“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
“That’s because you are shallow-minded, but now you should have seen it.” Kaze remained composed and leaned back against the car despite being mocked by Cole. “Shallow-minded?” Cole laughed but it felt strange and cold. People who knew him better knew that whenever he cackled, someone would have to suffer. Cole might not be the young master or wealthy lord of a big family but since his uncle was the mayor of Riverbank, possessing the authority and power of a vice governor, he acted arrogantly and always disrespected people. He was afraid of no one in Riverbank. “Kaze Lee, you think too highly of yourself.” Cole took a deep puff from his cigar as he stared at Kaze as if he was a dead person. “You really think because you saved my uncle’s life you can act like a fool before me? Yeah, my uncle appreciates your help and values you, he thinks you are some disciple of a grandmaster. “But we checked your background. You are just a live-in son-in-law who got kicked out, you
Cole took a few more puffs from his cigar. Even the clouds of smoke failed to shield his smirks at Kaze. He saw a frosty glare from Kaze but it did not bother him. “Punk, do as you are told. I am sure that if you wait until Cole makes you do it, you will suffer badly.” The woman who Cole hugged earlier came over to curl her arms around his arm and mocked Kaze. The thugs stared at Kaze with a ferocious grin, their eyes had nothing but contempt. They thought Kaze was someone powerful, which explained his confidence in defying Cole, but it turned out that he was just an idiot from a small city. With Cole’s status and position, even though he was not the strongest in Riverbank, he had dealt with many arrogant playboys who crossed his path. All of them looked down at him for just being the mayor’s nephew but in the end, they all got down on their knees and begged for mercy. To be honest, Kaze was nothing compared to those arrogant playboys. With Cole’s power, he could step
Everyone was stunned. No one thought Kaze would hit Cole under such circumstances, and he did not hold back at all. Cole’s woman and the thugs were all petrified, their eyes widened in disbelief. It was the first time they saw someone had the nerves to go up against Cole in Riverbank, let alone one-sidedly beat him up. Everyone knew Cole as the nephew of the mayor. Even the gangsters of the underworld would bow and smile to him when they learned of his identity. Every gangster would try to curry favor with him. Offending Cole would mean total annihilation, regardless of how big or powerful the gang was. It was foolish for the ordinary to go up against the authority. No matter how powerful the gangster boss was, he was no match for the police officers from the police department. The sultry woman was petrified. She covered her mouth in disbelief and her body was shaking. Kaze was on a spree and would not just stop after a kick. He grabbed Cole by the hair and slappe
“If the people you called can scare me, I will break my arms and legs for you.” Kaze then slapped Cole again, sending him sliding away. The poor guy curled up on the ground and twitched in pain. “Don’t just stand there! Get him! Why do you think Cole is paying you?” The sultry woman shouted at the thugs, urging them to do something. A dozen of the thugs regained their senses and quickly jumped on Kaze. “Bro, I can take this.” Conan stepped in and volunteered to deal with the thugs, with his bare fists. Following a barrage of slaps and ceaseless cries, more than a dozen thugs were slapped to the ground. Ever since Conan started following Kaze, he learned from the best and realized slapping people in the face dealt the most damage, physically and emotionally. Cole never took Conan seriously before this. After Conan slapped all the thugs to the ground, Cole was terrified. He could not believe even Kaze’s followers were that strong. “Give me my phone, I have to call
Kaze sent Darcy a picture of the fish he ate for dinner and came up with all kinds of lame excuses to tell her that he was doing well in Riverbank, telling her not to worry. Darcy had no idea how ‘amazing’ Kaze’s first day in Riverbank was. Kaze smiled happily. Everyone said he was kicked out by his wife’s family but only he knew that if Darcy could, she would abandon everything just to accompany him in Riverbank. His happy smile felt like an insult to Cole. Vroom! Ten minutes later, expensive cars drove into the parking lot one after another. All the cars looked flamboyant with lights and decorations around it. One could tell the driver or the owner was a show-off. Cole had a lot of friends in Riverbank and he called all of them here just to support him. They might not be able to help him physically but they represented their family or organization. Their backgrounds and influences could easily threaten the ordinary. Cole planned for this the moment he dialed the n