Chapter 65: Fierce Battle on the Ship

  "Wooo... wooo... wooo" Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, accompanied by three whistle blows. The ship slowly sailed away from the dock.

  "Major, I've got it. Lin Ao-feng is staying in First Class Cabin No. 1. However, the Governor of Hong Kong, Bertram, who has just returned from a vacation in Singapore, is staying next door."

  Hojō Masanaga hesitated upon hearing the report from his subordinates. It wasn't because he lacked the courage to take action, but rather because confronting the British at this time would not be in the best interest of the Great Japanese Empire. The group arrived near the first-class cabin and looked at the three tightly closed doors. Hojō Masanaga said to the people beside him, "You two keep watch here. Report immediately if you find Lin Ao Feng."

  "Hey!" The two henchmen responded in unison and immediately found a place to hide.

  "Mr. Kujou, have you found Lin Ao Feng's residence?!" Ueno Jun's voice rang out as Kujou Masanori just walked into the cabin. Kujou Masanori nodded and said: "Yes! But things are more complicated than we thought, he lives in the first-class cabin No. 1, next door is Hong Kong Governor Beilu who has finished his vacation and returned to Hong Kong."

  "What?!" Ueno Jun's eyebrows immediately furrowed. After about seven or eight minutes, Ueno Jun suddenly burst out laughing and said: "Kitajou-kun, actually this isn't necessarily a bad thing for us. If we kill Lin Ao Feng and Bell doesn't come to cause trouble, then consider him lucky. If he comes to cause trouble, then we'll just take care of him together. Then we can shift all the blame onto Lin Ao Feng's dead body."

  "Things may not be that simple!" Kujou Masayoshi reminded, "According to intelligence, Beru is a very timid person. In general, when he travels, he always brings many bodyguards. This time will probably be no exception. I think can we take advantage of the opportunity when Beru leaves the cabin to make our move?!"

  Ueno Jun heard Kujou Masanori's words and began to hesitate, his hand on the table also unconsciously tapping the tabletop. Everyone in the cabin closed their mouths, extremely aware of the situation.

  "Knock, knock, knock." Before long, the knocking sound started again. Seeing Sanjo's gaze, Kitajou replied, "It's one of us." He signaled to someone beside him to open the door.

  "Report to Lieutenant Commander, the Chinese man has just left the cabin, Kitano is following him, I came back specifically to report."

  Hojo Masaie and Ueno Sumi exchanged a glance, then Ueno Sumi said: "Continue to monitor him. Do not make a move without my order."

  "Hi!"

  As he watched his subordinate leave the cabin, Hojo Masaie turned to Ueno Jun and said: "Ueno-san, isn't Lin Ao Feng leaving the cabin a good opportunity?"

  Ueno Jun replied, "Ever since that Chinese man, Lin Ao Feng, slipped away from under our noses, I've collected a lot of information about him before setting out. Although there's very little information available about him, what I did manage to collect shocked me. This Chinese is too good at hiding his tracks and does it extremely well. If it weren't for penicillin, he probably would never have surfaced. And when that time comes, the harm he'll bring to the Empire will be a hundred times greater than now."

  For three days in a row, the ship was calm and peaceful. Lin Ao Feng returned to the cabin after dinner and lingered on the deck for a while before going back inside. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it up, and stood by the window puffing away: "Could I have misjudged? The little devils aren't coming for me?! According to their nature, they wouldn't be so honest. Is there some hidden plot here?!"

  Just as Lin Aofeng's thoughts were flying, the knocking sound started. Lin Aofeng extinguished his cigarette and asked, "Who is it?!"

  The waiter standing outside the door replied: "Sir, I've come to deliver hot water for you!"

  "I'm coming right away!" Lin Ao Feng let out a sigh of relief, opened the cabin door and said: "Come in!" As he spoke, Lin Ao Feng's eyes caught sight of the Japanese man hiding in the shadows, staring at him. A sly smile immediately spread across Lin Ao Feng's face: "Looks like they're after me." Thinking this, when Lin Ao Feng tipped the service staff, he asked: "How many more days until Hong Kong?!"

  The waiter replied: "If everything goes smoothly, we will arrive in Hong Kong in three days."

  "Thank you!" Lin Aofeng saw off the service staff and closed the cabin door, muttering to himself: "Could it be that the little devil is waiting for an opportunity?!" Lin Aofeng suddenly had a realization, and the killing intent on his face gradually grew stronger again.

  Two days have passed in the blink of an eye. Kitao Masanori, who had been calm all along, could no longer bear it and walked back and forth in the cabin twice before stopping his feet and saying: "Ueno-san, we'll arrive in Hong Kong tomorrow. Are we going to let that Chinese guy slip away from under our noses again?!"

  Ueno gently put down the book in his hand and said, "Kita-jō, as a soldier of the Empire, you must always keep calm. Impulsiveness accomplishes nothing. Didn't you also say that? There's still one day left. If I'm not mistaken, it won't be until tomorrow afternoon at 10 o'clock that we arrive in Hong Kong. In other words, we have an entire night tomorrow to take action."

