Noticing the curious expression on Xion’s face, Charlie offered a slight smile and began, “Let me share a story. It’s about a wealthy young man from a prominent family who has his sights set on a stunning beauty. However, this young man is very particr and is unwilling to spend a lot of money to win her over. Instead, he pretends to offer her a Ferrari…”


    “In this tale, he goes to a Ferrari dealership and enlists the help of a salesman to create a scene.”


    “When he brings the beauty to the dealership to see the car, the salesman informs them that there are no cars avable at the moment, and they can only make a reservation. So, this wealthy young man pretends to be making a significantmitment in front of her. He puts down a deposit of ten thousand and secures a contract to reserve the vehicle.”


    “Believing that she is about to receive a Ferrari from him, the beauty climbs into the rich young man’s bed that very night, falling under his spell.”


    “Once he has seeded, the young man promptly returns to the Ferrari salesman to retrieve his one million deposit, and he generously gives the salesman a bonus of twenty thousand.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    “Unbeknownst to the beauty, the contract she thought was legitimate wasn’t real at all; it was merely a sham document created with the salesman. There was no actual contract with the dealership, and the young man orchestrated this entire charade just to seduce her.”


    “A Ferrari typically costs over four or five million, yet this rich second generation only spent twenty thousand in total to achieve his goal of sleeping with the beauty. The disparity is staggering: twenty thousandpared to five million—it’s practically nothing!”


    Xion interjected, “What are you trying to tell me with this story?”


    Charlie smiled gently and sighed, “You’re certainly beautiful, but sometimes your intellect seems a bitcking!”


    Xion felt a flicker of anger, but in Charlie’s presence, she held back her emotions. Instead, she asked, trying to soundposed, “Can you rify what you mean?”


    Charlie nodded seriously, exining, “The story about the rich young man faking a car purchase mirrors the situation with the Banks Family pretending to save you!”


    He continued, “If the Banks Family truly intended to buy off the entire Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to ensure your safety, it wouldn’t be impossible—but it woulde at an exorbitant cost!”


    “The repercussions of this incident are considerable, and everyone involved will weigh the risks carefully. Unless the amount involved is enormous, few would dare to take such a gamble.”


    “I suspect that to genuinely secure your safety, they would need at least a billion dors to navigate the intricate web of rtionships within the Japanese judicial system, customs, and the Self-Defense Forces!”


    With a smile, Charlie added, “But what if they’re merely pretending to save you, all while nning to ensure you don’t leave Japan alive? That wouldn’t require nearly as much money, so I suspect their actual costs are less than one percent of what they would need if they were genuinely trying to help you!”<fnca08> Chapters first released on f?ndnovel</fnca08>


    Xion was taken aback by his words, feeling a profound shock that shattered her understanding of the situation in an instant.


    Though she wanted to dismiss Charlie’s insights, she wasn’t na?ve. Lord Banks had hinted at his intentions to harm her during their phone call, making it clear that the story Charlie shared—and his analysis of the Banks Family—was spot on. It fit the entire context of her predicament perfectly.


    In that moment, she felt a deep sense of shame. She had cried so much earlier that now, she found herself unable to shed any more tears.


    Seeing her spirit break, Charlie gently urged, “We mustn’t linger here. It’s crucial that we leave Japan swiftly, before the Japanese Self-Defense Forces regroup.”


    With that, he called over the crew of his ship, pointing at the captain and the Banks Family’s crew, instructing, “You all, take them to the lower cabin and tidy up the deck a bit.”<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>