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At 8 a.m., Ailin discovered that Masashi wasn’t in his room.Where could he have gone?Thinking about last night's phone call, a sense of unease rose in Ailin’s heart.She had considered calling the police but quickly dismissed the idea. Adams had been trafficking arms for so many years; if the authorities could do anything, they would have caught him long ago. How could he still be walking free?Now, her only hope was that strange young man. Perhaps he truly had a way to resolve this.But as she thought…-
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Saturday, an ordinary Saturday, but for most members of the Defoe family, it was an extraordinary weekend.Today marked the reading of the will of Montreux Defoe, the late head of the Defoe family.Montreux controlled nearly 40% of Diabo Group's shares, and the fate of these shares would directly influence the destiny of many individuals.Since Masashi was not a member of the Defoe family, he waited outside the room on his own accord.Half an hour later, the door opened, and dozens of Defoe family members…
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"Lin, have you... seen Lei?" At 8 a.m., Amy, dressed in cartoon pajamas and rubbing her eyes, walked into the living room and asked Ailin, who was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper."Amy, you're up so early? Come and have breakfast," Ailin said gently.Amy nodded and walked to a chair at the dining table to sit down.After taking a sip of milk, Amy turned to Ailin and asked, "Lin, where... is Lei?""Uh, he went out. He should be back soon," Ailin explained.Hearing her answer, Amy said nothing more and…
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Although she didn’t know what had transpired between the two men in the room, seeing Adams' expression, Ailin couldn’t help but approach Masashi and ask what he had said to Adams.Masashi repeated their conversation verbatim, causing the mixed-race beauty to widen her eyes in disbelief."Are you out of your mind? With the kind of person Adams is, he absolutely won’t let this go." If it weren’t for the people nearby, she might have shouted out loud."Does it matter? From the moment I got involved in…
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After a lavish lunch, the family members gathered around with their afternoon tea, splitting into small groups for conversation. Masashi found these family gatherings rather dull and, if given a choice, would have preferred to take an afternoon nap.Next to him, Amy was full of energy, watching TV. It seemed that after crying earlier, her mood had improved quite a bit. Rolando, along with Ailin and two other young members, were in deep conversation. As was often the case with businesspeople, their…
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If the value of a person in the material world is measured by the wealth they possess, then the value of a person’s spirit is determined by the number of people who shed sincere tears at their funeral, rather than merely the number of attendees. After all, some attendees may not come to mourn. For instance, a creditor might attend the funeral of someone who passed before repaying a debt, just to have one last word over the body.By this standard, Montreux was clearly a man of mixed reputation and…
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Seeing Amy hiding behind Masashi, Rolando seemed slightly surprised. As he approached her, the little girl immediately withdrew further behind Masashi, too scared to show her face. Seeing this, Rolando stopped in his tracks.“Ailin, is Amy unhurt?” Rolando turned to Ailin.“She’s fine, maybe just a bit shaken from last night’s incident,” Ailin replied, noting that Amy seemed afraid of Rolando.“As long as she’s not hurt.” The middle-aged man nodded.“Ailin, has Mr. Bacon mentioned the…
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Masashi’s first reaction was to kick open the door. Inside the large room, dimly lit by a single energy-saving lamp, he saw Ailin clutching Amy tightly in the corner of the bed. A prominent bullet hole marked the floor-to-ceiling glass window.It was a sniper. Judging by the gunshot, the sniper was likely within five hundred meters.Masashi had faced snipers many times in the Black Dragon organization, and he knew the sniper might still be nearby. Without hesitation, he flung something sideways, hitting…
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Switzerland is a small, landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, Italy to the south, France to the west, and Germany to the north. With a population of around 7.09 million and an area of only 41,284 square kilometers, it is world-renowned as a kingdom of watches. Its picturesque scenery, unique status as a “permanent neutral country,” and the Swiss banking system's famous “banking secrecy” laws attract countless billionaires to deposit their money…
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“Lei Yin, why did you bring us to a place like this?” Ailin asked in confusion.After dinner, Masashi had brought them to a poor area.“Miss, you haven’t forgotten, have you? Your passport was taken by those guys. If you don’t make a new one, how are you going to board the plane?”“But is there enough time?” The mixed-race beauty only now remembered this issue.“As long as you have money, there’s enough time. When we go inside, don’t say anything—leave it all to me,” Masashi said,…
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