Chapter 284 Investigation (Patreon)

With the purchase of the summoning beast Katsuyu, Charles's gold coins were reduced to only 22,714.

Looking at the remaining amount, Charles furrowed his brows. He went to the ninja roster and observed the three newly recruited ninjas. Charles was starting to feel a bit overwhelmed—his gold coins seemed insufficient.

Although Kakashi could be fused without taking up a battle slot, both Itachi and Yamato needed their own slots. He clicked on the + sign next to the battle slot.

Ding! Do you want to spend 12,000 gold coins to open a battle slot?

Open!

With the deduction of 12,000 gold coins, Charles gained another battle slot, reaching a total of 11. He clicked on the + sign again.

Ding! Do you want to spend 14,000 gold coins to open a battle slot?

Seeing that the cost only increased by 2,000, Charles now had 10,714 gold coins left. He was still 3,286 gold coins short of opening a new battle slot.

Except for the Merlin set that couldn't be used for recharging in the storage space, there was nothing else.

It seemed that he couldn't open a second battle slot today. Considering that Kakashi was leading a team outside, Charles didn't recall him for fusion.

He decided to ask his teacher, Balthazar, tomorrow about the magical equipment and where the sealed members of the Morgana faction had been transferred.

Having made up his mind, Charles didn't choose to immediately summon one of the ANBU members. Instead, he entered the training ground. He needed to familiarize himself with the new ninjutsu he had obtained.

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On the other side-

Triskelion Building, New York-

At this moment, Nick Fury's office was brightly lit. Looking at the intelligence in front of him, Nick Fury spoke with a heavy tone, "Still no news?"

"Yes, Director. Charles Agency has been closed for four days now."

"In this period, our people and other personnel have all gone to visit, but the agency's door is tightly closed. Although some service personnel are still there, the backbone members and those ninjas have all disappeared."

"No trace of their movements?"

"No, Director. We have been monitoring the surroundings, but there are no traces left."

"Moreover, with their abilities, avoiding surveillance should be a piece of cake."

Nick Fury pondered for a moment, then said, "What about those ninjas who were sent out on missions? Have they also disappeared?"

Coulson flipped through the folder in his hand, focusing on a particular document. He then said, "Hyuga Neji, Hyuga Hinata, and Temari are currently in the vicinity of Myanmar, suppressing human organ trafficking organizations."

"They have already clashed multiple times with local armed forces and have eliminated several forces engaged in human organ trafficking, making a significant impact in the area."

Listening to Coulson's report, Nick Fury rubbed his chin and then asked, "Coulson, what do you think is the purpose of Charles Doyle sending three ninjas to do this? Has he suddenly developed a conscience and become a good guy?"

"Director, in the past few days, our people have met Li Zhongzhi and his daughter. Through communication and based on Charles's upbringing trajectory, having been forcibly abducted and trained by assassins since childhood, Charles harbors a deep hatred for abduction and organ trafficking. That's why he arranged a team of ninjas to eliminate such activities."

Hearing Coulson's analysis, Nick Fury nodded, accepting this explanation. However, he emphasized, "But their actions are illegal. They don't have the authority to enforce the law, let alone hand out death sentences, even if these scumbags deserve it."

Hearing the Director's words, Coulson didn't know what else to say, only agreeing, "Yes, they don't have the authority."

"Collect the evidence, save it; maybe we'll need it later."

"Director, we don't have any evidence. It's just an analysis based on the results. There's no video or recording at the scene."

"And what about those factories? What about the property left after these forces were eliminated?"

"And what about the cleanup work?"

"Director, based on the feedback from our agents infiltrating the continental hotel, the aftermath is being handled by the local hotel.”

“The property of the eliminated forces will be received and sold by the High Table members, and finally handed over to Charles Doyle."

Hearing that High Table was involved in recovering the assets after these forces were eliminated, he couldn’t help but cursing silently. He then asked, "And the other team of ninjas?"

"They've left London and gone to other places. We don't know what mission they're currently undertaking."

Hearing that the seven ninjas from Charles's side who were sent out on missions were still around and hadn't disappeared, Nick Fury nodded. He then said, "Continue to monitor Charles Agency and see when they reopen."

"Maybe they've returned to the Hidden Leaf Village, or they've gone out for some other reason. They're still around, so Charles and the others will eventually reappear and return."

"And how about Tony?"

"Agent Natasha has joined the Stark Industries Legal Department. I believe she'll do well in her tasks."

Nick Fury nodded and then said, "Since Charles is away during this time, let Natasha intensify her investigation into Stark. His recent behavior is a bit off."

"And any progress on the investigation into the sorcerers?"

"Director, I was just about to report this."

"Recently, whether it's due to our investigation or some event in the magical world, a few well-known magicians disappeared without a trace a few days ago, and we couldn't reach them."

"And our agents, after investigating a few sorcerers, said there was no problem. But when I arranged another team to double-check, these sorcerers had all vanished."

"I strongly suspect that these disappeared sorcerers might actually be magical practitioners hiding among us."

Coulson was unaware that the sorcerers he investigated were indeed magicians.

However, their disappearance wasn't an evasion from him; it was simply because they coincidentally attended the grand ceremony where Charles Doyle succeeded as the new Supreme Merlin, a ceremony that brought them all back to the magical realm.

Otherwise, Coulson's other team of agents would have brought back similar messages—these people were fine. After all, in front of magic, these agents couldn't gather any useful information.

"Continue the investigation. Don't stop the investigation into the sorcerers. Check every suspicious magician. I refuse to believe we can't find them."

"Our existence is to protect the world. They have no reason to evade us."

"Report to me when you have new information. You can go now."

Coulson nodded and then left Nick Fury's office.