Trent casually told Sieg about the stories he heard about Kaze as a teatime joke. Sieg smiled and commented, “Ignorance is bliss. Maybe that’s why he’s able to stay noisy until now.” Trent got up and said, “Why don’t I do you the favor and head to Dynasty Hotel? If you drag this out, your cousin might really lose a leg or an arm. Kaze Lee is fearless and audacious.” “Of course. Thank you, Trent.” Sieg got up and shook Trent’s hand. When Trent walked out of the courtyard and headed to his car, he received a call. He glanced at the caller ID and answered it. “Haxor, what is it?” Haxor, the third highest-ranking officer in the South River Commerce Institute. He was considered one of the strongest people in that organization, and even in South River State. His son’s name was Cetus Snowpine, the supercar club member who got into a fight with Kaze at Taurus Automobile the other night. “Trent, I have an inspection visit today, and I am in Lilyrose. My son’s car got smashed
“Kaze Lee, you are ballsy enough to talk shit about Mr. Sieg! But Mr. Sieg doesn’t even care about you!” “Yeah! You are a vermin! To him, you are nothing but an insect! How dare you challenge him?” The others started to mock Kaze again. Kaze had overpowered them with his presence and they were worried that Kaze would order his men to smash their cars or limbs, so they remained quiet until now. They finally got a chance to vent their emotions through the insults. Sieg refused to show, which baffled Kaze. Kaze raised an eyebrow and said, “It seems like you are going to lose your arm and leg today, Corax.” “Hmph. You can keep dreaming!” Corax was surprised that Kaze still had the nerve to challenge him. “Look at him, stupid and stubborn!” “I only realize there’s someone so stupid in this world. He must have lost his mind!” Everyone started laughing at Kaze again. It was then a few black Audi R8s drove into the parking lot, carrying both the local and Sunrise City num
Cetus was stunned for a moment before he shouted, “You fuck! You smashed my car at Taurus Automobile, beat me up, and now you don’t remember me?” “I’m sorry. You do look familiar, but I really can’t recall.” Kaze shook his head and explained, “I smashed too many cars that night and beat up a lot of people. I remember a few names, like Lilian, Tank, and… Uh…” Cetus was so furious that he almost exploded in anger if he could. He pointed at Kaze and said coldly, “Kaze Lee, you better listen up. I am Cetus Snowpine. My father is Haxor Snowpine, the third highest-ranking officer at South River Commerce Institute. “I will slap your face off today and you will remember my name for the rest of your life. I will haunt you in your dreams!” Kaze looked at Cetus as if he was a retard. “Then you are going to be disappointed. To be honest, I slapped too many people recently and I don’t think you are one of the top ten either.” His nonchalance upset Cetus even more. He ignored Cetus and
“Kaze Lee, you!” Trent was the first to react and he pointed at Kaze, shouting furiously. The Lyfes of Geranium City was one of the top four families. Their wealth could rival the entire country. Trent wanted to gain their favor but when Kaze made it sound like that, if it got to Sieg’s ears, things might not sound nice. The others then reacted and were angered by Kaze’s bold words as well. Kaze called them peasants! A useless son-in-law of a second-tier family called them peasants! Trent bellowed, “You dare insult the Lyfe family of Geranium? You’ve gotten even worse. If I don’t teach you a lesson today, you might bring the entire city down one day! “I know about others but you are a peasant to me, so kneel before me!” He tried to pressure Kaze again. Kaze smiled disdainfully. “Old geezer, I didn’t slap you at Astral’s place because you are old, yet now you’re still trying to challenge me with your background?” “Y-You bastard!” Trent was deeply shaken, his face
Being a chief of South River Commerce Institute, Haxor’s position was ranked average in the power hierarchy in the entire state, though it was still powerful. He no longer represented only himself as behind the complicated and interconnected network of connections was a massive and profitable organization. With the driving force of profits, he was able to utilize a terrifying amount of resources and money, especially when he decided to oppress a particular individual. He could bring disaster to the Shangrila Group, Sky Ocean Group, and any other companies related to Kaze. His status was the source of his confidence and dignified manner. Haxor knew Kaze would end badly since he had verbally insulted Sieg. Due to that, he was able to threaten Kaze without qualms and concerns for the consequences. Corax was surprised that Haxor wanted to offer Kaze’s and Darcy’s companies to him. A moment of wonder later, he said with a smile, “Mr. Snowpine, this is a huge gift, given that
“Kaze Lee, you are just a useless son-in-law of a second-tier family, that includes your wife! Your foundation in this city is not strong enough. “You might have gotten lucky and become rich with some decent business, but it’s limited to this small city! Your strongest support is the new mayor. “History proves that without a powerful foundation and support, no matter how rich you are, you will be a pie for everyone else. “Even if I take your companies away, with the Lyfes as my support, no one would dare to say a word!” Haxor was overflowing with arrogance. Each word he spewed contained heavy contempt toward Kaze. Haxor was not invincible in Lilyrose and there was indeed someone who could oppose him, but it was not Kaze, or the young mayor. An ultimatum was given. “Kaze Lee, you have two more minutes to think about it. After that, even kneeling and apologizing would do you no good!” Kaze narrowed his eyes. Haxor strongly believed he had won this little confrontation.
