Slap! A powerful slap suddenly landed on Leron’s face, shoving the words back into his throat. He was sent hurtling toward the wall, crashing and embedding himself into it, leaving a massive crater in the process. “That’s it for today. He’s a guy with a gun, not someone who trained physically. If I continue the demonstration, he’ll be slapped to death. “Besides, I promised to spare his life since he gave me face,” Kaze said with a sigh and slight regret. Hannah was a talented person and he wanted to raise her properly. After all, he also had a heart for sharing and teaching, and if he could raise a powerful disciple, he would feel accomplished too. However, it felt more like an insult to Leron. Kaze spared him because Kaze did not want to slap him to death? Splat! Leron spat a mouthful of blood and then struggled to push himself out of the massive hole. He clenched his bloody teeth and bellowed, “Kaze Lee, do you think I’ll thank you because you let me live? You can
Leron yelled through gritted teeth, “Kill me if you have the balls. You can forget extracting any information from me, Lee!” “Crack!” Kaze stomped on Leron’s left hand. Despite breaking out in a cold sweat, Leron would not relent. With both arms broken, Leron was incapacitated, so Kaze waved at Hannah. “Get him transported to the hospital. Treat his hands. “Incapacitate these people on the floor and deliver them to Casius. Tell him that you admire Leron, so here he is. “But he better take good care of Leron’s family. “If anything happens to Leron’s family, Casius will be the one to pay.” Lying on the floor, Leron paused and shouted angrily, “You’re vile, Lee! How dare you drive a wedge between me and Casius!” “Call me vile.” Kaze smiled offhandedly. “Your friendship should be a two-way street. “Aren’t you loyal and devoted to Casius?“Why don’t you take this chance to see if Casius is worth your commitment? “Don’t worry about your family. I’ll make sure Hannah h
“Go on then.” Kaze waved his arm and looked at Dayton with a pretentious smile. “Are you ordering takeout with us, or are you going for your favorite lavish dinner?” Dayton had a bad feeling. His blood ran cold as Kaze’s ruthless method of setting Leron straight came to mind. “Takeout, it is.“No lavish dinner is better than your takeout, Kaze. “I didn’t get it before, but it’s clear to me now. Buffy knows what’s best for herself. She made the best decision by going with you.“I’m trash compared to you.“No, I mean. I can’t compare to you at all.” With Dayton backing down, Buffy and his sidekicks made strange faces. Dayton was not the arrogant and badass man they knew. He was not the proud student of the Viper’s Den chief branch at all. Dayton seemed to have lost his spine. He was afraid of Kaze, scared of his ways. Just moments ago, Dayton acted high and mighty in front of Kaze. Now that Dayton thought about it, he wished he could have done better then. It
Seeing through Dayton, Kaze said with a fake smile, “You aren’t much of a fighter, but your mentor is Alfonso, the ex-branch chief of the Viper’s Den Butterworth branch.“His reputation can be intimidating.” Dayton chuckled dryly. Kaze was rather blunt.His words were nowhere hurtful, but the insult was clear. Kaze said, “I can forget about the past if you stay by Buffy’s side for a while.” As the conflict over the South River State branch escalated, Jude and Casius would only go to greater extremes. Kaze understood that Buffy would only be in danger until he got rid of them both for good. However, Kaze had other things to worry about. Hannah and Collier had to be kept on their toes for any attack. Hence, Dayton would have to protect Buffy. Dayton’s heart sank. So there was a reason why Kaze had not taken any action against him. Gritting his teeth, Dayton replied, “I will do everything in my power to keep Buffy from harm.“Rest assured, Kaze. They have to go throug
The beautiful woman was Stacey, Draig’s friend. She sized Kaze up in an unfriendly way. She quickly lost interest in Kaze. Kaze was plain and boring, standing next to Draig, who always stood out. Kaze was not worth Stacey’s time. Noticing the disdain from Stacey, Kaze did not take the offense to heart and said indifferently, “I’m here for Snow.” “Who do you think you are? You can’t meet Ms. Frost just because you want to.” Stacey blocked the door and said unhappily, “Just leave. Draig and I won’t let any riff-raff into the room. Hey! What gives!” She burst out angrily, raising his arm to pull a punch at Kaze. “Smack!” The air crackled when the blows met. With a scowl, Stacey lifted her knee to knee Kaze in the groin. Stacey was going in for the kill. Without looking at the incoming attack, Kaze unfurled his fingers. He flicked Stacey right in the palm. “Clomp! Clomp!” Stacey fell back and rammed onto the shut door in the back wide open. “Not bad. You’re all
