Charlie took out his cell phone and called Porter who was in Syria. When the call was connected, Porter asked respectfully, “Mr. Wade, what are your instructions for me?”Charlie asked him, “Porter, can you get the best life detection systems including but not limited to military-grade life detection radar, infrared, and thermal imaging equipment?”Porter said, “Mr. Wade, infrared detection equipment and thermal imaging equipment are all standard equipment for all special soldiers in Ten Thousand Armies. As for the life detection system, this is relatively general, so I wonder what are your general needs for this system?”Charlie explained, “I don’t know much about military equipment either, but I want you to help me realize a function.”Porter replied immediately, “Please say it, Mr. Wade, and I will take note of it first.”Charlie said, “First of all, I want a device that can cover the entire Ten Thousand Armies’ base or the dead soldiers’ base that we took down in Cyprus. This
Charlie was not afraid of the four great earls from the Qing Eliminating Society. He was worried that Syria and Cyprus, which were two places that he could not keep an eye on as they were out of his reach, would suddenly be attacked by these people one day. This was especially so for Cyprus. The fate of those dead soldiers and Armed Calvary Guards as well as their families were already exceptionally tragic, so if those four great earls were to discover anything unusual, they would definitely suffer a tragic disaster. Therefore, Charlie needed Porter to make preparations in advance, especially for Cyrus. If the opponent were to follow Vera’s movement, Cyprus would definitely be a destination that the opponent would not forgo.Charlie’s intention was for Porter to seize the time to equip Cyprus with close-defense missiles so that they could use a saturated attack to blow the other party to ashes once he came knocking on their door. They would then activate the previous plan to overt
Porter also understood Charlie’s plan, so he said immediately, “Don’t worry, Mr. Wade, I will find a way to purchase the close-defense missiles immediately and then dismantle the close-defense missiles and transport them to the copper mine to be reassembled.”Charlie identified the key point in his words and blurted out, “Porter, the only possible clue to the entire plan is the close-defense missiles! Even if we destroy the entire copper mine, it’s impossible for the clues related to the copper mine to evaporate. Once the close-defense missiles are fired, we have to retreat quickly. I’m afraid there won’t be enough time for you to take down the close-defense missiles. Moreover, it will be useless even if there is time to remove the close-defense missiles as it’s impossible to clean up the fragments of the hundreds of shells that are fired in one second. Therefore, if the cleaning committee for the Qing Eliminating Society comes to investigate later, they will definitely find out that
After hearing Charlie’s instructions, Porter said without hesitation, “Don’t worry, Mr. Wade, I’ll do my best to make the arrangements before the other party comes. When the time comes, I will head to the copper mine personally to take charge and make sure that he has no way of coming back!” Charlie said, “Okay. By the way, Porter, I have one more order for you. Since the plan to overthrow the base is on the verge of being realized, I suggest that we might as well start the evacuation of the personnel in advance.”After saying that, Charlie added, “Once the other party suspects that there is something wrong with this base or wants to come to this base to look for clues, they will only use the ground as an entry point. We will open fire and kill him at the first opportunity, so there is no need for the dead soldiers underground as well as their families to continue staying underground.”“I suggest that you prepare a cargo ship now and evacuate all the dead soldiers and their familie
With that said, she sighed and added, “Well, Mr. Jothurn, there are two paths for us to take now. We can either find out exactly how Vera left Northern Europe or find out how the Armed Calvary Guards we sent disappeared in Northern Europe. I’ll be generous and let you pick one out of the two paths first.”The man in the driver’s seat was Mr. Jothurn, one of the four great earls of the Qing Eliminating Society. His name was Brody Orlen. Brody caressed the steering wheel, pursed his lips, and said, “Ladies first. I’ll let you pick first, Miss Dijo!” After saying that, he could not help but tease, “Miss Dijo, don’t forget about me if you can become Marchioness Dijo or Lady Excellency Dijo in the future!”The woman in the passenger seat was Ruby Chain, who was also known as Miss Dijo, one of the four great earls.Although Ruby was a female, she was very strong and had fought for the British Lord in the early years. Therefore, the British Lord had appointed her as Miss Dijo, and she
Ruby was well aware of Brody’s intention. He would always say things such as ‘ladies first’ in front of her to make it seem as if he was very gentlemanly, but he was actually unwilling to suffer any losses.Ruby was too lazy to be bothered with him nor did she want to owe him any favors. She would let him investigate the Armed Calvary Guards since he wanted to do so. Since she could not be bothered to take credit, she might as well take advantage of this opportunity to travel around and experience life instead. So, she said to Brody, “Mr. Jothurn, since you have chosen to investigate the Armed Calvary Guards, let’s go our separate ways here. Good luck to you.” With that said, she pushed the car door open to get out of the car.Brody hurriedly said, “Miss Dijo, there are no villages or shops here, so why are you getting out of the car? Why don’t we head to Bergen together? I’ll go to Bergen Airport to look for clues, and you can go to the port to look for clues there. The British Lo
The dead soldiers and their families had begun to evacuate quietly from the copper mine in Cyprus. They took speedboats one after the other to the high seas where a revamped cargo ship was waiting for them. With the gradual evacuation of the dead soldiers, the blasting team executed the plan to overthrow the base and began inspecting all the blasting points throughout the entire copper mine. Ever since Charlie had proposed the plan to overthrow the base, they had laid countless blasting points here, and each blasting point was calculated carefully. Once the order was given, they would install high explosives in these blasting points that could blow up the entire underground copper mine in an instant.Due to the modifications made to the copper mine for the dead soldiers, its internal space was much larger compared to an ordinary copper mine. Therefore, once the bottom of the copper mine was blown up, the entire ground would collapse, and the depth of the collapse would be at least
Although there were undercurrents surging in the Middle East, everything was still calm in Aurous Hill.After Sheldon and Yashita’s wedding, the guests from the Schulz family who had come to attend their wedding also left one after the other. Lord Schulz flew back to Madagascar reluctantly, and Jaime also prepared to return to the southwest to continue his pilgrimage. Since Sheldon had decided to settle down in Aurous Hill, he still temporarily lived in the Harker family villa after getting married. At the same time, since he had regained his freedom, he also began to look for a suitable house in Aurous Hill with Yashita. Vera never left her courtyard in Scarlet Pinnacle Manor. She spent most of her time painting aside from eating, drinking tea, and reading books.The wooden table she had asked Madam Marilyn to buy specifically for her to paint was placed in the living room on the first floor. A painting that was about three and a half meters had already taken shape on top of t
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
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