“If they are happy, and I’m satisfied, whether to modify the factory or not will be up to me.”Kaze frowned. If modifying the factory was solely at Noah’s discretion, then it meant that the man intentionally targeted Shangrila Group and gave the company a hard time. Though it was already clear, Noah blatantly revealed his intention, which proved how arrogant he was. Winnie suppressed the anger in her and bit the bullet, saying, “Alright. Let’s have a toast then.” She drank with everyone in the room and chatted with them. It was already inappropriate to let a woman drink so much but Noah did not plan to stop just yet. He spat a cloud of smoke at Winnie and said with a grin, “Ms. Souffle, go on.” “Troy and Baskin are famous for drinkers. One drink isn’t enough.” Winnie’s hand shook, and her face turned slightly pale. First three shots, then one shot with each of the chiefs. Her stomach was already feeling strange yet Noah insisted that she continued. He was obviously
“Fine, punk. You got yourself a deal. If you beat us in drinking, I’ll resume your factory’s operation!” Noah grinned and then continued, “But we have a rule. You can’t just surrender verbally. You either knock us out, or you go out on a stretcher. Now you wouldn’t be a pussy, would you?” His tone was colder than ice. Kaze challenged him repeatedly, which to him was courting death. If so, he did not mind knocking out Kaze on the spot with alcohol. Even if Kaze did not die of alcohol poisoning, his stomach would implode on alcohol. Winnie’s expression shifted. She was scared. They were no longer trying to compete in drinking, they were trying to get Kaze killed! Noah was shameless to make such a rule because he had the advantage of numbers on his side. All of them were veteran drinkers and they were trying to drink Kaze to death. “Don’t…” Winnie tried to stop Kaze from falling into Noah’s trap but Kaze tapped on her shoulder to calm her down. He then grinned at N
At the start of the third round, Kaze drank even fiercer. “This is getting boring.” He lost his patience in drinking one by one, so he asked the waiter for five bowls and filled them all up with whiskey. Then, he drank all of them in succession. Noah, Troy, and the others felt challenged by Kaze’s contemptuous gaze. Some punk from nowhere challenged them and looked down on them. They were furious but they felt deterred when Kaze finished all five bowls of whiskey. Including the previous rounds, Kaze had probably drunk more than three bottles of whiskey. Yet he looked fine and his face did not even blush. Was he immune to alcohol? “Guys, this punk must be on his last stretch. He’s trying to scare us off by drinking that much in one go.” “Yeah. We can’t back off now!” Noah believed Kaze was playing mind games with them, so he bit the bullet and drank another bowl of whiskey. Troy, Baskin, and the others did the same as well. “Let’s continue.” Kaze grinned. H
“Know your place. It is your honor to be at this table. Usually, you won’t even have the chance to drink with us! Don’t push it, son!” Noah leaned on the table and glared at Kaze, condescendingly warning him. He then grabbed his bowl and flipped it over on the table, refusing to drink no matter what Kaze said. Kaze scoffed. “You can’t drink but you won’t accept defeat. Is this how people like you do things nowadays? If you don’t want to drink, I’ll make you!” He then went over to Noah with a bowl of whiskey. Bang! Troy from the Ministry of Health and Welfare slammed the table and got up, stopping Kaze. “Punk, what are you doing? We are all important people in government offices. If you mess with us, you and your family will be erased from Lilyrose!” Kaze looked at the man and then grabbed him by the neck. “What the f… W-What are you… Gulp!” Troy struggled but could not break free from Kaze’s grip. Kaze squeezed his mouth open and started to pour the whiskey into his
“Mr. Moor, that’s insincere of you. You can just tell your man to send us the approval now, why later? You can’t even drink as promised, I can’t trust you,” Kaze said with a faint grin on his face. Noah did not know Kaze was teasing him. Annoyed, he said, “Punk, go ask anyone. I’m a man of my word! There are official procedures that we must go through, I can’t make the decisions alone. I have to get other people’s approval as well…” He was trying to stall and delay the decision. Since he was the one making the final decision, he could stall as long as he liked. “Enough.” Kaze stopped his nonsense and said coldly, “I am not demanding you to give us an approval now. Our game is still not yet finished. Let’s continue drinking!” He then went over to Noah with a bowl of whiskey. “Stop it! You are going to get someone killed…” Winnie darted over and pulled Kaze back with a worried look. “Punk, if something happens to me, you and your family will suffer!” Noah’s expression t
Winnie was afraid of Noah, someone who was in the government office and had a certain level of authority. Two years ago, Shangrila Group went bankrupt overnight. Although the top three families were behind it, the ex-mayor was more or less involved. It was not that difficult to find out about it either. Without someone powerful making it happen, it was impossible to destroy a company as big as Shangrila Group overnight. “Someone powerful? Is he as powerful as the mayor?” Kaze did not take it seriously. He simply smiled it off and went out. Then, he saw a group of people coming over in a hurry. Kaze stopped, surprised to see that the leader of the group was his wife, Darcy. “Darcy? What are you doing here?” Darcy, Agnes, Hector, and even Agatha were there. Darcy and Agnes were holding gifts in their hands. “Winnie, Kaze? What are you guys doing here? Kaze, are you drinking?” Darcy was surprised to see Kaze with Winnie as well. Since Winnie was slightly tipsy an
