"It's late for war, can you help you get something?"

It took longer to drive from the castle to the airport than it would take to cross the Atlantic by plane, and it didn't take long to cross the entire North American continent, but there were a lot of delays in connecting flights. At the airport, they were in a strange shape, and almost all kinds of people were available, especially "Catfish" Kilga and "Snake" Auguste were both Middle Eastern nationals, and they were in a hurry, impatient with the airport, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security's agents, and almost didn't have a conflict. Fortunately, Wulin made a phone call to Insula and asked him to find a guy from the Naval Intelligence Department to accompany him, so that they could come to the West Coast of the United States as quickly as possible, and then find a way to solve the equipment problem on the spot.

To operate in the ocean is completely different from what they usually do in the terrain conditions that they are familiar with. "Seal" Clement, "Eagle" Jarni, "Warship Bird" Isabella are not much of a problem, they are familiar with the marine environment, but even Clement cannot be in the water all the time, at least need a platform to be able to move and rest, and a fixed food supplement. The need to resist icy waters, the need to fight ocean currents, and at the same time to unleash the forces of nature to conduct a large-scale search, the cost is very high. Finding a boat became a very real problem.

In fact, the Druid Council is quite rich, and Zolin can now be among the rich. Not to mention that Jairni has been training at the headquarters, August has been a killer for many years, and his net worth is so rich that Zuo Lin is also a little greedy - August's money is liquidity, unlike most of his money in the form of various assets. They originally wanted to buy a yacht and forget it, but the shape of the yacht is too dazzling. It really doesn't suit their requirements for low-key privacy and need to control the situation under complex conditions, and although the cost of retrofitting is no problem, there is no time. So, Zuo Lin thought of getting a "scientific research ship", which could actually be a retired spy ship from a certain country. And the people who can get this kind of thing, Zuo Lin doesn't know much, so he can only find it late.

"What's it, you've had a lot of fun lately?" Cheng Chi's voice was a little muffled, as if he was chewing on something in his mouth. Presumably, these rìzi himself are doing well, but it is true. After Zuo Lin left, Cheng Chi blatantly lived in the Zuo family courtyard under the guise of protecting several ladies who lived in Zuo Lin's house, so that he could please Ye Danju nearby. These rìzi and various delicacies made him eat a heart.

"Help get a scientific research ship, it's better to be faster, it's okay to have a larger tonnage. I was in a hurry to pay in cash. Zuo Lin said.

Cheng Chi was almost not shocked to squirt out the mouth full of clam stew, he swallowed it in one gulp and lowered his voice, saying, "I'll talk in a different place." Ran to the study, closed the door and turned on the anti-listening device, Cheng Chi asked, "What do you want to do? That thing is not cheap." I've had friends who have done this kind of business before, but they have booked them well in advance. I don't know about this business, it's too professional, I can only help you ask. ”

Zuo Lin replied, "I'm sorry for you. Waiting for your news. It's urgent, and I can't afford to wait now. If it's anything, it's just a matter of how many days you have to wait. ”

Cheng Chi immediately contacted his friends in Zeus Express and asked about the matter. The concept of a scientific research ship is known to be boring inside, and since Zuo Lin did not mention the use, there should be no special restrictions on the species. The scientific research ships that are really ordered by scientific research institutions and universities are basically to buy a suitable hull and then install equipment. Or it is relatively strong for special design, but the manufacturing management is relatively strict, and it is difficult to embezzle it even for a period of time. And those retired spy ships, even if the age of the ship is not too large, the damage to the engine and the like is quite large when operating under high load in dangerous sea areas, and the loss of xìng energy is relatively serious, and there may be problems with the speed. Moreover, even if it is a spy ship, because it is registered as a scientific research ship, there are also nominally affiliated institutions that exist or do not exist, and they all have their own so-called research fields, so they have a general area of activity, and there are many tricks in between. I communicated with Zuo Lin back and forth a few times, and I studied back and forth with Zeus Express's friends many times, and Cheng Chi got a very good boat for Zuo Linwu:

"There is a new vessel, a high-speed multi-purpose research vessel specially designed by a marine research and consulting agency. It was launched in June last year. Because the agency that ordered the ship went bankrupt, and now the ship is in charge. The equipment is very good, with a maximum speed of 34 knots, and a replenishment can sail about 5,000 nautical miles. Is it enough?" Cheng Chi added: "It's just that the boat is a little expensive, and if there are too few people on your side, it is estimated that you will not be able to run." Pay $80 million once, and the ship is yours. The seller will register a nominal research institute in a small country, give you the identity of the cover ship, and do not pay for 2 years. Other than that...... Comes with 5 Rolex diving watches, a complete set of underwater photography and video equipment, and a fully enclosed speedboat that can be hung in the lifeboat position and can be rescued in ultra-harsh sea conditions...... By the way, that ship also has a two-person submarine with a depth of 1,500 meters. I'll send you the information by email. ”

Almost immediately, the PDA in Zuo Lin's hand received the email. Zuo Lin didn't understand anything about the ship. But when they saw the information, the eyes of "Penguin" Holger and "Seal" Clement, who were very familiar with this kind of scientific research ship, immediately turned blood-red. The ship...... It should be called a scientific research ship, and its full load displacement actually reached 2200 tons. Just the dense list of equipment on the ship listed in the information made the two of them amazed. They signaled to Zuo Lin repeatedly, this is a very good price.

