After passing the security check, Jian Na made her way onto the cruise ship via the boarding ladder.
According to her ticket's room number, she arrived at room 3029. She pushed the door open, and it seemed her unfamiliar roommate hadn't arrived yet. She placed her suitcase beside the table, sat on the bed, and gazed blankly out at the shimmering ocean. As she stared, her eyes couldn't help but become moist again.
Ever since her father died in a maritime accident, everything seemed to have changed.
The family was pressing for debts, the hospital was giving her a hard time, and her health was deteriorating.
All kinds of pressure were suffocating her, so she decided to book a ticket to take a break.
Yet she never expected that when her mother called, the first thing she asked wasn't about her well-being, but for money.
"Dad, are you doing well down there..."
Jian Na gazed at the blue ocean, a thought of "just jumping" gradually sprouted in her mind. Just then, her body shuddered violently, her spine forcibly straightened, and her previously despair-filled eyes were instantly replaced by an extremely calm gaze!
Gu Ji, with a deep and cold look in his eyes, was currently staring intently at the list of police trainers announced on the wall of the training hall.
Gao Bo didn't understand why he was looking at this.
"What's wrong, Gu Ji?"
"I can't explain it. I just feel like these two trainers have been watching me. Remember when I told you during the interview there was an examiner who kept asking about my graduation drill? That's him!"
Following the direction of Gu Ji's finger, Gao Bo saw a name: Chief Tactical Instructor: Li Ruilin (Captain of the Special Police Squadron of Ningzhou City Bureau), and another policeman with stylishly combed hair, full lips, somewhat with a Hong Kong flair, named Zhang Wenjun (Captain of the Special Patrol Squad of the Ningjiang District Special Police Brigade of Ningzhou City Bureau), was also one of the tactical instructors.
"Wow, you've been noticed by the big shots!"
Gao Bo was unusually excited, especially about Zhang Wenjun, "Isn't he our immediate superior? Maybe Mr. Li is arranging for Zhang Zhong to look after you!"
"I hope that's the case..."
Gu Ji shook his head. After Zhang Wenjun and Mr. Li made contact, he looked at him with noticeably more scrutiny than before.
Japan, Tokyo city district.
A black Toyota Alphard was speeding through the bustling streets.
"Any requests you have, we will... beep beep beep..."
Inside the car, a man with permed hair and a scar at the corner of his left eye was speaking when the call was suddenly disconnected. He quickly handed the phone back to the gray-haired middle-aged official beside him, "Mr. Tanamura, I need to verify the identity information of the other party immediately, please drop me off ahead, we will regroup at the temporary crisis unit!"
"Alright, Mr. Watanabe, I'll leave it to you!"
Tanamura Katsushin nodded slightly in farewell.
After getting off the car, Watanabe Yoshi pulled out a black military-grade phone from his pocket. After multiple unlocks, he pressed a button, and soon, a black Toyota Corolla stopped beside him.
Once inside and with the door closed, he pressed a green button on the console in front of the back seat. With a "zzzz" sound, a sentence in Japanese "Anti-eavesdropping activated" immediately appeared on the screen, and instantly, all the environmental noise disappeared.
Only then did Watanabe Yoshi dial a number: "This is Watanabe Yoshi, Chief of Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Collection Unit, I request contact with the head of the Cabinet Intelligence Investigation Room, I have vital information that needs verification."
A moment later, the call connected, and he quickly gathered his thoughts and checked his watch:
"Sir, at 9:18 AM, Mr. Tanamura and I received special information. A Xia Kingdom national is preventing a bioterrorism attack on the Platinum Star Cruise Ship. This woman has very strong intelligence capabilities, not only intercepting attack information in advance but also having deep knowledge of the main perpetrator and possessing strong public health incident management abilities!"
"She disclosed that she is from a mysterious unit codenamed '7472,' but I found no information about this unit in the intelligence system. After pressing further, she provided a channel for investigation: the U.S. FBI!"
There was a brief silence on the other end of the line, "Alright, I will contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs now."
The Platinum Star Cruise Ship attack event is no small matter; it concerns not only the credibility of the cabinet government but also involves diplomatic relations.
United States, Washington JEH Building, FBI Headquarters.
Jillian, with her blonde hair and sizzling figure, was organizing the materials for a court session the next day when her phone on the desk rang: "Come to the office right away."
Jillian shrugged, threw the papers to Jamie beside her, and then pushed the door open to enter the Deputy Director of Criminal Investigation's office.
To her surprise, besides the director sitting at the desk, there were two men in suits, one older and one middle-aged, sipping coffee.
"Director of Intelligence Investigation, Sacre, you know, and the other is CIA Intelligence Specialist, Carlos."
Jillian greeted them one by one.
Sacre took out a file and tossed it on the coffee table.
"Just half an hour ago, Noda Hideyuki, Director of the Japan Cabinet Intelligence Room, personally contacted me through diplomatic means to exchange this intelligence!"
Picking up the file, Jillian instantly noticed the striking words: "Codename: 7472!"
"Currently, a team member named 'Jian Na' is handling the attack on the Platinum Star Cruise Ship. From this, we can confirm your previous intelligence was correct—such a mysterious unit does exist and is active internationally!"
The younger intelligence specialist, Carlos, also produced a file:
"After Director Sacre contacted me, I immediately searched crisis event cases that occurred internationally over the past ten years. Among them are some suspicious incidents: the 2015 unknown disease outbreak in Nigeria; the 2014 Tennessee tornado event; the 2014 Sardo Conference armed conflict;"
"In the shadows of those who resolved these incidents, there often seem to be mysterious individuals with unidentified identities. I suspect that this emerging unit codenamed 7472 is very likely the same group from nine years ago, mainly composed of retired military and police personnel from various countries, specializing in international crisis management."
The more Jillian listened, the more she was astonished.
If what the CIA intelligence specialist said is true, then this mysterious unit is indeed remarkable. Its existence spanning such a long time, and under the vast network of intelligence systems composed of many countries, it managed to remain hidden for nine years without being uncovered, and ultimately it was only revealed by its team member!
If there is national backing behind them, it would be understandable.
But if it's private power, that would be terrifying!
"We currently do not know who the actual controlling force behind this mysterious unit is, nor do we know their real objectives. Jillian, you are the only person to have had direct contact with the 7472 unit; please recount in detail all the details regarding Jiang Songyuan!"
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