"What was that mean?" Shun asked anxiously.

"They were checking out why Joanna wasn't at school also. He sent his men to check at Chang's Residence," Daichi tried to calm down because he wanted to fly right now to find Ca.s.sie by himself. His phone rings again.

"Jing? What happens?"

"I sent Miss, this morning. I saw her entered the school building before I left to head home. I'll go check the hospital now and Miss Joanna's house. Her two brothers were sent to the hospital last night, so Miss Joanna went home to watch her other two younger brothers."

They've waited another minute.

"Director Isagawa, Miss Joanna was at home but she didn't saw Miss Ca.s.sie yet."

Daichi's phone is in a loudspeaker. It reaches Shun's ears.

"Find out why she's missing! How?" Shun stressed out.

After several incoming calls, Ca.s.sie's voice played on the recorder.

"Empire Dragon Hotel, good afternoon. May I help you?" greeted by the Receptionist.

"h.e.l.lo? Ahm… Miss? Can I talk to brother, I mean President Shun?"

"Who is this? Kindly give me your details ma'am?

"It's Ca.s.sie. There is just something I wanted to talk to him."

"I'm sorry ma'am but that is impossible. The president cannot accept any calls unless the calls are direct to his office."

"Then, can I ask the number of his office?"

"No. That cannot do, Miss. What are you? Stop acting. You are not the only one who tried to get the President's attention. Who are you? Stop this prank call. Goodbye."

"Please no! Wait! Just quick, please! Can I talk to him or even brother Daichi! If brother Rudolf also there, even just them... can I talk to one of them?"

"You are a stalker! You also stalking the president's Directors! Who the h.e.l.l are you? Stop wasting my time."

"No, I did not! Just tell President Shun it's Ca.s.sandra. That's how he calls me! Please!"

"If you are close to him or with the others, then why you don't call them instead? Impossible you have no contact or have their cellphone numbers."

"My bag is gone. Someone took it! My phone was there. That's why I can't make a call. I don't have money with me, it was in my bag."

"Are you kidding me? You were able to call the hotel so how come?"

The next conversation, Ca.s.sie began crying and sounds helpless.

"I just asked someone to borrow their telephone and search the hotel's phone numbers. Please, Miss! I just wanted them to pick me up here at, I was in the…"

The call was ended. Shun wanted to slap that Receptionist if ever she was in front of him. She never wants to hurt a woman but he maybe can't control himself doing it so.

This receptionist doesn't follow the procedures. She should connect it to the monitoring team or told the caller to wait and she will try to contact the said person she is looking for. This is the protocol, the simple things they are trained of. An excuse to contact the Security or the IT team to determine if the call is pranked or true then they could nicely end the call by saying, the person she is looking for is on a meeting or have a meeting outside, etc. She forgets her real job but took it personally showing her bad temper. Something does not deserve to be a Receptionist of his hotel.

"I want that receptionist to be out of this hotel in an instant!" Shun yells. "Blaire take care of this matter." Shun trying to calm down. It was clear, that the receptionist cut the call without following the simple rules on how to treat a caller. Either it is a prank or a real inquirer.

"Rudolf, have you located where that call came from?"

"Am on it."

"Kier, call the Mainland Observatory Center to standby."

"Copy," Kier answered then make a quick call to his younger brother, Aldean.

Aldean is an Astronomer. He is a junior head of this center where the Crow Corporation who built this observatory. Aldean connected the central computer to the Crow Corporation satellite name, Athena. He was ready to move Athena whenever the boss commanded.

"Northeast Region! The call is from that part at exactly, from the town of."

They all look up at the monitor screen. That red dot blinking on the screen is in a town named St. Claire.

"Aldean, give me a satellite visual of St. Claire."

"Copy, boss," Aldean moves Athena a little Northeast. The satellite travels the sky and stops above the said town.

"Rudolf, what is the exact location of the call?"

"Wait, in a short while. That town only has one port."

"Aldean, give us the visual of the port." Shun can't stay in one place. He walks back in fort behind of Rudolf.

The visual now displaying in the screen. Shun can't wait. Looks like, this satellite needs to be updated soon. Aldean has to go to Athena to download an update system. Shun thought.

"Why you are looking at me like that boss?" Rudolf ask.

"Athena needs to be updated."

"If you want me to fly above there, I will resign right now."

"Are you the Astronaut here? Just make an updated system, that's all. Aldean could do the rest."

"Anytime, boss," Aldean answered who are connected on the line. Such a young age, he did travel outside the Earth for Athena's inspection before he became the Junior Head of this observatory.

"Alright, I'll visit the center first thing in the morning tomorrow."

"There! It's Ca.s.sie!"

Shun's heart was like stop beating.