Rosalie’s original withdrawal plan was to ask her gang to spread themselves and then gather in Osaka. A private airplane would then be transferred from Raventon to Osaka and bring everyone back to Eastcliff.Nevertheless, if the Tokyo metropolitan police officers could not arrest her and the other assassins from the Schulz family, they might investigate all the previous exit records from the country. Any airplanes flown from Osaka to Eastcliff would surely become the suspicious target of the police officers.Therefore, Rosalie had decided that everyone should depart from Osaka to Raventon.The Japanese had the right to investigate all information regarding its flights from the country. Theoretically speaking, all flights which have departed from Japan could be investigated by the Japanese officers.Therefore, if everyone were to reach Raventon first and then transfer from Raventon to Eastcliff, that would no longer be related to Japan. With that, the Japanese would lose its trail.Logi
There were no secrets in civil aviation information, let alone private airplane routes. All this information was accessible by the airport staff and detectable by the flight schedule system. As such, Isaac could provide his findings to Charlie without any complications.In his reply to Charlie’s message, there were a total of four private airplanes departing from Osaka to Raventon.Among these four, there were two airplanes with very few passengers - about ten people in total. Since the Schulz family had sent plenty of assassins to Japan, it would be unlikely for them to travel back to their home country in these two airplanes. As such, Charlie excluded the two planes.Meanwhile, the remaining two private airplanes were modified from the Airbus A320. After the modification, the two airplanes would be able to accommodate about forty to fifty passengers. Therefore, Charlie had speculated that the Schulz family's assassins would take one of these two A320s to leave Japan.He then request
Despite feeling distasteful towards Charlie’s reaction, she let her guard down slightly.After a while, she walked closer to Charlie and sat down beside him.As soon as she sat down, Rosalie observed Charlie in silence.It was not because she felt suspicious towards Charlie. Instead, she did it out of her habitual vigilance.Whenever she came to a new environment, she would first gain a deeper understanding of her surroundings to obtain useful information.She observed Charlie and found that this man was actually quite good-looking. In fact, she would brand him as eye-candy.Nonetheless, it was the way he gazed at her body before that made her feel disgusted.Then, Rosalie smiled and asked, “Sir, are you an Oskian?”Charlie had never thought that the Schulz family’s female assassin would take the initiative to talk to him. He intentionally looked surprised and excited by her approach and replied, “Beauty, how do you know I am an Oskian? After all, this is not a flight to Oskia.”Rosali
Nevertheless, Rosalie was very curious about the piece of information that Charlie wanted to reveal. Therefore, she suppressed her disgust of him and edged her body closer to him. She then said coldly, “Hurry up then!”Charlie purposely moved closer to her and then whispered in her ear, “Not long ago, Donald’s brother-in-law, Nelson Bishop, who was the boss of the Beggar Clan of Sudbury, was killed. His wife and a gang of the Beggar clan also became deceased.”Upon hearing these, Rosalie immediately retreated from Charlie and kept a distance from him. She then answered coldly, “What is this? This was a hot topic before. Everyone knows about it.”Charlie shrugged and added, “I thought you might not have known.”Rosalie stared at him in disgust. She opined that Charlie deliberately did so in order to take advantage of her.Fortunately, he had not gained much from her. Thus, Rosalie did not explode in anger.After the incident, Rosalie had further let her guard down.Charlie noticed that
Very soon, the airplane departed from Tokyo airport.And after just an hour, the airplane was ready to touch down at Osaka airport.Once the airplane was on the ground, as usual, the first-class passengers would be given priority to deplane.Since Rosalie did not bring any luggage bags with her and was seated along the aisle, she could immediately get to her feet and walk towards the cabin door as soon as the airplane had landed.The Schulz family had already arranged for the next airplane that would depart after half an hour. As such, as soon as the cabin door had been disarmed, Rosalie stepped out and went straight to the business terminal. She had to go through another round of security checks before she could arrive at the private airplane hangar.The airplane workflow for private airplanes and civil aviation was different. Passengers of civil aviation would have to go to the ordinary terminal. In contrast, passengers of private airplanes or business jets would have to go through s
The captain picked up the communicator and made a cabin broadcast, “Mr. Wade, we have obtained permission from the tower officer to line up behind the airplane to Raventon from hangar no. 12. It will take about forty minutes before we can depart due to the number of airplanes queuing up in Osaka airport right now.”The moment Charlie heard that his airplane would line up behind that of the Schulz family, he immediately said to Isaac, “Come, let’s go to the cockpit!”Isaac hurriedly followed behind Charlie as they squeezed into a narrow cockpit. As soon as Isaac had entered, he asked the captain, “Where is the airplane to Raventon?”The captain pointed to a hangar next to theirs where there was an airplane that had just made a turn. Then, the captain said, “Mr. Cameron, this is the one.”Isaac nodded his head. When he saw that the airplane, which had just made a turn, move towards the runway, he immediately said to the captain, “Quick, follow it!”Without a moment of hesitation, the ca
