After divorcing my celebrity wife, I became the world's richest person

The receptionist at the bar, seeing the middle-aged man return, hurried to greet him.

"Did you deliver the items to William's family? And did you receive the payment?"

The two questions left the middle-aged man at a loss, his gaze occasionally drifting to Chen Yu behind him.

The receptionist immediately sensed something was amiss and sent out a signal that put everyone inside the bar on alert.

Various weapons in hand, they pointed them at Chen Yu, ready to open fire at the first sign of trouble.

Yet Chen Yu appeared extremely calm, "I'm only here to discuss business with your leader, why all this fuss?"

The crowd exchanged glances, and one of them picked up a pager and began speaking a strange language rapid-fire.

It seemed to be a unique language specifically designed for use within the Illuminati.

Before long, an elderly man made his way slowly from a corner of the bar, and as soon as he appeared, the middle-aged man immediately rushed over and knelt down with a thump.

"Mr. Kaylo, I swear I didn't mean to bring this guy here on purpose. I was forced, and besides, he came to do business with us. I couldn't just leave him outside," the middle-aged man pleaded.

Kaylo looked disdainfully at the middle-aged man before lifting his gaze to Chen Yu.

"An Easterner! Over the years, quite a few Easterners like you have come here for business. You are not the only one. Are you also looking to take back some lost Eastern antiques?"

Chen Yu's eyebrows twitched. It seemed many before him had harbored such intentions.

"In that case, I'll be straightforward. No matter how many Eastern treasures you have here, I'll take them all!"

Kaylo sighed somewhat helplessly.

"I have a lot of items here, but I'm afraid you might not be able to handle them all!"

Chen Yu stretched his limbs casually, "How can you be so sure I won't be able to take them all? Regardless, please show me the goods first, Mr. Kaylo."

After pondering for a moment, Kaylo rose, leaning on his cane, and led Chen Yu down a subterranean passageway.

Before long, the two arrived at a relatively spacious hall.

There sat two other elderly men with white hair, the symbols of the Illuminati emblazoned on their chests, each holding a nine-dragon cup, drinking.

Seeing Kaylo come down with Chen Yu, they immediately became wary.

"Kaylo, what's this about? Why did you bring another Easterner down here? Our treasures are all going to be bought out by them at this rate!" expressed the two men.

Kaylo chuckled, "They have the money, we have the goods; there's no reason not to do business! Quickly bring out our treasured items for the gentleman to see."

The two old men did not say much, just opened a large glass door, and a dazzling light emanated from within.

At first glimpse of the light, Chen Yu was surprised; he did not expect so many treasures to be hidden here.

But upon closer inspection of the items, he revealed a face full of disdain; they were all fakes.

The forger, however, was quite skilled; each item was painstakingly crafted to look just like the real thing.

Just as he was about to make a sarcastic remark, he suddenly noticed a white jade Guanyin statue placed nearby.

This white jade Guanyin statue, both in expression and in the technique of forgery, was identical to the one that had been auctioned off at the Zhao Family's auction before.

It seemed that the forger not only had connections with the Zhao Family but also conducted covert business with the Illuminati.

Chen Yu took a moment to steady his breathing and then slowly walked up to a red-veined dragon pinnacle.

"I didn't expect your collection to be so rich—you could open a museum. If I took all these things away, I wonder how much it would cost?"

Kaylo and the two remaining old men's eyes suddenly lit up; they hadn't expected Chen Yu to be so generous.

Kaylo suddenly put on a troubled expression.

"These items were collected through our painstaking efforts. If you want to take them all, it would be absolutely impossible without 800 billion!"

Chen Yu wanted to laugh. Apart from the authenticity of these items, everything here that the Illuminati had gotten their hands on was basically plundered. Even if he took it all back now, there would be nothing to say, yet they dared to ask him for 800 billion.

Exhaling a breath of turbid air, Chen Yu directly picked up a celadon vase and, while the three old men weren't paying attention, smashed it to the ground with force.

The three old men immediately widened their eyes, and Keno even raised his cane to point at Chen Yu.

"What are you doing? Do you have any idea how precious this item is? If it were taken to an auction, it would start at least at 600 million!"

Chen Yu snorted coldly, "Cut the crap. Do you really think I can't tell? Everything here is fake!"

The three old men were momentarily stunned and looked at Chen Yu with an added measure of surprise in their gaze.

"You're just a wet behind the ears kid, how can you be so sure that all these items are fake?"

Kaylo still held an imposing demeanor.

Chen Yu's mouth suddenly curled into a dangerous arc, and he reached for the shelf beside him, giving it a fierce tug, sending everything on it crashing to pieces.

"I am from the East; did you really think I could not discern the authenticity of these items? It's best you bring out the genuine articles, or our business is off, and I have more than enough power to obliterate the Illuminati!" Stay updated with m-v l|e'm,p y r

Chen Yu's words were somewhat boastful, but being pushed to this point, he could not care less.

Moreover, he had a system to protect him, ensuring he could leave this place safely no matter what happened.

Besides, after so many years of decline, the Illuminati no longer possessed their former strength.

If really pushed, the ancient royal families of the West could unite and completely annihilate the Illuminati.

Kaylo couldn't help but frown; he was almost certain that Chen Yu was a tough nut to crack.

After taking a moment to regulate his breath, he consulted carefully with the other two old men, and then took Chen Yu to another room.

Compared to the previous room, this one was much more spacious, and the shelves here were stocked with absolutely precious treasures.

Chen Yu also widened his eyes when he saw these items; he hadn't expected so many lost treasures to appear here all at once.

In fact, one of the treasures was a large, emerald Luminous Pearl. It was said that this Luminous Pearl was a priceless treasure once bestowed by Emperor Xuan of Han to his consort and had been lost for a long time.