“Bang! Bang!” The attackers did not expect Kaze to continue driving after the windshield was shattered. They could not react in time and two of them got run over by the car. Agonizing screams sounded in the air as the men fell down the slope. The other two did whatever they could to dodge the car but they were horrified. They thought after firing a shot at the car, shattering the windshield, the person inside would be terrified and could no longer fight back. No one expected him to drive the car at them. “Vroom!” The men behind Kaze’s car quickly reacted after Kaze ran over the two men in the front. Two SUVs charged forward at Kaze’s car. With both SUVs charging from the back and the truck blocking the road in front, Kaze found himself in a pinch. He did not want to end up squashed, so he kicked the door open and jumped out of the car. “Kabaam!” The two SUVs rammed into Kaze’s car, smashing it into a pile of scraps. One second later and he would end up like a
As the man thrusted his dagger forward, Kaze, who was rolling to the side, was forced to keep rolling away. Clank! Clank! Clank! The man wielded his dagger in a flurry, thrusting it at Kaze a dozen times but missing every single attempt. The dagger hit the asphalt road, causing clanks and igniting sparks. “Die!” The man grinned viciously as he squatted down, giving chase to Kaze with his dagger. His dagger was locked on Kaze no matter how he rolled. Kaze stayed cautious for the shooter hiding in the trees while shuttling around the cars to dodge and engage the man in front of him with ease. However, he dared not move out of the car’s cover. Judging from the shot earlier, the shooter was skilled and almost as precise as Leron. Had he not sensed the danger beforehand, he would already be a dead body with a hole in his chest. Then, he glanced at the trees and spotted a person going up the slots to reach higher grounds. A thought rose in his mind. “Die, Kaze Lee!” The
Little did Bengla know, Leron had just undergone surgery on his hands and was recovering. Otherwise, he would have slit his throat on the spot. “Y-You’re Leron the Sharpshooter?!” The man, whose limbs were all broken by Kaze, spoke and fear smeared all over his face. Kaze said, “There’s no more Sharpshooter or Lameshooter, he’s just a dog I have now.” Leron grunted coldly but did not say anything. He simply walked off. He was upset by Kaze’s words but had nothing to argue back. He tried to kill Kaze twice. Kaze spared his life and in return saved his family from Casius. Kaze was as merciful as a person could get. Be it a follower or a dog, Leron was indeed working for Kaze to pay off the debt of gratitude. “The Sharpshooter became your man!?” The man looked horrified. He fell to the ground and said, “I-I am Caspian, one of the Eight Tigers.” Knowing that even Leron had become Kaze’s follower, Caspian lost all will to fight and any thought of resistance. “Bengl
“Take them away and lock them up.” Welson ordered his men to take Bengla and Caspian away before inviting Kaze to his office for tea. “Kaze, thank you for delivering those two criminals to us. I have to thank you for that.” He pushed the cup of tea in front of Kaze. Kaze said as he waved his hand, “You’re welcome. I actually wanted to take this chance to ask you a few tough questions as well. “Do you know where I was attacked? On the road up to Wyomspring, Villa No. 1. Those two led a group of them and intercepted me on the way down. They were armed as well. “That place is a residential area for the wealthy, so if that’s how things are like there, I cannot imagine how bad the other places are…” Kaze’s words put Welson in a difficult and awkward spot. “Kaze, it’s not like that. Riverbank is a relatively safe city but they are, after all, the Steelclaw Guild and they have been giving us a lot of headaches.” Welson shook his head and continued, “How about I increase the
After listening to Kaze’s explanation, Welson understood that it was Kaze who caused the dust explosion and the entire incident was a trap prepared for Casius. Casius stepped into the trap, lost a dozen men and suffered a heavy loss. The entire building was blasted to rubble by the explosion, shocking even Welson. If Casius was there, then the Riverbank Seven would have to change its name to Riverbank Six. Welson felt as if he was now only knowing Kaze for the first time, seeing the ruthlessness he displayed. When Kaze asked the police to investigate Casius, Welson bitterly smiled and said, “Kaze, we’ll of course investigate Casius Weather but you know, we basically can’t get anything. His men were the ones who died after all. “This case would probably end without a ver…” Bang! Before he could finish, the office door was kicked open. Miya, who was just released a few hours ago, led a group of men in. She looked arrogant and confident, as if what happened earlier did
