“You stupid idiot, what do you mean? Are you cursing us?” Vincent shouted at Kaze. “Enough, Vincent. Why are you being so riled up by an idiot?” Liam stopped his grandson and then looked at Kaze coldly. “Go back and tell Logan that we will give him back the company. Just be patient.” “I am not here to take the company back for the Quints.” Kaze shook his head. Vincent was upset. “Then why are you here? To laugh at us?!” “I am here to make a deal with the Hansers.” “What deal?” Liam frowned. What could a useless son-in-law possibly propose? Not even his own family took him seriously. Kaze flung a coin into Vincent’s face. When the coin slid off Vincent’s face and fell on the floor, Kaze said, “I am acquiring Quartet Group with one dollar.” Vincent had the mark of the coin on his face. It hurt when the coin struck his face. He shouted, “You fuck! How dare you flung the coin in my face… Wait, what? What did you say? You want to acquire Quartet Group with one doll
“You? You won’t see that day coming because I’ll dig your eyes out!” Bronik was a ferocious man and he was not scared by verbal threats. He pulled his dagger out and charged at Kaze. Bang! A deafening bang sounded behind Kaze. What happened? Where did the bang come from? The Hansers were shocked. Before they realized what happened, Bronik’s dagger fell off his hand. Clank! “Argh! My leg!” He fell to the ground and held his leg in pain. His forehead was covered in sweat as he shuddered painfully. Bronik was shot in the leg and the hole in his thigh looked gory. The Hansers were stunned when they realized Bronik was shot. All of them dared not move a muscle. “Protect Mr. Lee!” A loud voice came from the entrance. Han, armed with his gun, then dashed into the house. If the God of War was hurt before his eyes, not even his superior’s superior could bear the responsibility, let alone him. "He can't hurt me," Kaze said. He pointed at Bronik and said, "Add a char
“No! Why are you people arresting me?! No!” Tom shouted and resisted the officers when he was being cuffed. The rest of the Hansers were shocked. Bronik was arrested because they thought Kaze teamed up with Han to get him. They must have gotten evidence of Bronik's crimes. Why would they arrest Tom? The family realized something was not right. Could it be that what they did secretly was exposed? Han grunted. “You can choose to remain silent but what you said will be used against you in court!” Tom was devastated and stopped struggling. Han was from the state police and he would not simply arrest people. If he ordered an arrest, he must have gotten important evidence. “Liam Hanser, how about my proposition of acquiring Quartet Group?” Kaze asked all of a sudden. Liam looked at Kaze. He was fuming to the point that his cheeks twitched. “Stop dreaming! I will never sell Quartet Group to an idiot!” he shouted. He believed Kaze was extorting him and forcing him to co
“Oh? I was wrong. I didn’t know Liam Hanser is a law-abiding citizen.” Kaze chuckled. Liam looked bitter but silenced. There was no point for him to argue anymore at this point. Kaze was terrifying. He even got Han from the state police to work with him. Who exactly was the son-in-law of the Quints? “Liam Hanser, I will tell my wife to bring her people over to take over Quartet Group. Remember, only my wife can take over the company.” Kaze did not give Liam the chance to ask any question and left the house. Sam, Tom, and the other Hanser family members were taken away by Han. Of these, Bronik’s crimes were undoubtedly the most serious and he would have to spend the rest of his life in prison. As for the others, their sentences would be determined after careful investigation. The news of the core members being arrested soon spread across Lilyrose. Everyone was shocked. The arrest was devastating to the Hansers. In addition to their schemes to usurp Quintessenti
“Vincent, your family is no longer what it was, you are not in my league anymore! You are nothing yet so blindly confident. Look at you, what makes you think you are worthy of me? The Quints now have the support of Mathias Queen. You, Vincent Hanser, are not in my league anymore!” Deborah pushed Vincent away mercilessly. She looked away arrogantly and walked off. As for the other Quint family members, they too strutted into the house and gloated at the Hansers. Earlier in the day, they were insulted and laughed at at the Dynasty Hotel. Now they finally got their revenge. They insulted the Hansers the same way to vent their grievances. “Liam Hanser, give us back the company!” Master Quint demanded loudly. Liam said bitterly, “Mr. Lee said only Darcy Quint can take over Quartet Group.” “Mr. Lee? Which Mr. Lee?” Master Quint asked. “Kaze Lee, Mr. Lee.” “Oh? My good grandson-in-law!” Master Quint was surprised. He cackled and added, “Darcy is one of us, so it’s the same
The Quints could not do anything when the Hansers usurped their company. Now that Darcy got the company back but they did not have a share in it, they got jealous. No matter how they scolded or criticized Darcy, she did not care. After signing the contract, she brought her family away. “Hmph! Who does she think she is? It’s because her stupid husband got lucky and saved the daughter of the Queens. If I was him, I could have saved the girl as well.” “The Hansers tricked us but Darcy has been planning this all along. She has been targeting our company since the beginning.” The Quints continued to grumble and complain as they left the Hanser family’s mansion. It was all they could do. The Hansers willingly transferred the company to Darcy because Mathias made them do it, and it was all because he wanted to repay Kaze for saving Sandy. They dared not defy Mathias either. “Kaze, thank you so much!” When they got home, Darcy had forgotten about her sour extended family
