Chapter 2067

When Charlie Wade left home, Claire Wilson was still soaking in the hot spring. She didn't know her husband had left the hot spring, wearing only a bathrobe, claiming he was getting a drink. Instead, he’d taken a helicopter to the airport and flown to Japan.

She waited for Charlie, but after leaving the hot spring and returning to the living room, she found he was gone. She called him, but his phone was off. Puzzled, she went to the bedroom and found only a note on the bedside table: “Honey, a friend is in danger. I have to save her.”

Claire was shocked. “Save someone?! What happened?!” She quickly sent a voice message: “Honey, where are you? What’s going on? Stay safe!”

Japan, Tokyo.

Ito clan ninjas, in a helicopter, arrived near the mountains of West Domo Prefecture. The helicopter landed a few kilometers from the mountain, and ten ninjas, dressed in black, ran towards it. They didn't fly directly in because Nanako feared alarming any snakes. She, like Charlie Wade, suspected Jasmine had been murdered. A noisy helicopter search risked disturbing Jasmine (if she were still alive) and causing more problems.

The West Domo mountains stretched for hundreds of kilometers, with Pan Mountain Road alone spanning dozens. They could only follow the road on foot, searching under cover of darkness. Ten ninjas spread out, thoroughly checking for clues from the road's intersection into the mountains.

Meanwhile, other Ito ninjas took a helicopter from their base to Narita Airport. It was 2:00 a.m. Tokyo time.

Rueben had alerted the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, prompting a full-scale search for Jasmine. Her disappearance was a nightmare for the Tokyo Police Department director. Tokyo had recently experienced unprecedented chaos: assassinations of wealthy and powerful figures, shocking the world and damaging the city's reputation. After restoring order, another high-profile disappearance—that of Jasmine, chairman of the Moore Group (a company with a market value of nearly $200 billion)—was a major blow.

The director felt immense pressure. If Jasmine died in Tokyo, the city's image would be irreparably damaged. He immediately supervised a massive search, deploying thousands of officers. Like the Ito family, the police used surveillance cameras to trace Jasmine's movements before her disappearance. They quickly identified West Domo County as the location of the incident.