“The orthopedic hospital,” Conan replied. As Bernard, Peter, Jack, and the security officers suffered bone fractures, they were sent to the orthopedic hospital.It was the best place to treat broken bones because Rowan, the hospital director, was a student of Sam. Kaze nodded. “Come on. Let’s check it out.” “Are you heading to the hospital? I can visit them on your behalf.” Conan persuaded, “Word has been going around that Gareth hasn’t assaulted you because you have been taking cover in Skylar View District. Gareth’s men could not barge into a military-protected area.“Sven and Wolf might come after you if you leave the area.” Conan knew Kaze was strong. Kaze sorted out the three titans without a hitch. However, word on the street that the three titans were not on Sven and Wolf’s level. Sven and Wolf ruled the underground boxing, and at least a dozen illegal fighters died at their hands. Kaze smiled indifferently. “Well, I’ll make sure they don’t have a chance to fi
Sensing the confidence in Kaze’s silence, Conan said nothing more. Upon leaving, Kaze took notice of the craning necks and prying eyes outside the hospital. These people looked shocked when they saw Kaze. “They must be trying to get inside information. Gareth has sparked panic all across Lilyrose,” Conan said. As Conan mentioned, tensions were running high within Lilyrose’s high society. Gareth took rather ruthless approaches.As the top-tiered families like Vikroms, Logmans, and Joestars did not take Gareth’s side, the family heads, together with their sixty security officers altogether, were attacked viciously. Those who chose to support Gareth were excited. Gareth’s display of dominance only proved that they made the right choice. Those who chose to stand with Kaze like the family heads or had not made a stand felt uneasy. Many were afraid that they would be Gareth’s next target. Gareth made it clear at the event last night that they were either with him or agains
Gareth was furious but he did not lose his cool. Kaze striding toward the hospital openly might be a trap since he was not someone to be messed with. Gareth did not want to take the slightest risk. If he had to go after Kaze, he would do it in a controlled environment. With that, Gareth waved his hand and said, “Tell me, who should we go after next?” “Mr. Hornberg, I have an idea.” Syed, who had been looking for a chance to flatter Gareth, finally got his chance to speak. “Speak.” Gareth picked up his cup of tea without even looking at Syed. Syed smiled and said, “Mr. Hornberg, yesterday, other than Bernard and the other two family heads, Hart was the one who spoke the loudest. He even tried to embarrass you, so I think we should go after him first.” “You’re right.” Gareth nodded in agreement. “Hart, that old geezer. He acts like he has the moral high ground and makes me look like a villain. I have been wanting to teach him some manners, but Rove is under the spotl
With just a small suggestion, Syed had won Gareth’s trust. Not only was he promised to have Rove, but his future would be bright as well. The entire family was thrilled. …Meanwhile in Red Star Charity’s office. Daphne organized a team to volunteer at the Old District and visit the less fortunate. The team was waiting to get on the bus. “Daphne, come on in!” Someone from inside the bus called her. Daphne was a capable young lady. She had just gotten the position a while ago but she was able to adapt quickly and arranged everything nicely. All the other volunteers and workers respected her. “Coming!” Daphne went through the list of equipment and food they brought one last time before getting onto the bus. Suddenly, Mary Sue and several of Gareth’s disciples came up to her. “Daphne Lyfe, come with us to the Lyfes’ residence.” Daphne was slightly scared when she saw Mary Sue. Asking her to go back to the Lyfe family without any solid reason was anything but
Back at the Lyfes’ residence, Daphne was locked up in the courtyard after she was taken back. It was the same place where she and her family were imprisoned before. Gareth’s disciples kept watch. Their eyes were glued to Daphne, which made her feel unsettled. The way the men looked at her made her feel uncomfortable. It was not until she overheard two of them whispering that she found out their evil plans for her. “Master has given the word. If Kaze Lee doesn’t show up during lunch, we can have fun with this girl. Think about it, playing with the future wife of Kingston Hacks, hehe…” “I can’t wait! I hope Kaze Lee doesn’t show up at all! Look at her, she’s gorgeous! I bet she’s tight!” Daphne’s face turned pale when she heard them. As the time approached lunch hour, the fear and despair in her grew. While basking in despair, time ticked slower than usual, which felt tormenting for Daphne. Finally, the time was up. “How unfortunate. You two are not interested in wo
Daphne’s begging did not work. It only aroused them even more. Then, one of Gareth’s disciples looked at Sven and Wolf with a flattering smile and said, “Champs, you want to have a go first?” Sven remained unfazed and emotionless. He did not even look at the man. Wolf was smiling innocently as he looked at Gareth’s disciples. No one knew what he was thinking behind that smile. The unusual reaction scared the disciples. They somehow instinctively clenched their crotch. They heard their master say these two champions were not interested in women. Could they be gay? “Uh, if you two don’t want to have a go, we’ll start then…” The disciple started to take off his clothes. While Daphne was drowning in despair, Sven and Wolf suddenly turned to a certain direction in the courtyard. Someone had appeared without their knowledge. The man sauntered forward with a frosty look. His footsteps were silent as if he was weightless—it was Kaze. Gareth’s disciples did not notice
