Danny, who was acting arrogantly before Kaze and the others earlier, was silenced after being scolded by Samson. He dared not defy Samson. Danny was a member of the royal family in Paladia but he was not a core member. Before he arrived at Arcadia, he was excommunicated by the royal family and could no longer make ends meet at Paladia. The royal status barely granted him any privileges. He was able to connect with the consulate and have Jason and his men serve him because he had Samson’s support. As the middleman of the Sunrise Lee, Samson had a prestigious status in the upper circle; both Arcadians and Paladians would line up to earn his favor. “Samson, it was Kaze who disregarded the Tulip Corporation. I will make him pay, I just need more time!” Danny knew that without Samson, no one would take him seriously, so he had to provide assurance. “We’ll talk about that later.” Samson sent Danny off with a grim look. Since the deal was foiled, scolding Danny would do
“Got it, Dad. Just wait for my good news!” Taz nodded fervently. When he was at the door, he said, “Oh, right. Dad, Lil Dee is quite close with me and he almost got Kaze Lee the other day. If not for Professor Whiteman, he would have done it. “His agency abandoned him because of the pressure from Sky Ocean Corporation. Can you do me a favor and take him in?” Samson was deep in his thoughts and nodded without paying much attention to Taz.“I recently invested in an entertainment agency and they are in need of personalities. I’ll tell them to sign him…” …After sending Jem to prison, Kaze strengthened his position in the investment firm. “Sophie, work with the others to select some suitable investment projects,” Kaze said in his office. The investment firm had a lot of money and Kaze did not want them to be idle. Kaze planned to invest in some decent projects and achieve some desirable results so that he would not let Darcy down. Some of the executives went to him wit
Miru had discovered Jem instigating the employees to embezzle money from the company. What angered her the most was that she found out about it through the employees of Lefteria Group, not from Kaze or anyone from Hudson Investment Firm. If someone else was the CEO, she did not mind because it would be a great chance to test the person’s strength. If the person could not handle the situation, he or she might not be fit to be CEO. However, the CEO of Hudson Investment Firm was Kaze, the one person that Miru looked down upon. She strongly believed Kaze was not capable of handling the situation yet he did not inform her about the matter. She was infuriated. “Ms. Scarlet, Mr. Lee just left,” Sophie said. “Is he dealing with work-related matters?” Sophie was surprised that Miru looked angry but she remained humble and said, “Mr. Lee left to deal with some personal matters and he put me in charge of daily operations.” Miru was furious upon hearing Sophie’s report. “That
Kaze knew at first sight that the boy had ill thoughts. He nodded and hummed as a reply. “Hehe, I think you are trying to get your ass kicked!” Landon grinned and arrogantly said, “Do you know who my master is? He is not some thug on the street. He’s almost invincible in Lilyrose! I am certain that he will kick your ass if you go!” He emphasized the question to scare Kaze off. Kaze smiled and said, “If it’s true, then I would really want to meet this master of yours.” “Fine, I’ll bring you to my master!” Landon grunted and grumbled, “My master will teach you a lesson that you won’t forget!” Kaze reported Landon’s father to the disciplinary department of the military multiple times and even made him a driver two days ago. Landon hated Kaze for disrespecting his father and he had always wanted to teach Kaze a lesson. Rose knew her brother had malice in him. She widened her eyes and warned him, “Landon, I’m warning you. If you are up to something bad, I’ll beat you up!
“Rose, let me introduce you to my seniors… This is Gavin, this is Yaryn…” Landon was like an attentive waiter in front of the men and women as he introduced Rose to them. However, they did not take Landon seriously and disregarded his attentiveness. After finding out Rose’s identity, their attitudes shifted as well. Yaryn, the young lady with the red jacket and tank top, scrutinized Rose coldly, and so did the other girls. “Landon, your sister is quite pretty. I believe after today, Master Billy will train you as one of his core disciples,” Yaryn said with a smirk. Rose frowned as Yaryn’s words made her uncomfortable. Her looks and her brother being trained as the core disciple had no relation at all. Women had natural sharp instincts. Yaryn might not make it obvious but the subtle hostility she revealed was detected by Rose. Rose knew Yaryn did not mean well. Kaze noticed the hostility in the air as well. He glanced at Yaryn but did not say anything. The other th
“He took his wife’s last name? As a guy?” Yaryn and the girls did not believe Landon at first. “Landon, are you kidding me? His suit is not cheap at all and it’s purely handmade.” “That watch on his hand cost six figures. It doesn’t look fake either.” “If he’s just some guy who took his wife’s last name, how can he get all these?” “Besides, Kaze looked decent, unlike those useless garbage.” Yaryn and the girls were extremely curious about Kaze. To them, a man who married into the wife’s family had no dignity and could never enjoy such privileges. The girls would not be interested in such a man. Kaze found it amusing that the girls did not believe Landon, even when the boy was telling the truth. He smiled and explained, “Landon is right. I took my wife’s family name. And not all sons-in-law were denied privileges. My wife ordered the suit for me and my wife’s best friend gave me the watch.” He believed he must correct the girls. Darcy treated him with respect and
The young men and women laughed. It would be amusing when Billy beat up Kaze. Kaze frowned and was considering giving them each a slap. Rose lost her patience and bellowed, “You guys are just trying to act cool by looking down on Kaze! Kaze doesn’t even want to be with you!” She then kicked Landon’s butt and said, “We are leaving! Look at them! If Mom and Dad find out about this, they will skin you alive!” Gavin and the others were annoyed by Rose’s words. Before they could speak, Landon said determinedly, “I’m not leaving! Master Billy isn’t here yet!” He saw no problem that his seniors looked down on Kaze because he shared the sentiment.“No…” Rose tugged Landon and tried to persuade him to leave. “Hey, cutie. Why don’t you come and drink with us?” Suddenly, several gangsters wobbled over with beer bottles in their hands. Their eyes were glued to Rose’s body and they looked like they could eat her alive. They came over because Rose caught their attention. I
Billy was the fuel of confidence for Gavin and since Billy was just upstairs, he was not afraid of any gangsters. “Hahaha! Some punk slapped me on my own turf!?” The leader, Leath, covered his face and laughed out loud. “Punk, Bay Club is owned by my boss’ boss! You are fucked!” “Your boss’ boss?” Gavin frowned before his expression turned bitter. Everyone knew that Bay Club was Gold Tooth’s turf and the place was practically his old den. Leath must be a subordinate to one of Gold Tooth’s men! Gavin just realized what he had done with the slap. His arrogance was now gone and his body started shaking. His lips were shuddering as he stuttered, “I-I am terribly sorry, Brother Leath! I didn’t know you were Gold Tooth’s man…” Bang! Before he could finish, Leath smashed the bottle of beer on Gavin’s head. Gavin collapsed on the ground instantly. His face was covered with blood and beer. He covered his face as he groaned in pain. Leath kicked Gavin in the stomach and
“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