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Chapter 1185 Meteorological and Hydrological Data

Sugar Trading Company.

Ozawa looked at Zuo Zhong, who had just returned from delivering the intelligence, and nervously asked if everything went well. He kept looking out the window, fearing that ONI agents would suddenly appear.

Seeing his "guilty thief" look, Zuo Zhong felt funny and quickly told the other person that everything was normal.

After confirming that there was no danger, Ozawa felt relieved. Then he looked bitter and worried about how to obtain the weather and hydrological records of Pearl Harbor.

In Japan, information related to ports, especially military ports, is classified as top secret information.

Either stored in the Navy's archives or within higher-level military agencies, civilian recording or possession of the data is prohibited.

According to his experience, perhaps only the Pacific Fleet Command will have what they want.

Of course, there is another way, which is to record the weather conditions in Honolulu from now on, and at the same time understand the general weather trends in previous years through the local indigenous people.

But this would take a long time, and hydrological records could not be mastered. The two of them did not have clairvoyance, so they could tell the water depth at a glance.

After listening to Ozawa's thoughts, Zuo Zhong closed his eyes and recalled the map of Honolulu. After a moment, a place name popped up in his mind, and he suddenly opened his eyes and said.

"I have said before that if you are addicted to the prosperity brought by peace, you will inevitably lose your vigilance. The task may not be as difficult as we think."

"Nani?"

Ozawakawa didn't understand what the mission had to do with the loss of vigilance. Could it be that the American headquarters was not well guarded and could come in and out at will?

Regarding his doubts, Zuo Zhong didn't explain much. He moved his mouth slightly and said an English word, library.

"library?"

Ozawa was even more confused. No matter how stupid the Americans were, they would not put top-secret information in the library. This was ridiculous.

If that were the case, the military command department could just find any consulate official to achieve its goal, so why send people across the Pacific to perform tasks in this ghost place.

Zuo Zhong knew that the other party did not believe it, but the reality was often more exaggerated than the story.

Although the Americans experienced the last war, since the Revolutionary War, relying on the geographical advantage of being isolated by two oceans, their homeland has never been invaded by a foreign enemy.

This peaceful life lasted for hundreds of years. American society from top to bottom looked at "money" and "richness", and did not care about war and were unwilling to join the war.

Even though the world is filled with smoke, the United States still does not pay more attention to its own intelligence security. The ONI agent wearing a commemorative ring is evidence of this.

Maybe Hawaii's hydrology and weather data over the years are sitting on a dusty bookshelf somewhere, waiting for them to discover.

"Ozawa-kun, don't look at Americans with our Asian thinking."

Zuo Zhong pointed to his head, preparing to teach Ozawa a lesson. He took out the local yellow pages of Oahu from the drawer and started to explain while searching for them.

"Influenced by Confucianism, people in both the Republic of China and Japan regard books as a valuable private property and rarely lend them to outsiders.

In contrast, the United States has attached great importance to library construction since the founding of the country. Most cities have their own libraries to open up people's wisdom.

For example, in the mid-19th century, American steel magnate Carnegie donated US$5000 million to build 2500 libraries, which was a huge undertaking.

These libraries have one thing in common: they will do everything possible to serve readers and provide readers with all the documents they need to the greatest extent possible.

Especially in university libraries, many scholars will inherit the research of their predecessors and collect bits and pieces of rich scientific information, including local weather and ocean records. "

When he said this, Zuo Zhong's movement of turning the book suddenly stopped, his fingers slid on the paper, and finally stopped on a certain line.

Ozawa looked down and found an address written on it, University of Hawaii Library, No. 87 Manoa Valley, Honolulu.

"University of Hawaii?" He read the content softly.

"Yes, the University of Hawaii, where atmospheric science and oceanography are both professional."

Zuo Zhong's tone was affirmative, he tapped the yellow pages with his fingers, and a ray of light shot out of his eyes.

He had to go to the library as soon as possible. No one knew whether the Americans would react and seal or take away these materials. That would be troublesome.

Ozawa frowned, still not believing that the Americans would be so careless, but intelligence was not his specialty, so he could only nod his head to agree with Zuo Zhong's plan.

The next afternoon.

The warm Pacific wind blew through the coconut groves on both sides of the road. Zuo Zhong raised his head and looked at the sunlight filtering through the leaves. He walked towards the taxi parked on the roadside and told the driver the name of the place.

"Peak C of Manoa Valley."

"Okay, sir."

Manoa Valley is located in the east of Honolulu, about 5 kilometers away, just opposite to Pearl Harbor. The scenery is very beautiful and there are many tourists.

After the taxi arrived at the destination, Zuo Zhong got out of the car and mingled with the crowds of climbers. He meandered along the forest path and soon merged into the emerald green mountain forest.

As the sun sets and night falls, the Manoa Valley returns to silence.

In the dark night, unknown birds occasionally cooed. The moonlight was shrouded in thick clouds, and no one could be seen inside or outside the valley.

The top of C Peak.

Zuo Zhong, who had disappeared for a long time, appeared again. He carefully stepped on the fallen leaves to the edge of the cliff, looked at the University of Hawaii Library at the bottom of the mountain from a distance, and then leaned against a big tree with his eyes closed to meditate. I don’t know how long it took, but the “dang-dang-dang-dang” sound of the firetruck bells came from the bottom of the mountain, and several firetrucks came quickly from a distance.

Zuo Chong's ears twitched, he straightened up and took out a pair of binoculars to look down the mountain, and found a light on the first floor of the library.

A few minutes later, with the help of streetlights, he saw someone opening the door and going out to negotiate with the firefighters. The two parties seemed not to be talking harmoniously and soon parted ways.

