A Healing Pill was truly nothing to Charlie.If he wanted to mass-produce this kind of thing, he did not dare to say that he would be able to get it on the production line directly, but it would still be very easy for him to refine about one hundred and eighty or even two to three hundred pills a day.The reason why Charlie was not making so many of these pills was mainly so that he could ensure that this pill would remain a very valuable and priceless pill in the eyes of outsiders.Therefore, Charlie giving Hamed a pill just like that was equivalent to a fruit farmer who owned a ten-thousand-acre big orchard giving someone an apple. It was nothing worth mentioning at all.However, this was of very great significance to Hamed.Even in a peaceful world where there was no war, a person with a crippled leg would face many inconveniences. He would even regard recovering his health as the greatest wish in his life.What more, Hamed, who was a general, who would seek to survive in a wa
Charlie clasped his fist together. “Thank you then, brother.”Very soon, a heavy-duty civil helicopter slowly landed on the top of the mountain.Before the helicopter had landed completely, Gary and Isaac had already jumped out from the left and right sides of the helicopter. They hurriedly stepped forward and asked, “Young Master, are you alright?”Charlie smiled as he said, “I am standing here perfectly fine. So, does it look like I’m not okay?”As he spoke, Charlie pointed at Hamed as he told the both of them, “Come. Let me introduce you to him. This is Commander Hamed, the highest leader of the opposition force. He has studied in Oskia before, and his Oskian dialect is excellent.”The two men had a slightly awe-inspired look on their faces as they hurriedly said in unison, “Greetings, Commander Hamed!”Hamed also greeted both of them politely.Charlie looked at the time before he said, “Brother, it is already getting late. I will also have to fly all the way back to Oskia. S
The slender and long Concorde took off from the Beirut International Airport in the capital of Lebanon.The plane soared into the sky and sailed toward Oskia at the fastest speed.Autumn sat by the window on the plane as she stared out of the window in a daze.Even now, she still felt as though everything that she had experienced in the past hour or so was just like a dream.However, she secretly glanced at Charlie, who was sitting not too far away from her and resting with his eyes closed, and she could clearly feel that all of this was not just a dream. It was reality!As she thought about how Charlie had come to Syria alone and had even saved her from the brink of death, Autumn not only felt extremely grateful, but she also felt very guilty and ashamed.She felt that even after studying economics and finance for so many years, she was still so naive that she could not even see right through human nature.At first, she truly felt very ashamed of herself for abandoning her peer
Charlie said in agreement, “If you were to ask me to make a pragmatic comment, I would also say that you guys dealt with this matter in a very stupid and foolish manner. Anyway, you were right, and you were not wrong, but your mistake was that all of you took the wrong stand. If you really wanted to reduce the wars in this world, you guys should not be doing anti-war propagandas in Syria, but you should be doing so at the entrance of the White House in Washington. That is because your motherland is responsible for at least fifty percent of the wars around the world in modern society today.”Autumn nodded slightly. After that, she hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade, in truth, I wanted to tell you that I am not the kind of banana person...”Charlie asked curiously, “What is a banana person?”Autumn hurriedly replied, “Banana people refer to Oskian people like us, who were born and raised in the United States. We have the appearance, physical traits, and genes of Asians, but we share the views
As Charlie and Autumn were rushing back directly to Aurous Hill, Hamed was also rushing back to the valley in northern Syria without making any stops at all. At this time, his subordinates were all discussing this matter amongst themselves. All of them could not understand why Hamed would suddenly want to send a hostage away.Moreover, in addition to the woman hostage, there was also another man that none of them had ever seen before. They did not know where he had come from and how he had subsequently come out together with Hamed.At any rate, this was a heavily guarded military garrison. So, how could someone, who was a stranger to everyone, suddenly appear inexplicably at this place?! This was the first time that something as weird or strange as this had ever happened here.So, after Hamed had left, everyone could not wait to find out what exactly had happened just now.Hamed’s deputy immediately headed to the cellar in person as he wanted to look for some people so that he co
This… wasn’t this just a pipe dream?!Although all of them did not have much education, they still possessed some basic common sense since they were carrying guns to go to war and battle every day. For someone in Hamed’s situation, not to mention Syria, which was lacking in doctors and medications, even if he were to go to the most powerful and most developed country in the world, it would simply be impossible for him to get completely healed.However, the reality was right in front of them. Their commander, who had been a cripple, was actually walking as fast and vigorously as a normal person comfortably could now!Hamed naturally took everyone’s reaction to heart.Although he was so excited that he felt like shouting and screaming out loud, for the sake of his image and in order to ensure that he would have better control over his team, he resisted and held back the excitement that he felt inside as he pretended to be extremely calm and composed as he strode forward and headed st
Hamed’s words made these seven so-called highly-educated elite feel extremely shocked. They felt as though their whole world was instantly collapsing at this moment.Their purpose in coming to film the documentary in Syria was completely different in comparison to Autumn. They did not actually have any good intentions or purpose, nor did they truly sympathize with the people who were suffering because of the war. They were all simply hoping that they would be able to give themselves an even more powerful resume so that they would have more opportunities for achieving greater things in the hypocritical upper-class society in the West. After landing a good job in the upper-class society in the future, when everyone was toasting and drinking together at any high-end cocktail parties or receptions, they would be able to laugh and bring up the fact that they had actually gone to Syria to film a documentary on the battlefield for the sake of raising awareness among people about anti-war.
If they would have known that Charlie had the ability to take them out, why would they have bothered to be so pretentious in front of him? If they had simply been respectful toward him just now, they might have had the opportunity to leave Syria, which was a place where they were bound to get into trouble.When Hamed saw that these people were on the verge of collapse, he was too lazy to watch them make a laughingstock out of themselves. So, he simply instructed the soldiers around him, “Make them wake up at half-past five in the morning, and they will start working at six in the morning after having their breakfast. After that, they can have a half an hour break at twelve in the afternoon and another half an hour break at six in the evening. Then, they will continue working until eleven o’clock at night. Do you understand me?” Several of his subordinates immediately nodded. “Understood, Commander!”When the seven people heard this, they felt as though they wanted to bang their hea
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