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Upon returning to the base, Xincheng received two pieces of news.

One is that Guam and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force have begun operations, directly blockading the waters near Hachijojima Island for military exercises. The exercises are tentatively scheduled for two weeks, clearly preparing for a comprehensive search. As for the reason, well, that's a question for Karen. This woman found flies too annoying, so she directly crippled a Los Angeles-class submarine. Having lost face, she naturally wants to find a way to get back at them.

Another piece of news is that Yusuke Sakata and Masaaki Okakura have returned, and the three agents are waiting for him in the conference room.

Chapter 278 The Unlucky Guy Who Does the Dirty Work

After changing his clothes, Xincheng opened the conference room door and saw five pale-faced people.

Perhaps because aircraft number 2 was more stable and flew at a slower speed, the group consisting of Yusuke Sakata, Riesling, and Stout was in significantly better condition than the other two.

"Looks like the gift I prepared for you was a bit too exciting," Shinjo said with a smile. "How was the space travel experience?"

“Hey boss, next time something like this happens, remember to let us know.” Masaaki Okakura was the first to speak. “You have no idea, when I found out that the Flying Swallow 1 was out of control, I was scared out of my wits. I had to comfort Aquavit and tell him that this was normal.”

“You told me this was normal!” Aquavit said with an exaggerated expression. “You lied to me, and I trusted you so much.”

"Wasn't it because you yelled and screamed back then? If I hadn't said that, you definitely would have jumped the plane, right?" Masaaki Okakura said with a dark face.

On the other side, Riesling and Stout remained silent, waiting for Newtown to continue.

They had all been in contact with this guy before, but only through phone calls and emails. They had always assumed that this kind of behind-the-scenes bigwig was an imposing old man, but they never expected him to look so young and ordinary.

"Curaçao, you tell us why I've gathered you all here," Shinjo said, looking at Curaçao beside him.

Curaçao took a step forward. "Just a week ago, the Japanese Public Security set a trap, and Rum's men walked right into it. The bait in the trap was undercover information that the Japanese Public Security had collected, including information on the three of you. The man who stepped into the trap died, but he passed on the message before he died."

Riesling, Stout, and Aquavit's expressions changed instantly; the Japanese Public Security Bureau's actions were extremely unethical.

“If I’m not mistaken, Cognac, you must be someone from the Japanese Public Security Bureau,” Commander Lei asked, staring at Xincheng. “Was this something you orchestrated?”

This guy, codenamed Cognac, first contacted her seven months ago, recruited her three months ago, and they had only been working together for less than two months when she was betrayed. The whole thing happened so fast, it was as if it had all been planned.

“Your suspicions are quite reasonable, but I must clarify one thing first: I am not a member of the Public Security Bureau, and I certainly did not do this.” Xincheng pointed to Curaçao beside him and said, “Curaçao is Rum’s top lieutenant. I believe the three of you have heard of her. You may be a little stronger than these two rookies, but only by a limited margin, and you are far inferior to her.”

Stout and Riesling looked somewhat shocked; they had heard about Curaçao.

There were rumors within the organization that this guy collaborated with Binga to assassinate Cognac, but was killed instead. Unexpectedly, not only did this woman survive, but she was also won over by Cognac, poaching Rum's woman. This guy is incredibly audacious.

Although Aquavit had not heard any rumors about Curaçao, he could still understand the title "Rum's top general".

"I have the manpower and the equipment. I could even set up my own territory," Xincheng said with a smile. "The three of you are dispensable to me. I just happened to run into you and rescued you as a matter of course."

Commander Lei snorted, which could be considered a reluctant acceptance of Xincheng's statement.

"So, what does Mr. Shinjo want us to do?" Stout asked.

“I will provide you with equipment,” Xincheng said bluntly. “Logistics will also be provided. All I need you to do is remove the people on the list. This is your pledge of loyalty.”

Riesling and Stout had no objections. It was just killing people; they had done it before, killing for their organizations and the forces behind them. Now they were just serving a different client.

"Um, I'd like to ask, who are all these people on this list?" Aquavit asked, looking at the names on the list with some curiosity. "There are people from an organization on it, but there are also people on the organization's assassination list."

Riesling and Stout picked up the list and looked at it carefully. They found that it was indeed as Aquavit had said, which was a bit strange. Which side was this guy on?

