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He soon arrived at the exit, and after getting dressed, he began to wait for Amuro Tooru.

Meanwhile, in the central control room on the other side

"What happened just now? Why did the power suddenly go out?" Yosuke Makino asked nervously.

“I don’t know, but I can’t rule out the possibility of a hacker attack.” Ryan Hart’s eyes were somewhat gloomy.

He also participated in the creation of the backdoor. At the time, he felt that the guy was a bit strange, so he did some tricks, but he didn't expect that guy to use them so quickly.

"Ed, is he a hacker?" Makino asked the Indian engineer.

"It's not certain yet, but it's highly likely." Ed stared at the screen in front of him, lost in thought.

Since the beginning, he has been using the ocean buoy's AI system and facial recognition system to screen for intruders, but unfortunately, so far, they haven't even seen a trace of the intruders.

“There are two possibilities now. One is that the other side didn’t even enter the ocean buoy,” Ed said.

"What nonsense are you talking about? The Tonghai Valve has operational records, and they don't even know where they are right now," Ryan Hart said, somewhat agitated.

“Don’t rush, didn’t I say there are two possibilities?” Ed said, frowning. “Another possibility is that the other side’s computer skills and technology far surpass ours, and they have already tampered with our system.”

"That's even more absurd!"

“No, there should be a third possibility,” Naomi said. “The AI ​​screening uses a facial recognition system, so the intruder could be impersonating someone inside the base, for example, by using disguise.”

"So, in other words, we can't find this person in a short time?" Makino looked somewhat disappointed. "Does this mean we have no choice but to ask the Metropolitan Police Department for help?"

At the location of the sea valve

"If you had dragged your feet any longer, Kallen might not have been able to fool them." Shinjo looked at the disheveled Amuro Tooru. "Even a top agent can have his mishaps?"

“This isn’t the time to talk about this. How are we going to get out?” Amuro Tooru pointed to the door in front of him. “Are we going through this door again? They already noticed us when we came in through this door last time. If we go out through this door again, they might…”

Shinjo laughed and said, "Don't worry, those guys shouldn't be able to care about this place. Because, torpedoes are coming."

Before he could finish speaking, a piercing alarm sounded across the entire ocean buoy range—this time, it was a real alarm.

Main control room

Makino and Ed both saw the warning that the sea valve had been used, but they were too busy to help themselves at the moment, as two torpedoes were flying toward the ocean buoy.

"Launch the decoy missile." Makino's forehead was covered in sweat. "Also, get the Metropolitan Police Department to send a helicopter over—no, contact the military directly. Naomi, you go with the others to evacuate to the upper floors. We'll take care of this."

"But……"

“It’s here!” Ryan Hart looked at the radar on the screen.

Four decoy missiles intercepted two torpedoes, and soon, two of the decoy missiles carried away the two torpedoes. The two torpedoes exploded very close to the ocean buoy, causing the entire buoy to shake as if an earthquake had occurred.

At that moment, the words "Exit Open" appeared on the big screen, but none of them were in the mood to look at it. There were four red dots on the radar heading towards the ocean buoy. Four torpedoes. Were they going to fight them to the death?

“Director Makino!” Ryan Hart looked at Makino.

"Launch the decoy missile," Makino said with a dark expression.

"Chief, this time it's four, next time it might be eight," Ed said, looking up.

"Then let's wait until he launches eight torpedoes!" Makino said through gritted teeth. "I don't believe they have two submarines and are prepared to launch all their decoy missiles! We'll retreat after they've all been launched."

Ryan Hart and Ed exchanged a glance, gave each other a helpless smile, and then buried themselves in their work.

Makino slammed his fist directly onto the control panel. When they built this ocean buoy, they had considered this special situation, so the base stored a considerable number of decoy missiles, for which he was ridiculed by others.

He never imagined that his unintentional act would become his lifeline. He just couldn't understand who was causing trouble. Was it that the military didn't want their ocean buoy to appear, or perhaps the data they wanted had crossed their line?

at the same time

Shinjo and Amuro Tooru immediately activated their underwater propulsion systems and swam directly towards the seabed, both looking tense. If a torpedo exploded nearby, they would be doomed; the submarine they had just encountered was the best example of that.

