In a sudden rush of urgency, he sprang to his feet and blurted out, “Have you located my sister? Or discovered anything useful?!”


    The messenger who hade to deliver the news shook his head, responding, “The situation is quiteplicated and uncertain at the moment. We haven’t found any signs of Miss Moore at the scene, nor any indications that anyone survived. However, we alsock any evidence to determine whether Miss Moore got off the bus before it left, so everything remains a mystery.”


    At this point, Rueben felt a wave of fear wash over him. “If Jasmine is truly dead, then that simplifies everything. Even if the Tokyo Police Department uncovers that her death was a homicide, I have nothing to worry about; I didn’t do it. It will be nearly impossible to trace back to me. The police can continue their investigation, and I’ll arrange to bring Jasmine’s body back for the funeral. Then we can dispose of that old problem, and the Moore family will belong to my father and me.”


    “But if Jasmine is still alive, then all of this could be for nothing! Even if she remains unaware of my secret actions against her, if she returns to Aurous Hill alive, she will undoubtedly be on high alert, making it much harder to eliminate her!”


    With these thoughts racing through his mind, he could no longer stay seated and said, “I need to step outside for some air.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    The director nodded swiftly, replying, “Of course, Lord Moore, take your time!”


    Rueben promptly exited to an empty stairwell and called Hashimoto Konzen.


    “Ah, Lord Moore, I assume you’re at the Tokyo Police Department right now?” Hashimoto greeted with a chuckle.


    Rueben replied icily, “Mr. Hashimoto, I’ve just been informed by someone at the Tokyo Police that my sister is missing! What on earth is happening?!”


    Hashimoto sounded taken aback, “Missing? How did that happen?”


    Rueben clenched his teeth and growled under his breath, “She’s vanished without a trace! No one knows her whereabouts, and we can’t find either her or her body!”


    Hashimoto, clearly flustered, muttered, “This doesn’t make sense! My team has confirmed that her vehicle crashed into the cliff. ording to their reports, it fell to the bottom of the valley within a minute, and even Amaterasu Daijin couldn’t have survived that!”


    Rueben snapped back, “Don’t feed me that nonsense! If your Amaterasu couldn’t survive, then how did my sister manage to escape?”


    “The police haven’t found her body! She wasn’t even at the crash site!” Rueben insisted.


    Hashimoto’s voice trembled slightly, “This doesn’t add up! I have a video from one of my men showing that your sister was still in the vehicle when it impacted!”


    Rueben retorted angrily, “She was in the car during the crash, and now she’s disappeared after plummeting into the valley. Tell me—where did she go?”


    Hashimoto’s desperation was evident as he stammered, “She… she should be dead… No one could survive such a fall!”


    Rueben pressed, “If she’s dead, does that mean her corpse just walks away on its own?!”


    Hashimoto fidgeted, “I… I can’t exin that…”


    Rueben growled, “Then there’s only one exnation—she must have escaped! I don’t care how you do it, just find her and eliminate her immediately! If thises to light, we’ll both be finished!”<fn409b> ?????? ???? FindN()vel</fn409b>