Shanghai, Headquarters of the 15th Military Intelligence Bureau.
After Team B all returned, Xiami hurriedly came to Li Ruomo's office and explained his doubts about the details of the operation to Li Ruomo one by one. However, Li Ruomo's reaction was beyond his expectation. Although he thought that Li Ruomo might protect Canglong, he didn't. Thinking that he would be so protective of him, he didn't even have any plans to deal with it.
Xiami stubbornly believed that Li Ruomo was dazzled by the victory and ignored the problems hidden behind the victory. This was not a mistake that an intelligence officer should make. He felt that he needed to remind Li Ruomo, so he said: "Director Li, this It's not a child's play, if you continue to trust him, it may eventually lead to "
"What caused it?" Li Ruomo's face turned cold, "Although he has been relieved of his command in the organization, do you think we have the ability to conduct political review on him and do your own thing."
Seeing that Li Ruomo was a little impatient, Xiami stopped talking. The fact is, as Li Ruomo said, Canglong did not have any real power and was not from the army. He could not be judged by political review. Even if there was to be a review, there must be tangible evidence to prove that he Committed a serious crime.
But Xiami didn't, all this was just his guess. He originally wanted to fight hard, and even thought about moving out the old man, but he thought that now Li Ruomo has become prosperous, and the situation is much better than the situation created by the old man. If he contradicts him now , maybe the person being scrutinized is himself, not Canglong.
"I know your doubts. I never had them before." Li Ruomo looked at him seriously and said, "But in the future you will know why you trust him. Sooner or later, he will go through life and death for this country without any complaints. The premise is that I have to trust him and give him enough space to perform."
Xiami was silent, but when he looked at Li Ruomo, the look in his eyes was not worry, but confidence. Although he didn't know why Li Ruomo was so confident that he could trust Canglong, he understood something.
"I will cooperate with his work, but if one day I find that he is betraying national interests, I will kill him even if you object." Xiami said coldly.
"You are indeed the old man's back-up man." Li Ruomo gave him a deep look, "Even if Canglong doesn't select you, you may still come out one day. Since you are the old man's back-up man, you should get to know him first. , otherwise when the day comes, you may find that you can't deal with him at all, and the best way to understand is to trust him, just like Snow Leopard."
Xiami was stunned for a moment, but he still nodded. The best way to understand your enemy is actually to trust him. Only by gaining trust can you know how capable your enemy is, let alone underestimate him.
"The organization has removed his command authority, so it is impossible for him to go on missions with you in the near future. Therefore, the command authority of Team B is naturally in your hands." Li Ruomo said with a cold tone, "About I think it's not just Soryuu's responsibility for the disobedience of the members of Team B during their stay in the United States. You, as the vice-captain, have a greater responsibility. Even your own subordinates can't trust you. What qualifications do you have to come to me? Accusing him, at least at this point, he is much better than you, this is the most terrifying thing."
"I understand." Xiami's expression changed and he nodded in a low tone.
"Get to know your team members well, the next task will be more difficult." Li Ruomo said, throwing a briefing to Xiami, "The South China Sea is very unstable. Our intelligence officers have received news that a small country in the South China Sea is conducting secret experiments. An infectious germ weapon, our intelligence personnel have destroyed their experiments and obtained key samples, but his identity has been exposed, and I need your B team to go to the South China Sea to rescue him and return him to the country."
Xiami listened and read the briefing. After reading it, he frowned and then asked: "The identity of the person who was shot cannot be exposed."
"Yes, China's economic growth is still the theme, so these small countries cannot be too ruthless, but they must also hurt them, so Team B is the most suitable, there are two members of different skin SEs." Nodding, "This may be the reason why Canglong chose them, so that the enemy can't tell which country's action this is."
Xiami nodded. Although this mission is dangerous, facing the small countries in Southeast Asia is much less dangerous than going deep into the United States. What's more, there is support from the South China Sea Fleet in the South China Sea, which can be regarded as a matter on his own doorstep.
After Xiami left, Li Ruomo lit a cigarette, took a puff, then put it on the ashtray and waited. After a while, the phone on the desk suddenly rang. It was Wang Xiaoyu calling.
Li Ruomo asked: "How is the situation?"
