"Shingen Yashida, eighty years old, a World War II officer, accidentally survived the 1945 atomic bombing. He later led his family in rescuing the local economy from crisis and built a vast family enterprise spanning multiple fields.
He wielded enormous influence locally and had connections with major government officials. He may have secretly trained an assassination unit.
Died yesterday (pending verification).
His son, Shida Shingen. His granddaughter, Shida Mariko."
Looking at the detailed information on Shingen Yashida sent to his phone, Hawking could not help but marvel at how professional S.H.I.E.L.D. was. They really had some skill when it came to gathering intelligence.
Perhaps only Hydra could rival them.
"How is Logan?"
Deathstrike's face was full of worry.
Hawking smiled.
"He's fine for now. According to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intelligence, Shingen Yashida died last night. His granddaughter Mariko was attacked this afternoon, and Logan rescued her. No one knows where they went after that."
"What do we do now? Are we still going to Shingen Yashida's residence?"
Deathstrike frowned.
They had planned to go to Shingen Yashida's residence to find Wolverine, but Wolverine was no longer there.
Hawking put away his phone.
"Of course we are. The killers who kidnapped Mariko were sent by Shida Shingen, Shingen Yashida's son. Finding Shida Shingen might lead us to Logan."
Based on the intelligence Nick Fury had provided, combined with memories from his previous life, Hawking knew that the desperadoes sent to kidnap Mariko during the day had actually been Shida Shingen's subordinates.
Shida Shingen had assumed that after his father, Shingen Yashida, died, the entire family fortune would be left to him.
Who would have thought that Shingen Yashida's will stated that all of the family businesses would be inherited by his granddaughter, Mariko?
In Shida Shingen's eyes, the daughter he had originally sent