Chapter 823
It was soon mid-July . Although the island experienced summer all year round, it was located south of the Equator, Coro Island was still hotter compared to other areas .
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Since Natasha told Jiang Chen that the Freemasonry would send the “Gatekeeper” to Asia, Jiang Chen reduced unnecessary travels . Although he wasn’t worried that someone could pose a threat to himself on the island, he did so under strong urging from Ayesha .
At the same time, the Ghost Agents also conducted investigations on the so-called “Gatekeeper . ” Unfortunately, not everything could be solved by technology . So far, Ghost Agents hadn’t yet been able to confirm the identity of the Gatekeeper .
Future Group withdrew its European assets and the EU economy had been overshadowed by strong local protectionism . Celestial Trade’s space activities were still ongoing, the Turkish civil war continued, and the situation on MLL Island began to deteriorate .
On MLL Island, Country F and Moro’s military forces were in a tense state . It was no exaggeration to say that it was probable war would erupt in the next second, and the trigger could be that a sentry’s rifle accidentally fired because he forgot to close the safety .
From public opinion, the two sides were also fighting a war there .
Aquino IV accused Santos of corruption and treated the Country F citizens living on MLL Island unfairly, and the delay in dismissing the war measures was equivalent to contempt for human rights . Santos, in turn, accused Aquino IV’s deployment of tens of thousands of troops on the border of preventing him from dismissing war measures . The MLL Island people had to lift their weapons to fight against possible aggression .
Discerning people could see that Country F was propping up public opinion for a war .
In Port d, north of MLL Island, Jiang Chen walked out from his Gulfstream private jet, accompanied by more than ten bodyguards wearing kinetic skeletons . Standing next to him, in addition to the bodyguards, was Ayesha in a suit . The eyes behind the electronic sunglasses continuously scanned the edges of the airport .
Jiang Chen’s visit to MLL Island wasn’t for vacation but to make a deal with Russia .
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The fleet sent by Santos took him to the hotel . At three in the afternoon, Jiang Chen met with the Russian military officer, Shatov, at the same warehouse in southern MLL Island, which acted as a warehouse for Celestial Trade .
The burly Russian, whether it was his face or demeanor, seemed to possess a great amount of force . After seeing Jiang Chen, he extended his right hand .
“I am very glad to meet you . Allow me to introduce myself, my name is very long . According to the language habits of the Han people, you can call me Mr . Shatov, or Lieutenant Colonel Shatov . ”
Contrary to Jiang Chen’s expectations, the Russian was very good at Han . He even had an accent of the northeast region .
Jiang Chen also made a simple self-introduction after shaking hands .
“Jiang Chen, President of Celestial Trade . ”
Shatov nodded and got straight to the point .
“I heard you plan to do a deal with us . The Kremlin is putting a lot of pressure on this . So, what is your proposal?”
“Send in two divisions to enter the Crimea Peninsula . I hope you will exert pressure on the EU on the Ukrainian issue,” said Jiang Chen .
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Shatov took a moment to process this . He obviously didn’t expect that this abrupt request would be made . Ukraine was the bottom line for NATO on the issue of Eastern Europe . If Russia continued to push forward, it was likely that it would ignite gunpowder barrels throughout Eastern Europe .
A direct collision with Russia wasn’t in the interests of NATO or the other Western countries . But in the same way, Russia wouldn’t want to clash with its enemies now . No matter whose perspective it was from, if war really broke out, Russia’s chances wouldn’t be good .
“Comrade Brzezinski once said that a Russia without Ukraine wouldn’t be able to become a big country . I don’t believe you’re willing to give up this century-long opportunity . And now this opportunity is before you . ” Jiang Chen fixed on Shatov’s eyes then he suddenly smiled . “Let’s put this aside for now . Let’s talk about compensation . ”
“I am afraid that your proposal won’t be accepted,” Shatov replied reluctantly .
“Not necessarily,” Jiang Chen said, snapping at the bodyguard next to him .
The bodyguard, who understood, walked to the soldiers guarding the warehouse . After briefly communicating, the two guards turned their backs and quickly opened the door to the warehouse .
A dry smell blew out . Looking at the dark warehouse, Shatov frowned slightly .
“Follow me . ” Jiang Chen took the lead into the warehouse .
Shatov hesitated and followed him in .
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From the outside, the warehouse was very unremarkable, but when he walked into the warehouse, he was surprised to discover that the warehouse was astonishingly large . Soon the soldier turned on the lights and the incandescent lamps at the top brightened the interior space . Shatov blinked and saw a lone object lying in the middle of the warehouse .
“This is…?” Shatov stepped forward, tapping on the circular tube .
“Remember the Madagascar incident that happened last month?” Jiang Chen smiled .
Shatov’s pupils contracted slightly and he retracted his hand .
“This is a nuclear warhead?”
“No, this is a conventional weapon,” Jiang Chen said with a smile and walked to the side of this round-tubular device . “But its power is more astounding than nuclear weapons, especially in modern society . ”
When Jiang Chen said this, Shatov didn’t understand for a moment . But when he chewed repeatedly, his face suddenly became quite emotional and his fingers began to tremble .
“Could it be an… electromagnetic pulse weapon?”
“Yeah, we call it EMP and it’s a strategic EMP, which is a little bigger than the ones used on Mayotte . ” Jiang Chen nodded and tapped his fingers on the tubular device . “The Sword Shuttering-1’s combat components can be mounted on intercontinental missiles . Only one missile is needed and it will indiscriminately eliminate unprotected electronic equipment without any pollution in a 100,000 square kilometer zone . ”
While he said this, Jiang Chen stopped the conversation and looked at Shatov, who was frozen there . He smiled .
“Now do you still think my proposal won’t be accepted?”
“…you’re willing to sell us this weapons technology?”
“We never sell technology, but we’re happy to sell our products . The components of TEN Sword Shuttering-1s should be enough,” said Jiang Chen .
EMP weapons belonged in the lab at the experimental stage for any country . However, aside from high-altitude nuclear explosions, no one had yet developed “environmentally friendly” electromagnetic pulse excitation methods . If this Sword Shuttering-1 was really as powerful as Jiang Chen stated, its presence would completely reverse the situation in which the Russian military lacked confidence against NATO .
“…I can’t give you a definitive answer, but I’ll ask the Kremlin,” Shatov replied cautiously .
“No problem, I look forward to the next time I meet with you . I hope I’ll be hearing good news . ” Jiang Chen smiled .