Tokyo Detective

Chapter 331 Even eating and taking
The Khorne clone picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted.

"That show-off is finally dead. I'm now in command of the special operations team. The tanks will wait here for the main body to be retrieved. Everyone, advance with crossfire."

The four men split into two groups and simultaneously advanced from different directions, forming crossfire to suppress the enemy's movement path.

The remaining enemies were quickly eliminated by the two split-up teams, and the special forces used a stacked formation to search the corridors and rooms.

The three clones inside the tank wouldn't wait. The commander ordered the gunner and driver to grab their weapons and follow the clone agent team, while he waited here for the main body to be retrieved.

At this time, the main battle was also nearing its end. In just a few minutes, the team of nearly a hundred people had been defeated, and many people threw down their weapons and fled the test site.

Naoki Hanyu wasn't about to let this opportunity slip by. He aimed the tank's cannons at the buildings and fired high-explosive shells at them, causing them to collapse.

[Ding! Intentional damage to private property - 7-star crime.]

After finishing the main course, it seems today's meal won't be 8 stars of sin.

Just then, a call came through the communicator.

"Main body, come quickly and take back the infantry battlefield, the tracks are damaged."

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This was the first time their own heavy weapon had been damaged. Naoki Hanyu once again assigned an avatar to take over the gunner's position, while he himself took the Gatling gun and entered the main building of the test facility.

The tanks quickly disappeared, and the Gatling gun's roar echoed across the floors: the first floor, the basement, and the second basement level.

Inside the testing facility, the chairman of Longgao Group was alarmed by the deteriorating situation, and his expression changed slightly every time the security captain reported to him.

E.g.

"We are prepared for positional warfare. Even if the enemy has thousands of armed militants, they will not be able to break through."

Although Nagase Makoto was a little uneasy, he still trusted his subordinates.

"The enemy is driving an M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tank and an M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. They've stormed in. Don't worry, I'm confident I'll make sure they don't come back alive."

At this moment, Makoto Nagase became nervous. These two items were only available to the American army stationed in Japan. Could it be that the so-called Emperor Squad was actually composed of American soldiers?
Never mind, I still believe in my own people.
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"The howitzer was blown up. Damn it, the enemy's firepower is strong. We still have a chance to turn the tide."

Makoto Nagase's face turned extremely ugly. He had borrowed the howitzer from the Defense Force's maintenance department, and losing it now would come at a great cost.

Never mind, it's all worth it as long as we annihilate the enemy.

"Most of our firing positions have been eliminated, but we haven't lost yet. I'm going to fight them in an indoor war and see how our tanks and armored vehicles can still cause trouble. Victory will ultimately belong to us."

Now, Nagase Makoto finally showed a hint of fear. "Impossible! More than 100 of his men were defeated? Impossible!"

"Hey, Noguchi, how's it going on your end? Hey, hey."

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Did Noguchi run away?
Perhaps he died in battle?

Regardless of the possibility, Makoto Nagase no longer wanted to stay at the lab; he was going to run away.

“Call the police chief and the defense minister and tell them that the Longo Proving Grounds have been attacked by those who call themselves the Imperial Squad. They have M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks and M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.”

The secretary was shocked.

"Chairman, this will let the government know about the experiments we are conducting."

"Don't worry, I have a good relationship with the cabinet, they won't delve into our research. Alright, you go ahead and get busy."

"Yes."

Seeing his secretary leave, Makoto Nagase immediately extended an invitation to the silent chief R&D officer standing to the side.

"Mizushima, prepare some documents and come with me first."

"But is this where we conduct research?"

"Don't worry, most of them already have backups. You know that we, the Immortal Society, are an organization that pursues immortality. We won't hide things from our allies for a little personal gain."

Although reluctant, Chizuru Mizushima nodded. She had poured her heart and soul into this laboratory, spending eight years of her youth here. She never imagined that there would be a day when she would have to give up. It seemed that she would have to consider her future plans.

"Please wait a moment, I'll be done soon."

Meanwhile, on the other side, the newly appointed Defense Minister Shinji Kitada, who was fast asleep, was awakened by his assistant.

"Minister, something bad has happened."

The 54-year-old man rubbed his eyes; that little vixen had drained his energy and spirit last night.

"what's up?"

"I just got a call from Longgao Group. The Emperor Squad, which caused quite a stir not long ago, is attacking Longgao Laboratory. I heard they've already broken in."

Shinji Kitada looked displeased. As the new Minister of Defense, his principle was to avoid taking responsibility if possible.

"Tell Nagase Makoto to go to the police department about this. I remember we lent him a 155mm howitzer not long ago, didn't we?"

"However, the attackers on Longgao's side have a tank and an infantry fighting vehicle. Their powerful firepower is beyond the capabilities of the local police."

Tanks, infantry fighting vehicles?
This completely dispelled Kitada Shinji's sleepiness. He recalled his predecessor's dogeza (a deep bowing gesture) to the entire nation, which also involved a damned tank.

"Is it going to be another Type 10 tank?" "No, the tank is the M1A2 SEPv3, and the infantry fighting vehicle is the M2 Bradley."

Instead of relaxing, Kitada Shinji's face turned even paler. These two types of armored vehicles were only available at the America Base in Yokosuka Port.

If you try to convince him that someone is smuggling tanks or infantry fighting vehicles into Japan, or shipping parts to Japan for reassembly, he'd be better off believing they're weapons leaked from America base.

