“I also called Victor Little, the police department’s second-in-command. He’s already on the way.“I told him that if he plays his cards right, he will be the next police chief. “I hope you can keep up with your tough act once he gets here later,” Jackson said grimly. Kaze smiled faintly. “Victor Little?“Sorry to let you down, but his rank isn’t quite there yet.” “His rank doesn’t matter. He has enough to kill you.” Jackson could not take Kaze’s offhanded attitude. “Mr. Quint.” A voice resounded. A tall and beefy armed man in uniform swaggered into the place. Several intimidating-looking uniformed officers followed him in the back. The stout man was Victor Little, the police department’s second-in-command. “Victor.” “Vic.” The heads of governing bodies greeted Victor. Victor was a real tough guy. He made a name for himself during his younger days, fighting against drug dealers. Rumor had it that he busted a drug cartel on his own, wiping out the drug dealers.
The crowd, including Victor and the heads of government agencies, was mostly locals.They turned a deaf ear to Jackson’s country bumpkin comment. Victor nodded. “The guy sure is cocky. What punishment are you thinking, Mr. Quint?” He would need to know Jackson’s request to grant it. Jackson let out a menacing smile. “I want to break his limbs and make him plead on his knees. I don’t mind killing him if he refuses to follow through.” “Kill him? Um…” Victor was hesitant. He could explain the limb fractures as accidental while enforcing the law. However, no excuse was good enough to cover up the loss of a life. “What are you worried about, Victor?” Jackson said indifferently, “I don’t know how things work with your former mayor, but my dad doesn’t tolerate nonsense. “He won’t stand for criminals threatening abuse and violence on his turf. He doesn’t mind enforcing the death penalty in this case. “My dad doesn’t care for the criminals. His focus will be Lilyrose’s ec
“Captain, the bastard has no respect for the law. I think you should just shoot him.” Victor’s men were livid. As Victor was their superior, the insult to Victor reflected on them too. They advised Victor against leniency. After a nod, Victor cocked his head to Kaze and said coldly, “Who are you to defy me…” He finally had a good look at Kaze’s face. “Uh…” Victor’s mind went blank. The sight of Kaze scared the arrogance out of Victor. Unlike the leaders of governing bodies, Victor was familiar with Kaze. There was no way Victor could forget Kaze’s face. Working closely with his superior, Don, Victor had met Kaze many times. When Don first introduced Victor to Kaze, Kaze paid him a compliment.Later, Don would take him along when handling tasks from Kaze. Don would do the talking while Victor stayed back as it was not his place or right to interfere. “Mr. Lee…” Feeling weak behind the knees, Victor nearly sank to the ground. Victor had never been so fearful eve
“Argh!” Jackson’s head snapped back from impact, and blood leaked out of his nostrils. The swelling on his face, which subsided from medication, returned. Jackson’s cries filled the otherwise quiet office. The crowd stared at Victor in shock. Instead of going after Kaze, Victor attacked Jackson. What was going on? Jackson found it the hardest to accept reality. With a hand over his face, he looked at Victor in disbelief. “What has gotten into you, Victor?” “Smack!” Victor’s response was another slap in the face. Jackson was about to lose it. Victor was supposed to be on Jackson’s side. Yet, he said nothing in Kaze’s presence and even turned around to hit Jackson. Jackson could not swallow the humiliation. It had to be a joke. Shaking in rage, Jackson narrowed his eyes menacingly and shouted angrily, “Are you asking for trouble, Victor?” “Smack!” Victor gave him another slap. This time, Jackson landed hard on his bottom and spat out blood and two tee
Forgetting the pain on his face, Jackson stared blankly at the pair. That was one thing Jackson could not wrap his head around. Miranda and Vance were dumbfounded. The police department’s second-in-command offered his face for a beating. No one could believe their eyes. “Smack!” Another slapping sound echoed through the room. Kaze gave Victor another slap, knocking the latter back. Victor had to steady himself before taking his place in front of Kaze. Grabbing a napkin from Snow, Kaze wiped his fingers down and asked nonchalantly, “You have not replied. Was I wrong?” “You’re absolutely right, Mr. Lee.“I could be a good man. Instead, I became a lapdog.“I was wrong, Mr. Lee,” Victor said humbly. Discipline was deserved and accepted.He understood that fact. “Mr. Lee?” The heads of governing bodies shivered, and some even broke out in a cold sweat. Talking about Mr. Lee, they heard through the grapevine that the former mayor preferred not to be addressed as
Jackson was arrogant, but he was no fool. He picked up on Victor’s subservience toward Kaze and the apprehensive looks from the heads of the governing bodies.Jackson would be silly if he still thought Kaze was just the chairman of a corporation with a bit of money in his pockets. There was clearly something more to Kaze. The government servants seemed wary of Kaze. Jackson looked at the heads of the governing bodies. Unable to read Kaze’s mind, the leaders averted Jackson’s gaze and remained quiet. Victor would not even look at Jackson. Kaze crossed his legs and said with a pretentious smile, “Don’t you have extensive connections? Why don’t you ask around?” Since Kaze had nothing better to do, he did not mind teasing Jackson further. Without another word, Jackson whipped out his phone. However, his mobile screen was smashed after Victor slapped him to the ground. “Get on it, Evan!” Jackson looked at his sidekick. Evan’s face turned ashen, having been thrown into
Jackson was not the only one dumbfounded. His sidekicks were shocked. They understood the significance of Kaze’s identity to Jackson.“So he was the mayor of Lilyrose, Mr. Quint, but that’s ancient history. The guy stepped down, so you have nothing to worry about.” Amid the shock, Vance approached ingratiatingly and helped Jackson up. “Pow!” Jackson blew up and kicked Vance in the belly. “Ugh!” Vance collapsed to the ground with a scream and stared at Jackson, looking hurt. “Mr. Quint, you—” “Thud!” Jackson gave him another kick. “What do you know? “Don’t you know my dad needs his approval to become the mayor?“What do you mean by ancient history? I’ll make you ancient history.” Jackson kicked and punched Vance without holding back. Vance rolled around with his hands over his head while crying. Before Miranda could jump in to protect her son, she cocked her head back and looked at Kaze in disbelief following the revelation from Jackson. Jackson’s dad nee
The scene of Jackson holding his arm while rolling on the ground in agony sent a powerful message to everybody. It was wise not to upset Kaze. Kaze had not been in the next-door office for long when Snow entered. Sipping on tea, Kaze looked up at Snow and asked, “What’s the progress on shifting Perfect World Group’s core business to Riverbank City, Snow?” “We are moving along as planned, Chairman Lee. We are keen to rent one of the selected few office buildings in Riverbank as our branch there.” Kaze waved his arm. “Just purchase the building if possible. Nothing beats having your own property. Besides, owning a Riverbank City’s office building is a good investment.” “Alright.” Snow nodded and said, “But there’s one more thing to note before our move to Riverbank City.”“Oh?” Kaze lifted his head curiously. Snow approached and spread some sheets in front of Kaze. She said, “Rove is going public, Chairman Lee. “Perfect World Group owns most of Rove shares, so we’