Chapter 1489 Oliver, The Jade King

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“No,” Abel replied. “He had a scarf wrapped around half of his face. That side felt strange to me, but I didn’t think much of it.”

“Then, please tell us about that day, Tobias said, his anticipation evident in his expression.

“On that day, I won a bet against Oliver, the Jade King.” Abel explained. “So, I instructed the nearby jade craftsman, Mr. Hogan Mack, to cut a bracelet out of that piece of jade and engrave two small characters on the inside…”

“What are the two characters?” Hogan asked..

Abel retrieved the delivery record book, tore out a page, and inscribed “Emmeline Louise” before passing it to Hogan. He pocketed the stone, collected the thirty thousand gambling capital from Oliver, and followed Hogan to the workshop. It was already midnight by the time they arrived. Finally, the exquisite jade bracelet was finished, with the characters “Emmeline Louise” engraved on the inside.

Hogan mentioned that the remaining stones could be worth millions. Abel was skeptical, so he left Hogan’s workshop with the stone in his pocket.

The cold November wind pierced through the northwest air, causing Abel’s cars to freeze. He pulled up

the collar of his coat and walked along the uneven, bumpy street, under the dim streetlights, back to the small hotel a mile away.

Meanwhile, it was Luca’s first time driving a pickup truck for a sales trip. He was so exhausted. that he hadn’t left the hotel all day.

As Abel walked, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind him. On such a deserted. and cold night, there were no pedestrians on the street beside him. He could tell someone was tailing him from behind. So, he tightened his fist, crossed it in front of his chest, holding a fortune worth millions, or so they said. He took a few quick pulls of his cigarette, wrapped his coat tighter, and continued walking.

and kicked backward. His kick knocked the assailant’s dagger

was startled

turned around and asked, “How

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closer inspection, Abel realized that the person had a distinctive appearance–it was Oliver

person rushed out from the alley. This person wore a

toward Oliver’s neck. Secing the situation, Abel immediately understood

to kill Oliver. Abel thought to himself that he

off the assailant. Following Abel’s punch, he forced the assailant back to the wall, then swiftly reached out and grabbed his mask. The assailant turned his head to the side, avoiding the mask being grabbed, but Abel pulled off a

also tried to grab the assailant’s mask. However, the assailant didn’t dare to

had been stabbed, weakly called out,

in his back, Abel said to Oliver, “Quick! Take him to

“What did you grab from that person’s neck just

frowned, not expecting Oliver to be concerned about this at such a time. “I didn’t

it, but Mike groaned, “Dad, I’m afraid… I can’t

saying to Abel, “Find that object you just grabbed, and keep it!” Then, he quickly left with his injured son

and searched for the small object he dropped in the dim light of the street lamp. Finally, he found it by the roadside ditch. It was a red necklace cord with a small jade fish carved

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