“We’re a third-party force, you could say.” Shinjo interlaced his fingers. “This time, Curaçao will be working with you, directing you, and also keeping an eye on you. As for my purpose, it’s to muddy the waters. Curaçao, you take them to select equipment first.”

"When will the operation begin?" Curaçao asked expressionlessly.

"It's up to you to make the arrangements. I won't get involved in the specifics." Xincheng leaned back in his chair. "What I want is chaos, the more chaotic the better. If you can take over the port, as long as you do a clean-up afterwards, I have no objections."

After the four left, Okakura Masaaki and Sakata Yusuke looked at Shinjo with somewhat awkward expressions.

They knew Karen existed, so they also knew how ridiculous what New Town had said before was.

If Xincheng wanted to, he could easily delete all three of their records from the police database. The reason they were exposed was because Xincheng needed them to do dirty work. This was supposed to be their job, but they didn't do it well.

"What's wrong, are you mute?" Xincheng said with a smile, looking at the two of them. "Don't feel guilty. We only gathered them here because we were short-handed. You still have a lot of support work to do later, if any of them..."

Masaaki Okakura and Yusuke Sakata's expressions simultaneously sharpened; they realized that what Shinjo was about to say might be quite important.

“Forget it, their families are in our hands, and they’re unregistered here anyway.” Xincheng shook his head. “There’s no way they’ll betray us. You just need to do a good job of appeasing them. Curaçao is a former assassin, so having her lead the three of them might cause them a lot of resentment. You guys should also occasionally act as their psychologists.”

“Isn’t there Dr. Narumi?” Sakata said with a smile. “If all else fails, send him to Dr. Narumi’s place and find him some work to do.”

"It's not impossible, but when Narumi performs the surgery on you next time, she might make a few more incisions," Okakura said with a smile.

"I don't think Dr. Chengshi is that petty."

Why don't you try it and see?

Watching the two leave the meeting room chatting and laughing, Shinjo put his hand on his headset. "Karen, these three unlucky guys, and the others, please try your best to avoid any casualties."

"Womanly kindness."

"It's not that I'm being sentimental, it's just that we don't have enough people here, we can't afford to die," Xincheng said with a hint of resentment. "If we die, you'll have to find me some men."

"I can get a list of various intelligence organizations. If you're capable, you can give it a try."

"never mind."

Chapter 279 The Melee Begins (Part 1)

Gin has been quite upset these past few days, not because of the submarine damage, but because of the military exercises being conducted near Hachijojima.

The BOSS has given orders to destroy the ocean buoys as soon as possible, but he doesn't dare to risk his life under these circumstances. The people trained in the organization aren't suicide soldiers.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Vodka walked in with a report in his hand.

"What's wrong now?" Gin asked, frowning.

These past few days, every time Vodka comes over, he brings bad news.

“Boss, things have completely gone wrong.” Vodka’s face showed a hint of uncertainty. “People have died in the police and the FBI, and a lot of people have died in our organization, including rats and members who were loyal to the organization.”

"Have you found out what happened?"

"No, it's all a complete mess," Vodka said helplessly. "There's no way to investigate."

In an apartment in Tokyo

James's face was ashen. Starting two days ago, their people had been assassinated on a large scale. Not only were the agents and spies planted within the organization killed, but several agents who had come to Japan from other places had also died.

He did consider asking the Japanese Public Security Bureau for help, but the Public Security Bureau was too busy dealing with its own problems.

"Shouldn't we hurry up and evacuate them?" Judy looked at the report in her hand. "What's going on over there? Why are they unwilling to cooperate with our operation?"

“Interpol’s facilities on the other side of the ocean buoy are under some kind of threat and unable to provide us with protection.” James took a deep breath. “They mean…”

"We can only rely on ourselves, right?"

"Not really. They can provide some equipment and two squads, that's all."

“That’s enough,” Judy nodded. “If it’s for flipping tables.”

“You’d better control the scale of the operation…” James hesitated for a moment, “after all, the people here already have a lot of complaints about us.”

Meanwhile, at an internal meeting of the public security bureau

Amuro Tooru sat at the end of the table, seemingly listening attentively, but his mind was elsewhere.

Two days ago, several police spies planted within the organization died in succession. Although none of them were key figures, it was enough to raise the police's vigilance and prompt them to take action.

