Tokyo: My Superpower Refreshes Every Week-Chapter 734 - 732: Even the Tightest Net Can’t Stop a Traitor

"Family Head, Jiro and Saburo have been killed, and there's no sign of Emily at the scene."

The voice on the other end of the phone made Sanjushi Tera sigh slightly in his heart.

He had known that casualties were likely during the operation but hadn't expected the deaths to come so swiftly.

While looking at the navigation map in the car, Sanjushi Tera spoke, "Don't worry, they can't run too far. I've already had Oyama and the local police department jointly block the outlets of the Itabashi District.

We've also deployed a large number of drones overhead for surveillance, ensuring they can't escape."

As soon as he learned that Emily was in the Itabashi District, Sanjushi Tera immediately arranged for the area to be sealed off.

This action would inconvenience the residents, but as long as they could capture Emily, that bit of inconvenience was unavoidable.

"Then we'll immediately search house by house."

"Be safe, let others go ahead and investigate."

Sanjushi Tera understood that while his people were loyal, their abilities weren't on par with those of the professionals.

So he only sent his people to act as overseers.

In truth, the ones he relied on were the local violent gang or the hired martial artists.

Or the assassins from the Assassin's Alliance, whom he spent a fortune to bring over from the Philippines.

When it comes to using guns, they are absolute experts.

Every year, many people in the Philippines die from assassinations, and hiring people only requires a little money to have assassins from the slums kill.

No matter if the target is a promising rap star or a politician about to join the government.

Of course, the powerful families that truly control the Philippines never find the Assassin's Alliance troublesome, and sometimes they even like to use the Alliance's secrecy to eliminate people they dislike.

After all, the dirty work is handled by the Assassin's Alliance, and it doesn't fall on them.

Sanjushi Tera specifically spent a fortune hiring from the Assassin's Alliance a group of elite assassins who have achieved more than thirty successful kills, equipping them with guns, tranquilizer darts, and tear gas.

He hopes to capture them.

Sanjushi Tera looked at the map of Itabashi District and did not stay there, driving toward the Itabashi District.

He wants to direct the operation personally.

...

"Hey, you guys go check over there." "There's nothing inside this building!"

"Damn it, where exactly are they hiding?"

On the streets of the Itabashi District, members of the Thirty-Four Families and hired people openly roamed around with guns in groups, scaring the residents who basically dared not show themselves.

Though the Itabashi District isn't particularly affluent.

Poverty breeds a certain level of chaos.

But comparing today's brazen, armed spectacle to the usual circumstances was rare.

Many residents called the Metropolitan Police Department, but the reply was simply not to worry, as these people wouldn't harm them and were only searching for vicious criminals.

The Metropolitan Police Department truly lacked funds, and even outsourced such matters.

Many residents complained but dared not randomly shoot short videos to upload online.

If it were the police, they would dare to do so, but these people were likely from a violent gang.

These people don't need votes, and randomly uploading footage might provoke retaliation.

Local residents only dared to watch as they passed by in groups.

Emily also looked at these people, furrowing her brow, subconsciously biting her thumb.

She understood very well that her situation was precarious.

The enemy seemed to have sealed the exits of the Itabashi District, and drones occasionally flew overhead.

The ground was led by members of the Thirty-Four Families, armed with guns likely loaded with tranquilizer darts.

Their method of searching door-to-door seemed clumsy but was indeed effective.

It's troublesome; at this rate, the two of them simply can't reach Nishitani and will be caught like fish in their net.

"What should we do?"

Emily thought it over: chaos must be created.

Her azure eyes shifted, looking at the vacant house in front of her, silently apologizing to the owner in her heart.

After the fact, if she survived, she would certainly compensate them twice over.

If she didn't survive, then simply apologizing would have to suffice.

After all, in Japan, merely bowing often earns forgiveness from others.

Though Emily wasn't Japanese, she had lived in Tokyo long enough to nearly assimilate into the local culture.

Just by bowing, she believed the homeowner would generously forgive her.

"Katerina, quickly set fire to this house.

Use this to divert their attention; we'll dampen some towels and take refuge in the window cabinet, betting they won't think we're still here."

Emily walked toward the kitchen.

...

Initially, dense smoke billowed upward, as if trying to merge into the azure sky.

Then, the fire grew increasingly intense.

The bright flames attracted the attention of the people patrolling nearby, and they immediately called their companions.

Drones gathered like cats sensing something fishy, scanning the area around the burning building.

The footage captured by the drones was transmitted back to the large screen in the van. Sanjushi Tera sat there, his brow slightly furrowed. Was this fire deliberately or accidentally triggered?

He thought for a moment and looked at Morimoto Chiyoda sitting beside him, saying: "Director Morimoto, what do you think of this fire?"

