The Japanese officer, who had found nothing, returned to the warship and reported to his superiors.

The superiors received a telegram, and a telegram of reproach was sent to Yamada.

Yamada had a sudden feeling when he learned that there were no Nanyang mechanics on board the Nanyang freighter.

It must have been that they changed ships in the middle, and it was difficult to change ships, mainly because the cargo was only available in the port, and the Nanyang freighter had entered the port once.

Thinking of this, Yamada sent a telegram to Kobayashi, telling Kobayashi that there were no Nanyang mechanics on board the Nanyang freighter, and asking him to find out the situation of the Nanyang freighter in the port.

Xiao Lin froze after receiving the news, those mechanics are gone?

In Singapore, they left by boat in full view.

It must have been transferred at which port, so Kobayashi sent someone to the port where the Nanyang freighter had berthed to investigate.

Six hours later, Kobayashi received a report: the group had changed to a Dutch freighter at the port and left. I don't know if it's a heart on the ship or an old damage, the name of the ship is no longer clear.

The investigators spent ten dollars and finally found the ship's registration form in the port dispatch room, which showed his docking and offshore times.

In the matter of entering the port, it is stated that it is to enter the port to replenish fresh water.

On the registration form, the signature is in Dutch, and although the Dutch alphabet is the same as English, the Dutch does not use the letters Q, X, and Y.

So at a glance, you can see that this is a boat sheet filled out by the Dutch.

When Kobayashi told Yamada about the situation, Yamada immediately informed the Japanese Navy.

As a result, three Japanese warships searched the sea for Dutch-flagged Dutch freighters.

In fact, the Nanyang mechanics did not take a Dutch freighter, but an American freighter.

This is Zhou Lin and Smith's plan: Li Dai Taozhuang.

The American freighter had a first mate who had worked on a Dutch freighter for several years, so he was chosen to be the captain of the Dutch freighter.

After the ship's number was worn out to the point of being in English or Dutch, American freighters moved into the harbor on the pretext of replenishing fresh water.

All matters related to foreign affairs were handed over to the first mate (the captain of the Dutch ship).

Sure enough, everyone in the port was deceived, and no one recognized it as an American ship.

Five hours had passed by the time the Dutch-flagged freighter left the strait and entered the open sea.

The American captain took back his rights and ordered the freighter to lower the Dutch flag and raise the American flag.

So there was one less Dutch freighter and one more American freighter on the sea.

After another ten hours of driving, the sun shone on the deck, giving it a lazy feeling.

The captain of the American freighter ordered everyone to enter the warehouse.

"What's the matter! We need to enter the warehouse. Some shouted.

"Two thousand meters ahead, there are Japanese warships." The captain explained.

As soon as everyone heard that there was a Japanese warship, they knew that they were searching for their own people, and they obediently entered the ship's cabin.

But in the midst of these people, the commander of the military commander noticed that there was a person who was very abnormal.

He deliberately slowed down and let the people behind him take the lead.

The person who enters the warehouse first must have entered the position with a large space in the warehouse, and the person who enters the warehouse later must only stay at the warehouse door.

There is a cold wind blowing through the barn door, and no one likes it.

But this man is kind enough to let everyone go first, and he himself goes to take the worst position. This is not in line with human nature, so the commander of the military command has his eyes on him.

The commander of the military command called four people and told them to enter the warehouse and stay by the man's side.

If that person behaves in any way when the American freighter is misaligned with the Japanese warship, he will be taken down immediately.

The freighter sailed another thousand meters, and the captain of the American freighter discovered that it was two Japanese warships forcibly searching for a Dutch freighter.

The captain and the commander of the army looked at each other, and the captain immediately told the people in the hold: "From now on, you will be silent for an hour. ”

Then a man asked, "Why don't we even have the right to speak?" ”

The captain replied, "You have to ask the captains of the Japanese warships that are going to send you to Japan to dig coal." ”

When the man heard this, he immediately shut up, and the inside of the warehouse fell silent.

At this time, the two Japanese warships were boarding the Dutch freighter for inspection.

The American freighter and the Japanese warship intersected, and the people sitting in the cargo hold of the American freighter could hear the sound of machines and people outside.

At this moment, the mechanic who was the last to enter the warehouse and give up his good seat to someone else suddenly stood up and walked out of the warehouse.

But two men immediately blocked his way, and two more people came up from the side.

The man's face changed dramatically, and he asked in fear, "What are you going to do?" ”

"This should be what we are asking you, what are you going to do?" The besieged army commander asked

"I ...... I want to go to the toilet, but can't I go to the toilet? The man asked.

At this time, the captain heard the letter and said: "I haven't gotten out of the danger zone yet, and it will take half an hour to go to the toilet." ”

When the man saw the captain say this, he sat down helplessly.

At this time, someone else asked the captain: "Captain, how many days are we going to be on the boat?" ”

"Two and a half days, you can get there!" The captain replied.

"Why does it only take two and a half days, but it takes more than three days to get to the port in China." Some people who are familiar with sea freight have raised questions.

When the captain saw that everyone's eyes were on him, he said, "We are not going to China. ”

"Not going to China? Where does that drag us to? The crowd cried out.

"China's current ports are occupied by the Japanese, we will go to Vietnam, and you will take a car from Vietnam to Yunnan." The captain explained.

The person who asked the question nodded: "Two and a half days to Vietnam is enough." ”

While everyone was talking in the warehouse, the American freighter was getting farther and farther away from the Japanese warship.

It wasn't until the shadow of the warship could not be seen that the guard was lifted on the American freighter, and everyone could walk freely outside.

And the person who was noticed by the military commander came out of the toilet.

Since there are many people coming in and out, the people who go out from the warehouse gate collide with each other.

The suspected, in the collision, put a note in the pocket of a skinny youth, who did not notice it and walked straight to the toilet.

The military commander did not notice their movements and continued to follow the suspicious man.

And the thin man, after entering the toilet, immediately took out the note.

It turned out that the thin man was an accomplice of the suspicious man, not that he didn't find the note in his pocket, but that he pretended not to find it, thus escaping the eyes of the military commander.

"I've been suspected, please go to the ship's telegraph room and report to Osa. The ship will dock in Vietnam, and the mechanics will take a car from Vietnam to Yunnan. ”

The words on the note were written in the toilet by the suspected person.

He went out of the toilet after he finished writing, and the thin man went into the toilet, just in time to complete the transfer of information between them.