Chapter 1731

When Aota heard this sound, he was overwhelmed with terror.

This confirmed the scariest assumption that he had in his heart!

The Oskian man had indeed been here all along. He had never left before!

Furthermore, he had not heard the sound of this person’s breathing or heartbeat, from the very beginning to the end! How did he do it?

Moreover, he had also hit his shoulder twice. This proved that he had been very close to his own body at least twice but he did not hear anything at all! He did not even hear the sound of his footsteps!

At this time, he subconsciously wanted to turn around and throw his shuriken at the other party. However, he was a little worried deep inside his heart.

After all, he only had six shuriken. He had already thrown four of his shuriken earlier. Therefore, he was holding onto the last two shuriken in his hands now!

What if he missed again after throwing out his last two shuriken?

His opponent was directly in front of him and he would never give him the opportunity to pull out other weapons. In other words, the two shuriken in his hand were his last chance.

If used impetuously, he would only place himself in a situation where he would have to face everlasting perdition!

Aota dared not act rashly but only swallowed his saliva nervously. He said in a humble manner, “Sir, you must have been mistaken. I am not a ninja, but I am just a shuriken enthusiast.”

“Oh?” Charlie smiled playfully before he asked him, “If you are not a ninja, then why are you following me?”

Aota hurriedly replied, “I am not following you. I have just finished eating dinner and I came here to practice my shuriken…”

Charlie sneered, “Do you really think that I will believe such a lousy excuse?”

Aota replied innocently, “I…I…I’m telling you the truth…”

Charlie sneered, “If my guess is right, the Takahashi family must be the one who sent you here, right? I will give you one chance to live. If you tell me the truth without leaving anything out, then I will consider letting you off if I am satisfied with your answer.”

When Aota heard this, in his heart he knew that it would be futile to deny the fact anymore. If he continued denying it, it might only result in a deadly disaster.

So, while cringing he said, “Sir, I will tell you the truth! I will tell you everything. I was indeed sent here by the Takahashi family. They asked me to follow you all the way here from Tokyo…”

Charlie asked again, “What plans does the Takashi family have? Are you just going to keep following me like this?”

Aota hurriedly said, “No. Mr. Takahashi Machi intends for us to keep following you first while awaiting further instructions from him. He is currently negotiating a cooperation with a very wealthy and influential family from Oskia. So, he does not want to cause any complications because of this matter. Therefore, he decided to wait for the cooperation to be finalized before ordering us to kill you.”

Charlie nodded and asked, “And what are the origins of you four ninjas?”

Aota replied truthfully, “We are all members of the Fujibayashi family. The Fujibayashi family is one of the major ninjutsu families in Japan.”

Charlie was intrigued and he asked him with great interest, “Since your family is a relatively large ninjutsu family in Japan, then why should you be working for and taking orders from the Takahashi family then?”

Aota hurriedly replied, “This…actually, mainly because since the post-war years, ninjas and samurais have become relatively less important in Japan. At the same time, the yakuza, as well as the underground world, are rapidly emerging and they are all equipped with very powerful weapons. Therefore, there is even less reason for our existence now. Aside from being well-versed and skilled in ninjutsu, the Fujibayashi family does not have any other skills or abilities. We are not good at doing business or making money. So, we can only rely on other wealthy and influential families to ensure our survival…”

At this point, Aota pleaded, “Sir, I have already told you the truth. Can you let me go now?”

Charlie smiled as he said, “Don’t be so anxious. I still have some questions to ask you. You can only leave after answering all of my questions.”

Aota thought to himself before he asked, “Sir, I…can I turn around to talk to you instead? I can’t help but feel very nervous with my back facing you…”

Charlie replied calmly, “Yes, you can turn around then.”

Aota slowly turned around at this time. As he was turning around, he did not put down the shuriken in his hand.

At the same time, his toes were gently sliding on the ground. It might seem to be nothing unusual at all but Charlie immediately understood and noticed the other party’s intentions.

Aota’s shoes were special ninja shoes. These shoes were not only extremely light and quiet, but more importantly, there was a hidden dagger in the sole.

The switch to reveal the dagger was a slider with a special pattern on the bottom of the sole.

Therefore, any ordinary walking or running would not trigger the slider beneath the sole to eject the dagger. The dagger eject mechanism would only be triggered after the S-shaped movement was completed on the slider.

This kind of weapon was very common during the cold weapon era. This was also a necessary hidden weapon for many people from the underground world in Oskia more than a hundred years ago.

This hidden weapon has also been shown in many film and television works but the true principle behind ejection mechanism has never been revealed. In fact, this S-shaped slider movement was already equivalent to the simplest form of mechanical code. Other people might not know how to use it but the user himself was very familiar with this mechanism and he could use it to catch his opponent off guard at any time.