It was the biggest rout of the 21st century.

Before they even had a chance to fight back, they were pushed out of the combat zone by the employees of the German steel group who had been waiting here for a long time, leaving behind only the wreckage of an assault boat and several corpses.

——

However, this does not at all indicate that their combat effectiveness has decreased, nor does it prove that this is a big victory for the defenders.

Because everything was planned.

In the corner tower's office, Grady sat in the place that belonged to Bob, looking at the assistant standing next to him, with a relieved smile on his face.

"I have to say that you made a very correct choice, and this choice also laid the foundation for the success of our operation."

"Now that Cuba's operations are officially on track, it won't be long before we can enter Cuba in the name of fighting illegal mercenary groups."

"This reason is even better than the one we conceived in the first place."

"Sometimes, the gears of fate turn in that casual moment, don't they?"

Hearing his words, a peaceful smile appeared on the assistant's face.

The turn of the gears of fate?

Maybe.

Maybe Bob should have left this position a long time ago, maybe he should have found another job a long time ago, maybe Grady is indeed a more suitable person to take charge than Bob.

But no matter what, he is a real betrayer after all.

And his new boss is obviously very aware of this.

What kind of rotation of the gears of fate is this? It's just that before the ship sank, he found a better home for himself.

So he replied:

"It's all your credit, and like you said, I just made the right choice."

"No, it's not just a choice."

Grady laughed and continued:

"Bob is a big nuisance and if it weren't for your help we wouldn't have gone so smoothly. By the way, how's the situation with that killer? His name is Wade? ”

"It's good, and it's bad."

The assistant replied.

"Tell me?"

"It's good because he's almost out of the way, you know, the FBI has a knack for interrogation, and they did what we wanted to do, which was to kill him before he could say anything."

"But it's not good because he's now inexplicably a hero-—— which is certainly a side effect of the propaganda we do in public opinion."

"When Bob became a traitor, he naturally became a hero, and it was not good for us."

Grady's brow furrowed slightly, and he tapped his fingers on the table like his predecessor in this office, and after a long time, he spoke:

"He's a highly volatile factor that has to be dealt with."

"But he can't die in an FBI interrogation room, at least not in this case."

"We need to put this charge on our opponents – you understand? It's not us who kill the hero. ”

"It's troublesome."

The assistant's face was heavy.

"Our opponent doesn't want him dead more than we do, and it's very difficult to execute because no one is going to step into such an obvious trap."

"In contrast, it is better to deflect the wind of public opinion a little and deal with him according to the boundaries of the 'law'?"

"That's not good for us to continue to inspire people."

Grady shook his head decisively.

"You know, the more times like this, the more we need fanatical supporters."

"And once the cold water of the 'law' is poured down, many things will not be easy to do"

The words fell, and the two fell silent at the same time.

"So what should be done?"

The assistant asked.

"That's something you should think about. Was it up to Bob to propose and decide on your previous work model? ”

The assistant was speechless, but it was clear that he had no room to refute either.

"Well, maybe we'll just have to let him live. But at the same time, we have to shut him up. ”

"There's only one way I can think of -—— Truth Elixir."

"This is the most reasonable plan to shut him up, but it will not touch the bottom line of public opinion."

"The pot can be used by the FBI, and the use of truth vomiting agent in interrogation is also their routine operation anyway."

"Very good."

Grady finally nodded in satisfaction.

In fact, as a former senior military officer stationed in Iraq, he is even more familiar with these drugs than those who use them in the field.

The name Truth Teller -—— sounds bluffing, but in reality, it definitely doesn't achieve the magical effect in the movie.

Interrogation may be easier in the hallucinogenic state, but its after-effects are beyond the reach of any "human".

Even if it is used in strict accordance with the norms, even if the dose is extremely low, it will stir up the brain of the person who is being used into a pulp, and in serious cases, it will even directly lose the ability to think, becoming a "semi-vegetative" who can only mechanically perform instinctive actions.

So, it's really appropriate to shut up Wade in such a way.

The logical chain of the incident is smooth, because the interrogation is too difficult, so the truth vomiting agent has to be used, and finally the suspect is incapacitated because of improper use.

"Can you arrange it?"

Grady continued.

"There are risks, there is a strict approval process for the use of truth-vomiting, and we need to get a lot of people, not just our own."

"Of course, on the other hand, our opponents should not reject such a plan, after all, they also want the truth."

"Then do it, don't leave a flaw."

Grady made a decisive decision, and the assistant on the side looked at his expression, but a panic involuntarily rose in his heart.

Wade, a once-unknown veteran, was forced into this situation by the arrangement of the big invisible hand.

He always thought that he was voluntary, and he always thought that he was really sacrificing for some cause.

But in reality, every step of his actions, every decision, and even every thought he made was the result of being "manipulated".

And now, after he has fulfilled his "mission", after his last value has been squeezed dry, he has been ruthlessly discarded.

Will one day I be abandoned like this?

——

No, this question doesn't really need to be asked at all.

Because I will definitely be abandoned.

The question is, when will that day come?

And when that day comes, who will save themselves?

A term suddenly flashed through his mind, and this term made him shiver involuntarily.

But when he wanted to dispel this "concept", he found that the foundation of this concept had actually been deeply rooted in his entire consciousness.

Perhaps, that is really the only solution

The conflict in Cuba has undoubtedly attracted global attention, but in reality, the turmoil of public opinion has occurred mainly among ordinary people, and those in positions of power have long anticipated this day.