Darcy’s expression shifted upon hearing Noah. She was right. Kaze slapped the man. This time, he slapped someone from the Ministry of Food and Welfare. Noah must be a reputable man to hold a high position there. In other words, Kaze got into trouble again. “Oh my god! Kaze you stupid idiot! Why did you slap him?!” Agnes’ smile froze and her face turned pale. She turned around to glare at Kaze. “Do you know who this is? How dare you hit him? Apologize immediately!” “Apologize? Hehe…” Noah chuckled and said coldly, “You slapped me and you think you can get away with just an apology? Do you know what this place is? This is the city council’s lounge! The leaders in the city council’s office, including the mayor, welcome important guests here! If you hit me here, that means you show no respect for the city council!” Kaze was amused by Noah’s claims, but Darcy and the others were terrified. Darcy knew that an acting mayor had just sworn into office that day. On his fi
“Mr. Moor, you!” The smile on Darcy’s face froze and her expression spelled anger. Agnes and the others were shocked and scared as well. They did not expect such a blatant request from Noah. Noah grunted and said coldly, “What? You don’t like me? If a stupid retard can fuck you, so can I…” Before he could finish, Kaze stepped forward and kicked him on his chest, sending him flying away. Bang! Following an excruciating cry, Noah crashed onto the wall behind him, causing the structure itself to tremble upon impact. He continued to cry in pain after he fell on the floor and bled profusely. “Noah!” The other two colleagues came out of the room and quickly went over to help Noah up. “Kaze! Why?!” Darcy bellowed after she regained her composure. “This is over! There’s no way we can get out of this anymore…” Agnes and the others were horrified. Kaze said, “Darcy, he got what he deserved. You can just stay out of this. I’ll get him.” Based on what Noah said to Darcy
“No! My daughter is still in the hospital!” Katie refused to accept her punishment. She started to regret her decision but it was too late. “Now only you think about your daughter? I guess you are not that foolish, but have you thought about her when you betrayed Chairman Lee? “Don’t worry. Leah knew Chairman Lee personally and we won’t hurt her, but she might not live a good life anymore,” Snow said coldly. She did not want to put the girl in a difficult situation but her life as a princess would come to an end. “You can’t do that!” Katie could not believe Snow would do that. “I bet you never thought of the consequences when you leaked the information. Too bad. You’ve lost.” Snow revealed the truth because she wanted Katie to suffer for the decision she made. Katie would now regret every decision she made because she knew she had jeopardized her daughter’s life. She would feel like a fool. She devoted her life to climbing higher to gain more power but she ignored the
“I went to a bar to have a drink and I bumped into an informant of the Viper’s Den.” Katie looked helpless as she explained as if everything that had happened was planned out for her, pushing her to the edge step by step. It was a lively night at the bar. The atmosphere was pleasant and most of the guests were having a good time. Katie was a single woman. She needed care and love at times. She was alone when she visited the bar. She started off by ordering some drinks at the counter, waiting for a chance to meet a man who shared the same ideals. A drink or two later, maybe she could get herself a company for the night. As a grown-up woman, she had her desires. It was a way to release her stress. Katie entered the bar in a casual outfit but it did not diminish her elegant demeanor. When she sat down at the counter, a few young men approached her but she was not interested in immature boys. She continued drinking. She looked at the dance floor occasionally, searching for a
“Who do you think will believe you?” Arthur frowned. There were too many coincidences that it felt like a giant setup. “I’ve explained what I need to. Don’t interrogate me like I’m a criminal. I am the CEO of the Northborn Group.” Katie left them speechless. She had said the necessary and it was up to them whether they wanted to believe it or not. They did not have the evidence to charge her anyway. “You really think we can’t hold you responsible?” Snow was not really looking for a definite answer. The moment she suspected Katie, whether or not she was truly the traitor, Snow already had the right to hold her accountable. It was necessary to make things clear and it was to find out who Katie leaked Kaze’s information to. “It has come down to this. No matter how you deny it, it’s useless. We already know what you have done and you can’t escape. Even if you don’t want to confess, we can continue the investigation, and we’ll eventually find out the truth. “If you come clean
