Charlie’s words sent a jolt through Steve, catching him off guard.

It made sense if he pondered it. The one who snags the Four Treasures of the Study first would be the prime successor. He urgently aimed to reclaim those ancient artifacts before someone else swooped in and swiped his chances.

But what if no one could regain control of the Four Treasures of the Study? Even if he blocked others’ advancements, wouldn’t he still be the leading heir?

The difference, of course, would be that although he retained his position as the prime heir, the Sifang Mansion would no longer belong to the Rothschild family.

Choices were scarce for Steve now.

His life rested in someone else’s hands, and he felt fortunate just to be alive.

Subconsciously, he queried Charlie, “Sir, can you ensure that the Sifang Mansion won’t slip into anyone else’s grasp within the Rothschild family?”

Charlie furrowed his brow slightly, questioning coldly, “You’re asking for guarantees quite liberally, aren’t you? What makes you think you have the right to ask for such assurances?”

Quickly, Steve apologized, “I’m terribly sorry, I didn’t mean it that way. Please don’t misinterpret my words…”

Charlie pressed on aggressively, “Then, what did you mean?”

Wiping sweat from his forehead, Steve hesitated before saying, “I… I just want to know… what are your plans for the Four Treasures of the Study…”

Charlie glanced at him calmly and stated, “You obtained the Four Treasures of the Study from China, so my task is to return them to their rightful owner, Zhao, and back to China.”

Looking directly at Steve, Charlie assured, “So, don’t fret too much. Once the Four Treasures return to China, they’ll be safeguarded. China won’t permit this national treasure to leave its borders again.”

Steve’s relief was palpable. A faint smile crept onto his lips, and he couldn’t help but rub his hands together in contentment, murmuring, “Fantastic, absolutely fantastic…”

a smile, inquired, “What’s

treasure originally hails from

always dreamed of reclaiming the Four Treasures of the

Jagoan was testing him, Steve immediately responded, “Sir, truthfully, my father still clings to great-power ideology. He believes if something was taken from him, it’s rightfully his. But that’s preposterous. We live in a

goes against your father’s wishes, you’d assist me in returning the Four Treasures to China, despite being the heir to the Rothschild

nodded resolutely without hesitation. He clenched

sir, I have a

remained composed, “Tell

return the Four Treasures of the Study to China, please keep our conversation

“Ah, I understand. You fear your

treasures, and you’ll keep our secret. A win-win situation,

knew you aided outsiders in removing the treasures from the US to secure your position as the heir, he’d

values the Four Treasures more than anything. To him, besides his life, nothing surpasses

acknowledged, “Let’s talk about

As long as it’s within my power, I’ll do

Treasures out of the US. In

I agree to your terms. However, I’m concerned it might take some time to get you out of the country. My family has sealed

roared. Jagoan’s eyes gleamed as he

instinctively said, “I hope they haven’t

Hank and Royce

wait and asked as soon as

the blockade zone. They radioed us, warning that our airspace is off-limits due to homeland security. They asked us to stay away from the cordon and didn’t force a landing after verifying our identity, but the area is

level of control is as tight as

Jagoan marveled at

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