Basement Situation Room in the West Wing of the White House, Washington, DC, USA.
– All boarded safely.
The moment when voices mixed with breathing are transmitted through the speaker.
Applause filled the room.
Clap clap clap clap clap-!
Everyone at the conference table, including the staff who were standing back and forth, clapped their hands as hard as they could.
It was thanks to the two teams of Charlie and one troop of Delta Force members, who were divided into two groups and left Hong Kong last, boarded the US Navy ship.
As a result, all personnel who operated in Shenzhen, China via Hong Kong were successfully expelled.
It was also a shootout in mainland China and several dangerous situations in the process of evacuation, but they escaped without a single casualty or prisoner.
A few suffered minor injuries, and the target died, but that didn’t matter.
This is because it was a special operation that was initially classified as a high risk among high risks, and it was a difficult operation enough to lay the casualties at the base.
In addition, due to the political burden, it was hesitant to pass in the Senate.
However, due to the recent boarding of the trap, all those concerns were wiped out at once.
Even the process was dramatic.
It was because Kang-tae subdued all the patrol boats in the water in a situation where even the disturbance operation was ineffective, and he captured the intact ones and escaped.
“Let’s ask the field crew to connect to the radio. I would like to express my gratitude briefly.”
– Yes, Mr. President. You can speak now.
At those words, the applause stopped, and the audience became quiet as if they were waiting for a word.
The president also swallowed for a moment and raised his voice.
“Well, I watched it from beginning to end here in the basement situation room. Thank you so much for overcoming all of them and coming back alive even though there were many hardships. I would like to give more compliments and thanks than this, but everyone will be tired and tired, so I will come back and greet you properly with a smile on your face. Then I hope you can rest in peace.”
A hearty smile crept across the president’s lips.
In this operation, six black CIA operatives lost contact in Beijing and Shanghai, leaving an emergency signal, because they managed to reconnect with four of them.
It was the information that came in while Kang-tae and his party were leaving.
Unfortunately, one of the remaining two has not been contacted yet, and only the other has been arrested.
In other words, it was not six people who fell victim to China, but one.
This wasn’t bad enough.
Of course, that was bad enough to have to be dealt with, but it was common to forcibly expel a white agent or arrest a black agent and negotiate.
So is the US.
There have been several MSS (Ministry of State Security) agents currently detained or imprisoned within the US mainland.
There were quite a few agents who were watching for the purpose of eavesdropping without intentionally arresting them.
In that respect, the arrest of one person was sufficiently solvable.
Of course, he could have raised his voice about this incident by pushing the agent in, but that was enough to ignore.
Because there is no evidence left.
At most, it would be all photos or videos, but it could not prove that it was an American military act, let alone the status of a Delta Force member and a black agent.
In addition, there were more Russian, Iranian, and Israeli-made equipment that would have remained on site.
All they had was circumstances.
There must have been a lot to do with it, but on the contrary, there were many things to do.
If not, the US would create it, and if there was, it was planned to exaggerate China’s misdeeds.
It wasn’t difficult.
The world’s best and largest intelligence organization is in the United States, and they have been preparing before executing this operation.
This was when the president smiled.
– Charlie 2, good reception.
Jake responded with a gruff voice, followed by the voice of an officer on the scene.
It was to report the situation and brief the future plans.
It was time to warmly exchange greetings and shake hands in the situation room before leaving.
Thomas, the Secretary of Defense, did not have a happy face.
He was crumpling his forehead as if he was thinking a lot, but his face was flushed with heat.
It was because I was a little excited.
It was the first time I saw Kang-tae’s real operation in real time, and it was because it was not a normal scene.
‘Subdue the patrol boat while clinging to the propeller in the water… … ? And that’s not just one or two ships, but more than 10 ships… … .’
Of course, not all of them were subdued by Kang-tae, but it was safe to say that he actually did everything.
If it wasn’t for Kangtae, he wouldn’t have been able to properly subdue even a single ship, and would have been annihilated in the water with concentrated fire.
I didn’t mean to disparage them, it was a natural result.
No matter how good the ability was, it was because it was impossible to move properly because there was no diving suit, buoyancy pad, or flippers, let alone an oxygen tank or oxygen mask.
On top of that, I had to grab the propulsion and even pick up the gun.
Even if all of the Delta Force members were there, annihilation was inevitable.
It was time to leave the situation room while still thinking about Kang-tae.
“Minister.”
An aide waiting in the lobby outside the situation room grabbed him and added a low voice while looking at his surroundings.
“This is an urgent matter to be reported.”
“… Something?”
When Thomas reacted as if waking up late, the aide held out a hastily made file.
The moment Thomas, who received it while walking, turned over the cover.
soon stood tall.
“… … .”
In an instant, as if he had been concentrating on the report, wrinkles appeared between his brows.
“This crazy… … .”
At the same time, swear words flowed out.
