Volume 1: Japanese Storm Chapter 17: In Okinawa (3)

  Carlos' military knife spun a few times in his hand before being slammed onto the table, startling Jerry. It was clear that this guy didn't like Jerry's words one bit. Jerry's voice suddenly became much softer, his agitated expression retracted, and his eyes quickly shifted from Carlos' face to the floor, occasionally darting back to sneak a cautious glance at Carlos.

  "Carlos!" The heavy-set man saw the situation and slightly turned his head, then glared at Ilich. The latter spat a mouthful of saliva on the ground, pulled out his knife, and followed the heavy-set man out of the room with a scowl.

  Poor Jerry was thrown into the "dungeon" once again.

  A week later!

  He was summoned for trial again!

  "Jerry, I have to say that your ideas are quite attractive. Using currency as a means to easily disintegrate Yugoslavia, these thoughts of yours make my heart flutter! However, this is no longer my era, my era was left in the Middle East, left on the bloody battlefield, just like you know, what I learned has destined my way of struggle to be only with weapons! Finance, for me, is a very distant thing. Many Palestinian people can't even eat their fill, let alone talk about financial warfare! This is a very realistic problem. However, your ideas have shown me a new hope."

  Shigefusa said this while turning his head to look at Shigetsugu who was standing on one side.

  "Do you know, Jerry? Actually, you weren't our first choice! The Red Army's first choice was the Japanese imperial family, and the second choice was the Mitsui family. Tanaka Nana was just a backup option! And Carlos' action this time was purely accidental, but I'm glad that this accident became a kind of hope for the Red Army! If possible, Jerry, I'd like to ask you for something!"

  "Excuse me? Mrs. House, are you kidding me? You're a terrorist and I'm an eight-year-old hostage!"

  Shige's house looked at Jerry and smiled, "Except when Carlos is around, I really can't see where you look like a captive! Besides, I don't believe you're only eight years old!"

  Chongxin pulled his daughter over and said, "Armed struggle has become my only way out, but for May, her struggle has just begun."

  "You want to..."

  "I want her to be your assistant!"

  "Assistant? Can I understand it as a monitor?"

  "You can understand it this way! Lebanon is not my hometown, and the Middle East is not my final place of residence. My goal has always been Japan, to overthrow American oppression and let Japan gain independence, which is my lifelong dream."

  "I hope you're joking! You should be clearer that anyone associated with the Red Army will become a target for governments around the world!"

  "No, I'm not kidding, Jerry. Except for Carlos and a few Red Army cadres, no one knows May's true identity! All her identities are fake! So you don't have to worry about these things happening to you!"

  "How can you be so sure I'll agree?"

  Shigefumi nodded, "Yes, you will agree, because from your passionate words, I saw a kind of longing for the future."

  Jerry closed his eyes and thought for half a day. "If the Red Army can help me destroy the Mountain Pass Gang, I'll grant you this request!"

  "Destroy the Yamaguchi-gumi? That's impossible! In Japan, the Yamaguchi-gumi has at least 50,000 members, and behind them stand Japan's right-wing parties and the support of the US federal government."

  "Alright, change of plans! Carlos, convince Carlos to be my bodyguard!"

  "Carlos does not belong to the Red Army."

  "Everything has a price to pay. If you can't even accomplish these two things, Mrs. House, your request will be nothing but a one-sided wish!"

  "Jerry's idea is quite different from Carlos' communist ideology, so he won't agree!"

  "I'm not asking him to do anything for me, Carlos' only job is to guarantee my personal safety! This has nothing to do with his ideology, and besides, he needs to lay low now! The reputation of a jackal isn't good in this world, I know that after the Vienna OPEC terrorist attack, Interpol is looking all over the world for him! Tell him the salary I pay him is enough for him not to worry about where his next meal comes from!"

  Shige gazed at Jerry, "I'm curious, you're afraid that May will bring you the sniping of governments from various countries, why aren't you afraid of the threat brought by the jackal?"

  Jerry continued drinking his milk and then wiped the milk foam from his mouth, "There's a technique in this world called plastic surgery! A wolf can get plastic surgery, but would Miss May be willing?"

  One week later, Shigenobu left Okinawa with Carlos and his deputy, heading for Manila, the capital of the Philippines. After the arrest of Kikumaru Takeuchi, the third in command of the JRA, the Manila branch was leaderless, and Shigenobu needed to reorganize the Manila operation. Another goal was to give the world's number one assassin a new look.

  Jerry's original recommendation was South Korea, but currently South Korea is hosting the Olympics and general elections. After Maru-gan's arrest, the Red Army's target was exposed, and the police force in South Korea has increased exponentially.

  Jerry didn't know if the heavy house was convincing Carlos, but that wasn't what he cared about. What he cared about was that the world's number one killer had now become his bodyguard, although when he left, the guy's expression was still not very friendly!

  ……

  "Hey, is that Kanako? Yeah, it's really me, Jerry! I'm fine, don't worry! Really, I'm fine. In a few days, I'll be back! Don't cry, okay? Be good, don't cry! There are two things I need you to do. First, contact Nobuyoshi Araki and have him publicize the fact that I was kidnapped by the Yamaguchi-gumi in the Akahata newspaper. Let's strike against terrorism, let's strike against... they know how to shout those slogans, got it? Have him send two police officers from the party to Okinawa. Yeah, I'm in Okinawa. You don't have to come here, Kanako. There's another thing I need you to do. Yeah, do it personally. After the Akahata newspaper publishes the fact that I was kidnapped by the Yamaguchi-gumi, contact Hiroshi Inoue and have him arrange for a TBS TV crew to interview you at Seishonen IC. Hehe, got it? I'm going to give those Yamaguchi-gumi bastards a good splash of dirty water, no matter who's backing them! I'll make them know they've made a big mistake! Kanako, do you know what to do? Alright then, take care of yourself, and I'll be back in a few days!"

  ……

  Outside, the sunshine is beautiful!

  Jerry walked out of the room and saw the sun again after being illegally detained for a month!

  Shigeno stayed in May and temporarily became Jerry's personal bodyguard. Although her martial arts skills were not good, she was more familiar with firearms, so before Carlos' makeover was completed, Shigeno took charge of Jerry's security work.

  "So, Jerry, where are we going?"

  "Hmm, let's not go anywhere in particular, just take a stroll around, and look at the beautiful scenery. It's not easy to be brought here by you all, so it would be a waste if we didn't go out and explore. It would be too ungrateful for your enthusiasm!"

  Chongxin felt a bit embarrassed in May. His mother had already taken care of it when she left, and there was no need to restrict the little guy's freedom anymore!

  "Jerry, this is something we can't help but do, however you should thank us!"

  "Thanks to you guys? Oh, yeah, thanks, I really need to thank you guys. If it weren't for you, I'd still be in the hands of the Yamaguchi-gumi right now! But those three guys were really unlucky, running into you guys like that!"

  "No, it's not a coincidence, but a plan made after careful research!"

  "A thorough investigation? You guys are quite professional! Alright, for your professionalism and for my liberation from life's constraints, how about I treat you to a meal? Miss May, yeah, this tavern!"