When Porter heard Charlie’s question, he explained, “Ten Thousand Armies used to be in the mercenary field, and our biggest competitors were all in the United States. So, we set up an anonymous intelligence trading network in the United States, and theoretically, anyone who feels that they have some kind of valuable information can then submit an application to sell clues and information in this intelligence network of ours.”Charlie asked curiously, “I want to know how exactly this trading network of yours operates?”Porter continued speaking, “Firstly, we searched for more suitable breakthrough subjects amongst the more elite group in all walks of life in the United States. Such subjects are generally the kind of people who have a greater desire for money or are facing a major problem with their financial situation. They would be bent on making money, and as long as the opportunity presents itself, they would never let it go.”“After finding such a person, we would then contact th
With that being said, Porter then added, “By the way, Mr. Wade, in addition to them taking the initiative to sell the intelligence to us, we will also take the initiative to occasionally acquire the information. For instance, we will push some keywords to them such as the Apothecary Restoration Pill. If we are very concerned about it, we will send the information out to our informants directly, telling them that we are currently seeking information related to the Apothecary Restoration Pill. This way, the probability of us collecting the intelligence would be higher. So, if you need to pay any attention to any aspects of intelligence in the future, you can just tell me the keywords, and I will have the person-in-charge secretly follow up on this matter and get him to release information soliciting for leads directly, then.”Charlie was grateful, and he said “Okay! This intelligence network has really exceeded my expectations! It’s excellent! Perhaps it might really be of great use in
Porter’s intelligence network quickly impressed Charlie again soon.As Porter searched for news of the Rejuvenating Pill within the intelligence network, he immediately found several pieces of intelligence information that were being sold anonymously. Porter bought all of this information and forwarded it to Charlie. Charlie then carefully sorted through this batch of intelligence information that was related to the Rejuvenating Pill, and he realized that not all of this intelligence information contained good content.There were only three relatively reliable ones. The first one was: “It’s now known that there is a divine medicine that can bring the dead back to life and rejuvenate the old. It is called the Rejuvenating Pill, and the reason why the last Queen of Northern Europe could recover from her illness was because of this medicine. This medicine comes from Oskia, and it is extremely mysterious!”The second was: “The famous Oskian-American Fengshui master, Chandler Lenna
Charlie asked him, “Since these informants of yours are developed offline, their identities are not confidential to you, right?”“Correct.” Porter explained, “We know who they are so that we can ensure that they will not make up some fake information on the intelligence network to sell to us. However, we will also do our best to protect their privacy to ensure that only we will know about it and that no one else will be able to find out about them after they sell the information to us.”As Porter spoke, he then added, “By the way, Mr. Wade, if you are interested in this intelligence network, I can send you a software installation package later. I can create a top authority management account for you so that you can operate directly on it if you want to search for any intelligence in this network in the future.”Charlie smiled and said, “That would be great, if it’s convenient.”Charlie was really eager to search for his father’s name on the system to see if he could find out any re
For the next two days, a large number of Albert’s subordinates were gathered at the airport and the high-speed railway station.They were all dressed up in various disguises, and they secretly photographed all the foreigners who entered Aurous Hill over the past two days before they then sent the photographs over to Isaac.More than ten soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies hid near The Apothecary Pharmaceutical’s factory, and they screened every suspicious person who appeared. However, after Shunpei and his team arrived in Aurous Hill, they did not go to the vicinity of The Apothecary Pharmaceutical directly. Instead, they rented a villa in the suburbs of Aurous Hill first as they were waiting for the United States to use a special channel to give them the instruments and equipment they needed for various experiments. At the same time, the popularity of the Apothecary Restoration Pill continued to rise.This was because the Americans did not dare to violate the terms of the agreeme
Several pirate forces in the Gulf of Aden had decided to combine forces to hijack six cargo ships at one go at noon on the same day.As soon as the news came out, the whole world was shocked!This included Charlie, who also received push notifications from all the major news media right away.The method employed by the pirates in the Gulf of Aden to hijack cargo ships was very simple and brutal. It was nothing more than employing the use of speedboats to intercept the slow-moving cargo ships as well as using a variety of weapons to deter the opponent and force them to give up resistance. After that, the pirates would then board the ship and control all the crew members before driving the cargo ship back to their home base as they waited for the owner of the ship to pay the ransom in order to redeem his men.This time, when they hijacked several other ships, they were met with resistance from international security personnel, and both sides suffered casualties.However, only the pr
Meanwhile, the pirate leader who had hijacked the Blue Dragon waited for more than an hour at the home base, but he did not receive any response from Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group.He was encountering this kind of indifferent attitude such as shown by Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group for the very first time in his twenty years as a pirate.Moreover, he had already been a pirate for twenty years, and this was the first time that he had ever hijacked a cargo ship with such a large tonnage. As a result, he was being ignored by the shipowner, and this immediately made him lose some patience. He paced back and forth in his command headquarters as he cursed under his breath, “This Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group must have been scared out of its mind, right? Otherwise, why haven’t they responded to my request yet?!”A soldier carrying an AK next to him spoke up, “Boss, I guess that they want to stall time for a little while so that they can bargain with you later.”“Bargain?” The pirat
The other party said coldly, “Ten Thousand Armies has now officially started armed escort services in the Gulf of Aden. If your men dare to lay hands on the cargo ships escorted by Ten Thousand Armies, Ten Thousand Armies will not be lenient with you either!”“D*mn it!” Badr had been in business for twenty years, and he had never been threatened by anyone before. He was immediately furious, and he clenched his teeth as he cursed, “I do not care if you are Ten Thousand Armies or any other mercenary organizations. The Gulf of Aden is my territory. I’ve been here for twenty years now, and no one has ever dared to talk to me like this! If you don’t let my men go now, from now on, I will kill all the people on board any cargo ships as long as they are being escorted by Ten Thousand Armies!”Badr was not afraid of Ten Thousand Armies. This was because he was a warlord in the Gulf of Aden, and he had his own team and base.He had thousands of men and dozens of ships. Every one of his sol
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