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Chapter 40: A Small Incident

Two hours later, Josh and John Leibler stood by the floor-to-ceiling window in Leibler’s office, watching as Lyndon Schneider was escorted into a police car.

Although Schneider had already received John Leibler’s forgiveness, the case had attracted significant attention, necessitating s...

Chapter 39: John Leibler's Surprise

"Mr. Kahn, are you all right?" Seeing Josh suddenly cough violently, both Lyndon Schneider and Dix looked at him with genuine concern. After all, Josh was quickly becoming their only hope.

Cough, cough, 

"I’m fine, just choked on my own saliva," Josh waved it off, sign...

Chapter 38: We Once Accidentally Killed an Athlete

The elderly Lyndon Schneider and the burly Dix were both fugitives. Naturally, Josh couldn’t risk taking them to his own home. That would not only endanger Margaret but also himself.

Instead, he brought them to his late parents old apartment.

Though Josh had long planned to sell the...

Chapter 37: Lyndon Schneider

The interviews at McKinsey Consulting went exceptionally well. Josh successfully hired five qualified individuals: three experienced managers, one financial officer, and one administrative secretary.

All five were men.

This was normal for the pre-WWII era. Even in a progressive countr...

Chapter 36: The Great Heist

The next morning, after finishing breakfast, Josh sat in the living room, reading the newspaper. His expression was peculiar, a mix of emotions, leaving it unclear whether he was upset or pleased.

“Darling, what’s wrong?” Margaret walked over, kissed his cheek, and asked with a smile....

Chapter 35: Sabrina

As expected by Margaret and Josh, the purchase of $3 million in war bonds claimed the top spot for the evening.

Because of this, Josh, who had initially been a mere background figure, became the center of attention at the gala. Guests flocked to engage with him, and even individuals like Jo...

Chapter 34: Taking a Big Gamble

After temporarily parting ways with the Chase couple, Margaret led Josh to meet one of the hosts of the evening's event, John Leibler.

“Good evening, my dear. I’m so glad you could make it. You’re as stunning as ever!” said the seemingly kind older gentleman, greeting Margaret warml...

Chapter 33: The Charity Gala

The so-called high-fructose corn syrup is nothing more than the fructose-glucose syrup widely used in modern food processing, gradually replacing cane sugar in many applications.

This type of sugar only became commercially available after the 1950s, but its production process ...

Chapter 32: The Idea of Starting a Factory—Fructose!

"My dear, I understand your concerns. Rest assured, as long as you don’t reveal anything, the existence of this diamond will remain known only to the two of us," Josh explained with a reassuring smile in response to Margaret’s worries.

After all, this gem had been sitting in the treasur...

Chapter 31: The Pink Diamond

In the bedroom, Margaret, dressed casually in a silk robe, was leaning against the bed's headboard, absorbed in a book.

Margaret wasn't exactly a literature freak, so the book she was reading wasn't some profound essay or poetry collection, but rather an ordinary, popular novel.

She w...

Chapter 30: A New Idea for the Deal

Josh neither knew nor cared about the unfortunate situation of those "good men" who had taken the fall for him.

As long as his own life was going well, that was all that mattered.

Each day he would sleep in until late in the morning, then spend his free time with Margaret, riding hors...

Chapter 29: The Quiet of Night, the Stir of Souls

Out in the western suburbs of Chicago, inside a small bar with a "CLOSED" sign hanging outside, the interior was filled with smoke and gloom.

A bartender and four men in suits were quietly drinking, their cigarettes adding to the haze.

“Who knew that drunk bastard would be so fragil...

Chapter 28: Joy for One, Misery for Another

Tony Windis’s funeral was held three days after his death, at the renowned Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago's northern suburbs.

Although Tony didn’t have many close relatives, the funeral was well-attended. As a former tennis star—albeit a second-rate one—he still had a certain level of...

Chapter 27: So Many Good People

Ring! Ring!

The shrill sound of the phone jolted Margaret from her sleep.

She turned on the bedside lamp and glanced at the clock - 3 a.m.? Who would call at this hour?

Her confusion didn't last long; Margaret quickly remembered her beloved sweetheart. Without hesitatio...

Chapter 26: Don’t Drink and Drive!

Warning: There is Racism in this Chapter.

It was another night, and Tony Windis found himself at the chicken farm once again.

“Any news about Joe?” Tony Windis asked the doorman.

