Charlie thought about Vera's theory before speaking, "I've always had the feeling that the Qing Eliminating Society would eventually catch on that the airline had exposed them, but I presumed we could gather as much information as we could before they realized it."I didn't expect them to go into hiding after the death of the Four Earls either. They must have been reflecting on the recent turn of events and soon noticed what the issue was."Pausing, he then continued, "Still, it's strange. They could have just carried on like nothing went wrong, even if they noticed the leak, which would keep us fooled. Selling it was simply unnecessary, as you have put it."Vera shrugged. "We won't be able to tell what they're up to so soon, but I think we must still keep a close eye on that airline company and whatever flights they are planning."Charlie nodded. "Sure. We have nothing much to go on either, but that airline is the most valuable source we have. They will inevitably move personnel a

Meanwhile, Jennie didn't wait and wired a billion USD in cryptocurrency to the Ten Thousand Armies' account in just half a day.It was no exaggeration either—she had managed the family's funds aplenty, but never once had she made a payment this much or this quickly.This was mainly because Harrison's promise motivated her.Despite facing the pushy cameramen and nosy journalists, Jennie was actually excited, almost as if she were already the nation's most beloved mother and wife.And Harrison held up his end of the bargain too, utilizing the Rothschild's ability to manipulate public sentiment to great effect.The instant Jennie paid the ransom, every major American media outlet promptly covered the ransom case in extreme detail, and it started trending in every state once it was published.Before long, the media directed the focus to Jennie, and so, the public was soon enthralled by her strong-willed response to the ransom.All at once, the story of Jennie's valiant bid to rescue

Seeing the push notification, Julien blurted, "That was quick! I literally read the BBC barely moments ago…""BBC?" Charlie asked in curiosity. "What is it about? Could they be covering the Whittakers?""Exactly!" Julien replied as he quickly swiped through the article. "Jennie Whittaker seems to have given a full exclusive, with an interview and her photos plastered all over the article. She's definitely smart—she hasn't even paid the ransom, but she's getting all the media attention."Charlie chuckled, not particularly surprised, even though he hadn't read the article. "It is one billion USD, after all. Can't blame her if she wants to buy good press with that."Julien sighed, shaking his head. "Yeah, but she wouldn't know how her family's kidnappers would react. Isn't she worried that going to the media would upset them and drive them to kill her family?"Passing Charlie his phone, he continued, "Check it out. All the photos are taken in her home—she might have gone to them as e

Charlie simply smiled and didn't respond to Julien's question.After all, the reason Helena had managed to shorten the time needed to build the AI module from a couple of years to just a month was because she had offered Harrison the right to purchase half a Healing Pill for fifty billion USD.There was no question that it was the chief reason that motivated Harrison to invest all the resources he had in the project, making possible what was supposed to be impossible before.Given how strongly he felt about the Healing Pill, he most definitely would travel to Europe personally to pass Helena the AI module and make the purchase.In fact, Charlie was positive he would take the half-pill on the spot.Still, that wasn't good news for Julien. His father would live longer the more pills he consumed, while he had even less chance of succeeding him in this lifetime.Raising his glass at Julien, Charlie smiled, "Come, let's drink to your safe journey home."Seeing that Charlie was changi

After dinner, Julien reluctantly left to prepare for this journey back to the States.As for Charlie, he sent Raymond back to Antique Street while asking Albert to post some guards at Treasure Measure to prevent trouble.After that, he called Helena to confirm when he would be traveling to Europe.She also informed Charlie that the AI module would be put through a comprehensive test by tomorrow. Since it was replicated out of the Silicon Valley, it wouldn't cause much delay, with the finer details estimated to be combed through in a couple of days before it could be handed over in three.As the first party, Helena would be there personally, just as Harrison would be there incognito as the representative of the second party.After learning that Charlie would be traveling to Europe, once Helena was done reporting, she couldn't help asking, "Are you going to be there for the handover?""No. You can get that done with Harrison," Charlie chuckled. "In fact, we will each be contacting