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After taking a few seconds to calm herself down, Huayin slowly answered the phone.

Then she panicked again—"Hey~ it's me, Miho. You finished work so early today? Huh? What did you say? Hitomi's school's winter camp... the ski lessons... went missing?"

Author's Note: Phew, limit reached... To be continued tomorrow, hopefully tomorrow will be early.

Section 719, Chapter 711: Is this the highest mountain in the world?

That afternoon, Hibiki, Akemi, and Reioji Ran returned to the hotel and met up with Ayaka and Gina.

"Why are there only the two of you? Where's Hanon?" Zhu Mei looked left and right but couldn't see Hanon, so she leaned closer to Ayaka and whispered, "Could it be that she was afraid of being bothered by Miss Reiōji, so she slipped away first? How cunning!"

"No, no, Kanon isn't that bored." Ayaka waved her hand: "It seems that someone she knows got into trouble while skiing and went missing, and she rushed to Hokkaido to rescue him."

Zhu Mei clenched her fists, her voice filled with worry: "Ah! How terrible... I hope Kanon and her friends are alright."

"Don't worry, Hanon has a lot of common sense. Compared to her, it's you guys..." Ayaka frowned and looked at Hibiki behind Akemi: "Why is Hibiki all flustered?"

Yes, after going through a "tofu eating contest," Sakura Hibiki's face looked fine, her legs looked fine, but her stomach... why was it so square? It really was square, a rectangle, just like tofu...

Speaking of this, Zhu Mei recalled the fear of being dominated by her enormous appetite: "Hibiki is too amazing. Although I knew she could eat a lot before, I realized after a serious competition that her appetite was beyond my reach. The moment I saw her huge appetite, I gave up the idea of ​​competing for the championship."

"Hehehe, as expected of Hibiki..." Ayaka's lips twitched. As Hibiki's earliest best friend, she naturally knew how terrifying Hibiki's appetite was. When she turned to look at Hibiki, she heard Hibiki muttering, "The sky is getting overcast, the sun is about to set. I heard we're having hot pot tonight? My appetite is so good~"

“…I have nothing to say.” Ayaka rolled her eyes. With Kanon and Rimi-sensei not around, the task of complaining was piling up on her, which was too much for her: “I can’t eat dinner either.”

Not to mention the hotel staff and the female students from the Imperial Sakura Hotel waiting for dinner, on a winding mountain road near Kyoto, Rimi, the number one tsundere in the fitness girl group, was speeding along with her colleague and best friend, Aina.

The convertible sports car was both stylish and cool. The two beautiful teachers, wearing sunglasses, had their hair fluttering in the wind as they looked at the flowers and plants on both sides of the road and the magnificent city below. With their luxury cars and beautiful women, they were having a wonderful time!

Unfortunately, it's winter now...

"Cold! Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold!"

"I can't take it anymore! Ms. Aina, how can you rent a convertible in December!"

"I didn't want to either! Who knew it was peak tourist season in Kyoto and the car rental company didn't have any other cars? It's not my fault at all!"

"Ugh—it's freezing! There's a parking area by the roadside, let's go there and cool off!"

The sports car changed direction and entered the temporary parking area. After getting out of the car, Rimi and Aina stomped their feet and shook their hands, moving around for a long time before they finally warmed up.

"Wow, I survived!"

"My goodness, we've only driven a third of this mountain road. We still have to drive to the top of the mountain and then back down... I don't even want to think about what will happen in the end."

"I had to spend more time getting out of the car every time we passed a parking area to rest."

“Teacher Wu is so kind. She has relatives in Kyoto, and I heard it’s a whole family. She went straight back to her parents’ home and doesn’t have to suffer like we do…”

The two teachers bought black tea from the vending machine, and looking at the towering mountains, they were filled with fear.

Ms. Aina, with her more assertive personality, patted her cheeks and said, "No, don't be so negative, Rimi, think positively! A wonderful life awaits us in the mountains! We can have families too!"

Inspired by her companion's enthusiasm, Rimi also got excited: "That's right! I heard that the temple on the mountaintop is incredibly effective for obtaining love fortune slips!"

These two best friends, both in their late twenties or early thirties, share a common goal. Holding hands tightly, they exclaimed, "Okay, let's overcome all difficulties, stay true to our original aspirations, and work together to find our other half!"

"Get out of being single! Get out of being single! Get out of being single!"

With this thought in mind, the two were full of fighting spirit again! This chilly winter day seemed to be filled with tender warmth.

Ms. Rimi, holding her drink cup, gazed at the setting sun and dreamed of a bright future: "Ah—I wish my lover would descend from the sky right now!"

Sure enough, a vibration sound came from the air, and a dark shadow appeared in the sky, obscuring the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Hey—" Ms. Rimi and Ms. Mana looked up and saw a helicopter flying overhead. Since they were on a mountain, the helicopter wasn't very high for them. The two women made eye contact with the people inside the helicopter.

"Hua, Hua Yin?"

"Ah, Rimi-sensei, Aina-sensei."

"What are you doing here?" Ms. Rimi asked in surprise. "Could you also be here to draw a fortune stick at the temple?"