While trapped in a limited space with no room for dodging, Kaze twisted his waist into a freaky position to dodge all four of the punches. At the same time, he threw his punches to the left and right. As he exerted his strength, two of Gareth’s disciples were punched away. Bang! Two of them were sent crashing on the ground further away. Even the bricks on the ground cracked on impact. The two of them bleed profusely as they suffered multiple broken bones. A few more twitches later, their bodies stopped moving and lost all signs of life. The remaining two disciples gasped in shock as their expressions shifted. They did not expect Kaze to dodge their punches that easily and eliminated two of their peers with two punches. Before they could react, Kaze kicked the disciple in front of him in the stomach. Thump! The disciple was sent flying back, crashing onto the wall. Before he even slipped down, his eyes lost focus and life quickly faded from his body. “Champs! Hel
Kaze checked on Daphne and asked with a smile, “Can you walk?” “Yeah.” Daphne wiped her tears and got up. She was a strong young lady. Even though she was scared, she was able to walk properly. “Come on.” Kaze brought Daphne away through the crumbled walls; Sven and Wolf followed him. It had only been less than two minutes since Kaze arrived and the fight had already ended. Meanwhile, in the residence, Gareth was having tea in the living hall, sitting on the main seat. He had sent Mary Sue somewhere else.Firstly, if the police found out about the situation, he could shift the blame to her. Secondly, he did not want Mary Sue to know that he instructed his disciples to defile Daphne. He sipped tea from his cup and glanced at the bracket clock. He chuckled and said, “Lunchtime is over and Kaze Lee didn’t even show up. That young lady is going to pay for his absence.” He knew his disciples were perverts and they would ravage Daphne without hesitation. If it was
“No! My daughter is still in the hospital!” Katie refused to accept her punishment. She started to regret her decision but it was too late. “Now only you think about your daughter? I guess you are not that foolish, but have you thought about her when you betrayed Chairman Lee? “Don’t worry. Leah knew Chairman Lee personally and we won’t hurt her, but she might not live a good life anymore,” Snow said coldly. She did not want to put the girl in a difficult situation but her life as a princess would come to an end. “You can’t do that!” Katie could not believe Snow would do that. “I bet you never thought of the consequences when you leaked the information. Too bad. You’ve lost.” Snow revealed the truth because she wanted Katie to suffer for the decision she made. Katie would now regret every decision she made because she knew she had jeopardized her daughter’s life. She would feel like a fool. She devoted her life to climbing higher to gain more power but she ignored the
“I went to a bar to have a drink and I bumped into an informant of the Viper’s Den.” Katie looked helpless as she explained as if everything that had happened was planned out for her, pushing her to the edge step by step. It was a lively night at the bar. The atmosphere was pleasant and most of the guests were having a good time. Katie was a single woman. She needed care and love at times. She was alone when she visited the bar. She started off by ordering some drinks at the counter, waiting for a chance to meet a man who shared the same ideals. A drink or two later, maybe she could get herself a company for the night. As a grown-up woman, she had her desires. It was a way to release her stress. Katie entered the bar in a casual outfit but it did not diminish her elegant demeanor. When she sat down at the counter, a few young men approached her but she was not interested in immature boys. She continued drinking. She looked at the dance floor occasionally, searching for a
“Who do you think will believe you?” Arthur frowned. There were too many coincidences that it felt like a giant setup. “I’ve explained what I need to. Don’t interrogate me like I’m a criminal. I am the CEO of the Northborn Group.” Katie left them speechless. She had said the necessary and it was up to them whether they wanted to believe it or not. They did not have the evidence to charge her anyway. “You really think we can’t hold you responsible?” Snow was not really looking for a definite answer. The moment she suspected Katie, whether or not she was truly the traitor, Snow already had the right to hold her accountable. It was necessary to make things clear and it was to find out who Katie leaked Kaze’s information to. “It has come down to this. No matter how you deny it, it’s useless. We already know what you have done and you can’t escape. Even if you don’t want to confess, we can continue the investigation, and we’ll eventually find out the truth. “If you come clean