Trent, who had just regained his composure, bellowed, “Kaze Lee, what the hell are you doing? Let Corax go! Are you trying to get yourself and your family killed?” “Piss off, old geezer!” Kaze shouted back without looking at him. Trent got even more upset. Haxor was infuriated when Kaze called him a useless person who spewed nonsense. He pulled his phone out and bellowed, “Kaze Lee, let go of Mr. Corax or I will show you despair!” “What is despair?” Kaze glanced at him with his foot stepped on Corax’s chest. He too pulled his phone out and said, “Why don’t I show you as well?” “You?” Haxor scoffed, “Fine. I’ll let you make the call!” Kaze did not care because he already dialed the number when he pulled the phone out. The call got through quickly. “How may I be of service, God of War?” A strong but humble voice of a middle-aged man came from the other end of the line. Kaze said, “I don’t know how to explain. Why don’t you just talk to him?” He then tossed the
Haxor finally understood what Kaze meant by despair. He was aggrieved. He was in denial.How did Kaze get Loid Farland’s phone number? Who exactly was Kaze Lee? Everyone was shocked by the scene and curious about who was on the other side of the phone. What scared Haxor, a chief of South River Commerce Institute? Loid did not give Haxor a chance to speak. He said, “Give the phone back to Mr. Lee.” “M-Mr. Lee, he wants you on the phone!” Haxor’s hands were shaking as he returned the phone. He noticed the furrowed brows on Kaze, so he quickly used his handkerchief to wipe the phone clean before handing it over. Kaze then took the phone back. He said, “Yes, it’s me. How was it?” “God of War, I am so sorry about this,” Loid apologized. “I have removed Haxor Snowpine from his position. What other requests do you have?” Kaze smiled. “I believe Haxor and his family are not strangers in taking over people’s business and stuff by force. My next request is to confiscate
It took a lot of effort for Agnes to break her daughter up with Kaze. There was no way she would allow Kaze to have a second shot with Darcy. The way Agnes saw it, her daughter was the head of the Quints in the South River State and the chairwoman of Sky Ocean Corporation. Darcy was beautiful and a great catch. Kaze did not mean squat. While Agnes danced with joy, several vehicles turned up outside the villa. These cars belonged to two different parties. The first group was in fancy cars while the other group was much more discreet. Still, nobody would dismiss government vehicles. Though surprised, Darcy quickly went up to greet the people. “Chief Yaphet, Mr. Jayne, what brings you here?” The alphas of both groups were not some big VIP to Darcy’s family. However, they had control over Sky Ocean Corporation’s future. More accurately, the entities that these people worked for held the fate of Sky Ocean Corporation in their hands. Welson, a middle-ranking official in the
“No way! Madam Quint had no reason to kill Madam Dark.” There was a bustle at Villa No. 1. Despite the statement coming from the police, the crowd was skeptical that Phoenix would kill anyone. Agnes and Darcy found the truth hard to swallow. If Phoenix were behind the evil assassination, they would be wrong about Kaze. The police officer said, “We learned that the dump truck driver received 1.2 million dollars before the accident. We tracked the money to one of Phoenix’s people in Ridgesouth. “We looked into Phoenix’s phone records and discovered that she contacted the Steelclaw Guild through the dark web. “She had no idea that we have eyes on the dark web. Though we don’t know the specifics of her deal with the Steelclaw Guild, she would only have one reason to contact an assassination organization.“The Steelclaw Guild’s killer then showed up at the funeral parlor.“We are linking these two incidents, and our prime suspect is Phoenix, who is now deceased.“We didn’t de
“Kaze, do you know how unfamiliar and frightened you’re making me feel right now?“Why was the Steelclaw Guild’s killer after you? If today didn’t happen, I wouldn’t know that you had gotten yourself in deep trouble. “I don’t know what else you are hiding from me. I even wonder if you were behind Madam Dark’s car accident. “My feelings toward you have been true, but family is equally important to me. “I’m afraid that one day, you will get my parents and brother killed.” Darcy let everything out. The storm in Kaze’s eyes quelled.He grabbed a pen and signed his name before taking his copy. Kaze placed the other copy on the table before walking away. As the people in the villa watched on in shock, Agnes dropped her jaw in joy. Agnes thought that it would take a lot of talking and crying to push Darcy in the right direction. To her surprise, Darcy filed for divorce right away. Nevertheless, she was quick to complain. “You are silly, Darcy. You should have asked for V
