The Invisible Mogul novel Chapter 2119

With that in mind, Ryugu then turned to look at Gerald again. Quite honestly, he was feeling immensely anxious—to the point of finding it hard to breathe—since he still had no idea where Endo and Izumi were. Whatever the case was, Ryugu knew that the only cure for his anxiety was by saving his two men and murdering Gerald…

Regardless, Ryugu had accepted the old man’s invitation for a reason. While they were driving over earlier, Ryugu had been thinking about Saburo’s failure to assassinate Fujiko. Were the Yamashitas truly the ones who had intercepted Saburo’s assassination attempt the other day? Why else would Gerald and Fujiko suddenly decide to head here?

Either way, if the Yamashitas really were the masterminds behind all this, then it would definitely explain why he hadn’t been able to locate Saburo’s assailant even after sending out so many men to investigate…

Since the old man had initiated the invitation, this was an optimal opportunity for him to dig deeper into this! He wasn’t the leader of the Hanyu’s assassination team for nothing!

Whatever the case was, since Ryugu agreed to it, the old man then smiled as he turned to face Gearld while asking, “And how about you, young brother?”

“I’d be glad to. I’ve heard about the Yamashita ninjas for a while now, and it’s an honor to finally be able to meet one,” replied Gerald as he smiled back.

Chuckling in response, the old man then said in his hoarse voice, “My boy, ninjas aren’t real! We’re just a small family on the verge of collapse! There aren’t any ninjas to be found here!”

Before Gerald could reply, however, the old man slowly extended his hand… and with a slight gesture, the shuriken—that had earlier been tossed—flew right back into his hand! It was almost as though it was being pulled back by an invisible thread of sorts…

With the shuriken now in his hand, the old man then slipped it into his pocket before turning around and walking further down the barren mountain, his arms against his back… Though one would’ve expected him to move slowly, the old man was quite fast.

Seeing that, Ryugu then glared at Gerald, and was just about to follow suit when Takeshi suddenly walked up to him before asking, “Um… What about us, leader…?”

Nodding in response, she simply replied, “I am. I go by Futaba Fujiko!”

Chuckling in response, the old man then cheerfully said, “So it really is you! You know, when your father last brought you here, you were just this tall… You really have grown to be a beauty!”

Watching as the old man gestured to the height of a child, the surprised Fujiko—who had never heard of her father contacting the Yamashitas before—couldn’t help but ask, “You’ve… met my father before…?”

“Of course, I have! Though that was quite a long time ago…” replied the old man as he nodded while smiling, clearly reminiscing about the past…