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Just then, red lights suddenly lit up throughout the entire compartment, and an ominous atmosphere began to spread throughout the submarine.

Shinjo immediately took control, his expression turning serious. As he operated the submarine, Dolphin 202 began to sink rapidly. Soon, the submarine shuddered, indicating that it had reached the seabed.

"What happened?" Amuro Tooru asked nervously.

“There should be other submarines nearby, not Self-Defense Force submarines,” Shinjo said with a dark face. “It seems that the guys in the organization don’t trust us to handle this matter.”

"You mean, the organization's..." Amuro Tooru hadn't finished speaking when he saw a huge black shadow pass in front of Dolphin 202. There was also an escape submarine on the submarine.

"They've already assigned the mission to us, so why are they still deploying a submarine? Aren't they afraid of being discovered by the Self-Defense Forces?" Amuro asked with a dark face. "Does the organization have become so rich that they're not afraid of losing a submarine?"

“I think…” Xincheng said with a smile, “they want to get rid of us.”

"Get rid of it?"

"If someone dies in this ocean, their body shouldn't float to the surface, right?" Shinjo opened a cover on the side and pressed one of the switches.

The control screen switched from "training mode" to "combat mode".

"Didn't you say this was a research submarine?" Amuro Tooru's expression was grim.

“Yeah, a research submarine.” Shinjo yawned. “But the sea is too dangerous, so it’s normal to carry some weapons for self-defense.”

Amuro Tooru really wanted to yell "Normal my ass!" at Shinjo's face, but since he was already on a pirate ship in every sense of the word, he could only swallow his anger.

“Mr. Shinjo, didn’t they spot us?” Yusuke Sakata asked, somewhat puzzled. “The shape of this submarine looks a lot like the recently launched Soryu-class submarine.”

"It's just that the hull is a Soryu-class; the stuff inside is either cut down or scavenged from other old submarines." Shinjo smiled at Amuro Tooru. "But the most valuable parts of a submarine are probably just the hull and the tail rotor. If you could take a picture of that and send it online..."

"I will investigate this matter when I get back," Amuro Tooru said with a dark expression.

He originally thought the organization's submarine would be an old relic from the 70s, or at most a submarine launched in the 90s, but he did not expect it to be the recently launched Soryu-class.

There are two possibilities for this submarine. One is that it was already part of the Self-Defense Forces' inventory but was not publicly disclosed, which is unlikely. The other possibility is that some influential figures within the organization had shipyards manufacture some parts, which were then transported to other locations and gradually assembled into a submarine.

Either way, it demonstrates the organization's deep infiltration of the military and the Maritime Self-Defense Force, and perhaps even its influence over the United States, given that the manufacturing of the new submarines is under their supervision.

"What's wrong?" Shinjo pressed the launch button, and two torpedoes were launched from both sides of Dolphin 202. After circling once, they accelerated directly from the rear of the submarine and rushed towards the submarine's propeller.

"Hey!" Amuro Tooru couldn't help but speak up as the torpedo was about to hit the submarine, though he hadn't yet figured out what he wanted to say.

The next second, two torpedoes detonated prematurely 50 meters behind the submarine, and the submarine instantly lost its balance as if it had been hit by a heavy blow.

"The sound-absorbing tiles seem to have suffered considerable damage, but I wonder about the extent of the damage to the submarine itself." Shinjo stroked his chin. "Should we follow them and take a look?"

"What are you looking at?"

"The organization's underwater stronghold in Japan."

"Forget it, completing the mission is more important." Amuro Tooru sighed. "I wonder if Gin will be furious when he finds out about how I tricked him like this."

Inside the submarine with the unknown code name at this moment

The red warning lights were flashing continuously. The attack had caused considerable damage to the submarine's hull, making it unable to maintain its current depth. The submarine had to surface a certain distance.

Vodka felt like his lungs were about to explode with anger. "How the hell do you guys even know how to sail a boat? You didn't even fight back when you were hit, and the worst part is you don't even know who hit you!"

"Our radar and sonar are all from the US military, although they are export versions, but..." The captain was also sweating profusely, trying to find an excuse for himself, but he couldn't come up with one after thinking for a long time.

