Of course, since this harvesting operation has been carefully planned, the Japanese Intelligence Department will naturally not send only Junichiro Oda and two followers pretending to be his relatives.
You must know that Pingliangtang is not an ordinary gang organization in the United States. Even the mafia does not dare to easily provoke conflicts between the two parties. It can be seen that their usual methods of doing things are not very civilized and polite. Fighting and killing are commonplace. For gangs, The boss's travels naturally come with a set of strict protection measures.
The Japanese side had received intelligence from spies in the United States as early as the President cruise ship set sail, and knew the basic situation of Mr. Situ and his party.
This time Mr. Situ returned home with a huge sum of money, and Pingliangtang arranged a large number of escorts.
According to the intelligence, in addition to Mr. Situ, there is also Lei Wanchang, the deputy hall leader who is responsible for foreign affairs operations in Pingliang Hall. It is said that this Lei Wanchang has quite good skills. In the conflict with the Japanese overseas Chinese in the United States, this Lei Wanchang defeated several karate masters in a row and was unstoppable in the Japanese area.
In addition to Lei Wanchang, there are also Mr. Situ's two nephews, Situ Hai and Situ Jiang, as personal guards, and Lei Wanchang's son Lei Bao is responsible for outer security.
And Situ Hai, Situ Jiang and Lei Bao are not unknown people. They are all ruthless characters among the rising stars of Pingliangtang. They are all well-known in Chinatown in the United States, and they were even more ruthless in several conflicts with Japanese overseas Chinese. Pioneer.
And although Mr. Situ is older, he is also a martial arts master. Ordinary strong men cannot easily get close to him.
What's more, intelligence from the United States shows that these people in Pingliangtang are likely to be armed.
With this information, Japan's intelligence agencies will certainly not take it lightly. In terms of manpower preparation, not only will the agents be dispatched with strong tactical abilities, but they will also have an overwhelming advantage in terms of numbers.
As early as the President cruise ship set sail from San Francisco, two agents disguised as Japanese nationals were already on board. While in Hong Kong, Wang Defa, through his own identity, even took two of his men to stay in the first class cabin of the President cruise ship.
After arriving in Kobe, another seven-member action team from the Naval Intelligence Department boarded the ship.
In other words, at this time, there were already 12 elite agents sent by Japan on this American cruise ship.
Of course, except for Junichiro Oda and his party, no other Japanese agents could stay in the first-class cabin on the third floor of the deck.
It’s not just the limited number of first-class rooms, but also a status issue.
You must know that even in the United States, there were differences in social classes during this period. If you don't have a certain identity and social status, you can't buy a first-class cabin even if you have money.
Therefore, the only people currently staying in the first class cabin are Mr. Wang Defa and his relatives, who already have a certain reputation and reputation in Hong Kong. Most of the other agents are in the second-class cabins on the second floor.
Junichiro Oda looked at the blurry Japanese coast gradually falling below the sea level, but he no longer felt melancholy in his heart, but began to think about how to use his identity to get closer to his target, Mr. Situ.
You must know that he boarded the ship in Hong Kong and only had two days on the ship. Up to now, he had only seen Mr. Situ from a distance in the restaurant. He had not had the chance to observe him closely, let alone exchange pleasantries.
What's more, he found that several times when he went to the restaurant during meal time, there was a pretty boy who also lived in the first class and kept pestering Mr. Situ all day long, as if he knew Mr. Situ very well, and let him I don't even have a chance to go up and strike up a conversation.
At this time, a young man in a suit walked up behind him and said softly: "Uncle, it's windy outside, you'd better go into the cabin and take a rest."
This young man is his niece-in-law Liu Rengui, who he brought with him on this trip. His true identity is the operational master of the Butterfly Group, named Imai Keisuke.
Junichiro Oda knew that Keisuke Imai must have some new information to report.
Entering the cabin, a pretty young woman wearing a cheongsam came up to her, helped Oda Junichiro sit down on the sofa, and said softly: "Uncle, this boat is too boring. You don’t allow us to go ashore to relax. This is my niece’s first time in Japan, so unfortunately we can only see it from a distance on the boat.”
This woman is a Japanese female agent disguised as Wang Defa's niece Wang Shufang. She is also a highly skilled tactician, and her name is Aida Nami.
As Nami Aida said this, she winked at Keisuke Imai and saw Keisuke Imai turning around and walking to the door of the cabin, pretending to be admiring the beautiful scenery on the sea, but making a subtle safety gesture with his left hand.
Aida Nami then leaned close to Wang Defa's ear and whispered: "I found out from a waiter that the pretty boy got on the ship in Manila. It is said that he was the son of a wealthy Nanyang businessman who was introduced to the ship by a large American company in Manila. This person’s surname is Zhou, and others call him Mr. Zhou. It seems that his family has been business partners with this American company for many years.”
Junichiro Oda didn't feel relaxed at all. He chased after him and asked, "Do you know which company it is?"
"It's called Qichang Company. It seems to be very famous in the Far East."
Junichiro Oda relaxed a little after hearing this.
He has been doing business in Hong Kong for many years, and of course he knows the name of American Qichang Company. This company, known as Qichang Yangxing in Shanghai and Guangzhou, is the largest American shipping company in the Far East. Many of the goods sold by Wangji Trading Company to Southeast Asia are carried by this company's freighters.
Based on his understanding, it is unlikely that this American company with a long history in the Far East has anything to do with Mr. Situ, let alone the Chinese intelligence agency. But out of the caution of a veteran agent, he still whispered: "You should find an opportunity to test Mr. Zhou and see if there are any flaws."
Aida Nami nodded and said: "Yes, I will find a chance to try him when I go to the restaurant to eat later. But..."
"But what?"
"This pretty boy doesn't look like a master. A few times when I went to a restaurant, he stared at me lustfully. I even felt that he often looked at me from behind... He was basically a drunkard. ." When Aida Nami said this, there was a bit of disdain in her eyes.
"Haha! That's what I say, but it's only with caution that you can make a thousand-year ship. It's better to give it a try to make people feel at ease."
After Junichiro Oda said this, he felt a little more relaxed, then he leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes and said, "The old problem on my shoulder hurts again when the sea breeze blows."
Nami Aida naturally knew what he meant, so she stood in front of Junichiro Oda and gently massaged his shoulders.
