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
Kailan sounded like he had gotten the situation under control as if Kaze was already a dead man. “Mr. Skyfort, that’s a good idea. The chairman of Shangrila Group, stripped and hung on a flagpole. It’s a better scene than Gerard being hung until his skin falls off.” Phoebe looked at Kaze with utmost disdain. She spoke as if Kaze was already hanging on the flagpole. “Mr. Lee, this…” Hart looked at Kaze apologetically. He even considered taking Kaze’s place to be hung on the flagpole. Kaze and Kailan would never have known each other if not for him. Hart was the reason for the conflict. Kaze waved at Hart and then looked at Kailan with a baffled look. “Mr. Skyfort, so you really believed I won’t walk out of here alive? What made you think that you could stop me with two hundred pigs?” He was curious about what fueled Kailan’s confidence. “Kaze Lee, still trying to be stubborn, I see.” Kalian scoffed. He added, “Very well. Even if they are pigs, I have two hundred of t
“Skyfort Investment? Not a problem. We will be there in five minutes, Mr. Lee.” Dwight answered Kaze’s request without a second thought. “Kaze Lee, how long do you plan to keep this up?” Phoebe scoffed as soon as Kaze put down the phone. “Don’t tell me you are bringing a thousand pigs here.” There was no way Kaze could summon a thousand gangsters with just one phone call. There were not even that many gangsters on the street. Therefore, to Kailan and his secretary, Kaze was simply acting, trying to drag it out. “Boss, don’t waste time with this punk here. Let us have him!” The leader of the two hundred men stepped up and volunteered to take down Kaze. Kaze looked down at them and called them pigs, which angered them. They were already thinking about ways to torture Kaze. Kaze did not look at the gangster. He said to Kailan, “Five minutes. But if you don’t have the patience, I don’t mind taking out two hundred pigs and then destroying you.” His arrogance made the
The entire lobby was silenced. Kailan and his men were stunned. Billy’s words shocked them more than seeing a thousand young, powerful men swarming into the building. There were really a thousand of them, not one less, not one more. All of them were from Tensor Martial Arts School! Based on their looks, the two hundred gangsters were certainly no match for them. In addition, Tensor Martial Arts School now had the advantage of numbers. There were five times more students than the gangsters. Kailan felt terrible. He and his secretary did not take Kaze’s words seriously. They simply thought he was bluffing. Now, Kaze summoned a thousand capable young fighters to counter the two hundred gangsters. It was a huge insult to Kailan. Everyone looked at Kaze. His presence grew so strong that it overshadowed Kailan. “Mr. Lee, I am terribly sorry this time…” Kailan bowed and chuckled awkwardly. “Hold up. It’s not your turn to speak.” Kaze stopped him before he could fin
Kailan was deeply aggrieved listening to Kaze’s criticism. He was a proud man with a status and had never lowered himself before anyone. Yet the current situation forced him to bow and surrender. “So you are not going to let me go?” Kailan suppressed his anger and said, “What goes around, comes around. Don’t cross the line and we can still talk at the table. If you continue to oppress me, maybe one day when you are in my shoes, someone else will do the same to you.” He carefully sized up Kaze’s expression as he spoke. Phoebe mustered up her courage and said, “Kaze Lee, Mr. Skyfort is right. Don’t cross the line. Let this go. Let’s use our words, not our fists. It’s better to have friends more than enemies…” “Tell her to shut up.” Kaze did not even look at her. Billy went up straight and slapped her in the face. “Shut up! You have no right to speak here. One more word and I will slap your mouth off your face!” Phoebe dared not make another sound. Things went quie
Kaze then signaled Billy. Billy immediately brought over a chair for him to sit down. “I don't need him here in person. Seeing his face alone can make you kneel.” Kailan pulled his phone out to make a video call. “What is it?” As soon as the call got through, a square-faced person appeared on the screen. The moment Kaze saw the face, he laughed. What a small world. “Mr. Hobbs, I’m sorry. I was going to acquire Rove but someone sabotaged the deal and he even caused problems at my company.” Kailan knelt in front of the camera. “What happened to you?” The man in the call was Samson and when he saw Kailan’s swollen face and bloody lips, he was shocked. “This! This punk here!” Kailan turned his phone to Kaze and shouted, “Mr. Hobbs, it’s him!” “Kaze Lee?!” Samson’s brows rose with his eyes twitching. His expression turned grim as he called Kailan an idiot inwardly. Kailan lost to Kaze and decided to reveal him as the mastermind. If Samson could suppress K