The captain was so scared that he pissed his pants on the spot and cried out, “Spare me! I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything!”Then, he choked, “I’ve always been in charge of driving the cruise ship for Lord Schulz, but this time, he sent me here specifically for this task. Originally, he did not intend to rescue Miss Schulz tonight as it would not only cost a lot of money, but it would also mean getting himself into a great deal of trouble, so he deliberately set up a scheme…”Charlie frowned and asked, “What scheme?”The captain answered frankly, “According to the plan, after the ship leaves tonight, I would sail it directly to the designated location on the sea where the Maritime Self-Defense Force will be waiting in ambush there. Once we arrive at the designated location, they will immediately siege our ship and capture Miss Schulz…”Charlie was even more confused. “Capture her? But why? Why does he want Rosalie to be captured again after putting in so much effort to rescue her
The captain simply wanted to survive at this moment. So, he asked Charlie in a trembling voice, “Would you spare my life if I listened to you and obeyed everything you ask me to do?”Charlie nodded as he gave his word, “As long as you are willing to cooperate with me obediently, I will certainly spare your life. I can even arrange for you to have a new identity so that you can start a new life.”As soon as the other party heard this, he immediately said with gratitude, “I will certainly obey you, then!”Charlie was very satisfied, and he said, “Okay. You should do everything as I say, then!”Having said that, Charlie thought for a while before he said, “Since that old man, Cadfan, has already come up with his own contingency plan, you can just tell him that Rosalie has already been killed as per his contingency plan.”After that, he immediately whispered a few words into the other party’s ear.The captain then nodded before he picked up his satellite phone immediately. After draw
At this time, the captain hurriedly said, “Lord Schulz, I will set off now. I will certainly find the body and send it to the Japanese Self-Defense Force!”Cadfan replied, “You don’t need to come back if you cannot figure out a way to get this done!”“Okay, Lord Schulz!” The captain agreed immediately. After hanging up the phone, he looked at Charlie with a pleading look on his face as he said, “Sir, if Cadfan Schulz finds out that I lied to him, he will certainly hack me into a thousand pieces…”Charlie replied indifferently, “Don’t worry. Since you have already acted according to my instructions, I will naturally keep my word and honor my promise!”Having said that, Charlie continued, “The few of you should come to Aurous Hill with me tonight. I will help all of you settle down in a safe place after arriving in Aurous Hill. At that time, all of you can live incognito for a while first. After I am done dealing with the Schulz family, all of you will be able to return to your own i
When Charlie saw that Rosalie’s face was full of curiosity at this time, he smiled slightly as he said, “This story tells of a rich heir who wanted to pursue and go after a very beautiful girl. However, this rich heir was very stingy, and he did not want to spend too much money just to win this beautiful girl over. So, he put on an act as he pretended to tell this beautiful girl that he was going to buy her a Ferrari…”“After that, the rich heir bribed a Ferrari salesman and asked the salesman to help him put on a show.”“When he brought the beautiful girl with him to look at the car, the car salesman told them that there was no stock available at the moment. So, they could only place a booking first. After that, the rich heir pretended to place a deposit of one hundred thousand dollars before he received a contract for the booking of the car.”“The beautiful girl thought that the Ferrari the rich heir was buying for her was already certain, so she climbed into the rich heir’s bed t
At this time, Jasmine also walked out onto the deck and asked Charlie in surprise, “Master Wade, are these people here for me?”Charlie shook his head. “No. They are here for me.”Jasmine was even more surprised when she saw Rosalie, who was motionless as she had an arrow stuck in her leg. So, she hurriedly asked him, “Master Wade, this woman is…”Charlie looked at Rosalie before he smiled slightly and said, “This little beauty here was our enemy before this, but she should not be considered as our enemy anymore.”After he was done speaking, he raised his brows at Rosalie again before he smiled and asked, “Little beauty, am I right?”Rosalie felt a little angry and embarrassed.Although she had already seen the Schulz family’s true colors, and although Charlie had indeed saved her life, she did not have a good impression of Charlie at all.After all, Charlie was the one who had reported her companions and herself to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces in the first place.Amongst h
At this time, Rosalie simply wanted to survive first before finding out the entire truth behind the whole matter.Although she was filled with hatred for the Schulz family, she still had a last hint of fantasy.She felt that if this matter had been planned and premeditated by her grandfather, Cadfan alone, and if her father, Sheldon, had not participated in this matter and was even kept in the dark, she would certainly feel much more relieved.However, if her grandfather, Cadfan, and her father, Sheldon, were both involved in this matter, she would just cut off all ties completely with the Schulz family, then!At this point, Rosalie looked at Charlie before she pleaded in a low voice, “I can go to Aurous Hill with you, but could you allow me to call my mother first? I have to let her know that I am still alive. Otherwise, she will definitely be very worried…”Charlie did not hesitate as he blurted out, “No!”Rosalie did not expect that Charlie would simply turn down her request j
The captain hurriedly nodded.At this time, the six men that Charlie had thrown into the sea had already drowned.Their bodies had now gradually begun to sink to the bottom of the sea.Charlie brought the captain to the other cruise ship. After the captain had set the course and direction for the ship, Charlie asked the captain to return to their ship first.Then, he set the power of the ship’s engine to its maximum and drove the ship forward immediately.When Jasmine, who was on the deck of the other ship, saw the ship driving away, she was a little worried, and she shouted, “Master Wade…”As soon as her voice fell, she saw a figure suddenly jumping off the ship, jumping into the water in a perfect parabola.Right after, she saw Charlie poking his head out of the water lightly as he swam back toward their ship without any delay at all.Jasmine was worried about Charlie, and she hurriedly grabbed a bath towel. As soon as Charlie got back onto the ship, she handed the bath towel
Martial arts emphasized the accumulation, operation, and use of internal strength in the body ever since ancient times. The so-called meridians, lower belly internal breathing method, big circulatory cycle, and small circulatory cycle were all based on this theory.The overall logic of Reiki was similar to internal strength. The most obvious difference was that in addition to its accumulation, operation, and use, Reiki could also be released externally.No matter how strong a person’s internal strength was, it could only rely and depend on the person’s own body. A master with good internal strength could easily kill a big and heavy cow or even an elephant with just a single punch.But even so, he would not be able to achieve the ability to kill a mouse by using the air around him.The main reason was simply because internal strength could not be released outside.At the end of the day, internal strength could actually be considered as the entry-level low version of Reiki.As for
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