After Katie sent Leah to the hospital, she went back to work. She had a lot on her plate recently and it made her hesitant. Many decisions must be made at once. Many documents required her attention but she was not in the mood to go through them. Her eyes were watching the news on her computer screen. She seemed to know what had happened yet the headlines were not showing, which made her anxious. “Nothing?” Katie felt strange. According to the scale of the incident, it should be making headlines. Hijacking a plane was no small matter, yet not one article about it was published. She felt strange. “Madam Loren, the Viper’s Den wanted to meet you. They said it is for some documents,” Joey said as she came in. “What documents?” Katie felt strange and instantly became suspicious. “The projects previously under Jet Frost and his family required your signatures. The money has already been transferred but they need one last confirmation on the numbers,” Joey said professiona
Snow could not go to Kaze because she had to stay back to handle the rest of the matter. “You know that person.” Peter dared not lie anymore because he wanted to ask for forgiveness. “You’re still trying to negotiate?” Arthur knew what Peter was targeting since he did not finish the sentence. “I regret what I have done but I want to see if the Viper’s Den could forgive me this once. I’ll make up for what I have done. Can you please let me go?” Peter boldly made his request, albeit knowing that it was unlikely to work, he hoped to gain attention. “Don’t even think about it. You’ll be out of the Viper’s Den after this. We won’t hold you responsible and consider it mercy from us.” Arthur did not want to go after Peter but he could not allow the young man to stay in the organization anymore. People who had betrayed the Viper’s Den could no longer be part of it. “I didn’t know it was this serious. Besides, that person is from the Viper’s Den as well.” Peter regretted hi
“I wonder how Chairman Lee is doing. If he’s alone, he’ll definitely get out of the situation but there’s a whole plane of hostages with him. He must be in a difficult position.” Snow knew Kaze’s personality well enough, thus her worries. Kaze would never escape alone and abandon the people. He would either leave with everyone or stay to find a way to solve the matter. Snow then suddenly sighed a breath of relief because she knew Kaze would never spare the hijackers for what they did. She was no longer overly concerned and focused instead on resolving the matter at hand. A while later, Arthur came back hurriedly. “I’ve checked the records. Only a handful of people know that Mr. Lee left and they are all whom we are familiar with and trusted. The traitor must be among them.” He dared not believe that Kaze’s schedule was leaked from his side. “No one at my side knows about Chairman Lee’s schedule except me,” Snow said confidently. She started to feel more certain about t
Snow had already sent men to where the plane was found. If the passengers were taken away, then they must still be nearby. It was difficult to transport an entire plane of passengers to some place far within such a short time. It was a race against time. Snow did not know who would do such a thing. Kaze took a common flight like everyone else, yet it was hijacked. It was strange. The coincidence was uncanny. Snow believed the hijacking happened because of Kaze but she did not know why. “The only explanation is that there’s a traitor among us…” She finally came to an unlikely conclusion after combing through the details. If there were a traitor, it must be within the Viper’s Den. Kaze had laid a low profile for as long as he was in Butterworth. Not many people knew about his identity and those who wanted to make connections with him were because of Snow. It was unlikely that someone would go after him so suddenly unless this person knew his identity and background.
If they were sent to capture Kaze, then they were severely under-numbered. In addition, they allowed Kaze to be alone with the captives, which proved that they were inexperienced. Or maybe they did not know what he had done in the past as the God of War. Kaze believed that the mercenaries were after him but they did not know his true identity. There must have been some miscommunication between them and their employer, which was good news to Kaze. Tiguan and his men were eating. Since they were unable to identify the target, they were forced to bring everyone back. The plane was huge. It would be an easy target for the law enforcement to locate them. Maybe the outside world had caught wind of the hijacking. “Boss, what should we do now? That man seems like he vanished into thin air.” “We got his boarding information but we can’t identify him on the plane.” “Who are we looking for exactly? Why is he so mysterious?” The men were baffled. “We are looking for the righ
“We are almost there. We have to transfer these people as soon as possible. The plane must take off right away. We cannot leave any traces behind.” They must hurry or they would be caught very soon. They held the pilot hostage and forced him to do an abrupt landing. The sudden descent caught everyone off guard, shocking them. A few of the passengers even hit their heads. Many of them did not get the chance to fasten their seat belts. Kaze grabbed Barney and protected his head from hitting the front seat. “Thank you.” Barney looked at Kaze with gratitude and then looked outside. “Where are we? Have we reached?” He was worried that they would be completely trapped. “They are going to transfer us elsewhere.” Kaze had a similar experience before and he knew what the hijackers would do next. “Transfer us? Are they going to transfer us to somewhere secluded and kill us all?” Barney looked horrified as he stared at Kaze. He somehow felt safe beside Kaze. “They sai