The white-haired geezer was livid. "If they weren't paid off, that could only mean they're all dead. Aren't they supposed to be elite assassins? And with ninjas working with them, they have a clear advantage—how could they have been stopped?!"

"Well…"

While the trio with him were sweating bullets, the blonde man braced himself and said, "Sir, we don't have the details, so it's all just speculation, but there may be someone who is incredibly strong in Tanya's entourage… or the Mitsui family mig