  When Ueno Jun was about to take action and kill Lin Ao Feng on the last night, Lin Ao Feng walked out of the cabin wearing a windbreaker. As he passed by the Japanese agents hiding and monitoring him, Lin Ao Feng stopped in his tracks. The two Japanese agents saw Lin Ao Feng suddenly stop in front of them and exchanged a glance without thinking, both putting their hands into their pockets. Unfortunately, these two Japanese agents responsible for monitoring Lin Ao Feng completely underestimated him. Having received the authentic Southern Shaolin transmission, Lin Ao Feng's martial arts skills had become more and more extraordinary after years of tempering. Suddenly, Lin Ao Feng kicked open the door to the storage room with a swift movement.

  The two Japanese agents hiding inside were knocked off by the door, and one of them stumbled and fell to the ground. Lin Ao Feng took advantage of the situation and quickly stepped forward, kicking away the guns from the hands of the two Japanese agents. With a swift swing of his left hand, he took down one of the Japanese agents, then grabbed the other agent like a chicken and said: "I'll give you one chance to live, how many people do you have and where are they?"

  After two or three minutes, seeing that the Japanese agent in his hand had no reaction, Lin Ao Feng's face revealed a strange smile, and he said: "Oh? ! I didn't expect you to be so tough! Since that's the case, I respect you. Go down and accompany your Empress Amaterasu!" After saying this, Lin Ao Feng also stopped holding back, directly twisting off the Japanese agent's neck. He simply handled the scene, collected the money and two guns found on the Japanese agent, and left the storage room.

  "Major, Lin Ao Feng is charging towards us!"

  "What the...?!" Ueno Jun heard his subordinate's report and could no longer remain calm, dropping the book in his hand and walking out of the cabin. He looked around and asked, "Where is Lin Ao Feng?! Didn't you say he was coming?!" Seeing his subordinate lower his head in silence, Ueno Jun's anger flared up immediately, and he slapped his subordinate twice on the ears, shouting, "Go find him for me!"

  The four subordinates heard Ueno's words and left with a sullen face. Hōjō Masanaga sighed and advised, "Ueno-san, there is no need to get angry."

  "I know! But I don't know what's going on, and now I have a bad feeling. It's as if that Chinese person has been secretly watching us all along." After saying this, Ueno Jun took a deep breath, let out two bitter laughs, and walked into the cabin.

  Just as Minamoto no Yoshitsune was about to board the ship, Lin Aofeng emerged from the shadows. Looking at the cabin door not far away, Lin Aofeng let out a cold hum and was about to leave when two Japanese special agents who happened to be returning discovered him. They shouted loudly and pulled out their pistols, firing at Lin Aofeng.

  Upon hearing the shout, Lin Ao Feng took a step back and retreated into the bathroom. Just in time to avoid the bullets shot by the Japanese special agent. Ueno Jun and Kojima Masanori, who were in the room, heard the gunshot and hastily pulled out their handguns, opening the cabin door and rushing out to ask: "What's going on?!"

  "Major, the Chinese man has been cornered by us in the bathroom."

  "What?! Ueno Jun's eyes lit up and he immediately realized this was a rare opportunity, so he loudly shouted: "Charge in, kill him!""

  Two Japanese special agents exchanged a glance, bolstering each other's courage as they slowly approached the bathroom. Lin Ao Feng, inside the bathroom, listened to their footsteps and silently calculated the distance. Just as the two Japanese agents were about to push open the door, Lin Ao Feng suddenly flung it open and plunged two daggers into the abdomens of the two agents.

  Ueno Jun and Kujou Masanori, standing behind, saw this scene and immediately opened fire on Lin Ao Feng without saying a word. Lin Ao Feng used the bodies of two Japanese special agents as shields to block the bullets shot by Ueno Jun and Kujou Masanori, while slowly moving outwards. Not long after, another two Japanese special agents heard the gunshots and rushed back.

  Lin Ao Feng pushed aside the two Japanese special agents' corpses that were blocking his way, and instinctively lay down on the ground. He pulled out his pistol and fired at the two Japanese special agents who were rushing to reinforce them. As a skilled marksman, Lin Ao Feng had not wasted his time during his years of study in Germany. In just three or four seconds, the two reinforcing Japanese special agents fell under Lin Ao Feng's gunfire.

  Hojo Masanaga took advantage of Ueno's momentary distraction to change magazines and quietly retreated a step, saying: "Ueno-san, this Chinese guy is too tough. Now it's just the two of us left, and the police on the ship will be arriving soon. Shouldn't we change our strategy and leave first, then find an opportunity to kill him?"

  Ueno Jun pulled out a hand grenade and sneered, "Kojima-kun, do we still have a chance to get out of here?! Since we can't kill him now, let's take everyone on the ship with us!" With that, Ueno Jun pulled out the safety pin and threw it away. Then he dragged Kojima Masanori back to the cabin.

  Seeing the hand grenade flying over, Lin Ao Feng instinctively jumped into the air and leaped into the adjacent cabin with an open door.

  Ueno Jun pulled out a detonator from under the bed, then found two electrical wires from an inconspicuous spot by the window and connected them to the detonator. Kitaouji Masanosuke looked at Ueno Jun who had gone mad, just as he was about to speak, Ueno Jun's voice rang out: "Kitaouji-kun, when do you think that Chankoro will come in?!"