Imperial residence, royal residence.
Chiyoko Inoue and Mai Asahina were waiting silently in the darkness.
Chiyoko Inoue's plan to "lead the snake out of its hole" is not complicated, it can even be said to be very simple.
But precisely because of its simplicity, this plan is even more terrifying, because the simpler the plan, the more difficult it is to prevent it.
Chiyoko Inoue previously wanted to stop all transport ships at the pier, flights at the airport, and trains at the station, and then launch a large-scale investigation. However, this required too much manpower and was ineffective because such a big movement was very dangerous. It's hard to hide it from Lang Ya's eyes and ears. Lang Ya can completely avoid it in advance. In fact, after so many days of investigation, Xu Rui and his Lang Ya were not found. It can be said that their work was basically in vain.
So Chiyoko Inoue chose another approach.
This method is to set up a card in the middle and conduct a surprise inspection!
Regarding the cargo ships, Chiyoko Inoue contacted the Navy and dispatched two destroyers and a cruiser to wait outside Tokyo Bay 24 hours a day and conduct a comprehensive search of every cargo ship leaving Tokyo Bay. This has three benefits. First, the search operation is on the sea. Langya will not know the situation in advance and cannot avoid it in advance.
The second advantage is that there is almost no way to escape at sea, and being discovered means being killed.
The third benefit is that it greatly saves manpower, because long-term monitoring and large-scale investigations of all terminals, airports and stations require a lot of manpower and material resources, and the current operation method requires a lot of manpower. , material resources will be much less, and the special operations brigade can be dispatched collectively.
Originally, due to limited manpower, the special operations brigade was unable to deploy controls at every pier, train station, and airport. However, after switching to the current method, it only needs to deploy controls in three places, namely at sea, an airport, and With two stations, the special operations brigade can deploy at least half a squadron at each inspection location.
In this way, the chances of intercepting Xu Rui and Lang Ya will be greatly increased.
Of course, the inspection methods for airplanes and trains are definitely different from those for cargo ships, but the routine is the same.
For example, a train will set up a checkpoint midway. Every train leaving Tokyo must be inspected at two specific temporary stations. The inspection of flights is slightly more complicated. After the flight takes off, naval aviation fighter jets must be dispatched. Intercept and order the flight to land at a certain airport for inspection.
If the flight is uncooperative and refuses to land at the alternate airport for inspection, it is almost certain that it has been hijacked.
At this time, the naval aviation force can decisively shoot down the flight. Then Xu Rui and his Langya who tried to hijack the flight and escape from Tokyo are basically dead! Being shot down from a high altitude, no matter how skilled Xu Rui and his Wolf Fang were, they were bound to die. Flesh and blood will always be flesh and blood.
After arranging all this, Chiyoko Inoue began to wait with peace of mind.
After all, Mai Asahina was still young and couldn't hold her breath. It was just after midnight, so she couldn't help but said: "Teacher, it's already past midnight, but there is still nothing found at various terminals, airports and stations. Will this method work?"
Chiyoko Inoue touched Asahina Mai's head and said softly: "Xiao Mai, calm down, don't be anxious."
"Hai." Mai Asahina bowed heavily and said guiltily, "Teacher, I'm sorry to disappoint you."
"Teacher is not disappointed." Chiyoko Inoue shook her head slightly and added, "Teacher knows that you want to avenge your sister, but hatred can only blind people's reason and make people lose their basic judgment, so the more at such a time, the more difficult it is for you to You need to calm down, don’t let hatred control you, understand?”
"Hai Yi, disciple understands."
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Shibaura Pier.
After crossing the street with the help of a rope bridge, Xu Rui and his group of seven people quietly sneaked into Shibaura Pier under the cover of night. Although it was night and quiet, there were still bright lights and voices on the pier. It was a bustling place, with hundreds of stevedores busy loading and unloading goods.
Although Tokyo was under martial law due to the plague at this time, the production of the docks and factories in the industrial areas was not affected, and it was still a busy scene.
However, factory workers and stevedores on the dock must undergo full-body disinfection before and after work to prevent bringing germs into the dock or factory, and all stevedores and workers are not allowed to go home again. , but must stay in the factory area or dock to prevent infection.
Once a suspected patient is found, he or she will be immediately isolated on the spot.
It is precisely because of these measures that although the whole of Tokyo has almost come to a standstill, Tokyo's docks and factories have not been greatly affected. They are still producing weapons and equipment day and night, and are still delivering weapons and ammunition to the Chinese battlefield day and night to support the Chinese battlefield. The Japanese invaders fought against China.
There were people coming and going on the pier, and the lights were bright, making it difficult to hide.
