Tokyo Detective

Chapter 372 The US Defense Secretary will never kneel.
The underground research center is the core of Nitsky Island, and it was designed to prevent certain clients from discovering secrets during their visits. For example, human experiments and other such activities were conducted in the underground research center.

The research center has three underground floors, where hundreds of Palestinian refugees are being held. They were sent there by merchant ships from the Squid Nation some time ago.

Human trafficking and organ trafficking are not uncommon in some relatively good countries, let alone those that have suffered such misfortune.

The detained "materials" only felt the ceiling shaking violently, even though it was all metal decking.

They ignored what was happening outside and chatted as they ate what was probably their last supper.

For those who have lost hope in life and have no future, even death can be accepted numbly.
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But even the once-arrogant research center staff suffered. These researchers, who had abandoned human morality, trembled in the face of the bombing, revealing the eyes of those who had died at their hands.

Helena, one of the culprits, was also lying in bed groaning in pain. Several medical staff rushed to bandage her wounds, such as her completely severed left leg and the bloody wound on her back.

She was the slowest runner and not very strong, so she suffered the most injuries. Fortunately, she was eventually pulled into the underground research center by Jingu Nagato.

"My legs, my face, no no no no."

Helena, clutching her stinging face, was on the verge of a mental breakdown. How could she, nearing 50, maintain such a youthful appearance, like someone in their twenties? It was the result of her relentless research, sacrificing so much in her pursuit of eternal youth. She never imagined that all the rewards of her efforts would be destroyed by a single missile.

The other old man was much better off. Although he was bleeding from his head, he was only slightly injured and had no missing parts. The only one who was unharmed was Jingu Nagashi.

Oliver Morgans touched his tangled head and muttered a curse under his breath.

"Damn it, what's going on?"

Jingu Nagashi shrugged.

"I suspect you've offended some powerful forces, or rather, a high-ranking figure in America's military."

Jingu no longer had the same submissive attitude she had towards this incredibly wealthy man. Everyone could see that Oliver was about to lose his fortune; the only question was how much.

Without the support of money, this old man is just a jerk who can be crushed at any time.

Oliver was now even more enraged. He had offended many people, and those who wanted him dead could form a suicide squad, but there was no enemy that could send out a destroyer.

"Bring me the satellite phone. I want to call Martin and have him ask the Pentagon what's going on."

The so-called Martin is a retired high-ranking military official from America, which is also a tradition of America's "revolving door" network.

Many former high-ranking military officials join private companies or consulting firms after retiring, becoming "middlemen" between wealthy individuals and active-duty officials.

Martin quickly called his former superior, the Air Force Chief of Staff, and his description stunned the other party, causing a huge uproar in America's Department of Defense.
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At the Pentagon, the current Secretary of Defense rushed into the command center; he had just finished his afternoon tea and was heading back.

Many high-ranking defense officials were also present at the time, including the Deputy Secretary, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Naval Operations, and so on.

Defense Secretary Mike Rauchett asked in a deep voice.

"How is the situation now? Is it a misunderstanding?"

The deputy minister shook his head.

"Minister, I'm so sorry, it's not a misunderstanding. Please look at the satellite images."

The large screen displayed an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Flight IIA, with its main guns firing continuously, and personnel appearing on board from time to time in American military uniforms.

Then another scene shows two Seahawk armed helicopters flying over the island, amidst a hail of gunfire.

"The other side has concealed information about its warships, and we cannot identify their models."

Mike felt a sudden rush of dizziness and almost fell to the ground, but thankfully his subordinates helped him up. Mike was unaware that he was now in a similar situation to the Japanese Minister of Defense, Tanaka Juzo, back in the day.

Anger, tension, and even worry.

Although other countries in the world also have Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, such as Japan's Kongo and South Korea's Sejong the Great, they are Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.

However, only America possesses Flight IIA, which means someone is doing something outrageous behind her back.

"Who is it? Which fleet is it? Find out immediately. Make sure you find out the whole story."

"Yes."

Within two minutes, all the major American naval bases gave him an answer: it wasn't their warship.

This infuriated Mike to the point of madness. No, it wasn't. Did it spring from a crack in a rock?

However, it would take him time to find out the truth himself, at least half a day, by which time the flowers would have withered.

"Get me directly contacted that destroyer."

All of America's warships are equipped with a C4ISR system, which, with satellite positioning, allows the command center to directly contact all warships if needed.

The liaison officer responded quickly.

"The connection is established, but the other party is not responding."

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Mike had no last shred of hope left. Using the exact same system, you still dare to say this thing isn't the America warship?

"Remotely intervene and stop the warship."

