“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
Twenty minutes later, an extensive motorcade arrived at the entrance of the city. A total of eighteen black Maybachs arrived. It was said that Gareth was a devoted believer of astrology and such, so the number of cars in his motorcade had to meet a certain requirement. Not even the richest man in Lilyrose, Ray Forrester, had such an extensive and grand arrival to any social events. The motorcade slowed down to a stop. All eighteen cars opened up at once. Uniformed men and women came down from the cars and scattered outward to secure the premises. On a second look, all the men and women had formed a formation around the Maybach in the center, making sure that no intruders would interrupt or ambush the person in the car. Such grandeur resembled the arrival of the president of a country.A while later, the Maybach in the center finally opened up. The first one who came out was Gareth’s eldest disciple, Nevan. He walked on the red carpet and then cautiously looked around
Half an hour later, the grand motorcade arrived at Lilyrose Prime Hospital. Gareth went up to the ward and saw Stone comatose on the bed. It put a grim look on his face. “What’s his condition now?” he asked. Mary Sue was also there. She took a deep breath and then told Gareth what happened at the Lyfe family’s mansion. After that, Gareth walked out of the ward without showing any emotions. In another ward, he saw the four titans, who were now crippled. “Master, you have to avenge us!” Cries sounded ceaselessly in the ward. All four of them had been hospitalized for days with the longest being Lyon Hicks. They told their master what happened. Gareth’s expression grew fierce. “Aside from Lyon, even Tobias and the two of you can’t take a single hit from that punk? That means he’s definitely something else. “But do know that a tiger gives its best hunting a rabbit. You three should have teamed up against him instead of getting beaten up one by one. Useless.” Ashamed,
Right before Nevan walked out of the ward, Syed said, “Master Hornberg, Professor Whiteman is a strict man who cannot be threatened or bribed. He’s close with Kaze Lee. I don’t think he will agree to help no matter what you offer him. “When he first arrived in Lilyrose, the kingpin of Melrose, Steve Lee, tried to ask him for help. He even asked his son to ‘invite’ the man to Melrose. “No matter what Steve Lee offered, the professor refused to help. Because of that, Steve Lee offended someone powerful who is also an acquaintance of the professor. He lost his power and status and then got killed by the Chrysant Twin Ghosts.” It was no longer news in the upper social circle of Melrose and Lilyrose. Syed heard about it when he was drinking with one of his acquaintances. Gareth grunted in disdain. “I know Steve Lee. He doesn’t even dare to raise his voice in front of me. He can’t get the professor to help but it doesn’t mean I can’t. “If the professor refused to help, I would ‘m
While Gareth was announcing his grand plan at the hospital, Kaze was walking out of the city council with the professor, Sam Whiteman. “Professor, thank you for the report on the briefing. It’s great. I noticed everyone isn’t that resistant about taking down the private hospitals anymore.” Kaze planned to shut down the private hospitals under Lee Investment. Before the storm that flooded the city, Kaze had given Samson the ultimatum but was ignored. He continued to spread rumors and fanned the flames about Kaze. Even Trent had been loud about his stance against Kaze. In the past few days, the entire medical field started to object to the idea of taking down the private hospitals, causing much dissonance among the investors and doctors. With Kaze’s power and reputation in the city council, he could do it by force and no one could stop him. However, since he was the mayor, he could not do things like a tyrant because it would only disrupt the order of the city. Therefor
“My master said if you agree, he will owe you one and you can name your price—money, power, women, anything.” Nevan even bowed and gestured an invitation to the professor.He assumed Sam became a doctor for fame and wealth, especially a doctor of his rank. The man could not have rejected his master’s offer. “Gareth Hornberg?” Sam frowned. “Your juniors’ legs were broken by Kaze Lee, am I right?” He got an overview of Kaze’s conflict with Gareth and he knew the four titans had their legs broken. “Professor, I know you were close with Kaze Lee, and you even endorsed one of his marketing campaigns, am I right?” Nevan looked slightly troubled. Sam refused to comply, which was the exact situation that Nevan wanted to avoid. He continued, “Professor, I think you should know what happened between my master and Kaze Lee. “My master is willing to take a step back and turn a blind eye to your relationship with Kaze Lee, but please do not mention his name in front of my maste
The passengers watched as Nevan and his men “escorted” Sam into the car. They did not realize Sam was being abducted. Sam dared not resist either. He was too old and weak to oppose Nevan and his men who were obviously trained in martial arts. Soon, the motorcade left the airport and left for Lilyrose Prime Hospital. Sam was brought to Gareth. “I believe you are Sam Whiteman. I want you to treat my disciples. If they can’t recover, you will end up the same as them.” Gareth had learned about Sam’s stubbornness from Nevan. Therefore, the moment they met, Gareth spoke in his fiercest tone and threatened Sam to treat the four titans. Sam was upset and furious. As the best doctor in the country, many powerful people sought his service and most of them were more reputable and powerful than Gareth. All of them, though, respected him and treated him like a human being. Gareth, however, showed no respect and treated him like a servant or someone inferior. The rudeness was