These are tanks and armored vehicles. If they could also be smuggled in and assembled, then Japan's intelligence network would be comparable to that of the African region.

Shinji Kitada bit his nails, worried about becoming the second Defense Minister to be forced to kneel in reverence.

"Could it be America's doing? I heard that Longgao Group and Qiangming have business conflicts, but business disputes are not worth doing this."

Yes, Longgao Group has quite a few potential competitors.

Japan has four major pharmaceutical conglomerates: Rungko, Takeda, Daiichi Sankyo, and Eisai, each investing over 4 billion US dollars annually in research and development.

There are many more large pharmaceutical companies of similar size to America, such as Johns Hopkins, Pfizer, Merck, AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Amgen, Gilead Sciences, Moderna, Regeneron, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
There are a total of 11 companies, not including the leading medical device and diagnostic companies.

They cooperate as well as compete, for example, in certain areas.

But this year is a bit different. Longgao and Qiangming are both developing anticancer drugs for multiple myeloma. Even if one of their drugs is better, there are still ways to find common ground in various aspects.

For example, safety, ease of administration, price advantage, indication segmentation, and first-mover advantage, etc.

However, this time Longgao Group's new drug is superior in all aspects. It is safer than Qiangming, Longgao is an oral drug which is more convenient than Qiangming injection, not to mention that it is cheaper, and the indications are exactly the same.

Even in America's home country, with the help of Longo Group's strategic partner, Hextech, Qiangming may not be able to protect his own America market.

Compared to other drugs, it seems that the new drug from Qiangming has no chance of survival unless the next generation is developed. But in this case, would Qiangming still be willing to invest money in research and development?
So, including R&D expenses, it is estimated that the company will lose 250 billion US dollars, or about 4 trillion Japanese yen.

The amount of money involved would be a devastating loss even for America's top five pharmaceutical giants, and it might very well have driven the Qiangming Group to take a risk, though that doesn't necessarily make sense.

Shinji Kitada didn't want to sort out the relationships involved.

"Contact the Central Air Force immediately and ask them to send F-35 fighter jets and attack helicopters."

The assistant hesitated for a moment before offering a reminder.

"A blizzard has hit Fukushima Prefecture. The F-35s are okay, but it would be very dangerous for attack helicopters to take off now. There's nowhere for other transport planes to land either. If necessary, we'll have to use paratroopers."

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Using paratroopers to jump from the air would likely result in a lot of deaths.

"Here's what we'll do: have Yokosuka base send out warships to blockade the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, and have the Northeast Army in Sendai send troops up the mountain. Remember to call the police to block the main roads."

"Yes."

Kitada Shinji dressed and prepared to take charge at the Chubu Air Base. He would never do the humiliating dogeza (prostration) that his predecessor had done; if he really had to, he would rather commit seppuku (ritual suicide).

Meanwhile, Makoto Nagase led Chizuru Mizushima to escape along the escape route. By the time Naoki Hanyu led his men into the laboratory, the remaining security forces were powerless to stop them.

Soon, the remaining Ryugao personnel were brought before Naoki Hanyu, including Ryohei Kameri, the head of the business department. This high-ranking official trembled in the face of the gun, realizing that he had been abandoned by the chairman.

"My lords, please don't kill me. I will cooperate with you."

Naoki Hanyu ignored Yamato Takamura's brother-in-law, but after learning everyone's identities, he signaled his clone to kill most of the red-named individuals, leaving only a dozen or so gray-named individuals.

The only remaining red names are Kamezuki Ryohei and another minister-level official, while the research staff consists of a second-in-command researcher and an expert.

Unfortunately, the three most important people were not caught on the spot: Chairman Makoto Nagase, Chief Researcher Chizuru Mizushima, and President Ryuko Pharmaceutical.

Naoki Hanyu's trip was not just about personal grudges; he also had his eye on the products of the Ryugao Group, so he sent his clone with Ryohei Kamekiri and another person to collect important documents.

He himself led researchers to explore the true foundation of Longgao Pharmaceuticals, including various biomedical research findings.

Second-in-command Ryuhei Ota led the way, explaining his various research findings as he went.

"This is a study on multiple myeloma, and it contains the world's most advanced biclonal antibody targeted drug. Its efficacy is several times stronger than that of proteasome inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies on the market. This is Longgao Group's most important product for the next few years."

Naoki Hanyu nodded.

"Great, I'll take this."

Ryuhei Ota hesitated, worried that the man in front of him would kill him, but dared not open his mouth to bargain.

The two clones, following the researchers' instructions, searched for important data, research materials, experimental samples, and so on that could be taken away.

Many more research projects followed, but Naoki Hanyu only focused on research that was close to the finished product.

Examples include hereditary hemoglobinopathies such as thalassemia and sickle cell disease, as well as neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

If there were enough time, Naoki Hanyu would have loved to pack everything up and take it all with him.

This laboratory has invested hundreds of billions of US dollars over the past decade. Each of the research results he took away required an investment of at least 1 billion to 10 billion US dollars, and it would take a long time and many valuable talents and experts to bear fruit.

All of this is now in Naoki Hanyu's possession, and with these gains alone, he could even build a sizable biological research institute out of thin air.

However, Naoki Hanyu's good mood was quickly ruined when he saw a familiar face hanging in the cell, barely alive. If it weren't for the supply of essential materials through the tubes, the old man might already be dead.

Toriyama Juzo, a 130-year-old man.

(End of this chapter)