"It's possible Emily deliberately set it to attract attention and use it as an opportunity to escape from Itabashi District."

Morimoto Chiyoda speculated theatrically; her presence here abandoning official duties could be justified.

After all, Emily was of great importance to those above.

No matter how divided the opinions were at the higher levels, it was essential to quickly grasp information related to Emily.

Her intention to be on-site was naturally to subtly influence Sanjushi Tera's judgment and lead him to make the wrong decision.

Sanjushi Tera glanced over the screen. The fire caused the surrounding residents to no longer stay quietly at home; they seemed worried that the Thirty-Four Families might set their houses on fire, mimicking the American demolition method.

After all, the people from the Thirty-Four Families weren't wearing police uniforms. They looked like a violent gang with guns, and it wasn't impossible for them to set residential buildings on fire.

If not handled well, the residents around might riot.

Sanjushi Tera didn't rush to address the situation and directed the drones to scan the decorative greenery and the yards of single-family homes.

He wondered whether Emily was hiding nearby or whether this fire had already been prepared in advance.

Did she run far away?

Sanjushi Tera's heart sank, and he said, "Everyone, carry out your duties; don't panic or gather at the fire scene.

Inform the nearby residents that we've already called the firefighters to come put out the fire, so there's no need for panic.

Everyone else should proceed with their tasks. Drones should not cluster together; continue dispersed searches in other areas of Itabashi District, maintain order."

The drone footage changed.

Morimoto Chiyoda didn't want the other side to handle it so properly, and she sarcastically said, "Mr. Thirty-Four's command is indeed by the book."

"What does Director Morimoto think?"

Sanjushi Tera turned his head slightly. He naturally understood that being by the book wasn't a compliment; it was like mocking him for being rigid and inflexible.

Morimoto Chiyoda said seriously, "In my opinion, Emily must have tampered inside the building, and your previous slight mistake was enough for Katerina to lead people to run a certain distance.

Now, if you continue using such by-the-book methods, you might not catch them."

Sanjushi Tera adopted a humble posture and said, "According to Director Morimoto's thinking, how should we act?"

"Emily's intention is merely to escape Itabashi District. We should first strengthen the surrounding blockade forces to prevent her from breaking through, then gradually tighten from all sides inward."

Morimoto Chiyoda clenched her fist, brimming with confidence.

Since they discovered Emily's whereabouts in Oyama Town, the search initially centered around Oyama Town.

But now Morimoto Chiyoda plans to shrink inward from all sides, which will inevitably increase the workload and time substantially, and the commotion caused won't be small.

Yet, in Sanjushi Tera's view, it's not a bad approach.

Since Emily's whereabouts were discovered, now a full hour has passed.

He blocked Itabashi District but couldn't pinpoint Emily's exact location.

Sanjushi Tera was truly worried the opponent might break through the encirclement, so strengthening the checkpoints to prevent Emily from breaking through made sense, then gradually shrinking inward.

The duration might be longer, but it was safe.

Additionally, with such a long time, it shouldn't be them who were anxious, but rather Emily and Katerina, seeing themselves being encircled.

Sanjushi Tera nodded and said, "That's right, let's proceed like this."

He immediately ordered, instructing the people inside the district to return to the road junctions, increase checkpoint strength to prevent breakthroughs.

Morimoto Chiyoda maintained her expression but secretly breathed a sigh of relief; she knew Emily well and understood Emily would never want to break through Itabashi District but would choose Nishitani's safe house.

Now, with the brief withdrawal of personnel, it could somewhat alleviate Emily's pressure, allowing her to smoothly reach Nishitani's safe house.

Once there, she could hide.

Emily would be safe.

Morimoto Chiyoda thought inwardly, watching Sanjushi Tera dispatching personnel there, the drone footage converging toward the checkpoint area.

She continued to disrupt saying, "It's also not ruled out that Emily and her group might have already escaped Itabashi District."

"..."

Sanjushi Tera frowned slightly, saying, "There are people at the checkpoints."

"Even I cannot control the Metropolitan Police Department's personnel."

Morimoto Chiyoda's implication was, could the checkpoint personnel be trusted?

Sanjushi Tera's eyes were dark; this time he only aligned with three major corporations, disregarding Iwasaki's house and Phoenix Academy's house. Could they restrain themselves from taking action?

Were there no people from them at the checkpoints?

Once the seeds of doubt are sown, it's difficult to stop them from taking root and growing.

He fell into a storm of thoughts.

Meanwhile, Morimoto Chiyoda watched the screen footage, where three dark-skinned individuals were moving against the current.

Them?

Morimoto Chiyoda was slightly surprised, but the drones quickly lost sight of their figures.