So Xu Rui chose a coast near the pier. Under the cover of night, a group of seven people bit into a reed pipe and dived into the water. They quietly sneaked into Shibaura Pier from underwater, and then quietly approached the ship that was already filled with cargo. The transport ship named Ado Maru then climbed onto the cargo ship from the side.
About two hours later, at around 3 a.m., Xu Rui and his group of seven people boarded the cargo ship.
Before boarding the ship, Xu Rui had already released his six senses, sensed the Adomaru, and found no danger.
The tonnage of cargo ships is generally very large, but the crew is often small, and the supervision is not that strict. After boarding the ship, Xu Rui found five large wooden crates filled with weapons, and first emptied all the shoes, clothing or ammunition inside , threw them into the sea, and then put Xiao Taohong and the other five into the box.
Xu Rui and Leng Tiefeng did not intend to hide in the box.
Because it is too dangerous to hide them all in the box. If something happens, and they are all in the box and cannot be discovered in time, the entire army will most likely be destroyed! Therefore, Xu Rui and Leng Tiefeng decided to stay outside, and the two found a hiding place to hide in the bottom cabin filled with debris.
At four o'clock in the morning, the crew members of the Ado Maru boarded the ship.
A moment later, with the sound of a loud whistle, violent water spray surged up from the stern of the Ado Maru, and the huge body with extremely deep draft also began to slowly squirm.
The freighter's speed was very slow, and by the time the Ado Maru slowly sailed out of Tokyo Bay, the sky was already bright.
Then after driving forward for a while, two destroyers suddenly appeared on the sea and sky in front of them. Behind the destroyers was a larger figure, with overlapping bridges and three black chimneys rising into the sky. It clearly shows that these are three warships, the navy!
The Adomaru is also a transport ship for the military. The captain didn't know what happened, so he quickly asked the crew to raise a flag and ask the navy on the opposite side if there was any problem? The navy on the opposite side immediately responded with a semaphore, asking the Adomaru to slow down and stop, preparing to be inspected by the navy.
Although the captain of the Adomaru was full of doubts, he still obediently gave the order to stop the ship.
As soon as the Adomaru slowed down, Xu Rui and Leng Tiefeng, who were hiding in the debris in the bottom cabin, immediately felt it.
"What's going on?" Leng Tiefeng turned to look at Xu Rui in surprise and said, "It seems to be slowing down?"
"Well, it's indeed slowing down!" Xu Rui was startled and immediately said to Leng Tiefeng, "Let's go and take a look!"
At that moment, the two of them moved away the sundries covering their bodies, and then walked up carefully. After reaching the third floor, they could see clearly what was going on outside through the side windows. With just one glance, Xu Rui and Leng Tiefeng could see Seeing one of the destroyers approaching on the sea ahead, and looking at the rising sun flag flying on the bridge of the destroyer, Xu Rui's expression suddenly changed.
"Awesome!" Xu Rui's eyes narrowed and he said in a deep voice, "You actually thought of checking us out at sea!"
"Old Xu, we are in trouble now!" Leng Tiefeng also said, "There is no place to run in this vast sea!"
After waiting, Leng Tiefeng said again: "Old Xu, why don't you call Lao Mo and the others out? Before the Japanese warships arrive, grab a lifeboat and run away. We're not very far away from the coastline now." Far away, maybe we can get ashore before the Japanese warships catch up, so there is still a glimmer of hope."
There are not many crew members on the Adomaru, so it is not difficult to seize a lifeboat.
Unfortunately, the lifeboat on the Ado Maru was not powered and could not be rowed very fast with an oar.
Xu Rui shook his head and said: "The lifeboat has no power. On the unprotected sea, it can only become a living target for the Japanese navy to shoot. This is a dead end, so don't worry yet."
After a while, three warships arrived near the Adomaru.
Immediately, the three warships began to slow down, and after a while, they parked one after another, surrounding the Ado Maru in the middle, and then winched down the side of the 10,000-ton cruiser directly in front. A patrol boat, a patrol boat with power, started to move, splitting the waves and approaching the Adomaru.
In just a moment, the patrol boat arrived at the side of the Adomaru and leaned up.
The sides of the Ado Maru are not as high as the cruiser. In addition, it is now fully loaded and has a deep draft, so the sides appear even lower, so there is no need for a noose at all. After the crew on the cargo ship threw down the rope ladder, the patrol boat A dozen Japanese navy soldiers immediately climbed onto the Ado Maru along the rope ladder.
Along with more than a dozen Japanese navy, there are also two special forces members of the Japanese special operations brigade and a specially trained military dog. There are several such military dogs. They will be responsible for the search for Xu Rui and Lang Lang. Because Chiyoko Inoue has asked them to smell the clothes and bed Xu Rui left in Xuanwu Hall, as long as Xu Rui hides on the cargo ship, the military dogs will be able to smell the scent he left in the air.