While holding his anger back, Kaze laughed at Greg who was aggrieved. “You want to apologize but it doesn’t mean I have to forgive you and pretend that nothing ever happened. Is this your so-called pride?” Kaze then swung his hand at Greg, slapping the man away without any signs. Bang! Greg fell on the floor, his face swollen. No one expected Kaze to choose violence without explanation. Everyone, including Faye and the others, was shocked and terrified at what happened. Caleb was unfazed. He said coldly, “Greg Nanas, who do you think you are, talking to the mayor like an ignorant fool!” “KAZE LEE!” Greg shouted madly on the floor. He covered his face and got up on his feet. “Kaze Lee! How dare you slap me!? You think you can do whatever you want because you are the mayor? You are full of yourself! I’m not afraid of you!” Greg was furious, his expression resembled a ferocious wolf. The moment he found out that Kaze was the new mayor of Lilyrose, the rumors about Kaze
Upon hearing Faye, Greg turned around. He saw a bunch of hippies riding their bikes toward him. The hippies left a strong impression on Greg and Faye. The two of them trembled the moment they saw the group. The leader of the hippies was Conan, and he had a young woman behind him on his bike. “Haha! Kaze, you are dead!” Greg laughed at Kaze before he went up to Conan, attentively helping him down the bike. “Young Master Conan, be careful. Watch your step…” “Dogshit, what are you doing?” Conan was shocked by Greg’s attentiveness. It even replaced his anger for a moment. “Mr. Queen, I was terribly sorry about yesterday. This is the least I can do to make it up to you.” Greg bowed and said politely, “Mr. Queen, that pretentious bastard Kaze is also here.” “Kaze… He’s here?!” Conan was shaken by the name. He looked in the direction Greg pointed and saw Kaze smiling at him. His expression turned grim. The first thought that surged into his mind was to run away. Gr
Greg was forced to bring out the Red Foundation’s name again. He assumed Conan simply wanted to vent his grievance but he would certainly hold back due to the Red Foundation’s influence. However, at the very next moment, he realized he was terribly wrong. Bang! Conan lifted his leg and kicked Greg on the chin. “Red Foundation? Red my ass! Who told you the foundation saved you last night? If not for Brother Kaze, all you little bitches wouldn't leave Taurus Automobiles yesterday! “You piece of dogshit! How dare you disrespect Brother Kaze! I’ll slap the shit out of you!” Conan continued to slap and beat up Greg. “Ouch!” Greg screamed in pain and was shocked. The one who saved them last night was Kaze? How could it be? Not only Greg, but even Faye could not believe what she heard. Kaze slapped Conan last night and even alerted Mathias to come to clean up the mess, yet Conan said it was Kaze who saved them. What happened next cleared their doubts and forced the
Crack! Following a heavy thud, Greg’s arm was broken. Both Faye and the people from the foundation were terrified. The person in charge of the South River State branch of the Red Foundation had his arm broken without resisting. It was at that moment that Faye and the others realized how terrifying Kaze was, especially Faye. She regretted everything she said to Kaze. “Aaaargh!” Greg cried excruciatingly. He had a feeling the second swing would take his life. When he saw Conan exercising his arm for a second swing, he bit the bullet and shouted, “Mr. Lee! Please spare me! Spare me and I will release a statement online! I will apologize to your wife and the guild!” Kaze smiled. “Greg, you are in no position to negotiate terms with me.” Crack! The bat was swung at Greg’s leg this time, breaking his leg. “You piece of shit. How dare you name your terms? Whatever Brother Kaze says, you do it, or I will break every bone in your body!” Conan shouted fiercely, perfectly
Faye trembled. She dared not speak a word and simply followed Kaze into the office with a pale look. “Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. A branch of the charity foundation has this level of decoration.” Kaze looked around the grand and luxurious office before sitting down on the couch. He then frowned and asked, “What are you doing?” Faye took off her jacket and shirt, only her white bra was holding together her busty and fair breasts. She did have a voluptuous body. No wonder she could become the person in charge here in Lilyrose’s branch with her incompetence. She trembled and then looked at Kaze with a teary look. She timidly said, “I thought you wanted me, that’s why you asked me to come in. I-I will do whatever you say, doggy style, missionary, anything you want, I’ll do it without a second thought. Please just let me go…” Kaze was speechless. He never had such lewd thoughts for her. He finally understood why Faye was the only one who followed him inside. Caleb and the others were
Kaze’s voice was as cold as a blizzard. The three hundred million was the combined donation of all the members of Lilyrose Commerce Guild, yet the Red Foundation used it illegally to fund Lil Dee’s donation campaign. In other words, Lil Dee had not donated a dime yet due to the foundation’s marketing but he became the philanthropist that donated a billion. It was a fraud. The Lilyrose Commerce Guild which donated three hundred million was accused and blacklisted because of the foundation’s misleading marketing. For a moment there, Kaze wanted to slap Faye out of existence, but he knew it was not entirely her fault. The woman was just a small fry in charge of a tiny branch in Lilyrose. She had no power to move such a huge amount of money alone. The foundation and Lee Investment must be behind this together, trying to increase Lil Dee’s value, trying to make him their money tree. In modern society, views and attention were king. The amount of profit that a famous influe
