The call with Lock lifted Kaze’s spirits, which had been dampened by Sanwell Finances. “Tap!” Kaze was about to close his eyes for a quick nap when he was interrupted by a rude tap on the shoulder. The tap was intruding and intimidating. Nevertheless, Kaze remained unfazed and opened his eyes to a burly skinhead. The man’s hairy arm was on Kaze’s shoulder. “Switch seats, bro.” The skinhead said while pointing at the seat next to Kaze. “I’m with my girlfriend, but we couldn’t get seats together.” Behind him was a beautiful young woman showing off her midriff. She buried her face in her phone with a straight face. Furrowing his brows, Kaze was not in a hurry to get up. “Where are you supposed to sit?” “Here you go. It’s carriage number three in the back. It’s just the next one.” The man dangled his ticket at Kaze and placed his luggage on the rack before Kaze even agreed to the switch. “Hang on.” Kaze stopped the man and said indifferently, “It doesn’t make sens
The silence was deafening in the compartment. Kaze’s earlier composure was an indication of his incoming attack. The mean-looking skinhead was like a ragdoll in Kaze’s hands. With a blank face, Kaze dragged Butch to the door and turned him around. “Take this money and get lost.” After using Butch’s words on him, Kaze kicked him in the butt. “Bang!” The skinhead fell into carriage number three, causing quite a stir. The passengers in Kaze’s compartment, be they impressed or fearful, calmly returned to their seats. “Please step aside.” The beautiful woman stared blankly at Kaze. Startled by Kaze’s voice, she exclaimed, “Ah, bastard! How dare you hit my man! I’m going to kill you!” While shrieking, the woman clawed Kaze with her long fingernails. By the looks of her, she was tempted to scar Kaze’s face. “Smack!” Kaze whipped his hand across her face. The burning sensation on her cheek snapped the woman back to reality. “You’re more foolish than your man,” K
“But your little assistant seems to run into a little problem. Do you need my help?” Cole smiled at Butch. Raph cocked his head back and asked with a frown, “What’s going on?” Butch held his face and pointed wickedly at Kaze who was minding his own business on his seat. “I paid to switch seats with the guy, but he attacked me and my girlfriend, Raph. “Look what he did to us.” He showed Raph the handprint on his and his girlfriend’s faces. Raph’s face fell, and he scoffed. “Who hit my assistant?” He looked over at Kaze. As Kaze’s head was down, Raph yelled with a scowl, “What? Can’t own up to your mistake? Pick your head up!” “I hit your assistant. What are you going to do about it?” Kaze looked away from his phone and replied indifferently. Raph pulled a dirty look. “Hmph! What’s with the attitude when you are the attacker? Uh? You?” Suddenly, Raph froze and stared at Kaze, wide-eyed. He did not expect to see Kaze here. Reminded by the incident at Snow’s pl
“In that case, I’ll call the transport police.” Cole grinned and looked at the train conductor who came to investigate. Pointing his finger, Cole said coldly, “Get your chief steward and transport police here.” All train conductors had been briefed in advance about a group of VIPs reserving the business-class compartment for the train bound for Riverbank. Recognizing Cole as the VIP in the business-class compartment, the train conductor felt his heart skip a beat. The train conductor hunched over. “A moment, please, sir.” He pressed on the walkie-talkie on his chest to call the chief steward and transport police.Soon, a chief steward and a transport police officer arrived on the scene. The chief steward approached Cole with respect, his head kept down. “Hello, Mr. Libra. What can I do for you?” Cole pointed at Kaze and said indifferently, “The violent man attacked my friend in public. Apprehend him and hand him to the Riverbank police later.” The chief steward was m
Kaze furrowed his brows. The incident during his train ride was rather baffling. However, he had an appointment with Lock, and the latter sent a car for him to meet at the train station. Kaze did not want any delays. He glanced at Cole, knowing that the issue lay with him. Kaze pulled out his phone and texted Conan while saying indifferently, “So you accuse me on false grounds and make me apologize because he’s some VIP? “You butter him up in hopes you might get some perks. Heck, you might get a promotion that will launch your career ahead of time. “Anyhow, you don’t want to upset the VIP. At the very least, you want him to enjoy your service on the train. “I get where you are coming from. You live cautiously, afraid of upsetting those you can’t mess with. You don’t want to bring trouble to yourself and your family. “However, there is one person you can’t upset too.” Kaze pointed at Cole, then himself. He asked with a straight face, “Are you sure you can take me on?”
