Chapter 2073
Charlie Wade and Nanako flew by helicopter for about thirty minutes before approaching West Domo County. While Nanako's ninjas tracked Jasmine's whereabouts, numerous Tokyo police officers searched near the incident site. Charlie Wade landed the helicopter on a relatively flat mountaintop, approximately five kilometers from the site.
This distance provided temporary evasion from the police search, while remaining close enough to Jasmine. She wouldn't travel far on foot through the deep mountains; she was estimated to have gone no more than five kilometers since the incident. Even if the helicopter landed in the opposite direction, the maximum distance between them would not exceed ten kilometers.
More than two thousand meters above sea level, the weather was bitterly cold. Charlie Wade stood anxiously atop a boulder. The pills he'd given Jasmine could save her once, but not twice. He feared she might encounter criminals or other dangers in the mountains.
Nanako, noticing his distress, pulled out her phone to contact the ninjas. At that moment, her phone vibrated—a call from the Ito family ninja leader.
Nanako answered, "What's the situation? Have you found Miss Moore?"
The ninja replied, "Missy, we've located Miss Moore. She's near the incident site, about four kilometers northeast of the valley. We're approximately 500 meters away. Miss Moore appears unharmed, so we didn't approach. There's no signal here, so I contacted you halfway up the mountain. Others are secretly trailing and protecting her."
Relieved, Nanako exclaimed, "That's great!"
Charlie Wade immediately asked, "Does Jasmine have a confirmed location?"
Nanako nodded. "Charlie Wade! My men found Jasmine. She's traveling northeast and seems fine. They're about five or six hundred meters away, haven't alerted her, and called for instructions. What should we do?"
A weight lifted from Charlie Wade's chest. His only hope, arriving in Japan in the middle of the night, was Jasmine's safety.
He said, "Nanako, get their precise location. We're on our way!"
In the valley, Jasmine struggled onward. Her phone lacked signal, preventing location tracking, and she couldn't gauge her distance traveled. However, she cleverly used the North Star to maintain her direction. The North Star's near-immobile position in the northern sky provided basic navigation. By locating the North Star, she could determine north, south, east, and west, ensuring she consistently traveled northeast instead of wandering aimlessly.
People lost in the mountains often walk in circles without realizing it. Jasmine aimed to distance herself from the incident site before finding a signal to call for help. She was unaware, however, that ten elite ninjas surrounded her. Fortunately, they were Nanako's, posing no threat. Otherwise, even with the Rejuvenation Pill, Jasmine would have been in mortal danger.
Unbeknownst to her, Charlie Wade had already arrived in Tokyo and was rapidly approaching! His extraordinary strength allowed him to traverse the terrain swiftly, even without a helicopter.