Charlie’s initial attitude toward this mysterious organization was to try to maintain restraint as much as possible and only do precise sniping on the global dispatch of its six planes. However, after learning about the other party’s residence in Cyprus, Charlie suddenly realized that the management model of the dead soldiers’ residence seemed impenetrable, but there was actually a breakthrough point for him.As long as he could secretly control the Section Ambassador in Cyprus and then detoxify the regular onset of the poison in the bodies of all the dead soldiers and the members of the Armed Calvary Guards in Cyprus, he would be able to destroy the mysterious organization directly without bloodshed or alerting this mysterious organization.Moreover, the whole thing was very feasible. First of all, it was not difficult for him to make an antidote. If he wanted to remove the severe poison in these people’s bodies, he only needed to use a small amount of Reiki to achieve that. It
Once he was given such an opportunity, he would certainly be confident enough to bring the Section Ambassador under his control.However, Charlie also had two plans in mind.If everything went smoothly, he would naturally be able to take down the entire base without any bloodshed. However, if he could not control the Section Ambassador, he could simply finish him off silently and then distribute the antidote to all the dead soldiers and the members of the Armed Calvary Guards. He would not have to worry about anything else, and he could let the dead soldiers and members of the Armed Calvary Guards play freely. The organization would certainly have a lot to worry about when thousands of people suddenly escaped from its control.Moreover, as Charlie was acting alone for both plans, he was absolutely certain that he would not leave any clues behind. Therefore, no matter whether he succeeded or failed, he would not let that mysterious organization follow any clues to find him.After
“Acquire a company?”Hugo was taken aback by Charlie’s words and spoke up, “Mr. Wade, it would cost at least one billion US dollars if you want to acquire a communication company with a sufficient foundation. Wouldn’t the investment be too high? I’m afraid that it’d be difficult to achieve profitability...”Charlie shook his head and said, “Profit is not the most important thing. How we can solve our immediate needs is the most important thing.”With that said, Charlie said again, “Our biggest pain at present is that we are short of time. Not to mention a year or a month, but even if it is a day or an hour, we have to try our best to fight for it. Time is far more important than money.”Charlie paused for a moment and continued, “If you want to develop at a speed beyond ordinary people, it’s necessary to change the mode of thinking that only solves the immediate needs. It is basically difficult to achieve great things if you’re stuck on how to solve the problem of recruiting people
Hugo hurriedly said, “It’s an old communication company in the United States.”Charlie asked again, “What is the current market value of the company?”Hugo thought for a moment and said, “The company was very prosperous a few years ago, and its market value exceeded ten billion dollars when it was at its peak. However, as the bubble continued to burst and its performance continued to decline, the market value should only be more than a billion US dollars when I was fired.”Charlie nodded and asked him, “How is the foundation of this company?”Hugo said, “The technical foundation of its hardware and software technology is very good, but the reason why it went downhill over the years was mainly because the market direction has not been found correctly. The person in charge made the wrong judgment in the direction of the development of communications in the market and gradually killed his own to-C side of the business. He turned to rely on his old capital to provide hardware equipment
A few hours later, Charlie and Hugo returned to the United States together. The plane landed in Providence first, and after Charlie had gotten off the plane, it took off again immediately, carrying Hugo, Albert, and Isaac to Silicon Valley.The reason why Albert and Isaac were accompanying Hugo was mainly to protect Hugo’s personal safety. After all, the purpose of his visit was to discuss a billion-dollar business deal. Moreover, it was not known whether Martha had any other unknown accomplices in the United States. Charlie felt relatively relieved with Albert and Isaac accompanying Hugo. Charlie got off the plane alone and then drove back to the hotel where he was staying with Claire.Over the next few days, he asked Kathleen to help deliver a batch of medicinal materials to him. He then refined a new batch of Healing Pills while Claire was attending classes during the day.After that, he mixed one Cultivating Pill and two Rejuvenating Pills into it and added in a large number
“Okay.” Charlie nodded slightly and asked again, “Is the speedboat prepared for me ready?”“Yes, it’s ready.” Porter said, “A speedboat equipped with six Mercury outboard engines with a maximum speed of one hundred and twenty kilometers per hour has been prepared according to your request.”Charlie said immediately, “Take me there now!”Porter then drove Charlie to a deserted coastline.At this time, a large modified pickup truck was parked on the beach. The rear of the pickup truck was facing the direction of the sea, and a six to seven-meter-long object wrapped in black tarpaulin was attached to its back. Porter lifted the tarpaulin, and a streamlined speedboat came into view. Porter asked Charlie immediately, “Mr. Wade, do you want me to go with you?”Charlie waved his hand. “I can go by myself. You can take the helicopter to board the ship to meet the others later and wait for my instructions on the ship.”Porter nodded, took a backpack out from the cabin, and said to Cha