"No problem. I'll give you an account number, it's in euros, which is about ...... dollars 82 million. No problem. ”

"No problem, it's the little things. Take someone to Hawaii to pick up the boat. I asked my friend to wait for you there. …… You've seen the information, bring enough crew, otherwise don't blame me if you can't drive. Cheng Chi said with satisfaction. Zuo Lin is such a refreshing customer. I think his friend will be very satisfied.

Zuo Lin didn't have time to worry about the price. On the one hand, he knew that this kind of thing had to be in such a hurry, there wouldn't be much room for the price, and the relationship with Cheng Chi was not bad, so he wouldn't be slaughtered, but in the north of the Pacific, Emile, who had lost contact with the druids, was really too powerful. In the two days they spent on the journey from Scotland to Los Angeles, Emile traveled south from the North Pacific and directly met the survey fleet of the Self-Defense Force. Sinking a scientific research ship in the fleet and damaging a destroyer. According to a message from the "polar bear" who is currently listening to radio communications at a former Soviet military base on the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed that it had damaged an "unidentified marine object," although it did not understand what was going on.

The sinking of a research ship and the damage to a destroyer made the Maritime Self-Defense Force a little annoyed and angry, and now in addition to sending three more research ships, it actually dispatched a formation of the 88th Fleet. In peacetime, this would have been a big event, and now it's not just the fleet on the side of the rì Ben. Russia dispatched 2 Hyundai-class destroyers and 2 attack nuclear submarines, and the United States was even more generous, with 3 Burke-class destroyers and a Seawolf-class attack nuclear submarine, and two Los Angeles-class nuclear submarines rushing towards the area where the incident occurred. Active sonar is now regularly heard throughout the sea, and they are probing and testing each other.

And Emile, is she really hurt? Where is she now, who has lost contact with the Druid Council? Although she is a "dolphin", it does not mean that she can stay in the water endlessly, she must find a place to rest. How to find Emile and bring her back without saying anything is a very serious problem.

"Squirrel" Dolma and "Snake" Gustav went directly to Rìben to start the preliminary preparations, while Zolin gathered his men and flew to Hawaii. It's not easy for any marine expedition agency or documentary film crew in the world to assemble a credible crew in the short term, but it's not a problem for the Druid Council. An urgent call was received from Zolin, and within 12 hours, a multinational team of "scientists" was formed. The attendants of the Druid Council all had extensive experience working at sea, possessed the ability to construct ships and their equipment, and their extensive scientific backgrounds would not arouse suspicion. Among these people, in order to use the sonar system on the research ship, four retired sonar sergeants with naval service experience, one Russian, one German, and two Americans, were recruited, and they could ensure full-time monitoring every six hours.

It took almost a day to get from Los Angeles to Hawaii, and less than 24 hours after receiving the boat, the crew arrived.

Cheng Chi's colleague casually threw out $82 million to buy a boat as to who it was. At the time of bankruptcy, the ship was grossly undervalued. The $80 million offer is a good deal, but even after deducting the expenses for urgently handling various procedures and cover measures, and deducting the referral fee that is customarily given to Cheng Chi, the Zeus Express Pacific agent named Sonny also made nearly $15 million. Seeing Zuo Lin and his party, he began to be a little suspicious of what they were going to do when they bought the ship, but fortunately, Holger and Clement were both famous polar biologists and had some background. But the 24 hours of buying all kinds of supplies and loading the ship to prepare for sailing, while welcoming the crew that arrived one after another, made Sonny lose his jaw in surprise: all the celebrities who came!

Of course, just some *** There are just celebrities, such as the BBC's ace underwater photographer to be a lookout, the old sailor with 25 years of experience in the deep submersible cāo who has dived to a depth of more than 8,000 meters many times to play the small submarine that is only 1,500 meters deep, several sonar soldiers of different nationalities who may have fought each other and tried each other gathered, marine scientists and marine biologists can stand in a row, the chief engineer and gunner are all well-known super mercenaries in the industry, and the captain is a retired colonel of the United States Navy who has experience commanding destroyer formations, this person should theoretically teach at the Indianapolis Naval Academy…… Even the guys on the boat are the chefs of the most famous seafood restaurants in Hawaii.

And as soon as they arrived at the port where the ship was moored, they threw their luggage into the compartment to which the ship had been assigned, and immediately devoted themselves to the intense preparations, as if there was some great thing that burned the eyebrows. Since all of them are experienced and qualified professionals, and they are all people with good relationships and channels, all kinds of equipment and consumables are ready quickly, and it is easy to be familiar with equipment and equipment. After loading the ship with the most troublesome and difficult 4 boxes of spare parts for mechanical parts, Zolin and Sonny shook hands and said that they were about to set sail.

When the scientific research ship, now named the Siren, sounded its whistle and slowly sailed out of the harbor, Sonny subconsciously looked at the time. Only 53 hours and 22 minutes have passed since Zuo Lin signed the handover contract. In less than three days, it was almost a miracle that a ship that had been dusting in the corner of the harbor for five months had been transformed into a heavy scientific research ship equipped with good personnel. Sonny couldn't help but wonder what was going on? He dialed the phone and called his friends to inquire about the situation, and something must have happened at sea, in the far north.