Janus and Quinn were completely stunned.Quinn had absolutely no idea about what was going on. Meanwhile, Janus could not understand why the group that had come in with murderous intent was now kneeling and begging for mercy as soon as they had seen Charlie. Janus, Quinn, and Dorothy had no idea what had brought upon Kazuo’s fear. They could not understand why Kazuo was scared to death upon seeing Charlie.Kazuo could feel the abnormal heartbeat in his heart, and his heart rate became so fast that it hurt badly.He could not help recalling the shocking scene he had witnessed on Mount Wintry that day. Charlie had merely used a small stone and easily killed a War King by kicking the stone at him. Charlie could easily end their lives if he was unhappy!Kazuo had no choice but to keep begging for mercy. He hoped that Charlie would spare their lives.Charlie then spoke with a playful smile, “Kazuo, right? Close the door first.” Kazuo nodded pathetically and hurriedly stood up befor
Charlie nodded before he spoke, “To tell you the truth, one of the masterminds behind this incident today is here now. He is Homer Fox from the New York Fox family.”“I would like you to help me kidnap him and take him away according to the plan you’ve just mentioned. Transport him to the port, but not to Finley George. I will arrange for someone to contact you and take him away. Once this is done, the eight of you will follow my men and leave. They will keep you safe.”Kazuo had never met Homer Fox in person. However, he was aware of the New York Fox family’s reputation and strength.The Fox family was powerful, and even the Ito family from Japan was incomparable to them. Despite that, Charlie had ordered him to capture the Fox family’s eldest young master, and this scared him to death.He cried and hurriedly pleaded, “Master Wade... We Iga ninjas are already surviving in the cracks! Provoking the Fox family would probably bring disaster to us...”Charlie sneered and warned him s
Charlie wanted to ensure his plan was in order. He had received Homer’s profile on his phone from Porter earlier, and he opened it. Then, he clicked on Homer’s photo and handed his phone over to Kazuo and his men.He urged them, “Remember this man’s face carefully. If he comes over with his men later, you can wait until he comes in before killing all of his men. If he comes alone, kidnap him right away and bring him to me. Understand?”Kazuo dared not delay his response, and he hurriedly nodded as he said, “Master Wade, please rest assured! I understand...”Charlie nodded and added, “If he has sent someone to come and check on the situation, you don’t have to do anything. Just let them in.”“Understood!” Kazuo solemnly agreed and stared at Homer’s photo carefully. Finally, he said, “Master Wade, I have memorized Homer’s face!” Charlie nodded slightly and waved his hand. “Since you have memorized it clearly, you may leave now.”Kazuo let out a sigh of relief, and he hurriedly sai
Charlie agreed, “That's right. I also suspect that Finley has been hiding in the Fox family.”Janus smacked his lips and said, “Since you plan to let these ninjas kidnap Homer, you might as well let your men keep these ninjas under control. Tell the ninjas to demand a huge ransom from the Fox family first before disappearing. After that, the Fox family will assume that the ninjas are the ones who kidnapped Homer. Then, they will follow the ninja’s trail and continue the investigation.”“Once they uncover the ninjas’ identity, they will head to Japan to search for their whereabouts. However, they will not be able to find them while the ninjas are still in your hand. They will find the ninjas family and interrogate them only to learn that Finley is the one who hired them.”“As a result, the Fox family will think that Finley is the one who hired these ninjas to kidnap Homer. When the Fox family interrogates Finley, Finley will not be able to explain himself.”“Finley will panic once t
Charlie was impressed with Janus’s suggestion, and he exclaimed, “Janus, your idea is brilliant! I’ll go with that!”At the same time, Dorothy could not help but say, “Mr. Wade... Didn’t Kazuo just say that that scum, Finley, is waiting for him at the port? Why don’t we catch Homer here and catch Finley at the port? Why go through so much trouble?”Janus smiled and explained, “Miss Dorothy, reality is different from the movies. In the movie ‘Young and Dangerous’, the main character often takes his men to kill people everywhere. However, this is very rare in reality. Most crime organizations have a strict internal hierarchy and clear segregation of duties. Everyone has their designated role in the organization. Those who are assigned to fight will fight, but those assigned to think will only use their brains. Why would the commander put himself in danger?”Charlie nodded as well. “If Finley were to personally meet the Iga ninjas at the port, he wouldn’t have survived until today. In
If Quinn did not show up, Homer would tell the two presidents on stage to invite the guest to appear. Homer would use the excuse of saying that the guest might not have heard his speech and urge the two presidents to search for Quinn in the lounge.Afterward, the two presidents would only find a bunch of corpses lying around the lounge with Quinn nowhere to be found in the lounge.As a result, the scene would become a mess. As the host, Homer would have to stay calm in the face of danger. Homer would immediately call the police upon seeing the tragic incident. He would ask his men to seal the ballroom and prevent the suspects from escaping.After that, many police officers would arrive quickly and investigate the crime scene. They would find Fisher as the major suspect and take him back for interrogation. Finally, the case’s direction would be driven in Fisher’s direction and led away from Homer.Everything was planned precisely in a series of events. That was why Homer was particu
Harper broke out in cold sweat upon hearing that.He was horrified and secretly thought, ‘Quinn is leaving? If she leaves, won’t Master and Finley’s plan be in vain?!’As Homer’s most trusted assistant, Harper knew almost everything about Homer. When Finley had secretly flown to New York, Harper was the one who had gone to JFK to take him back to the Fox family.Harper was well-aware of Homer’s plan today, so he could not allow Quinn to leave just yet. He tried to stall them, and he said, “No signal? That’s impossible! Is there a misunderstanding here?”Charlie firmly said, “Our bodyguards told us that the walkie-talkie and phone signals suddenly disappeared, which was very weird. They’ve just left to inform the bodyguards outside. They’ll come and take Miss Golding away soon.”With that being said, Charlie put on a stern face and explained, “Even if this is a misunderstanding, we can’t risk Miss Golding’s safety! Please understand!”Harper hurriedly said, “Umm... Please stay cal
He had no idea what the ninjas were doing, but he could not allow Quinn to just leave like that. Otherwise, it would be hard for him to find another chance like this again!He could barely think rationally, and he called Harper at once, “Let’s go! You’re coming with me!”Homer only cared about making Quinn stay. He would think of a way to contact the group of ninjas later and see if things could be salvaged. He never considered that this might be a trap against him.After all, he was in the Fox family’s territory. He was not worried about any danger here. Homer wanted to keep his deeds discrete, so the fewer people who knew about this, the better. Thus, he hurriedly rushed to the lounge with only Harper.Homer soon arrived at the guest lounge and saw Quinn standing in front of the room accompanied by Charlie and the others.Homer knew Quinn intended to leave, so he asked, “Oh, Miss Golding, what’s wrong? Why do you want to leave so suddenly? I’m going up on stage to give a speec
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
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he