As Charlie was returning to Hamed’s base by helicopter, Hamed, who had learned of Charlie’s return trip in advance, could not wait to come out and greet him. As soon as Charlie got off the helicopter, he could not wait any longer, and he came forward as he asked, “Brother! My scouts said that they seem to have seen the soldiers from the government capturing all of the people from Ten Thousand Armies through the drones. What is going on?”Charlie smiled faintly and said, “The government has already fallen out with Ten Thousand Armies. All of the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies have already been captured, and the government has also agreed to a truce with you. In the future, you should try to mind your own business and maintain a neutral stance with them as much as possible if there are no special circumstances.”Hamed was suddenly a little dumbfounded, and he spoke up and asked, “Brother… why did the government suddenly have a fallout with Ten Thousand Armies? This… this is all to
Most of the infantry had already left in the vehicles, and the original artillery and armored vehicles had already withdrawn to the capital, leaving only a few soldiers behind to pack up the tents and materials such as the prefabricated modular homes. At this time, Hamed’s adjutant came to give a report, claiming that a helicopter was approaching the base. Hamed knew that it must be Sayid, who was coming to sign the armistice. So, he instructed his adjutant to bring the other party to his headquarters directly after his arrival.Very soon, a few soldiers brought both Sayid and Zayne into the headquarters.The first thing that Sayid did as soon as he saw Charlie was to bow respectfully and say, “Master Wade, sorry to keep you waiting!”Charlie smiled faintly. “It’s okay. How is the situation on your side?”Sayid hurriedly said, “Most of the officers from Ten Thousand Armies have already confessed. We have gathered a large amount of evidence, and we are handing this evidence to t
Zayne had revealed everything that he knew about Ten Thousand Armies without any reservations in his confession.Charlie skipped the part of Zayne’s confession where he spoke about their attempt and plot against Syria this time because he already knew all about this. However, what he was even more curious about was the exact situation within Ten Thousand Armies. According to Zayne’s confession, the founder of Ten Thousand Armies was a man named Porter Waldron. The main reason why he could form Ten Thousand Armies at such a young age and develop and grow the organization was all thanks to a noble person whom he had met overseas back then. The identity of this noble man was very mysterious, and the vast majority of the soldiers in Ten Thousand Armies did not even know of his existence at all. Only Porter and a few of the other core members of Ten Thousand Armies knew of his identity, and they respectfully referred to him as the founder.The real identity of this founder was actual
Was it Lord Jeremiah Wade? Or could it be his eldest uncle, Clayton, or some other member of the Wade family?In Charlie’s opinion, Porter was about the same age as himself. So, if it was really the Wade family who had caused his parents’ deaths, this must have happened at least ten to twenty years ago.At that time, in addition to his grandfather and uncle, there was another mainstay in the Wade family, and that was his own father, Curtis. Therefore, Charlie could not help but secretly wonder if Porter’s enemy could be his own father? However, Zayne would not know the answer to this question. So, it would be pointless for Charlie to ask him about it.Immediately after that, Charlie suddenly thought of the Wade family’s upcoming ancestor worship ceremony. If Porter suddenly decided to seek revenge on the Wade family at this time, could it be that he had specifically chosen to seek his revenge during the ancestor worship ceremony, then?After all, this was a grand ceremony tha
Charlie could not help but frown when he heard Stephen’s words, and he asked rhetorically, “Since that Leonardo Waldron was the one who took the initiative to provoke my father and since my father defeated him in a just and fair manner, what has the fact that Leonardo Waldron who could not accept his own failure and decided to commit suicide have anything to do with my father?”After saying that, Charlie then said firmly, “My father does not have even a shred of responsibility for his death at all! As for the fact that his wife took poison and committed suicide, that is even more unrelated to my father, then! If Leonardo Waldron had not been so cowardly and chosen to commit suicide, his wife would not have chosen to die together with him either. So, Leonardo Waldron should be held responsible for his wife’s death! What does it have to do with my father?”Stephen sighed and said, “Young Master, your father has always been a very benevolent and righteous man. There have been many cases
Stephen hesitated for a moment before he persuaded, “Young Master, it would be better for you to attend if you are not too busy. Otherwise, I’m afraid that it would be a little awkward and difficult to explain your absence, then.”“No.” Charlie spoke with firm determination, “I do not want to have so much involvement with the Wade family. The ancestor worship ceremony this time is a private event. Besides that, I will be able to pay my respects to my parents, and that is the reason why I agreed to participate in the event. I will not be coming along to participate in any other events.”“Okay.” Stephen knew that it would be very difficult for him to persuade Charlie. So, he asked, “Young Master, when will you be coming over, then?”Charlie said indifferently, “I will arrive in Eastcliff on April 3rd.”“Okay!” Stephen said excitedly, “I will come and pick you up at the airport, then!”Charlie casually said, “We will talk about it again then. Mr. Thompson, there is still something th
By the time they left Hamed’s headquarters together, Hamed’s adjutant had also brought Sheldon, who was tied up, out of the bunker.Since there had been a war going on a few days ago, Hamed had been afraid that Sheldon would cause trouble or try to escape, and so, he had ordered his men to tie Sheldon up.Furthermore, Sheldon had also been locked up in the dark bunker because of the war, and he had not seen the sunlight for several days. He looked extremely disheveled, pale, and there was no color on his complexion at all.At this time, there was only the sunset outside, and Sheldon felt as if he was being reborn when he felt the golden rays falling upon him.He could not see Charlie clearly under the stimulation of the light, but he felt extremely emotional as he faced the setting sun and felt the warmth of the sun shining upon his body. In the past, Sheldon would never have dreamt that as the son of the extremely wealthy Schulz family, he would one day fall to the point where h
Charlie nodded. “Let’s go. We still have to catch a flight to Beirut.”Charlie brought Zayne and Sheldon with him up onto Sayid’s helicopter. He then waved goodbye to Hamed and Sayid. The helicopter quickly took off and rushed to Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.At this time, Jeremiah’s subordinate, Gary, was already waiting anxiously in Beirut. He knew that Charlie’s trip this time was very dangerous. Moreover, Hamed and the government were in a stalemate, and there were tens of thousands of men surrounding Hamed’s base. The outside world had not received news of the peace negotiation between the two parties yet, and so, Gary was afraid that Charlie would be able to enter the base but could not come out.After the helicopter had taken off, Charlie called Gary and told him to hurry up and arrange for the Concorde’s flight crew to get ready for take off and that they would be taking off immediately in an hour. Gary was surprised and asked, “Young… Young Master, you’ve already left
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