Chapter 6: Hope - Section I. Beauty to help Ito

In the remote "secret residence", Kenichi Ito spent a whole week collecting company data and boss information of major global business giants from the internet, striving to find enterprises that met his standards and were worthy of his trust. After careful research, he locked onto six targets and sent an email to each of them. In his email, he stated that he had successfully mastered the key technology of wormhole transmission and successfully created a miniature wormhole. But he is currently being hunted down by Japan's largest gangster, Asahi agaru-kai, and is in danger. He hoped that these companies would help him out of danger and leave Japan, and promised these companies that as long as they helped him, he was willing to bring technology to their companies, become their employees, and work for them loyally.

Subsequently, Ito waited expectantly for the answers of these companies.

A week later, he received replies from three of the companies, while the other three remained silent. The first company replied that although they were interested in wormhole transmission technology, they did not believe Ito had made a breakthrough and suspected him to be a scammer. The second company replied that they believed Ito, but none of their employees were willing to take risks in Japan, even with high rewards, so they had to give up the opportunity to obtain the technology. Only the third company, Wonderlyfe Technology Company, readily agreed to Ito's request, explicitly stating that they would send people to Japan to help him escape to the United States.

Wonderlyfe Technology Company happened to be the tech giant that Ito admired the most, founded by Tony Conner, a legendary scientist and entrepreneur with dreams, boldness, and resilience. Connor had been hailed as a "crazy" tech enabler and a tough dreamer. Therefore, Connor was definitely the ideal person to entrust his wormhole transmission technology. Ito was overjoyed and excited.

Afterwards, Ito told Wonderlyfe Technology Company the address of his "secret residence" (an abandoned factory). Wonderlyfe Technology Company did not inform Ito of the identities of the employees they were sending to Japan for safety reasons, but agreed upon a secret code to verify identities during their meeting. Wonderlyfe Technology Company assured Ito that they would make thorough preparations for this rescue mission, asked Ito to trust them and cooperate with them, and to be patient. Ito readily agreed.

In the past few days, Ito had been living in fear every day. He was always worried that the Asahi agaru-kai might find the abandoned factory where he was residing and come in to silently kill him. To stay alive, he had to be on high alert at all times. Fortunately, perhaps because the location was too remote, the Asahi agaru-kai had not found him yet. But he knew that it was only a matter of time before they did.

Therefore, when he received a reply from Wonderlyfe Technology Company, he was impatiently looking forward to his rescuers to arrive, fearing that they would be too late and he would be killed by the Asahi agaru-kai first.

With anxious anticipation, Ito waited for over a week until he finally received an email from Wonderlyfe. Wonderlyfe stated in the email that their employee was about to arrive at Ito's residence, and asked him to stay there ready for reception. Upon seeing the email, Ito immediately ran to the gate of the factory, patiently waiting for his rescuers to appear.

Not long after, there was a loud knock on the iron gate, and a young man's voice came from outside the door, "Excuse me, is Mr. Ito here?"

Ito thought that the person who came was a foreigner, but he did not expect the person outside to speak Japanese, so he asked, "Are you Japanese?"

After a moment, the man replied, "Yes, I am Japanese. Are you Mr. Ito?"

Ito said, "Um... shouldn't you give the secret code first? According to our agreement."

The man became a little impatient and said, "Sorry, we are a bit pressed for time. If you are Mr. Ito, please open the door quickly. My companions are waiting outside."

Ito asked, "Companions? Did your company send many people over this time?"

The man said, "Not many, just three of us. But we are very familiar with this area and work efficiently."

Ito continued to ask, "Did you bring anything special for me, like the cool products from your company? I heard that you came prepared this time."

The man said, "Of course, we brought the latest special products from our company. I think you will love them."

After hearing this, Ito quickly opened the door and said happily, "Really? Thank you so much."

However, when Ito opened the door and saw the man, he was stunned. He realized that the man was not an employee sent by Wonderlyfe at all, but a deliveryman from Oriental Taste (a Japanese chain restaurant).