There's no need to worry about the torpedoes that Sakata Yusuke launched being aimed at the ocean buoys. However, they cannot control where the buoys' decoy missiles will fly.

Fortunately, luck was on their side in the end, and no decoy missiles flew in their direction.

A dozen minutes later, Dolphin 202 arrived in front of them and began the recovery operation.

The entire recovery operation lasted an hour. By the time Amuro Tooru and Shinjo returned to the cockpit, Dolphin 202 had reached the waters near Kuroroshima Island. At this point, Sakata Yusuke's back was completely soaked.

“I’m telling you, you’re not the one carrying out the mission, you’re just driving the boat.” Shinjo plopped down in the driver’s seat.

“But Ms. Karen said that the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the US military have been deployed to find us,” Yusuke Sakata said, sounding somewhat aggrieved. “They’re using the most advanced equipment; what if we run into them…”

"What's there to be afraid of? If we really run into them, we'll just sink them with torpedoes," Shinjo said matter-of-factly. "Anyway, they're on the seabed, nobody will see us."

“I can see!” Amuro Tooru said with a dark expression.

"Alright, just knock him out before launching the torpedo."

"Aren't you afraid those guys will cause you trouble?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Submarines are like underwater assassins. Even if the victim sees the assassin, they can't pass on the message." Xincheng patted the control panel. "Besides, the Dolphin 202's hull uses new technology. With those guys' technical level, they simply can't detect it. Even if they do, they'll think it's just an ordinary pod of dolphins and ignore it."

Amuro Tooru fell silent, suddenly becoming curious about where Shinjo got all this technology from.

Weapons can be bought, but technology is probably unaffordable, and such weapon technology is likely monopolized. Could it be that behind New City isn't some conglomerate, but rather…

"Stop guessing. You might not be able to figure out the answer even if you rack your brains," Xincheng said with a smile. "Of course, if you become one of us someday, I can tell you."

Just then, Dolphin 202 had already anchored in its berth, and the surrounding seawater began to be pumped out.

Amuro Tooru was the first to emerge from the submarine, and then quickly reached the platform on the side, his speed surprising both Shinjo and Sakata Yusuke.

“Ignore him, he’s probably just observing the base,” Shinjo said, looking at the wary Sakata Yusuke. “After all, he’s a member of the Public Security Bureau, and he’s not interested in this privately owned base…”

“But…” Sakata Yusuke said, frowning, “this is the only base we have left.”

As Shinjo's subordinate, he was quite aware of their current situation. On the surface, they had broken ties with Gin, but behind the scenes, they were doing things that Japan could not tolerate.

If things really do get messed up one day, the research institute in Tokyo will definitely be the first place to be cleaned up, especially if even the base is exposed...

“Karen has also set up operations overseas. Apart from this equipment, the things here are all worthless.” Shinjo stepped onto the platform. “These vehicles all have autonomous driving devices. When that day comes, we can easily move to another location.”

Amuro Tooru turned to look at Shinjo. This guy really had him cornered. He said this to his face. Wasn't he afraid that he would completely block his way out?

"Don't look at me like that," Shinjo said to Sakata Yusuke. "After you've finished packing your things, wait for me in the conference room on the third floor."

"What are you doing?" Sakata Yusuke was taken aback.

"Meeting!"

"Can I not go?" His expression instantly fell.

"You have one hour."

Amuro Tooru stared at Shinjo's retreating figure, his face full of confusion. Shouldn't he be thinking about how to hand over the things to Gin and the others and get rid of those guys? Why is this guy calling a meeting? What kind of meeting is it?

after an hour

Amuro Tooru looked even more confused upon seeing Ai Haibara, Akemi Sera, and Akai sitting next to Akemi, not understanding why they had been called over. Judging from their bewildered and impatient expressions, he believed they probably didn't know why Shinjo had summoned them either.

Xincheng simply turned on the projector and a screen, then found a seat and sat down.

Just as someone was about to ask a question, a face suddenly appeared on the screen.

