“My master said if you agree, he will owe you one and you can name your price—money, power, women, anything.” Nevan even bowed and gestured an invitation to the professor.He assumed Sam became a doctor for fame and wealth, especially a doctor of his rank. The man could not have rejected his master’s offer. “Gareth Hornberg?” Sam frowned. “Your juniors’ legs were broken by Kaze Lee, am I right?” He got an overview of Kaze’s conflict with Gareth and he knew the four titans had their legs broken. “Professor, I know you were close with Kaze Lee, and you even endorsed one of his marketing campaigns, am I right?” Nevan looked slightly troubled. Sam refused to comply, which was the exact situation that Nevan wanted to avoid. He continued, “Professor, I think you should know what happened between my master and Kaze Lee. “My master is willing to take a step back and turn a blind eye to your relationship with Kaze Lee, but please do not mention his name in front of my maste
The passengers watched as Nevan and his men “escorted” Sam into the car. They did not realize Sam was being abducted. Sam dared not resist either. He was too old and weak to oppose Nevan and his men who were obviously trained in martial arts. Soon, the motorcade left the airport and left for Lilyrose Prime Hospital. Sam was brought to Gareth. “I believe you are Sam Whiteman. I want you to treat my disciples. If they can’t recover, you will end up the same as them.” Gareth had learned about Sam’s stubbornness from Nevan. Therefore, the moment they met, Gareth spoke in his fiercest tone and threatened Sam to treat the four titans. Sam was upset and furious. As the best doctor in the country, many powerful people sought his service and most of them were more reputable and powerful than Gareth. All of them, though, respected him and treated him like a human being. Gareth, however, showed no respect and treated him like a servant or someone inferior. The rudeness was
Crack! Nevan broke the assistant’s ankle with the stomp. “Aaaargh!” The assistant dropped to the floor, twisting and twirling as he held on to his swollen ankle in pain. Gareth scoffed, “Whiteman, your assistant suffers the same injury as my disciples. Don’t you want to save him?” “Professor, don’t do it!” The assistant was in pain but he clenched his teeth and said, “Even if you help them, this man will never let you go. You must think of a way to contact Mr. Lee…” Bang! Before he could finish, Nevan kicked him in the chin, causing him to bleed even more. Professor Whiteman was furious. He shouted, “Gareth Hornberg, you bastard! You can’t do that!” “Hahaha!” Gareth cackled and said loudly, “I can do whatever I want. I am the law, I am the rule! Whiteman, you better treat my disciples and I assure you, you can walk away scot-free. “If you continue to oppose me, then I will break your assistant’s arms and legs. In short, you have three more chances to reject me b
Kaze put down the proposal and got up. “I sent the professor to the airport myself. I saw him enter before I left. Something must have happened at the airport.” Then, Caleb received a call. Moments later, Caleb’s expression turned serious. “Mr. Lee, the professor was said to be abducted at the airport apron. Based on the ground crew, a few cars bearing number plates of Sunrise City drove into the airport apron. “The passengers thought the cars were there to welcome some important figures, so that did not spark any attention.” Not every car had access to the airport apron, so it was normal for common passengers to assume as such. Kaze said coldly, “Check where the cars went and take care of the airport staff.” Someone as prestigious as Sam was abducted in broad daylight at the airport. If the news got out, it would be another stain on the city. However, Kaze was more concerned about Sam’s safety than the reputation of the city council. “I got it. The cars went to Lilyr
Gareth wore a ferocious look on his face as he was overflowing with murderous aura. Upset, Sam said, “Gareth Hornberg, you can’t disregard people’s lives because of your disciples. There are still many patients that require my attention! “Your disciples are not above my other patients! All life is equal!” Gareth might call himself the grandmaster of the martial arts world but he was no different than a thug from the underworld. Everyone who engaged with Sam’s medical skills respected him and was grateful for his presence. Yet Gareth threatened him with his assistant’s life and forbade him from treating other patients. The four titans would require at least three months to recover completely. How many patients would Sam lose in three months? He really had the urge to fight back anyhow he could. Gareth did not take Sam’s words seriously. “You’re right. Other than my disciples, everyone else can die! Stop causing any more trouble, Whiteman, you wouldn’t want your assis
Kaze shook his head and sighed. “All the private hospitals are the same. You guys are more like gangsters than security guards. “What the hell are you talking about?” The security guards narrowed their eyes and shouted at Kaze. One of them wanted to open the door. “Get out of the car…” Bang! The door opened up with a bang, sending the security guard flying. “What the fuck…” The other security guard grabbed his walkie-talkie, trying to call for help, but Kaze had already come out of the car. He waved at the security guard. “Get over here.” “I’ll kick your ass!” The security guard rolled up his sleeves to fight but before he could even form a stance, Kaze appeared in front of him and kicked him to the ground, knocking him out. Kaze patted his hands and then walked into the hospital. From afar, he saw the Maybachs stopped in front of the entrance to the building. There were five beds being wheeled out from the ambulances. Kaze believed they were the four titans
Nevan never believed Mary Sue and Syed when they said how arrogant and bold Kaze was. Now, because of one word from Kaze, Nevan’s murderous intent erupted. Kaze ignored Nevan and went over to Sam. “Professor, I’m sorry. I should have done more to protect you from these guys.” He saw the bruise on Sam’s face and furrowed his brows. “Who beat you?” “I did it. What are you going to do about it? You want to avenge the old geezer? You better worry about yourself first. You are alone, yet you dare to drag your ass here in front of me?” Nevan grinned viciously. “The four titans were careless when they fought you. You really think you were that strong?” Kaze had a frosty glance at Nevan. Nevan somehow had goosebumps when he saw the gaze. “Yeah, it’s him!” Sam said loudly. “He even broke my assistant’s ankle just to force me to treat the four titans. I have never seen someone as savage as him. Steve Lee was nothing compared to them thugs!” With Kaze around, Sam was no long
In just ten seconds, Gareth’s disciples were all knocked out on the ground. All of them at least suffered a broken arm. Amidst the shocking silence, Kaze dusted his hands and said, “We could’ve solved this with you kneeling and apologizing but you just had to raise your fists at me, so everyone got a broken arm.” His casual and frivolous tone left Mary Sue, Syed, and the others speechless. He was indeed scary. Even though the Lyfe family had seen what Kaze was capable of, they were still scared. Gareth’s disciples were no threat to him at all; all of them were defeated with a single move. “Mr. Rover, you must call your master or Seven and Wolf! Only they can overpower Kaze Lee!” “Yeah! Now that he’s here, we must seize the chance to get rid of him!” Mary Sue and the Lyfe family stood behind Nevan and urged him to contact his master. Kaze had become their arch-nemesis. The stronger he got, the more horrified they were. They wished Kaze would die immediately on the
“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