“What did you say? You think too highly of yourself, you bastard!” Cole was amused by Kaze's words. He had never seen such a shameless person before. Buffy curled her lips into a smirk, her eyes had nothing but contempt for Kaze. Professor Wilson could no longer tolerate Kaze questioning his profession. He looked at Kent and said, “Mr. Synder, are you going to let this conman keep questioning me? I said I can cure your daughter, I am confident but I don’t want some random guy to mess up my treatment. “If you don’t make him leave, then I will assume that you are with him and you are also questioning my profession. I will leave instead.” He feigned walking away. Cole quickly held him back and said, “Professor, wait! My uncle doesn’t mean it!” “Uncle Kent, say something! If Professor Wilson walks, Myra might not recover anymore!” Jane held Kent’s arm. “Kent, I don’t know why you trust this young man but we finally see some progress in Myra’s treatment. Are you just going
Nevertheless, Cole was still alarmed by Kaze’s presence. He could not accept that Kaze simply laid his hands on Myra using the excuse of checking on her condition. His cousin was the subject of his sexual fantasy. First of all, Myra was adopted and she was not related to him by blood. He was so obsessed with her looks and body that his view of her started to get twisted. Even while he slept with other women, he would fantasize about her. More importantly, if he married Myra, he could inherit all the resources and wealth from Kent and no longer have to work hard in this lifetime. Therefore, he could not accept Kaze laying his fingers on Myra. “I have to find a way to remove him once and for all.” Cole narrowed his eyes. He walked to the corner and started texting. …“Mr. Lee, the mayor wants me to apologize on his behalf. You are here to help and he appreciates your gesture, but Myra’s condition is their priority now. As a parent, Mr. Synder didn’t want to give up o
Another voice message followed after the video. This time, it was Ryna’s voice. “What’s wrong, feel bad? I’m telling you, we are going to use all the herbs you give us and you can’t do anything about it! Hahaha, tens of millions worth of foot spa, not even the rich and powerful can live our life now…” Kaze sighed at Ryna’s provocation. He replied helplessly, “As long as you are happy.” Ryna sent several more voice messages to provoke Kaze but he was smart enough to ignore all of them. Meanwhile, at the Yemens’ family home, Ryna was annoyed that she did not get a reply. “Lock, is this how your student should behave? He’s not replying. Where are his manners?” Ryna was so annoyed that she did not get a reply. She tossed the phone to the side and complained to Lock. She was hinting at her husband to not accept Kaze, and it was best for him to cut all ties. Lock helplessly said, “If you want respect, you should learn how to respect others first. You are just being petty.”
“Cyan, my daughter Nadia just got a boyfriend. The guy just returned from studying abroad and his family gave him fifty million as a startup fund. “His startup is on the rise and he even gave Nadia a company for her to manage. I already take him as my future son-in-law. He said Nadia can do whatever she wants with the company and he can take care of the rest. “It’s not easy for Nadia to find such a rich and kind boyfriend. We as parents do not need to worry about her anymore.” Claudia sounded proud when she bragged about her daughter’s boyfriend, her lips were so wide that the corners almost touched her ears. Cyan looked slightly jealous. “Oh ya, I saw Nadia’s post the other day and she received a company from her boyfriend. She is also famous on social media.” Wesley was also trying to pursue her by giving her gifts but not to the point of gifting a whole company. Claudia said happily, “Really? I heard from our other neighbor that you are also an influencer right? I heard
Heath had a bloated figure and when he smiled at Lock, it made him look amusing. “Lock, my future son-in-law went on a business trip a while back and got a hundred million investment. He brought some wild ginseng from Mt. White back for me. “It’s considered the highest grade and can cost up to a million. I made some liquor with it, so I thought of bringing it over to have a drink with you.” Ryna was speechless when they heard Heath, their eyelids twitching. Before Heath revealed the price of the ginseng, she wanted to say the ginseng liquor was nothing because Wesley gave her the blood bird’s nest that cost two hundred thousand a piece. However, when she learned of the price, she felt embarrassed and was smart enough not to speak about it. Lock instantly understood that Heath came over to his house just to show off the ginseng liquor. He said indifferently, “Wild ginseng that cost a million? Are you kidding me? Heath, you deal in herbs, I hope you are right about this. If i
“Lock, you used these herbs for foot spa?! What a damn waste! You ungrateful bastard!” Heath shouted at Lock, expressing his grievance. His eyes were burning with the flames of rage, wishing that he could tear Lock apart. Everyone else was stunned, including Lock. “Are the herbs that I used expensive?” Ryna was not stupid. Based on Heath’s reaction, she realized something and her eyes had been fixated on him since. Even Cyan started to breathe hurriedly. “Expensive?” Heath scoffed angrily. He shouted, “The herbs in your stupid massage pail cost at least ten million! “You dumb idiot, you mindless bastard! Did you rob a bank? Not even the rich and powerful are so wasteful. What is wrong with you?” He was deeply agitated. He bragged about his ginseng liquor but Lock used tens of millions of herbs as ingredients for a foot spa. The liquor that he drank was not even one-tenth of the herbal solution that Lock used to soak his feet. Of course, he was annoyed and mad.
“Lock, why don’t you call Kaze again and ask if there are more of the valuable herbs? “If there’s more, ask for it. Just tell him to bring them to you as a token of respect. “Did you see Heath’s reaction just now? If we can give the herbs away to the rich and powerful, we can get ourselves a lot of connections and resources!” Ryna stared at her husband with widened eyes filled with anticipation. Lock’s expression stiffened. “Nonsense! I will not do such a shameless thing! I used to be a teacher and I… Hey! What are you doing?!” Before he could finish, Ryna snatched his phone away and called Kaze directly. “Mr. Yemen, what is it? It’s late already.” Kaze’s voice came from the phone when the call got through. He was still in Conan’s car going back to the hotel when he received the call. If it was from Ryna or Cyan, he would not answer the call but the caller ID showed Lock’s number, so he answered it. “Kaze, hi. It’s me, Ryna. I want to ask if you still have those her
A thug with a baseball bat in his hand pointed at Conan, threatening him. “Put it away,” Kaze said indifferently. He then looked at the thug and asked, “Who are you guys?” Conan put his phone away immediately. His men were capable enough to deal with the thugs. In other words, they did not pose a threat to Kaze. “You will find out real soon.” The thug glanced at Kaze and then took his phone out. “Mr. Libra, we got the punk here in the parking lot of the five-star hotel.” “Great. Nicely done. I’m on my way! Keep him busy! I want to teach him a lesson that he will not forget. I want him to know who he can mess with and who he cannot. “After tonight, I want him to be terrified of Cole Libra for the rest of his life!” A few minutes later, a Mercedes drove into the parking lot, drifting to a stop in front of Kaze and the other thugs. Then, several more jeeps followed in through the entrance. A dozen more thugs came down from the jeeps and some of them even had a female
“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