“No, sir. He hasn’t come by since that day,” the doorman replied with a s...

Chapter 25: Shopping

"Here’s fifty thousand." Outside the bank, Margaret handed a large brown paper bag to Josh as she got into the car.

Hearing the amount, Josh’s hand trembled slightly as he almost dropped the bag.

He opened it to find five stacks of hundred-dollar bills.

"Why so much?" Josh a...

Chapter 24: Conspiracy

When Margaret heard that Tony Windis wanted to kill her, she was terrified and immediately tried to stand up, but was stopped by Josh.

“What are you going to do?” Josh asked.

“Of course, I’m going to call the police!” Margaret said in a panic.

“Call the police? And t...

Chapter 23: The Telephone Murder Case

When the police arrived at the "car accident" scene, it was already half an hour later.

"Any findings?" A burly man in plain clothes got out of the car and asked a police officer in uniform standing nearby.

His name was Dietrich, a lieutenant sheriff of the Chicago North District's th...

Chapter 22: Recognized?

In the parking lot of the business district, Joe's attention was fully focused on the people entering and exiting the office building, waiting for Margaret to come down. He had no idea that he was already exposed.

Going upstairs was out of the question.

Even in the 1940s, security in ...

Chapter 21: Tracking

"I want a divorce!"

Hearing Margaret's words, Josh was honestly a little confused.

If you want to go, just go. Why are you telling me this? We've only known each other for a few days, sister.

Of course, even though Josh had never been married in his previous life, that didn't me...

Chapter 20: I Want a Divorce

Joe had no idea that his unintentional guess was correct.

What Tony Windis wanted him to do was nothing less than commit murder.

And the target was none other than Tony Windis' wife, Margaret, as well as Josh, Margaret's "lover.

Of course, the primary target was still Margaret.<...

Chapter 19: Ten Thousand Dollars

"Sir, are you looking for me?" In the luxurious private room of the Brothel, a bruised and battered Joe cautiously looked over at Tony Windis, who was held in the arms of two beautiful women.

In fact, the one being beaten up in the alley outside was none other than Joe Barbaro, who had earl...

Chapter 18: Tony Windis

After dinner, Josh drove Margaret home.

Margaret's home was a small estate on Chicago's wealthy North Side.

As Josh looked at the spacious property and the scattered lights from the servants' quarters, he began to understand Margaret's loneliness a little better.

He gave Margare...

Chapter 17: Ferdinand Chicken

"This was left to me by my father. I had a piece tested and they said it was low quality, only about 80% pure," Josh said, pointing to the gold in the box. "As long as I exchange this gold for dollars at the bank, I can pay for this house."

"What? The bank? No, no, no, we can't go to the ba...

Chapter 16: Neighbors

"Josh, have you been waiting long?" Around one in the afternoon, a brand-new car pulled up in front of Josh, and Margaret got out and hugged Josh warmly.

"Not at all! It's an honor to wait for the most beautiful woman in the world!" Josh complimented her.

"Oh, Josh, you're quite the c...

Chapter 71 Witch Party? All Slytherins Rise!

"You spent all morning reading in the library?" Cassandra looked at Kael suspiciously.

In her mind, Kael couldn’t possibly be this well-behaved!

No accidents this morning? This wasn’t right!

"Of course! The Hogwarts library has many books that are hard to find elsewhere. You...

Chapter 70 Snape: I Am The Head Of House Slytherin!

As for Hermione... she was tired! Her mind was in a mess, and her whole body felt confused. She couldn't explain it at all. In all fairness, even she knew that the scene of Kael accepting Slytherin’s allegiance felt wrong—like a reenactment of the Dark Lord’s rise. Just like him, Kael had a...

Discord!

This Discord is still in its Nascent Phase As I am still a Junior in Discord Cultivation

Chapter 15: Moving

"I know this may be difficult, but I still hope you can find a way to provide me with as much sugar as possible, oh, and this chocolate too! This gold - half of it is a thank-you gift for you, and the other half is a deposit. I won't bother with the actual purchase price of the sugar; I'll buy it...

Chapter 14: Sugar

Back at home, Josh checked the time on his watch; it was around seven in the evening.

After a moment's thought, he summoned the system.

This time, however, Daenerys took a while to appear.

Josh waited a full fifteen minutes, and just as he was starting to get impatient, Daenerys...