Martha looked at the mountain of corpses piled up behind him and asked, “All your subordinates are dead, so who else are you expecting to come and save you?”Juarez blurted out, “My girlfriend! She will come for me if I don’t get back! We will be saved as long as we can stay alive until she comes!” Martha sneered and said, “I really can’t figure out how you could have been the boss for so many years with that kind of intelligence.”Having said that, she pointed above and said coldly, “Don’t forget that there are more than a hundred martial arts experts from Ten Thousand Armies outside. They will not leave until we are dead. At that time, your girlfriend will only be getting a death sentence when she comes over!”Juarez immediately fell into despair.After that, he suddenly came back to his senses and said, “No matter what it is, there is still hope of being rescued as long as we are still alive! As long as we don’t light the fire, we can buy some time! We still have a chance of s
A few minutes ago.While those vicious murderers were chattering in the underground operating room, Charlie had his subordinates settle the rescued victims before he then asked Porter, “Porter, have you prepared the things that I asked you to prepare in advance?” Porter nodded and said respectfully, “Mr. Wade, the things that you asked me to prepare are all in the trunk of my car. Do you need them now? If you need them, I’ll go and bring them over now.”“Okay.” Charlie spoke up and said, “Move the things here.”Having said that, Charlie pointed to an empty room not far away and said to Porter, “Move the things there.”“Okay, Mr. Wade.” Porter turned around and left, and he soon came over with a huge cardboard box that he had taken from the trunk of the car.Besides holding the large cardboard box with both hands, he was also carrying a heavy shopping bag in his arms.The Moutai logo was printed on that large cardboard box. This was the celebration liquor that Charlie had specia
Charlie had just poured a glass of liquor when he suddenly heard an explosion coming from the basement.The whole ground trembled with a boom!What was even more shocking was that even the room that hid the entrance to the underground operating room was emitting huge flames, which showed the power of this explosion. Charlie knew that those evildoers, including Martha, must have also been completely reduced to ashes in the billowing flames, ending their sinful lives!Charlie stopped what he was doing at this moment. He was silent for a moment before picking up the wine glass that he had just filled before raising it and saying in a low voice, “I don’t know how many innocent people have died here in vain, so I offer this glass of liquor to all of you. I hope that you can also learn that your regrets have already been avenged!”After that, he slowly poured all the liquor in the glass onto the ground with both hands. If this glass of liquor was sold to those who really needed it,
While Charlie was full of hope for the future, he was also full of vigilance and caution.The overall strength of Ten Thousand Armies was indeed very strong, but they could only be considered to be strong in the existing known world. The powerful opponents hidden in the dark were probably much stronger than Ten Thousand Armies.Therefore, Charlie felt that he would not only need to continue improving his own strength in the future, but he also had to continue linearly improving the strength of the entire Ten Thousand Armies. This way, he would at least have a better chance of winning in case of a head-on confrontation with those mysterious opponents in the future.Porter understood Charlie’s character, and he immediately expressed his attitude respectfully, “Please rest assured, Mr. Wade. I will never feel complacent because of Ten Thousand Armies’ strength, nor will I underestimate the enemy just because of my individual strength!”Charlie nodded in satisfaction and said lightly,
Moreover, he had been in the underground operating room for a long time earlier. After Rosalie had followed the other soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies here, she had been left on the ground and had not gone down. Therefore, the two of them had not had the chance to meet each other. Charlie was only finding out now that Rosalie had also come to Mexico. Rosalie looked at Charlie affectionately at this time and said shyly, “Mr. Wade, Mr. Waldron said that you have a task for everyone, and all the martial artists who are three-star martial artists and above are required to participate. I happen to be a three-star martial artist, so I flew here from Oskia.”Charlie nodded gently and asked her with a smile, “You didn’t use your real identity this time, did you?”“No.” Rosalie turned her back to the other soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies and stuck her tongue out at Charlie mischievously as she said, “I changed to a brand-new identity this time.”“Good.” Charlie smiled faintly and then h
After giving the order, Charlie raised his wine glass together with the rest and drank the strong liquor in the glass in one gulp.The Reiki in this liquor was already insignificant to Charlie, so he basically did not feel anything at all.However, it was completely different for the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies who were in front of him!These people never expected that there would be such powerful energy contained in this liquor.When they drank this glass of liquor into their stomachs in one gulp, they only felt a powerful warm current surging from their abdomens toward their elixir field!Immediately afterward, the warm current suddenly turned into a destructive surging momentum that suddenly rushed toward their eight extraordinary meridians!For martial artists, the improvement of their own strength was closely related to two elements.The first element was the number of their eight extraordinary meridians that had opened up. This was also the fundamental element to m
Sometimes, it was impossible for one to achieve the leap from a two-star martial artist to a three-star martial artist in a lifetime.Two-star martial artists were actually the ceiling for most martial artists in their lifetime. Not to mention, for three-star martial artists leaping to four-stars, from four-star martial artists to five-stars, and even from five-star martial artists to six-stars.And Charlie’s glass of liquor actually allowed more than a hundred people to achieve a leap in their cultivation in an instant, which was simply the most incredible miracle for them.As the person with the highest strength in Ten Thousand Armies, Porter turned to look at his subordinates and immediately found that most of them had achieved an improvement in their cultivation level. He was thrilled beyond measure.When he turned to look at Charlie again, aside from gratitude, there was even more awe in Porter’s eyes.He suddenly knelt on one knee, clasped one of his hands over the other a
When Hugo heard Charlie’s question, he shook his head blankly and laughed bitterly as he said, “I’m already in this situation now, so what other plans would I have in mind? I’ve only managed to live on because of you, so it’d be better for me to go back to the United States to think of other ways now...”Charlie looked at him and said very seriously, “Since you’d already planned to go all the way to Mexico to become a seaman, I think it may be difficult for you to find a suitable job when you return to the United States.” When Hugo heard this, he looked a little embarrassed and helpless.He let out a long sigh and said, “I’ll simply look for some low-end jobs if I really cannot find a suitable job. If my mother can work in a restaurant, I’m sure I can do it too.”Charlie looked at him, smiled, and said, “How about this. Since you have already come all the way here, you shouldn’t be in such a hurry to go back. Since you are a communication engineer, why don’t you join Ten Thousand
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