Response plans were quickly activated, the industrial machinery began to roar again, public opinion control was tightened, and social order was reorganized.

The most ironic thing is that no country has declared a state of war, but under the management of the "actual state of war", the originally chaotic situation in the whole of Europe has been alleviated to a certain extent

As rumors spread that "rationing is about to be implemented" and food prices, which had been high for a long time, fell, the officials of various countries took the opportunity to organize a joint operation to resolutely purge the lowest-level small and medium-sized grain merchants.

Such an overpower of the executive over the law should have provoked a huge backlash, and could even be used by grain merchants to directly attack the authorities.

But in fact, no big grain merchant dares to speak out at such a time.

They are afraid that if they show any opposition in such an extreme situation, the next moment, the iron fist of the official will fall on their heads.

Yes, the state of war has not yet been declared, but who can say that it is not wartime? ——

Cuban guns, already fired.

And this shot hit Europe, thousands of kilometers away, and it was themselves

In addition, the opening of major military factories has also led to the development of a large number of related industries, not only steel, but even the traditional fossil energy industry has also seen a wave of resurgence.

In the final analysis, the renewal of war equipment has not yet been completed, and the current tanks, planes, and warships are all going to burn oil.

Under these circumstances, the national economic environment has rapidly improved, the number of jobs has increased, the employment rate has risen, and those "displaced people" who had been forced into the streets in desperation have returned to the factories and become workers.

The value they create flows back into the market, which in turn brings stronger confidence to the financial market, triggering a chain reaction that will eventually act on the last financial product.

National debt.

Treasury interest rates began to fall, sliding to normal levels, but the funds raised through Treasury bonds increased, and these funds were quickly invested in nuclear fusion and superconducting projects under construction, driving the progress of the projects to leap forward.

A virtuous circle has been established, and this is only the result of "a single gunshot".

What if this battle can really be fought?

Will it bring stronger economic momentum, or will it swallow up the hard-won gains of development?

Many people think about this question, but in fact, this question is destined to have no answer.

At the Nantianmen project base, Chen Nian had just finished presiding over a technical seminar of the Nantianmen project platform cooling module working group, and on the way back to his office, Chen Nian looked at the report and said to Lin Yongming beside him:

At this stage, the pure air-cooling scheme we use is definitely not enough, we need to consider that the Nantianmen aerial platform has the demand for high-altitude operation, and in the case of thin air, the air-cooling efficiency is greatly reduced."

"I think the heat recovery is still the way to go, but the biggest difficulty we face now is the extra weight added by the heat recovery unit."

"How to make it as lightweight as possible within the available range is something you need to consider."

"All I can provide is a complete framework, and I will no longer participate in what to cut and add to this framework to meet the needs of practical application."

"Understood, we'll take care of that."

Lin Yongming hurriedly replied.

In fact, the "framework" that Chen Nian refers to is not just a framework, it should be said that what he provides is a sample that exceeds the current use needs.

If the time is pushed back a few years, when the technology is further matured, this sample should be able to be used directly.

But for now, all that can be done is some castration.

I have to say that this is a great pity – and even in the eyes of some scholars, it would be disrespectful to their work.

But fortunately, Chen Nian didn't have this burden at all, he didn't care about what other people did to his design, he only cared about one thing:

The end result is whether it can meet his requirements.

Fortunately, with the joint efforts of hundreds of top engineers, Chen Nian's needs can be fully satisfied.

Thinking of this, Lin Yongming continued to explain:

"On the issue of heat recovery units, we intend to draw on the experience of previous molten salt reactors and cover an additional layer of molten salt liquid cooling between the insulation and heat dissipation layers to transport heat from the flowing liquid."

"You don't have to tell me this detail, I understand your thinking."

Chen Nian interrupted Lin Yongming, and then said:

"But the key issue now is that you're going to use lighter materials instead of traditional thorium-based materials, right?"

"That's right. The Institute is already doing development, and they plan to use "

"I'll fix it. I have read the plan of the Institute of Materials Research, and the scheme of alkali metal halide + sulfate does not meet the requirements at all, and theoretically speaking, metal-based salts are not good. ”

"The density is too high, the added weight is too great, and the efficiency is not ideal."

"The only thing that can meet the requirements should be ternary nitrate-based molten salt, which is HiTec molten salt."

"However, on this basis, I still need to make some improvements, and I will try to do it as soon as possible."

This time, Chen Nian did not give a definite time, but Lin Yongming did not doubt his efficiency at all.

Chen Nian didn't say it, it was definitely not because he wasn't sure, it might just be because he wasn't sure how much he wanted to improve and optimize

"No problem, there's no need to worry about this matter for the time being."

"The situation has eased a little - by the way, you shouldn't have seen it, the latest information, Organization 003 has been exposed."

"Exposed? So fast? ”

Chen Nian stopped in surprise.

"Yes, this kind of organizational collapse is often a split-second thing. Their leader has recently begun to operate on American soil. ”

"They seem to be going to go straight into politics and start doing direct political activities."

"And it is this that has exposed their capital chain."

"Now, including us, including the FBI, they're all eyeing them."

"But the U.S. side seems to be intent on covering up, and we speculate that it has something to do with the current Secretary of Defense"

"It's not hard to guess."

Chen Nian nodded slightly and said.

"But who is that leader you're talking about?"

Lin Yongming smiled mysteriously and replied:

"You can't guess."

(End of chapter)