Chapter 50 Section VIII

At around 6:00 p.m. on November 23, the Miyagi prefectural police received information about Noriyuki Antaka and Reiko Kitamori. The information was given to them by a person in Kesennuma City who looked like a member of a local gangster through a whistleblower phone. It was said on the phone that An Gao and Bei Shou Reiko seemed to have been taken away by a boat last night. The time frame of the investigation is from the early morning of November 22nd to 6:00 am on the 23rd.Although the informant phone call said that the boat sailed at midnight on the 22nd, it's better to be careful.

Excluding small fishing boats, a total of forty-five boats left the port during the period, from Hokkaido to Kyushu, and their destinations were quite scattered. The search array was in chaos, and some of the ships had already arrived at their destination.It is impossible to send patrol boats to check all the ships in transit, and it is not easy to confirm the current position of each ship.Of course, using a radio call can solve the problem, but in this way, the criminal may immediately sink An Gao and Kitamori Reiko to the bottom of the sea after hearing the news, and then act as if nothing happened.

The police issued an emergency search notice to the police station where each ship arrived at the port, and at the same time conducted a thorough search of the shipping company, ship owner, and related agencies that may be in contact with the Northeast Gang. A request for assistance has also been issued to local violent groups. Nine p.m. Hokuriku Maru captain Matsuoka Jihei surrendered. Matsuoka said that he agreed to come down as a last resort because he had a handle in the hands of the Northeast Gang. Hokuriku Maru's departure time is 11:20 p.m. on the 22nd, and the scheduled arrival time at Tokyo Port is around 11:00 p.m. on the 24th.

The speed of the ship is 10 knots, and it is estimated that it is currently sailing along the North Ibaraki Sea in Ibaraki Prefecture. The National Police Agency issued a request for a random inspection of Hokuriku Maru through the Coast Guard Headquarters of the Third District of the Coast Guard. Nine ten in the evening. The patrol boat belonging to the third prefecture, which was anchored at Choshi Port, was dispatched. On the 23rd, at four o'clock in the afternoon. Kuroki didn't know that the sky had turned upside down on land. Hokuriku Maru sailed smoothly. The troubled guest in the cabin really stayed there obediently as promised in advance.

The man had only been on deck once. The man was tall and thin, walking from the stern to the bow with a cigarette in his mouth. The man saw the kennel near the bow and walked over to it.He stood in front of the kennel and stared at Taro intently. Kuroki fixed the rudder and went to the deck. "Hey," Hei Mu's tone was not polite at all, "Didn't you say it won't work out?" Kuroki hates this kind of people.The man turned his head and looked at Heimu speechlessly.A pair of cold eyes, exactly as described by the deck staff. "Didn't you hear, old man?"

Seeing that the man had turned his attention to Taro, Hei Mu was not polite. Taro whimpered softly. "Is this dog yours?" the man asked. "yes," "Usually bring it on board?" "yes." Kuroki is not interested in talking to him. "Go back to your cabin." "I see, you are really long-winded." The man's gaze paused on Heimu's face, then he turned and left. "Are you kidding me!" Kuroki cursed at the man's back. "Taro, come out." Kuroki released Taro from the kennel, and he felt that it was too pitiful to keep him locked in there.Taro came out obediently, stretched his waist greatly, and followed Kuroki into the pilot room.

As soon as Tanuma walked out of the cabin, Kitamori Reiko quickly knelt down in front of Anko. "Please forgive me." She bowed her head deeply. "No, no." An Gao said with a smile, "You don't need to apologize to me at all. Just forget about me being by the side." "But……" Reiko Kita Shou developed a dislike for herself, and she felt that she could not forgive it.In front of Anko who knew she was going to be drowned in Tokyo Bay, Kitamori Reiko let Tanuma play around. Tanuma asked her to pose in various poses. In the process of obedience and obedience, Kitamori Reiko was captured by Tanuma, and she couldn't control herself no matter what.

