"Yes, I used to run an underground arms trading network with my father. Therefore, these large quantities of arms sales contracts are very sensitive. I remember it was '09, when the governments of Brazil and France signed an agreement on military cooperation and technology transfer worth more than $12 billion. According to the agreement, Brazil will buy 5 submarines, including 1 nuclear submarine, and 50 helicopters and Rafale fighters from France.

This arms sales contract was very sensational at the time, because what deserves attention about this order is not only its huge amount and the high technical content of the equipment. What's more, the order itself challenges some of the existing international rules of the game. Crystal whispered.

"We're not very good at that. Lin Rui frowned. "It's a sensation?"

Crystal thought for a moment and said, "Let's put it this way, there are a lot of supply orders for the international arms trade, and as long as you have the money and will, there are almost no weapons that you can't buy, even including strategic nuclear weapons, this is true." Prior to this, there was also a record of buying and selling strategic nuclear weapons: Britain had purchased submarine-launched ballistic missiles from the United States.

But as a special case, nuclear submarines are very special, and there has never been an agreement between the two countries on the supply of nuclear submarines before. The closest thing to this should be the Lend-Lease agreement between India and the former Soviet Union on nuclear submarines. And this contract is the first time that nuclear submarines have appeared on international military purchase orders. So it was a sensation at the time. I seem to remember that SNBR is the code name for the planned nuclear submarine. ”

Zhao Jianfei tapped on his tactical computer and said in a low voice, "I found it, you said it well." The Brazilian Navy has built a shipyard in Rio de Janeiro, the BR nuclear submarine. ”

"I need to know where that factory is, what is the name?" Lin Rui said immediately.

"It's a factory called the 'Metal Structure Construction Agency,' which is located near Rio de Janeiro. This project is part of Brazil's 'Support Submarines' project, launched in 2008. According to the plan, France will provide Brazil with four Scorpene-class conventional submarines to provide non-nuclear components for Brazil's first nuclear-powered attack submarine. Brazil already has uranium enrichment technology, which will be used to power the nuclear submarine. ”

Lin Rui paced back and forth, "So, it's not so simple for white gloves to come here, what do they want?"

"They have suffered huge losses on the underground arms trading platform, and they have to do something to recover their losses. Crystal thought for a moment. "For example, if you get nuclear submarine technology, it can be worth a lot of money on the black market. ”

There are currently six countries with nuclear submarines, and in addition to the five permanent members of the United Nations, there is India. The reason for the low number of countries in the world to possess nuclear submarines is the complexity of construction technology and the tight control of technology leakage by the possessing countries, and the need for nuclear submarines requires nuclear weapons, vast maritime territories and a global ocean-going naval strategy.

Nuclear submarines are one of the achievements of the extension and development of nuclear weapons technology, but compared with nuclear weapons technology with uncontrollable energy release, nuclear reactor technology for submarines with controllable energy release is more complex, and is regarded as top secret by various countries, and it is strictly forbidden to leak out, so this technology has long been in the hands of the five permanent members

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Sergei sighed and said, "The thought of these materials, which will eventually be put on the black market, is enough to make people's hearts beat faster." ”

"But that's unlikely, if it's true, the defenses there will be very tight, and besides, the French are not vegetarians. The white gloves are now alone, and even the Deyang Company is about to fall apart, why does he do this vote?" Lin Rui frowned. "And I've always felt that this clue is a little unreliable. Lao Zhao, what do you say?"

"I think it's the same, if the silver wolf is in South America, then it's no problem, but now that he's not here, a lot of relationships won't work. And this is not Africa, and they have hardly any good feelings about the attitude of military companies. Anything that happens to us here will be held accountable. This is not a war country, and we do not have the right to carry out combat missions here, that's the rule. Zhao Jianfei shook his head and said.

"So we have to do it secretly. Lin Rui said in a low voice, "Let's stay, keep an eye on the movements of the white gloves in Brazil, and you report the information to the fat man Long and see what he thinks." ”

"That's fine, but you'd better not make too much of a noise, especially if it's likely to be a trap. Zhao Jianfei looked at him and said. "White gloves are not that easy to deal with. ”

"I understand. Lin Rui nodded and said, "We won't act rashly until we have exact information." ”

Zhao Jianfei patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then let's go first, there are still those green carp mercenaries to deal with." ”

Lin Rui nodded, looking at the piece of paper in his hand in a daze. He walked over and whispered, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing?" Lin Rui said in a low voice, "Do you think the judgment about the movement of the white gloves is correct?"

"Stealing nuclear submarine technology, it may seem crazy, but White Glove has really been pushed to that point. Because of the underground arms trading platform, he was forced into debt. If you want to turn over, you have to take a risk, so it's really hard to judge whether this news is true or not. Jiang Jian said in a low voice. "Moreover, it has been several years since this plan was proposed in Brazil, and although construction will officially start next year, the design of most of the core technology should now be completed. ”

"What do you mean?" Lin Rui frowned.

"If White Glove had a plan, he should have started it a few years ago. "Now is not the time to say, but at least it is much more certain than us." And because we can't afford to act openly, there's not a good chance of using this to catch the white glove. ”

Lin Rui nodded, and he paced back and forth, "No matter what, this is the only clue available. We'll start looking along that line tomorrow to see if we can find the White Glove through this. Plus, we need Cobain's help. ”

"I've figured out how I can help you. Cobain's voice whispered inside the headphones.

"Tell me about it. Lin Rui said with a smile.

"I hacked into the data centers of some key departments and made a slight alteration. Now White Glove White will be found out if he whispers anywhere, and he is an internationally wanted felon. Cobain replied. "In this way, the police in Brazil are working for us. As soon as they find white gloves in their investigation, we'll be the first to hear about them. ”

"Well done, I knew you had a way. Lin Rui nodded to Jiang Andao, "Search carefully again, don't let go of any possible clues." Thirty minutes later, the troops were brought back. ”