“Okay, I got it. I won’t let that woman off the hook that easily.” Kaze patted Rose’s head with a strange grin on his face. Mandy was not exactly wrong since he was the mayor and Darcy did sleep with him. Jokes aside, he knew Mandy was a vicious woman and his gaze turned cold. He had to do something to stop Mandy, permanently. With that, he pulled his phone out to call the dean of South River University's School of Arts—Connor Lewis. “Who is this?” A lazy voice of a man came from the phone. Kaze said, “I’m Kaze Lee. Mr. Lewis, you took my money but you are not doing your job.” “Kaze Lee?” Connor pondered for a moment before realizing it was Kaze who called. He said, “Young man, what do you mean by that? I’m not catching up.” “Mr. Lewis, you’re really good at playing dumb. Not only did you fail at the task after taking my money, but you are not planning to return the money. You released news online, saying that I am disrupting the fairness of the admission system b
“God of War, please wait for a while. I will tell the principal of South River University to call you.” “Sure.” A while after the call, an unregistered number called. “Is this Mr. Lee? I am Robb Siber, the principal of South River University.” A deep voice of a middle-aged man came through the phone. “Mr. Lee, I have just gotten the news from the governor and I am deeply sorry for this. I will tell my men to prepare a new proposal for the campus and send one of our vice principals to talk to you.” Kaze said, “You don’t need to send your vice principal. Just send the dean of the School of Arts, Connor Lewis.” Since Connor did not appreciate the chance, he had no one to blame but himself. Kaze wanted Connor to understand that he was just a dean, not the principal of the university. “I understand.” Robb agreed immediately. …“Ms. Yipz, the mayor has agreed to meet you tomorrow…” That night, Mandy received a text from Darcy regarding the meeting with the new mayor.
“Mr. Lewis, I’ll meet with the mayor tomorrow, so I have no idea what you are talking about. Maybe the mayor wants a campus here in Lilyrose and it’s not about the money.” To Mandy, it was normal that the new mayor was not greedy for money. For someone with his background, it would be better to focus on how to rise in the ranks and aim big instead of going after short-sighted profits. “I see…” Connor breathed a sigh of relief. However, since the principal already knew about this, it must mean that the proposal he submitted was the reason why the mayor was unhappy with him. Otherwise, it could not explain why the principal would give him a severe warning. Now, it seemed like the only way to make the mayor happy and proceed with the new campus project was Mandy. “Mandy, you better wear your most beautiful dress when you meet the mayor tomorrow. Even our principal has to take the mayor seriously, it explains how strong of a background he has. You have to seize the opportun
Mandy said, “I’m meeting with the mayor tomorrow. Don’t worry, Mr. Cosmo, you know how good I am with men.” “That’s good to know.” Cosmo scoffed. “Kaze is getting stronger. If he has more time, he will grow strong enough to bite us back. After we deal with this mayor, the Lee family will go after him. We cannot allow him to keep causing trouble. “Until then, I will make him kneel before me and make him break his own arms and legs!” The Lees had decided to make a move against Kaze. Learning the news from Cosmo scared Mandy. “Since you are a woman, I want some opinion. How can I get my revenge on Kaze’s wife?” Cosmo asked another question that bothered him. His hatred for Kaze was as deep as Narian's for Kaze. He had not even seen Kaze before when he was locked away in detention. He was beaten up by the gangsters inside and forced to wash the toilet. When he was released, Kaze impersonated the God of War and ordered Harison, the consulate of Paladia, to break his legs.
While Mandy and the others were waiting, Kaze arrived at the city council in his car. “Mr. Lee.” When Lou and Caleb saw Kaze walk into his office, the two of them went up to him immediately since they were briefed beforehand. Kaze gestured at them and asked, “Are all the representatives here yet?” “Yes, sir. They are all here.” Caleb explained, “The dean of South River University’s School of Arts, Connor Lewis, is here as well. Mr. Lee, yesterday you mentioned you wanted to meet him first, right?” “Oh, yeah. Bring him in.” Kaze nodded. Soon, a middle-aged man with glasses and hardly any hair on his head was brought into the office by a city council staff member. There were three people in the spacious office. Connor recognized Caleb and Lou, who were standing beside the table, which made the person behind the desk the mayor. He walked over to the desk and said with a smile, "Mr. Mayor, I have finally had the chance to meet you. Your abilities precede your age!"
Unfortunately, Connor had a bad history with Kaze. In other words, his future was hanging on a thread and Kaze had the scissors to cut it. As his words subsided, sudden realization struck Kaze. Kaze looked at Connor and asked, “Oh right, Mr. Lewis, I just remembered about the phone call yesterday. You said I am a useless businessman so you didn’t take my words seriously. Is this how you show your respect?” Thump! Connor dropped on his butt, looking devastated. Kaze ignored Connor and asked the staff member, “Is Mandy Yipz from South River University here? Let’s save some time and bring her in as well.” “Yes, sir.” The moment Connor heard Mandy’s name, he realized that everything happened because of her. He started shaking. “Mr. Lee, I didn’t mean it! It was all Mandy’s fault! She made you mad so I fired her, but someone interfered…” He got up on his feet and started bowing at Kaze, apologizing for what he did. Kaze leaned back in his seat and looked at the nervous
“Mr. Lewis, do I deserve it?” Kaze asked casually. Connor was struck with shock and pain. He covered his face and said timidly, “Y-Yes!” Mandy was stunned by the reply and the scene. Kaze slapped Connor in the face! The strangest thing was that Connor took the slap without even rebuking. What happened? Slap! Kaze slapped him again. “You took my money and failed to deliver!” Slap! “It’s my duty to donate as a wealthy person?” Slap! Kaze swung his hand left and right, slapping Connor repeatedly on both his flabby cheeks. Connor’s head was rocking like a ship sailing through rough waves. Despite his anger overflowing to the point of erupting, he did his best to contain his emotions. He dared not dodge the slaps or fight back. Getting slapped in the face was better than ending up in jail. Mandy was stunned. She stared blankly at the scene as disbelief flooded her mind. Why would Connor allow Kaze to slap him? How did Kaze do it? She could not wrap her
Kaze’s expression turned gloomy. “I want you to deal with it!” Connor shuddered and stuttered, “S-Sure…” A quick thought later, he looked at Kaze and said, “First, we take down the announcement on the official website of the university and reinstate Rose Oceanid’s admission status. The School of Arts will also issue a public apology. “Second, since this incident started with Mandy abusing her position for her personal gains, I suggest we report her wrongdoing to the authorities and fire her. “Third, we will return the hundred million to you, Mr. Lee.” Connor spoke with utmost respect and flatter. His mind was still clear and was able to come up with the optimal solution. Reinstating Rose’s admission and firing Mandy were necessary. “Sounds good.” Kaze was satisfied with the solution Connor provided and nodded. As for Mandy, even though the woman was wicked, other than firing her and ruining her reputation, there were no other effective ways to punish her. Her face
“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