Unfortunately, Stone’s assumption betrayed him this time. Kaze did not stop. He went up to Stone and said, “Give it to me.” He extended his hand at Stone. Stone had a nervous glance at the whip in his hand. A quick internal struggle later, he tossed it to Kaze and said, “Here, you can have it. Let’s sit down and ta—” Whip! Before he could finish, Kaze swung the whip at Stone’s chest. Stone’s shirt was ripped and a terrifying laceration wound could be seen. “Aaaaargh! Kaze Lee! How dare you whip me!” Stone screamed in pain as he covered his chest. He glared at Kaze and shouted, “My uncle is Gareth Hornberg, the grandmaster of Sunrise! You and your family are dead!” “Nonsense.” Kaze whipped him again. Clap! This whip landed on Stone’s face, disfiguring his cheek as bits and pieces of flesh fell off with blood spewing. “Aaaaaargh!” Stone fell to the floor. He covered his disfigured face and screamed excruciatingly. The gory scene shocked everyone in the room,
“Uh…” The Lyfe family was shocked. They did not expect Kaze to still whip Syed after Mary Sue mentioned Madam Hacks. Mary Sue’s face turned as pale as paper and the fluctuation of emotions made her expression bitter. “You little bastard! How dare you do that in front of…” Before she could even finish, the whip struck her mouth, almost ripping her face off. “Aaaaaaargh!” She fell to the floor, covering her mouth as she twisted and twirled. Everyone else in the room gasped in shock. Kaze struck Mary Sue! What a lunatic! A moment ago, they thought Kaze would stop and surrender to Mary Sue. At the next moment, Kaze used his actions to show them his decision. Fear and horror descended upon everyone in the Lyfe family. “You, you, you, and you. Get over here.” Kaze pointed at a few of the Lyfe family members. They were those who clamored to break him and wanted Stone to whip Daphne and Hart. When they were called out, their legs turned weak and almost fell on t
Everyone in the ward shivered in fear when they heard Madam Hacks’ frosty voice. The consequences of getting Madam Hacks angry were severe. “Madam, you have to be careful. He’s powerful. I only just found out that he beat up four disciples under Grandmaster Hornberg. If you want to target him, I think you have to get an ace killer from Geranium,” Mary Sue said fiercely. After being hospitalized, Mary Sue learned from her mistake and no longer dared to underestimate Kaze. Madam Hacks furrowed her brows and said, “Kingston’s matter is a little troublesome. I am still trying to buy my way in to get him out, I cannot afford to be distracted now. I guess I’ll have to send Gareth to deal with that bastard first.” Mary Sue’s eyes gleamed with hope. If it was the grandmaster, Kaze would surely be dead. Gareth remained a pillar in the martial arts world in Sunrise for many years and he had many disciples under him. Many who trained under him had grown to be famous martial artist
“Madam, is the situation that bad? Even you can’t…” Mary Sue asked in surprise. She did not finish her question but the meaning was obvious. Even when Madam Hacks got personally involved, she still could not get Kingston out of prison, which was inconceivable. Madam Hacks was a powerful figure throughout the entire South River State. Other than the governor, Loid Farland, she could meet any other government officials whenever she wanted given her status and position. No one would dare to oppose her. Madam Hacks said coldly, “Kingston got involved in Lil Dee’s case. For some reason, the governor gave a direct order to his men, so none of his men dared to oppose him and allowed me to go in. “The governor is strict. I tried to meet with him twice, using every resource that I had, but he refused to see me. I am planning to visit the Glitters and ask them to help me reach the governor.” Mary Sue said, “Speaking of the Glitters, their eldest son, Astral Glitter, seems to be on
Madam Hacks actually got 15% of Rove’s shares from Syed and his family but she kept it a secret from Gareth. Once Kaze got control of Rove, he would probably increase the shares to dilute the Lyfe family’s control of the company. Therefore, Syed and his family seized the chance to give it to Madam Hacks as a gesture of goodwill. Madam Hacks then offered 5% of it as compensation to Gareth. “Grandmaster, that little bastard just spent 6.3 billion to acquire 20% of Rove’s shares,” Madam Hacks said since Gareth did not reply. Upon hearing the offer, Gareth’s eyes gleamed with greed. If the calculations were right, the 5% shares of Rove would be worth around two hundred million. If only he could get the 20% shares of the company from Kaze… The thought made Gareth excited. A moment later, he took a deep breath and said, “Madam Hacks, you are too kind. It’s not entirely your fault. Your son got arrested because of Kaze Lee as well, that makes you a victim. “As for him, I w
“Now that Master is personally involved, that little bastard in Lilyrose will be dead for sure,” Nevan said excitedly. Seeing his master sitting down, he quickly poured a cup of tea and served it to him. “A little punk is not worth my time.” Gareth had a sip of tea and then raised his hand. “Go to your junior’s underground boxing ring and tell him to bring along Sven and Wolf. I want them with me on this trip.” “Master, are you really going to bring them to Lilyrose?” Nevan was surprised. “Sven and Wolf lost to you once but the two of them have a grudge against you. They have never lost a match in the underground boxing ring and their winning streak has reached a hundred. “They have already killed more than a dozen men, even under the influence of sedatives, because we don’t want them to attract attention from the authorities. If those two are allowed to go to Lilyrose, a bloodbath will follow!” Sven and Wolf had never lost a match in the underground ring for the past t
