The decline of the Red Army

An old saying goes: Be still and think about movement. After 8 years of hard work, around 1986, Shigenobu Fusako felt that it was becoming more and more mature, and began to cautiously raise its head, and once again stepped into the forefront of international terrorist activities.

In July 1986, the Japanese Embassy in Indonesia was attacked by Turkish rockets, shocking both the Japanese government and the public.

In November 1986, Nobuyuki Wakaoji, manager of the Manila branch of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of Japan, was kidnapped in the Philippines. It was not until 136 days later that the terrorists extorted approximately $2.5 million before releasing him.

Although Shigenobu Fusako changed his tactics when committing the crime and did not show the banner of the "Red Army", the Japanese police have found out that both cases were committed by the "Red Army". The police also revealed that in June and July 1986, the "Red Army" assassination team "waited" for the emperor's arrival in Okinawa. Later, the trip was canceled due to the emperor's illness, and the "Red Army" failed to succeed.

After tasting the sweetness of the small test, Chongxin Fang's confidence has greatly increased, and he is extremely proud. She was determined to throw off her arms and fight, regain her prestige, and make the world go dark.

Terrorist conspiracies are brewing.

However, an accidental event changed the history of the Red Army, which not only ruined the bleak operation of Shigenobu House for eight years, but also severely damaged the "Red Army" and put it in trouble.

This is Tokyo Narita International Airport. At around 11pm on November 21, 1987, a large passenger plane from Hong Kong landed. When the bustling passengers gradually dispersed, the brightly lit airport hall became calm again. At this time, there was a middle-aged man with gray hair and slight baldness standing in a corner of the airport, nervously talking on the phone. He didn't realize that this was an extremely unwise move, because it was late at night and there were very few people calling, which made him stand out. What's particularly unfortunate is that the Japanese authorities just received intelligence the day before that someone might be smuggling arms into Japan from abroad, so the police have stepped up vigilance at the airport. Sure enough, two sharp-eyed police officers on duty spotted the suspicious middle-aged man and immediately walked up to him for questioning.

If this middle-aged man can keep a cool head, he is likely to escape the law again, just like he has done before. However, out of an inexplicable sense of fear, he actually confronted the police and tried to escape. The result is of course conceivable.

The police arrested the middle-aged man. After inspection, the name on his passport was Hideo Iraha, age 34, and occupation as an Okinawa chef. This is of course fake. The results of the photo and fingerprint checks surprised and then overjoyed the police. It turned out that they accidentally caught a big fish. This person was Osamu Maruoka, the famous wanted criminal and the second leader of the Japanese "Red Army".

The Japanese police are fully aware of the value of capturing Osamu Maruoka. Among the luggage he carried with him were Japanese yen equivalent to US$370,000, some foreign currencies, and an airplane ticket. In addition, there was a small book filled with passwords. After the police deciphered it, they found that it contained some names and phone numbers. It turns out that this is the list of members and sympathizers of the Asian Terrorist Network, the "Anti-War Democratic Front" that Osamu Maruoka has worked hard for many years to take shape.

The police discovered that Osamu Maruoka began to recruit recruits for the "Anti-War Democratic Front" in 1983, and established grassroots groups in capitals of Southeast Asian countries with Manila as the center. Starting from August 3, 1987, Maruoka made 16 shuttle "travels" using forged passports, traveling to Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Greece, Yugoslavia, Austria and other places. If the boat capsizes not accidentally, he is scheduled to go to Okinawa on November 24, Osaka two days later, and then go to Seoul, South Korea on December 17. The police also believed that Osamu Maruoka had recently met with Shigenobu Fufu and discussed how to disrupt the South Korean general election on December 16, the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Manila. The investigation also showed that in addition to expanding his organization and reorganizing his team, Shu Maruoka's mission to return to Japan was to prepare to rescue his accomplices who had been imprisoned for many years. He has peeked into the crown prince's residence many times to investigate the daily routine of the royal family members. Analysts believe he may be plotting to kidnap the royal family in exchange for accomplices.

The police couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If he hadn't caught this cruel guy by chance, he wouldn't have caused much trouble.

As a professional terrorist with nearly 20 years of bloody experience, Osamu Maruoka will certainly not confess easily after being arrested. However, from his notebook, the police had a lot of clues after all. The police immediately launched a manhunt. In view of the fact that it was found that Hiroshi Izumi, an important member of the "Red Army", was hiding in the suburbs of Manila and preparing to sabotage the ASEAN Summit, the Japanese police specially issued an international arrest warrant against Hiroshi Izumi to the Philippine police through Interpol.

The 50-year-old Hiroshi Izumi is the robbery and murderer who was rescued from prison in the hijacking case planned by Osamu Maruoka 10 years ago. This guy who seeks wealth and murder is no longer what he used to be, and has become a pivotal role in the "Red Army". He and an accomplice named Norio Sasaki established a stronghold in Manila and were intensively preparing for major operations. Izumi Bo now goes by the pseudonym Noboru Yamaguchi and operates under the cover of a trader. He owns a villa in Manila, lives a luxurious life, enjoys fine wine and beautiful women, and loves to play golf. It is said that there are acquaintances of Izumi Bo in the Philippine military and police circles. Knowing that Osamu Maruoka had been arrested in Tokyo, Hiroshi Izumi felt something was wrong and hurriedly fled the apartment with his Filipino wife and hid in a hotel in Chinatown. Later, he fled alone and his whereabouts are unknown.

