The boss of a foreign organization called the police, claiming that he was defrauded by me

Captain Tanaka suddenly felt a chill come over him.

The cold sweat he had previously produced had already soaked his clothes, and now he felt as if he were in an ice cellar.

Of course he knew that the longer he delayed, the more disadvantageous it would be, but the problem was that no one in the Dongshan Army team had the power to decide such a sky-high reward.

One hundred million dollars might be okay, they might be able to come up with it if they pooled their money. But two billion dollars? Japan just borrowed five billion dollars a while ago, how could they possibly come up with that? As for the latest research results, it was even more outrageous. Which country's research institute would easily reveal the latest technology? The Dongshan Army team didn't even have the qualifications to understand it, let alone make any decisions.

So, he decided to tell the truth and explained with difficulty: "You are asking for too much. We are just an ordinary elite team. We are essentially subordinates and have no power to decide these things."

"The 100 million dollars we proposed before is the limit of what we can promise. We can't give you anything more than that. Even if we agree, you can't deliver on it!"

Xu Cheng and others expressed their understanding of this. They certainly knew that the Dongshan Army team did not have this authority. On the other hand, Xu Cheng, Tao Lao and others could not decide on the latest research results, financial funds and other top-secret contents of Yan State.

However, the Toyama Army Team has no power, but the Neon Country Headquarters does. As long as Hiratajiro holds a collective meeting and obtains the consent of all ministers and councillors, this matter may be possible. Although this process will be difficult, with the Toyama Army Team as hostages, it is not completely impossible.

If it were an ordinary army, they might be abandoned. Xu Cheng and others would not want so much. But the Dongshan Army Squad is special. Those people from Japan would never abandon them. Therefore, Xu Cheng and others dared to confidently and boldly put forward the sky-high price.

"It's okay, you can't, but Hirata Momojiro should be able to fulfill these conditions. Just hand over your contact information." said Mr. Xu.

For the next thing, Mr. Xu and Mr. Tao planned to negotiate directly with President Hei Taojiro. It was useless to talk to Captain Tanaka about these things. As he said, he had no power to decide these things.

Therefore, Mr. Xu and others demanded a direct dialogue with President Jiro Hirata and asked someone with power to come out for "negotiation."

"Impossible! The communicators on the warship are out of order! There's no way to contact Lord Hiramo!" Vice Captain Nakamura refused without even thinking.

joke!

If Xu Cheng and others were allowed to contact Lord Ping Tao directly, their death would probably not be far away.

Not only did he fail to complete the mission, but he also inexplicably became a "prisoner" of Yan State.

No matter which result, it hit the nail on the head for Master Hirata Jiro. He could even imagine Master Hirata going crazy, and couldn't help but shudder, looking pale, trembling, and extremely pitiful.

Wang Bo looked at Vice Captain Nakamura with a look of contempt as if he were a fool, not understanding why he would tell such a stupid "lie".

He complained speechlessly: "Do you think we are fools? Didn't you want to borrow the communicator? Now you say you can't contact Hiratajiro? Then what on earth do you want to borrow the communicator for? It's funny, isn't it?"

"Can you find a more decent excuse for lying? Your logic is contradictory..." Vice Captain Nakamura's words were too flawed. Wang Bo even suspected that he was stupid and said things without thinking.

Captain Tanaka couldn't stand it any longer. What the deputy captain said couldn't be said to be completely wrong. It was the truth, but he just didn't make it clear. He didn't want to hear Wang Bo's bad words anymore, so he explained helplessly: "Nakamura is right. We have a communicator on our warship that is specially used to contact the Neon Country headquarters. There is no need for any special password. We can contact Lord Hiramo directly."

"However, the Yan country's warship communication system naturally cannot directly contact the Neon country headquarters. But it's not that there are no emergency measures, but it's very troublesome, and there are a lot of procedures in between."

After hearing this explanation, Wang Bo understood Vice Captain Nakamura's meaning. But isn't there still a way? Why can't we contact Hiratajiro? So, he urged directly: "Then tell me the contact information! Why are you hesitating? We will be responsible for the contact!"

However, Captain Tanaka slowly shook his head and firmly rejected the proposal. He spoke again, with a somewhat helpless and serious tone: "It's not that we don't want to cooperate, but even if we give it to you, it won't help. The communication procedures are complicated, and it's difficult for us to ensure accurate contact with the headquarters, let alone you?"

Then, he tried to propose a compromise: "How about this, allow us to operate the communication system on the warship and try to establish contact with the headquarters first."

But this proposal obviously did not win the trust of Xu Cheng and others. Handing the control to Captain Tanaka is like handing a sharp dagger to the enemy. No one can predict what Captain Tanaka will do once he has control of the communication system. Maybe he will secretly send a distress signal, or maybe he will conspire with the headquarters to counter the Yan Kingdom. As long as the IQ is online, Xu Cheng and others will never let Captain Tanaka have the opportunity to operate the communication system so easily.

After all, they could not see into the private conversations within Japan, and even if they closely monitored Captain Tanaka's every move, it would be difficult to completely avoid risks. Xu Cheng and others were not experts in cryptography, and were not proficient in complex communication codes and encryption techniques. Once Captain Tanaka made some small moves under their noses, they might not even notice the meaning. "No, you can't access any operating system on the warship." Xu Cheng rejected Captain Tanaka's proposal without hesitation, "You only need to provide contact information, and we will complete the rest of the operations."

Xu Cheng knew that although they were not good at code cracking, there were many experts in this field in Yan. Although it might take some time to hand over the task to professionals, it was undoubtedly a safer choice compared to the potential risks brought by letting Captain Tanaka operate it.

