The Invisible Mogul novel Chapter 2078

“Is that so…? Then you should be able to complete the investigation in half a month, no? If you fail by then, well… Let’s just say that you’ll be ‘voluntarily’ stepping down from your position as head of the assassination department, if you get what I mean. After all, why should the Hanyus feed such a useless person?” retorted Suijin as he pointed at Ryugu.

While it was true that Suijin was well aware that investigating the Westoner would be difficult—especially since they had so little information to go with—Ryugu was still the one in charge of the position. If he wasn’t going to do the job, who was? Suijin?

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Ryugu simply replied, “I-I understand…”

“You better. Regardless, I’m granting you permission to take on Kai’s assassination request on your own. A mere guest should be easy enough to kill, though make sure you’re unnoticed while doing the deed. Needless to say, don’t leave any traces behind either. While you’re there, use that chance to further investigate the Futabas to see if you can find anything else about the Westoner,” said Suijin after thinking for a while.

“Understood… I’ll start preparing myself then,” replied Ryugu with a nod as he turned around and walked off…

Meanwhile, Gerald and Fujiko were still staying in the hotel. Though an entire day had passed, Fujiko hadn’t received any news from her family. Due to that, it was a safe bet that the Kanagawas hadn’t gone over looking for trouble yet, just as Gerald had predicted.

After all, even if Kai did head to the Futaba manor, it wasn’t as if he was going to be able to expose—to them—what had happened the night before. If word got out, Kai—as the youngest son of the Kanagawa family—would not only become the laughing stock of the entirety of Japan, but he would also cause his family’s status to plummet.

With that in mind, after thinking about it for a bit, Fujiko—who figured that she couldn’t just continue avoiding the issue—was prompted to say, “I… I wish to return and explain all that had happened to my father…”