“Oh? Are you trying to make me an example, boy?” Narrowing his eyes on Kaze, Gerard said menacingly. His two dozen men eyed Kaze mockingly. They did not see Kaze as a threat. Kaze nodded at Darcy and Hart and led Daphne into the hall to Gerard. “Well, this is why you’re here. Isn’t it?” Kaze said with a smile. His eyes brushed past the two dozen men, and he shook his head regrettably. “It’s a shame you’re just a bunch of hooligans. Where’s the challenge of it all?“Even if I hurl you out, it doesn’t send a strong enough message.“Taking the trash out doesn’t reflect much on the awesomeness of Lilyrose Commerce Guild.” Gerard made a face. “You’re asking for it, boy! We are not trash!” “Who do you think you are? Money in your pocket is no reason to look down on us.” The two dozen thugs clamored and yelled at Kaze. They were enraged by Kaze’s disdain. Kaze grinned without sparing the hooligans another look. His dismissal attitude got on their nerves more than his
Gerard’s voice was tinged with a hair-rising malice. However, Kaze took his words as meaningless grunts of a sore loser.“One slap will cost me the rest of my life? But I’m not finished with you.” Kaze shook his head and approached Gerard. Violence was the answer to ending conflicts with unreasonable thugs. Gerard was taken aback. Not only was Kaze not afraid of him, but Kaze wanted to take another swing. “Don’t just stand there. Get him!” Gerard waved his arm and shouted through his gritted teeth, “End him and trash the guild! “Oh, and the boy’s beautiful wife…” As Gerard’s gaze fell on Darcy, he licked his lips greedily. “Get him!” “Fuck his wife in front of him!” Gerard did not need to finish his sentence for the two dozen thugs to fill in the blanks. The hooligans pounced on Kaze like animals in heat. “Die!” Narrowing his eyes dangerously, Kaze charged into the crowd and grabbed two thugs by the throats. “Bang!” Kaze slammed two heads together. “
Since Kaze was not going to back down, Gerard prepared himself for the worst. “Crack!” Kaze stomped his other hand. “I’ll get to your boss later. “I can loosen up with you since you’re here. I have to make your trip worthwhile.” Kaze told Darcy to summon the staff members of Lilyrose Commerce Guild. “What can we do for you, Mr. Lee?” The staff members arrived on the scene and spoke with a shiver. Although they knew Kaze was protecting the guild, they were still afraid of him. The president’s husband was ruthless. Kaze pointed at Gerard and his crew. “Strip them to their underpants and hang them up the flagpoles. “You can decide on how long you want to keep them there. Just make sure they don’t die.” While it was easy to set these gangsters straight, there was no telling if they would return to start a commotion again. So Kaze came up with a solution. He needed to do something that was both attention-grabbing and intimidating. It would make troublemakers thi
“Sigh…” Hart turned solemn at the mention of Kailan. “Mr. Lee, I don’t know much about Kailan, but he came from Sunrise City not too long ago. “After the fall of the top three families, many businesses from Sunrise followed the Vinlands and Lees to expand to Lilyrose. “Kailan registered Skyfort Investment in Lilyrose around that time.” Lined with deep pockets, Skyfort Investment acquired a few local shoe factories. The company had been in touch with Rove with the intention of taking over the business. After much hesitation, Hart finally made up his mind to sell Rove. An agreement was reached, but Kailan turned around and cut the offer in half which led to the recent conflict. “He popped out of nowhere. My guess is he’s cleaning up ill-gotten gains from some company in Sunrise City.” Kaze contemplated for a while and got up. “Come on, Mr. Lyfe. Let’s go and meet Kailan.” “Huh?” Taken aback, Hart said, “I feel bad to impose on you, Mr. Lee.” While he understood
“We’ll see if Lilyrose Commerce Guild would hang me up the pole too.” Hostility was written all over Kailan’s face. Gerard was Kailan’s long-time confidante. For Gerard to be reduced to his boxers and left hanging on the pole was a slap in Kailan’s face. Besides, Gerard had been doing the run-around for him since their arrival in the city. Others would perceive Kailan as a pushover if he did not straighten Lilyrose Commerce Guild out today. “Smack!” Stunned, the secretary was hit in the face. Kailan shouted with a grimace, “Don’t just stand there. Do it now!” “Yes, sir.” Terrified, the secretary held her cheek and walked out of the office to summon help through calls. She ran into Kaze and Hart on her way back to Kailan’s office. “You have the nerve to come here, old fart,” the secretary shrieked, her eyes filled with malice. The secretary dared not voice her grievance after Kailan hit her, so she took her fury out on Hart. From her perspective, Hart started i
Kailan was speechless. He knew Kaze was taunting him. “Are you here to repay the gesture? “It so happens I just set up my business here, and the locals don’t seem to take me seriously. I need someone to make an example of,” Kailan said with a pretentious smile. Sure, Kaze held a bit of sway in Lilyrose, but Kailan was a highly influential figure. Kaze humiliated his men and showed his face at Kailan’s door. Kailan would lose his foothold in the city if he did not show Kaze a thing or two. “What’s the point of shooting your mouth off? I’m not here to argue. Let’s get right to it.” Kaze shook his head. Skipping Kailan’s question, he said, “If you’re honestly interested in acquiring Rove, Mr. Lyfe is happy to offer the business at the price that was originally agreed on. “We can then forget about the fact you threatened Mr. Lyfe’s family and barred entry to Lilyrose Commerce Guild.” It was true that Rove was going bust. Otherwise, Kaze would not have taken matters in
Hart was baffled by Kailan’s words. Kailan acquired Rove, not to make money out of it but to destroy it? What did it mean? Hart took a deep breath and then shouted at Kailan, “You are working for foreign brands! Kailan Skyfort, you are a villain!” He shouted with anger and frustration, even his eyes teared up from all the emotions. He suddenly realized why Kailan would say such things. Kailan acquired Rove to destroy it with his own hands, not to milk it. It was the same as what foreign brands did. Some local brands that were thriving and developing would see oppression from the start. Once the local brand grew strong enough and managed to free itself from the oppression, then foreign brands would try to acquire it so that they could crush it from the inside. They would ruin the brand from the inside out once acquired. Had foreign brands allowed local brands to thrive, they would not have been able to seize the local market and disregard the local consumers as if th
Kailan was an ostentatious man. His office was by no means small. It could fit a few families with slight modifications, yet he claimed that his office could not fit that many people. In other words, he must have summoned an army. “Kaze Lee, afraid now? If you are afraid, kneel and apologize to Mr. Skyfort! I will also slap your face off with my own hands!” Phoebe covered her face that was slapped by Kaze earlier and spewed her anger through clenched teeth. Kaze did not even look at her. He got up and said with a smile, “Fine, let’s go have a look, shall we?” Kailan had no idea if Kaze was terrified or simply fearless, but he did not care. There were always overconfident people. Kailan would know if Kaze was simply fearless or just pretending when they went downstairs. “After you, Mr. Lee,” Kailan said as he gestured. The more confident he was, the more humble he looked. If one had not known better that he was a vicious hound that would leave no remains of his pre