Chapter 1958
Even if Carmen was at fault for going to Charlie''s mother-inw on her own ord, Charlie should
not have treated Carmen so harshly. He even forced her to stay in Aurous Hill''s shantytown for a
week on New Year''s Day. 2
This proved that it was absolutely not as easy as Jeremiah had imagined if he wanted to tame
Charlie, let alone have him return to Wade family and follow hismand.
Jeremiah decided that he should not rush this matter. Otherwise, it might backfire.
Realizing this fact, he said, "Carmen, you were at fault i n this matter after all. So even if Charlie did
go a little too far, there is no need for you topletely turn against him. I''ll have to ask you to bear
with him for a few more days, and we''lle up with a better solution in the long run."
Relieved, Carmen quickly replied, "I know, Father. I''m sorry that I can''t be by your side during this
period of time, especially during the New Year..."
Jeremiah smiled faintly. "It''s okay. It''s not a big deal, don''t you mind about it. I''ll wait for you toe
back."
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"Okay." Carmen wiped her tears while nodding profusely toward the camera.
At that same moment, yton, Jeremiah’s eldest son,
appeared on his phone screen as he approached and said anxiously, "Father, I''ve just inquired
about a piece of news."
Jeremiah frowned. "What is it?"
yton swallowed as he exined. "I heard that the Schulz family is recruiting all kinds of martial
artists throughout Asia with a high price. They offer ordinary martial artists tens of millions of dors
a year and billions for the higher-level ones. It is estimated that they spend about ten billion in
investment for these martial artists, and it has attracted many retired masters toe out of
retirement!" 3
Jeremiah asked in bewilderment, "Why the sudden fuss?"
yton continued, "I believe they want to quickly make up for the loss of theirbat power in
Japan. I heard that dozens of the Schulz family''s martial artists are being charged by the Japanese
prosecution team. The Japanese have been working overtime to sort out thewsuits and are trying
to get to court as soon as possible so that these martial artists cannot escape their serving time in
Japan." 3
Jeremiah nodded, knowing very well how necessarybat power was to the top families.
The Schulz family''s encounter in Japan was the best example. If they did not have arge reserve
of martial artists, it would have been impossible for them to send nearly a hundred masters to Japan
overnight.
More importantly, when these masters arrived in Japan, they could disregard the local threat and
exterminate the Matsumoto family effortlessly.
These masters were not equipped with modern weapons such as guns or grenades; they could
produce explosivebat power with only their bare hands, which meant they were the human
weapon themselves who could enter and leave any country at any time as long as they had a
passport and visa. 4
Such individuals were the most prized assets of the great families during their quest to conquer the
overseas markets.
Firearms were undoubtedly powerful, but no family in the world could transport manpower with
loaded machinery from one country to another.
Therefore, thebat power of assassins with guns was greatly limited if they needed overseas
missions. I t seemed as though they were useless without their firearms.
On the contrary, the martial artists who worked for the top families could guarantee their hands-on
combat power''s versatility even in countries with strict gun-control. Such was the importance of
martial artists.
yton added, "Besides, I heard that Sophie Schulz has been investigating a mysterious man with
a nationwide reputation since her return from Japan. Her family has even secretly offered a billion
dors just to find any information about this man." "Oh?" Jeremiah asked, feeling astonished.
"Who''s this man? Is he the Schulz family''s enemy?"
"No," yton answered. "I heard that the man is the person who rescued Sophie and Jaime!"