"The enemy's plans are clearly visible, and the possibility of a disruption in the course of the war is greatly reduced." Cheng Dayang said, "At present, the navy is being assembled, and it will soon play a trick and quietly send a mobile force to Danguan Bay." Navy submarines went as far as the Andaman and tracked the British Far East Fleet. According to overheard British communications, the Z Fleet consisting of the Counter Attack and the Prince of Wales will arrive in the Indian Ocean in early December. The Japanese plan is despicable, but thoughtful to the extreme, and I even want to intervene and give the dog a little color. ”

"The same is true for the army, which has already massed its heavy forces in Vietnam, Taiwan, and Thailand, and will be the starting points for attacks on the Philippines, Malaya, and Indonesia, respectively. The shelves of the four corps and two flying divisions of the Southern Army have been raised and are currently being intensively mobilized. ”

"Lao Cheng, according to the temperament of Japanese soldiers, I am afraid that such a level of transfer will not be able to stop."

"You can't be careless, at the moment, there are still one or two people who could change the situation."

"One or two?"

"One is the emperor, and the other is not necessarily believed when you say it, but it's actually Tojo. He wants to calm the impulse of the military department, but it is more advantageous than the imperial guard, and we cannot relax now. Even if Japan and the United States fight, it will be an overriding task to get rid of the crossing elements. ”

"It's a pity that the whereabouts of those three guys are broken at the moment." Cheng Dayang sighed, indeed, since Lin Xiuxuan landed in Tokyo and failed in his actions at the Military Medical University, Makino and the other three have completely disappeared from view. Radio monitoring could not find any trace. Of course, to a certain extent, it can indeed be said that they are far from being close to the Japanese decision-making level, so they have not caused any waves. But for 419, which wants to get rid of it quickly, it is indeed a pity.

"Old Cheng, what if they don't show up?"

"I think...... They can hide for a while, but they can't hide for a lifetime. We just have to be patient and the results will come soon. ”

"You seem to have some eyebrows?"

"Well, today I intercepted the telegram from the Tokyo base camp and sent to the Shanghai Special High School; As a rule, the base camp should ask the Army or the May Agency directly. ”

"What does that mean?"

"Based on my knowledge of the Japanese intelligence agencies, this strange situation shows that some people are conducting investigations beyond the army system, and the special high school has a certain internal investigation function, both at home and overseas, which is not exactly the same as the spy organs of the gendarmerie and various dispatch armies."

"You mean they have internal struggles?"

"Yes, it's mostly not consistent with the original history, so it's related to the disturbance."

"Can you elaborate?" Cheng Dayang looked puzzled, he really didn't figure out the joints.

"It's probably the actions of Makino and the others that have the opposite effect, making himself the object of suspicion, and it is possible that he will also catch up with Kagesa Zhenzhao. I'm not sure if it doesn't seem to be a disturbance or if someone is using a trick in it, but ......"

"You think these three people will kill themselves."

"No, I don't think it's going to be easy, but if the enemy starts communicating these things on the radio, we can decipher the message and grasp the location of Makino and the others, which is better than not taking the initiative at all now."

While the two discussed their next steps, SCP-419 continued to stay in the periscope depth, collecting various radio signals while releasing a small detection submarine remotely controlled by fiber optic to enter the interior of Kasuga Maru. At a time when it is impossible to continue the deep dive of personnel, this thing can only be used for internal reconnaissance first, but this electrically driven small submarine does not have the ability to collect, only optical equipment.

The reconnaissance submersible, under the control of the operator, entered through the section of the wreck. Since more than 10 remote probes have already been carried out, this time, the operator is ready to go a little deeper, looking for those that may be related to the crossing method.

With its faint self-generated lighting, the 60-kilogram small reconnaissance boat carefully sneaks inside the dimly lit wreck cabin, controlled entirely by a slender optical fiber. SCP-419 has documented all the parts that have been explored, and now it is going to an unidentified location.

The commissar sat behind the operator, watched it pass through a murky aisle, and then turned. A heavy hatch had fallen to the ground, apparently caused by the deformation of the shipwreck, but the operator was hesitant.

"Commissar, do you want to move on? We've gone too far into it, and maybe we'll have some trouble turning around later. ”

"Let's go ahead."

The dinghy began to slow and rapid, burrowing through the doorway. The searchlights turned in all directions, and a large number of nearby pipes could be seen, some of which had broken completely, and through these pipes, a row of huge jars could be seen side by side. In appearance, these canisters are connected directly to the bottom of the ship.

"What is this?"

"It's like some kind of cooling device, and there should be something important in it."

The commissar dragged over the plan of the Kasuga Maru from the side, the location of which was in a storage compartment below deck, but it was apparently altered before setting sail.

"Before the Kasugamaru sank, the sound recorded was not the sound of a pressurized pipe opening under water and then dropping an object."

"That's right, judging at the time, it was from the closed pipe, and a * was thrown downward."

"These canisters are a lot like vertical tubes, and it may be from here that they are launched underwater."

"There's a crack somewhere, lean over and see what's inside?"

"Political commissar, there are too many broken pipes here, I'm afraid that if I go too deep, the fiber will hang."

"Probably not, go ten meters further and try your luck."