Ito then remembered that before receiving the email, he ordered a lunch takeout from Oriental Taste through the Internet. It's just that he was too excited just now, so he forgot about this for a while.

He awkwardly took the latest special grilled saury bento box from the deliveryman and paid the deliveryman with cash from the Yagamiya box.

He saw the strange expression on the deliveryman's face and knew that the deliveryman probably thought he was a weirdo with mental issues. However, he didn't care how the deliveryman viewed him because he knew that the deliverymen from Oriental Taste only cared about delivering the food and didn't bother with the customers' situations or say anything unnecessary. That's why he felt safe ordering food from Oriental Taste k every day to solve his meal problems and didn't worry about his whereabouts being exposed.

After the deliveryman left, Ito prepared to close the gate. Suddenly, a red and cool sports car appeared on the dirt road in front of the factory. It drove towards the factory with rolling dust behind it. The car raced all the way and only slammed on the brakes when it was about to hit the gate. The car stopped less than 5 centimeters away from the gate.

Then, a foreign girl in her twenties, tall and with red hair and blue eyes, got out of the car holding a long box. She saw Ito standing at the gate and walked up to him, smiling and speaking in English,"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward……"

Ito heard this as the secret code agreed upon with the Wunderlife Technology Company and immediately replied in English, "For there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

The foreign girl heard Ito's correct code and burst out laughing, saying, "Sorry, Mr. Ito. Every time I hear a Japanese person's English accent, I can't help but find it funny... I'm sorry... Oh, by the way, I'm Megan, Megan Kidman."

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Ito carefully looked at Megan and thought that although she couldn't be considered a beauty, her features were delicate, and she exuded a sunny and refreshing temperament, making people feel very cordial.

Ito deliberately thickened his accent and smiled, "I know, I know, my English is really bad. I was also often teased when I attended seminars in America before. But you have to adapt quickly. We are going to stay together for a while, and if you keep laughing, we won't be able to leave Japan. Now, come with me to the room."

Megan tried not to laugh and followed Ito. They arrived at his "room" and sat on the shabby sofa bed.

Ito asked Megan, "Are you the only one who came?"

Megan replied, "Yes, unfortunately, only me. When Tony told people in the company that he was going to start a big project, many people were eager to try it. However, when they found out that the project was life-threatening, they all backed off. In the end, I was the only one willing to come."

Disappointedly, Ito said, "Really? I thought there would be more and stronger people coming."

Megan said, " Don't be so upset, even if it's just me, I'll do my best to get you out of Japan."

Ito glanced at Megan and saw her determined eyes, couldn't help but ask, "Why are you willing to take risks? Aren't you afraid of life-threatening danger?"

Megan spoke frankly, "I came here for my sister." She handed her phone to Ito and pointed to a picture of her and her twin sister, saying, "This is my sister Ella. She participated in our company's Mars exploration project a year ago. You should have heard of this project."

Ito said, "Of course. I remember that the project caused a great sensation worldwide. However, unfortunately, it ended in failure. Does that mean...your sister was also one of the pioneers of the Mars colony?"

Megan said sadly, "Yes, at that time she passed through many tests and became one of the enviable first immigrant pioneers. But unfortunately, their spacecraft suffered serious technical malfunctions when entering the Martian atmosphere, and communication with Earth was also interrupted. Since then, we have lost contact with them, and we still do not know what happened to them. Whether the spacecraft has crashed, or whether they have all sacrificed, we do not know.

Due to the accident, Tony had to suspend the project. He also did not plan to send spacecraft to Mars in the next five years. The supplies carried in Ella's spacecraft were only enough to sustain their lives for five years. In other words, even if they are still alive now, they will eventually die due to lack of food and oxygen after four years.

I had no hope for Ella's survival. But some time ago, I accidentally heard Tony and his assistant talking about your wormhole transmission technology in the company. This technology interests me greatly. I think maybe your wormhole transmission technology can help me rescue Ella and other immigrant pioneers, if they are still alive. Although I know that the possibility of this is very small, I still want to try it. It's better than doing nothing. So, although I know it's dangerous, I volunteered to come to Japan and take you safely to the U.S."

