“Alright. Talk to you later, Cyan.” Wesley waved at Cyan and then turned around to light a cigarette. He took a puff, then looked at Kaze. “Kaze Lee, are you leaving, or should I make you? Here at Golden Scale Corporation, you are no match for me.” Kaze wore a poker face and said, “Who said that?” “Me!” Wesley spat a cloud of smoke in his face. Kaze smirked and said, “I’m sorry but you are not going to matter very soon.” Wesley scoffed. “What? Are you trying to get me out of the company…” “Who is Wesley Gwake?” Before he could finish, the voice of a middle-aged woman sounded across the office, followed by a group of people entering. The owner of the voice was the leader of the group. Upset, Wesley furrowed his brows and said, “I am. What is this about? You don’t know me? Who are you? Who gave you permission to come in here? Get out!” He spoke sternly like a department manager and scolded the people who had barged in. The woman glanced at him and said, “I am
Wesley turned in shock to see someone who made him clench his teeth. “Collier! It’s you!” Collier, with both his arms in casts, strolled in with a group of men. “Wesley Gwake, I heard you talk shit about me yesterday at Bronze Sparrow. You must have a death wish,” Collier said coldly as he arrived. Wesley might be arrogant but he paled in comparison to Collier. His heart skipped a beat when he heard Collier. He stuttered, “C-Collier, i-it’s a misunderstanding!” “Misunderstanding my ass!” Collier kicked Wesley, sending him crashing into a desk. Wesley fell on the floor with his hand over his stomach, groaning in pain. Collier then gestured at the people from the disciplinary office. “Bunch of useless shit. You can’t even take care of this properly? Take him away and don’t let him ever appear before my master’s eyes!” Master? Everyone else was shocked. Collier’s status and authority were second to Hannah in the company, yet he referred to someone as master. Wesley
“You want to make me the chairman? Is it because you are afraid that I won’t blow my cover?” Kaze had a frosty glance at Collier. Collier’s heart raced. He quickly said, “No, sir! That’s not what I meant! I mean it’s completely fine with the current situation but I think it’s not that appropriate for you to become a new recruit and an ordinary employee. “Why not become a team leader or something like middle management? You won’t have to worry about your identity and you can participate in the company’s affairs.” Kaze nodded in agreement. “Interesting. Then let’s go with your suggestion. Just put me in Wesley’s position.” “The Sales Department’s manager? I guess that’s middle management as well. Alright. It’s fixed!” Collier nodded. He straightened his back, and turned around to the other employees but with a different expression. Kaze smiled. Collier was a natural in serving others as a loyal dog. “Welcome Manager Lee!” The team leader of the department, Ronald, was the
Half an hour later, Kaze arrived at the mayor’s residence. He parked the car outside the house and noticed Kent and his family waiting for him at the front yard entrance. Myra, Kent’s daughter, was also behind her parents, looking lively and healthy. Other than Kent and his family, there was another young man who looked tall and stern. The young man then said, “Mr. Synder, this is more than enough. I’ll have to make a move first. I will be in Riverbank from now on, and there’ll be more chances to visit you and Mrs. Synder. Of course, Myra as well.” A few more chatters later, the young man walked out. An army green jeep with a military number plate arrived before him. Kaze was just walking into the front yard and the young man noticed him. He knew Kaze was also a visitor to the mayor’s residence, so he nodded respectfully. He hopped into the jeep and left the premises. Kent was surprised to see Kaze. He came over quickly and said, “Kaze, you’re here already?” “Dere
It was surprising to Kent and Jane that their daughter displayed such intimacy toward Kaze. Strictly speaking, it was Myra’s first time meeting Kaze in person. Even though they met twice before inside the house, the girl was still under another’s control and was not being herself. The two of them could not understand the situation, so they simply assumed Myra was grateful that Kaze had saved her, hence the intimate interaction. “Okay, Myra,” Kaze said with a helpless smile. He liked the innocent and adorable girl quite a bit. Myra nodded happily. She then dragged Kaze into the house and made him tea. “The girl is like a completely different person now. She rarely even made me tea,” Kent said with a helpless smile. He was quite jealous of Kaze. Kaze smiled, but when he glanced at Jane, he slightly furrowed his brows. “Mr. Mayor, I thought Myra had already recovered. Yet your wife seems troubled. Is there anything else troubling you?” Jane looked anxious. The smile that s
“He’s dead for good. If he had a soul, I would have destroyed it as well,” Kaze said with a shake of his head. As he pondered, he said coldly, “To me, I think someone is playing tricks in the dark after their failed attempt on your life.” “Someone is playing tricks?” Kent and Jane reacted seriously, with their eyes wary. Their family had been through a lot recently. They thought things would revert to normal after Myra’s incident but it did not seem so. “Don’t worry. Since I’m here today, I’ll deal with this once and for all,” Kaze said, raising his hand. “Where’s the blueprint?” Kent signaled Hamlin to bring over the blueprint. Hamlin came back with a stack of papers. “Mr. Lee, this is the blueprints of the mayor’s residence, and the neighboring residence,” Kent explained. Kaze nodded and started perusing it. A while later, he narrowed his eyes. “Interesting. It appears that when this residence was built, the Ryokanians knew a thing or two about feng shui, a co
Looking up at the blazing sun hanging high in the sky, Kaze said, “It’s a good day today. Mr. Mayor, why don’t you get someone to drain the water from the pond? “Then you can get a tractor to clean the bottom. It will be the brightest and hottest later at two o’clock and I will make a move then. No matter what is hiding down there, they will be exterminated.” Kent felt relieved seeing Kaze’s confidence. “Alright. I’ll tell Hamlin to make the necessary arrangements.” Soon after, Hamlin brought back a team of construction workers with machines to drain the water. The machines were loud but sounded like a peaceful melody to the Synder family. In less than two hours, the pond was emptied. The bottom of the pond had nothing but mushy mud. Kaze did not say anything and simply ordered the tractors to dig the mud away. While the tractor team was working, Kaze and the Synder family had lunch in a nearby restaurant. When they returned, one of Kent’s bodyguards approached and sa
“Master Juan comes from a family of feng shui masters. He is not only the chief of Emerald Bull Palace but also the president of the Riverbank Feng Shui Society. “He is talking to the mayor. This is no place for you to interrupt! Slap yourself and apologize to Master Juan!” The female follower berated Kaze loudly and Master Juan did not even spare a glance at him. “How dare you!” As soon as the female follower’s voice faded, Kent bellowed, “Kaze is my guest. Who do you think you are to scold him like this?” “Mr. Mayor, I…” The female follower instantly flushed, looking surprised. She did not expect the mayor to raise his voice to defend a seemingly nameless person. She looked at Kaze with widened eyes, surprised that he was the mayor’s guest. Master Juan finally spared a glance at Kaze and then bellowed coldly, “You useless girl, stand down! Have I not taught you manners?” With one simple word, he shifted the responsibility to her. In fact, if Master Juan did not