Behavior repeated for a long time. Tanuma tormented Reiko Kitamori until she was about to faint. "It's impossible to be coerced by others." An Gao shook his head lightly. "I'm a despicable coward. I just wanted to survive, but I agreed to be his woman..." Reiko Kitamori lowered her head. She didn't have the courage to face An Gao's gentle face with a look of loneliness and frustration.If she can do it, she really wants to resist Tanuma and die with An Gao. "It's enough to kill me alone." "..." Tanuma came in. Ten p.m.

Hokuriku Maru sailed into Kashima Nada. Kuroki was drinking coffee in the pilothouse.In normal times, he would have taken turns taking naps with the deck crew for a few hours, but he didn't do that today. Taro slept at his feet. Kuroki noticed a spot of light ahead.It wasn't the ship's light, the point of light was above the horizon. "Helicopter?" He saw that it was the wing lights of the plane, and that the plane was flying at a very low altitude.Did something happen in the middle of the night?Kuroki felt strange. The helicopter immediately flew directly above the Hokuriku Maru, and flew back as soon as it passed over.

Heimu went outside to take a look, but he couldn't see clearly, it seemed to be a helicopter of the Coast Guard. "Policemen!" Kuroki understood the situation. The police must have found out through some channels that Hokuriku Maru carried the three men and women out of Hong Kong, and contacted the Coast Guard... That person suddenly walked into the control room just now. "Where is that helicopter?" The man's voice was very fierce. "It's from the Security Office." "How is this going?" "How do I know, isn't this for you?"

"captain!" The operator shouted through the voice tube. "The patrol boat of the third district has come to our side and ordered us to stop the ship." "understood." "Where is this place?" The man pressed a pistol against Kuroki's waist. "The sea surface of Kashima Beach." "The distance from the sea?" "About two nautical miles." "Well then, head for the sea, at full speed! I'll kill you if you disobey my orders. I'll take the helm, too." "understood." Kuroki gave the full speed command.There is no way at all, this guy is full of murderous intent.Kuroki didn't want to die, he turned the rudder to Kashima Nada. The helicopter is gone. "Captain, order to stop the ship!" The man put his mouth close to the sound tube: "What's the distance to the patrol boat?" "About one nautical mile." "Cutting off the signal! If you don't listen, I'll kill you." The man ordered in a cold voice. Hokuriku Maru headed straight for Kashima Beach on the late-night sea.If he could reach the beach before making contact with the patrol boat, the man would probably flee ashore and disappear into the darkness.This has nothing to do with Kuroki. The man got off the cabin. Kuroki didn't change course, he saw no value in taking risks. I can see land.The dark land appeared indistinctly ahead. Taro came out through the half-open door. Kuroki slowed the boat down to a negligible speed.Kashima Beach was a shallow beach, and he didn't want to run aground. Taro is at the stern. The man opened the door and came out.Taro will watch.The man was about to close the door when Taro caught the scent wafting from the stairs.The smell flowed all over Taro's body.It's the scent of the master Reiko Kitamori!It is the smell that once lingered in the swampy area at the foot of Mt. Hakkoda! Taro rushed forward barking, and the man closed the door before the tip of its nose.Taro banged on the door like crazy. "You—you are Gero!" The man drew his pistol. The bullet flew toward Gro.Because it was in the dark, there was no hit.Gero jumped back and the man caught up.Gro roared and ran to a small patch of shadow under the mast.The man chased after him nimbly, firing several shots in succession. Gro ran the other way.The man gave chase and fired a fourth shot.With nowhere to run, Gero jumped up in the dark as if he had been hit by a bullet. Gro's figure disappeared into the sea of ​​night. Kuroki watched all this from beginning to end. The man smacked his lips and walked into the wheelhouse. He ordered the engine room to move forward at full speed.Kuroki watched from the side without stopping. "If we don't stop the ship, we will fire!" The patrol boat that had been chasing close shouted into the microphone, and the searchlights were already covering Hokuriku Maru. Suddenly, the sound of the engine changed and the ship shook.The engineer, who had realized the seriousness of the situation, came down from the state of full speed ahead and reversed sharply. "Damn it!" The man came out of the wheelhouse. The figure of the man disappeared into the sea of ​​night.