After receiving the wanted order from Interpol, the Manila police immediately dispatched and surrounded Quan Shuibo's villa on November 26. However, the place was deserted and the police found nothing. But the police did not relax their pursuit. They posted photos of Quan Shuibo at airports and water and land transportation ports, and closely monitored the movements of his wife and friends. It was learned from intercepted letters and phone calls that Quan Shuibo was still active in Manila and had undergone two plastic surgeries in March and May 1988. There is information that Quan Shuibo will go to the hospital for his last surgery in early June and then flee Manila.

The police pulled out a huge search net.

Makati Medical Center is Manila's first-class general hospital, located on a bustling commercial street. The people who come here for treatment are all wealthy people who bring their own Mercedes-Benz cars. The men are in suits and leather shoes, and the women are wearing jewelry. Starting from the early morning of June 7, the atmosphere in the medical center was slightly abnormal. In the front and back doors and corridors, there are some burly "patients" walking leisurely. From their alert eyes, you can guess who they are waiting for.

At around 11 noon, a middle-aged man and woman quietly walked into the medical center. The man's head was not high, and he had a pair of color-changing glasses on his nose. Dressed like a wealthy businessman. It can be seen from the fresh scar on his forehead that he has undergone several plastic surgeries recently. The moment he stepped into the plastic surgery clinic, the "patients" who had been waiting for a long time swarmed him and pushed him to a police car parked at the door. It turned out that these "patients" were all personnel of the Philippine Department of Defense Intelligence.

Eager to claim credit, officials from the Ministry of Intelligence compared the yellowed photos in their files with the person in front of them, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous: Could they have arrested the wrong person? The person in the photo has a bald forehead, hanging eyes, and thick lips; but the person in front of me has thick hair, double eyelids, big eyes, and lips that are not that thick. He is completely different from the one in the photo. However, the middle finger of this person's left hand is missing part of it, a feature consistent with the archival records. After checking the fingerprints, the police finally confirmed that this was the famous internationally wanted criminal Quan Shuibo. The report was immediately sent to Philippine Defense Secretary Ramos.

The next day, major newspapers in Japan and the Philippines published this huge news on their front pages.

Quanshui Bo was arrested. However, since the Philippines and Japan did not have an extradition agreement, the Philippines had no choice but to deport Izumi Bo on the charge of forging a passport and notified Japan in advance.

On the afternoon of June 8, Izumi Bo was forcibly put on flight 724 from Manila to Tokyo and sat in seat 65E at the end of the cabin. Opposite him, several Japanese plainclothes security guards who came specially to sit quietly and stared at Izumi Hiroshi calmly. Quan ShuiBo understood that the plane was flying him to prison. At 6:50 in the evening, the plane entered the sky over Japan's Miyake Island, and it was time for Japan to exercise jurisdiction. It was too late, but soon, several sturdy men jumped up, dragged Quan Shuibo into the food warehouse at the rear of the plane, and put handcuffs on him neatly.

Eleven years after Japanese prosecutors issued a prison order, Izumi Hiroshi was finally put back in prison.

The Japanese police captured Maruoka Osamu and Izumi Hiro successively, which was equivalent to cutting off Shigenobu Fusako’s right-hand man. It was an unprecedented and glorious victory in the history of the struggle against the "Red Army", and the Japanese government and the public could not help but be excited about it. However, while people are happy, they are also a little worried, worried that a large-scale retaliatory terrorist attack by the "Red Army" may break out at any time.

Intelligence gathered from various parties shows that the Japanese "Red Army" is planning to cause trouble during the 1988 Seoul Olympics. The "Red Army" has issued a declaration, accusing the Olympic Games of being "part of a counter-revolutionary conspiracy by South Korea, the United States and Japan," and must carry out a resolute struggle.

People will never forget the horrific tragedy that occurred at the Munich Games in 1972. At that time, the Palestinian terrorist organization "Black September" broke into the Olympic Village, kidnapped and killed 11 Israeli athletes, shocking the whole world. In order to deal with the "Red Army" conspiracy and various unexpected incidents, the governments of Japan and South Korea cooperated closely and established the "Japan-Korea Terrorism Prevention Committee." Passengers flying from Japan to South Korea and packages sent to Seoul are subject to very strict security inspections. The South Korean government also tried its best to adopt extremely strict security measures for the Olympic Village and various competition venues.

Comprehensive and strict preventive measures have worked. On October 2, 1988, when the Olympic flame of the Seoul Olympics was slowly extinguished, people's hearts were relieved. The Olympic Games ended peacefully and successfully with the melody of "Hand in Hand". The plots of the "Red Army" and other terrorist organizations have all failed.

The Red Army suffered successive setbacks and was severely weakened. However, can Chongxin House be willing to do so?