't give in, his family would keep hounding her to take their two pounds of flesh. Even if she wouldn't surrender the stateside estates and human resources of Smith Group Corporate Law, they would still claim a sizable chunk.But if that failed too, they would just have to destroy Matilda's reputation along with Smith Group Corporate Law.Either way, they were not letting her off easy!And reading that much from Jimmy's behavior, Matilda snapped co
Jimmy didn't expect Matilda to break down the share ownership of Smith Group Corporate Law to such detail, and he hollered as he was starting to feel embarrassed, "Now, you're just being irresponsible, Matilda. My father gave my brother a million to start the law firm in the first place, and they had agreed that the family would have a stake, albeit only at 49%, to not deny your decision-making as a startup. Or are you denying it?"Matilda immediately became furious and snapped, "Bullshit! That was just a loan of one million, and the agreed term was three years. However, your brother returned it in one! I even asked him to return the money with every single one of his siblings watching, since you might all get skeptical, yet suddenly, you're calling it an investment?""You said he's returned it? Well, what proof do you have?" Jimmy quickly shot back. "Our entire family can testify that the money hasn't come back to us!""So, this is how you're going to play it?" Matilda smirked. "Th
In the first place, Jimmy had come to Oskia to claim a stake in Smith Group Corporate Law, ideally strong-arming Paul and Matilda into splitting the firm in two, with Jimmy taking everything in the States while Paul kept what was left.The way Jimmy saw it, Paul and Matilda were going to be permanently residing in Oskia anyway. There was no way they could manage things over in another country properly, so it was basically returning the firm to the rightful owner.Naturally, Jimmy also knew that despite bearing the Smith family name, the success of Smith Group Corporate Law was all the work of Jimmy's brother and Matilda. Jimmy's father had helped to a certain extent, but that extent of financial support wouldn't amount to an investment at all. No judge in the world would support his claim to the law firm's shares.Therefore, when he learned that Matilda was remarrying, he thought he could seize the moment to cause a scene. Nothing could be better if she and Paul decided to sacrifice
Jimmy deliberately raised his voice as he said coolly, "Oh, but I didn't want to intervene. It's you and your mother who left the States in a split second, taking with you the law firm which bears the Smith family name. Don't you think such behavior is inappropriate?"Seeing the surprised reactions of the guests, Paul promptly retorted, "The law firm uses the Smith family name, but it is my parents' legacy! They worked blood and sweat to build it from the ground up, and as their only son, I have a veto when it comes to decisions. Or did we need your permission to move to Oskia?""Where's your conscience, Paul?" Jimmy pursed his lips. "Even if you don't know how Smith Group Corporate Law was founded, is that the case for you? It would have been a joke if it weren't for my father's connections!"Hell, it's no exaggeration that it was my father who fought to expand the law firm across America, and just using the family name means you're borrowing the family's influence. The family hono
The blonde man's voice drew everyone's attention in an instant.Despite his foreign appearance, he spoke Oskian fluently and walked with a haughty gait, almost as though he was above the rest.Paul's expression turned grim the instant he saw him, and he hurried over with Charlie.Still, before Paul could speak, Charlie stopped him, frowning at the man as he said, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to come slinging personal attacks at someone else's wedding?"The man clearly didn't know Charlie, and he wasn't worried, seeing that he was young.Snorting in disdain, he asked, "You must be from the groom's family, yes? Please tell him that he doesn't deserve my sister-in-law.""It's up to the happy couple to decide that," Charlie retorted quietly. "Deserving someone is no issue as long as they both love each other."The man pursed his lips and looked pointedly around him. "Just look at how simple this wedding is. Forget picking an unassuming city like Aurous Hill—is there a single