After hearing Megan's story, Ito sighed and said, "I'm sorry about your sister. I understand your thoughts, really. The reason why I was researching wormhole transmission technology was to find my parents. They left me when I was young. The people around me laughed at me for having such a fanciful, childish idea. But I think that for loved ones, there is nothing not worth trying. As long as it is for love, even the craziest thing is worth our best efforts, right?"

Megan's eyes became moist. She reached out her slender hand and held Ito's hand tightly, saying touchingly, "Thank you for your understanding. You understand my thoughts, which is really great. Shall we make a deal? I'll do my best to help you leave Japan, and you'll do your best to help my sister after you get to the United States, okay?"

Ito hasn't had intimate contact with girls for over two years. Looking at Megan's flowing tears and touching her soft hand, he suddenly felt his blood boiling and said, "No problem. I promise you that I will do everything I can to save your sister as long as I can go to the United States."

Megan broke into tears of laughter and said, "Although your pronunciation is strange, this is the happiest thing I have heard in a year."

Ito laughed and said, "It's my honor. And I dare say this is the most standard sentence I've ever pronounced."

Megan laughed again when she heard this.

Then Ito asked Megan, "Okay, can you tell me your plan now? What should we do?"

"I do not have a specific plan yet. We need to think about it together. But I brought a lot of good things, I believe these things will be of great help to our actions." Megan patted the big box she brought and said.

"Let me guess, it must be filled with various latest technological products developed by your company, right?" Ito gazed at the box intently.

Megan nodded and said, "Yes, you're so smart. So, are you ready? Come and see the baby in my magic box.”

With that, she opened the box. Inside the box, there were several technological products with different shapes.

Megan took out these technological products one by one from the box and handed them to Ito while introducing each of them expertly. "This is a portable holographic projector, which can create illusions in reality, and it is very difficult to distinguish... This is a mini drone, small in size, with a high-definition camera built inside. We can use it as a reconnaissance tool... This is neural-controlled digital glasses based on brain-machine interface technology, with powerful functions to allow users to observe the surrounding environment well... Oh, I think you need this the most -- Hermes disguise tool. It is a set of identity disguise tools, including biological characteristics such as face, voice, fingerprints, iris, etc. With them, you can immediately become someone else with the corresponding fake passport, and deceive all identity recognition devices in the world... Hmm... And this, the new 3D printer. It can be used to make some special tools we need... Finally, this is a multitool anti-rape weapon, specifically designed for women. Don't be fooled by its cute appearance; it is a terrible weapon. Hopefully, I won't have to use it... In addition to these, the sports car I drove just now is not an ordinary sports car. It is the latest police smart car developed by our company, customized by the New York City Police Department, specifically used for chasing and intercepting criminals."

Ito played with the products in the box with great enthusiasm and praised, "Really cool! With these, I'm confident now."

Megan smiled and said, "I came prepared, of course, I won't let you down. Next, we need to consider how to use these tools to evade the surveillance of the Asahi agaru-kai and leave Japan smoothly."

Ito said with enthusiasm, "Alright. Let's start working now."

Then, for the next three weeks, Ito and Meghan stayed together all day long, working day and night to study the escape plan. During the day, Megan drove to Tokyo's major airports, ports, and stations to investigate routes, while Ito stayed in the "secret residence", learning to use the various tools Meghan brought with him, researching the movements of the Asahi agaru-kai through the internet. At night, they discussed the next steps based on the information they gathered during the day. After finishing their discussion, Megan would go back to her hotel room to sleep. However, sometimes when their discussion went too late, Megan would just sleep in Ito's room.

With each passing day, Ito has a growing affection for Megan. When he looked at the room that had been rearranged by Megan, he sometimes thought, "Megan is really a nice girl. Perhaps, after going to the United States and settle down, I should pursue her and make her my girlfriend. I just don't know if she would be willing."