After Katie sent Leah to the hospital, she went back to work. She had a lot on her plate recently and it made her hesitant. Many decisions must be made at once. Many documents required her attention but she was not in the mood to go through them. Her eyes were watching the news on her computer screen. She seemed to know what had happened yet the headlines were not showing, which made her anxious. “Nothing?” Katie felt strange. According to the scale of the incident, it should be making headlines. Hijacking a plane was no small matter, yet not one article about it was published. She felt strange. “Madam Loren, the Viper’s Den wanted to meet you. They said it is for some documents,” Joey said as she came in. “What documents?” Katie felt strange and instantly became suspicious. “The projects previously under Jet Frost and his family required your signatures. The money has already been transferred but they need one last confirmation on the numbers,” Joey said professiona
Snow could not go to Kaze because she had to stay back to handle the rest of the matter. “You know that person.” Peter dared not lie anymore because he wanted to ask for forgiveness. “You’re still trying to negotiate?” Arthur knew what Peter was targeting since he did not finish the sentence. “I regret what I have done but I want to see if the Viper’s Den could forgive me this once. I’ll make up for what I have done. Can you please let me go?” Peter boldly made his request, albeit knowing that it was unlikely to work, he hoped to gain attention. “Don’t even think about it. You’ll be out of the Viper’s Den after this. We won’t hold you responsible and consider it mercy from us.” Arthur did not want to go after Peter but he could not allow the young man to stay in the organization anymore. People who had betrayed the Viper’s Den could no longer be part of it. “I didn’t know it was this serious. Besides, that person is from the Viper’s Den as well.” Peter regretted hi
“I wonder how Chairman Lee is doing. If he’s alone, he’ll definitely get out of the situation but there’s a whole plane of hostages with him. He must be in a difficult position.” Snow knew Kaze’s personality well enough, thus her worries. Kaze would never escape alone and abandon the people. He would either leave with everyone or stay to find a way to solve the matter. Snow then suddenly sighed a breath of relief because she knew Kaze would never spare the hijackers for what they did. She was no longer overly concerned and focused instead on resolving the matter at hand. A while later, Arthur came back hurriedly. “I’ve checked the records. Only a handful of people know that Mr. Lee left and they are all whom we are familiar with and trusted. The traitor must be among them.” He dared not believe that Kaze’s schedule was leaked from his side. “No one at my side knows about Chairman Lee’s schedule except me,” Snow said confidently. She started to feel more certain about t
Snow had already sent men to where the plane was found. If the passengers were taken away, then they must still be nearby. It was difficult to transport an entire plane of passengers to some place far within such a short time. It was a race against time. Snow did not know who would do such a thing. Kaze took a common flight like everyone else, yet it was hijacked. It was strange. The coincidence was uncanny. Snow believed the hijacking happened because of Kaze but she did not know why. “The only explanation is that there’s a traitor among us…” She finally came to an unlikely conclusion after combing through the details. If there were a traitor, it must be within the Viper’s Den. Kaze had laid a low profile for as long as he was in Butterworth. Not many people knew about his identity and those who wanted to make connections with him were because of Snow. It was unlikely that someone would go after him so suddenly unless this person knew his identity and background.
If they were sent to capture Kaze, then they were severely under-numbered. In addition, they allowed Kaze to be alone with the captives, which proved that they were inexperienced. Or maybe they did not know what he had done in the past as the God of War. Kaze believed that the mercenaries were after him but they did not know his true identity. There must have been some miscommunication between them and their employer, which was good news to Kaze. Tiguan and his men were eating. Since they were unable to identify the target, they were forced to bring everyone back. The plane was huge. It would be an easy target for the law enforcement to locate them. Maybe the outside world had caught wind of the hijacking. “Boss, what should we do now? That man seems like he vanished into thin air.” “We got his boarding information but we can’t identify him on the plane.” “Who are we looking for exactly? Why is he so mysterious?” The men were baffled. “We are looking for the righ
“We are almost there. We have to transfer these people as soon as possible. The plane must take off right away. We cannot leave any traces behind.” They must hurry or they would be caught very soon. They held the pilot hostage and forced him to do an abrupt landing. The sudden descent caught everyone off guard, shocking them. A few of the passengers even hit their heads. Many of them did not get the chance to fasten their seat belts. Kaze grabbed Barney and protected his head from hitting the front seat. “Thank you.” Barney looked at Kaze with gratitude and then looked outside. “Where are we? Have we reached?” He was worried that they would be completely trapped. “They are going to transfer us elsewhere.” Kaze had a similar experience before and he knew what the hijackers would do next. “Transfer us? Are they going to transfer us to somewhere secluded and kill us all?” Barney looked horrified as he stared at Kaze. He somehow felt safe beside Kaze. “They sai