Chapter 164: Prepare For World War II!

Chapter 164: Prepare For World War II!

Fire Birds state manager Paul Yamaha was ready to greet us the moment we stepped off my personal jet. With a smile and a firm nod of his head, he stepped forward to welcome our arrival, saying, "Leader Tang, Vice Leader Tina Feng, and former Leader Daniel Feng, it is good to see you all safe."

I acknowledged his greeting with a nod, immediately shifting into commander mode to issue my orders. "Good to see you Paul, now get some men to help Mr. Feng with all of his arrangements. He will fly to Crimson tomorrow on the jet, and I do not want him to worry about a single thing. I will first go with my driver and visit home, then I will visit Phoenix Tower for the in-person meeting."

Paul gave a crisp bow, answering, "Understood Leader."

Vincent and Jules, the two Master Level Bodyguards who had traveled with us, stepped into my field of vision to clarify their position, asking, "Sir, if it is fine, we will go and rest at the Tower and will meet you when you arrive later?"

I patted Tina's hand gently, turning my attention back to the two strongest subordinates in my deployment as I replied, "Sure, do that. Also, my only main order for you two is to protect Tina for me. She is my voice in the Fire Birds, and her words are my words. This goes for everyone, so Paul, please spread the word."

Every member of the reception line bowed in unison as I turned toward my white limo, where the tall and beautiful Mercy was already holding the door open for us.

Hinata and Tina climbed into the spacious interior first, leaving me a moment to warmly address my Personal Maid, asking, "I missed you Mercy, and how is my son doing?"

The strict, professional mask she usually wore broke into a gentle smile as her hand drifted down to touch her faintly showing belly, answering softly, "Master, your son has finally stopped giving his mother morning sickness, so I slept well. Now please get in."

The desire to pull her close and kiss her was burning between us, but the rigid expectations of noble appearances had to be maintained in public. We simply shared a knowing, intimate smile before I finally slid into the vehicle.

Back at the Tang mansion, the atmosphere was incredibly lively around the breakfast table.

The maids had already brought out the portable playpen, carefully laying my daughters down inside the mesh boundary. The two sets of twins were still half asleep, leaving Sally, my daughter with Mary, as the only one fully alert and active.

Linda was currently the furthest along in her pregnancy, with our little girl scheduled to show up in the middle of July. The rest of the women followed in a neat timeline from our January encounters, starting with Mercy, then Victoria, and lastly Jenifer, meaning all of their children would be born in mid to late October.

Just as I finished the last bite of French Toast that I had brought over from my past life, Mary leaned over and placed Sally directly into my arms with a mischievous grin, saying, "Here, I want to take a picture with my two babies for my smartphone's wallpaper. I have to go back to work tomorrow."

The camera clicked the exact moment I held Sally up against my face for the shot, and a maid immediately stepped in to take her away for her morning feeding. With her hands free, Mary climbed right onto my lap and smiled up at me as I said, "I really enjoyed my time at home. I almost wanted to just quit and be a housewife, but..."

I caught her gaze, finishing the thought gently, "You want to keep a piece of our dad alive as an officer, I know. I am happy as long as you are happy."

Mary had grown her hair out just enough to tie it back into a short style, though she mentioned she would probably cut it back to her usual look soon since she had been too lazy to visit the stylist, adding, "Well, I will be out in the field until my new position is available, assuming I get it. Then you can call me Sergeant Lee, how does that sound?"

Just as I was framing a smart-ass response to her title, Linda stepped closer to the edge of the table, interrupting, "Sister Mary, mind if I take your spot before Rick leaves again?"

Linda, carrying her six-month belly, had a vulnerable look that told me exactly how much she had missed me. Mary stood up with a smirk and waved her over, allowing Linda to quietly settle onto my lap before she took my hand and placed it directly over her stomach.

Her striking grey eyes locked onto mine as a sudden movement rippled under my palm, signaling the baby shifting around inside her, which made me look down and ask, "Our little turtle is very active. Linda, are you feeling alright?"

She leaned her head against my chest, whispering, "I am fine Rick, I only wanted to share my happiness. Lucy is busy this morning."