“Alright. You can go look for a job first.” Darcy simply assumed it was Kaze’s pride that refused her offer to work at Quartet Group. She understood. Her mother never took him seriously and it must be hurting. Accepting her offer to work at her company would only make her mother look down on him further. ‘If he really can’t find a job, I’ll try to think of a way to help him,’ Darcy thought to herself. At the same time, the business world was shaken by the news of Darcy taking full control of Quartet Group. Yesterday, Quintessential Group’s property company was acquired by Quartet Group from Sunrise. Today, it was revealed that Quartet Group was a secret company founded by the Hansers to usurp Quintessential Group from within. Then, the investors demanded the Hansers to pay them back. After a series of shifts and changes, Darcy ultimately became the chairwoman of Quartet Group. In just two short days, the situation went through a roller coaster ride. Countless intrig
“Do you have anyone in mind?” Kaze asked. “Not at the moment,” Snow said with a shake of her head. She noticed Kaze was looking at her, so she quickly said, “Mr. Chairman, please don’t make me the CEO of Shangrila Group. I am your assistant and being the chairwoman of Lilyrose Bank already takes up most of my time.” “Very well. We’ll talk about this some other time,” Kaze said with a chuckle. It was the first time Snow voiced her request, so it would be inappropriate for him to make her the CEO of Shangrila Group. After leaving Bersina Group, Kaze went to Springvile District. He received a report from Koga that he had found a group of retired Garo Spec Ops Team soldiers to protect the Whites and they would be reporting in today. He also wanted to visit Camry and Teresa, and his goddaughter, Brenda. “Kaze, you are here! Have you eaten? I’ll go cook something for you.” Teresa welcomed Kaze warmly. “Tiffany still can’t cook?” Kaze was displeased at how stupid the mai
“Old bastards? They made you the scapegoat?” Kaze narrowed his eyes. He did not expect to get something useful out of Patrick. Based on what Patrick said, the elders of the Weathers wanted Patrick to take the blame, so they gave him to the Ryokanians. If that was true, then someone else in the family was working for the Ryokanians, not just Casius alone. Even the entire family might be involved. However, it was not a good time to ponder the question as Kaze had to deal with the imminent danger first. As the gas spread, the black color became lighter, ultimately turning into nothing. Kaze did not lower his guard. He gestured at the nervous Snow to stay in the car. Fortunately, they were halfway down the mountain and the wind was able to dissipate the gas. “Hehehe, you’re lucky, but you can’t escape!” The eerie voice came from the woods again. This time, Kaze got a clear visual of the ninja. The ninja dressed in a camouflage outfit, revealing only his eyes, was squa
Kaze scoffed, “You Ryokanians really love using cheap tricks to cover yourselves. It’s not really that hard to locate you.” “You bastard!” The owner of the voice was furious. Suddenly, the car door opened and Snow came over with an anxious look. “Mr. Chairman, we must go now…” Swoosh! Before Snow could even finish, black gas erupted from the woods, forming the face of a monster. The cloud of gas shaped like a monster’s face approached Kaze rapidly before dispersing and shrouding the entire area with it. The dark color of the gas became lighter as it covered more ground. Surprised, Kaze turned to Snow and shouted, “Get in the car and lock the door!” He then quickly took a deep breath, using a special technique to keep himself conscious. He grabbed Patrick on the ground and rapidly retreated. Snow had unconditional trust in Kaze, so she quickly went back into the car and locked the door. The driver had exited the car as well and wanted to help Kaze bring Patrick in,
Kaze’s phone rang. The call was from Snow in the car. He knew she was concerned about the situation, so he answered the phone and said, “It’s someone I knew. He was tortured and then tossed on the road. Stay in the car, and tell the driver to stay put.” Kaze realized someone set up a trap to keep him busy there. The mastermind behind this must be related to the person in the car that tailed them earlier. In other words, they might have been surrounded already. That was why he dared not let the driver drive Snow away. The driver was just an ordinary man, not a professional bodyguard. Based on his reaction to the crash, his mental state was fragile. If Kaze allowed the driver to drive Snow away, literally moving Snow away from his sight, it would only put her in danger. Kaze had to keep Snow close to himself. “Snow, call Conan. He’ll know what to do.” Kaze hung up the phone and took a pouch from his inner pocket. Inside the pouch was a set of silver needles. After per
There was only one mountainous path back to the city center from Emerald Bull Palace, and it was usually less crowded. After the car drove off and stopped tailing them, Kaze finally breathed a sigh of relief and got a shuteye.The Ghastly Thirteen Needles was indeed a powerful technique. He performed on Sasha yesterday and it consumed a lot of his energy. He had yet to recover fully after a whole day. Bang! Suddenly, a loud bang came from the front of the car, seemingly hitting something. The driver, assigned to Snow by St. Mary Hospital, immediately stepped on the brake and caused the car to screech to a stop. The car shook violently for a few moments before it stopped by the side of the road. “I’m sorry, Ms. Frost! Something suddenly appeared on the road and I couldn’t react in time. I think I hit it…” The driver turned around and apologized before he went out to check. When the driver had a better look at what happened, he was petrified on the spot, his face paled.