While Kaze made his way to Golden Edge, Darcy was already there. Soon, she located a depressed Agnes in an outlet store. “Darcy! You’re here! You have to help me! Those bastards hit me!” The moment Agnes saw Darcy, she broke down into tears, making her already reddish eyes worse. “Mom, it’s okay. I’m here now. I’ll find out what happened and do you right. Don’t cry, tell me what happened…” Darcy hugged her mother to calm her down. Agnes kept sobbing and refused to speak of something this embarrassing. Darcy then looked at her aunt, Agatha, who accompanied her mother shopping. Agatha said, “It’s like this. Your mother and I came shopping for sweaters for you guys…” Darcy knew Agnes’ thrifty personality. Although their family’s financial status had gotten better and could be considered well to do, Agnes kept her thrifty habits. She probably wanted to buy sweaters during the summer to save a few bucks, so she came to Golden Edge to shop. Agnes and Agatha went to Pa
Seeing the storekeeper’s terrible attitude, Darcy was furious. She stepped up and argued, “If my mom and aunt really stole things from your store, you should call the cops and not ask the security to slap them and throw them out! What is that attitude? I demand an explanation!” She sounded frosty. As the president of Lilyrose Commerce Guild and the chairwoman of two big companies, Darcy gained a strong aura and confidence. In addition to her beautiful looks, the commotion attracted all the attention in the store. Even the regular shoppers outside were captivated by her looks and voice. “Paladia Moose’s security slapped a customer? For real?” “I think it’s true. I heard something went down here and they claimed a customer stole from them.” “Look at the two ladies and that beautiful young woman. They don’t look like thieves.” “God knows. I’m just here for the show.” The customers were engaged in a heated discussion. As a crowd gathered, the storekeeper’s expression tu
“You…” The fear of death suppressed and replaced the anger in Phoenix. Her wrinkled face paled, making her look like a living corpse. “Madam!” Two of Phoenix’s followers from Ridgesouth tried to jump on Anzu to rescue their employer. However, Anzu swung her katana in a swift, deadly arc, slitting their throats instantly and splattering blood across the ground. “Kaze Lee, get over here! Or else I will kill this old hag!” Anzu roared, her tone resentful. “She killed them!” “Grandaunt is being taken hostage!” “Call the police!” The morgue fell into chaos following the death of the two followers. All the members of the other family branches screamed in panic. Some scrambled to escape, while others stood still in shock. A few were paralyzed by sheer terror, unable to process what was happening before their eyes. As chaos broke out, Kaze quickly dashed forward to pull the horrified Hector and Agnes away, dragging them back to Darcy and Sky. “Stay here and don’t move.
“Get down and kneel to Joan, or else I will haunt you even after I die!” Kaze twisted his wrist, subtly revealing a thin silver needle in his palm. He then looked at Joan and said, “Fire if you can.” If Joan got so much as close to the trigger, he would use the silver needle to kill her on the spot. His words put disappointment in Darcy’s eyes. Kaze was physically strong but the family was surrounded by guns. Under such intense circumstances, Kaze could really be more tolerant and endure the insult for their sake. Darcy was deeply disappointed in Kaze. Phoenix was so enraged by Kaze’s threats toward Joan that she laughed in exasperation. “Joan, show that you mean business!” “Kaze Lee, you made me do this!” Joan said with a grin. She slowly raised the gun at Kaze. Bang! Suddenly, the door was kicked open from the outside, and a woman in a funeral home uniform with a mask appeared. Strangely, she wielded a Ryokan katana and was searching for someone among the cr
There were police officers outside of the funeral home, and since the hitmen from the Steelclaw Guild would come after Hector and his family, Phoenix did not need to kill them in the open. Though she did not mind scaring them and making them kneel before her, begging for mercy—it would be quite satisfying. Thump! Hector and Agnes knelt immediately. Agnes was shuddering as she said, “Grandaunt, we never meant to disrespect you! It was all Kaze! Him! He was the one who opposed you and challenged your authority! “He was the one who broke your cane and beat up Joan. He was the one who called the stop on the projects! We had nothing to do with it!” She then turned to her son and daughter. “Sky, Darcy, what are you two doing standing? Get down! Madam Dark’s death is already painful enough for Grandaunt. Stop upsetting her!” “Yeah, kneel! Grandaunt is an elder, it’s not embarrassing kneeling to her!” Hector said to his children, the anxiety on his face was obvious too. He did