A short while later, I walked Victoria out to her heavily guarded limo to see her off for the workday.

When I stepped back into the house, Kim and a very heavily pregnant Hana were sitting together on the central couch, prompting me to walk over and slide right between them, asking, "And what are you two troublemakers up to?"

Right on cue, Mei approached the sofa wearing her mid-length maid outfit to match the warmer weather, handing me a fresh cup of coffee with a knowing grin. I caught the faint outline of a lip mark where she had taken a sip to test the temperature, shaking my head internally at her playfulness as Hana leaned her weight against my shoulder, replying, "We are still going over baby names, but Rick is still the first-place choice. So, what is going on with you, honey?"

Not wanting to accidentally burn my ladies with the mug, I set the hot coffee down on the table and wrapped my arms tightly around their shoulders, answering, "I just enjoy seeing your friendship, so I wanted to love you two before I go to work here in a bit."

Kim giggled at my embrace, leaning in to press a soft kiss against my cheek as she admitted, "I can't believe we will be married at the end of summer. There will be two university teachers who are going to be married too! Well, I am more excited to try my hand at motherhood. Playing with all of these angels makes me want one right now, sigh."

I could only shake my head at her sudden enthusiasm, remembering how she had almost tried to drag me into bed last week before her logic finally calmed her down. I wasn't actively avoiding intimacy with Kim, but I refused to be the one to initiate the final step after everything Alex and Chris had attempted. She was definitely waiting for me to make the first move, though.

After spending a few more minutes cuddling, I left the two women to their daydreaming, and Mei escorted me back toward my private computer room.

The exact moment the heavy wooden door clicked shut, Mei launched her entire body into my arms and began kissing me wildly. The intense look in her brown eyes told me exactly how much hunger she had been holding back over the last few days as she panted against my lips, "Rick, tonight, I will shower with you. I need you so badly tonight. So come to my room for our shower."

With her legs wrapped tightly around my waist, I gripped her hips firmly to keep her elevated against my chest, returning her deep kisses before breaking away to reply, "Definitely. I also need you to do something for me today. Go and tell Lucy she was right, and only say that. She made a prediction I don't want to say out loud, and I don't want to risk passing it over any electronic networks, just in case."

Mei's expression hardened instantly into her serious spy persona, the gravity of my words registering immediately as she noted, "Then I will go see Victoria with lunch so no one is suspicious. That means I still have time for our baby after University is finished, good."

I walked her back toward the desk, answering, "Just ask Lucy if you can have it early if you want, I don't care. I have Hinata available for any heavy muscle work, and you can handle most of your regular tasks while pregnant. Now or later, you girls decide."

She shook her head gently, countering, "No dear, I need to wait. Besides, I think the Kyusho elders will ask you for a grandchild in the next year or two, since they are losing both Steve and Hinata from the next heir positions. We have already overheard their conversations about launching that request. Lucy and I think it is fine to do this to secure the total loyalty of their clan."

Lucy had mentioned this political angle before, but the reality of it still left a complicated taste in my mouth. In a lot of ways, it wasn't any different from the arrangement I was honoring with Mercy for the sake of the Mu family. The only real difference was that Mercy was my lover, while Hinata was strictly my student. I guess it was less of a moral problem and more of a massive headache.

Mei finally slid back down to her feet, pulling up the latest intelligence reports to update me on all the underground gossip regarding our known Black Book targets and their hidden operations, explaining, "Okay, and that in a nutshell is all of it. So during the Spring Break, Sam will go and marry his new spy wife. He has absolutely no idea she is an operative, but that is exactly what she was trained for."

I scowled at the mention of the threat, interrupting, "Mei, if this woman becomes even a slight trouble for you, I will have her killed."

A bright, happy smile broke across her face, and she kissed me deeply to cut off my ruthless declaration before clarifying, "No dear, the two of us are on the same side, remember? We are supposed to work together on some of these covert jobs, but if you become the target, she will simply have a fatal accident in the field. Her job, just like mine, is to help the Chinese Empire build influence across Eurasia, and they have done so quite nicely over the years. So ignore her when she arrives. Just don't kill Sam too quickly, or it would completely blow her cover."