“But this time around, it will be longer than two hours. Fifteen days, not a second less,” Kaze said indifferently, showing no respect for Miya and her men. “Tsk. You?” Miya’s men looked battered but they looked at Kaze like he was an idiot, scoffing. Had Kaze lost his mind or his vision? Miya came back with a temper and it was obvious that she gained powerful support this time. Was it not obvious enough? “Kaze Lee, stop talking nonsense.” Miya stepped forward and pointed at Kaze, her shiny black nails gleaming. “I’m telling you, you’re dead this time! You should be worrying about yourself instead of trying to get me locked up. Why don’t you ask the police chief here to lock me up again, see if he dares? “I can tell you that the moment you tore Mr. Yaphet’s letter in front of everyone, you were already dead. In fact, not only you, your family, your friends, people related to you—all of them would die horribly!” Miya gritted her teeth as she glared at Kaze, a hint of
“You know the Tiger’s Cave? One of the four agencies that served the country with special authority, specializing in heavy crimes and prison…“Director Weather isn’t just the person in charge of the Tiger’s Cave in Riverbank, she’s also from the Weather family! The same Weather family Casius belonged to, and he’s one of the Riverbank Seven you offended!” After a brief introduction of Genesis, Miya scoffed, “Kaze Lee, I brought Director Weather here to uphold justice. I’d like to see if the Riverbank Police Department will side with a criminal and lock me up or not.” She also shot a disdainful gaze at Welson. She assumed Welson wanted to gain a good impression from Cole, so he helped Kaze lock her up. Now, she was no longer afraid with powerful support on her side. Welson might be the police chief but Genesis was the director of Tiger’s Cave Riverbank Office, with her authority equaled to a director of the police station. If the police could intervene, so could she. If it
“Mrs. Heartano, I called the police on you because it was the right thing to do. It was also in line with the official procedure, or else you won’t be released after two hours. “Believe me, if I really want to use my connections to crush you, you wouldn’t even make it out alive, yet you were released and here you are, talking nonsense.” Miya and her men reacted with disdain and disbelief. “Enough with your nonsense, Kaze Lee.” Genesis refused to waste time listening to Kaze. She interrupted him, stepped up, and peered down at him, saying, “Hunter is an old friend and so is Miya. If you disrespect Hunter, and bully Miya, then you will be going up against me. “More importantly, the dust explosion last night happened at a mansion near the suburbs, and my cousin lost a dozen of his men. “Based on all the evidence we have, it shows that you are the mastermind. You did it because you snatched Casius’ fiance, Buffy, and he found out about it, so you wanted to silence him. “Don’t
“Give me an answer. Are you taking the job? If you are, you should sort out your affairs. Don’t bring your personal feelings to work.” Snow was not the type to go easy on fragile women. If Leah did not have what it took, she could be forced to leave the company. Nevertheless, Katie had left a lot of assets to Leah. Even without work, Leah could very well survive. The girl would have trouble keeping the wealth, seeing that she was without power or connections. If Leah had a job, she would have the resources to hold onto her assets. Leah had seen the best and worst of mankind. She was once the center of attention, and now, everybody avoided her. It dawned on Leah that it was over for Katie. If Leah could not even keep a job, she would lose everything. “I didn’t know things would happen.” Leah never thought that Katie was capable of stabbing Kaze and her in the back. The thought of betrayal put Leah in distress. Kaze was a great guy who helped Leah a lot. Feeling ete
