Chapter 1

The autumn wind was cold in early September.

Dried leaves fell on his broad shoulders.

Thomas Mayo stood under an old tree and was looking at the office building of Shalom Technology.

‘Brother, they worked hand-in-hand to set me up. I can’t fight this any longer.’

Two months ago, the capital chain of Shalom Technology had ruptured. Its chairman, Scott Mayo was burdened with a huge debt of 1.2 billion dollars. As a result, the company was mortgaged to Darcy Davis of the Skyworld Enterprise.

‘Brother, I can’t do this anymore. I’m sorry for leaving first.’

At midnight, Scott leaped from the roof of the building and died on the spot.

A talented young man of the corporate world of the era died, just like that.

Everyone had clearly identified the problem within. The business arena was like a battleground. Scott was just a pitiful sacrifice.

In the cold wind, Thomas sucked in a deep breath and raised his head to look at the stars shining in the sky.

“Scott, I’m sorry that I was late.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll get all the people who framed you and bury them next to you.”

For the past five years, Thomas had joined the military to fight at the west coast, which had been engulfed by the flames of war.

He had started low as a small fry, and through his bravery in slaughtering the enemies and winning in many battles, he eventually became the commander of a battalion, a respected God of War.

Now, he was back.

In the middle of the night, a bleak figure appeared from the dark and passed a small blue book to Thomas.

He was Samson Wood. Samson had gone through fire and water with Thomas. He was his best buddy on the battlefield.

“Brother, they are only some annoying bugs. Why do you need to do this yourself?

“You only need to say the word, and I could guarantee that Skyworld Enterprise, Darcy, and the rest of his men would disappear into thin air within three days.”

Thomas shook his head slightly.

“There are certain things that I must do with my own hands.”

“Got it.”

Samson tilted his head and vanished in the blink of an eye like a ghost.

Thomas smoothed out his shirt and walked toward the building of Shalom Technology not far away from him.

As he was about to enter the building, a cadaverous old man with a hunched back and a satchel on his back was making his way out. The old man ran head-on into Thomas.

“I’m sorry.” The old man looked up and was about to apologize. When he was greeted by the sight of Thomas’s resolute face, his eyes instantly teared up and he said, “Young Master, you’re back?”

“Yes, Uncle Ben. I’m back.”

Ben Caspian was a veteran of Shalom Technology. He had watched the Mayo brothers growing up. Ben was not only Thomas’s employee, but also an elder who was like a grandfather to him.

Ben took a look at Thomas then he turned his head around to cast another glance at the company building. His incredible disillusionment was beyond words.

“You’re late.”

Just then, a young man with red hair and a cigarette in his mouth walked over to him.

“Old man, why are you dawdling over there?!

“Didn't I ask you to pack up and get lost?!

“If you stay on, trust me, I’ll put your lights out!”

Ben hurriedly nodded and said, “Yes, yes, yes... I’m leaving now.”

Out of fear and anxiety, Ben’s hand shivered, and his satchel fell to the floor. The things inside rolled everywhere.

“Heh! Old coot, how dare you litter on my territory!”

The young man in red hair strode forward and was about to deliver a kick to Ben’s belly when a loud bang rose.

Ben stood in place, uninjured. Meanwhile, the red-haired youth laid five meters away behind the entrance.

Thomas’s imposing stature was already in front of Ben, shielding him.

“Y-You… How dare you strike me?!

“Do you know who I am?!”

Thomas stared at the red-haired youth coldly. He walked forward and trampled Brendon Davis’ face under his feet.

“Who are you?”

Ben got a shock. He immediately dashed forward to pull Thomas away from Brendon. Ben cried out in fear, “Young Master, don’t act recklessly. He’s Brendon Davis, the nephew of the company’s chairman, Darcy Davis. We can’t afford to offend them. Let’s go now!”

“Go?”

Brendon got up and dusted off his sleeves. He waved his hand, and eight security guards rushed out. They surrounded the two of them.

“Do you really think you can leave just like that?”

Ben was so frightened that his hands and feet were trembling. He hurriedly said, “Mr. Brendon, I’m truly sorry about it. The young master just came home and is ignorant about all this. He doesn’t know who you truly are. I’ll offer my apology on his behalf.”

“Apology?” Brendon walked to Ben and patted his face lightly. “What's the point of having law enforcers if apologies alone are sufficient?”

“Kill that rascal and old man.

“You don’t have to hold back. I’ll cover for you.

“Attack!”

The security guards surrounded them, wielding electrical batons.

Ben was so anxious to the point where he almost cried, “Young Master, you’re in trouble! What should we do now?!”

Thomas shook his head faintly. He took a step forward and shielded Ben behind him.

As the God of War who used to fight on the battlefield, fighting just a few security guards was nothing to him.

Just as the security guards were about to flock to them, suddenly, a silver BMW stopped outside the company building.

When the car door was opened, a man in a suit got out of the car.

That person was Darcy Davis, the current chairman of Shalom Technology.

“What’s going on?”

The moment the security guards realized it was Darcy, all of them were frightened and hurriedly stood at attention.

Brendon came over and said, “Uncle, someone is causing trouble to us. I was going to teach them a lesson.”

“Oh?! Who has the guts to do so?”

Darcy walked over and cast a cursory glance over the two. He was instantly delighted.

“Yo! Aren’t you Thomas Mayo?

“I heard that you joined the military five years ago and never heard from you since then. Why did you return all of a sudden?”

Darcy said to Brendon, “He’s the biological older brother of the former chairman.”

Brendon snorted to himself, ‘Isn’t Scott Mayo the former chairman? He’s the loser with a debt of 1.2 billion dollars, and it resulted in him being forced to jump to his death?

‘His younger brother was a loser, how much better could his older brother be?’

Darcy smiled as he said, “We’re not strangers. It was only a misunderstanding. Come, let’s go in and have a drink.”

Darcy pulled Thomas in and headed for the big hall.

Brendon smiled coldly and sinisterly. He followed closely behind them.

Ben was very worried as he watched Thomas’s silhouette enter the building. He was anxious yet helpless. He knew well that Darcy was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Therefore, nothing good would come out of him “inviting” Thomas inside.

‘Young Master, I pray that nothing will happen to you.’

Inside the company, Thomas followed Darcy into a big hall.

The company was having its annual meeting today. All the employees had dressed up to attend the event. They put on various glamorous jewelry, looking like members of the upper class.

Scott had passed away less than a month ago. But all of them had long forgotten about him. They even enjoyed their lives with incredible glee.

Darcy led Thomas onto the stage. He clasped his hands to signal the crowd to be quiet.

After that, he used the microphone and said with a smile, “Everyone, a moment of your time, please. I would like to solemnly introduce all of you to this person beside me.

“He is Thomas Mayo, the older brother of Scott Mayo, the chicken-hearted and good-for-nothing former chairman who jumped to his death.”

The crowd under the stage looked at Thomas with a teasing gaze.

Brendon had even grinned from ear to ear and took the lead to cheer.