“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
“What are you saying, young man?” Kent scowled. He sought help from many renowned doctors, but none of them could help with his daughter’s case. Raph, found by Cole, was one of his very last hopes. Kaze checked Kent out before uttering indifferently, “This so-called miracle doctor is a scammer. He can’t even tell that you’re dying.” The carriage fell into a deafening silence. Even Kent was shocked. He looked up at Kaze, his gaze carrying wariness. A suited group barged out from another door in the business-class carriage and surrounded Kent. Some of them blocked Kaze’s exit. They reached their hands to their hips. That was where their guns were holstered. These individuals had been stationed between carriages to ensure Kent’s safety. Once a threat against Kent’s safety had been identified, the group made themselves known. Sure enough, Kaze had been determined a threat to Kent. Anything Kaze said could be seen as a reason to kill him. The mayor of Riverbank C
“Say one more word, and I’ll knock all your teeth out!” dismissing Cole’s hostile eyes, Kaze stood there and said indifferently. “How dare you!” With Kaze getting violent, the bodyguards furiously pulled out their weapons. “That’s enough.” Kent stopped everything. “The young man doesn’t mean me any harm. Stand down.” The hired protection hesitated for a moment but kept their weapons away and withdrew behind Kent. “Uncle, the guy wants you dead. How can you let him go?” Lying on the ground, Cole gritted his teeth and said bitterly, “Even if he isn’t a killer, what if he’s here to gather intel about you?” “Shut up!” Kent glared at Cole, and the latter closed his mouth embarrassedly for the slip of the tongue. A killer? Kaze raised his brow in contemplation. It explained why Kent had armed bodyguards with him for his trip. Kent gave a nod. “I want to apologize for my nephew’s behavior. He used to have his way.” “You’re too kind, Mayor Synder. It isn’t you wit