Colin could not help but chide, “Ambassador Knight, how can you be so careless? President Cross has bought this imperial jade seal for five billion and six hundred million! How can you be tricked by Robin Security's chairman so easily? How could you have insured something worth five billion and six hundred million for merely five hundred million? Robin Security must have seen the opportunity and used a counterfeit to swap out for the real deal. Even if we bring this to court and they lose, the judge will only request Robin Security to fork up five hundred million for us. Regardless of what happens next, we'll be the ones suffering losses!”
Penny then solemnly said, “This isn't just as simple as the issue of money anymore.”
She added, “I have the money, and I don’t care about it. However, this imperial jade seal is Eurasia's national treasure. My husband bought it himself, and the media in the country has reported about our acquisition of the item. Our countrymen are all praising my husband for his kind act, and they’re all waiting for the national treasure to return to its homeland. How disappointed would our countrymen be not to see the return of the national treasure? Moreover, if we deal with this poorly, my husband's reputation would be badly affected. Therefore, what I think is that, no matter what, we have to get back the imperial jade seal as quickly as we can.”
Nathan nodded. “She's right. Among our countrymen are scholars of various fields. They're all anticipating the return of the national treasure. We must not let them down, and we must not let the villains get their way. Therefore, we have to get our national treasure back. Moreover, we have to hold Robin Security accountable for this matter and make them pay for their actions.”
The others bobbed their heads in agreement.
Nathan then turned to Carlos and calmly said, “You've made a major mistake, but I don't wish to settle the score with you right now. What you have to do now is to cooperate with the others and get the national treasure back.”
Carlos uttered, “Yes, sir!”
Nathan then asked, “What's the deal with Robin Security, and who is the owner of it?”
Carlos replied, “Robin Security is a famous security company in Eagleland. Not only do they provide security services, including mercenary services, for the wealthy, but they also provide transportation services for the wealthy. The owner of this company is a famous man in Eagleland, Duke Szymon. However, the general manager of the company is a man of Eurasian ethnicity named Quintin Packman. Quintin was the one who tricked me. For now, I don't know if Duke Szymon has anything to do with this, but I doubt he has.”
Nathan never thought that a security company with ties with Eagleland's government would still be so unreliable.
He muttered, “I'll send someone to talk to Robin Security. You'll raise the topic with the relevant departments in Eagleland as the ambassador. Have them help us track down our national treasure.”
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