“Who do you think you are, boy? Watch your tone with Mr. Libra.” “Do you know who Mr. Libra is?” Butch and his girlfriend taunted. Raph smirked and egged on. “The boy doesn’t respect you, Mr. Libra. If you don’t show him who the boss is, he won’t know what’s good for him when he reaches Riverbank City. “Besides, you’ll be doing your uncle a favor.” Kaze raised his brow and glanced at Cole in contemplation. Cole nodded and looked at Kaze grimacingly. “You’re cocky, boy. I don’t care who you called, but I’ve got the chief steward’s back. “No one can fire him.” Cole beamed with confidence. “You’re the best, Mr. Libra.“I’m honored that you have my back.” The chief steward buttered Cole up before turning to Kaze, his gaze malicious. He said curtly, “You asked for it, boy.“Apprehend him, George!” He gave the transport police officer a look, and the latter pulled out his baton and approached Kaze. “Stop!” Just when the transport police officer was about to arrest
“After you.” Cole smiled pretentiously at Kaze. Without looking at Cole, Kaze stepped into the business-class carriage. The carriage was nearly empty, occupied only by a few middle-aged men and women in simple attire. Their reserved demeanor suggested a certain level of authority.With a brief observation, Kaze concluded that they were likely mid-to-high-ranking government officials.In the end, Kaze’s gaze fell on one of the middle-aged men. The latter looked at him with a composed smile. The middle-aged man was clearly the leader of the group. The individual who spoke earlier must be him. Meeting Kaze’s gaze, the middle-aged man rose to his feet and smiled. “My nephew always has his way at home. His parents spoiled him rotten. I’ve been telling him to quit with the attitude. “I want to apologize on his behalf for his rude behavior.” Kaze gave a nod as a response. The middle-aged man must rank high in Riverbank’s council. Nevertheless, even the former governor of
“I can’t agree more, Dr. Tyson. You’re a model of virtue and integrity.” Kent chuckled, seeing that Raph agreed with him. However, Raph shook his head. “Don’t be quick to call me that. I’m not done, Mayor Synder.” “Oh?” Furrowing his brows, Kent said, “Do tell, Dr. Tyson. I’m all ears.” Raph glanced at Kaze and said coldly, “The Riverbank Presleys requested that I examine a lady in Lilyrose. “The boy called me a scammer and got me locked up in the police station there. I suffered a few days behind bars. “If Mr. Libra hadn’t pulled some strings to get me out of there to provide your daughter with medical treatment, I would still be there. “I’ve seen my share of hardship, but that was on another level. “The worst part is my reputation. I was nearly ruined. “I can’t get over it just because you told me so.” Raph broke out of character. However, everyone could understand where he was coming from. Anyone in Raph’s shoes would lose it after going through the same tr
The sneers and gloating looks made Darcy’s family’s hearts sink. Hector got a call half an hour ago and learned that Phoenix had walked free after Kaze called the cops on her. Phoenix wanted Darcy’s family to come to the hospital. Hector thought that Phoenix had fallen ill. Without another word, Hector took Agnes to the hospital. Darcy and Sky had to make time out of their work and school to be there for Phoenix too. The family forgot to bring Kaze along by choice. There was no telling whether Phoenix was ill or angry with Kaze. The last thing they would do was bring Kaze along to make things worse. Outside the ward, Darcy’s family learned through the chatter that Joan, instead of Phoenix, was admitted. Joan’s hospital admission seemed to garner a lot of attention from Phoenix. Oblivious to the situation, Darcy’s family was in a daze. “Has Hector’s family arrived? Tell them to get in here!” Before Darcy’s family could get to the bottom of the matter, Phoenix’s a
Besides, the execution hall enforced the law within the Viper’s Den, putting the division in a superior position within the Viper’s Den West State Branch. The division had the power to decide whether the Viper’s Den member would live or die. The leader of the execution hall, Robin, would oversee the South River State Branch’s new branch chief and branch deputy. Hannah and Collier could not afford to let their guard down. They braced themselves to meet the man. “Marcus? Robin?” Kaze said indifferently, “I keep note of these names. The South River State Branch can’t do anything to the pair, but I am the branch leader.” “You have the power to stop them!” Collier said. Yet, Collier remained hesitant. It was true that Kaze was the Viper’s Den West State Branch leader. The Nether Viper Sword proved it. However, Kaze never officially took office. In other words, the position of the branch leader remained vacant. Collier could not understand Kaze’s delay in declaring his
Conan could sense the calm before the storm over the phone. He stopped joking around and said solemnly, “Of course.” It did not take Conan and Collier long to get to Kaze. Collier took out a stack of Rhys’ photos and said, “I know this guy. He’s Rhys Road, the only son of Boris, Riverbank’s underground kingpin. “His father bankrolled him to start a business in entertainment. He doesn’t get involved in the company operations, but he loves scouting talents to trick women. He’s worse than the man I was.” At least, Collier was aware of the type of man he used to be. Still, Kaze was not amused. Collier kept it strictly business and said somberly, “He often hangs around schools and around the mall to scout beautiful women. He has slept with many women, promising them the world.“He would be forceful with those who didn’t fall for his scheme. He would isolate them or drag them to somewhere secluded and take compromising videos of them. “Dozens of women fell victim to him over t
