Chapter Forty-Eight: A New Starting Line

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On the way to the airport, Liu Wei deliberately slowed down the car. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although Li Tingxuan made it very clear that this was the highest directive directly issued by the head of state, he did not mention whether it had passed the highest decision-making level.

"There are very few people who know about this, except for a few of you, no more than ten people, and even Situ doesn't know." Li Tingxuan knew that Liu Wei had doubts in his heart. "The Führer's attitude is very clear, if something happens, he alone is responsible, so we have to keep the risk to a minimum."

"I understand what you mean, but you should also know that if something really happens, no one can afford to take this responsibility."

Li Tingxuan sighed and said, "Then do you know the consequences of not doing this?" ”

Liu Wei glanced at Li Tingxuan, and then turned his gaze to the front.

"If it weren't for Xiong Hanwen, I'm afraid we would still be kept in the dark, and we wouldn't have known that there was such a serious problem with the genetically modified seeds promoted by Monsanto in our country, let alone the role of the CIA in this." Li Tingxuan's face was grim, and his tone was even lower. "Although after discovering that the officials in charge had taken bribes, the central government issued a ban, and the planting scope of the genetically modified main beam was effectively controlled, but as long as such a thing happened once, the consequences could not be imagined, and it could not be traced with losses at all. Yuan Changqing made it very clear in his report that there would be no problems in one or two hundred years, but after that, I am afraid that the Chinese nation will become history! ”

"If it's so serious, why not take formal action through the highest decision-making levels."

"Because there's a risk, and it's a very big risk."

Liu Wei's eyebrows jumped a few times and asked, "Something to do with Xiong Hanwen?" ”

"It was Xiong Hanwen who was the one who got the middle in the middle, and he even threatened and coerced the officials in charge to falsify the crucial reports." Li Tingxuan sighed and said, "There must be a reason why the head of state did not hand over this matter to the highest decision-making level, and I personally think that I am afraid that there are problems at the highest decision-making level." ”

"So serious?"

Li Tingxuan nodded and said, "There is no evidence and clues yet, but this possibility cannot be ruled out." The Führer approached me alone about the matter, asked me to try to investigate, and mentioned you in the conversation. You should think about the reason, and you should understand how serious the matter is. ”

"The question is, even if we retaliate against the United States, what is the use?"

"This is a war, a war in which you can't see the smoke of gunpowder!"

Liu Wei glanced at Li Tingxuan again.

"Although international conventions explicitly prohibit the use of genetic technology in the military field, Israeli scientists have been developing genetic weapons against Arabs and Persians since the end of the last century, and they have achieved significant results. Other major powers, without exception, are developing genetic weapons. Li Tingxuan smiled bitterly and said, "Strictly speaking, military scientific research projects such as FOS, FPF, and 'Future Soldiers' are all playing on the sidelines. In reality, genes have long been a quasi-weapon of war. Remember a few years ago, when global cotton prices skyrocketed? The root cause is that the yield of genetically modified cotton developed in the United States has dropped dramatically after the fifth generation. The food security problems that have been in full swing in recent years are also related to genetic technology, and the genetically modified corn, soybeans, potatoes and other crops that have been widely promoted are likely to be greatly reduced in the next few years, causing a more serious food crisis and even leading to a global food shortage. ”

"So serious?"

"Maybe it's worse than I thought. Let's not forget that the global population has already exceeded 7 billion and will grow to 8 billion within a decade. Although theoretically speaking, the area of arable land is now enough to feed so many people, the uneven development of the region, and the consumption of too much food by developed countries, will inevitably lead to the starvation of many poor countries. ”

"The result?"

"War is inevitable." Li Tingxuan shook his head with a smile and said, "Before I came over, I learned some relevant information. Our situation is still relatively stable, at least the output of staple grains can meet domestic demand, and grains such as soybeans, rapeseeds, and corn, which need to be imported on a large scale, do not account for a large proportion of residents' regular consumption. Besides, we have had a difficult time, and our foreign exchange reserves are the largest in the world, and we are able to cope with fluctuations in international food prices in a short period of time. As long as there is a buffer period of five or eight years, we can grow high-yielding crops and the problem can be solved. ”

"Who's the biggest problem?"

"It's a lot, but in our neighborhood, India and Ben are much more serious than us."

Liu Wei frowned and said: "India is definitely much more serious than us, in less than ten years, India will surpass us to become the world's most populous country, its land area is only one-third of ours, the arable land area is much smaller than ours, and it is unwilling to promote high-yield crops and relies heavily on imports." As long as international food prices fluctuate sharply, Indians will have to go hungry, and domestic contradictions will certainly erupt in a concentrated manner. The question is, does this also have such a problem? ”

"Don't forget, the third peak of fertility after World War II is approaching."

Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, probably not understanding.