Xu Cheng was unwilling to ignore even a 1% or even a 1/1000th risk just to save time. What he pursued was absolute certainty and 100% security.

Captain Tanaka secretly thought that if he could operate the communication system himself, he could skillfully send out a distress message in just a few seconds. He was confident in his hand speed, and he only needed to enter a special command code, and the information processing department of the Japanese headquarters would be able to quickly decipher and understand their situation.

He could even deliberately slow down the operation process and pretend to be trying to crack the firewall so that Xu Cheng and others would not notice any flaws. This was undoubtedly a golden opportunity for him. So, Captain Tanaka spoke again, trying to persuade Xu Cheng and others: "Are you worried that I will do something unnecessary? Don't worry, you can monitor my operation from the side. If you find anything wrong, just stop it immediately."

"Of course, I will never do anything that harms the interests of both of us. Just contacting the headquarters is troublesome enough." He then added, "For security reasons, to prevent other forces from stealing the code to sabotage or release false information, the experts of the Japanese Ministry of Information deliberately designed it to be extremely complex and covert when setting up the contact method."

"Normally, we wouldn't use this method to communicate. Moreover, if we were operating on a warship of another country, the firewall at headquarters would likely treat the unfamiliar information as an attack and fight back. If there were any minor mistakes or inappropriateness during the operation, the headquarters would immediately cut off the connection and start the clearing mode. At that time, let alone communication, all information would be completely cleared."

"Therefore, we have to do it. If we leave it to you to decipher it, we don't know how long it will take. Besides, this is not a safe place. If we encounter terrible weather, we will all be finished!" Captain Tanaka's words were clear and logical, especially the last consideration about life safety, which was extremely convincing.

However, Xu Cheng and the others were not moved by his words. They knew that no one could surpass them in their understanding of the devil weather. They were sure that they would never encounter the devil weather in this sea area. After all, they were invited here, and Yang Xia would never activate the weather controller to create a disaster. Therefore, the delay in time was not a big deal for them.

Of course, they couldn't tell Captain Tanaka these words, but they could firmly reject his request. If they didn't know the truth about the Devil's Weather, they might still doubt Captain Tanaka's words, and might even be forced to compromise. But now, they had enough reasons and confidence to reject this proposal.

"No!" Mr. Xu responded decisively, without any hesitation or explanation. His attitude had clearly conveyed a message: no matter how eloquent Captain Tanaka was, this proposal would never be accepted.

To Xu Lao and others, all the reasons given by Captain Tanaka seemed weak and powerless. They did not even listen carefully to Captain Tanaka's specific arguments, and were determined to refuse from the beginning.

Mr. Xu had seen through Captain Tanaka's nature. As long as there was a chance, he would not hesitate to seize it and try to reverse the situation. Therefore, Mr. Xu chose to turn a deaf ear to Captain Tanaka's words.

Captain Tian Zhong was frustrated by Mr. Xu, but he did not give up. He turned his attention to Mr. Tao, trying to find a breakthrough from another decision maker: "General Tao, some things cannot be decided by our own wishes. We must consider multiple factors such as time and safety. From the current situation, it is undoubtedly the most appropriate choice for me to operate the communication system."

"I understand your worries and concerns, which are understandable. But no matter how much I say now, you may not be convinced. However, for everyone's safety, we must make the wisest choice." He continued, "You have not experienced the devil's weather yourself, so you cannot truly understand how terrible it is. Perhaps you will underestimate its power."

Mr. Tao seemed to be listening to Captain Tanaka's words seriously, with a thoughtful expression on his face. This gave Captain Tanaka the courage to continue: "I swear, every word I said is true. If I lied, I will be struck by lightning and die miserably!"

"In short, please don't make decisions based on momentary emotional impulses. Safety first, life first!" In order to convince Mr. Xu, Mr. Tao and others, Captain Tanaka repeatedly emphasized the terrible consequences of the devilish weather.

However, he didn't know that all this was in vain. From the beginning, his focus was on the wrong place. After listening to his words, Tao Lao just took a sip of tea, then slowly put down the cup and said in a calm tone: "I'm sorry, what Captain Tanaka said is not the focus of our consideration. The devil weather is indeed terrifying, but its appearance has no direct correlation with the morning and evening. No one can accurately predict its arrival."

"If you can hand over your contact information earlier, we can get in touch with Neon Country's headquarters faster. Please don't waste any more time, your arguments are not valid." Tao Lao's words represented the final decision of Xu Lao and him. This also meant that no matter what Captain Tanaka said, he could not change their minds.

"You really are..." Captain Tanaka muttered to himself, but did not speak out his dissatisfaction. He felt that the reason why Mr. Xu, Mr. Tao and others made such a decision was because they did not really realize the horror of the devil weather.

He knew very well that he could not wake up those who were pretending to be asleep. Since Mr. Xu, Mr. Tao and others were unwilling to consider key factors such as the terrible weather, they would not change their minds easily until they saw the coffin.

However, Captain Tanaka was unwilling to hand over the contact information so easily. He lowered his head, remained silent, and refused to communicate with Xu Lao and others.

In this regard, Elder Xu and Elder Tao were not worried. They knew that they had enough bargaining chips to make Captain Tanaka speak. Before they could threaten him, Wang Bo took the lead and said, "I'll give you one last minute to think about it. Time is running out. If you don't hand over your contact information, our pilot has a bad temper. If he accidentally hits your warship, it will be a big trouble."

"Without the warships, you will have to swim in this sea. What will you do if you encounter really terrible weather?" Wang Bo's words and expression were full of "concern" and "worry" for the Dongshan Army team, which made Captain Tanaka and Deputy Captain Nakamura feel angry and helpless.

At this point, they knew they had no room for bargaining. (End of this chapter)