"Once you find it, release the items. The people's due dates are up." Shinjo stretched comfortably.

"This is something we found in an ocean buoy, a system called age verification," the person on the screen said. "For example, using Xincheng's photo as an example, we can use AI to calculate photos of him at various ages. There may be slight deviations, but it is generally accurate."

"Is this thing that amazing?" Amuro Tooru asked, frowning. "The facial recognition system in payment software should be able to do that too, right?"

"Can a facial recognition system do that?" Shinjo took a picture of Ai Haibara and uploaded it to his computer.

The computer system started running, and soon, Shiho Miyano's identity information was found by the system.

Seeing this, Amuro Tooru and Akai's expressions stiffened, but the two shrunken sisters seemed to have seen nothing at all, their expressions remaining unchanged.

Karen then used Miyano Akemi's photo to search on the computer, and soon, Sera Akemi's identity information was found.

"Is there no error in this system?" Amuro Tooru felt his breathing become somewhat sluggish.

“This system stores household registration information from most countries around the world. There are definitely people in it who look very similar to the two of them, but the system is still able to distinguish them.” Xincheng stretched his neck. “I’m also very curious about how this system does it.”

"Where is this system located?" Shuichi Akai asked.

"Inside something called an ocean buoy in the waters near Hachijojima."

"Don't even think about it. I went to that place with this guy a few hours ago, and none of the six torpedoes hit it," Amuro Tooru said, somewhat annoyed.

He had previously thought that Shinjo and his men's decision to drop torpedoes was too reckless, but now he regretted not dropping more torpedoes and blowing the thing up.

“If I’m not mistaken, you should be able to access this system using hacking techniques,” Akai said. “Then, is it possible to disable this system by modifying the program?”

"If this system is useless, then what was the point of creating it?" Xincheng crossed his legs. "Besides, such petty tricks can be easily detected by checking the backend information."

"What if you delete my and my sister's information?" Ai Haibara asked.

“That’s possible, but then the search results for your two information will be blank.” Shinjo stroked his chin. “Those guys in the organization have a habit of checking the information of the deceased. If they find two special cases involving you two…”

"If torpedoes can't destroy it, then how about planting bombs?" Shuichi Akai lit a cigarette.

Chapter 271 Age Authentication System

Amuro Tooru stared at the guy, his face full of surprise. "Dude, aren't you an FBI agent? Is it appropriate to say that?" Although he had just thought about dropping a few more torpedoes to blow the thing into the sky, he had only thought about it. This guy was actually going to do it.

“That’s not very realistic. We just lost a torpedo.” Shinjo said, stroking his chin. “If nothing unexpected happens, the security measures there will probably be strengthened. Next time we go, there might be submarines patrolling.”

Shuichi Akai fell silent. If even torpedoes couldn't destroy it, the amount of explosives needed would be astronomical. Such a massive project couldn't possibly avoid patrolling submarines.

"Isn't there a self-destruct device on this?" Haibara asked, yawning. "If not, that's fine. I can just hide for a few years. If there's nothing else, I'm going to sleep."

"Shiho." Akemi tugged at Ai's sleeve, signaling her not to go too far with her words. But Shiho grabbed her outstretched hand and pulled her away.

After the two little girls left, Akai and Amuro Tooru both turned their gazes to Shinjo's face.

"What are you doing? Why are you all staring at me?" Xincheng looked up, somewhat bewildered.

"Didn't you call us here to tell us what we need to do?" Akai asked, somewhat puzzled.

Xincheng leaned back in his chair. "I haven't figured it out yet, and of course, I can't think of anything, which is why I called you all here. Let's brainstorm and see what we can do."

“The backdoor of this system must never be handed over to the organization, or rather, this system must never be handed over to…” Amuro Tooru hadn’t finished speaking when Shinjo’s phone rang.

"Strange, this is a number I've never seen before." Shinjo frowned as he looked at the number on his phone.

This phone is used to contact members of the organization; no one else could possibly know it. However, even within the organization, only a handful of people would know my number…

"Who is it?" Shinjo answered the number directly. After listening to just a few words, his face darkened, but he did not refuse the other party's request.