Although the submarine beneath his feet was a hodgepodge of various countries' components, the raw materials used for its assembly were the most advanced parts that each country could obtain. The combat power of this submarine should be no less than that of the currently active Soryu-class submarines.

But even such a submarine got attacked without even knowing who the enemy was. Moreover, it was only because the other side showed mercy and detonated the torpedoes in advance that they were all fish food.

"You'd better think about how to explain this to the boss." Vodka felt like his heart was bleeding.

They were already heartbroken when that bastard Cognac took $200 million from them. Now their submarine has been damaged, and repairing that behemoth will cost an astronomical sum. It's not just $200 million; even $2000 million might not be enough to fill that hole.

"We were probably hit by a torpedo, possibly a Self-Defense Force submarine," the captain said with a grim face.

"Bullshit!" Vodka said with a dark face. "Don't you think I don't know their patrol routes?"

"They might have changed their patrol route at the last minute, or of course, we can't rule out the possibility that it's a submarine from another faction." The captain's voice trailed off. "In any case, we've really messed up this time."

Vodka's face darkened further; he felt utterly aggrieved. He didn't know who had beaten them up, but they certainly couldn't afford to offend the person who had done it.

There may be some advanced submarines from other countries patrolling near the ocean buoy. They probably mistook them for Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarines, which is why they showed mercy and forced them to surface instead of destroying them.

Chapter 269 The Dead Man's Last Move

"Don't surface. Once you've reached a certain height, evacuate immediately," Vodka ordered.

"Yes." The captain breathed a sigh of relief.

He was genuinely afraid that a desperate man like Vodka would fight to the death with the other party, forcing him to find and kill the guy on the other side. In that case, he wouldn't be able to use the burial plot he had bought in advance.

Vodka picked up the phone next to him and began to report the details to Gin.

Dolphin 202

"It's really fragile. It didn't even get hit by two torpedoes before it started to surface urgently." Shinjo stroked his chin. "Hey, you over there, aren't you going to make a move?"

"What action?" Amuro Tooru asked, somewhat confused.

“That phone can contact the outside world. Call Kuroda Hyōe and let them catch him red-handed,” Shinjō said, pointing to a white telephone.

Sakata Yusuke also looked at Amuro Tooru, seemingly curious as to why Amuro Tooru hadn't taken action yet.

Amuro Tooru's lips twitched slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Forget it."

"Forget it?" Shinjo's expression was somewhat amused.

"I've thought it through. I'll cooperate with you for now." Amuro Tooru took a deep breath. "Until the organization is destroyed and the drug data is destroyed, I'll cooperate with you temporarily."

Although Kuroda Hyōe was able to locate the submarine after making that call, that was all he found.

The organization had been infiltrating Japan for so long that with a little maneuvering, they could buy enough time. By the time the Maritime Self-Defense Force and their personnel arrived at the scene, the organization's submarines would have already disappeared.

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, that submarine is loaded with bombs of considerable yield." Shinjo said, stroking his chin. "If we push them too far, Gin might just blow up the whole submarine."

Amuro Tooru didn't speak, but his tightly clenched fist expressed a silent protest.

Dolphin 202 quickly approached the ocean buoy, and the two men swam directly out of the torpedo tubes and rapidly approached the designated entrance.

Amuro Tooru frowned as he looked at the entrance in front of him. It didn't seem to be opened from the outside. Then he saw Shinjo take a black device out of his hand and stick it directly to the door.

The instrument's red light came on and kept flashing.

Amuro Tooru initially thought it was a bomb and wanted to move away, but after seeing that Shinjo didn't make any move, he had no choice but to stay where he was.

Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye. Just as Amuro Tooru was about to lose his patience and ask a question, the red light on the black instrument turned green, and the next second, the sound of mechanical activity came from inside the door.

Thirty seconds later, the door popped open, revealing an entrance.

Shinjo removed the black instrument and then swam into the underwater entrance with Amuro Tooru. After they entered, the outer door slammed shut, and the space began to drain water.

"What is this thing? It's so useful." Amuro Tooru asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's just a device. My friend can use this to access the ocean buoy system, hack into it, and open the door for us." Xincheng took an earphone out of the waterproof bag and put it in his ear. "Karen, can you hear me?"

