Hmph. Mandy believed Kaze got what he deserved for going against her. Feeling smug, Mandy chuckled. ‘Kaze, it’s not over between us. ‘This is just the beginning. ‘I’ll show the consequences of upsetting a powerful woman.’The other representatives looked over curiously as Mandy laughed to herself. Her laughter, though off-putting, could not detract from her undeniable beauty.Several male representatives with a keen interest in her kept staring and asked, “What’s funny? Care to share?” Snapping out of her thoughts, Mandy tucked wisps of her hair behind her ear and replied, “Something nice just happened.“I met a very rude and despicable family member of the candidate I was supposed to observe. “During the interaction, I noticed the bad behavior in the candidate’s family and defied her admission. “I just received word that the candidate’s family is pulling strings and bribing our staff to get into South River University.“But my colleagues rejected them. “South R
Lou spoke harshly with a solemn look. The words came from Kaze. Kaze knew the representatives were young, talented, and proud. Instead of having issues later during the forum, it was better to give them a heads-up in advance. Those who could not accept the rules could leave. Nevertheless, the representatives had braced themselves for what was to come. The mayor came up with the Lilyrose New City project the moment he took office. Despite his young age, the mayor was a formidable character. “Don’t worry, Deputy Mayor Moor. We know the rules.” The representatives nodded compliantly. “Deputy Mayor Moor, can you share with us a little bit about the mayor? I don’t want to get on his nerves without knowing,” Mandy approached and said sweetly. “Yeah, please share with us, Deputy Mayor Moor. I don’t want to say the wrong thing and upset the mayor.” The others echoed the same sentiment. Not finding the request unreasonable, Lou replied, “The mayor is easy to talk to. He
“I heard Kaze is still the lapdog for the mayor. I’ll go after the mayor directly and I will make him turn on that prick! I wonder how Kaze would react then?” Mandy was excited. She finally got a chance to finally get revenge on Kaze. No matter what, she vowed to seize the opportunity. She was quite confident in her own charms. “That’s all I want to say. Let’s go inside,” Lou said as he tapped his hand. He then led his men inside. Mandy and the others followed him inside. She lifted her chest, and tried her best to look more energetic. However, a few steps later, Lou stopped. He pulled his phone out for a glance and then turned around to them. “Deputy Mayor Moor, what’s wrong?” The others were baffled. Lou frowned and asked, “Who’s Mandy Yipz from South River University?” Everyone immediately turned their attention to Mandy. “I am, Mr. Deputy Mayor. What’s the matter?” Mandy stepped up and asked with anticipation. Could it be that the mayor had seen her picture
Lou’s expression turned grim when he heard Mandy scold Kaze in front of him. “Let go of me!” he bellowed. He shook Mandy’s hands away and then summoned the security guards. “Take this woman out! She’s interfering with our business here!” “Yes, sir!” The security guards swarmed Mandy immediately. No matter how she struggled or screamed, she was thrown out of the city council in the end. All the other representatives saw what happened. They sighed and shook their heads. They were deceived by Mandy’s elegance and noble look earlier. It was until now they finally saw Mandy’s true face, an unreasonable, inelegant woman who had no dignity. …“Kaze Lee! It must be him!” Looking miserable, Mandy shouted angrily outside the city council. She had never been so miserable before, not even when she was fired by Sunrise News. She was thrown out in front of all the other representatives. This could be the biggest stain in her life and career. Other than Kaze fanning the fla
“Dad, Mom, Kaze did his best. He donated a hundred million because of me, it’s not his fault. It’s that woman’s fault!” Rose was still saddened by her denied application but she could not stand her parents scolding Kaze. She was deeply moved by what Kaze did for her. A hundred million donation just because of her! It was not a small amount of money! Kaze spent that much money because of her and even though it did not work, Rose’s heart was still warmed. The seniors in the house ceased their scoldings after Rose spoke up. Kaze did a lot for Rose, so there was no reason for the seniors to scold him anymore. “Darcy, you must think of a way to solve this. How’s your call with the university?” The entire family put their hopes in Darcy again. “I’m getting nowhere.” Darcy shook her head and said, “After Kaze donated a hundred million, Mandy was fired but a professor named Federick Yale spoke up and stopped her from being fired. This professor somehow has a history with ou
“Pft…” Mandy could not hold back her laughter. Even someone as frosty as Darcy would lower herself and beg, not just anyone, but her. Mandy was delighted. She laughed until she was short of breath. Then, she said, “Ms. Quint, since you’ve made it sound this way, I’ll cut to the chase. “I want you to know that I am here representing South River University to talk about setting a campus. I was going to meet the new mayor but your stupid husband fanned the flames from the back and made the mayor kick me out of the city council!” Darcy felt an instant headache when she heard Mandy. Kaze had not even resolved the previous conflict before he began creating new grudges with her. She explained, “Ms. Yipz, this must be a misunderstanding…” “Cut the crap!” Mandy interrupted Darcy and said, “Ms. Quint, if you can get me a meeting with the new mayor, I’ll sit and talk to you in person, or else this is just the start of the disaster for your family!” She did not plan on forgiv
“Okay, I got it. I won’t let that woman off the hook that easily.” Kaze patted Rose’s head with a strange grin on his face. Mandy was not exactly wrong since he was the mayor and Darcy did sleep with him. Jokes aside, he knew Mandy was a vicious woman and his gaze turned cold. He had to do something to stop Mandy, permanently. With that, he pulled his phone out to call the dean of South River University's School of Arts—Connor Lewis. “Who is this?” A lazy voice of a man came from the phone. Kaze said, “I’m Kaze Lee. Mr. Lewis, you took my money but you are not doing your job.” “Kaze Lee?” Connor pondered for a moment before realizing it was Kaze who called. He said, “Young man, what do you mean by that? I’m not catching up.” “Mr. Lewis, you’re really good at playing dumb. Not only did you fail at the task after taking my money, but you are not planning to return the money. You released news online, saying that I am disrupting the fairness of the admission system b
“God of War, please wait for a while. I will tell the principal of South River University to call you.” “Sure.” A while after the call, an unregistered number called. “Is this Mr. Lee? I am Robb Siber, the principal of South River University.” A deep voice of a middle-aged man came through the phone. “Mr. Lee, I have just gotten the news from the governor and I am deeply sorry for this. I will tell my men to prepare a new proposal for the campus and send one of our vice principals to talk to you.” Kaze said, “You don’t need to send your vice principal. Just send the dean of the School of Arts, Connor Lewis.” Since Connor did not appreciate the chance, he had no one to blame but himself. Kaze wanted Connor to understand that he was just a dean, not the principal of the university. “I understand.” Robb agreed immediately. …“Ms. Yipz, the mayor has agreed to meet you tomorrow…” That night, Mandy received a text from Darcy regarding the meeting with the new mayor.
“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