Within 10 days, No. 419 carried out three out-of-cabin salvage activities on the seabed, and fished more information. However, no clues were found to have traveled back. They searched about 30% of the ship, but because the position of the rear half of the ship was not ideal, divers could not enter, so Cheng Dayang and Lin Xiuxuan were forced to make the decision to suspend the exploration. Because there is not much helium left, it seems that this work can only be continued after Shuping improves the efficiency of the helium recovery device, otherwise, the precious helium will be consumed little by little. Both of them began to wonder, maybe this group of Japanese had only one way to come, and they didn't plan to go back?

At the same time, 419 was not idle in intelligence gathering, staying at sea for almost 18 hours a day, collecting various radio intelligence, including information on Japanese movements and the development of the war.

Tojo has not yet officially taken office, but he has already given an exclusive interview to the Asahi Shimbun to the press, indicating that if he takes office, he will continue the negotiation work of his predecessor, and he is even willing to show more sincerity and prepare to send a new and important envoy to the United States to help Ambassador Nomura deal with the thorny relationship between Japan and the United States. This was an unprecedented signal of peace from the Japanese leadership in October, and it was widely believed that Tojo, as Minister of War and Prime Minister, could suppress the impulse of the military and be more conducive to the implementation of the peace plan. News organizations are speculating about the new envoy and the new plan he will bring with him to the United States.

Obviously, it is superfluous who to send without new concessions. Immediately, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Gruul, welcomed Tojo's open-minded stance and delivered a speech in Tokyo, saying that this would be an opportunity for Japan and the United States to get out of the complicated situation. Of course, Reuters and TASS still commented that this is the new leader of Japan who is giving the Americans eye medicine. Chongqing Broadcasting even bluntly pointed out that this is undoubtedly another conspiracy of the Japanese government.

Of course, 419 all knew that it was indeed just a fog released before the war. The new envoy will be a former vice admiral, a move that Tojo may have been pressured by the emperor's hesitation. According to history, before the start of the war, members of the Japanese imperial family would successively launch military circles.

"You know what I'm most worried about?" In the conference room, Cheng Dayang said with his head in his hands.

"What are you most worried about the geographic information that could be taken?" Lin Xiuxuan's words broke the captain's thoughts.

"Well," the captain nodded lazily, "if we count in terms of time, before we arrive, Kagesa Zhenzhao should only have one chance to dive down and catch something, because they only have a diving bell, so the second group can't go down until the first group has finished about 8 to 10 hours of decompression." ”

"That being said, but you're worried that if Makino gives advice, even if it's only one chance, they'll go straight to the most critical location? Judging from the traces found so far, they did go to the geographic database and opened the cabinet. ”

"Yes, this Makino is not simple. If he went to get weapons or engineering materials, I would have liked to see it, and he almost fell into our hands. ”

"Yes, if war is averted, and they stick the greedy tubing into the Northeast, that's the worst variable. Historically, Roosevelt's good move to break free from the shackles of isolationism would have been dissolved by Makino's obscene methods. Of course, I personally do not believe that if Japan admits intimidation, the United States will let Japan grow, this is a reasonable guess based on the most basic historical experience. It might make some excuses. ”

"But ......"

"I know what you mean, as a countermeasure, maybe we have to make some active preparations, but with only a hundred and ten of us, plus these conventional weapons that are bigger and smaller, I'm afraid it won't make a difference, unless it ......" Lin Xiuxuan said with a sigh.

"You mean a nuclear bomb?"

"yes, but it's currently in a state of failure and can't be used."

Cheng Dayang seemed to want to speak and stopped, Lin Xiuxuan was keenly aware of what Cheng Dayang was hinting at, maybe he wanted to ask himself.

"Do you have a way?"

"*It is true that it cannot be launched at the moment, and there is no manpower to repair it for the time being, but ......" He thought for a moment, still hesitating.

"You mean, you can remove the warhead and detonate it?" Lin had no scruples about breaking things down.

"Of course, it is not a problem to dismantle it, detonate, there is a yield controller in the nuclear bomb, in essence, it is up to it to decide how to electrify and detonate the fission device of the first stage, which is the key to determining the detonation, we don't need to know the detonation principle, as long as we can crack this thing."

"Well, I'm listening."

"The final safety control lock is integrated into this unit so that there is still a chance to remedy it with a satellite signal after a *misfire' for some reason."

"Stop the explosion with a set of commands?"

"Yes, this is the last line of security, and if you cross the past, you can detonate it, of course there are no vehicles."

"I think it's the final solution. Even without vehicles, there are still ways to destroy enemy fleets anchored at anchorage, and even to attack land clusters by other means. ”

"However, these are still only technical issues; There is a second, more ambitious problem. Cheng Dayang shook his head vigorously as he spoke, as if he was denying his plan, "To put it simply, we don't have the permission of the Military Commission, which means that one day we will be held accountable, what a huge responsibility."