“Miru, I didn’t put Stone Hornberg in a coma. I just whip him a few times, it’s all flesh wound. Someone must have done something and framed me for it,” Kaze said helplessly. “I don’t care if someone framed you. You are responsible no matter what you say!” Miru sounded and looked upset. “You better think of a way to overcome this problem. I don’t know where you get the nerve to do it. I was busy with work and you beat up the four titans?” She was also shocked when she found out about it. The four titans caused so much trouble for Lefteria Group that it put her in a difficult situation. Kaze somehow defeated them all single-handedly. Where did he get all the strength and nerve to do that? “Miru, is Gareth Hornberg really that scary?” Darcy asked when she saw the worry on Miru’s face. Miru rolled her eyes. “Of course, I’m not trying to scare you! Gareth Hornberg is the face of the martial arts world and the underworld of Sunrise City. He is coming here with two champions of
“The folks from the underground were the same. They did not take Gareth seriously and challenged him but after being defeated, they went silent. Some even became his disciples. “Kaze, Gareth is not a fluke or a con man.” Miru’s face turned serious. “Even if Gareth doesn’t come after you himself, what about Sven and Wolf? The two of them might be even scarier and stronger than the Chrysant Twin Ghosts.” Kaze laughed when he heard Miru. Even if Gareth was the real deal, he was not afraid. Be it Gareth or the champions he brought, Kaze never took them seriously. To him, they were just stronger thugs. “If Gareth Hornberg is that strong, does it mean if I defeat him, I can do whatever I want in Sunrise City?” A quick thought later, Kaze said, “Or maybe let you take over Sunrise City’s underworld?” It was a random thought that rushed into his mind. He had to visit Sunrise City soon because it had been a while since the deadline he gave the Lee family. The Lee family sho
“How dare those men hijack the plane and take Kaze. They must be punished…” Despite her grumbles, Snow grew anxious. “Given Mr. Lee’s capabilities, he won’t be hurt.” The agents around her tried to comfort her. They believed she was being too nervous. “I know, but we as subordinates have failed him by allowing this to happen. We have to do our best to make up for the mistake, and not rely on Mr. Lee to get out because he can.” Snow drowned in self-blame and regretted not being able to help. It was her negligence that allowed the hijacking to happen. “But there’s nothing you can do now. It’s late. Even the hijackers need to rest. They won’t do anything yet.” “It’s because the hijackers need to rest that we have to hurry and beat them to it. That’s the only way to solve this matter!” “But we’ve searched high and low and didn’t find anything. No one knows where they have gone. Even if they transported the passengers via buses, we didn’t see any tracks.” The agents discu
Kaze breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly went over to Miguel and pressed his hands with the gun down so that it would not misfire. “Good job.” “Thanks.” Miguel curled his lips into a nervous smile. He frequently trained in the gym and mixed martial arts but had never encountered any real-life incident before, thus being inexperienced. Fortunately, his mentality was stronger than the others and allowed him to act accordingly. “I’ll be taking the gun. This is self-defense, you won’t be charged and you won’t need to take responsibility,” Kaze said. Miguel’s pale face looked relieved. “What should we do now? Are there more of them?” Miguel dared not let go of the gun, worried there might be more enemies. “I’ve counted the numbers and this guy here should be the last one.” He then took the gun from Miguel’s hands. “Really? Gosh! That was crazy! I was so terrified!” Miguel finally loosened up and let his instinct take over. His heart was pounding so fast that it
Manson came over and saw the mercenaries lying in their own puddle of blood. The gore shocked him and made him sick. He tried his best to hold back the urge to throw up as it would attract attention. “Don’t look if you can’t take it! Don’t make things worse!” “Yeah! Professor! Grow a pair of balls!” “I have never seen dead bodies like this before!” he explained with a flush of embarrassment on his face. “Can we go out now and run away?” The hostages were eager to leave as things had settled down outside. They thought the danger was over. A dead mercenary was inside the container with them and they were still horrified. Once the others found out about this, the hostages would be shot to death. “If you want to die, be my guest. The moment you step out, you’ll be shot!” Callahan said as he looked at the others scornfully. One of the hostages had already put his hand on the handle of the door and was ready to dash out, but he quickly pulled his hand back after listening
