Chapter 381 The Omnipresent Star Four
The steamer stopped. Now it's time to wait for Hohiro to get them on board.
"Squat!" Xiaobao shouted loudly while swinging the muzzle of the gun up and down at several people.
First mate Fouché looked at the Luger pistol in Xiaobao's hand, and his heart was full of suspicion. He knew about pirates in Malacca and the South China Sea. He had never heard of a pirate in the world who was so generous as to wield a Luger pistol.
Looking at Xiaobao**'s chubby body and Xiaobao's snow-white feet covered in cotton shoes in winter, Fuche couldn't believe that the one in front of him was the legendary Malacca pirate who was as black as coal and as thin as a monkey.
There was a knock on the cockpit door. The shouts of Captain White were also heard. How could such a large ship stop on the surface of the sea for no reason. Due to the inertia of the ship, many people woke up like Captain White.
When they woke up, they found the Princess Anne motionless on the surface.
But Captain White didn't knock long. A cold muzzle was pointed at his head.
"Go back to your cabin at once. Otherwise, you will be responsible for the danger. Uejo said in fluent English.
The other six members of the action team also quickly made their way up the stairs to the first-class area on the top floor.
Captain White looked up and saw a few people who went straight to first class without making any stops, and he understood in his heart. Although it is not yet known whether these people belong to the Soviet Union or Japan, they must be a group of political bandits.
Although the Englishman had made some unkind hints to Captain White about the guest who was now lying in first class, as the captain of a Dutch steamer, he did not want to wade into such troubled waters.
"They all went back to the cabin and waited honestly. Don't come out without my orders. White said to a few of the crew members who had just come out of the wood. With that, he walked back to his captain's room and closed the door tightly.
Smirnov watched in horror at the two or three Asians who broke through the door. The Cheka can appear in every corner of this world. The intelligence officers of the Cheka can be of any color or race in this world, including the Japanese.
He now regrets his defection immensely. The black death of the Cheka is everywhere, how can you forget it as a member of the former Cheka!
Yoshihisa Tanaka was the accompanying physician in this operation. He came in and gave a brief examination to Smirnov, who was lying on the bed without saying a word.
Smirnov was covered with scratches on his body caused by the explosion shattering the glass in the bathroom. The injuries were not serious.
"Nothing is a problem, take it." Yoshihisa Tanaka said.
Two operatives stepped forward and lifted Smirnov, who was lying on the bed, and walked out.
Smirnov did not even have the courage to resist and was at the mercy of others.
From time to time, a head or two poked out of the portholes and hundreds of cabin doors, peeking out secretly. There were only nine operatives on board who could not take care of it at all.
Uejo walked to the door of the cockpit and knocked on the door with the handle of his gun.
"The man has been found. Prepare for evacuation. Uejo said in stiff Chinese.
Xiaobao was standing in the cockpit at this time, staring at several people squatting on the ground.
"Guys, Harasho!" Xiaobao said with a grin. The hand holding the gun waved goodbye, and then he slowly retreated to the door.
"No one is watching here, what if they get the boat up and run?" Walked to the door, Xiaobao asked Kamijo Baoguang.
"It takes a long time for such a big ship to start. By that time we had already evacuated. Uejo said with a smile.
All the intelligence officers gathered at the lifeboat hanger at the stern of the ship. Get into the lifeboat, shake the noose, put the boat into the sea, and with the power of the diesel engine on board, you can directly join the destroyer Blowing Snow.
"All of you get on the boat, and Xiao Baojun and I will shake the noose and put you down." Uejo Yasuhiro ordered.
Everyone except Po and Hohiro Kamijo got into the lifeboat. Smirnov's face was already much better, and it seemed that he had escaped again. If the Cheka had found him, he would have been executed on behalf of the People's Representative Party by now.
Xiaobao and Uejo Hohiro shook the noose and slowly lowered the lifeboat into the sea about ten meters from the deck. The people on the boat then started the diesel engine and went around to the rope ladder and waited for Xiaobao and Shangjo Baoguang to come down from the rope ladder.
As the two men descended the rope ladder to the lifeboat, the engine roared towards the sailboat drifting in the sea in the distance. Kobayashi Xun did not follow everyone on the steamer, but waited on the sailboat all the time.
Watching the lifeboat jump on the sea like an arrow, Xiaobao asked, "After joining up with the destroyer, can our people not get on the destroyer on the lifeboat?" ”
Kamijo looked at Xiaobao puzzled, not understanding the meaning of his words.
"Our task is to send Smirnov back to Harbin. But before leaving, I heard that Commander Daiki meant that both the dispatch army and the General Staff wanted to arrest this person. I don't know if the navy will take advantage of the fire to loot. Xiaobao said.
Uejo Hohiro immediately understood what Xiaobao meant. If, after joining up with the Blowing Snow, all the people got on the destroyer, they would have nothing to do if the navy wanted Smirnov. The comparison is on one acre and three points of land in the Navy. They are outnumbered.
It's different if you let the destroyer tow the lifeboat, the people are in their hands. After arriving at the port of Guangzhou, I will find a way to get out.
"You can get most of the people on the destroyer, let's just say that Smirnov is seriously injured and should not move. Comparatively, it is too laborious to lift from a low lifeboat to a destroyer. Xiaobao suggested again.
"It's good to do that, it can confuse them." A smile appeared on Uejo's face.
The lifeboat rushed to the side of the sailboat to pick up Kobayashi and boarded the boat, and then turned to the snow blowing horn hidden in the darkness in the distance.
When Kobayashi arrived, he carefully bandaged the wounds on Smirnov's body.
The Dutch did not want to offend either the Soviets or the Japanese. I don't want to offend the British. So ignore Smirnov's injuries. After a few days, Smirnov's less serious skin injuries were already red, swollen and inflamed. Although it is not life-threatening for the time being, it still makes Smirnov extremely painful.
The lifeboat moved forward for more than twenty minutes, and Uejo took out a strong flashlight to send a signal into the distance.
After a while, the light suddenly lit up in the darkness, and the light kept flashing a few times and then going out.
"Lean in." Uejo Yasuhiro ordered.
The lifeboat quickly approached the blowing horn.
"Except for Dr. Yoshihisa Tanaka, Nurse Kobayashi, Koho-kun and I who stayed, you will all blow the snow trumpet in a while. Let's just say that Smirnov is not fit to move due to his injury. Uejo ordered solemnly.