Chapter 147: Tetrodotoxin
On the blue North Sea, a cargo ship is heading for the Atlantic Ocean with a load of cargo.
On the surface, this ship is no different from other cargo ships, but in fact, there are several mercenaries with loaded guns in all important places on the entire cargo ship, especially in the cabin at the lowest level, where there are enough eight mercenaries guarding here.
The reason why they are so cautious is because they are loaded with billions of dollars worth of precious metals, so they can't afford to be careless.
Especially Sean Frey, who is the head of the mercenaries, has not rested since he got on the ship, either arranging security or patrolling the cargo ship with his cronies.
It stands to reason that there should be no danger in the vast sea, but as a person who has been bloodied on the knife for a long time, his rich experience has taught him that the more calm the place, the more undercurrents surge.
While the Arctic Fox mercenaries were carefully guarding the cargo ship, in the crew lounge in the cabin, Antonio, the head of the CIA's Polish station, was convening a meeting of his agents.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I will now announce the boss's orders. Antonio looked around at the crowd. "The boss ordered us to secretly execute all the Arctic fox mercenaries, and not a single one of them was to be left alive. ”
When everyone heard Antonio's words, they looked at each other in twos and threes, they were not surprised by this kind of order, the CIA was supposed to do the dirty work for the country, but it was a bit difficult for them to deal with the Arctic fox mercenaries.
"Stationmaster, the Arctic Fox mercenaries are among the top mercenaries in the world, and it will be difficult to execute them all. ”
"Yes! These people are all special forces who have retired from various special forces, and in terms of force, we are no match for them at all. ”
"And most importantly, there are 36 Arctic fox mercenaries, and we only have 12, which is too different in numbers. ”
Antonio nodded secretly when he heard the discussion of his subordinates, everyone said the truth, although they were the best agents, they also had to face the top mercenaries.
These mercenaries are all special forces who have retired from various special forces, and because of their profession, they have lived in the rain of bullets for many years, and their armed forces can be said to be very powerful.
Moreover, the two professions of special forces and agents are inherently very different.
Special forces focus on attacking, and all training is only for killing. The agent is a comprehensive talent, paying more attention to concealment, although there is also training in combat firearms, but it is far from being comparable with special forces, and the two are not of the same magnitude.
Therefore, the task of executing the Arctic fox mercenaries this time is very difficult for Antonio and these agents, but John has already given them a death order, and no matter how difficult it is, they must complete it.
After the discussion in the lounge gradually became quieter, Antonio stood up from his seat and said in a slightly loud voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of the establishment of the CIA is to protect national security, and our mission is to defend the security of the country at all costs, even if it is to defend ...... with our lives."
Antonio looked around and said in an accentuated tone. "I know it's a big task, and I know that maybe somebody will die because of it, but that's our mission. ”
Everyone was silent when they heard Antonio's words, but there was more determination in their eyes than before.
As everyone fell silent, a young agent in the crowd stood up. From the day we entered the CIA, our lives belonged to the state. ”
Antonio nodded, looking at the young agent in front of him, a fleeting complication in his eyes. "Okay, now I'll assign the task, and the overall strength of the Arctic fox mercenaries is stronger than ours, so I decided to use medicine.
The Arctic Fox mercenaries are now divided into two shifts of 18 people, and they will go into the cafeteria to eat when they change shifts, so we can poison the food to kill these people, so that the disparity between the enemy and the enemy is not so great.
But the problem is that the members of the Arctic Fox mercenaries are all retired special forces of various special forces, and ordinary poisons will inevitably make them discover, and the 18 people who eat here, they only have 30 minutes to eat, so the medicine we use must make them undetectable, and the effect of the medicine must take effect within 30 minutes, and they can't get out of the restaurant alive. ”
"Stationmaster, if that's the case, then we can use tetrodotoxin!" the young agent who had just spoken stood up again, a chemistry graduate who knew the most about poisons of all. "Tetrodotoxin is one of the most toxic neurotoxins found in nature, its toxicity is more than 1,250 times higher than cyanide, 0.5mg can kill people, 10-30 minutes can cause disease, this toxin is incurable, and most importantly, tetrodotoxin is colorless and odorless, and it will not be detected by mercenaries when added to meals. ”
"Hmm!" Antonio nodded in satisfaction. "I heard that this poison is also resistant to high temperatures, right?"
The young agent replied. Tetrodotoxin takes 60 minutes to be completely destroyed in 220°C heat. ”
"Would it be useful to put it in a cigar?" asked Antonio.
"It is useful, whether it is eaten directly or smoked, as long as tetrodotoxin enters the human body, it can quickly destroy the nerves in the human body. The young agent replied.
"Good!" Antonio looked at him. "Then I'll leave it to you to put the medicine in the meal. Antonio finished speaking and looked at the rest of the people. "After disposing of the 18 mercenaries in the meal, the others immediately found the mercenaries they knew well, whether it was poisoning or melee attack, they had to complete the task, and as for the head of the mercenaries, Sean Frey, I would deal with it. ”
When the CIA agents were transporting gold, the Arctic Fox mercenaries were escorts, and after more than a week of getting along, they were acquaintances with each other, so the Arctic Fox mercenaries would not be too protective of the CIA agents, which gave the CIA agents great convenience.
After arranging the mission, everyone left, and after asking the young agent Cruise for some tetrodotoxin, Antonio walked into his break room alone, closed the door to the break room, took out a box of cigars from the bedside box, and carefully put the tetrodotoxin inside.
After placing tetrodotoxin in the cigar, Antonio took out a bottle of Perrier-Jouët from the box, and looked at the delicate pattern on the bottle, his eyes revealing a hint of hesitation and struggle.
But in the end, when the hesitation and struggle gradually disappeared, he still used a syringe to inject the remaining tetrodotoxin into this bottle of top-quality champagne.
Watching the world's deadliest toxin blend with the finest champagne, Antonio closed his eyes in a decadent manner and exhaled deeply.
When the oppressive atmosphere in his chest had vanished, he took a pen from his breast pocket and began to write on a few pieces of letterhead.