Reiko spoke those words with a smile on her face, yet her expression remained frosty. Even when she opened her mouth, her teeth glared coldly. Aiden said, “The Krad family doesn’t care, and neither do they want to care, what the Refined Blade Clan wants to do. I came to Riverbank just to deal with Kaze Lee. “How dare a live-in son-in-law lay his hands on the woman my brother fancies? He’s already dead! Even though Snow and my brother are not yet married, for the sake of my family, he must die! Only then can the true strength of the Krad family be demonstrated.” His tone was calm but the murderous intent was obvious. To the Krad family, killing Kaze was like squashing an ant. Reiko smiled and nodded. Her hand moved upward, subtly unbuttoned Aiden’s shirt, and then reached into his shirt to stroke his chest. “Your goal is aligned with ours. There’s a saying in your country that we should always pick on the weakest. We also have to crush Kaze Lee first, so we can flush out his
“That’s right.” Reiko nodded and added, “More precisely, we are after the ones behind Kaze Lee, like Hannah Delmore, the chief of the Viper’s Den South River Branch, and Kent Synder, the mayor of Riverbank. “We tried helping Casius to get control of the South River Branch and then slowly infiltrate the West State Viper’s Den.” Her words put a frosty smirk on Aiden but it faded quickly. Reiko did not notice the unusual expression. She continued, “Too bad our actions fell short. We’ve been planning for so long and spent countless efforts, but Hannah recovered even after she was completely stripped of her powers. She made a comeback and became stronger than before. “Yesterday, Casius was decapitated and Jude Gwake, the deputy chief of the South River Branch, was defeated. We lost big time…” “Wait!” Aiden interrupted her and asked, “Casius really died at Kaze Lee’s hands? If that’s true, then this guy is more than meets the eye. The so-called Riverbank Seven is a joke to the
The killers from Hell might not be the strongest but they could easily overwhelm the target with numbers. Not all organizations had the power to withstand their relentless attacks. It was also the reason that the Frost family lived in fear once they found out Midas King was after them. The fact that the Frost family members were not frightened by the news was a testament to their strong mental fortitude. Snow nodded and said coldly, “That’s why the Frost family hired the Krads and sent Aiden…” …In the car tailing Kaze and Snow sat Aiden, dressed in a white suit. He leaned back with legs crossed and a cigar smoldering between his fingers. He expressionlessly stared at the car in front, his gaze icy. Beside him was a woman in a traditional Ryokanian outfit. Her black traditional outfit had golden linings around the edges and an open chest design, showing off her large bosoms wrapped in bandages and her shoulder with a tattoo in red and green. The woman’s hair was tied i
The Frost family wanted to unite with the Krads by marrying Snow to Aaron. Therefore, when Kaze mentioned the Krad family, Snow turned to him and asked softly, “Mr. Chairman, did you know which organization of assassins was after the Frost family?” “Which one?” Kaze had no idea. When May visited Lilyrose, he overheard a mention of the Frost family’s enemies returning for revenge, with the leader being Midas King. Snow said, “The organization has many names. At first, they were known as Hellsearch, but people eventually just called them Hell. “I heard they don’t take normal payments to take lives. It’s either gold bars or a debt.” Kaze narrowed his eyes and said, “So once they had their eyes on a target, they would do whatever it takes and send them to hell?” There were meanings behind their name. The first would be that the killers of Hellsearch were difficult to find, or in a more direct iteration, as hard as hell to search. Secondly, once Hell received an assignment
Draig’s expression might have darkened but he was able to hold his emotions back. He knew Snow was trying to make him mad. As for Kaze, if even Cyan had no respect for him, he believed Snow would never lower herself to such standards. Draig was confident that he could move Snow with his actions and eventually, he could get under her pants. “What’s the matter with Draig?” Kaze asked Snow after they got into the car. Snow lifted her chin slightly and said, “We were at St. Mary Hospital for a while back then. This guy wanted to protect me 24/7, and on the first day, he tried to hold my hands and said it was love at first sight. “The second day, he tried to get into my room. After I scolded him, he said he grew up in Uleania and people there are open-minded. “I kicked him out, but then he got to Cyan and used her to bring me here. He’s just a shameless guy. I hate people like him.” After going through thick and thin with Kaze, Snow started to show her more vulnerable and fe