In the early morning of December 7, 1941, just after dawn, John drove to the quartermaster building early. It's Sunday, and the old sergeant major, who manages the parking lot, is a little surprised that John came to work overtime so early. But he didn't say much, and as a veteran older than John, he knew exactly what to ask and what not to ask.

Arriving at the office on the fifth floor, John made himself a cup of coffee. Now the whole building is empty, except for a few people on duty. But John knew that in a few more hours, the military building would be livelier than a weekday.

In Miller's absence, John quietly sipped his coffee, enjoying the last moments of tranquility before the Great War.

There are still 7 hours before the opening of the show, what are the protagonists and supporting characters doing?

Chief of Staff Marshall was up by this time, and on Sunday mornings he usually went horseback riding in Lock-Creek Park or the suburban government test farm, where he could look out over the Pentagon construction site and arrive at 10 p.m. at the earliest.

Chief of Staff and Commander of Army Air Corps, General Arnold, is still in California. He had gone to see off a group of B-17 bombers and crew, having just arrived in Hamilton-Field last night. The planes will take off today, starting in Hawaii, Wake Island and finally in the Philippines, where MacArthur in Manila is eagerly awaiting. However, it is clear that these planes may never reach the Philippines.

Minister Stimson was in Woodley's private villa in Stony Creek Valley at the moment. He was supposed to go to Long Island with his family for the weekend, but as a seasoned veteran, Stimson instinctively felt that something was going to happen, and decisively terminated the trip just before leaving.

As for the defeat of his nemesis Hoover, Donovan, who has recently been in high spirits, has already left for New York early and booked VIP tickets for the National Football League Finals this afternoon. The New York Giants will face the Brooklyn Dodgers at Polo Field for this year's championship.

And President Roosevelt, because last night, he had a meeting with Hull (Secretary of State), Hopkins and others until late at night, and he was still sleeping in the White House at the moment.

The reason why Roosevelt and the others met late into the night was because the magic team succeeded in deciphering an important telegram from the Tokyo Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the ambassador to the United States, Nomura Kichizaburo_, and sent the first 13 parts of the message to the White House at 21:30 p.m.

This telegram became known as Telegram No. 902 (before the start of the sneak attack, Japan submitted a final notice to the US side to suspend negotiations). But this time, the Japanese played a little trick. Fearing that the diplomatic code was no longer secure, they split the entire message into 14 parts, the most critical and important part (the part announcing the termination of negotiations) that was not sent out in one phase with the first 13 paragraphs, but was not sent until the next day, before the sneak attack began.

It has to be said that this hand of the Japanese intelligence officers played well.

Regardless of the fact that the intelligence department of the Japanese Navy has only 79 personnel, and these personnel are also discriminated against in the navy, even they laugh at themselves as the "garbage heap of third-rate officers" in the intelligence department (most of the intelligence personnel of the Japanese Navy are recruited from foreign language experts, signal soldiers, and medical personnel, and the "Haida" does not even set up a professional intelligence course at all). Before the war, the U.S. Naval Intelligence Agency alone had 230 people, and all of them were elite selected from among naval officers.

But this time, the 230 professional players from the United States really lost to the 79 halfway monks in Japan, although in the subsequent Pacific War, the United States had the upper hand in the intelligence station. But with or without intention, this time the US intelligence agencies were indeed tricked by the Japanese.

Therefore, although Roosevelt and the others also vaguely felt that the situation was not good, the Japanese might want to do it. However, the first 13 parts of the message had nothing new in substance, so they decided to wait until the 14th message was available.

Roosevelt didn't even inform Secretary Stark of the Navy to go to the White House for a meeting. Because the other party went to the theater last night, and Roosevelt, who was sympathetic to his subordinates, did not want to disturb the other party in his weekend leisure time.

And so, Admiral Stark spent the last quiet night. Although the "Student Prince" he went to see at night didn't seem to be very exciting, it didn't leave much impression on his mind. So much so that at the later hearings on Pearl Harbor, he could not recall what he did that night.

In short, so far, Washington has been quiet and peaceful. Thousands of miles away, Pearl Harbor is still at the height of its weekend nightlife. All entertainment venues are bustling with people, and bars, ballrooms and pachinko rooms are full of weekend regulars looking for fun.

Small boats frequently traveled between the warship and the docks, bringing groups of naval officers and sailors ashore. As with all previous Saturday nights, it's going to be another happy sleepless night.

At the new Bloch Entertainment Center in the harbor, the warship bands had just finished a special contest, and the battleship "Pennsylvania" won the winning prize.

At the end of the competition, all the bands accompanied, and the audience sang "God Bless America" together. - It's a pity that God is now blessing the Japanese who are constantly approaching on the sea!

As commander of the Pacific Fleet fleet, Admiral Kimmel also appeared at the game. Strict by nature, even as the protagonist of this musical party, he will never drink much.

He had already made an appointment with Lieutenant General Short to play golf the next morning. Recently, there have been some unfavorable rumors about the disunity of the Hawaiian Army and Navy. He and Short played for more than just fun, as photos of him and Short standing shoulder to shoulder with clubs would soon make headlines in major newspapers, a symbol of the close unity of the Army and Navy.

So before half past nine, he hurriedly left the party scene and returned to his dormitory. That little cocktail he drank in the evening made him quickly enter the dream.

Only Lieutenant General Short was still working overtime at the Army headquarters at Fort Sheft, and he was holding an emergency meeting with intelligence officers.

Some intelligence officers reported that the Japanese consulate kept emitting green smoke in the afternoon, and it was possible that the Japanese were burning documents in large quantities. But this is just speculation, and it could be cooking!

In addition, the intelligence services overheard an irregular phone record. It was a call from a local Japanese-American dentist to a newspaper in Tokyo, and it talked about Hawaiian airplanes, searchlights, weather, and even Hawaiian hibiscus and Christmas flowers in full bloom. Everyone suspects that there is something greasy in it, and these flowers may be some kind of code words.

However, the meeting lasted for more than two hours and there was no result. During this period, the wife of the lieutenant general, who was unhappy because she temporarily canceled her appointment with the family of Brigadier General Wilson, the commander of the 24th Infantry Division, called several times to urge. In the end, Lieutenant General Short had to announce that he would not be able to discuss anything tonight anyway, and that he would talk about it tomorrow, and then he hurriedly dispersed and went home to find his wife to make amends.

At this moment, everyone except John has not yet realized that the Japanese on the other side of the ocean have quietly put their black hands under their noses.