The firetruck left quickly, the person who opened the door returned to the library, and the lights that had just been turned on went out again.

Zuo Zhong took out a flashlight covered with black cloth and looked at his watch. After confirming the time at 2:18 in the morning, he quietly walked down the mountain.

According to the plan, at 2 o'clock in the morning, Ozawa will notify the Oahu Fire Brigade through a connected line that there is a fire in the University of Hawaii Library. To put it simply, it is a false alarm.

In the absence of internal response, this is the best way to test the target's security measures and the enemy's military and police response speed (do not imitate), provided that the area is a normal country with good social order.

Now that he has figured out the number of people, their locations, and whether there are dogs on guard duty in the library, the next thing Zuo Zhong has to do is to keep quiet - enter secretly - find relevant information - and withdraw secretly.

This is not difficult for any professional agent. In addition, the University of Hawaii is an open school with no walls and no bars on the windows, which further reduces the difficulty of the operation.

Therefore, it is a very pleasant job to perform tasks in European and American countries that advocate "freedom".

If it were Japan, he would never be able to approach the target so easily. The unique caution of East Asians makes intelligence operations full of unknown risks.

At around 3 a.m., relying on the cover of trees and mountains, Zuo Zhong successfully arrived outside the library without disturbing anyone.

The only thing standing in front of him was how to keep the window intact and enter the library.

Once the windows are damaged, the US police and even ONI will intervene in the investigation, so even if the hydrological and meteorological information of Pearl Harbor is obtained, it will be meaningless.

But this didn't bother Zuo Zhong. He calmly took out the gloves and gloves from his pocket and put them on, then walked to the window sill and pushed them one by one in order.

One door, two doors, and just after pushing the third door, Zuo Zhong found the entrance to the library - a window that was not closed tightly.

Again, Americans have been anesthetized by their comfortable life, have lost the vigilance they should have, lack the awe of war, and are completely unaware of the intelligence value of the materials in the library.

In the Yankee mind, no one is interested in a bunch of crappy books and papers, so this is normal.

Besides, the essence of being a worker is fishing. With a monthly salary of dozens of yuan, Zuo Zhong didn't think that the night watchman would meticulously check all the doors and windows.

Of course, if the other party is really a capitalist model worker who fulfills his duties, he will have a solution.

To deal with this kind of old-fashioned window with a huge gap, whether it is a latch type or a latch type, a thin rope can easily solve it.

Tie a slip knot on the rope, hold one end of the rope with each hand, and pull the rope into the window from the corner of the window.

Then move the slip knot to the handle and latch through the gap. When the two are put together, lift or pull the window to open.

This method can also be used on car doors. The whole process will not take more than 30 seconds and can be completed in 10 seconds at the fastest. It is a basic course for agents to open locks.

He took out a small oil can and lubricated the hinges to prevent any noise. He gently opened the window with his left hand and jumped into the window sill with one hand.

After landing, he looked around and pushed the window open. The opening and closing angle of the window leaf was the same as before, and it didn't look like it had been opened at all.

In the quiet and dark library, rows of bookshelves extend to both sides. The sides of each row of bookshelves are labeled with labels indicating the type and code of the books.

Zuo Zhong turned on the flashlight covered with black cloth and used the label to search for books on atmospheric science and oceanography. The light of the flashlight became extremely dim after passing through the black cloth, greatly reducing the possibility of being discovered.

After some searching, a professional paper called "Oahu Meteorological Records" came into his eyes.

This paper records all weather conditions in Oahu from 1907 to 1938. The data involves geographical location, altitude, frequency of wind directions over the years, wind speed, rainfall, temperature, humidity, sunshine conditions, rainfall, etc.

With this information, the Japanese naval aviation can choose to launch air strikes at the most appropriate time window to avoid affecting the effectiveness of air strikes due to weather.

Taking out the camera from the space, Zuo Zhong bit the flashlight, taking pictures while observing the surroundings vigilantly, and kept pressing the silent shutter with his hand until all the papers were taken.

After collecting the meteorological data, he put the paper back to its original position and changed the search target to Oahu's hydrological data.

This time it was even smoother. After taking less than 20 steps, the "Oahu Fishery Resources Compilation" including seawater temperature, salinity, density, currents, tides, tidal currents, water depth, and underwater topography data around the island appeared. Left heavy hand.

Although the data related to Pearl Harbor only covers the 19th century, in terms of geography, decades have only passed by in a blink of an eye, and the data should not have changed much.

The Americans put such important information in public places, as if they were afraid that others would not discover it. If they are warlike, they will be in danger, and if they forget to fight, they will be destroyed. This is true.

Zuo Zhong, who was full of emotion, avoided the flashlight light, put new film on his camera in the dark and continued to take pictures, always listening to the movement outside.

Time passed quickly, the sun slowly jumped out of the sea level, and the city began to recover.

The night watchman yawned and patrolled the library, stopping from time to time to open the windows. The sea breeze blew away the smell of earth and erased the last trace of Zuo Chong's entry.

On the first floor of the Sugar Trading Company, Ozawa was pacing back and forth with an uneasy expression on his face. Just when he started planning his escape route, the door was opened from the outside.

Zuo Zhong, who smelled of inferior perfume, as if he had just returned from a low-level martial arts gym, walked into the room and nodded to Ozawa, indicating that everything went well.

Ozawakawa sat back on his stool. This kind of job was too thrilling. It turned out that making money was more suitable for him. No paradise in the Locust Path could give people peace of mind as much as money.

But before he could take a breath, he heard Zuo Zhong's voice again: "Obtaining information is only the first step. Verifying the accuracy of the information is the most important part. Tell me your opinion, Ozawa-kun."