Reuben hid in a stone cave, with bushes in front to conceal him. He couldn't stay hidden for long and had already been exposed. His handgun was out of bullets. Unexpectedly, reinforcements from the Imperial Household Agency arrived, and standing before him were Luther and Darrin.
He was stunned and stepped out of the cave. "Mr. Warner, why are you in Rohomes?"
"I'll explain later. It's good you're safe." Luther handed Reuben a gun for protection. "We captured someone from the Yoshikawa family. We thought Clint was heading this way, but it turned out to be you."
Reuben said anxiously, "Damn Hirota! He wants to kill me and Clint and frame Joyce. Then, using the pretext of the Heath family warlords killing the crown prince, he plans to invade Pascaylia and provoke a war between the two countries. We can't let him succeed!"
"What!" Luther was shocked. It was worse than he thought; not just coercing the Heath family into sending troops to Rohomes but igniting war on Pascaylia's soil.
Darrin was also stunned. Hirota not only wanted to be emperor but was also a warmonger. Such a dangerous person must not reach the pinnacle of power.
"We need to rescue Clint immediately. We can deal with the throne later. We can't let Hirota succeed," Reuben said urgently.
At that moment, the satellite communicator Darrin had taken from the Yoshikawa family's guards rang again.
"Females can be shot on sight, repeat, females can be shot on sight. Pascaylia people can be shot on sight, repeat, Pascaylia people can be shot on sight."
Before the message finished, Luther's expression turned cold. Damn it!
"Contact the young commander immediately!" Luther ordered.
Darrin took out their own satellite communicator, trying to connect with Joyce's gun-shaped brooch pinned to her collar, but the interference was too strong.
"Young commander, young commander, please respond."
"We have rescued Prince Reuben."
But there was no response from Joyce except for static.
Darrin tried using the satellite communicator taken from the Yoshikawa family again but only got interference.
Luther frowned. "Damn it! They interfered with the satellite after sending their last message."
They had discovered Joyce and knew that the Imperial Household Agency had sent reinforcements. These madmen would stop at nothing now that they were cornered.
"Damn it! The Yoshikawa family disrupted the satellite. We can't contact anyone, and neither can they. They've cut off everyone's retreat," Darrin cursed.
"Mr. Warner, do you have anti-electromagnetic pulse equipment?" Reuben asked, remembering Luther had some.
Luther shook his head. "No, I left all that in Pascaylia. I came here by commercial flight; there's no way I could bring such equipment through security."
If they had anti-electromagnetic pulse devices now, they could ignore the interference. This is why everyone wanted those blueprints so badly; they were invaluable in warfare.
Luther pressed his temples in frustration, trying to control his anger. He wanted to take on the danger himself, but ultimately, she faced the greatest peril.
Reuben was extremely anxious. They were like blind men walking at night, completely lost and not knowing what to do.
On another side of the forest...
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