At the moment, all of the Schulz family’s skillful masters looked as pale as a sheet!The airplane was just about to depart and transport them safely to receive their lucrative rewards upon their arrival in their country of origin.Rosalie had even just received compliments from Sheldon over the phone. Who would have thought that it was at this very moment that such a drastic change would have taken place!?More than ten Japanese Self-Defense Forces helicopters and thirty armored military vehicles had surrounded Rosalie’s airplane.Japan's Self-Defense Forces were also known as the Japanese military. Ever since Japan had been defeated, the Japanese were not allowed to have their own military forces according to the rules and regulations. As such, they had formed a self-defense force instead.Despite it being named ‘Self-Defense Forces’, the team was fully-equipped, well-trained, and acted in accordance with the military's instructions.Although the assassins were skillful masters, they
At that very moment, the broadcast from the loudspeaker continued, “We are from Japan’s Self-Defense Forces. You are instructed to open all the cabin doors. Otherwise, we will resort to aggressive attacks!”At the moment, the captain ran out of the cockpit and said nervously, “We’ve been warned to open our cabin doors. If not, they’ll attack us!”The cabin was in a state of chaos!All the so-called skillful masters were in a state of panic and lost their focus. Some stood up nervously and paced back and forth inside the cabin, trying to think of an effective solution to escape.These people were akin to cockroaches trapped inside a glass bottle. They had nowhere to go and were very frightened! Rosalie also felt nervous.If she opened the cabin door, she knew very well that it would mean they surrendered themselves.The massacre of the Matsumoto family had caused much hatred among the Japanese. If they were to surrender themselves, the Japanese government would not let them go. They w
Elaine may have led a life as if she was above the rules, but beneath that tough exterior lay crippling insecurities and a horrific inferiority complex.She was always afraid of being belittled—but more than that, of being ostracized and betrayed.Over the years, the greatest source of her complexes could all be traced back to Matilda.After all, Matilda had been a star back in their school days. Because Elaine was a close friend of hers, many boys would get chummy with Elaine, but only because they were interested in Matilda.Being from a poor farmer's family, Elaine had been scorned plenty and therefore felt exceedingly inferior around Matilda.It was from that sense of inferiority that Elaine had inadvertently developed a one-sided rivalry against Matilda, and she believed her greatest triumph over Matilda in this life was the moment she had stolen Jacob from her.However, while Elaine presumed that she could hold that victory over Matilda's head, Lady Wilson had soured that v
Moreover, given Elaine's ridiculous temper, Jacob knew she would definitely go overboard and destroy him.He wouldn't even have a place to live at that point, and it would really be game over if she held a grudge and stormed the Calligraphy and Painting Association!Under such circumstances, he couldn't ask for a divorce—hell, he might even refuse a divorce if Elaine asked for one!However, that was when Elaine laughed coldly. "Oh, my… You're really not going to divorce me?""Come on—how long were we married?" Jacob quickly reasoned. "Getting divorced at our age? People would laugh at us."Elaine scoffed. "Now I'm curious… Matilda's quite old too, and she's a divorcee marrying again. Won't people laugh at her?""Technically, she's a widow—"Jacob blurted out, but soon turned pale, tensing up again not a second after he had just calmed down, asking gingerly, "W-Why would you suddenly mention her?'Elaine stopped pretending right then and snapped, "It's actually impressive that y
Horrified, Jacob promptly grasped the steering wheel and brought the Cullinan back under control while not hesitating to snap, "Are you crazy?! We're on the highway—that could have killed the both of us!"However, Elaine ignored him and seized the moment to open the armrest box, pulling out the large white envelope.As she opened it, she muttered, "So, it really was a wedding invitation… You really are a terrible friend, Jacob Wilson, hiding a wedding invitation like this! What's the point? Just look at that nervous face of yours—would I suspect you of having an affair with the bride-to-be?"She flipped open the card and was experienced enough to check the names first while disregarding the usual preamble. She wouldn't care about the venue or the time either, focusing solely on the professor who had somehow made Jacob very nervous.That was how Elaine found the names in less than a second: Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall.Matilda?!The name could well be knives stabbing Elaine in th
