Charlie nodded with a smile. "Go to the toilet now with your phone and record a video. Tell us how you made a deal with the Rothschild family, why you were imprisoned here, and how the family used your family's power in Mexico to achieve their goals." "What?!" Gustavo blurted in shock. "They will kill me if I do so!" Charlie smiled reassuringly. "Let me finish." Gustavo quickly shut his mouth and nodded vigorously. Charlie cleared his throat and continued, "Look. Moses almost killed you yesterday. In the video, you can ask your son for help. Tell him that you nearly died in prison and that someone framed him for the murder attempt, but you didn't believe him at all." "Then, you tell them what you think about this. You say that you feel the Rothschild family wants to kill you because you are no longer useful and know too many of their dark secrets. They not only want to kill you but are also trying to frame your son." "You need to both denounce the Rothschild family for thei
To Charlie, Gustavo had lost his value after he had successfully approached Bruce. A Mexican drug lord who had lost his power and was imprisoned by the Americans on top of having a son who wanted to be killed had no practical value. He would be useless unless Charlie got him out of jail and brought him back to Mexico to help him regain control of the Sanchez family, but that was even less cost-effective for Charlie. Firstly, Gustavo was a notorious drug dealer whom Charlie did not want to get involved with, especially in terms of interests. Secondly, Gustavo had been extradited from Mexico by the U.S. government at a great expense. It was a great achievement of the government in eradicating drugs. They had to make sure that Gustavo stayed in prison for the sake of their reputation. Once he escaped from prison, it would be a great shame to the US justice system. At that time, the US government would be even more desperate to catch him. Hence, even if Gustavo returned to Mexico
Meanwhile, the online video conference of the Rothschild family had finally ended. The FBI-led investigation team rushed to Brooklyn Prison and found the secret passage shown in the video in the warden's office. The secret passage was found, and Raymond, who had been imprisoned in the underground compartment and had suffered inhumane torture and forced confession, was discovered and rescued. Although Raymond was a convicted criminal who had committed theft, for humanitarian reasons, the FBI immediately sent him to Manhattan Hospital without questioning him first after discovering him. They must first let the doctors conduct a detailed physical examination on Raymond and then determine whether Raymond was fit enough to continue serving his sentence. Besides, because he was a victim of the scandal, to ensure that he did not sue the Justice Department, the representatives from the Justice Department would meet with him behind closed doors after his examination. At that time, they
At this moment, another video was uploaded to major online platforms. The protagonist of the video was Gustavo, the heinous convicted drug lord. The American government had put a lot of effort into publicizing Gustavo's extradition to the United States for trial. As a result, almost every American knew about Gustavo's deeds. He was indeed one of the most infamous prisoners in the country. By all accounts, Gustavo had been sentenced to life without parole. It meant that he would be incarcerated in the US prison for life until he died of illness or old age. Tonight, to everyone's surprise, they suddenly saw Gustavo's selfie video on the internet. The audience came to two conclusions while watching Gustavo, who was supposed to be serving his sentence, on the screen. One was that he could use a cell phone in prison, and the other was that he could go online. This intrigued the American netizens. Furthermore, the content of Gustavo's video was even more explosive. At the beg
At this point in the video, Gustavo recalled that he was almost killed by Hector's assassins, but now, he had to remind Hector and the family members about unity and loyalty. He was full of grief and anger. If it had been up to him, he would have told his family that Hector was the one who had tried to kill him and asked them to avenge him or at least take him down from the position of head of the family. On second thought, he realized that Charlie's plan was the wisest and most efficient. Hector was now in power. Had Gustavo tried to expose Hector and force Hector's men to rebel, Hector would have ditched his hypocrisy and declared himself the true patriarch of the family. Even if the members of the Sanchez family were dissatisfied with Hector, they had no power to challenge his position as head of the family. Furthermore, the interests of the family were no longer tied to Gustavo, but to Hector. For the sake of their own interests, the other family members would not stand up
These few days, Harrison had tried his best to handle the crisis rather flawlessly. Thanks to his think tank and only by pushing Malcolm out as the family's scapegoat did he barely manage to avoid getting himself covered in filth. Just as he was relieved because of his luck, Gustavo had come out of nowhere and dragged him to hell, delivering a fatal blow to Harrison. In an instant, condemnation of Harrison flooded various social media platforms. It was beyond the Rothschild family members' imagination that Gustavo would come out and denounce them, and they panicked. It was against all the rules to make a deal with drug traffickers, to give these people prison privileges, and to receive benefits in Mexico through drug traffickers. It would have been rather acceptable had this happened in the 19th century during the Opium War. After all, everybody was a drug dealer, including the nobility and royal families. It was no big deal for the Rothschild family to be involved with drug
Meanwhile, in Jalisco, Mexico, where the headquarters of the Sanchez family was located, famous for its tequila. A mansion was an understatement when it came to describing the family's residence. They owned more than hundreds of square miles of land, and on this fertile land, they planted a large number of valuable blue agave plants and built several extremely luxurious mansions. Unlike those billion-dollar entrepreneurs on the Forbes list, the Sanchez family's net worth of several hundred billion dollars was almost entirely genuine. The net worth of entrepreneurs was often based on valuations and illiquid shares. For example, if their listed company was valued at $100 billion and the entrepreneur owned 51% of the shares, theoretically, they were worth $50 billion. However, these shares could not be sold off easily. A portion could be pledged at most, yet the money obtained from pledging shares could not be spent freely. If the business or market conditions deteriorated and the c
"What did you say?! What has happened to him? Is it bad?!" Hector, who was hoping for Gustavo's death, was so excited to hear the remarks that he sounded a little excited when he spoke. On the other end of the line, Ricardo asked skeptically, "Hector, do you not hear me clearly? Why do you sound so happy?" Hector came to his senses and realized that he had gone a little overboard. He quickly composed himself, cleared his throat, and began, "Sorry, I'm still a little fuzzy from my sleep. I dreamed that my dad was released, and I was happy about it..." Then, he hastily asked, "By the way, you said something about Dad. What's going on?" "I sent you a video." Ricardo urged, "Watch it." Hector immediately ended the call and clicked on the video. As he watched the video, he was so horrified about Gustavo being alive that he almost peed himself. He had assumed that Moses had not found a perfect chance to kill Gustavo, but as it turned out, Moses had attempted the murder and fai
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