The political commissar was really unwilling, and his intuition told him that he had found the right place, and what was so tightly preserved was very likely to be related to the crossing equipment. Even if it can't be recycled, it's a lot like he looks at it.

With his command, the vision continued to move forward, and when he approached the only one of the nine steel canisters that was broken, suddenly the screen was white, and all the signals transmitted back in front of him disappeared.

"This ...... What's going on? ”

"The fiber breaks, maybe it hits something sharp, maybe it got tangled somewhere before, and then it broke, and we turned too much after entering the hull, and it was really easy for this to happen."

"Can it still be recycled?"

"It's difficult, the battery is more than half, and the submersible will enter the return mode on its own, but the inertial navigation has no effect in such a complex closed environment, and it is unlikely to come out on its own. It will remain buoyant and stay there, and maybe send someone in there and get it back. ”

Tokyo, inside the U.S. Embassy in Japan.

Saburo Kurisu, who was appointed by the Tojo Cabinet as a "special envoy for peace," personally came to meet with Ambassador Joseph Guru. The purpose of his visit today is not for political discussions, or even for general affairs, but for the question of how to go to the United States.

As soon as Laiqi took his seat, he went straight to the point, he looked very anxious, and a few hours ago he had already mentioned to the ambassador to Japan that he must go to the United States as soon as possible.

His impatience gave Ambassador Guru an intuitive impression: the Japanese were anxious for peace; Of course, this is most likely just an illusion. The ambassador could not rule out that there was another possibility, that this envoy was just a pawn used by the Japanese upper echelons to release the smoke of peace, and that this deceptive diplomatic action had a strict time frame.

"Your Excellency Special Envoy, I have already communicated with the State Department about your request to call in the afternoon." The American ambassador said calmly.

"How?" Laiqi asked anxiously.

"That's the case, my country also sees the urgency of saving the diplomatic relations between the two countries, so the State Council has informed the Pacific Flying Shear Company through certain channels, so that they can make the necessary schedule changes for you on their transoceanic routes, I don't know Your Excellency, when will you be able to leave at the latest?"

"Ah, great, thank you for your understanding, I have to get to Washington by November 10th."

"November 10th? No problem, Pacific Flying Shear's Boeing 314 plane, which arrives in Hong Kong in a week's time, will reserve a seat for you and your attaché. ”

Lai Qi lowered his head and counted the days: "No problem, I will take a naval bomber to Taiwan tomorrow, and then, I will take a boat to Hong Kong, and before November 1, I can reach Hong Kong." ”

"Great, hopefully our efforts will open the door to two peaces, and by the way, I suggest that we have a toast in order to wish that the impasse in negotiations between our two countries can be reversed."

Guru said as he turned to the wine cabinet, took out his glass, and poured two glasses of wine.

"Okay, I wish our two countries will never be cleared up from now on," Laiqi took the cup, "Dry!"

He picked up the cup and dried it first in respect. The U.S. ambassador on the other side also drank it all.

After the envoy left, Ambassador Gruul stood alone behind the curtain on the second floor, watching the guest's car go away. It seemed that Saburo was satisfied, and he was full of confidence in the new negotiations, but Ambassador Guru was sure that Laiqi might not know his role in this game.

He lit a cigarette, pondered for a moment, and then hurried to the basement and urged his men to send a report to the State Department in a diplomatic code; The message was completely intercepted and deciphered by 419.

In the cable, Ambassador Guru made it clear that, judging from the urgency of the Japanese to reopen negotiations, their behind-the-scenes plans were highly time-sensitive, and these features clearly pointed to a precise military operation, and that diplomatic negotiations were only acting as a deterrent. The United States should be fully prepared within two weeks of the envoy's arrival. This is a cautious judgment based on his understanding of the Japanese way of doing things.

Four days later, Saburo Raisu finally arrived in Hong Kong, and with the negotiating essentials of the new cabinet, he was full of ambition to board the plane of the Pacific Flying Shear, which would cross the Pacific Ocean and send him to the West Coast, and then he would cross the United States by train to Washington, D.C., which seemed to be in time.

As soon as he got on the plane, he was immediately struck by the spacious and luxurious plane, which was much larger in size than the naval bomber that sent him to Taiwan, and he could barely stand up straight as he sat in that one-on-one land attack.

The waitress on the plane immediately brought a drink and a beautifully printed itinerary map. According to the legend, the plane will take off from Hong Kong, pass through the Philippines, Saipan, the Marshall Islands, Hawaii, and finally Los Angeles.

He suddenly realized how amazing the voyage from Hawaii to Los Angeles was.

"Excuse me, miss, what is the maximum range of this plane?"

"This is a Boeing 314, sir; When fully loaded with guests, there is a range of almost 9000 kilometers. The waitress said proudly.

"Oh, got it, thanks."

Lai Qi smiled and thanked the lost party, but then his face was ugly, and the attaché on the opposite side was a little strange.

"Your Excellency, is there any problem?"

"How far can the bomber we flew from Tokyo to Kaohsiung fly?"

"It's less than 2,200 kilometers when fully loaded."

"Kobayakawa, it seems that you and I have a difficult mission, and Japan must not go to war with a country that can build such an airplane."

"But...... And this is just a civilian aircraft? "The attaché of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs still has a problem with the essentials.

"Hey, you know what." Laiqi sighed and shook his head.