I sighed, giving in to her tactical reasoning as I finished, "Then I will leave the Sun family to you to deal with. They are small fries compared to what I have coming down the line anyway."

She gave an adorable mock salute, cheering, "Yeeees~! My Maaaaaaaaster~!"

We pulled into the underground parking level of Phoenix Tower a short while later.

Stepping out from my Dodge Durango SUV, I reached back to help Tina, Jenifer, and Hinata down onto the concrete.

Vincent and Jules, who had already received a quick arrival text from Jenifer, were standing by the elevators waiting to greet us. They gave a quiet nod of acknowledgment and immediately flanked our group to secure our perimeter.

A large crowd of top executives had already gathered near the main entrance to receive us, including Paul, and even my right-hand man, Luke.

Cat was already standing right at Tina's side the moment the elevator doors parted and we entered the bustling lobby. The crowd immediately went quiet, every eye shifting toward me as they waited for my opening remarks, prompting me to slide my arm around Tina's waist, pull her firmly against my side, and lay down the law.

"For all intents and purposes, your Vice Leader Tina, the woman I love and will gladly kill for, is my active voice and decision maker. I will only step in to interfere with matters that strictly require the Leader, while the day-to-day operations will fall entirely to Tina. If anyone here has a single complaint about that, then you can bring it up directly with her. The ninth floor will be where you all go to report your business, and my tenth floor is now strictly my private office. If you wish to go up there for any reason, you must have explicit permission from either Tina or Jenifer. I think that covers the hard stuff, so now I will head up to my office and see if there are any immediate tasks to pass down."

Tina looked up at me from within my embrace, her expression sharp and commanding as she addressed me, "Husband, I will go straight to my office with Cat and begin to pass down the opening orders for Paul to hand out, so give me about four hours."

While Tina began speaking directly to the huddle of higher-ups in the lobby to assert her authority, Jenifer and Hinata quickly fell into step behind me as we headed back to the elevator bank to ride up to the tenth floor.

The tenth floor had in fact been completely redone, having been fully redesigned by Daniel right before his departure. Immediately surrounding the elevator bank, a small waiting area equipped with a single couch and a private restroom had been installed, functioning much like an airlock for any incoming visitors.

Stepping through the secondary doors into the main office, two sleek couches made of white vinyl stretched out to my immediate left and right. One side of the expansive room featured a door leading into a private, compact bedroom, while the opposite side held a door that opened into a massive bathroom designed to fit around four people comfortably. It even featured a built-in jacuzzi hot tub, which was exactly the kind of touch you would expect from a retro seventies design.

A full bar sat tucked into the back left corner near the primary desk, highlighted subtly by shifting neon lights that demanded your attention, while a small secretary desk occupied the opposite side to keep the visual weight of the room perfectly balanced.

Naturally, Jenifer had insisted she have her workspace right there in the thick of it. Every piece of furniture was finished in a stark white, contrasting heavily against the thick shag carpeting that had been done entirely in deep red to match the Fire Birds theme. Custom lava lamps were mounted uniformly along the walls to really bring out the groovy vibe of the era.

As a final touch to complete the atmosphere, a curated selection of the most popular songs from the seventies and early eighties played quietly through the hidden surround-sound speakers.

With a grin that only a classic Bond villain could properly muster, I took my seat at the white retro desk and placed my laptop squarely on the glossy surface.

Hinata quietly claimed her spot on the left-hand couch, placing her right in my line of sight whenever I glanced up from my workspace. Her vibrant red kimono stood out starkly against the pristine white vinyl, making her look exactly like a traditional Geisha who had somehow been dropped right into a seventies lounge.

Jenifer stood right at my elbow with an eager, excited look on her face, leaning down to murmur, "Leader, welcome to your new office. Let me pour you a whisky on the rocks, pardon me."

With a determined look in her eyes, she turned and marched over toward the futuristic-looking bar that Captain Kirk himself would love to order from. I actually had no real intention of drinking this early, but Jenifer clearly had her own specific fantasies when it came to playing the role of a dedicated secretary.