Then, under the instructions of several leaders, the spies planted in the organization began to withdraw. However, during the withdrawal, they were ambushed by Chianti, Cohen, and Calvados, resulting in 8 deaths and 4 injuries.

Fortunately, he had already withdrawn his men, otherwise their names would be on today's list.

Kuroda noticed Amuro Tooru's distraction and decided to have a serious talk with him after the meeting.

If I remember correctly, this kid had already defied all opposition and withdrawn his men months ago. Did he know the organization was preparing to purge, or did he guess it?

Amuro Tooru was unaware that he was being targeted. He sent a text message to Shinjo, wanting to arrange a meeting with the guy.

The current situation in Tokyo is inextricably linked to him; it's just unclear what this guy is trying to do.

Just then, the door opened, and a middle-aged man in a suit walked up to the executive with a folder in his hand. As he handed the folder to him, he whispered a few words to him.

The meeting was then abruptly interrupted, leaving only a few people to hold a small meeting.

3 PM on the second day

In a guest room on the top floor of a building, Shinjo and Yusuke Sakata stood in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling window. From their direction, they could see a pharmaceutical factory, which was the location of the bait.

"Has the information been sent out?" Shinjo asked, looking at Sakata Yusuke beside him.

"We've already told them, but we don't know if the organization will send anyone to rescue us." Sakata Yusuke looked at the pharmaceutical factory in the distance. "There wasn't enough time, and those counterfeit items weren't very well made. Aren't there any problems?"

“There will definitely be problems.” Xincheng picked up a mineral water bottle next to him, unscrewed the cap and took a sip. “They just don’t have time to verify its authenticity. In this kind of matter, the FBI, the police, and Rum all have the same attitude: better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.”

Just then, the sound of police sirens came from not far away. There had been a car accident on a road, and it seemed to be quite serious; the front of the car was completely deformed. The scene had been cordoned off, and an ambulance had arrived.

When Yusuke Sakata saw this scene, he felt like his mind was going blank. Although he had thought that those people would try to block the scene, he did not expect them to do it so blatantly, without even pretending.

"Seriously, is it possible for them to actually fight?" Sakata Yusuke asked in a low voice.

He wouldn't feel anything if those special agents died, but it was different with these ordinary police officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department; these were his former colleagues.

“A fight is definitely going to break out. I’ve stored a lot of weapons in that factory,” Shinjo said, stroking his chin. “When I bombed those warehouses in the port area before, I secretly kept some of them, and now I’ve left them all there. Two heavy machine guns, hundreds of rifles and pistols, including shotguns.”

"Those guys probably won't fight the police to the death, right..."

“I forgot to tell you, besides the organization members, there were also a dozen or so desperados gathered over there today. Each of them has four or five lives on their hands.” Xincheng smiled broadly. “Once caught, life imprisonment is inevitable.”

The guys in the organization are all assassins and intelligence agents; they might not necessarily fight these people to the death.

So he brought over all the wanted criminals on the criminal list. It took a lot of effort to gather these outlaws together, not to mention spending a lot of money and wasting a lot of resources.

Upon hearing that there were more than a dozen desperados inside, Sakata Yusuke's expression instantly changed, and he looked at Shinjo as if he were a madman.

“Don’t look at me like that. Those agents and the people assisting them in the attack aren’t stupid either. Those guys know who their opponents are.” Shinichi said with a smile. “See? They still left an opening.”

Sakata Yusuke looked in the direction Shinjo was looking. Several main roads near the pharmaceutical factory were blocked off, but a small alley remained at the back gate of the factory.

"This is……"

"A three-sided encirclement with one side missing is a common tactic to avoid a cornered battle," Xincheng said, stroking his chin. "Now we just need to watch the show and enjoy it... Holy crap!"

Just as he was speaking, two armored vehicles blocked the last gap, with a machine gun mounted on the roof, clearly intending to block the road.

Yusuke Sakata looked at Shinjo beside him, "Is this also part of your plan?"

“I don’t know. It seems to be the group from the Guam base. They said they would provide some assistance to the FBI, but…” Shinichi took a deep breath, “I didn’t expect these lunatics to use this kind of aid. Aren’t they afraid of being punished when they get back?”

“If I were the FBI, I probably wouldn’t care,” Yusuke Sakata said in a low voice. “Those who died before, we have to avenge them. If we go back like this, we won’t have a chance to get revenge later.”