But the helicopter was too noisy, and Hana didn't hear her question. She waved to the two of them, and the helicopter took off and flew over the mountaintop.

"How strange, why is Kanon here..." Rimi and Mana felt very strange.

"How strange, why are Rimi and Mana here..." Kanon obviously had the same question.

Upon learning of Xiaotong's accident, she immediately contacted the nearest commercial helicopter in Kyoto and rushed to Hokkaido overnight. She heard that Xiaotong and her friends were four close junior high school students (two boys and two girls) who got lost during a winter skiing activity. Because they had changed into ski clothes, none of the four had brought their phones, and they had been out of contact for a whole day.

That area is a vast forest, with few wild beasts. The main problem is the ice and snow, but as long as we can find the trail quickly, there's no need to worry about other dangers. The local search and rescue team is also searching, and Hanon has contacted Ito's old butler, who has mobilized over a dozen helicopters from various parts of Japan. Therefore, Hanon isn't too panicked; perhaps she'll receive good news before she even arrives!

The helicopter continued to ascend and soon crossed the mountaintop. Hana saw a temple on the summit, which explained her confusion.

"There's only one temple on this mountaintop. I guess the two teachers came to worship... Muscle Temple? Is it a branch of the one we visited yesterday? It seems that after working out at Mr. Shirogane's Gym for so long, Rimi and Mana have become obsessed with muscles..."

Looking at the group of muscular men gathered in the temple, Hanon felt a bit like she was in a surreal situation: "Sigh, I can't appreciate this kind of temple!"

No, actually, neither Rimi nor Mana appreciated it... That night, the two of them braved the cold wind to climb to the top of the mountain, and when they saw that the so-called "efficacious temple" in the travel guide was actually a "muscle temple," Rimi and Mana's eyes were like those of dead people.

"Gods, where is the way out for older single women...?"

That night, the helicopter that Kanon had temporarily rented hovered over the ski resort in Hokkaido, searching for Hitomi's figure all day.

Author's Note: I'm about to encounter superpowers.

Chapter 712, Section 720: Search and Rescue Team Leader Hanon on a Snowy Night

Hokkaido is one of the most famous regions in Japan. It is at a similar latitude to Northeast China. Although it is not as cold due to factors such as ocean monsoons, it is still the best place in Japan to see snow, attracting countless tourists every winter.

However, tourists' activities are limited to daytime in cities or suburbs. Winter nights in Hokkaido can reach temperatures of minus five or six degrees Celsius, and can even drop to minus ten degrees Celsius, making it very unsuitable for outdoor activities. Moreover, Hokkaido is quite large, with vast snowfields, wilderness, and forests. If one gets lost, the consequences could be disastrous.

Let alone ordinary tourists, even professional rescue teams are unable to organize a very effective operation.

"Miss Ye, let's go back. It's late, and there's a forest below. We can't descend too low, or we won't be able to find anyone with the searchlights!"

Taro Kato is 45 years old this year. He is a veteran of the government-sponsored rescue team in Hokkaido and has become the captain. He is the kind of key personnel who leads his own small team but occasionally goes to the front line.

Having reached an advanced age and gained considerable prestige, he was usually unnecessary for routine rescues; Uncle Kato could simply oversee the operation, and his younger subordinates could handle the task. His personal involvement this time was twofold: firstly, because the missing individuals were four junior high school students, and the loss of such young people in the prime of their lives would be a true tragedy; secondly, because of the beautiful young woman on the helicopter, her face serious as she leaned over, gazing at the vast snow-covered plains.

"Most likely they're rich kids or children of officials." Uncle Kato's expression remained unchanged, but he was somewhat dissatisfied, and this also made him somewhat resistant to the four missing junior high school students: "When these children from powerful families get into trouble, they can mobilize all the helicopters they can find in Hokkaido to come and search overnight. I, a senior professional, have to listen to her orders. Humph."

Taro Kato wasn't some highly enlightened patriot; he was just an ordinary person. He enjoyed chatting and joking with colleagues, occasionally grumbling about those in power who were incompetent and corrupt. At home, he worried about his children's schooling and his wife's nagging. His status as an industry expert was his only source of pride, and naturally, he wouldn't tolerate any disrespect. But now, he didn't know who the beautiful young woman on his plane was, or what connections she had made, yet the higher-ups were demanding that the entire rescue mission be decided by her, and that his own judgments must be shared with her and approved before anything could proceed.

Sigh, what can you do? Maybe that's just life! Common sense tells Uncle Kato that a girl who can mobilize such a large group for her family and friends must have an extremely powerful background, something even ordinary cabinet members might not be able to do, something he himself is far from capable of. No matter how unhappy he is, he still has to grit his teeth and offer advice, letting the girl make the decision.

“Miss Ye—” The beautiful girl on the plane was naturally Kanon, but Kato Taro only knew her surname was Ye: “This forest is too big. Only a dozen or so helicopters rushed here from all of Hokkaido, and most of them were civilian helicopters. Without our powerful searchlight, they won’t be of much use for the search and rescue in the forest… Let’s withdraw the helicopter! Tonight, we’ll rely on the ground search and rescue team’s carpet search—look, right below us, they’ve already set off. If we can’t find them tonight, we’ll send out the helicopter again tomorrow morning. With the reflection of the snow, the visibility is good, and we’ll definitely find them.”