"Special circumstances, it is completely possible to ...... special circumstances"

Lin didn't care.

"Don't give me this set, we have lost contact with the Military Commission, this is a reality, and there is no possibility of recovery, and you are responsible for this?"

"Who said that our contact with the Military Commission cannot be restored?" Lin said calmly.

Cheng Dayangmu looked at Lin Xiuxuan blankly, not knowing what he was selling.

"If, I mean, if I or the political commissar go to northern Shaanxi and ask for an order that allows you to act cheaply, what do you think? If you go back in the future and hold them accountable, you can take it out and give it to them. ”

"Will this work?"

"To be honest, I don't think it will work, but it shows that we have not forgotten the central government and acted on our own. Of course, it is not ruled out that there is still half a chance that you can simply pass the test, and the nation is in danger? Don't be too personal. In particular, the spatio-temporal effect may also affect our time; We have tremendous power in our hands, how can we sit idly by because of a little personal fear? If you can't pass the test then, won't I die with you? Don't worry, the commissar can't run away either. ”

Cheng Dayang suddenly admired Lin from the bottom of his heart, this person is worthy of being a family in the system, he can easily say what he wants to say but dare not say, and he can come up with such an idea that transcends organization and discipline, but he is indeed reasonable. At the worst possible moment, someone will inevitably need to show up and take responsibility, and the result of everyone backing down is a cheap enemy.

"Well, this is the worst-case scenario, you and I will advance and retreat together when the time comes."

"Lao Cheng, I won't get to that point at all, with me, Muye's grandsons can't jump out of any tricks. Feel relieved. ”

In northeastern China, 90 kilometers southeast of Qiqihar, in a mosquito-infested swamp.

Imperial Oil technicians are drilling wells in a 10-kilometre radius and burying them deep*, a novel acoustic wave detection method that analyzes address information by means of echoes. However, it usually takes a computer to interpret the complex echo signal and draw a diagram of the underlying structure. Hasegawa did not have a computer, nor did he have the evaluation model that was built up in later generations to simplify the problem. The only thing he knew was that there was indeed an inexhaustible supply of oil about 1 kilometer under his feet, and for that he had to fight against the blind-eyed Scholarly Authorities.

In fact, he is not a crazy nationalist like Asano, and his participation in Sato's crossing operation itself is also to escape the fate of being suppressed everywhere in academics, and he did not expect to face such suppression in this era.

"What fool came up with the idea to come here? There is nothing here but mosquitoes. ”

Outside the tent, Furuta was shouting again. Now there was no one to resist Hasegawa, and as soon as Kishi Nobusuke arrived in Harbin, he received a telegram from Tokyo, asking him to "enter the cabinet by edict", and before leaving, he handed over all the responsibilities and powers to Hasegawa. Of course, this caused many people to be unconvinced, and these people quickly surrounded Gutian.

Hasegawa ignored it and continued to sort out the information he had collected yesterday, hoping to come up with some data that could be interpreted by scholars before there was an oil field under his feet, so as to convince everyone; If Furuta wasn't there, he would probably have immediately ordered the installation of a derrick for test mining, but he still felt an invisible pressure that made him dare to make a mistake.

"Mr. Hasegawa, *the installation is complete." One of the men came in to report.

"Is the seismic recorder installed?"

"It's done."

"Okay, I'll get out of here."

As he spoke, he got out of the tent, where a few disgruntled scholars smoked cigarettes not far away, slapping the back of their heads from time to time to drive away the hateful Manchurian mosquitoes.

"I don't know how much money will be wasted in this kind of action, and the result is nothing more than mud." Someone stepped on the cigarette butt and said.

"Professor Yamada is right, it reminds me of the failure of Hasegawa, who bought a pile of broken copper and iron from the British at great expense in order to catch up with fashion, and as a result, the shale oil produced destroyed the boilers of the navy. Hehe, that's ridiculous. ”

Furuta unscrupulously joked about the suicide of Hasegawa, for some reason, the relationship between Hasegawa Fumihiko and his ancestors was distorted and leaked, and many people in the expedition team privately speculated that they were father and son, perhaps because the next generation was more similar, or maybe because Nobusuke Kishi deliberately leaked it for some purpose. In short, Furuta began to use this matter intentionally or unintentionally to squeeze the temporary captain, which can be said to be extremely vicious.

Hasegawa was too cowardly by nature to resist, so he pretended not to hear and went over to the mound of earth and waited for it to explode.

Dozens of seconds later, several successive explosions were heard in the distance. The horses of the Kwantung Army, which were in charge of guarding the perimeter, were alarmed, and some of the horses neighed, but they calmed down.

He returned to his tent and waited for the data to come together, then prepared to complete the calculations and draw conclusions overnight. Tomorrow, those seconded heavy artillery tractors should be able to transport hundreds of tons of deep exploration equipment. Maybe the day after tomorrow, you can start the installation. Of course, abruptness is inevitable, and his approach to the point will obviously arouse suspicion and distrust.