“Tsk. Hold on.” Vexed, the man clicked his tongue and then waved at his colleague. “Come here. Someone fainted. Help me get him out.” The man wanted to take the professor out of the container. Manson’s heart pounded as he listened to the man. He was afraid he might be exposed, but there was no turning back now—he had to play along. Kaze stood behind the door, calming his breath down to lower his presence. “Get back. Stay away from the door. If anyone gets close, don’t blame me for being rough,” said the man as he unlocked the container. He opened the door and saw a number of hostages still sleeping. He then looked at the professor on the floor. He went closer to nudge him but did not get a response. It seemed like the professor needed medical attention. “Come on. Help me get him out.” The other man outside the container was on edge, looking as if he would pull the trigger at the slightest movement. “Why don’t we do it?” Callahan and Miguel volunteered. “You two
“It’s freaking troublesome.” “Boss, don’t worry about it. We’ll get an update tomorrow.” “Yeah. It’s late. Get some rest.” Tiguan’s men told him to get some rest and not worry so much. A few of them were already snoring on the chair. Tiguan sighed and killed the cigarette. He then closed his eyes to get some rest, too. The container that Kaze was in fell into silence once more. No one dared to make any noise but they all looked at Kaze, hoping to find out about his plans. Kaze’s eyes remained fixed on the window and showed no intention of revealing his thoughts. Miguel and Callahan were annoyed by the other hostages. “If you people want to get out of here alive, you better cooperate or come up with your own idea. No one is responsible for saving you.”“Yeah. I don’t want you guys to turn on us after we do all the heavy lifting. It will cost us our lives and you people won’t even be grateful.” Miguel’s tone was sarcastic because he disliked how the others looked at t
Kaze read the hostages’ minds and refused to be used. He wanted to leave but not under such circumstances. “That’s not true. We just don’t have the skills for this kind of situation. You guys are stronger, of course, you should be in the front,” said the man in glasses and a suit. A hint of sharpness gleamed in his eyes. Miguel knew what the man was planning, either. “That’s some plan you have there. You are just trying to use us to escape this place and no matter what happens, you’ll win.” “That’s not it! I just want everyone to stand together and get out of this place. I’ve never thought of using anyone!” the man argued, trying to look innocent. Even a monkey knew what he was planning, yet no one dared to speak up because they would benefit from it too. “Why don’t you guys think of something? If you need our help, we’ll help,” said another middle-aged gentleman who looked more just and fair, as if he could lead the group. “Then what is your plan?” Kaze suddenly wante
The hostages were locked up in the containers. Some of them were elites in their own field while some were ordinary people with average income, yet all of them got into trouble when they boarded the plane. Most of them could not accept their fate. Yet they dared not defy or resist the mercenaries. When things started to calm down, they broke down in tears, weeping in silence as resentment consumed them. Kaze sat down at a clean corner that allowed him to look outside the window. The window was dirty but at least he could see outside. The space inside the container was filled with people sitting closely, offering comfort to one another. They were aware they were just temporarily safe in this container. No one knew what the mercenaries would do to them at the next moment. “My parents must be worried. I said I would call them when I land but now I can’t even get in touch,” Barney muttered as he sat beside Kaze. He too looked outside the window, his feelings mixed. He watc
Kaze thought of what he had overheard in the toilet. If he told the hostages about that, they would probably panic. “It’s nothing. They are just going to separate us into different rooms or containers. They said the buses would be disposed of,” he said. He did not want to reveal too much because it would cause panic. Once the hostages knew their lives were on the line, things might spiral out of control. The mercenaries could kill a few of them to make an example, and none of the hostages would dare to cause problems anymore. Kaze kept it a secret because he wanted to protect the people. “That’s it?” “Is there anything else? How many men are there? What is their plan? Who are they looking for?” “We want to know because we want to survive. This isn't our problem—we just got caught up in it.” The hostages looked at Kaze, their eyes filled with worry. They felt aggrieved because they should not be caught in such a huge problem. “I don’t know either.” No matter how m
“There’s a room there. Get in.” The mercenary pointed his gun at the mother and son, which led them to look at Kaze nervously, seemingly asking for help. “What do you want?” The mother was nervous. She clutched her son’s hand tightly, nearly making him cry, but she reacted quickly enough to cover her son’s mouth to prevent him from doing so. “All women must go into that room. You go in now,” the mercenary explained. He did not want the woman to get the wrong idea. “You people won’t hurt me, right?” the mother asked, worried that she might be ravaged. “We are not into MILF,” said the other mercenary who was escorting Kaze, indirectly assuring the mother. Kaze shot a glance at the mother and nodded at her. “They told us they were going to separate us, so there’s nothing to worry about,” he said, worried that the mother and son would not cooperate. The mother then carried her son and followed the other mercenary into the room. It was called a room but it was actually ju