Kato's advice, though seemingly harsh, was a wise and experienced judgment based on his extensive experience. Searching for people in the forest at night is indeed of little use by helicopters; circling all night would only increase the pilots' fatigue and hinder the search and rescue efforts the following morning.

"No, please fly a little further forward to the other side of the forest."

"Sigh..." Uncle Kato rolled his eyes and shook his head inwardly: "It's really an amateur leading an expert, and there's also the stubbornness of a young man. In such a big forest, the situation under the big trees is extremely complicated. Flying all night would be a waste of energy."

But since Kanon was the boss, Kato had no choice but to agree and signal the pilot to do as he was told.

The plane took another ten minutes or so to fly straight through the forest and arrive at the other side.

"Okay."

Hearing the girl say it was possible, Kato Taro was overjoyed: "Excellent! This wealthy young lady has finally given up. I told you to go by my experience!"

A smug Kato didn't forget to lecture the young girl with his seniority: "Miss Ye, the forests in Hokkaido are numerous and vast. Four people are too small a target. Rescue in the snowy night can only be carried out with limited manpower..."

As Kato was lecturing, he noticed the girl next to him starting to pack a bag onto her back.

"Eh? Miss Ye, what's going on here...?"

"Thank you, Uncle Kato." Kanon turned her head and smiled at Kato. "Your suggestions are very professional, and I agree with them. I'll leave it to you to take charge from here. Please don't stop the search and investigation on the other side of the forest."

"That's definitely not going to happen..." Kato was puzzled. Why was this beautiful girl carrying a backpack and handing over command?

Then Kato witnessed an unbelievable scene: the beautiful girl slung her bag over her shoulder, took two steps forward, and silently disappeared through the helicopter's hatch.

"Ah!" Kato Taro exclaimed in surprise, rushing forward to check, but in the darkness, he could see nothing at all...

In that instant, Kato's blood froze—good heavens, if this privileged young lady fell, she wouldn't be the only one to die. If someone who could mobilize such a large force were to perish on his plane, he wouldn't be able to escape either; he would have no choice but to commit seppuku. And who knows, the people behind the girl might not even let his family off the hook.

"It's all over, all over..." Kato Taro's forty-five years of life began to spin before his eyes like a revolving lantern: "Waaah, being ordinary is a blessing, wife, kids... Waaah... What sins have I committed!"

"Hiss—" Uncle Kato, who was feeling so bad he wanted to cry, suddenly heard Kanon's voice coming through the walkie-talkie: "Hello, hello? Can you hear me, Uncle Kato?"

"Ah! You!" Kato Taro was shocked and speechless for a moment.

This is too surreal. Although the helicopter didn't fly very high for the search and rescue, it was still an object flying in mid-air, more than ten meters off the ground. How could that girl jump down without any protection and not die? No, judging from her voice, she was full of energy. She probably wasn't even injured.

"Is she a Super Saiyan? No, what was that movie called again... Captain America!" This thought popped into Taro Kato's mind, so surprised that he even forgot his sadness just now.

Basically, it's the jumping method from the opening scene of Captain America 2.jpg

Hanon didn't have such a rich inner monologue. She made arrangements on her own: "I was quite presumptuous to jump down like that. Did I scare you? I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's just that my good friend is missing this time, and I want to do my part... I have plenty of food, water, supplies, and communication equipment in my backpack. I will be exploring the search and rescue team from this side of the forest. Let's keep in touch! I'll leave everything else to you, Uncle Kato."

Putting down the walkie-talkie, Kato blankly signaled the pilot to return. He wanted to follow the original plan, let the helicopter rest for the night, and then conduct the search and rescue operation the next morning depending on the situation. However, he was filled with confusion—as expected, the beautiful girl was unharmed after jumping. In his nearly thirty years of rescue work, Kato Taro had never encountered such a superhuman before… Wait, a superhuman?

With an unfathomable political and economic background, a young and beautiful girl who is like a superhero, mobilizing such a large-scale rescue operation... a complete conspiracy theory urban legend instantly appeared in Taro Kato's mind!

"Wow, this is some serious bombshell!"

Well, although Uncle Kato felt he had grasped the truth of the world, there was nothing he could do as an ordinary person, except... cough cough, pick up his phone and post a thread in the paranormal section of the forum he frequents: "The Military's Big Secret, The Ultimate Weapon: Her Midnight Operation".

Unfortunately, how many people actually believe the ramblings of this middle-aged man on the forum? Looking at the posts, they're all just nonsense that sounds absurd:

Even Ji Haiwang, the head instructor of Paolin Temple Boxing, was shocked: Is China's emerging superhuman boxing style invincible?

The Mysterious Blonde Superpowered Girl? The Demise of the Rogue Gang's Evil Dragon

The Heisei Monster: A Modern-Day Gangster, A Man Hungry for Blood and Violence

Is there a hidden secret beneath Tokyo Dome? The world's strongest underground boxing organization?

See, none of it is true.