Spy Wars: Get the Predator equipment at the beginning

The taxi carrying Ryoko Honma was driving slowly on the streets of Yangshupu.

After a few minutes, the driver pointed to the gate of a factory in front and said, "Madam, look, there is a mold foundry in front. It is called Xu's Mold Foundry. It was founded by a wealthy Chinese businessman."

When the taxi passed by the Xu's Mold Foundry, Ryoko Honma found that the factory gate was unremarkable and the factory area was very small. It might just be a family workshop.

"Let's go to the second one," Ryoko Honma said to the driver after observing the appearance of the factory and noting down the location.

"Okay ma'am"

Five minutes later, the taxi brought Ryoko Honma to the second mold foundry. The driver introduced her, "Madam, this is a factory run by Westerners. Business should be pretty good. Listen, there are sounds of machines working inside."

Ryoko Honma listened carefully and could indeed hear the faint roar of machines coming from the factory. She found that this factory was much larger than the previous one, and there were more factory buildings inside. Looking inside from the iron gate at the main entrance, she could see workers pushing castings and ingots on carts.

After noting down the location, Ryoko Honma said, "Let's go to the next one."

"The next one is the last one, called Sanyo Mold Foundry. It was opened by a businessman from the Empire, and business is pretty good."

Not long after, the driver took Ryoko Honma to the Sanyo Mold Factory.

"Ma'am, this is it!"

Ryoko Honma took a look and asked in confusion, "Other factories have iron gates, so you can see what's going on inside from the outside. Why is this factory's gate made of sheet metal? And it looks like it's new."

The driver said, "I find it strange too. Three months ago, the gate of this factory was still a metal gate. I don't know why it was suddenly replaced with this iron gate!"

"Oh?" Ryoko Honma's heart moved when she heard this.

"Are we stopping, ma'am?" the driver asked.

Honma Ryoko turned her head to look at the factory gate and the gatehouse window, and then she thought, "Okay, let's stop by!"

"Okay, ma'am!"

After the taxi stopped, Ryoko Honma paid the driver and said, "Can you wait here for me for a while? Don't worry, I will pay for the taxi during this time."

"No problem, I can wait for you here for half an hour. I'm happy to serve you!" The driver agreed readily.

After getting off the car, Ryoko Honma walked towards the gate of Sanyo Mold Casting Factory with her briefcase.

She went to the gatehouse window and knocked on the pane.

The four strong men who were chatting inside immediately looked up. One of them found that it was a Japanese woman in kimono. He walked up to her and asked coldly, "Madam, what's the matter? This is not a place for outsiders to come."

Ryoko Honma said, "Hello, my name is Ryoko Honma. I graduated from Imperial University with a degree in Mechanical Design and Casting. I'm here looking for a job. Are you still looking for designers for your mold foundry?"

The burly man looked surprised and said, "How can a woman like you study a man's major? We are not hiring here. You should look for other factories!"

"Okay, excuse me for disturbing you!" Ryoko Honma hesitated for a moment, bowed, and prepared to turn around and leave.

As she turned around, the door of the guard room was pushed open and a middle-aged Japanese man in a suit shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Ryoko Honma turned around again.

The four strong men in the guard room saw the newcomer and immediately shouted, "Hello, Mr. Kumamoto!"

Ichiro Kumamoto nodded and walked to the window to look at Ryoko Homma. "Ms. Homma, I am Ichiro Kumamoto, the owner and manager of this factory. You said you are a graduate of the Mechanical Design and Casting Department of Imperial University?"

"Yes!" Ryoko Honma replied quickly.

"Can I see your diploma?" asked Ichiro Kumamoto.

"of course can!"

"Then please come in and talk!" Ichiro Kumamoto made an invitation and immediately asked a strong man to open the small door next to him to let Ryoko Honma in.

Ichiro Kumamoto took Ryoko Honma to a lounge next to the guard room.

"Mr. Kumamoto, this is my graduation certificate." Ryoko Honma took out a graduation certificate from her purse and handed it over.

He took the diploma and opened it. The photo was indeed of the woman in front of him, Ryoko Honma. Kumamoto carefully examined the other details of the diploma, returned it to Ryoko Honma, and asked, "Can you please show me your personal identification document?"

"Sure!" Ryoko Honma took out her passport again.

After looking at the passport, Kumamoto Ichiro couldn't help but ask, "The name on your diploma is different from the name on your passport. Did you change it to your husband's last name after you got married?"

"Hayi, after getting married, I changed my last name to my husband's. I also changed my name. I used to be Honma Ryoko, but now I'm Ishida Hanako!"

The Japanese have this tradition, and it is stipulated by law. Ichiro Kumamoto is very clear about this. In Japan, most women change their surnames to their husband's after marriage, but there are also a small number of men who change their surnames to their wives'.

Ichiro Kumamoto nodded to show that he understood, and then asked, "I see your passport came from China a few days ago?"

"Yes"

"Why did you come here from your country?"

"I'm here to find my husband. I have no other relatives in the country!" said Ishida Hanako.

Kumamoto Ichiro asked, "Could you please tell me what your husband does here?"

"Oh, he works at the Concession Police Station!"

"I see!" Kumamoto Ichiro nodded and asked, "Have you ever worked in mechanical design and casting?"

"Before I married my husband, I worked for three years in a machinery manufacturing company, at Mitsubishi!"

Next, Ichiro Kumamoto spent another ten minutes asking some professional questions about the design of mechanical parts, and Ishida Hanako answered them all fluently.

Finally, Kumamoto asked, "Ms. Ishida, if you come to work for me, won't your husband object? Can you adjust to the working hours? I work at least eight hours a day here, and sometimes I often have to work overtime!"

Ishida Hanako thought for a moment and said, "I can make the decision myself, but I have conditions. The monthly salary must be at least 80 yuan, and I can only work 8 hours a day, no overtime, and have two days off every weekend!"

Ichiro Kumamoto thought for a moment and said, "I basically agree to your conditions. You can come and work for a while to try it out. If you are satisfied, you can stay!"

"Thank you then!"

"Ms. Ishida, when can you come to work?" asked Ichiro Kumamoto.

"It'll be fine tomorrow!"

"Okay, come here before 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. I'll arrange for the concierge to take you to complete the onboarding procedures and prepare an office for you!"