Jacob's brain blanked out, leaving only a dull hum as soon as Walker mentioned 'Professor Hall'.Already feeling nervous in the first place, he quickly said, "Okay, okay—I got it. Anyway, I'm hanging up if there's nothing else!"With that, he promptly pressed the button to hang up.Nonetheless, Elaine was soon asking in curiosity, "Who's Professor Hall?"If Jacob had any semblance of composure, he would have said 'a colleague at Senior University' as if it was perfectly natural, and the matter would have been forgotten.But the reality was that he didn't—in fact, he was the champion when it came to dropping the ball as a casual question from Elaine left him sweating all over his brow.Even as he slid nervous glances at her face, he stammered uncontrollably, "N-Nobody…"Elaine promptly noticed his strange reaction and frowned. "I'm talking about Professor Hall. What do you mean, nobody? Who are they? And what's this about an invitation? Inviting you for what?"Seeing that he was
Jacob had really had too much to drink and couldn't remember the later parts of what had happened last night—even how he had gotten home was a blur.Naturally, he also forgot that Walker had brought Matilda's wedding invitation, and therefore didn't hesitate to answer the in-car answer button.Over the phone, Walker was positively fawning as he asked, "Mr. Wilson? It's Walker. Why didn't you come in today? Had too much to drink last night?""Uh-huh," Jacob grunted, lethargic. "I did—my head still hurts now… Anyway, what's up? Trouble at the association?""No, of course not," Walker quickly said. "I was just worried you're still hungover, so I called to ask. If you need a driver or anything, you just need to ask!"Then, before Jacob could answer, he continued, "By the way, my wife is somewhat knowledgable in Oskian medicine, and she has recipes for brews that cure hangovers and nourish the liver. I'm sure you'll need the latter since you're always drinking at social events, so I as
Fortunately, Elaine and Jacob's bickering never escalated.Even though Elaine was winning, Jacob found it tolerable.After Jacob finished his lunch and cleaned up, he never looked up as he said, "Charlie sent a text, saying Claire's flight would touch down earlier at three. We will leave at two."Elaine grumbled. "Why leave so early? She's coming back from abroad, and there'd be checkpoints she has to clear—she'd be lucky if she could leave by half past three. I'm sleeping a few winks now, and we'll leave at half past two."As she left the dining room, she didn't even look back as she said, "Clean up for me too."Jacob had a million complaints but said nothing as he kept his head down, throwing Elaine's lunchbox in the trash can as well.With Elaine gone, he sat on the couch as her hangover slowly cleared while his mood soured with the lack of alcohol.In the end, the pleasure of being fawned over at the Diamond Room was but temporary—the pain of his beloved leaving with someone
Vera kept her plan to investigate the identity of the abbess deep in her mind and told Charlie nothing.Instead, she smiled as she said, "It seems that it's both yours and Ms. Ito's good fortune that she has attained enlightenment. You've never had anyone who could attain enlightenment and master Reiki at the same time, so Ms. Ito will definitely be a great help to you in the future."Charlie chuckled and said calmly, "I'm not hoping for her to help. I'm simply happy for her with her enlightenment and excited to have another comrade in my solo ventures into the dark forests."Vera nodded in understanding, and she murmured emotionally, "I've lived for so long, and it's only when I opened my heart to you that I felt that sensation you described."There was a flicker of wistfulness in her eyes.She really did not expect to attain enlightenment before meeting Charlie.Years ago, she thought that she would eventually avenge her father.Now, she no longer hoped to murder Fleur Griffi
Vera was inwardly disappointed to hear that Claire was returning.That meant there were fewer chances of Charlie visiting the Scarlet Pinnacle Manor, as were her chances of seeing him again.Still, she didn't let it show, instead asking casually, "How are things at Champs Elys? Are the warriors improving at a rate to your satisfaction?""Well, most of everyone's improvement is within expectations…" Charlie explained, just as he remembered a certain someone. "By the way, there's something I haven't told you yet. Are you perhaps acquainted with the name Ito Nanako?""Yes," Vera smiled. "The Japanese lady who was with you. What about her?""She attained enlightenment days ago.""Enlightenment?" Vera did a double take and soon pressed, "Enlightenment in what sense? Essential Qi or Reiki?"After all, the former was the path to enlightenment in martial arts, while the latter meant enlightenment in cultivation.But despite the distinction between both domains, enlightenment was a comm
While Charlie had long since gotten used to Elaine and Jacob's bizarre marriage, being near the heart of the storm still took a toll on his senses—to the point that he felt physically sick.Leaving right away was therefore his best solution.Once he left, however, he realized he didn't have anywhere to go. Champs Elys was quite far, and it would take a lot of time.As he started to feel bored stiff, he remembered Vera for some reason and called her.Once Vera answered, she quickly asked in curiosity, "To what do I owe the pleasure? Lunch, perhaps?"Charlie chuckled. "Since you've put it that way… I haven't eaten either, so lunch it is!"Vera giggled. "Come over to my place, then. It's cold outside, and I was just lighting up a hot pot. I'll have Madam Marilyn prepare an additional portion.""Okay!" Charlie agreed to it without hesitation. "I can return her car too. Just wait, I'll be right there!"Once he hung up, he got on the Rolls Roycs he had borrowed from Scarlet Pinnacl