At this moment, this cargo ship with less than 10,000 tons was sailing at full speed on the sea.The noise and ups and downs of the ship sailing made them completely unaware that a black shadow was rushing toward them quickly above the sea on their left side.This black shadow was Charlie.The Reiki beneath his feet made it feel as if he was stepping on two invisible air cushions, and the soles of his feet were always about ten centimeters away from the surface of the water. Every time Charlie stepped on the waves, there would be a splash of water under his feet. It would not only be very eye-catching if this had happened during the day, but others might also be extremely shocked when they saw this.However, the surface of the sea was pitch black at this moment. Charlie was also dressed in black, so he was completely like a ghost. Even his enemies with a keen sense of smell did not notice anything unusual.As the distance of the sea got closer, Charlie could even see a few sentr
Charlie skipped these few empty rooms. By the time he came to the door of the innermost room, the two people inside were already done. At this time, he could hear rustling inside as the two people got dressed. A man then smiled and said, “Wait for me, I will go to the cockpit to take a look.”The other person did not speak, but there was the sound of the two people kissing. There was then the sound of footsteps approaching the door from far to near. Charlie held the Soul Blade in the palm of his right hand and waited. The moment the door opened inward, he saw a middle-aged man coming out the door. Charlie rushed in at an extremely fast speed before the other party could react, strangled the opponent’s neck with his left hand, then closed the door with his foot.The opponent’s strength was already at the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm. When he saw Charlie’s instant attack to kill, he subconsciously wanted to attack with both hands.However, before he could react
Ares LLP was the biggest law firm in the States, and only the best of the best were recruited as associates.If Jimmy got to pick ten of their partners, he was basically taking a huge chunk out of their human resources.Moreover, the partners' salaries would be very expensive. With Jimmy included, eleven of them meant over a hundred million US dollars at minimum. Ares would definitely be maimed if they had to pay that much money while losing ten of their elites! Naturally, Jimmy didn't feel confident about achieving that, and he asked Charlie, "Mr. Wade… Don't you think it's too much? Would Nate even agree to that?"Charlie shrugged. "Of course he won't agree if you're the one asking, but he would definitely say yes if it were Julien."Julien almost rolled his eyes.The man was truly ruthless, ready to inflict so much damage at the drop of a hat.Worst of all, he was going to play the villain for Charlie.Still, he said confidently, "Don't worry, Mr. Wade! I will pressure him
However, Jimmy realized something important even as he sighed in relief. "Wait, Mr. Wade… I know I should settle things in the family Stateside, but won't I be arrested upon arrival?""That's Julien's department," Charlie chuckled and turned toward the man. "Tell your butler not to send the evidence to the feds. If it has reached them already, ask to have it back and tell the feds they saw nothing."Julien promptly nodded. "I'll text him right now. You have nothing to worry about, Mr. Wade."Jimmy remained worried. "But sir, I think Nate's not going to let this slide. The man is cunning—he deliberately dug a pit so we'd fall into it, and he gathered all the dirt he could on us to be used as leverage when necessary."Charlie shook his head. "That's no big deal. Julien can make sure that you're fine even if the feds get the evidence."Julien nodded nearby. "Don't worry, Mr. Wade. The decision remains in your hands, either way. Just say the word, and it's 25 to life… otherwise, not e
The fact that Jimmy was a partner in Ares LLP already meant he had skill, while Matilda had herself been retired for years and definitely had lost her touch a little. So, having someone like Jimmy who had stayed on the frontlines all this while would definitely be no issue.And in turn, it was a good thing for Jimmy as it was better than the kennels either way.Charlie then asked Jimmy pointedly, "You say you're interested, but are you sincere about it?"Jimmy nodded without hesitation. "Yes, absolutely!""No regrets? We're talking about ten years here.""None, absolutely none!""Do you know what to say if anyone asks?""Yes, of course! I chose to further my career here in Oskia, and it was absolutely voluntary! That's what I'd say even if my family asked!"Charlie nodded. "Good. Then, you will have two weeks. Go home and set your affairs in order and report in for work afterward.""No problem!" Jimmy nodded repeatedly, actually surprised and grateful that Charlie would let hi
And yet, Julien was suddenly clapping his hands, and exclaiming excitedly, "Yes, right! We should get his wife and son over too for a happy reunion!"He then paused and quickly corrected himself, "Wait, no! I mean, they should each be caged with one empty cage separating each of their cages. They can see each other and talk, but there will be no touching. How dare he flex on me—I gotta teach him a lesson to remember!"Jimmy dropped limply on his rump, and Matilda beckoned for Paul to help him up while turning toward Julien as she pursed her lips. "Please, Mr. Rothschild… Even if you don't accept his apology, don't bring his family into this. It's against Oskian tradition—you'd insult your family's name!"Julien shrugged, not hesitating to retort, "What do your traditions have to do with me? If I mean to hurt him, forget his family—I'll drag his dogs over too!"Seeing that Julien was so furious, Charlie decided to stop him, or he might actually go through with it."That's enough, J
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