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Chapter 1010 - 549: The Second Base is Completed

Chapter 1010: Chapter 549: The Second Base is Completed

On the phone, Elijah Hastings reported the recent activities of their group.

Upon transferring to Japan, they had reconnoitered the intelligence they had previously acquired.

Out of the three strongholds of the mysterious organization mentioned in the captive’s report, two were operating normally with frequent personnel movements.

Indeed, these individuals appeared suspicious, and, as observed by Elijah and his team of experts, there were quite a few armed personnel among them.

Moreover, it seemed a coincidence, but they happened to encounter an assassination operation in progress—

The target of the assassination was a Japanese political activist advocating for the domestic populace to face history squarely and refrain from making enemies on all sides.

Under the premise that this wasn’t a conspiracy, Elijah and his team, wearing masks, thwarted the action, which also added an informant to their side—

After all, Elijah’s team were foreigners and were not as savvy about the internal situation in Japan as those involved in politics.

In fact, this so-called mysterious organization, to the political activist named Nakamura Kennann, was no mystery at all, and he had long been aware that the royal family harbored such an organization.

Compared with the more notorious right-wing organizations, this organization supported by the royal family, named "Chrysanthemum," had actually existed since the World War II period.

Its original goal was to eradicate dissenters within the country and to spy for intelligence and accumulate wealth to support the royal family and its activities.

After Japan’s defeat in the war, the organization went underground, with some members hiding overseas, waiting for a chance to rise again.

In the post-World War II period, with the backing of the Americans, Japan’s economy developed, and this organization became active once more. Many politically sensitive activists within Japan were actually aware of it.

For newcomers like Elijah’s team and the average common people, this was naturally not well known.

It couldn’t be helped; it had nothing to do with insight or capability. It was simply because they operated in different fields, with different expertise, so they saw different realities and had access to different information.

Just like many so-called experts who talk a great deal, they had long been out of touch with the common people, which is why they repeatedly issued what seemed like bizarre and anti-human statements.

The main reason for this was that their perception of the common people was not derived from their own observations or in-depth investigations, but rather from data on paper and what they believed to be one-sided information from the internet.

With Nakamura Kennann’s help, Elijah’s team quickly located a true branch of the "Chrysanthemum" organization and carried out a raid.

This raid resulted in the deaths of three key members responsible for East Asian affairs within the Chrysanthemum Organization, the destruction of a large quantity of documents, and the exposure of some shady information, causing a significant drop in the prestige of the Japanese Imperial Family.

The fact that the royal family could engage in assassinations also shocked many people.

Nakamura Kennann seized the opportunity to widely promote his theories and indeed gained quite a bit of support.

With Nakamura Kennann’s cover, Elijah’s team left Kyoto at ease and traveled to Kobe, the location of another node of the Chrysanthemum Organization handling overseas affairs.

After successfully attracting the attention of the organization’s main forces by taking down three of their key operatives, Elijah’s team returned to Kyoto.

At this time, Nakamura Kennann had already transitioned from being a political activist to a politician, and his support for Elijah’s team became perfunctory.

But was Elijah’s team really so easy to dismiss?

After a round of encirclement and interception, they returned to Kyoto, taught Nakamura Kennann a harsh lesson, and then moved to Osaka, where there was a very important Chrysanthemum stronghold. According to the fruits of previous actions, the plan against Sean Knight originated from here.

Even though Elijah’s team was extremely cautious, things still went awry when they assaulted this stronghold.

The people of the Chrysanthemum Organization were not pushovers; after having several of their locations compromised, they were on high alert, and Elijah’s team walked right into their trap and ambush.

Fortunately, Elijah and a few others reacted quickly and were well-prepared, using the fact that the opponents would not dare to cause too much commotion in the city. They retreated under the cover of a few hand grenades, making it the only objective that they failed to accomplish during this mission.

In this operation, Douglas Cooper was too impulsive, took a bullet in the leg, and was incapacitated.

Elijah’s team is now residing in a Little Town hotel near Osaka, posing as tourists.

With the help of some international students, they remain relatively safe for now. According to Elijah, once Douglas’s leg heals, either today or in two days, they plan to act again, complete the mission in one go, and then return home.

After hearing Elijah’s report, Sean Knight expressed some concern, saying,

"State your specific location, I’ll come and take a look."

"Boss, there’s no need. Douglas recovers quickly, as you know. He’ll be healed in a day or two.

It’ll take at most another two or three days to sort things out here. You shouldn’t run around needlessly. Wouldn’t it be disappointing if you hadn’t arrived by the time we’ve finished?"

Elijah playfully persuaded Sean Knight.

"Alright then. But you still need to be careful. Make sure to act only when your safety is guaranteed. If it really doesn’t work out, come back first."

"Understood."

After hanging up, Sean Knight was still somewhat worried, but there was nothing he could do about it.

He who commands from afar, cannot deal with all contingencies.

Besides, Elijah and his team were the true experts, and anything Sean might say wouldn’t be very convincing.