Clank! Kaze tossed the bony cane in front of Master Otter. He then wiped his hand with alcohol and wet tissue. While everyone remained stunned and shocked, Kaze looked at Master Otter, whose face had darkened, and said, “You scolded us because we didn’t prepare a gift for you, right? So why not take this as a gift? Me saving your life. It’s the best gift you can ask for.” Master Otter stared at Kaze fiercely. He clenched his teeth tightly, his body shaking. To everyone’s surprise, he did not have the words to argue back, let alone scold him. The entire family was at a loss for words and actions. Thump! Maxine suddenly knelt in front of Master Otter and cried, “Grandfather, don’t believe this bastard! The antique shop said this was an ivory cane from Jairo! It cost me tens of thousands! How can it be the bones of a dead person…” The expression on everyone’s faces changed, a sense of unease creeping in on Maxine’s explanation. Earlier, she said it was custom-made by a
“I don’t know. I just heard that someone in the Viper’s Den South River Branch got sick and many doctors can’t seem to help. That’s why Dr. Wright is here.” “But our family is also well-known for doctors, especially Grandfather. He’s also the president of Riverbank Guild of Doctors. So I think that’s why Dr. Wright is here to visit.” The family members engaged in a heated discussion about why Holfman came. Agnes was also excited. She said to her husband and daughter, “When I was still in the medical field, I admired Dr. Wright a lot. No matter what the condition is, he can cure it! I never thought I would be meeting him in person today…” Suddenly, she noticed everything quieted down and the entire Otter family was looking at her. Master Otter’s expression remained darkened. “Uh… I mean…” Agnes quickly corrected her words and said, “I admired Dr. Wright the second. The person I admire the most is still my father!” Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. Master Otter’s
Darcy did not want to disappoint her mother, so she said, “Kaze, please stay and meet Dr. Wright. It’s not a big deal.” Since Darcy had spoken, Kaze could not just walk off. He turned around and said, “Fine. For Darcy’s sake, I’ll stay and meet the Whatever Doctor.” In other words, he stayed because of Darcy and Holfman, not Master Otter. Master Otter grunted coldly but did not berate him this time. He, too, was afraid that Kaze might walk away again. The other family members were speechless. They looked at Kaze strangely, feeling amazed by his boldness. Master Otter had always been the absolute existence in the family. No one dared to defy his words, let alone embarrass him. Yet, despite feeling aggrieved after he argued with Kaze, he dared not scold him further and resolved to swallow his grievances—twice in a single day. Everyone got into position behind Master Otter, waiting patiently for Holfman’s arrival. “Kaze, you’re the bomb just now!” Someone poked Kaze
“Come, let me introduce.” Holfman then gestured at his students to come forward. He then pointed at the young man and said, “Sebastian Wright, my nephew. He’s been following me since he was young, learning any medical skills he can. He’s still a rookie in the medical world and he still has a lot to learn.” “Dr. Wright, you are simply being too humble. If your nephew can be by your side for so long, I bet he’s a talented one.” Master Otter dared not look down upon Holfman’s student whom he kept by his side. Holfman then pointed at the young lady. His usual gentle face showed an unconcealable trace of pride. “June Bishop. She became my student three years ago and she’s a talented one. I brought her into this field and I think she’s going to take my place in the future.” “Oh?” Master Otter instinctively furrowed his brows. He was a traditional man who favored males over females. He inwardly disagreed with Holfman passing down his title to a female student. However, Holfm
Maxine stepped up to the center of the living hall with a proud smile but she spoke with a provocative tone. She claimed that she wanted to learn and discuss with Sebastian and June but her provocative eyes were fixed on June. June had a glance but said nothing. Holfman chuckled and said, “Hahaha, it’s good that the young ones are ambitious. I brought my students here for the same reason, but let’s put that aside first. “Master Otter, there are so many promising young ones in your family. I bet you haven’t introduced them all.” “You’re right! Let me introduce you to…” Master Otter continued to introduce the young ones who had promising futures in the medical field. Holfman was generous with his praises and it made Master Otter proud and happy. He scanned over everyone and ultimately set his eyes on a person at the very end. “Master Otter, you didn’t introduce them. I bet you know it’s important to be observant of doctors. I was not a proper young man back in the day a
“Dr. Wright, other than them, the others are the most promising young ones in our family. “And, the last one there is my daughter’s live-in son-in-law. He’s basically just above the servants and he’s not supposed to be here. He’s nothing related to doctors as well, so let’s just skip him.” Master Otter wanted to end the introduction and ignore Kaze completely. To him, Kaze was not even worthy to be in the same room, let alone mentioning his name. Holfman stroked his beard and nodded with a smile. “Not bad. Not bad. The Otters are indeed a family of doctors, many promising prodigies under the same room. They are the ones who will shoulder the responsibility of doctors and make us proud in the future!” Master Otter let out a hearty laugh. He was satisfied with his grandchildren’s performance. Then, Maxine stepped up once more and said, “Dr. Wright, please allow me to discuss and learn from your students.” “Sure.” This time, Holfman agreed. He looked at his students and sa
The Otters cocked their heads back and glared at Kaze. The friendly match had yet to begin. Yet, Kaze, the moocher, was already rubbing their noses in. Who the hell did he think he was? “Why?” Since Rose had nothing better to do, she threw a question at Kaze. She doubted Kaze was proficient in medicine. Kaze excelled in fighting and business. He would be Superman if he knew medicine too. “It’s my gut feeling. Get it?” Kaze replied. “Gut feeling, my ass!” The Otters’ followers hurled a tirade of abuse at Kaze. Kaze did not want to waste his time with them. As if he would let them know that Holfman was out to get him. Holfman clearly came to the Otters’ territory prepared. Holfman crashed the party, but his people had nothing over Max and the others. Surely, Holfman would not put himself in the spot. Besides, Kaze held back one infuriating fact. Medicine was a boring and tedious field, especially for those who picked up the basics at a young age. It was a
Maxine took the next five minutes to ponder the question. While Maxine was flustered in her thoughts, Max and the others were stumped too. Five minutes later, several of the Otters’ prided students could not get the right prescription for the diagnosis. Caster was calmly sipping his tea at first, but his face soon turned grimacing. “Clang!” Having lost his patience, Caster slammed his cup on the table and said with a scowl, “These are the symptoms of muscle atrophy! “Three ounces of platycodon, two ounces of glycryrrhiza, four pieces of citrus aurantium, three ounces of Paeonia, three ounces of rehmannia, and two ounces of peony bark.“Dissolve all ingredients in 1.5 liters of water, and simmer until half of the liquid is left. Remove residue and take 10 ounces three times a day.” Caster had to give Maxine and the others the answer.They were awkward and humiliated. Maxine said, her eyes wide, “Uh… Isn’t this a few ingredients added to the rehmannia peony potion?”
“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