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Nellie smiled. "Well, you see, the rumors always had it that Curtis' family died here in Aurous Hill, and that the Ackers and the Wades chose this place for their joint project to memorialize them."Claire was even more shocked, "Wait, Ashley Acker died here, in Aurous Hill? I've read all the articles about her, and people are still talking about her accomplishments stateside, but I never heard about that!"Nellie shrugged. "It makes sense if you have never heard of it. There's basically been a media blackout since what happened to Curtis' family, and it's not just Ashley. Curtis was famous in his own right and accomplished a lot individually as well.""Fair enough, but I don't think I've heard of him," Claire replied, frowning. "I did hear about Ashley because she made a name for herself in Silicon Valley, where she invested in many networking giants when they were just startups."Nellie nodded. "Well, Curtis is less famous, but what he accomplished was nothing short of genius. I
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Just as they were about to enter the conference hall, Charlie whipped out two face masks, passing one to Claire. "Let's wear these. We're not journalists, and we could get recognized."The press conference had gained considerable attention as it was the first joint project in twenty years for the Ackers and the Wades, so Charlie was sure that the Qing Eliminating Society would be watching too. Since he resembled his father, Curtis, a lot, he needed the disguise to not be recognized.While Claire wasn't aware of Charlie's actual intention, what he had said was indeed true. Aurous Hill was a small city, and they really might run into familiar faces. It wouldn't do to be caught blending in amongst journalists.Since wearing masks would spare them that trouble, both of them put one on before heading into the conference hall.The interior was already congested with people, with journalists and camera crews spread across every corner.Nellie quickly led them to the Aurous Mornings sea
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Meanwhile, Charlie was meeting with Claire and her friend from the press outside Shangri-la.Nellie Chandler was a journalist working for an Aurous Hill newspaper and Claire's classmate back in middle school. Although the newspaper had been given four seats, they were on the verge of bankruptcy and couldn't spare more journalists, so the free seats were given to Claire.They were waiting when Charlie arrived, and Nellie smiled at Claire, "So, that's him?"Claire nodded. "Nellie, meet Charlie. Darling, meet Nellie. We go all the way back in middle school, and she's now the chief correspondent of Aurous Mornings."Nellie waved her off, flashing a humble smile, "Don't tease me. There's no hierarchy where I work—we're all chief correspondents, and heaven knows we're just waiting for the paper to shut down."Surprised, Claire asked, "Is it really that bad?""Bad is the least of it," Nellie sighed. "No one reads the papers these days, and Aurous Hill is a small place anyway, meaning
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Fleur nodded. "That's a good idea, but how do you leave a trail without arousing suspicion? It's not going to be easy because our mystery foe isn't just prudent. He must have caught on to some sort of oversight on our part, or he wouldn't suddenly show up in some distant corner in Northern Europe to save Vera Lavor, let alone find our Cyprus base." Tarlon nodded, "I agree, but any oversight we had would have been resolved once we went into hiding. But it's still possible it might be a problem again if we reactivate the agents and resources we've been using around that time."Fleur's eyes suddenly flashed. "Wait. I just remembered… The first time they murdered those among our ranks, it was the time we sent dead soldiers to massacre the Ackers in New York."Tarlon nodded again as he said, "Yes, and all personnel went MIA."Pointing a finger at Tralon, Fleur continued her line of thought, "Dead soldiers have no idea where they're from, and the certainly couldn't have communicated wit
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Fleur asked in turn, "And why do you think they are reconciling, even collaborating on a joint project?"Tarpon replied, "If I may be frank, I don't think it's that strange a move for three reasons."First and foremost, the Ackers barely escaped complete devastation on multiple occasions. Morale is definitely very low, so their pride would be nonexistent. Even when it comes to dealing with the Wades, they'd behave modestly instead of bossing them around."Secondly, after this mysterious figure saved them several times, they'd be more or less aware by now that the Wades weren't responsible for Curtis and Ashley's deaths. It's a solid reason for the two families to warm up to each other."Last but not least, I'm sure the Ackers are moving base to Oskia because they're just that scared of you. That huge investment must be an effort to secure the government's approval and protection."The project itself is going to be a long-term one, which is why they need it to be safe and secure. P
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Although Curtis Autos was a multibillion-dollar mega project, the timeframe for initial preparations that Charlie and the Ackers had was quite short.Even though the press conference was soon, many details hadn't been ironed out just yet, while there were parts that required further adjustments as well.As such, Charlie spent the morning finalizing the details with everyone at Shangri-la, and he stayed to have lunch with them. Since Claire was driving on her own, he just had to wait for her to arrive.And while they were having lunch, the stage crew began letting in journalists and film crews for preparations.There were legions of journalists, but the Shangri-la staff made sure that everything would proceed in an orderly manner, with media outlets having their assigned seats and camera space. They were also offered free hotel rooms if they required further behind-the-scenes preparations, for editors who would direct the questions of their representatives, cameramen who needed to
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