"Bad news?" Wang Han asked.
"The bad news is that the cipher machine and codebook are kept in the central communications room at the heart of the carrier's bridge. We'll have to cross the entire carrier to reach them. The security level is extremely high, and ordinary personnel aren't allowed anywhere near. Worse, I checked with the realm: if we seize the cipher machine and codebook by force and attract the Japanese Army's attention, they may very well replace them. We might complete the mission to steal the cipher machine, but we definitely won't be able to help the U.S. military shoot down Yamamoto Isoroku." Natasha explained.
Everyone was stunned.
"So this is the hardest part of the mission: we have to steal the code without letting the Japanese realize anything is wrong. Do you have a plan?" Kirk asked.
Wang Han pondered. "Natasha, you're an expert at gathering intelligence in the realm. You must have a plan, right?"
Natasha smiled. "I do have one. I have a realm-bought 3D printer that can make a perfect copy of the Japanese cipher machine and leave it in the communications room. We can do the same with the codebook. The biggest problem is that even with my current identity, I can't get near the communications room."
"Who can?" Kirk asked.
"Only three people on this ship can approach it without arousing suspicion. First, the captain, Colonel Ito Kyo. Second, Lieutenant Nagumoichi, who serves as the communications secretary. Third, Lieutenant Colonel Tsuchihara Takeshi, the chief of staff. No one else—officer or sailor—is allowed into the communications room. It's heavily guarded, with an alarm system outside. Unless we can knock out more than twenty elite navy personnel in an instant, we can forget about forcing our way in without being discovered." Natasha had clearly