“You can make three phone calls. I don’t care who you call, I can crush all of them. Take note that my patience is limited. “Let me make this straight before you begin. For each call you make and if the person you called cannot overpower or suppress me anyhow, I will break one of your arms or legs. “Now, let’s begin.” Kaze kicked the phone to Duncan. Duncan looked at Kaze vengefully as he picked up the phone with shaking hands. He dialed a number. “Kaze, is this a little too much? You should have mitigated the risk instead of exacerbating the situation,” Dr. Wright said after Kaze came back. Even he was shocked by Kaze’s ruthlessness when he slapped Duncan. He was afraid of Kaze going overboard and unable to contain the situation. “Dr. Wright, I am indeed trying to mitigate future risks. If I don’t bring Everett Techman here and deal with him in person, this doesn’t bode well in the future. “I don’t mind him coming after me, but what about you guys, and Herbal Spring?
“What? There’s no such thing! Madam, if you are here on official business, please investigate properly and learn the truth before you do anything!” The employee of Herbal Spring got nervous. He was working outside in the lobby and did not know what happened in the consultation room. “Truth? What I say is the truth!” Simona grunted and said to a uniformed man beside her, “Zach, take the team inside, or else Duncan Techman will be mad at us again.” The middle-aged man in police uniform was the police chief of the Aries District Police Department—Zach Oxborn. Zach’s expression slightly shifted, showing a hint of nervousness, before he and Simona hurried in. When they arrived in the main lobby, they saw Duncan kneeling in the center. Both of them were petrified on the spot by the scene. Their expressions went from shock to disbelief. When Zach received Duncan’s call and learned that the arrogant young man had been beaten up at Herbal Spring, he quickly gathered his men, c
It was Kaze who spoke. Simona glared at Kaze and bellowed, “You little shit. Who do you think you are, using that tone on me?” The woman had the Techman family as her support, which fueled her arrogance. Even the district leader had no power over her, yet someone mocked her right to her face. She felt challenged. “It’s him! Simona, it’s him! He was the one who beat me up and made me kneel!” Duncan finally regained his senses and pointed at Kaze. He bellowed, “He’s Kaze Lee! And he’s close with that useless doctor! “I want him dead by today!” Dead? Both Simona and Zach looked afraid. Simona said with a timid smile, “Zach, we are both government officials. We can’t just kill him like that, but don’t you worry. We have ways to torture him to death!” Zach nodded in agreement. “Even if we can’t get rid of him, we’ll skin him alive!” Simona then scrutinized Kaze as she strode to him, bearing an intimidating aura. “You little bastard! Who gave you the nerve to beat up
The people at Herbal Spring looked at Kaze, wide-eyed. It was shocking enough that Duncan had to kneel, but Kaze got the chief of Aries Trade and Industry Department on her knees too. The image was too intense to watch. Everything happened so quickly, and the crowd was caught off guard. Snapping back to reality, Zach blew up. “It’s an act of defiance to assault Simona, young man!“Don’t just stand there! Arrest him! “Just open fire if he resists arrest.” At the wave of Zach’s arm, his team of police officers had Kaze surrounded. Kaze whipped out his phone and dialed a number. Before the call was connected, Kaze tossed the phone to Zach. Zach caught the phone and said angrily, “What’s the meaning of this, boy?” “I’d suggest that you take the call before you talk about an arrest, Zach,” Kaze said indifferently. Skeptically, Zach put the phone against his ear. He knew that Kaze must have his reasons to do so. Unlike Duncan and Simona, Zach was a cautious man.