America's military possesses advanced cyber warfare capabilities, enabling remote intervention via satellite communications or data links. However, its warships also have air-gapped systems, allowing them to operate independently of external networks.

Clearly, although Naoki Hanyu's warship was connected to certain networks of the American military, the system itself prevented remote intervention. Several technicians worked tirelessly, sweating profusely, but were unable to intervene remotely.

"I'm sorry, there's nothing we can do."

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Mike angrily crushed the documents in his hand concerning the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA. Now the Pentagon had no way to handle it remotely, and the only solution was to get involved themselves.

"Notify the nearest warships to proceed, and also request that Pearl Harbor-Hickam Joint Base send fighter jets to assist."

"Yes."

The correspondent quickly provided the answer.

"DDG-87 is patrolling the nearby waters, only 300 nautical miles away, and a storm is brewing 200 kilometers to the southwest."

300 nautical miles is 555.6 kilometers, which is enough distance for a naval battle between destroyers to break out.

But the DDG-87?
This is another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA. Could there be something fishy going on between them, given that they happen to be in the same sea area?
What a coincidence! It's such a coincidence!

Hawaii serves as the headquarters of the American Pacific Fleet, overseeing the Third Fleet in the Eastern Pacific, responsible for the area from the west coast of America to Hawaii. The Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific is based in Japan, therefore this sea area is the patrol zone of the Third Fleet.

Forget it, let's not use DDG087. Are we just going to let them leave?

His frustration stemmed not from the attack on the island, but from the fact that they acted without his knowledge.

"Let 087 pass."

"Yes."

At this moment, the deputy minister asked.

What should I do if the other party refuses to cooperate?

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Mike paused for a few seconds before giving his answer.

"Treat it as an unidentified warship and sink it directly."

If he could, he wouldn't want to give such an order. The America destroyer hadn't been sunk for decades after World War II. The sinking of it by the Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne in 69 was an accident, not counting that.

If the first destroyer was sunk by our own people, then everyone else would be laughing their heads off.

But there was nothing they could do about it; they knew very well the firepower of one of their own destroyers and it was impossible to subdue it.

The person observing the satellite images at that moment exclaimed in surprise.

"What's that? Power armor?"

The group hurriedly looked over and saw an armed speedboat approaching the island. On the speedboat were three fully armed special forces soldiers, all of whom were in America's uniform.

The fourth person was wearing armor, and the style of the armor looked very familiar.

Many high-ranking defense officials couldn't help but change their expressions slightly, as they recognized what this thing was.

"Isn't this the Thor 1 power armor? How did it appear?"

The high-ranking officials in the command center were indeed surprised. They had just visited Raytheon Technology half a month ago, and the other party wanted to use this opportunity to secure more funding.

At the time, Secretary Mac was also very interested, even though the cost of a powered armored vehicle was comparable to that of a main battle tank, and there were also physical requirements.

However, these shortcomings do not prevent the formation of a special armored commando unit. Among America's 150 million active-duty soldiers, there are quite a few monsters. As for martial arts masters, there are fewer, enough to form a team of 10 to 30 people.

According to the description, there was only one Thor 1 at the time, and even if the other party manufactured other ones in the past two weeks, they would not be able to sell them. In other words, this matter is related to Thor technology.
Mike's heart sank. The matter already involved the Morgans conglomerate, and now it also involved Raytheon technology.

This is America's second-largest defense industry group, with extensive connections within the military. At least a quarter of the dozen or so people in the command center have ties to Raytheon Technology.

For some reason, Mike recalled a news story he had seen recently: Japan's new Defense Minister knelt down in public.

This wasn't the first time, nor was it the first time a minister had knelt down, so Mike just treated it as a joke.

But if this major problem were in Japan, he would probably have to kneel down in apology.

Just kidding, he's America's Minister of Defense, why should he kneel?

Naoki Hanyu was unaware that his actions had caused a great shock to the Pentagon. Seeing that there was little resistance left on the island and that the others had retreated to the basement, he decided to go ashore and take action himself, even donning the power armor he had just acquired.

His objective remained unchanged: he wouldn't be at ease until Oliver was dead.

The three clones dressed as Navy SEALs were somewhat resentful; the equipment they wore consisted of 30 sets that came with the destroyer.

"Main body, you're already so strong, why are you wearing armor? You might as well let us wear it to increase our combat power."

"You can't afford to wear it. The only thing you can wear is my avatar, and my avatar is still in the neon lights, replacing me."

"damn it."

The clones cursed a few times before shutting up, after all, their physique was only 35, which was indeed still a bit lacking.

(End of this chapter)