"The ten years after the war were the first peak period of fertility, and the end of the 80s to the end of the 90s of the last century was the second peak period of birth. Now young people marry later and have children later, so the third peak of fertility is coming. Life expectancy is second only to Norway, and according to our estimates, in 10 years, the population will basically come out of aging, and the population size will exceed 200 million in 20 years. ”

"So much?"

"In terms of population density, it will be three times as large as ours." Li Tingxuan smiled and said, "Although the agricultural yield of Yuben is very high, it has always been a grain importer. Judging from the current situation, it is difficult for the economy to improve in the short term. Therefore, as long as there is a large fluctuation in international food prices, even if it is said to be a developed country with sufficient foreign exchange reserves, it will be deeply affected. ”

"War because of this?"

"It is impossible to fight a large-scale war, even if Ben breaks the post-war 'peace constitution' and develops nuclear weapons, it will not be possible to fight a large-scale war with us, but the probability of a small-scale local conflict will increase rapidly, especially a regional war dominated by competition for resources."

Liu Wei thought for a moment and said, "Even so, what does this have to do with what we are doing?" ”

"Clarify the situation, let everyone bring everything hidden to the table, and form a more transparent and safer international mechanism."

"What do you mean?"

"If the momentum of the major powers to develop genetic weapons cannot be curbed, then it is not the atomic bomb that will destroy mankind, but all kinds of genetically modified food."

Liu Wei nodded thoughtfully.

"Only by clarifying the situation can we effectively contain the deteriorating situation. For this reason, the United States must be made to taste the bitterness, because the United States is the number one power in the world, and if any binding international treaty wants to be effective, it must drag the United States, and even let the United States play the leading role. ”

"So we want to make Americans aware of the dangers of genetic weapons, or genetically modified crops?"

Li Tingxuan nodded and said, "This is from the height of all mankind, and from our point of view, it is the only chance to surpass the United States." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Genetic technology has long since left the laboratory, and all the advanced technologies in human history have been used in the military first. As long as the serious harm of genetically modified food is recognized, countries around the world will certainly sign a more effective international convention, but the use of gene technology in the military field will definitely not be affected, and will even be accelerated. As a weapon of destruction, which is on a par with nuclear weapons, and more secretive, genetic weapons will dominate warfare in the near future. This is a new starting line for any country. ”

Liu Wei nodded, indicating that he understood what Li Tingxuan meant.

"Because we started more than 200 years late, the odds of winning in today's race are almost zero. Only by getting everyone back on the same starting line will we have a chance to be the frontrunner. Maybe it's going to take a lot of time, but we have to get off to a good start as soon as possible to get in a good position. ”

"That is, this is just a retaliatory operation on a limited scale?"

"It is up to the Führer to decide what to do, and we are only actors, not decision-makers. As for whether it is a retaliatory action of limited scale, I believe that the Führer will be measured. ”

"But there's no guarantee."

"Who can guarantee the future?" Li Tingxuan smiled and said, "I'll tell you everything I can say." When you go back, you have to pay attention to the tour of Johnson. ”

"Old wolf?"

Li Tingxuan nodded and said, "Looking at his appearance, I really want to make money in a hurry." Although I know he's not a money-loving person, people always change, don't they? ”

"He just wants to reinvent it."

"Like you?"

Liu Wei nodded and said, "Don't worry, the old wolf just thinks that we shouldn't waste the money-making opportunity we have, and we have no other ideas." ”

"In that case, let him do it, and you don't interfere."

"I think so too, it's just that there is one person, you have to help me find out as soon as possible."

"Who?"

"Harris, nicknamed 'Black Devil', the boss of the 'Black Tiger Gang', a former Navy SEAL, has a group of retired special forces of the US military under his command, and has a very strong force in the southwestern region of the United States. When we returned from New Orleans, his men had been following behind, but they had not ambushed us. ”

"You suspect he's serving the CIA?"

Liu Wei nodded, and told Li Tingxuan what happened in the casino.

"This guy is a bit mysterious, if not particularly powerful, as you might think. I will investigate as soon as possible and ask Szeto to send the information over. Li Tingxuan paused slightly and said, "I heard that when you went to Mexico, you didn't use Situ's people?"

"There's no need."

"In this case, try not to use Situ's people in the future, and even reduce the number of contacts with her, and don't go to her if you can handle it."

"If I don't rely on her, I'll have to build my own intelligence network."

"I can provide some useful information, and you can only do the rest."

Liu Wei nodded and didn't say much. Li Tingxuan's arrangement was mainly for insurance, so as not to involve the country afterwards.

Ten minutes later, Liu Wei sent Li Tingxuan outside Las Vegas International Airport.

Because there are many tourists coming and going from the airport and the security is very tight, Liu Wei did not follow up, and after Li Tingxuan got out of the car, he drove back to the hotel.

(To be continued)