Was it possible for someone to completely disappear from this world?
To do so willingly—to hide away and avoid being discovered?
Strictly speaking, it was possible, but very few people could actually manage it.
For example, if someone hid on an isolated island and never had any contact with the outside world for the rest of their life, they might be able to conceal themselves.
But in most cases, it was difficult to hide without leaving human society.
Checks, bank deposits and withdrawals, and all kinds of receipts formed layer upon layer of information networks. As long as someone had enough money and professionals coordinating the effort, it was easy to find them.
Professional hunters around the world all had their own sources of information. After capturing the forger who had created Charlie's fake identity, they obtained the details of the ship ticket she had purchased from customs.
After that, they found the city where she was living in seclusion.
There was nothing remarkable about it. As long as a person lived in this world, they would always leave behind traces.
And if they were driven by profit, it was even harder to hide.
At that moment, Charlie kept clutching and rubbing her arms with both hands. The weather had clearly grown warm, yet she looked as if she were about to freeze stiff in a biting cold wind. Her face was slightly pale, and her body trembled faintly.
She was not an ignorant woman. Otherwise, she would never have managed to cause such a huge incident with her brother. She was clever, had witnessed plenty of major events, and knew even better how to deal with situations like this.
After arriving in the Federation, she immediately used her false identity to submit an Investment Immigration application to the Federal