The four of them knew Kaze from university. Haiden’s sneers instantly attracted attention from the crowd. Everyone then looked at Kaze. “The young master of the Lee family?” “Mr. Ludgram, you know the young master of the Lee family?” Everyone looked at Haiden and company with jealousy. The quartet was recruited into the new Construction and Material Society by Roger and was placed under Kelly’s supervision. Their jobs were to liaise with the bosses of the underworld and keep an eye on them for Roger. They were living quite the life with their new status. Kelly, Haiden, and the others laughed at the comments. Haiden scoffed and said, “Young Master Lee here has been excommunicated by the Lee family a long time ago. Now, he’s just a piece of garbage who makes a living with scams and tricks. The Perfect World Group is going down soon, so he will be out of tricks soon.” Wayne introduced him to the crowd. “He’s Kaze Lee, our old friend from university. A retard who has just
“Yeah. You useless piece of garbage. You are not even in our league!” “I think he’s just jealous of us!” Haiden and the others were arrogant as they continued to mock Kaze. Accusing James had changed their fates, and they believed they made the right choice back then. Kaze looked at the bunch of fools who had no idea what was coming. He scoffed inwardly. He did not want to waste time with them. “Haiden, Wayne, there you guys are!” Then, a woman’s voice came from further away. A beautiful woman in professional attire strutted over and turned heads while at it. “Jessica! You’re here!” Haiden and the others welcomed the woman with bright smiles. Jessica? Jessica Summer? Kaze’s eyes narrowed coldly when he heard the name. He clearly remembered Jessica as the best student in class, second only to his buddy James. Jessica always went to James for help with her studies and as time went by, they developed feelings for each other. Jessica clearly showed feelings for
Wayne looked at Kaze with contempt. “Kaze, how about you know your place? A son-in-law of a second-tier family speaks such bold words to Jessica?” Zack added, “Jessica came back from studying abroad and is now the CEO of a big company. You two are not from the same world. What gives you the right to question her?” Jessica was like a goddess to them and they would kill for the goddess’ kiss. It was audacious for Kaze to offend Jessica and it gave them the chance to win the goddess’ heart. “Jessica, too afraid to admit what you’ve done? What are you scared of?” Kaze ignored her army of simps and stared at her coldly. He wanted to know why Jessica turned on James and who instigated her to do it. Jessica stared at him and grunted coldly. “Kaze, if you want to know that bad, I’ll tell you. James is dead anyway, what can he possibly do about it? Come back as a ghost and haunt me?” Kaze smiled and did not argue with her. He waited for her answer. Jessica said, “I reported hi
Jessica looked at Kaze with disdain. “As for you, you were the one they excommunicated. Definitely not in the same league as Young Master Narian.” “Kaze, you were James’ best buddy. He took good care of you back then, and now that you found out about the truth, shouldn’t you seek justice for him? You really should not forget about him,” Haiden sneered at Kaze with a grin. Wayne scoffed, “Seek justice? From who? Jessica? Or the Lee family? He can’t offend either of them!” “I think he’d have a better chance next life!” Zack’s words made everyone burst into laughter. Jessica shook her head and scoffed. Kaze had it coming because he started it by questioning her reasoning for reporting on James. What could he possibly do now that he knew the truth? Other than sulking and being angry, he could not do anything to avenge his friend. That was why Jessica told him the truth because she did not take him seriously. She saw Kaze’s frosty expression smeared with grievance and they
Everyone looked at Kaze blankly. They were not stunned by his threats because they never took him seriously, and neither did they believe he was capable of destroying the Hilfinger family. They were surprised because Kaze was still able to speak so boldly in front of them. Today was the rebuilding ceremony of the new Construction and Material Society—the day the Hilfinger family would rise to prominence and become one of the top families in Lilyrose. Yet Kaze was bold enough to speak such provocative words at the ceremony, challenging not only the Society but also the Hilfinger family. He must have a death wish. Kelly and Jessica along with Haiden and the others laughed at Kaze for being overconfident and ridiculous. Kelly teared up from all the laughing. “Hahaha, Kaze Lee! Have you lost your mind? If you are sick, go see a doctor!” “Is it because you are too poor? If you need money, I can lend you some. I don’t want to listen to nonsense anymore! I don’t want to laugh
Dan was baffled. Roger Hilfinger was not even a threat. With Kaze’s prestigious status, one word from him was more than enough to destroy the entire Hilfinger family, yet Darcy seemed to worry about him a lot. Gold Tooth bitterly smiled and said, “Master Lee, Ms. Quint asked me to come here as well. She even called me and offered me a million bucks. I said I didn’t want to but she insisted.” He then gave the bank card to Kaze. “This is the bank card that Ms. Quint asked Dan to give me. Master Lee, please give it back to Ms. Quint. I’m afraid she will be mad at me if I reject it.” Kaze was speechless and moved at the same time when he took the bank card. Darcy’s savings were used on the housewarming party and she did not have a million dollars in her bank account at the moment. She must have borrowed money from Miru. He had the best wife in the world. She even asked Gold Tooth and Dan for help even though she disliked making contact with the people from the underworl
