Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 60 Trapped at Bremen Dock

After arranging Lao Zhou's work, Chen Jiehua filled some space in the small warehouse at home with some common medicines, and then took Fujiwara Mio to the bustling streets to go shopping and buy clothes, and then find a hotel to stay in.

According to Chen Jiehua's plan this time, he had to go to New York in the east and take a cruise to Hamburg, Germany, and then take a train from Hamburg to Leverkusen to find the Bayer laboratory. The team of Gerhard Domagk who secretly evacuated in the last pharmaceutical factory incident should be there.

The next day, the two arrived in Washington on the East-West transfer train. Chen Jiehua first sent Meixu back to their house in Washington. After confirming her safety, he disguised himself and went out with an empty suitcase. He found his friend Hammond at the American Radio Corporation to get the latest materials, and returned home to assemble the latest high-power radio.

Now Chen Jiehua has become accustomed to using the radio to communicate. After all, the radio signal cannot be intercepted at present. Even if it is received by hostile forces, it is not easy to decipher it.

But phone calls, especially those transferred overseas, are basically monitored.

At this point in time, America was probably still suffering from the Great Depression and did not realize the importance of counter-espionage, so the two major agencies had not yet been established, and Chen Jiehua only needed a simple disguise to go out.

The next day, the two men drove to New York, first exchanged a batch of Reichsmarks at the Bank of New York, then went to the black market to get the latest German map, bought a few pistols, and picked out two 7mm caliber Garand semi-automatic rifles and enough bullets at a high price. After disassembling the rifles, they packed them together with the bullets in the suitcase and returned to their home in New York.

After returning home, Chen Jiehua first reloaded the rifle, and put the pistol and bullets into the space. Then he took out nine bundles of Reichsmark and placed them at the bottom of Mio's suitcase.

“Why do you want to spread your money in the suitcase?”

"We're taking a boat to Germany tomorrow. The economic crisis has had a significant impact on European countries, and I don't think the Germans are having an easy time either. We're trying to dress simply and not be too flashy, so we shouldn't carry too much cash in public. Putting cash in a suitcase is the most appropriate way."

"Understood. Aoki, what identity should we use to buy the tickets? Have you thought about it? I see you've prepared two sets of information, but haven't bought the tickets yet. Are you hesitating?"

"You're right. I'm struggling with what identity to take with me. I don't know much about Germany now. The last time I came was in 1926. Back then, I had help and was able to find someone to bring to America with a high salary. This time is different. I have a feeling that things might not go so smoothly this time."

"So I was torn between whether to go there as a Chinese or a Japanese. Actually, being Chinese or Japanese doesn't work well in the eyes of Germans now."

"Aoki, I think it's best for us to go there as Japanese. First of all, you've already registered with the Shanghai Consulate General, so your itinerary is well-documented. And with my identity, if there really is any problem, my father will contact Germany through diplomatic means, so our safety won't be a big problem."

"You're too idealistic. If we were really judged as spies by the German intelligence agency, we might be thrown into the sea to feed the fish before your father even gets the news."

"The Abwehr, Germany's spy agency, is very fierce and decisive. I was lucky not to encounter them last time. This time, we'll need to stay longer and may have to travel to multiple cities, so the chances of encountering them are very high."

"But I've considered one thing. Since our purpose this time is a pharmaceutical research and development team, Japanese identity would be more appropriate. And we have diplomatic passports issued by the consulate general, which might be useful."

After their conversation, Chen Jiehua began studying the map of Germany, comparing it to the previous map. On the morning of April 4th, thick fog drifted across the Atlantic, but the Bremen cruise ship decided to depart despite a half-hour delay. After all, with so many passengers demanding refunds, it would be a significant loss, given the current economic downturn. The route was familiar, of course, but that wasn't the most important factor.

After completing normal diplomatic exchanges with the United States, Aoki Takashi and his fiancée Fujiwara Mio departed from New York and went to Leverkusen to meet an old friend.

The law of metaphysics: when God stops you from moving forward for various reasons, you'd better listen to the advice and change your plan or stop moving forward.

Unfortunately, the captain did not understand the principles of Chinese metaphysics. The German Coast Guard received a tip-off that there was smuggled goods on the Bremen cruise ship!
In fact, it is easy to understand. It was the Great Depression, and everyone's survival was a problem. There was a shortage of all daily necessities. How could it be called smuggling to sell scarce supplies from wholesale points in the United States to Germany?
However, the German Federal Coast Guard refused to offer any favors. They declared you were smuggling, and you were. Five days later, upon arriving at the Port of Hamburg, the ferry was surrounded by Coast Guard officers, who prohibited anyone from disembarking and required inspection.
At the same time, a large number of military and police from the German Federal Intelligence Agency, the Abwehr, also blocked the dock! We also received a tip that there are spies from other countries on this ship!
Aoki Qiao thought about it, pulled Fujiwara Mio to a secluded place, and communicated in Japanese, "Give me the gun you have on you first. And the scalpel."

"I've given you everything. If you don't have a weapon, how can you win if a fight breaks out with your bare hands?"

"It's okay. You can hold my arm for a while. If things go wrong, I'll get you another weapon."

"No, Aoki-kun, Japanese people don't have the habit of bending their arms. I'll try to stick close to you."

While the two were talking, the coast guard and Abwehr military police began to board the ship. They first separated the passengers from the luggage and cargo. The coast guard was responsible for checking the suitcases and cargo, while the Abwehr military police was responsible for checking people.

You guys cooperated very well and divided the work and worked together. Damn, luckily I have space. All the important things are in the space. The only clothes in the suitcase are those that Mio needs to change.

Women are such a hassle, even having to carry underwear! If I were a rough guy, I could run around with nothing.

What he thought was what he wanted to do, and what he did was what he wanted to do. Aoki Qiao quietly pulled Fujiwara Mio and moved quietly to the periphery as the passengers crowded around.

"You two over there! Don't move! I see you're sneaking around and trying to get away. Show me your ID!" (German) "You two over there! Don't move! I see you're sneaking around and trying to get away. Show me your ID!"

"We are Japanese citizens and we have official diplomatic passports! Please don't slander the diplomats of the Empire of Japan! My fiancée was just feeling stuffy, so I took her to the side for some fresh air!" (German) "We are Japanese citizens and we have official diplomatic passports! Please don't slander the diplomats of the Empire of Japan! My fiancée was just feeling stuffy, so I took her to the side for some fresh air!"

There are bullies everywhere. Aoki Qiao thought, if you show weakness at this time, the other party will become more arrogant and will bully you unscrupulously. A body search is the least of it! As a grown man, it doesn't matter, but what about Fujiwara Mio? So he can only confront them head-on.

"Japanese diplomats? Do you have diplomatic notes? Please hand me the diplomatic documents!"

　The Garand semi-automatic rifle entering here is the first Garand, with a 7mm caliber and a single-shot bullet. It needs to be reloaded after each shot. After it was produced, it was not selected by the army and was not put into service. Most of it was sold on the black market. This is not the later M1 Garand. The M1 Garand was finalized in 1936 and put into production in 1937. This one can hold 8 bullets at a time and is known as the "Big Eight-Grain General Patton".

　
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