The Storm Approaches

"There are currently no the Hand left in the United States; all their strongholds have been breached."

"According to the latest intelligence, Madame Gao was executed after being brought back to Charlotte Agency. Her body was then taken away by the cleaning staff of the Continental Hotel and cremated."

"Even the personnel responsible for escorting Madame Gao's ashes were killed by assassins from the Continental Hotel and given a bounty. As for Madame Gao's ashes, they had already been scattered on the ground and completely washed away by the rain when we arrived..."

Upon hearing his subordinate's report, the Stick burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"So many years have passed, so many years have passed, and your the Hand to this! Madame Gao, not only are you dead this time, but your ashes have been scattered. Without a body, let's see how you return."

At first, when he heard that Madame Gao had been taken away, Stick didn't care because he knew that even if Madame Gao was killed, she would return. He just didn't expect Charlotte to handle it in such a special way, directly cremating Madame Gao. At this point, he knew that one of the Five Fingers of the Hand had been completely wiped out.

Madame Gao could not return.

The Stick, who was laughing loudly, suddenly remembered his dead apprentice and immediately stopped laughing.

Standing before the coffin, looking at Matt Murdock lying inside, Stick's expression turned solemn as he murmured, "Don't worry, Matt, I will avenge you."

"No one can survive unscathed after killing my apprentice."

At the same time, a thought arose in the Stick's mind: if he could find the Dragon Bone, could he also revive his apprentice...?

Then the Stick ordered, "Gather all the intelligence on Rock Lee. I want him to pay for his crimes in blood!"

"Investigate all traces of the Hand's previous activities in Hell's Kitchen, find out why they came here. I don't believe the Hand sent Madame Gao, one of the Five Fingers, just to open a Blind Man's Factory."

The subordinate from the Chaste beside him immediately nodded in agreement. "Yes!"

Seeing his men leave, the Stick stared at Matt's corpse and slowly said, "Apprentice, it seems you need to freeze him. Otherwise, even if I find the Dragon Bone someday, I won't be able to resurrect a skeleton."

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On the other side.

Charlotte Doyle had just driven her beloved car back to the Agency when she saw a medium-sized truck parked at the entrance. The truck was decorated with several large, adorable pet images and the words "k9natural delivery" written on it.

k9natural, the Hermes of the pet world, 500g/ US Dollar 100.

Charlotte parked the car and walked over. Seeing Iruka talking to the other party's staff, she asked, "Iruka, what's going on?"

Upon seeing Charlotte Doyle approach, Iruka replied, "Lord Charlotte, they're from a pet food company. They said they ordered a batch of dog food and pet treats from us, and that's why they're delivering them."

Charlotte took the inventory list from Iruka and glanced at it. She found that there was quite a lot of stuff. In addition to a ton of K9 Natural dog food, there was salmon, steak, chicken breast, beef bones, and various canned pet food and snacks. There was even a large bag of pet toys and a top-of-the-line doghouse.

The last part also notes that these are items to be delivered this quarter, and delivery will be made once every quarter.

Charlotte glanced at the list and thought to herself: Tony Stark really knows how to spend money; he's bought quite a lot for Pakkun.

He then said, "This is a gift from the client to Pakkun. Please move it in."

After speaking, Charlotte walked into the Agency, while Iruka behind her instructed the workers to unload the goods.

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At this time, on the other side of the ocean, in Japan.

The headquarters of the Hand.

A high-level meeting is underway.

The council was supposed to consist of five people, but only four were present today: the other representatives of the Five Fingers — Alexandra, Bakuto, Sowande, and Murakami.

The atmosphere was heavy, and none of the four spoke first, as time ticked by.

Finally, Alexandra broke the silence, saying, "Madame Gao went to New York with a group of people to find new Dragon Bone. According to the information we received, the person was completely dead, with no remains left. What should we do next?"

Murakami, who was closer to Madame Gao, spoke first, "Madame Gao Taka is one of the Five Fingers of the Hand, just like us. Since she has been murdered, we must avenge her. Otherwise, what will other organizations think of the Hand? Especially now that Madame Gao is unlikely to be resurrected, our mystique will be greatly diminished."

"That way, others will know that the Hand not an invincible force."

Murakami paused for a moment, and the other two echoed, "We have no objections, we agree to revenge."

Seeing that everyone agreed, Alexandra then said, "Besides revenge, there is another matter of utmost importance: Madame Gao's mission to find the Dragon Bone must be restarted."

"Based on the information that Madame Gao sent back to headquarters before her death, the approximate area of Dragon Bone has been delineated."

"The Dragon Bone are buried beneath Hell's Kitchen in New York."

"Fellow travelers, we don't have many Dragon Bone left, so finding new Dragon Bone is urgent. The search must continue."

"This time, all four of us are out here, along with our respective subordinates. One reason is to avenge Madame Gao, and the other is to find the Dragon Bone."

At this moment Bakuto and Sowande also spoke up, "It's been a long time since the four of us have fought together. This time, we must let the outside world know how terrifying the Hand."

Seeing that everyone had expressed their opinions, Alexandra pressed the remote control in her hand, and Charlotte Doyle's photo and his identity information appeared on the big screen.

"Now, we need to understand our enemy, Charlotte Doyle."

"Because the Hand organization in the United States suffered a devastating blow, our intelligence is somewhat lacking. This information was purchased through other channels, and we currently do not know why the High Table has come into conflict with us."

"But what is certain is that the nationwide the Hand has ended, so this operation is not only about killing Charlotte Doyle, but also about burning the Continental Hotel in New York to the ground."

As Alexandra explained, everyone gained a certain understanding of Charlotte Doyle's identity and strength, and a conspiracy against Charlotte Doyle thus began.

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