Joan shuddered and backed away. She said with a dreadful look, “What do you want, Kaze?” “Smack!” Kaze slapped Joan before removing his jacket to shield Sasha’s bruises. He picked her up and walked out of the store. It was not over yet. Rhys and Joan would pay heavily for what they had done. However, Sasha had gone through a lot today, so Kaze needed to take her away. Sasha needed the hospital now. As Kaze whisked Sasha away, Joan held her cheek and shouted furiously, “You’re a bastard, Kaze! How dare you hit me and my boyfriend! I’m telling on you!” Joan sure did not know when to stop. She got close to Kaze and spread her arms, preventing him from leaving. “Crack!” Keeping a blank face, Kaze fractured her arm and flung her aside. He even stomped on her scowling face. As Joan shrieked, Kaze carried Sasha out of there. The scared crowd parted to give way to Kaze and Sasha. Kaze brought Sasha into the car. “Kaze…” Sasha was placed in the front passenger sea
The helpless and despair look on Sasha’s face tugged on the crowd’s heartstrings. However, Rhys and Joan would not stop roughing her out. They were likely rich and powerful. No one had the guts to step forward and stop them. As the crowd built, Joan got a bit heavy-handed. She gritted her teeth and yelled, “Strip her! Take the dress off her!“Shame her, and she will think twice before hitting on someone else’s man.” Joan got a kick out of destroying something so beautiful. “Sasha…” Kaze elbowed through the crowd after his phone call and saw Sasha lying on the ground in despair. He grimaced hard. It never occurred to him that Sasha would endure such humiliation in the span of a phone call. A group of men and women abused her in broad daylight. The crowd watched on, some even criticizing as if things were not bad enough. Kaze was enraged. “Stop!” His angry voice silenced the crowd. Joan was stunned. She released her grip on Sasha’s hair and cocked her head ba
Sasha looked like a princess in the gown, and Joan’s jealousy drove her to start something. Caught in the act by his girlfriend, Rhys felt anxious. Since Joan put the blame on Sasha, Rhys said happily, “You’re right, Joan. The bitch seduced me. She wants to be a star through me. “She even talked about signing a contract with me at a hotel. She invited me to do whatever I wanted. “I know I can be a playboy, but since dating you, I have been saving myself for you. The bitch doesn’t fool me. “When she wouldn’t leave me alone, I got angry and attacked her.” Rhys turned the whole thing against Sasha. “You’re lying!“That’s not true!” Sasha wailed in fury. She would rather take a beating than be labeled the slut who stole someone’s boyfriend. “How dare you talk smack!” Livid, Joan pushed Sasha to the ground and stomped her heels on Sasha. Sasha cried out in pain. “You go, Joan!” “How dare she steal your boyfriend. We should take off her clothes and ruin her.” “Th
Joan, a Quint member in Riverbank, walked in the front. She glared at Rhys and yelled, “Bastard! Didn’t you say that you were in Westeros attending some film festival? Why are you still in Riverbank?” Rhys looked at his girlfriend, who put him on a tight leash lately, and said awkwardly, “Well, the film festival is over. I arrived home early. I just got back.” He and Joan had been dating for six months. They were not serious, though. There were a lot more women for Rhys to explore in the world. He did not want to be held down by a ball and chain. However, his father, Boris, felt that it was time for Rhys to get married and have kids. Since Joan came from a prestigious family, Rhys got together with her. Joan had always been the one to act submissive in his presence. She would turn a blind eye to his romantic pursuits and even cover for him. Rhys understood well that Joan would be marrying up. However, Joan had been getting full of herself lately. It was not her fi
“Do you know who Mr. Road is? His father is Boris Road, one of Riverbank’s four underground kingpins. “If you don’t want trouble, you better delete the video now!” The group turned white and deleted the video. They might not understand the threat that came with Great Road Group. However, Boris, one of Riverbank’s four underground kingpins, had been a menace for twenty years. No one would want to get on his bad side. Many shook their heads and sighed. No one could save Sasha now. It was a shame that the innocent and pretty girl ran into Rhys today. They knew what would happen to Sasha at the hands of Rhys. No one dared to speak up against Rhys’ indecent behavior in broad daylight. “Sasha is your name? It’s beautiful. You can use it as your stage name.” Rhys did not care what others thought about him. As Sasha shivered in fear, Rhys stood proud at his decision to slap the sales representative. He gave Sasha’s cheek a squeeze and said with a lewd smile, “Trust me. Get
“I’m sorry, mister, but I’m not interested in becoming a star.” Sasha backed away and said firmly but politely, “I’m waiting for a friend. Please leave me alone.” While talking, she looked outside for Kaze. Rhys was surprised that Sasha would turn him down without hesitation. He said with a grimace, “You’re not interested? What are you interested in? “Why are you saying no to money?” Sasha was scared as the guy would not leave her alone. She replied, “I just want to finish school. Now isn’t the time to think about money.” She took out her phone to call Kaze. “Aren’t you rude?” Rhys commented with a fake smile. He snatched Sasha’s phone, and the latter panicked and uttered in fright, “G-Give that back!” “I offered you a shortcut in life, and you should’ve taken it.” Rhys released his grip, and the phone dropped to the floor. “Crack!” He stomped on the phone and said grimacingly, “Don’t act like you’re above all, gold digger. What’s a poor college girl doing at