Charlie raised his brows and asked, “Porter, when did you arrive?”Porter said respectfully, “I just arrived not long ago. I quietly disembarked from the cargo ship when it was passing through the Suez Canal and changed my identity three times before I came here. After getting off the plane, I rented a car, and I’m on my way into the city now.”Charlie asked him, “Where are the others?”Porter replied, “Mr. Wade, according to your instructions, aside from me, all those involved in the plan to overthrow the base in Cyprus will not reach land in the next three to six months. They will be drifting on the ocean in the cargo ship and will only return to Syria after this matter has died down.”After saying that, Porter added, “By the way, Mr. Wade, I received some information while I was at sea these days, and I would like to report it to you in person.”Charlie smiled with satisfaction and said, “Okay. You should go to Shangri-La to look for Mr. Cameron first. I will come over and find
Charlie had long known that it would be difficult to hide the clues related to the close-defense missiles, so he had deliberately asked Porter to put all the clues of the close-defense missiles to lead to Blackwater Company in order to divert the attention.Now that Blackwater Company’s executives in the Middle East were going missing one after the other inexplicably, it must be because the Qing Eliminating Society was targeting them through the clues left behind by the close-defense missiles. Porter said to Charlie respectfully, “Mr. Wade, the information that I received is that although Blackwater Company’s executives have gone missing one after the other, their base did not show any signs of being infiltrated. These people were all targeted and only disappeared when they went out. It seems that the people from the Qing Eliminating Society have learned their lessons and no longer dare to sneak into a modern military base rashly…”Charlie nodded and said with a smile, “It’s a good
Charlie asked again, “What are the approximate strengths of these people?”Porter said, “Among them, the two most powerful ones are Zayne and Hunter, the two War Kings of Ten Thousand Armies. They had the honor of drinking the celebration wine that you gave out in Mexico last time, so they have entered the final stage of a six-star martial artist, and they are only a step away from breaking through to become a seven-star martial artist.”After saying that, Porter paused for a moment and said, “Apart from the two of them, there are many five-star martial artists and more than a dozen four-star martial artists from the remaining members of Ten Thousand Armies. The weakest of them all are also three-star martial artists.”Charlie nodded when he heard Porter’s words. It seemed that these martial artists were all basically the wealth and foundation of Ten Thousand Armies. This training would increase their strength greatly, which would allow Ten Thousand Armies to achieve a major leap
“Cyprus?” Vera asked in surprise, “Did the Qing Eliminating Society have a dead soldiers base stationed there before this?”Mr. Raven nodded slightly and said respectfully, “Yes, Miss. Qing Eliminating Society’s British Lord announced the destruction of the dead soldiers base in Cyprus directly! It is said that the other party massacred all the members of the entire dead soldiers base including more than a thousand dead soldiers and their families as well as hundreds of Armed Calvary Guards and their relatives. In addition, the other party also killed hundreds of Armed Calvary Guards and nearly a thousand of their family members at a copper refinery in Turkey, which is the upper level of the dead soldiers base!”“The other party set up a trap at the dead soldiers base in Cyprus and used an extremely powerful and fast-firing close-defense missile to kill Mr. Jothurn! The British Lord requires all personnel at the middle level and above to enter the highest alert state, and he has orde
Vera nodded and said firmly, “That’s right! Therefore, I think that the British Lord is probably lying!”Mr. Raven asked her, “Do you mean to say that this matter is fake?”Vera said firmly, “No. Since it is reported that Mr. Jothurn is dead, he must really be dead. After all, the British Lord has no reason to deliberately lie about such an important matter and disrupt the morale of the army.”With that said, Vera changed the topic and said, “However, in my opinion, the people in the dead soldiers base in Cyprus and the copper refinery in Turkey may not have been massacred as the British Lord has said. On the contrary, I believe that Charlie must have instigated the people there to rebel!”Mr. Raven was puzzled and asked, “How… How could that be possible? Although the dead soldiers and the Armed Calvary Guards hate the Qing Eliminating Society the most, they are the least likely to betray the Qing Eliminating Society. No one can detoxify the poison in their bodies, so if they betra
“The end of the Qing Eliminating Society?” When Vera heard these words, she shook her head and smiled in a self-deprecating manner as she said, “Those dead soldiers and Armed Calvary Guards are just the bottom level of the Qing Eliminating Society, and they are not even at the middle level.”After saying that, Vera added, “The real core and backbone of the Qing Eliminating Society are actually the five Military Governors of the five Military Governor Offices and the Military Governors’ confidants. They are all related to the British Lord, so they would not be able to instigate a rebellion even if they are at odds with him. Moreover, among the experts trained by the Hubbert Battalion over the years, more than half of them are from the five Military Governor Offices. No one knows how many experts there are in the five Military Governor Offices!”“In addition, no one knows how many experts there are by the British Lord’s side. Although there are still three of the four great earls, the
Holden clasped one of his hands over the other as he looked at Charlie and said, “Mr. Wade, Rosalie is still training in seclusion, and Yashita and Sheldon are not in Aurous Hill. I hope you won’t mind that their family of three has failed to come out to greet you.”Charlie nodded and asked him, “Aunt Yashita and Sheldon went out together?”Holden said, “Yes. The two of them left for Europe for their honeymoon a few days ago, and it will be a few days before they will be back.”After saying that, Holden added, “Rosalie is still training in the basement, and I haven’t had the time to inform her yet.”Charlie smiled and said, “Lord Harker, please get someone to call Rosalie to come up. I have something to tell you and Rosalie today.”Holden immediately called one of his grandchildren and said, “Go and ask Rosalie to come up to the living room. Tell her that Mr. Wade is here!”After saying that, Holden said to Charlie respectfully, “Please come with me to the living room, Mr. Wade!”
Rosalie understood what Charlie meant. Although eight-star martial artists were extremely rare, this was just one of the stops where Charlie’s fast train had stopped briefly. She was lucky enough to board this train, but she would not have much time to appreciate the scenery at this station because the train would be quickly moving on to the next stop.The next stop would be the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm!Rosalie knew that she had said too many words of gratitude, but she also turned pale and weak in front of the favor Charlie was showing to her, so she knelt on one knee, clasped one of her hands over the other firmly, and said determinedly, “I’ll definitely do my best, Mr. Wade!”Charlie nodded with a smile. Holden’s eyes had already turned red with excitement at the side.He could understand from Charlie’s words that Rosalie’s cultivation would continue to improve. Rosalie was very young, so with Charlie’s continuous help and support, it would not be lo
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