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
“There’s nothing unsafe about it.” Vera said seriously, “They won’t be able to do anything. Even if they thought hard for a whole year, it would be impossible for them to think that after I was almost captured by them, I would come to Aurous Hill to study at a university instead of finding a remote location to hide. This will be very surprising for them.”Mr. Raven sighed and said respectfully, “Miss, please forgive me if I am overstepping my boundaries. It’s definitely a good idea if you take refuge in Scarlet Pinnacle Manor, but you will come into contact with a lot of people at once if you attend university. Even though they are all university students, you will still be at risk as long as you increase your exposure!” Vera nodded and said, “I understand this reasoning, but I don’t have any other way now. It’s simply a fantasy for me to go against the Qing Eliminating Society with the resources and strength I can gather now. I don’t want to hide for the rest of my life, so the onl
Caden’s body tensed up nervously when he heard Charlie’s voice. He stepped forward to greet Charlie when he saw him coming in and then knelt at a distance of two to three meters away from Charlie as he said gratefully, “Thank you for your support, Master Wade!”After receiving the pill given by Charlie, Caden had successfully entered the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm that he had been dreaming of after a short period of seclusion. When Caden knelt before Charlie, this attracted the attention of many patients who were here to see the doctor. They wondered why the old man was kneeling to such a young man.Charlie shook his head helplessly, stepped forward, and helped Caden up as he whispered, “Don’t call me Master Wade or kneel in front of me in front of outsiders in the future.”Caden thought that Charlie was being polite to him, so he hurriedly said, “Master Wade, you have shown great kindness to me, so isn’t it only natural for me to pay my respects to you?”Ch
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
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