Everyone looked at Kaze. They assumed the useless idiot would surely hand over his wife and could not escape death. No one knew why Roger resented Kaze that much. Even if Darcy married Kaze and not Henry, it should not be the reason either. Then, Kaze provided the answer to everyone’s question. He scoffed and said, “Roger, where’s your son? Today is your big day and he’s not here?” Roger was instantly infuriated with veins bulging all over his forehead. He bellowed, “Shut up, you little piece of shit!” Kaze would not stop. He looked around and continued, “Is he still at the hospital? I heard he was castrated a few days ago. Roger, I heard you only have one son, and if he’s useless now, how are you going to continue the bloodline?” His words left the crowd astonished. How could they not know about something this serious? “Mr. Chairman, what happened to your son? Can he recover from this?” someone asked out of concern. There was no way Henry could recover from losin
“Those two aren’t young anymore and they still idolize celebrities.” Kaze was speechless as he shook his head. Dan chuckled and said, “Master Lee, it’s normal nowadays. Many housewives and mature women like young idols, and even nickname them as sugar babies or whatnot. Those women are as playful as us men!” He was the owner of many nightclubs and bars in the underworld, so it was not surprising that he knew all these. “Ladies and gentlemen, friends and family, the rebuilding ceremony is about to start, please be seated!” The emcee’s voice echoed across the hall. Most of the guests had arrived. They took their seats based on the placement of their name tags. The Quint family’s seat was arranged at the back, where the seats of smaller companies were. The Quint family was a second-tier family and they should be seated closer to the main stage but Roger arranged for them to sit at the back to humiliate them. Kaze was the only representative and he was not concerned about
Hannah, Collier, and the others were shocked. They did not expect Jude to possess the Nether Viper Sword and even revealed it to all the agents. They lost the advantage over the situation as soon as the sword was revealed. They even noticed some of the Viper’s Den agents showed murderous intent when looking at Kaze. Only Kaze remained unfazed in the gym. He smiled and said, “Jude Gwake, do you think that sword makes you the branch leader of the West State Viper’s Den?” “Hmph! Stop with your nonsense!” Jude grunted with disdain and said, “I have the sword and you have nothing. “Kneel before me and I might consider leaving your body intact. You should know that from what you did to me, this is already considered merciful.” Looking at the frantic Jude, Buffy’s eyes teared up. Her father transformed into a monster hungry for power before she even realized it. Now, the greed for power had driven him mad completely. “Is that so?” Kaze smiled and then walked toward Jud
As doubts spread across the room, Jude put his hands behind his back casually, and his stiffened expression finally showed a hint of delight. He wanted to use the crowd’s anger to create chaos. If he could incite the crowd to attack Kaze, the sheer number would overwhelm him no matter how strong he was physically. Moreover, his reinforcement was on the way. The reinforcements he called were Casius and Rio, one of the ten strongest of the Refined Blade Clan. When his reinforcements arrived, he would reveal the fact that he had been working with the Ryokanians if it meant killing Kaze. If he could become the branch leader, he would have the power to cover it up easily. Then, he would become the hero who exposed the fraud who impersonated the late ex-branch leader! To bring someone to their downfall, the first step would be driving them mad. Jude was already one step away from his grave, the situation cornering him and fueling an even greater ambition within him. He wa
At this moment, the faces of Jude’s followers, who spoke up earlier, paled and their bodies were shaking. Kaze was indeed appointed as the branch leader by Autumn, the Viper Queen. Who else dared to question the legitimacy of his identity? Not even Jude dared to oppose the superior Viper Queen. More importantly, Kaze revealed that he was tasked by the Viper Queen to cleanse the West State Viper’s Den. Cleanse? Despite being a word related to cleaning, it reeked of blood. Lives would be lost and blood would flow like rivers. Kaze made himself clear enough. His cleansing operation started with the South River Branch and Jude and his loyal followers were the targets. At that very moment, in their eyes, Kaze had transformed into a monster with bloody fangs, ready to devour them. The thought frightened them. Those who berated and criticized Kaze earlier wanted to kneel and beg for mercy, hoping that Kaze would spare them. Hannah’s agents also quickly secured all the exit
