"You bunch of insects, you bunch of good-for-nothings! Just now, the Interpol department sent us a message saying an unknown submarine appeared near Japan's waters."
"That submarine actually fired torpedoes at an Interpol facility! Now the entire Pacific Buoy has been incinerated, with losses amounting to three billion US dollars! They are protesting to the Japanese government, believing Japan should compensate for this loss!"
"Should I just hand you over to them as compensation? Such a large submarine infiltrated the coastal waters, and you didn't even detect it! If this were an enemy, wouldn't Tokyo have already been bombed?"
At a military base on a certain island, the commander of the Self-Defense Forces was cursing at his subordinates, spitting everywhere, grinding his teeth as if he wanted to eat these people alive.
The Self-Defense Forces members lowered their heads, not daring to speak. They trembled as the commander's spit splashed onto their faces.
After taking a few deep breaths, the Self-Defense Forces commander, his face flushed, barely managed to calm himself down. He shouted loudly, "Go, report this news to the US forces stationed in Japan."
"Those US forces are also responsible for this matter! Why didn't they detect this unknown submarine?"
The Self-Defense Forces commander was not stupid. They would not dare take the blame for this kind of thing. They definitely had to shift the blame to someone else.
And the most suitable candidates to take the blame were undoubtedly the US forces in Japan.
The US forces in Japan also had no choice but to take the blame, as long as they truly had not detected this submarine.
With the US forces taking the lead, even Interpol would not dare make trouble anymore.
Seeing these team members take action, the Self-Defense Forces commander could not help but shake his head, feeling utterly exhausted.
In the past six months, besides the Police Department, the most exhausted ones were these Self-Defense Forces members.
This was because many terrorist attacks were simply not the responsibility of the Police Department. They had to be handled by these Self-Defense Forces members.
Facing the aggressiveness of the citizens and those officials, he also felt immense pressure and had recently started seeing a psychologist.
But no matter what, the Self-Defense Forces only needed to take a small part of the blame for this incident. The main burden should be left to the US forces to resolve.
...
The ruins of the Pacific Buoy burned fiercely, and from time to time, huge explosions could still be heard.
All members of the International Criminal Police Organization located within the Pacific Buoy facility escaped from the Pacific Buoy according to the frequently rehearsed emergency evacuation procedures, driving motorboats and rowing small boats.
They watched indifferently as the huge building collapsed in the smoke and sank into the sea, each of them looking as if they had lost their parents, their expressions pained.
This was a major plan that the International Criminal Police Organization had taken several years to complete.
To build the Pacific Buoy, the International Criminal Police Organization had spent billions of US dollars, and this money had not come easily.
The construction of the Pacific Buoy, the access to cameras from various countries, and the All-Age Recognition system from Haibara made it almost the nemesis of terrorists and the nemesis of all crimes.
As long as this facility could be successfully established and this system was verified to be fully operational, the influence of the new Organization would greatly increase.
Even officials from various countries, especially those in chaotic regions like South America, would inevitably seek help from the International Criminal Police Organization.
And the International Criminal Police Organization could take this opportunity to greatly expand its influence.
They just had not expected that this major plan, which had taken several years and a large amount of money to complete, would turn into a pipe dream at the very moment of its success.
After this, facing the loan owed to the World Bank, it was unknown how the International Criminal Police Organization would repay it.
But no matter what, the leaders of the International Criminal Police Organization would likely all be fired, and new people would be brought in.
This time, the Organization's influence not only did not greatly increase, but instead dropped to its lowest point.
Those who were originally within the International Criminal Police Organization naturally felt pain in their hearts.
They had been promised that their status would be elevated later. Now, instead of their status being elevated, they had become an international laughingstock.
Japan's Coast Guard immediately carried out rescue efforts. Coast Guard ships were approaching the sinking site of the Pacific Buoy.
At the same time, Japan also activated emergency measures to salvage the interior of the building and see if anything useful could be found.
After all, that entire important system was stored within the Pacific Buoy.
However, people did not hold out much hope for this matter. Salvaging a sunken ship and searching for things inside it was extremely difficult.
Let alone salvaging such a massive building that had sunk to the bottom of the sea.
Even if something useful were finally found in the building's ruins, it might be five or ten years later. By then, it would be too late.
Conan was lucky. Under Kuroda Hyoue's protection, the two not only captured Pinga in the end, but also escaped from the ruins of the building.
Sitting on the hovercraft, they looked at the building sinking into the sea, their expressions complex.
...
Inside the submarine, Toru and Vermouth watched as the Pacific Buoy completely fell silent. The All-Age AI Recognition system installed on its server, he absolutely could not let anyone obtain it again.
Under the tense gaze of the submarine captain, Toru slowly said, "Retreat!"
The captain was overjoyed and quickly shouted to the soldiers beside him, "Retreat! Immediately retreat! Retreat to the depths of the Pacific Ocean!"
The submarine crew followed the instructions, turned the ship around, and activated the thrusters at full speed, heading toward the previously set destination in the deep Pacific Ocean as instructed.
Seeing this, the captain finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that if he stayed in this sea area for another five minutes, he would be discovered by the arriving American military.
If they were discovered by the American military, they would be dead for sure.
This was just a retired, old-fashioned submarine. How could it possibly face America's advanced weapons?
There was silence inside the submarine. After the submarine entered the deeper Pacific Ocean, far away from Japan, everyone finally relaxed.
Once they were here, it was like a fish leaping into the vast sea and a bird flying into the boundless sky.
The Pacific Ocean was so vast that finding a submerged submarine was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
After circling twice more and confirming that no one was pursuing them, the captain finally ordered the submarine to prepare to return to the maintenance dock.
"Gin, how do you plan to deal with him?"
With their safety secured, Vermouth asked about Gin's fate.
Toru was also a little hesitant, wondering whether he should simply eliminate Gin directly.
But in the end, Toru said, "Leave him alive. Perhaps he'll be useful in the future."
The main reason was that Toru had not found Karasuma Renya.
He could not be sure whether Karasuma Renya was alive or dead, much less whether That Person was Karasuma Renya or just another proxy.
In this situation, killing Gin was useless, and That Person might send another new Black Organization executive.
Even if this new executive was not as capable as Gin, someone hiding in the shadows would be more troublesome.
Leaving Gin alive made things easier. Since Gin was still alive, That Person's most useful tool was still Gin.
Gin was just someone defeated by him, and with the All-Age AI system monitoring him, the danger could be minimized.
Vermouth did not say much. Since Toru wanted to spare Gin's life, he naturally had his reasons.
Soon, the submarine returned to the supply base.
Toru and Vermouth did not stay long. They immediately boarded a plane and headed to Tokyo!
Rum must die today!
(To be continued.)
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