Welson did not even try to hide his favoritism. Zach’s blood ran cold. “Chief Yaphet, Kaze committed an assault in public. He nearly beat Duncan to death. “If Mr. Techman finds out that his son—” “So what if Everett finds out?” Welson interrupted Zach once more and said curtly, “Do you know that Kaze is a VIP to Mayor Synder’s family? He has saved Mayor Synder and his daughter’s lives. “Do you know that Kaze captured Bengali and Caspian from the Steelclaw Guild? We, the city’s police department, should thank him. “Do you know that Mayor Synder and the Tiger’s Cave and the Flying Dragon’s team bailed Kaze out when the Tiger’s Cave members came to arrest him? “Everett means squat!” “What?” Zach’s mind went blank. Kaze was Kent’s lifesaver. He captured two of the Steelclaw Guild’s Eight Tigers. The Flying Dragon’s team even went head-to-head with the Tiger’s Cave, one of the four special institutions, to defend Kaze. Each of these incidents should have served as
Kaze took the phone and smiled pretentiously. “Do you have the full story now?” “I do.” Zach nodded heavily. “Duncan started it. You tried to stop Duncan and accidentally hurt him while trying to defend Dr. Wright.” He was a real piece of work. Zach managed to twist the story right there and then. “Fuck you, Zach!” Furious, Duncan yelled, “You’re lying through your teeth! Lee assaulted me, and I was defenseless against him.” Despite the will to fight back, Duncan never stood a chance. He was livid. Duncan had always been the one to pay Zach off and twist the facts in his favor. Yet, the joke was on Duncan today. Zach had a change of attitude after taking a phone call. It was bad enough that Zach was no longer on Duncan’s side, but Zach even turned the tables on him. Duncan could not wrap his head around it. “Since you are clear on the matter, you can leave now.” Kaze waved his arm and pointed at Simona, who was still running her mouth on the ground. “Oh, a
“Smack!”“Shut up!” Zach silenced Simona with a slap and waved at his subordinates. “Take this idiot away. We’re leaving now.” The Trade and Industry Department and the police were in and out of the place in no time. As they left with their tails tucked between their legs, the crowd at Herbal Spring could not believe their eyes. They were curious about the individual who Kaze had called. Zach ditched Duncan at the risk of upsetting the Techmans. The crowd found it unbelievable that Zach would get on the nerves of the rich and powerful. Another ten minutes passed. The wooden door to Herbal Spring burst open with a kick. “Here I come, Duncan.“The nerve of the guy to pick on you on my turf. That’s disrespecting me.“I’m going to make him pay, whoever he is. I’m here for you, Duncan!” A deep, menacing voice boomed as a group of thugs kicked open the wooden door and strutted into the room.A bald man with buckteeth walked ahead. He was Buck Bob, the Aries undergr
“K-Kaze, I-I can explain! “I-I didn’t know it was you. I owe Duncan’s father one, so I answered his call. I have not betrayed Miru!“I didn’t think it was you! “Otherwise, I’d never show my face to you.” Bob kneeled at Kaze’s feet and explained in tears. He went to the Otters’ together with Miya. As a result, Kaze made a phone call, and Miru seized control of Bob’s territory.Since then, Bob, a big man in Aries, was forced to do Miru’s bidding. That was not the reason why Bob was afraid of Kaze. Bob was terrified to learn from working for Miru that Kaze seized Bronze Sparrow and killed Casius’ confidante, Zoro. Rumors had it that Kaze, implicated in the death of Joel, Jude’s fighter, was ordered to go on a suicide mission at Bronze Sparrow. Miru attacked Bronze Sparrow with Sven and Wolf, and Kaze was lucky to be alive thanks to Miru. This was far from the truth. Miru should be the one to thank Kaze for her success. This was the reason why Bob feared Kaze. K
“Do ask around,” Kaze said without being overly concerned. Since he was with Dwight, if they got any news, it would attract even more attention. However, if they did not ask around for more after causing a scene, it would also be strange. Therefore, Dwight’s little investigation was a great cover. “I have to use the toilet. Wait for me here,” Kaze said as he got up. Dwight nodded at Kaze as he was going to make a call. “Sure. If you want to leave, just give me a heads up.” He then sat down on the couch, took a sip of beer, and leisurely watched girls dancing on the dance floor. After seeing Dwight’s casual reaction, Kaze lowered his guard against him. He had been observing Dwight since the start and now he finally knew the man well enough. Dwight never saw Kaze as an outsider or some VIP guest. He was thoughtful and kind and never harbored any ill intentions. “He’s really a simple guy.” Kaze headed to the toilet as he muttered to himself. On the way there, he sa
“She’s quite capable but this will cost her.” Kaze thought Rosie was not being rational enough. If a customer crossed the line, she would have every reason to throw him out. There was no need to endure him or suck up for the sake of a little business. Rosie might seem to be the boss of the club but she often had to endure ridiculous requests for the sake of the well-being of the establishment. Dominic’s words made many uncomfortable, especially the waiter and the security guards. They were ready to throw him out. If he continued to be rude, they would not mind being physical with him. When Dominic calmed down, he would realize what he had done. After all, when one was drunk, one would not have total control over his or her actions, which would lead to making mistakes. Such mistakes would easily slip due to the person being drunk but it only worked when the person could not remember or was not conscious at all. If a person remained sane and could act logically, then be
“I’ll let this slip but you guys can’t always ruin my fun,” Dominic said with a frown. His plan of having fun was foiled before anything could happen. Rosie’s expression turned bitter. “That girl is just an innocent lady, our customer. You can’t just force yourself on her.” Dominic was not deterred. He believed that with his status and how much he had spent at the club, he could do anything he wanted. Yet the boss interrupted his plan and even let the girl go. It fueled his resentment. “Since when is Absolute Zero scared of anything? That girl is just some random girl, and even if I drag her to my bed, nothing bad will happen,” he said confidently. He even moved closer to Rosie, putting his chubby hand around her waist. Dwight was surprised as he had never encountered such a situation before. Dominic acted like he owned the club. He tried to force a girl against her will and now he put his dirty hand on the boss of the club. He was just the boss of a company who