“Oh, don’t give me that!” Agnes said without a care, “All I know is that you stood by and got Madam Quint killed. “Why can’t you think before you act, Kaze? What are you going to do when the Quints hold you responsible?“Do you think this is the end of the matter? With Madam Quint dead, the Quints would demand answers.“Here you are, saying that you weren’t trying to get us killed. “You should set my daughter free now! I demand a divorce.” Agnes clamored. “I can’t sleep well at night, thinking I have to spend another day with a snake. “The ball is in your court, Darcy. Either he stays, or I go.” Agnes was determined to force her daughter into dumping Kaze’s sorry ass. Kaze turned to Darcy. “Let’s move out, babe. We can buy another house to live in.” He looked weary for once. Kaze felt drained. There was never a moment of peace whenever he was at home. Agnes would push Darcy into getting a divorce every time Kaze showed his face. Kaze had tried addressing the iss
Kaze said indifferently, “I don’t want to talk to you about this. Just carry on living in their own world.” “What? You have nothing to say for yourself, so you shut up?” Agnes was on full steam ahead. “Why didn’t you kneel when we were on our knees? Don’t you care whether we die?“Are you wishing we were dead?” Despite the grilling, Kaze remained indifferent. Agnes took things far and pressed on. “Were you trying to egg the killer into killing Madam Quint and Joan?“You were afraid of Madam Quint’s retaliation once the word about Madam Dark and Shadow’s accident got out, so you wanted to silence her.” Sky could not stand by anymore. “That’s extreme, Mom. K-Kaze—” “Was what?” Agnes glared at him. “The killer broke Madam Quint’s fingers, fractured her leg, and killed her and Joan. It’s clear that she was triggered by Kaze. “Once or twice might be a coincidence, but we’re talking about this happening multiple times. Isn’t it a deliberate act?” Agnes was witty to make
It had only been an hour since Phoenix met her demise. Yet the Ridgesouth Quints had already come to a decision. Even Kaze had to admit that the Ridgesouth Quints were highly efficient. The Quints’ approach was simple but highly effective. With Phoenix dead, the Quint family members in the South River State were without a leader. As the situation remained unclear and loomed with potential threats, it was best to put Darcy in charge of picking up the pieces. One thing stood out when the Quints handled business. It showed the Quints prioritized their own interest above all else. The Quints were not in a rush to investigate Phoenix’s death, avenge her, or question Hector’s family. Their aim was to cut their losses and reassure the family. The Ridgesouth Quints did not even mention Phoenix’s funeral. Different from Hector’s family’s joy, the other family members were horrified. “I’m sorry to upset you before, Darcy. Please forgive us.” “We were wrong. We are terribly so
“The head honcho made a wise choice.” South talked as if the plan benefited them all. The Steelclaw Guild did not consider the risk of sending Anzu after Kaze and his loved ones. Kaze survived the assassination and proved to the Steelclaw Guild that he was worth the risk. However, what if he had died? The Steelclaw Guild would let Phoenix know that she owed them one. Either way, the Steelclaw Guild would not be losing out on anything. The Steelclaw Guild had a collaboration with Kaze, but they were not in on it together. Kaze shook his head. The Steelclaw Guild was an assassination organization for a reason. They only worked for themselves and were not worth Kaze’s trust. He said curtly, “Tell your head honcho that I don’t owe your people anything anymore. “But you owe me one.” No one else but Kaze would demand something from the Steelclaw Guild. Anyone else in Kaze’s place would swallow the bitter pill and move on. Not Kaze, though. He was not scared of the
With Anzu dead, Kaze got rid of one major problem. Since the police would tie up loose ends at the funeral parlor, Kaze and Darcy’s family were free to leave under the escort of police officers. Other Quint family members in the South River State departed alongside Kaze and Darcy’s family. These people feared for their lives. It dawned on them that they were safe with Darcy’s family, especially since the police were determined to keep Darcy’s family safe and sound before. They followed Darcy’s family, not leaving them out of their sight. Dozens of members swarmed into Villa No. 1, leaving the residence rather cramped. “It’s such a waste of space for a small family to live in a big, luxurious place.” “I guess there are perks to kissing up to the mayor.” The Quint family members, making themselves too at home, occupied the space and made snide remarks. Darcy did not possess power or influence after losing Sky Ocean Corporation. They did not care what Darcy’s family t
Like Joan, Phoenix never would have imagined that she would die in such a humiliating way. Kaze did not even move his hands. He simply said a few words and Anzu killed her. Phoenix died with her eyes wide open, but the light quickly faded. The last image reflected upon her eyes was Kaze grinning brightly with his teeth gleaming under the light. “Bastard…” That was Phoenix’s last word. In just the blink of an eye, the respected elder of the Quint family had turned into a lifeless corpse. Every other family member at the scene gasped in shock. “Die, Kaze Lee!” Anzu’s killing spree did not stop with just two deaths. She shouted at Kaze but she dashed toward Darcy. Swoosh! Kaze had anticipated this. With a swift movement, he shifted sideways to position himself in front of Anzu, blocking her. Anzu swung her arms forward, launching multiple poisoned shurikens at him. Darcy was right behind him, so Kaze dared not dodge the shurikens. It was either him or Darcy. Howe