With enthusiasm, Fitz eximed, “He’s open to considering our proposals and terms, but he still prefers to have a face-to-face discussion. What are your thoughts?”
Zara responded, “I think that sounds fine. Call him back and invite him to meet with us at the hotel first thing tomorrow morning. If the conversation goes well, we can proceed with the coboration. Takahashi Jinzhi will be absent, so we can reassess. If things don’t go well, we’ll just sign the contract with Takahashi Zhenzhi!”
“Got it!” Fitz replied eagerly. “I’ll make that call right away!”
Just as Fitz finished speaking, four ninjas dressed in ck suddenly dropped down from the hotel corridor’s ceiling!
Zara and Fitz barely had time to react before they were overpowered.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">
Zara shouted in panic, “Who are you?!”
One of the masked ninjas replied coldly, “Miss Banks, I’m a subordinate of Mr. Ito. I have matters to discuss with you, so please don’t take offense!”
“What?!” Zara and Fitz were both left speechless!
Filled with dread, Zara thought, “Ito Yuihiko just contacted me about negotiating with his brother again. Why would ninjas attack so suddenly?!”
“Could it be that his intention to renegotiate is a cover, and the kidnapping is real?”
Zara quickly spoke up, “Is there some sort of misunderstanding? We were just about to renegotiate with Mr. Ito. What are you nning?”
The ninja smirked, “Ms. Banks, you should ask the right questions. Follow us without resistance. We won’t harm you, but if you try any tricks, I’m afraid, I will have to ensure your demise in Japan!”
Realizing the gravity of the situation, Zara blurted out, “If this is about money, I can offer you double or even triple the amount, no matter who sent you!”
The man scoffed, “Unfortunately, we ninjas value our integrity. So I advise you and Mr. Banks not to take offense!”
With that, he signaled to the two ninjas beside him!
The two immediately produced special handkerchiefs from their pockets.
They poured a significant amount of ether onto the handkerchiefs.
Before Zara and Fitz could utter a sound, the handkerchiefs were pressed tightly over their mouths.<fn1c19> Discover more novels at find[?]ovel</fn1c19>
The potent chemical smell overwhelmed them, rendering both siblings unconscious almost instantly!
Afterward, the two ninjas hoisted the siblings over their shoulders, bound them securely, and lowered them by a rope from the hotel room window, gliding down the wall effortlessly.
Outside, twomercial vehicles had been waiting patiently. Once the unconscious Banks siblings were loaded into the vehicles, they sped away from the scene!
This swift abduction went unnoticed by anyone in the hotel, leaving no one even aware that the Banks siblings had been taken!
Even more chilling was the fact that over a dozen members of the Banks familyy dead in their respective rooms.
They had been victims of military-grade sarin gas deployed by the ninjas.
This highly toxic chemical weapon is infamous for being used in a terrorist attack on the Japanese subway in 1995.
Exposure to sarin gas through the respiratory system or skin can lead to death in mere moments, with a lethal dose being as little as 10 mg.
Once the cars pulled away from the hotel, a man inside one of the vehicles made a call: “Mr. Matsumoto, we’ve captured the individuals, and all the other members of the Banks family are dead. We have left behind a distinct mark of the Tenglin family in their room!”
On the other end, Matsumoto’s voice was filled with excitement: “Excellent! Make sure to take them to Kyoto and await my instructions. Eliminate them when necessary and dispose of their bodies in the Ito family mansion in Kyoto. With the Banks family gone—along with their grandchildren and the eldest granddaughter—Ito Yuhiko’s fate will remain ambiguous! The scene will bear the exclusive imprint of the Tenglin family. Ito will undoubtedly me Takahashi’s family for this. Tokyo is about to witness an intriguing spectacle!”<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>