After the eight stevedores had been killed, the killer who was disguised as a stevedore walked out of the cabin very calmly.After coming out, he locked the huge hatch skillfully and took the lift down to the ground.After a rendezvous with his other seven companions who had come down earlier, the eight of them transformed into stevedores directly and drove the transport truck that had just been filled with pallets away in an orderly manner.At this time, the pilots of the Boeing 777 had already started to apply for an immediate take-off to Cyprus from the control tower.Since the plane’s original flight plan was to return immediately after loading, the control tower did not have any doubts and allowed the plane to take off directly. The plane then restarted the engine with the eight corpses in it as it taxied toward the end of the runway. It soon took off and disappeared into the dark night.At the same time, after completing their stealth operation, the eight fake stevedores dro
No one noticed anything unusual. The driver stepped on the accelerator, and the motor-driven truck only made the slight sound of a motor rotating, After the car left the airport, it did not drive in the direction of the city but all the way toward the southwest, into the suburbs south of Bergen. Due to the narrow topography from north to south and the fact that most of the land in Northern Europe was within the Arctic Circle, Northern Europe was relatively weak in agriculture.However, Bergen was located in the southern part of Northern Europe where the weather was considerably mild and the terrain somewhat flat, so most of the suburbs here were farms of a certain scale.The degree of agricultural modernization in the west was rather high, so in the suburbs of Bergen, there were a few concentrated communities. The farms occupied a relatively large area, and all the residents here were also scattered, so there would only be one household every hundred of kilometers.Charlie, who
The other seven people had serious expressions, and they could not hide their excitement as they said, “Don’t worry, Commander. We will definitely do our best and not let the British Lord down!”“Okay!” The man they addressed as the commander laughed boldly and said, “Brothers, tonight is the night that we build up our achievements!” After saying that, he looked at the driver and said, “Little 4, according to the plan, the van will be parked here temporarily. You can sneak over with us, and if the mission goes well, you will come back to drive the van in the middle of the mission.”The driver said without hesitation, “Okay, Commander! I’ve got it!”The commander nodded and said loudly, “Okay! Get out of the car!”With his command, the tailgate of the cargo box was opened, and the eight assassins dressed in black, holding black guns, and wearing black masks, jumped out of the van silently. They then quickly disappeared into the farmland beside the road as they moved quickly and si
Porter said to Charlie over the headset, “Mr. Wade, can you be sure that the plane flying to Sweden is being sent to pick them up and not to send another group of people to Sweden for another mission? I’m afraid that they might have some other operations in Sweden.”Charlie said, “I overheard their conversation just now. The main reason why they came this time is not to kill but to bring back a target who is important to this organization. So, they must have a safe retreat path, and the plane they came on has already gone back to avoid exposure. Therefore, I speculate that the plane flying to Sweden is coming here to pick them up.”With that said, Charlie said again, “Besides, there is no border control for land transportation between European Union countries. The convenience of driving from country to country is as simple as commuting between two provinces in the country. However, although everyone in the European Union countries and law enforcement agencies serves their respective
Charlie laughed and said, “Chief Merlin and I think the same. I just want to follow this clue now and seize the opportunity to teach them a few more lessons. Once they encounter frequent regimented failures, they will not only doubt life, but they will also lack confidence and restrain themselves for a long time in the future.”As Charlie spoke of this, he had an austere expression, and he said coldly, “Although I haven’t met their so-called British Lord, from 547’s description, it’s not too difficult to analyze this person’s character. This person must be extremely confident and conceited, and he must also rarely encounter defeat because his strength is indeed strong enough. I want this extremely conceited person to be forced to realize an eternal truth, and that is that there are always people who are stronger in this world!” Psychological warfare had always been a point that Charlie attached great importance to. A long time ago, he had flattened the entire Elite Vault Enterpris
At this moment, there was still more than an hour left before dawn.The old man looked at the time and returned to the villa anxiously. He knocked gently outside the door of the study room on the first floor and said respectfully, “Miss.”A very young, even childish girl’s voice came from inside. “Come in.”The old man said respectfully, “Yes, Miss!”He opened the door gently after speaking.Although this villa looked like a western detached house as a whole, the interior was in ancient Oskian style.A young girl with a very beautiful and fragile appearance in the study room was sitting in front of a top-grade Lexington desk. She was reading an ancient yellowing book with fascination.The young girl looked incomparably exquisite, and her facial features were simply faultless. Even her long and curved eyelashes were unbelievably perfect. She was wearing an Oskian-style skirt with embroidery paired with a blouse that was embroidered with auspicious clouds in all directions, whic
The girl nodded without saying a word and then frowned intensely as she looked at the remaining six copper coins from earlier.At this time, the girl had just taken the coins in a diagonal line from the upper left to the lower right of the previous nine copper coins. The remaining six copper coins presented two triangles at the lower left and upper right.She grabbed the three copper coins on the lower left and hurriedly threw them on the table as she said with an even more horrified expression, “The hexagram is extremely bloody. There must be a killing here today...”Having said that, she could not help but mutter, “That cannot be right... I drew up a hexagram last night, and although it indicated that I will be facing doom, it was not dangerous...”After saying that, she quickly grabbed the three remaining copper coins and threw them on the table.However, due to her nervousness, one of the copper coins fell from the table to the ground due to excessive force. After the girl l
Charlie’s words caused the ten people in the study room to be shocked beyond belief.The leader turned around, and when he saw Charlie appearing alone at the entrance of the study room, he frowned and asked, “Who are you?”“Me?” Charlie snorted and said, “I’m someone that eight of you combined cannot afford to offend.”The man was stunned for a moment before laughing contemptuously and saying, “What a joke! Don’t brag so easily. You think you can fight all eight of us alone? Do you know of my origin?”Charlie nodded and said with a smile, “I know. Aren’t you the commander of the Armed Calvary Guard? Not to mention the eight of you, but so what even if there are eighty of you?”The man did not expect that Charlie would know about his background. His surprised expression instantly became dark, and he said coldly with murderous intent in his eyes, “Young man, you’re really courting death!”With that said, he raised his gun immediately and aimed it at Charlie to pull the trigger.Ch
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