Spy Wars: Get the Predator equipment at the beginning

Tanaka Daiei's brows relaxed after hearing this, but he still had some doubts in his heart. He asked, "Since those footprints don't look like those left by someone carrying a load, then the person who sneaked into the airport from that position couldn't have been the one who carried out the bombing. But we can't rule out the possibility that they were left by someone conducting reconnaissance!"

"Are you sure those fighter planes and bombers were blown up by someone planting explosives?"

Inoue Shunsei on the other end of the phone said, "It's certain that someone planted explosives to blow it up. And according to the description of the survivors, from the first explosion, the subsequent explosions occurred one after another!"

Tanaka asked, "What does this mean?"

"This means that what was installed were chain bombs or time bombs. Although the time setting of the time bombs may be set to explode at the same time, the current timing devices are not accurate when timing, and there are time differences of several seconds to a minute!" explained Toshio Inoue.

Tanaka Daiei thought for a moment and asked, "What is the conclusion of the investigation team?"

Inoue Toshio said, "There are almost no airport insiders in the investigation team. They are all drawn from various departments. Judging from the clues we have so far, almost everyone believes that the cause of the explosion was an outsider who sneaked in and carried out the explosion, rather than someone inside the airport!"

"We've found the source of the explosion at every fighter and bomber parked on the airfield and in the hangars. There are 212 aircraft in total, and that means there are 212 explosion centers. If they were time bombs, they would need 212 bombs and a corresponding number of timing devices, wires, etc."

"With so much explosives, timing devices, and wires, it's impossible to make a time bomb inside the airport without being discovered. So, it must have been an enemy who infiltrated from outside and carried out the explosion."

"There's another reason everyone thinks the crime was committed by someone outside the airport. If it was an inside job, then our Special High Technology Division and several other intelligence agencies would be held responsible for poor counterintelligence and intelligence gathering. So everyone wants to shift the blame for their own department!"

"And this also aligns with the above thinking. After all, it takes luck for an outside intruder to carry out an explosion and receive timely notification. Without accurate intelligence, it's normal for the enemy to succeed. But if it was done by an insider, the responsibility would be too great!"

"I understand. If there is any further news, please remember to inform me in time!" said Tanaka Daiei.

"Hi!"

After hanging up the phone, Tanaka Daiei fell into deep thought. He knew that if the investigation team concluded that the explosion was caused by an outside intruder, it would be in the interests of many people, and Matsui and Tsukada could also take advantage of the situation to shift all the responsibility to the Air Force Commander Ryuzo Takenaka, saying that this person failed to defend properly.

Ryuzo Takenaka took all the responsibility alone, and everyone else was safe.

While I was thinking, the phone rang again.

Tanaka Daiei answered the phone: "Moshimoshi?"

"Mr. Tanaka, I'm at the gate guard post. A man named Zhang Yaolin is outside and says he has something to report to you!" A voice came from the phone.

After hearing this, Tanaka Daiei said, "Is that the gang boss?"

"Yes!"

"Bring him up here!"

"Hi!"

Three minutes later, a soldier brought Zhang Yaolin to Tanaka Daiei's office.

When Zhang Yaolin saw Tanaka Daiei, he quickly took off his hat and bowed, "Greetings, Lady Tanaka!"

"Mr. Zhang, you're welcome. Please take a seat here and let's talk!" Tanaka Daiei said to Zhang Yaolin with a smile.

"Hi, thank you so much!" Zhang Yaolin was flattered by Tanaka Daiei's attitude.

The secretary quickly brought tea, and Tanaka Daiei gestured to Zhang Yaolin to invite him to have some tea. Zhang Yaolin bowed his head repeatedly, appearing extremely respectful.

After a few sips of tea, Zhang Yaolin said, "Tanaka-sama, I know you're very busy with official duties, so I'll be brief so as not to take up too much of your time! It's like this: when Akao-sama was still alive, she asked me to arrange a meeting with Zhang Yunhe at Zuixianlou in the International Settlement. I knew everything had been arranged, but I didn't expect Akao-sama to..."

"I came here this time to ask Lady Tanaka if you should continue with the dinner invitation to Zhang Yunhe? I'm worried about delaying the empire's cause, so I dare not hide this matter!"

Tanaka Daiei was moved after hearing this and asked, "Section Chief Akao asked you to invite Zhang Yunhe to dinner so he could meet with him. What's the reason? Is this his personal matter or official business?"

"It should be official business. Akao Taijun has been investigating arms smuggling, and I happen to know that Zhang Yunhe from Yihua Foreign Company seems to be involved in this business! Oh, by the way, Zhang Yunhe is no longer at Yihua Foreign Company. He has gone to Jardine Matheson as deputy manager!"

"Akao Taijun wants to investigate the arms smuggling, so she asked me to act as an intermediary to arrange a meeting with Zhang Yunhe. I guess Akao Taijun also wants to understand the situation of the arms smuggling market!"

"I see!" Tanaka Daiei nodded and asked, "Is Zhang Yunhe a well-known figure in the arms smuggling market?"

"That's not the case. He only started smuggling arms in the last six months. I've only heard some rumors. I don't know who he's dealing with, and I have no idea how large the scale of his smuggling is. He's very cautious, and almost no one knows the inside story unless they find downstream buyers!"

"In fact, the major foreign companies are the ones that are truly famous for arms smuggling and occupy the majority of the market share. Zhang Yunhe used to be just a comprador, and all he did was legitimate business!"

Tanaka Daiei thought for a moment and said, "How about this, let's go ahead and arrange a meeting with Zhang Yunhe. Once you've made the arrangements, give me a call and I'll go meet him. But don't tell him about my identity. Just say you want to introduce him to a business deal!"

Zhang Yaolin immediately agreed after hearing this: "Okay, don't worry, Mrs. Tanaka, I will make sure to arrange it as soon as possible!"

After sending Zhang Yaolin away, Tanaka Daiei entered a state of thinking again. He knew that Akao Hiroichi wanted to investigate the situation of the arms smuggling market in Shanghai and must want to trace the whereabouts of the 10,000 tons of arms that were robbed.

It was precisely because this case had no clue that Akao Hiroichi left a very bad impression on his superiors.

"If we can solve this case of the theft of tens of thousands of tons of arms, it will be a great achievement, and my chances of officially becoming the section chief will be much greater!" Tanaka Daiei thought.

Zhang Yaolin acted quickly. After making an appointment with Zhang Yunhe, he immediately notified Tanaka Daiei.

The meeting place was still Zuixianlou in the International Settlement, and the time was 7 o'clock the next night.