In the 300-person conference hall of the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, 12 members of the Standing Committee of GTC, 97 non-voting members, the "World" operation team headed by Dr. Bartholomew, and the senior management members of Taihao Company led by Wu Tianlan are sitting around the stereoscopic data projection in the center of the conference hall, listening to Bartholomew's analysis report on the "World" operation data.

At this time, someone walked into the meeting room and whispered something in the ear of Dr. Mark Thompson, a member of the GTC Standing Committee and the annual executive committee, Thompson nodded, stood up, and interrupted the speech: "Sorry, Brandon, there is an emergency, and the briefing of the Counterterrorism Intelligence Service is going to be advanced." ”

Bartholomew turned off the complex data model with the remote control and silently walked back to his seat.

Wu Tianlan, who was sitting next to him, was wearing a lake-blue silk shirt and a pair of slightly old-fashioned gold-rimmed glasses today, "Don't be angry, they always put things that kill and kill in the first place." There's nothing wrong with that for security reasons. Wu patted his arm and comforted. Bartholomew's disheveled gray beard trembled slightly, and he did not speak.

"Yoden?" Thompson gestured at a dark-skinned, middle-aged man.

JTC Standing Committee member and chief of counter-terrorism intelligence, Joden Smith, shook his massive body nearly seven feet tall and walked to the center of the conference hall, lit up the projection, and a slowly rotating earth appeared in everyone's sight.

In Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East, the IPU countries are like droplets of blood splashed on a blue wall, although the number is pitiful, but they are particularly conspicuous; except for South Africa, Algeria, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco and other more developed countries that are blue, most countries on the African continent are lifeless black, Central Africa, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti and other countries are members of the IPU, and there is a momentum of competition with GTC members.

Smith zoomed in on the Ukrainian region, locating it at 51 degrees 23 minutes 14 seconds north latitude and 30 degrees 6 minutes 41 seconds east longitude, and the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's huge, smooth steel dome "Ark" clearly appeared on satellite images.

"This is a photo taken four hours ago. Smith drew a circle around the "Ark" with the laser pointer in his hand, "The fools at the communications office didn't realize until twenty minutes ago that the tens of thousands of photos they had taken in four hours were fakes, and someone had played a little trick to trick us into three hours and forty minutes. ”

The venue was buzzing with discussion.

"Fifteen days ago we received information that the IPU militant group could be carrying out terrorist operations in Chernobyl, and I sent a squad to it completely legally.

Just now, the team exchanged fire with the terrorists, killing the chief scientist of the other party's operation.

The boys could have done a better job, but the fools of the Far Eastern Special Service sent optical camouflage teams across the border without the approval of the GTC to launch a surprise attack on the perimeter of the terrorists, killing ten Ukrainian soldiers, and after losing four of their own, the terrorists retracted into the 'ark'.

All this happens under the watchful eyes of numerous surveillance cameras. Mr. Dupang, do you realize how much trouble you have?" Smith's eyes swept across the committee area, and a fat white man sweating profusely trembled all over, not daring to look at him.

"Just got the news that the office of the President of Ukraine called to ask for the truth of the matter and submitted a letter of protest to the United Nations - of course we denied responsibility for this - but the Ukrainians left an ultimatum: get everything out of the border within three hours, or send regular troops to clear the field. Thompson added.

The discussion in the conference room was louder, and Bartholomew rubbed his brow irritably. Wu Tianlan handed over the water cup with concern: "Are you okay?"

The Father of Genesis shook his head.

"It's 11:04, solve the problem before 14:00, Mr. Sergei of the Ukrainian Socialist Party is a good friend of ours, he promised to help as much as he can. Where is the largest GTC base in Eastern Europe? Mr. Dupang?" Smith asked.

The white fat man kept wiping his sweat with a checkered handkerchief, and said nervously: "Poland, Mr. Smith." Ten A-class teams, one mechanized squad, four drones, and an S-class squad equipped with 'Mr. Big' tactical weapons. ”

"It's too far. Does the drone have a crew bay dropper?" Smith turned the map.

"Yes. Du Pang took out his personal computer, zoomed in on the screen, and flipped it quickly.

"I want you to put the S-Class squad on the north side of the 'Ark' by 12:30, with 'Mr. Big'. Smith arranged, then turned to Dr. Thompson: "Mark, I ordered my men to guard the north gate, and a few of the foolish Dupang men to guard the south gate, and whatever the terrorists were going to do, it would not be done before reinforcements arrived." There was also a woman in the ninth place, who killed the other party's chief scientist. ”

"Can there be any information?" Thompson turned to a member of the Standing Committee beside him, and the old man in charge of the "Ninth Division" of the secret service replied softly: "No, the ark itself is shielded from radiation." There is no way to connect. ”

Thompson nodded, "Yoden, continue the briefing." ”

Smith waved the remote control, and Barvindra's unclear side face appeared in the projection, and someone in the audience exclaimed, "It's him!"