“The day I arrived, you broke my walking cane of three million dollars and you hurt Joan. You even got her fiance’s family killed. Don’t even get me started about Mayor Synder stopping the company’s project. Now, you are opposing me directly?! “The other branches of the Quint family are doing just fine but why are you and your family such a pain in the ass? Now I realize the reason—it is you! You are the one who caused all this mess! “Hector, your family is useless! That’s why even a live-in son-in-law can misbehave like this! Do you even deserve to carry the Quint’s name?” Phoenix bellowed. Hector lowered his head and dared not argue with Phoenix. Kaze did not care at all. He sternly said, “Phoenix, you know better than anyone why I broke your walking cane, why I hit Joan, and why I ceased the project. “If you want to distort the truth, I won’t bother to explain it either, but all I want to say is don’t overly rely on your position and your seniority. Respect is earned, not
“She was elderly; how could someone beat her up physically? More importantly, aside from breaking Madam Dark’s arm, this particular someone staged a car accident and killed her, leaving her with barely a corpse. “It’s inhumane! It’s outrageous! Is he even human?” Joan cried as she expressed her grievance. Each word she muttered felt heavy like mountains. Following her claims, everyone turned around and looked at Darcy and her family at the back of the line—including Kaze, who was beside them. “Have Hector and his family arrived yet?” Phoenix stomped her walking cane on the floor and bellowed, “Tell them to get over here right now!” Seeing Phoenix as if she was ready to devour someone alive, Hector and Agnes shuddered as they quickly went up. “Grandaunt, we are here. We’ve arrived for some time now.” Agnes quickly shifted the blame to Kaze, saying, “Grandaunt, it was not us who broke Madam Dark’s arm. We did not arrange for the truck to ram into her car either. It was Ka
Besides, several Viper’s Den agents in casual attire had also blended into the scene. Hannah was hurt, or else Kaze would bring her along as well. Although he had already devised a plan with the Steelclaw Guild, he was not sure if the guild would take the act too far and make it real. On top of that, the Steelclaw Guild was a mysterious organization rooted deeply in this city. No one could guarantee if they would not deploy all their hitmen on this mission. It was why Kaze arranged as many men as possible to be on the scene to ensure the safety of Darcy and her family. Under the staff’s guidance, Kaze, Darcy, and the family arrived at the morgue. They saw a crowd inside. All the branch families and their respective heads arrived. Phoenix, leaning on her walking cane, and Joan, seated in her wheelchair, were also there. Madam Dark and her family had served the Quint family for generations and she grew up with Phoenix. She took care of Phoenix, protected her, and they
South said with a sigh, “Kaze, you might not know First Tiger in person but he’s a man with a great mind and tactics. “He said the Steelclaw Guild would remain in the shadows while the Quint family roamed openly. If the Quint family wants revenge against us, then their family members will be our targets. “You, however, are not the same. He can’t see through you and he’s willing to sign a peace treaty with you instead of going to war against you without any solid reason.” Kaze smiled and said, “He’s a wise man indeed. I’m more curious about First Tiger than before. Tell him that I will play along with his plan. I owe him one.” After the call with South, the chief of the South River Police Department, Morgan Bale, called. “Mr. Lee, the servants of Phoenix Quint and the elder of the Quint family from Ridgesouth were killed in a car crash. All six of them died on the spot. I believe you’ve received the news.” As soon as the call got through, Morgan’s serious voice came through.
Agnes bellowed, “So what if Darcy suspects you? You did it, yet you won’t let people talk about you? My daughter is a chairwoman, she’s smart! She’s not like Sky who trusts you unconditionally. She has solid reasons to suspect you!” “I have to take this call.” Kaze did not want to argue with Agnes. The buzzing phone saved him in the nick of time and he went out after seeing South’s name on the screen. As though Agnes clutched on the very evidence that could prove Kaze did it, she jumped excitedly and shouted, “Look! He knew he couldn’t keep it up anymore! He’s going out to talk with the killer! “I’m telling you guys! Don’t trust people like him! He’s mad and he could do anything to you! He’s beyond saving…” While Agnes was being relentless with her groundless accusations, Kaze answered the phone. “Kaze, Phoenix Quint just contacted us and said you and your family would be at the funeral house. She even said if we wanted revenge, we could send people over there now and they
“Other than Kaze, who else has the motive to kill Madam Dark and her daughter? Didn’t you hear him when he shoved them out earlier? He said he would kill them! “I think he was afraid back then, but he didn’t want them coming after him, so he took the chance once they left! “Kaze, you’re horrible! How could you kill them?!” Agnes took a few steps away from Kaze and stared at him. “You’ve gotten bolder than ever. I really don’t know what else you don’t dare to do! Do you know what the consequences of your actions are? You can’t keep it hidden forever! People will eventually find out! “You think you can get away with it? Look again! The crash just happened, and the driver is already under investigation. A gambler in debts took the risk for money and pretended to be DUI. Do you think people are idiots? “Can’t you see it’s obvious? Now you’ve become a prime suspect! You better take responsibility and not get us involved, or I will make you regret it!” She scolded Kaze as her f