“Stop causing problems!” The security guards gained on Kaze and Dwight, trying to get them out of the club. Dwight was also a hot-tempered person and he could not allow injustice to happen, especially to himself. “It’s that fat prick who started it! Why aren’t you guys throwing him out? The girl has made it clear that they don’t know each other! Why are you two gaining on us?!” He was not weak and could easily take down two security guards, but he remained resentful. They tried to help a girl but the situation turned on them. “You can’t be sure. Maybe the girl is playing hard to get. This is not Mr. Jarbosky’s first time here, and he will never break the rules here,” the security guard said. His words attracted even more attention, but they dared not speak up. Vivi’s face turned pale. She wanted to explain but nothing came out of her mouth. Her explanations seemed weak. Everyone seemed to believe that she seduced Dominic, but she was the victim. “No! It’s not like t
“Kaze, you might not know since you are new here but he’s the boss of Dominion Group, Dominic Jarbosky. We can’t offend him. His company works closely with the Viper’s Den.” Dwight came over and whispered into Kaze’s ears. He just wanted to inform Kaze to rethink his decision. The girl might be in danger but she had it coming. Coming to a club in a skimpy outfit was certainly a bad idea. Since Dominic had his eyes on her, and she did not want his company, then it was up to her to break free. Dwight thought that by explaining Dominic’s status to Kaze, the conflict would be resolved. “I said, it’s time for you to stop,” Kaze said once more, his tone colder than before. Dominic frowned after being interrupted once more. He finally got his eyes on a young girl who looked beautiful and innocent, thinking he could release his sexual desires on her for the entire night, yet someone poked his nose into his business. “What do you have to do with this? Are you into this girl as w
“Seems like there’s nothing to see here.” Kaze was slightly disappointed. He came here just to find out more about the club’s operations and the person running the place. Yet there was nothing he found, or maybe he did not get the right chance. Clubs were loud and messy, fights even broke out occasionally. Men would fight over a woman, and once the fight broke out, the person in charge of the club must step up to resolve the conflict. Kaze just needed to wait patiently for the chance to arrive. With alcohol involved, people tended to be impulsive and physical once the girls rejected them. Dwight continued to test his luck but got turned down every single time. A few minutes later, a void formed around him with no girls wanting to be close to him. He was annoyed. He was tall and handsome, yet no girls wanted to be with him. He saw other men, who were shorter and looked normal, surrounded by girls. The only difference was the watches and branded outfits they wore.
As they arrived, they saw a dozen expensive cars parked outside. The customer base was relatively stable as the establishment was targeted at the upper class. The people lining up at the club were young men and women of ordinary background. All were allowed inside Absolute Zero with an entrance fee. Since this would be a chance for ordinary people to meet and interact with the upper-class elites, they cherished it and tried their best to look good. Even movie producers and scriptwriters came to the club, seeking investments or a role in movie production. It was a shortcut to reach out to the upper crust after all. Yet they were just a bunch of fresh graduates with no resources and connections, so the club was their only chance at achieving something great. Dwight would never understand how rare the opportunity was, as he was narrow-sighted. He had never experienced power and wealth before, so he lacked the understanding of how things worked in society. “I never thought
With that in mind, Dwight checked his outfit. His black leather jacket brought out his height and wild side. He then observed Kaze. The latter was dressed casually. Dwight was worried that they would not be allowed into Absolute Zero because of their attire. Nevertheless, he could not let slip that he had never been to Absolute Zero. Without a word, Dwight led Kaze down the apartment building. Kaze could pick up on Dwight’s nerves. While in the elevator, Dwight could not stop straightening out his clothes. It was clear that he was nervous. Even so, Kaze said nothing and pretended not to notice. They got into the car and drove to an alley. The area was not huge, but there were stands selling street food. “The food is great here. Since it’s early, we can grab a bite.” Dwight was not being tight with money. As their destination was a bar, there was no need to get a proper meal. “I’ll get a skewer then.” Kaze did not have much of an appetite anyway. “Okay. I’ll or
“You’re the guest. I should be hosting you, but I don’t seem to be doing a good job.” Dwight knew he had to do better. “It’s okay. I don’t have much to do. It’s just a delivery anyway.” Kaze bought a lot of stuff online. All they had to do was wait for the delivery. Once the items arrived, they could head out. Dwight talked about taking him to a bar under the Viper’s Den’s umbrella. It was a great opportunity for Kaze to check out the scene. He had heard that the Wittersons were tied to all the Viper’s Den’s business operations.Kaze would not meet Edmund and Morris in person, but he would grasp all information related to them. Then, Kaze would stir things up between them and sit back while reaping the benefits. Kaze had it all planned out. He simply had to take his time in playing the long game. Nevertheless, it was important for him to remain discreet. At the very least, he should not show them what he was made of. It was easy to execute his plan when everybody