"Our old friend. More than three years ago in Central Africa, he led a volunteer corps in support of a coup d'état, overthrowing the GTC's intended president and bringing General Rasishi Oklonkovo to power. Okolonkovo is a complete idiot who made Central Africa the first IPU country in Africa,—— I bet he doesn't even know what an IPU is. Smith commented.

"I add," the Director of the Ninth Division furrowed his lips, "we have planned six assassinations in three years, and have found nothing but the killing of a few of his deputies in a car explosion. He is a cunning Indian fox. ”

Smith switches the screen, and a video recorded during the exchange of fire from the sleeper forces appears in the projection, and the footage captured by the 3D camera is combined with the detailed data model of the "Ark" to look like a replay of the process of some kind of shooter.

Several of the terrorists shown on the screen are specially labeled, accompanied by investigative records and risk assessments.

The two sides launched guerrilla operations around the Chernobyl "sarcophagus", and the tactics of the close battle showed that the terrorists were basically the same as the special services, and there were no casualties, until the spies of the ninth department shot and killed the scientist and hid, the terrorists intensified their firepower, and the special services team turned on the data link after exiting the north gate of the ark, and immediately turned on the optical camouflage, and the terrorists did not chase and closed the door from the inside.

This is followed by the second section, where the squad that infiltrated from the Hungarian border raided the remaining personnel with the optical camouflage turned on, killing the Ukrainian soldiers, and the remaining terrorists fled to the south gate and closed the gate. This image is not clear due to the interference of optical camouflage.

"Wait. Who is this man?" asked the Director of the Ninth Division, pointing to the blurred figure on the screen. It was the last recorded moment of a deceased soldier, and the M1911 pistol in the opponent's hand was firing heavily.

Smith motioned behind him, and a technician from the communications department unfolded his pen computer, trying to focus, cut, and enhance the images of this person in several videos, but in the end, the clearest freeze-frame image was the frontal shooting action when the fire hose was activated and the high-pressure gas tank was fired, and the face was still not clear.

"There is no available comparative information. "The technician reports.

"I'm more concerned about how they see the soldiers under the cover of optical camouflage, and how they turn on the fire hose. Thompson twisted his chin. "Hackers lurking nearby?"

"Ukraine's national firewall won't be so vulnerable. Smith said. "In any case, it is hoped that the Communications Service will report after the meeting. I continued. The terrorists' plot against Chernobyl was obtained through a senior executive officer of the IPU, who was not a member of the Ninth Division, but was a direct descendant of the Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Service, and we invested a lot of resources to help him gain his position. Immediately after the news broke, he was executed on charges of espionage by IPU militants. ”

"Indians - Chernobyl - dirty bomb. This is the key information of the quantum-encrypted text that he transmitted.

We have doubts about the veracity of this information, and the atomic scientists of the GTC believe that to excavate nuclear materials in the underground of the sarcophagus of Chernobyl Unit 4 to make a dirty bomb, it will require extremely strict anti-radiation equipment, mobilize a large number of construction machinery, take great risks, and spend a considerable amount of time, all of which require very professional atomic science guidance.

I think that even if they could have done it, they would no longer have the ability to acquire nuclear materials after the death of a university professor named Tariq. As soon as reinforcements arrive, storm the storm. Smith concluded.

"And what are they doing in there now?" said the Director of the Ninth Division thoughtfully.

"Hell knows. Smith replied.

Vastya sat on the edge of the wall, clutching the tiny bullet hole in her abdomen, blood leaving between her fingers and a small pool of blood under her. The members of Shiva had all returned to the air-lock at the south gate, and Aunt Sura gently laid down Professor Tariq's body, and everyone silently clapped their hands to the old man.

Sniper Joe sat across from Vastya, staring at the pale double agent and said, "This bullet is a reduced charge, and the hydrostatic pressure will have little vibration to the organs, and you will bleed to death like this, and it will take you five hours." The longest five hours of your life. ”

"Joe......" Amber tugged at his sleeve.

The Italian looked indifferent and did not speak again.

People take off their helmets and sit down, replenish food and hydration.

"It's amazing, we had a picnic in a steel coffin with a radioactive source, and a strange woman next to us who was about to bleed to death. Gu Tie took a bite of the energy bar and commented.

"What's next, Leader. Timpani asked.

"Eat first, eat first, eat and don't talk about work. Gu Tie hurriedly shook his hand, "Oh, you loosened my teeth." He chewed his food and cursed.

"You push harder. What kind of punch is that?" Barr's expression calmed, rubbing his chest from time to time.

"I learned a little bit of Bajiquan from Lao Zhao, who watched the yard at my house. Pragmatism, I haven't worked hard, otherwise you would have hung up. Gu Tie replied.

"What about Chinese Kung Fu. ”

"Don't dare to be. ”

The two looked at each other, chewing vigorously.

As soon as no one spoke, the "Ark" was as quiet as a tomb, and Major Dembling no longer shouted through a loudspeaker, and Gu Tie couldn't help but miss his English with a thick Polish accent.