It was because the US military had recently added words to the Russian military trends survey data.
Just Pikal.
After the name appeared in China’s Taiwan War, I started to figure out related materials, but it came out only now.
Even with Russian military trends.
Even that was not a simple situation, but there was a situation in which funds were delivered in connection with a large-scale military movement.
The amount was not insignificant.
Virtual currency worth at least $1 billion.
It was a considerable amount, equivalent to 1/60 of Russia’s annual defense budget, but the problem was that it was minimal.
According to the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Humint intelligence and wiretapping information, it seemed that Russia provided funds from billions to tens of billions of dollars.
It could have been 1/6 the size of Russia’s defense budget.
“… It’s amazing.”
It was a scale that was not known how an unknown villain, not even a world-class entrepreneur, had gathered it.
But there was something else important.
The size, direction and purpose of the funds.
At the end of the file, the combination of these three kinds of information gave extreme results.
War.
Just as China planned and supported the Taiwan War, this time it was to support Russia’s war in Eastern Europe.
“Have you seen such a lunatic bastard!”
By the time Thomas’ voice rose and the passers-by in the lobby hesitated.
He hurriedly looked around.
It was to find the president who went out first, but he went out immediately and was not there.
Then Thomas hurriedly gave instructions.
“Call the president, now.”
* * *
Somewhere in Moscow, Russia.
Several photos taken from satellites passed on the screen of the tablet PC containing the pical, followed by a blurry CCTV video.
Dozens of people quickly cross the road even though they form a formation.
It was also the appearance of running with a backpack, night vision goggles, and a gun in a pitch-black combat uniform suitable for the night.
It was a movement that appeared to be a military unit under special operations, but that was all that was shown in the video.
There was nothing to tell what was what.
Of course, he couldn’t even identify his race, let alone his face, but Pikal recognized one of them at once.
A person who breaks through the hospital at the forefront and shoots at the patrol boat at sea.
“… Kang Tae-ri.”
Pikal’s lips twitched as he muttered the name.
Because no one else had this skill.
At the same time, Pikal murmured self-deprecatingly.
“You made me an arrogant person.”
Clearly, he had never considered himself arrogant until Kang Tae appeared.
believed to permeate the world.
Because I know so much and have so much.
For that reason, when I first recognized the name Kangtae, I thought it would be solved by giving an order to remove Pikal.
Even though they are excellent special forces members, they are just mediocre people after all.
But that premise is wrong.
Kang Tae’s level was far beyond his conception.
This was not something people could see.
Even if he was a psychic, it wouldn’t be strange.
Whether there are dozens or hundreds of more reinforcements behind him, whether China is acting like a self-made play, such ridiculous thoughts are rather realistic.
“Hmm… … .”
Pikal let out a small breath.
It was because Kang-tae was no longer a stumbling block, but a target that had to be eliminated inevitably.
Such were his abilities and actions.
Otherwise, his own revolution would surely go awry.
Whether it starts in one part and collapses, or the whole is swept away and fails.
Soon, Pikal pulled out the phone and picked it up.
– Yes, Boss.
His butler, Jurgen, answered the phone as if he had been waiting, and Pikal, who made a decision, brought up the matter right away.
“Come find out everything about Kang Tae-ri.”
– All right.
Jurgen’s answer eased Pikal’s uncomfortable feelings.
It was because he would bring what he had been ordered on time and without shortage.
Also, I was aware of Kang Tae.
Soon, like a clever person, he even added a question.
– Do you have anything else to say to the Chinese side?
I had to get data on Kangtae from China, but I was asking because not only that, but Norman Jones’ work was also involved.
Of course, there are many things to ask for from the Chinese side.
Despite the fact that Norman was taken away despite the word to be well-prepared, and the war in Taiwan was sluggish even though they had been supporting him before that.
“Put the pressure on, but don’t expect an effect. The Chinese are not a people who can understand the language.”
– yes? Then what… … .
“Pay the work in Hong Kong and Shenzhen as anti-American and distribute it. Regardless of media or paper. If you have to talk like that behind your back, why don’t you pretend that the guy who was clumsy is running?”
While the CCP would never be swayed by public opinion, it was inevitable that it would be influenced at least.
Especially in China, it would be more difficult to ignore it as it leads the economy and defense with anti-American goals.
Anti-Americanism would have accelerated the Taiwanese war, albeit slightly.
The pressure will work, too.
While I was thinking about that, Jurgen’s words came to my mind.
– ah… … ! All right, Boss.
“You can go directly to China. U.S. forces are rampaging, so make sure you are safe.”
– I’ll keep that in mind.
after that call.
smart.
The door opened with a knock, and a slender Russian beauty in a suit appeared.
After a brief silence, she led me to the corridor outside the door.
“I’m here to see a VIP.”
Pikal tidied up his white hair, which he had swept back.
It was time to meet the Russian dictator.