About four or five seconds later, Karen's voice came through the headset, but it was intermittent and not very clear.

Amuro Tooru was somewhat surprised and curious as he saw the new city gradually darkening.

“It seems we forgot to consider the signal problem. The signal here is very poor, and I can't contact my friends.” Xincheng took a deep breath. “From now on, we can only rely on ourselves.”

"You've already done a great job helping us this far," Amuro said with a smile. "Leave the rest to me; I'm better at handling things after that."

“There are two paths we can take now. One leads directly to the server room, and the other leads to the main control room.” Xincheng took out a map from the waterproof bag. “This map was hand-drawn by that guy Binga. Not only is the accuracy questionable, but I’m also afraid that guy is keeping it from us.”

"Therefore, the information on the map may be inaccurate, or even a trap."

“It’s not a trap, but it could cause our operation to fail.” Shinjo took out a transmitter and tossed it to Amuro Tooru. “There’s a pin on the back of this thing. Attach it to your clothes. If we really fail, escape upwards. Someone will meet you after you jump into the sea.”

"I chose the main control room. What do I do after I get there?" Amuro Tooru took two small boxes out of the underwater thruster's storage compartment. "Do I plug the things inside the boxes into the main unit? How do I know when the installation is complete?"

"It will turn from red to green."

Shinjo and Amuro Tooru quickly disguised themselves as cleaning staff, entered the base, and then separated.

After separating from Amuro Tooru, Shinjo went straight up to an engineer, knocked him unconscious, changed into his clothes, disguised himself as him, and headed towards the server room.

After deceiving the guards, he directly plugged the memory he had into a host computer, and the host computer was quickly hacked by Kallen, with a pre-written hidden door implanted into the program.

With Karen gaining control of the ocean buoy, communication between Karen and New Town was restored.

"Take that guy and run!" Karen's first words were to tell Shinjo to escape.

"Is it really necessary? This isn't some military facility." Shinjo unplugged the USB drive containing the program.

“I came in through the back door that Binga made. There’s a countdown program inside that back door, and I don’t know what it’s for,” Karen said anxiously. “But the program did trigger, and it seems they’ve already discovered that someone has broken into the facility.”

Xincheng's expression turned sour. He had been tricked by a dead man. If word got out, he would be laughed at to death.

"What are those guys doing now? Now that they've discovered an intrusion, they're definitely going to search, right?" Shinjo said, stroking his chin. "This base is pretty big; hiding here should be..."

“They’ve already requested backup from the Metropolitan Police Department. They should be there within two hours at most,” Karen said with a hint of helplessness. “The higher-ups at the Metropolitan Police Department have been eyeing this facility for a long time, and they won’t let such a good opportunity slip by. In fact, they arrived here even faster than I expected…”

The next second, a piercing alarm sounded; judging from the sound, it was a fire alarm.

When the fire alarm goes off, any normal person would run to the emergency exit. But the emergency exit for the ocean buoy is on the top floor. It's like they're trying to trap the dog by closing the door.

Chapter 270 Age Authentication System

"Bourbon, how's it going on your end?" Shinjo switched the communication channel immediately.

"I don't know what's going on either. The fire alarm went off just now, and I was pulled up to the upper floors by the crowd." Amuro Tooru looked at the crowd around him; he couldn't very well go against the flow at this time.

“I’ll find a way to create a brief period of darkness for you, about 10 seconds. Try to get away from the crowd and then move directly towards the underwater exit,” Shinjo said with a dark face.

"What about the mission?"

"I've finished mine."

"Okay, I'll wait for your notification regarding the specific time."

Amuro Tooru then slowed down, waiting for Shinjo to give him the time he needed.

Moments later, all the lights used for illumination on the entire ocean buoy went out in an instant, even the emergency lights.

Amuro Tooru quickly moved according to the route he remembered in his mind and soon hid in a toilet.

The staff at the ocean buoy are currently evacuating to the upper levels. It's practically impossible to return to their original positions during this brief period of darkness. It's better to take advantage of this time to hide and wait until everyone has left before evacuating.

Xincheng also left the server room at this time. There were two guards standing at the door, but they ran away as soon as they heard the alarm, without even notifying him.