“Kaze Lee, you’re a vicious one!” Leron bellowed. He wanted to raise his hands to make a signal. The mansion was surrounded by multiple high grounds and if the mansion was being monitored, they would be able to spot the signal. Thump! Right before Leron could raise his hands, a Viper’s Den agent kicked him from behind his knees, forcing him to the ground. He was just another man if he was not armed with a gun. “Take him inside.” Kaze signaled his men indifferently. After Leron was dragged inside, he went into the mansion too. Outside the mansion, positioned on high ground with a clear view, a figure lowered his binoculars, pulled out his phone, and prepared to make a call. …At the same time on the freeway connecting Riverbank Airport and the city center, several expensive cars formed a motorcade, cruising smoothly and steadily. Casius was in one of the cars, sitting in the rear seat with his eyes closed, resting. “Sir, we just got news from Jade Lake mansion.
Casius clenched his fists tightly and said, “If that’s the case, Kaze Lee cannot be allowed to live anymore. If he’s bringing Leron to his family, whether Leron has betrayed me or is it just a show, it will be a great chance to wipe him out once and for all.” “Sir, are you planning to go there yourself?” Noticing the coldness in Casius’ tone, Neely had been working for him long enough to know that he was furious. His woman was taken away and his trusted man was captured, Casius was burning with rage. The only way he could vent his anger was Kaze kneeling before him, begging for life. A moment of silence later, Casius said, “I am going to the hospital to visit Faith. You can take charge of this operation. I’ll assign Snake Granny to you. Make sure Kaze Lee is dead.” “What about Leron?” Neely asked. “Depends on his performance. If he hasn’t turned on us, bring him back. He’s a good hitman after all. If he has turned, just take him out as well.” Casius’ tone was icy, espec
“Hehe, my precious children must be bored in the car. Come out.” Granny Snake got out and waved inside the car, her tone affectionate and loving but felt strange. The fighters and shooters instinctively took a step back as they stared at the backseat of the car with widened eyes. Some of them turned away and dared not look. Hiss! Following an eerie hissing, two huge snake heads emerged from the rear seat. The emerald eyes looked lush and brilliant on their pitch-black scaley bodies, like embers of the netherworld. The snakes opened their mouths, revealing their sharp venomous fangs, and hissed, seemingly trying to devour their prey. “My children, come here.” As Granny Snake called them over, the two deadly snakes ignored the men around them and wriggled over to her. As though enchanted by her words, they slithered up her legs and each curled around her arms, hissing at her face. It was freaky and horrifying to the men around her. Neely took a deep breath and said, “
“Aaah, yes…” Neely took another deep breath and held Granny Snake’s hand as they walked to the mansion. A while later, they arrived at the entrance, and two figures jumped from the bushes beside them. They were the scouts that Neely assigned to watch the place earlier. “Are they still inside the mansion?” Neely asked expressionlessly. One of them bowed and said, “They haven’t come out since they went in. We have been watching them closely. Kaze Lee and Leron must have reached an agreement. The Viper’s Den agents who were watching Leron’s family had left. “We checked everyone who walked out of the mansion and didn’t see Leron or Kaze Lee. We didn’t go after those who left because we didn’t want to startle them.” Neely nodded. “Nicely done. Kaze has been messing with Casius far too many times. Today will be his death!” Her lips curled into a frosty grin. “Lead the way. Be careful, Kaze Lee is dangerous. Otherwise, Leron wouldn't have ended up being captive.” She signa
“Kaze Lee, you snatched Casius’ woman openly and captured his men, embarrassing him, yet you are acting like a coward now! “Look at you, useless piece of shit! Finally showing your true colors! We have this place surrounded and there’s no way you can escape today! “Show yourself immediately, kneel before me, and maybe I will let you live! Hurry up, my patience is running thin!” No matter how much Neely shouted or threatened, she did not get any response. “You think you can hide in silence forever?” Her expression darkened. She raised her hand at her men and said, “Follow me! Keep your eyes open!” She believed she had total control of the situation yet she dared not lower her guard. The shooters pulled their guns out and ventured upstairs with Neely behind them. The group was carefully stepping on the stairs to reach the second floor. Suddenly, one of the shooters tried to reach out to the switch to turn on the lights upstairs. “Careful!” Right before Neely could set
“My babies. My precious babies...”Granny Snake crawled across the chaotic floor, frantically searching for her two beloved venomous snakes.Finally, she found two charred, smoking pieces of snake bodies near the stairwell.“Aaah! My babies! No! I’ll kill you all, every last one of you…”Granny Snake’s heart-wrenching wails echoed through the chaos.Meanwhile, Neely slumped against the wall, her legs sprawled as she sat on the floor, staring dazedly at the scene unfolding before her.She had come intending to save lives. But after seeing everything unfold, she realized she had no idea where to start.Most of their men were either dead or severely injured. One hand was enough to count those who had managed to survive unscathed.The massive explosion that Kaze meticulously planned for Casius was devastatingly effective. It was even enough to send shockwaves throughout the entire Riverbank City!“Kaze, you bastard! Get out here now! I’m going to kill you!” At this point, Neely
Although their men had been watching the villa closely and were certain Kaze had not exited since entering, anyone with half a brain could figure the situation out. Kaze must have left through an underground tunnel.This also explained why they had evacuated the Viper’s Den men ahead of time.It was simply to avoid harming their own people.“Kaze, you’d better not show up in front of me again, or I’ll kill you…”Neely snarled, her voice breaking with rage, as she climbed into the car and sped away.“What a pity that Casius didn’t come in person. Otherwise, even if he didn’t die, he’d be leaving with more than just a few scratches…”Just a few hundred meters away in another villa, Conan lowered his binoculars and spoke to Kaze with a hint of regret.Neely’s hunch was spot-on. Kaze had indeed accessed this villa through an underground tunnel. Originally, this place was a Viper’s Den safehouse, with a tunnel linking the two villas.Standing nearby, Kaze also lowered his binocula
“Whether he trusted you before or not, what about now?“Dozens of his men are dead. Even his closest confidante barely made it out alive. With the explosion causing such a scene, the authorities will demand answers. All this will force Casius to burn through significant resources to keep things under control.“And you’re the reason he’s suffered all these losses, Leron. “What do you think Casius’ attitude toward you will be like after today?”Leron sneered. “Kaze, even if Casius doesn’t trust me anymore, do you really think I’d betray him and side with you?”“I’m afraid there’s been a misunderstanding.”Kaze shrugged casually. “Honestly, your only value to me is in answering a few questions I’m interested in. As for you yourself, frankly, I don’t consider you all that important. Even if you wanted to join me, I’d need to think it over.”That was the truth.Leron was undoubtedly a sharpshooter. He was possibly one in ten thousand. If Kaze genuinely needed a marksman, one word
“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