Kaze smiled. “Don’t be a stranger to me. If they are too much for you to put up with, just tell them to leave. I can get you someone else. “But I get it. Those with talent can be proud.” Kaze walked into the ward and glanced at Bass, who was unconscious in bed. Snow said, “Bass had surgery to remove the bullet. He should be fine, but recovery will take some time since he is advanced in age.” “Bass is devoted to you and Mrs. Frost. You should stay here and take care of him. This seems like a nice place. It won’t be different to living in a hotel.” Kaze nodded. So as not to disturb Bass, he and Snow closed the bedroom door and took their conversation in the living room.St. Mary’s was a well-known private hospital in Riverbank. With its advanced medical care, the center attracted many powerful and wealthy individuals for treatment and health services. Bass was put up in a ward that was no different from the presidential suite of a five-star hotel. “Any word from Jet?” Kaze
Draig pointed at Kaze. “I’m warning you. I don’t care if you’re the chairman or president. I’ll take away your manhood if you don’t get your filthy hands off Ms. Frost.”He stared icily at Kaze, his gaze reeking of hostility. Standing at the door, Stacey frowned and looked at Snow unhappily. Stacey understood that Draig was blown away by Snow’s beauty and demeanor when they first met at the hospital. Since Kaze was special to Snow, Stacey went to Draig to let him know that Snow had feelings for Kaze. Stacey’s motive was for Draig to give up on Snow. To her dismay, instead of backing down, Draig stormed into the ward. Draig was livid to find Kaze and Snow behaving rather intimately. Stacey, who always had a soft spot for Draig, was upset. Meanwhile, Kaze met Draig’s intimidating eyes with a hint of amusement. He understood where Draig was coming from. Snow was a charming woman. With his heart belonging to Snow now, Draig made quite an embarrassing scene. Frustrated,
“Besides, you aren’t even close. “No woman will fall for this type of man.” Triggered, Draig closed in on Kaze. “Are you telling me what to do, boy?” Draig clenched his fists, his knuckles popping. He narrowed his eyes dangerously, eager to show Kaze who was boss. “That’s enough, Draig!” Snow shook in rage. “What are you trying to do? Don’t you dare hurt Chairman Lee. “Don’t you know that Conan acted on his orders to seek your help in protection?” Kaze said mockingly, “Are you attacking your boss, Draig? So much for doing your duty.” Draig looked at Kaze in surprise, but he quickly smirked. “Don’t put that on me, Lee. Who are you to hire my services?”“If I can’t pay you good money and hire your services, who can?” Kaze asked indifferently. “Draig doesn’t need your money.” Stacey jumped in to defend Draig. “To be honest with you, Lee, Draig didn’t want to take the job when the Butterworth Queens asked. “Draig can’t stand people who think their money and influe
Even though Dr. Wright was facing a problem with Duncan, he scolded Jude through the phone, whom he originally called to seek help. He could not accept that Jude wanted him, one of the three greatest doctors of West State, to slander Kaze. Slam! After he hung up the call, he realized he was out of options. Even the deputy chief of the Viper’s Den South River Branch refused to help. He had no idea who else could overpower Duncan and his father. “Old man, you called the deputy chief of the South River Branch?” Duncan could not help but gloat at Dr. Wright’s bitter look. “I forgot to tell you that my father and Uncle Jude are quite close. “It seems you can’t get anyone powerful to help you now. Is it my turn to state my conditions?” A victor’s smile was obvious on his face. The title of “the greatest doctor” meant nothing in the presence of Duncan Techman. Dr. Wright ran out of options. He was mentally prepared to accept the unfair punishment. He expressionlessly said,
Herbal Spring and Horny Spring. One different word and the establishment turned into a brothel of some kind. The words not only infuriated Dr. Wright, but also the other employees of Herbal Spring. Duncan was being rude and disrespectful. “Fine! I’ll make the call!” Dr. Wright was furious. He picked up the phone and made the call. The first call he made was to a wealthy man in Riverbank. The man had over a billion in assets and was known for being a filial son. When his mother was sick, it was Dr. Wright who cured her. However, when the man received the call and learned it was Duncan who caused a problem, he quickly switched from a tone of gratitude to hesitation. “Dr. Wright, Everett Techman is notorious in Riverbank. I am running a legitimate business. I dared not cross paths with him. “But I can ask my friend to try and talk to him, maybe arrange for you guys to meet. Your student can then apologize to him and start anew, how’s that?” Dr. Wright was agitated.
