Chapter 454 - DISCUSSING ALL VARIABLES (1/2)

Hu Lei knew that there was no escape, so she told Zhong Feng about Harriet Brown mentioning an adoptive daughter on the ship. She did not even inform the Interpol agents about the young woman because she knew they would cause chaos.

”I told Kaito to investigate her and find out how she was related to the Brown sisters. It did not seem like she had a close relationship with them, so I decided to let it go. I also thought it was a bit convenient, the way Harriet mentioned her name.” Hu Lei said.  ​​

”Kaito found some suspicious points in her background. She was obviously hiding something, but I could not believe that she was involved with those women, at least not closely. I did not think Kaito would take his curiosity so far.”

She still remembered the devious twinkle in his eyes on her wedding day. She should have known that he would not let things go. She suspected that he had been losing interest in his life at that time and was looking for excitement.

Her frown deepened. But it seemed that he was serious about this Akira. Otherwise, he would not have sent her to Azure Woods. But that did not matter for now. The primary question on her mind was: where was he?

Zhong Feng nodded. ”You should have told me about it. Her identity is quite well-hidden, but she is not a simple person. She is involved in plenty of things including a covert government agency in Japan. She is either a good hacker or knows someone with good skills.”

”I am still trying to retrieve the full information on her life. But so far, she does not seem to be in cahoots with the Brown sisters or the International Health Alliance. Her only current bad ȧssociation is your senior brother.”

There was humour in Zhong Feng's eyes.

”Is someone coming after her?” Hu Lei asked. ”If she has wounds and felt endangered enough to use Kaito's exit strategy, someone must be hunting her.”

Hu Lei was not a stranger to running for her life. She could recognise the signs of fear and paranoia. And that Yamazaki girl was on edge.

”I am still running that through my systems, but I have some suspicion that it is related to the International Health Alliance.” Zhong Feng replied.

”Why do you think that? She should not be directly connected to them.” Hu Lei said.

”That might be the case, but Harriet Brown words could not have been an empty threat. She mentioned this girl because she wanted you to look for her. If she was trying to get revenge against you, Yamazaki Akira would have come after you.” Zhong Feng said as he pulled his breakfast tray.

”But since they do not seem close, she probably had a revenge plan against the International Health Alliance. She was probably both pleading for her life and placing a time bomb. If someone was aware of Yamazaki Akira's existence, they would knowingly or unknowingly set off the explosion.”

There was a long moment of silence as Zhong Feng ate. Hu Lei was thinking about his words. If his ȧssumptions were true, then the people after the girl were probably from the International Health Alliance. Despite their efforts, the organisation was like an undying snake.

Then, her eyes lit up. ”Doesn't this mean that she has something incriminating to destroy IHA permanently?”

Zhong Feng took another sip of tea. ”Don't jump to conclusions. She might not be aware of her role in the nefarious plot. We will know about it once we talk to her. Our primary focus right now should be finding Kaito's location.”

Hu Lei agreed. If Kaito was under the control of IHA or even worse people, they should not take chances with his safety. The more they waited, the more he would suffer. However, something was bugging her.