She returned to the desk a moment later like an eager puppy, carefully setting the crystal tumbler down onto a matching coaster before adopting a highly professional tone, explaining, "Now let me get you the business files for you to add your signatures to. They are now treated as the final steps for you becoming the CEO of all Fire Birds businesses."

And just like that, the boring paperwork officially started...

About two hours into the stack, I finally pressed my pen down to sign the very last document, prompting Jenifer to slide it into a large briefcase with a satisfied smile.

"Leader, now that you have worked so hard, let me soothe your aching shoulders."

Jenifer walked around the back of my executive chair and began to firmly massage my neck and upper back, though I knew exactly where she was trying to take this interaction. She frequently used this exact same routine back in her bedroom at home, making it obvious that Jenifer was actively hunting for a promotion.

After a few minutes of kneading my muscles, Jenifer looked across the room at Hinata, requesting, "Miss Kyusho, would you mind stepping out into the lobby for a short time? I have to finish Leader's therapy."

I blinked, wondering what Jenifer was up to, before the realization hit me that she was being incredibly forward for an office setting. Then again, she did regularly share a night with Mei, which explained the sudden boldness.

Hinata cracked her red eyes open just a fraction, staring back at us as she stated clearly, "If it is to have sex with Sensei then there is no need, I watch him and Mei all the time anyway. If I were to leave the room for a small thing like this, how could I properly protect him? Please just do whatever you want, I will continue to meditate."

Jenifer looked visibly surprised by the blunt refusal, but having already experienced intimacy in front of Mei back at the house seemed to lower her hesitation, effectively lighting a fire right in her belly. She stepped around the desk to stand directly in front of me, leaning her upper body over the white surface in a pose that left absolutely no doubt about what she wanted.

A sharp zipper sound echoed through the quiet office as I decided to play right along with her game, stepping up directly behind her while letting my pants drop straight down around my ankles.

The visual contrast was hot as fuck, especially with Hinata sitting right across the room pretending to be completely oblivious to the sudden shift in the room's energy. I heard Jenifer's breathing quicken in heavy anticipation as I slowly gathered the fabric of her skirt and bunched it up over her waist.

Underneath the fabric, she was wearing a detailed garter belt that held up her sheer stockings, paired with the exact same red silk panties and black lace accents that we had purchased together on our date night a while back. I hooked my thumbs right into the waist strap, sliding them down until they joined my discarded pants around my feet.

As I reached between her thighs to feel her folds and check for the right amount of natural lubrication, I locked into character for her specific fetish, delivering my lines smoothly, "Alright Miss Han, I think I will give you a quick test to evaluate if you truly deserve that promotion you requested. So far, I am very impressed with your services."

The moment I slid myself smoothly inside her heat, she gripped the edges of the desk for support, answering right on cue, "Ah! Mr. Tang, I do not think this is appropriate in the workplace... hmm, I think this might actually qualify as sexual harassment, um-mm~!"

As I continued the rhythm of her personalized secretary training, I caught occasional movements from our meditating student across the room. Hinata was keeping her red eyes barely cracked, sneaking quick glances at us whenever she thought we were too distracted to notice, making me realize she either possessed a secret peeping fetish or she was actively taking notes.

After about ten minutes of continuous friction, Jenifer's internal walls suddenly clenched down tightly around me as she hit a hard climax, prompting me to release days worth of built-up lust right inside her. Jenifer let out a series of quiet pants, leaning heavily against the desk in total release as I gently rubbed her hips, asking, "Jen, sweety, are you feeling okay?"

Jenifer looked back over her shoulder at me, reaching up to straighten her glasses with a mischievous grin as she purred, "On your desk like this... was easily the best orgasm I have had yet, Boss, ufufu."

With the act completed, Jenifer efficiently pulled out some wet naps to clean both of us up before carefully checking over our clothing to ensure every piece looked completely undisturbed. She then pulled a small bottle of honeysuckle body spray from her bag and gave the room a thorough misting, completely clearing the air of any lingering scents, which made me thoroughly impressed by her foresight.

"Okay Leader, we are now completely done here. The three of us can go down and meet with the Vice Leader now, fufu."

Throughout the entire cleanup process, Jenifer didn't bring up Hinata's presence even a single time, proving she was a thoroughly professional secretary from start to finish.