“He’s completely crippled, down to the last bone. I cannot heal him,” Dr. Wright said honestly. “What?! You cannot heal him?!” Duncan’s men were shocked. Blackie was their boss' strongest fighter, and if he ended up completely disabled, it would be a significant loss to their organization. Their rivals might seize this opportunity to launch an attack, putting both the organization and their own safety at risk. The organization’s profits—and by extension, their own—would undoubtedly take a significant hit. Blackie had always been Everett’s most dangerous weapon, used to deter his rivals from doing any harm to them. “Doctor, don’t fool with us, or you will suffer the consequences!” the men said. Dr. Wright said coldly, “I said I can’t do it. Blackie’s men had already taken him away.” In other words, Duncan was one step too late. The doctor was not deliberately being stubborn or trying to deceive him, he simply could not treat the condition. With that in mind, Duncan,
If Duncan allowed Kaze to walk away without any punishment and the news got out, he would lose face and become the laughingstock of his circle. He might even lose his status in the underworld. With that in mind, Duncan said coldly, “Old Fart, piss off! Don’t poke your nose into this, or else when I get rough, you might get hurt and people might call me disrespectful toward an elderly.” Dr. Wright spoke nicely to him but he replied with vulgarities, even calling him an old fart. Even one of the three greatest doctors in West State had a temper. Dr. Wright focused more on honing his patience and temperament, but after being insulted multiple times by a bunch of disrespectful young men, his patience was running thin. His expression darkened and said, “Young man, even if your father is here, you have no right to speak to me like that. “Please leave. Herbal Spring does not welcome you.” Duncan did not take Dr. Wright seriously at all. He widened his eyes angrily and bellowed
Duncan, who was joking and laughing a moment ago, froze upon hearing those words. The smile on his face turned stiff. His less-than-handsome face darkened. “Kaze!” Sasha did not care about Duncan’s change of expression. When she heard Kaze’s voice, she looked up with delight and ran over to him. Her face remained as pale as paper though. “It’s fine. I’m here now.” Kaze patted her head to calm her down before turning to Duncan and his men. “The son of a gangster is still a gangster. Bullying a girl in broad daylight? It seems you and your father have gotten too full of yourselves.” Duncan’s men were surprised. Then they glared at Kaze, bellowing, “Punk! How dare you talk to Duncan like that?! You’re getting it now!” Since Kaze mentioned Everett’s name, he clearly knew who the man was and how powerful he was in the underworld. Duncan realized the situation after a few seconds. He turned around to Kaze and stared at him coldly. With gritted teeth, he said, “You piece of sh
Dr. Wright learned from the men that Kaze had slapped Blackie the night before, which explained why they were so afraid of him. “Mhmm. You’re right not saving that guy. He’s working for some gangster boss of Riverbank. I think the name is Everett Techman. You should know that they always bully the weak and the kind,” Kaze said. “I see.” Dr. Wright nodded. “But it’s not that I don’t want to save him, it’s just that he’s beyond saving. The one who hurt him was merciless.” It was only normal for South, the Southern Tiger of the Steelclaw Guild, to be ruthless. Kaze did not comment on the topic. He chatted with the doctor about something else. “S-Sir, please don’t do this.” Suddenly, Sasha’s timid voice came from outside the lobby. “What do you mean, young lady? I am not doing anything to you.” A frivolous voice of a man followed. “I just want you to work at my company. You’re basically working like a janitor here, how much do they pay you a month? Is there even one gra
“What?!” The fierce man was stunned before he had a better look at Kaze. His eyes then widened in disbelief. “I-It’s you?” The man recognized Kaze and his expression turned as white as a sheet. He clearly remembered Kaze slapped Blackie at the lounge last night, and it left an impact on him. What shocked him was that after South crippled Blackie and killed Genesis Weather, Kaze slapped South in the face to infuriate him completely.Back then, all of them thought Kaze was dead and could never walk out alive. Yet Kaze stood before him, alive and healthy, and even kicked him in the back. They had no idea what happened back in the lounge but being able to walk away from such an intense situation without a scratch was an amazing feat and it was enough for them to be terrified of Kaze. “What?” Kaze raised his hand and slapped the man again, throwing him backward and crashing into the wall behind him. The man covered his face in fear and confusion, his eyes widened in d
“I can cure him but I might not be skilled enough. I’m afraid if I proceed with the treatment with the lack of skills, the patient might be paralyzed in the future,” Holfman explained patiently. He did not tell the man that based on Blackie’s condition, he believed not even Sam could fully cure him. Sam was a reputable doctor and a titan in the medical field, but he was just a man, not God. Blackie’s injuries were severe. It was not exaggerating to say that his life was over. However, such words should not be used in front of the group of fierce men. “Cut the crap!” The man rudely interrupted the doctor and said, “Old Man, you’re not refusing to treat Blackie because I scolded you earlier, aren’t you? “If it’s true, then you should be careful in Riverbank.” Hoffman frowned. No matter how good his temper was, he could not help but show a hint of anger. In a firm tone, he said, “What are you talking about? I’ve been a doctor for decades. I have never refused to treat a pa
“Please calm down. I have to examine him further.” Hoffman had decades of experience in the medical field. He had met people even more disrespectful than the man, so he was not bothered and simply told him to calm down. He then stepped closer to the bed, slightly bent over, and started to touch Blackie’s arms and legs. “Ugh…” The barely unconscious Blackie groaned in pain when Holfman examined his injuries. “Fuck! You bastard! Get your hands off Blackie!” “Thump!” The man with the flabby cheeks slammed his fist on the side table, sending all the medical instruments crashing to the floor. The other men glared at Holfman, some even tried to pull the doctor away from Blackie. Seeing his master being scolded, Sebastian bellowed, “Shut up if you don’t know anything! Dr. Wright is examining the patient’s bones! If we don’t understand the extent of the damage, how can we treat him?” The man was struck with realization after being shouted at. He looked at Holfman sinister