Leah got dressed and was ready to leave, but she did not know who to turn to. She thought about going to her wealthy friends to see if they could uncover anything through their connections. However, Leah could not get a hold of them. It dawned on Leah that loyalty would fade when power was gone. Even though Katie was just missing, intel spread around Butterworth very quickly. These people must have found out and have chosen to stay away. Leah had always been treated like royalty. Nobody had ever avoided her like the plague. Nevertheless, she had not been in touch with these friends since her injury. Now, in her attempt to contact them, she could not reach them. “Why is this happening? My good friends have gone MIA, and I’m getting silence from those who have been trying to connect.” Sitting on the couch, Leah looked out the window in despair. She tried to seek help with her mother’s search, but her efforts were futile. She could do nothing for her mother. All al
“I have to work hard starting today. But before that, I have to get some sleep.” Snow remembered that Kaze punished her to get some sleep. He said her face looked tired and pale, signs of how hard she had been working. It felt great being cared for. It was because of his kindness, Snow fell for Kaze uncontrollably. Yet she understood not all things were meant to be. After she returned home, she went to sleep immediately without talking to anyone. She only woke up in the afternoon after a comfortable and easy sleep. Next, she would have to work on many things, first being taking over Northborn Group. Katie’s disappearance had the company shaken, but it gave many others a chance. They tried to calm their subordinates down and contact the higher-ups for more information, hoping that they could replace Katie as the new CEO. Little did they know, their preparations would eventually fall short. Snow and her secretary arrived at Northborn Group in the afternoon, and her a
“Worried about the mercenaries? I’ve taken all of them out and anyone with a sane mind would know by now not to come after me. Why would they make the same mistake again?” Kaze killed all the mercenaries. There was no one else the mastermind could send after him anymore. Even if there were, they would have to reconsider it after what had happened. Taking out the mercenaries in silence was a strong showcase of his strength. Once the mastermind found out, he or she would definitely stay away. Besides, Kaze had decided to continue his journey to Westeros without telling anyone. He could board a random flight to his destination, and no one would ever know. “Take me to the airport,” Kaze said to the driver. He and Snow were in the rear seat. “When you go back to Butterworth, don’t rush things. Now that Katie has made a mistake and is forced to step down, you can take over Northborn Group,” Kaze said. “Speaking of Katie, after I locked her up, her daughter, Leah, came to me
Miguel stated his strength so that Kaze and Snow would look at him differently. “That doesn’t mean we have to choose you.” Snow saw nothing stellar in him. Snow’s harsh words surprised Miguel and left him deeply displeased. Yet when he looked at Kaze, he dared not say a word. “I can work hard. Even if I am not qualified now, I can work toward that goal.” “Of course, you are not qualified now. You need to improve yourself to meet the basic requirements. Then we’ll talk about you joining us.” Snow just wanted to get this matter over and done with, so she handed Miguel her name card. “When you think you are qualified, you can give me a call.” Since she would eventually take over the largest force in Butterworth, she needed to build a team of her own—one she could truly trust. Miguel might just be an ordinary man who looked fierce but he was courageous and had the potential to be better. “Can I follow him instead?” Miguel took the name card and learned Snow’s name. He
“You did well,” Kaze praised Miguel. It was not easy for someone to fire a gun and take a life, even when he had basic training. Though without the proper technique and training, the shot was nothing stellar. “Really?” Miguel was thrilled by the praise. He might be tall and fit and have arms full of tattoos, but he had never gotten into a fight before. He was happy that someone he admired praised him. It made his day even more than escaping alive. Kaze wanted to continue but the cars had arrived. He walked forward and revealed himself in front of the headlights. The hostages were scared. They stepped back, some of them entered the hangar once more and tried to shut the door. Miguel stood in their way and stopped them from closing it up. “What are you doing? Kaze is still here and help has arrived. Stop hiding,” he said. He detested their selfish behavior. Kaze saved them but they did not even thank him. They even continued to suspect Kaze’s identity. Their be
“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