“You’ve committed such atrocity and still have the nerve to meddle with the Viper’s Den affair? “You dare claim to be the new branch leader? Do you think we’re fools? We won’t fall for this charade with your hired actors playing along! “If you know what’s good for you, be honest and tell us why you killed the ex-branch leader! How dare you come here and mess with our affairs?!” Jude pointed at Kaze angrily, shouting his questions at him. Kaze looked at Jude as if he was a clown. He then looked at the other upset agents and said, “First of all, I didn’t kill Magnus Fuller. I simply broke him and crippled him.” He did not kill Magnus but only broke him? What kind of ridiculous nonsense was that? Many of the agents could not accept such a ludicrous answer. However, when they recalled how Kaze had sent Bruce flying with just one slap, no one dared to voice their doubts. Magnus was certainly stronger than Bruce, and Kaze might have sent Bruce flying with just one slap, but i
All sorts of voices echoed in the gym. Even the agents who served Jude started to look at Kaze with reverence and respect. When Jude gave the order, many instinctively prepared to act, driven by their loyalty to him. However, now that they found out Kaze was the branch leader, the thought of carrying out Jude’s order vanished. The branch leader and the branch chief might sound similar, and one might assume they shared the same authority, but both positions were worlds apart. There was only one branch leader in the entire West State while more than a dozen individuals held the branch chief position. It was likened to the mayors of cities within a state with one governor—both positions were incomparable. “How did he become the branch leader all of a sudden?” “This is bad! This is over! Jude’s career is over!” Hope fell back onto her chair in shock, her face paled. She recalled the scenes with Kaze and then it hit her that Kaze had always treated and looked at her and
Seeing Hannah and Collier kneel, the other agents of the South River Branch immediately mirrored the action. “Branch Leader!” “If the branch leader isn’t a part of the Viper’s Den and has no right to be in the ring, then who else in the West State Viper’s Den has the right?” As Hannah and Collier revealed Kaze’s identity, the other agents chanted his name fanatically. The entire gym was once again stunned. The air froze. It felt even stiffer when Kaze slapped Bruce away. Branch leader of the West State Viper’s Den, Kaze Lee?! Everyone was shocked when Hannah and Collier referred to Kaze as the branch leader. They could neither comprehend the situation nor contain their shock. Hope, who was glaring at Kaze with her friends in the VIP seat, widened her mouth in shock. Her body was shaking instinctively and her face paled. Did she hear Hannah and Collier correctly? Kaze was not a branch chief but the branch leader? There were only so many branch leaders in the Vipe
Survival of the fittest. Only the strong were worshiped within the Viper’s Den. Kaze was able to send Bruce flying with just a slap, solid proof of his unrivaled strength that was worthy of their respect and reverence. Kaze raised his hand and gradually silenced the entire gym. The audience going silent when signaled was proof that Kaze had earned their respect through the fight. “Deputy Chief Gwake, I believe you will have to be deputy for the rest of your life.” Kaze turned around to Jude and looked at him with a smirk. Jude’s expression ashened and Kaze’s words made his face twitch uncontrollably. Kaze’s strength once again surprised him. He even started to suspect that the whole match was a show that Kaze and Bruce put on just to fool him. However, he realized the thought was ridiculous because if he voiced his concerns, he would only embarrass himself even more. He was deeply aggrieved as well because after Kaze defeated Bruce with one slap, he had no one els
Kabaam! The two palms collided with extreme speed, causing the air to explode like a bomb. “He even met Bruce’s palm with his own? He’s full of himself.” “His arm is certainly broken now.” “He’s going to be a cripple!” Even though it was surprising that Kaze was able to dodge the first punch, the audience still mocked and sneered at him when he decided to exchange palm strikes with Bruce. To them, Kaze foolishly exposed his weakness and did not know how to utilize his position. He must have lost his mind. However, what happened next was not Kaze’s arm breaking or him being sent flying away by Bruce’s palm strike. It was Bruce who looked pale and shocked, fear then covered his face. His arm which contained explosive power that could punch a bull to death started to weaken and soften. Then, Kaze’s slap penetrated Bruce’s defense without any delay and landed on his face. Slap! The hit echoed across the gym. At the next moment, Bruce’s body was sent flying out of
“Kaze Lee?” Bruce was taken aback for a moment before he cackled viciously. Intense murderous intentions erupted from him. The temperature in the gym felt even colder. The noise in the audience went silent. People’s eyes widened, glued to the ring as they held their breaths. With the murderous aura, Bruce was like a monster from the night. His aura swept the field, overwhelming everything. It was a rare opportunity for them to witness someone as powerful as Bruce in action. Many of them believed Kaze would eventually be defeated, or killed. They widened their eyes, hoping to capture every bit of detail in the upcoming action. “Die!” Without wasting time, the angry Bruce charged forward at Kaze like a steam train. The force and momentum of his charge could easily crush an adult bull. Despite the murderous intent attacking his face, Kaze remained unfazed and did not even enter a defensive stance. “He must be stunned by Bruce’s attack!” “What gave him the ner