"Han Shuo transferred the folders in his computer to a USB flash drive and handed it over to Canglong. They chatted for a long time, but I don't know what they talked about specifically, but" Wang Xiaoyu stopped mid-sentence.
"Nothing." Li Ruomo asked.
Wang Xiaoyu didn't answer. There was a knock on the door in the office. Li Ruomo hung up the phone and asked the person who knocked on the door to come in. When he saw Cang Long, Li Ruomo suddenly understood the meaning of Wang Xiaoyu's words.
Li Ruomo said without hesitation, "Since you are here, let's talk openly about Han Shuo's matter. You should give me a reasonable explanation."
Hearing this, Canglong didn't answer, but took out a USB flash drive from his pocket and said expressionlessly: "Because of this, it's just a gadget. It's not of much use to me, but it's of great use to a country." use."
"What do you mean?" Li Ruomo was confused.
"It means that it contains all the technical data of Newport News Shipyard." Canglong suddenly smiled, "Although these data may not necessarily lead to the creation of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier or nuclear submarine, as long as there are money and people, It won’t be a big problem to get a few submarines with ordinary power.”
Hearing this, Li Ruomo's face changed. He didn't expect Cang Long to be so cruel. At this moment, he suddenly understood why Han Shuo was trembling every day. When he saw the confidential information on building aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, he would of course be trembling. As for Cang Long There is also an explanation for why the retreat of Team B was delayed for five hours during the mission.
"For using my intelligence base station to transmit your technical information, should you give me some compensation?" Li Ruomo said harshly.
"These are just some gadgets." Cang Long shook his head, "With Director Chen Hanmin, you can build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but you cannot build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier like the Americans. After all, Director Chen Hanmin is just I am only responsible for the nuclear reactor and engine. Other engineers are responsible for other technologies. He may not understand it. But with these technical information, don’t cross the river by feeling for stones, because the USB flash drive in my hand has all the process information. technology."
"I should have guessed that you guy would take advantage, but I didn't expect that you would take such a big advantage." Li Ruomo's face was solemn, and he was helpless towards Canglong. It was probably impossible to force him to hand over the USB flash drive. This and After she won, she had the leverage to negotiate with the old men.
And Canglong now has the bargaining chip to negotiate with her. Canglong would give him a damn for such a crucial thing.
"What do you want to exchange with me?" Li Ruomo didn't care about the information on the USB flash drive, but he could guarantee that when the old men in the general assembly saw this thing, they would probably be like the evil men who saw naked women.
"Exchange." Canglong shook his head, "If I give this thing to you so easily, it is estimated that you will be able to fully master the technology of manufacturing nuclear-powered aircraft carriers within a year, but this is unacceptable to the whole world. According to American predictions, the return of Director Chen Hanmin can accelerate the construction of China's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but it will take at least five to ten years, and during these five to ten years, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will truly equip the navy. It is estimated that it will take about five years to form combat effectiveness, do you understand what I mean?"
"You're afraid that there will be an arms race." Li Ruomo frowned. She really hadn't thought about this issue just now.
Canglong nodded: "If I give you the information and build an aircraft carrier in a short time, it may play into the hands of the Americans. Those arms dealers can expect that China will become stronger and stronger, powerful enough to threaten the enemies of the United States. At that time, many of their military industries will be restarted. I believe you have an idea of what the American technology is."
"What you mean is that the reason why Team B took back Director Chen Hanmin so smoothly was actually being manipulated by American fire dealers." Li Ruomo suddenly thought of a serious problem. The arms race is what China does not want. Be willing to try, because that huge investment may be a bottomless pit.
In this era, the development of aircraft carriers is actually nothing more than a deterrent. The major powers in the world maintain their own bottom lines and balances. Everyone knows that once the Third World War breaks out, it will probably be a disaster for all mankind. Suicide is something no interest group wants to see.
Now that the U.S. economy is in the Great Depression, in a few years, China will surpass the U.S. and become the world's largest economic power. In the competition of soft power, if China maintains its lead for a long time, it will naturally become a superpower without the need for war.
This is just like when the United States surpassed the United Kingdom. It did not rely on war to win, but relied on economics to win. If China builds a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in a short time, it may fall into an arms race, and economic development will lag behind, maybe for so many years. The sacrifice was in vain.
The influence of a country allows it to have various privileges as a matter of course. The United States can possess weapons that can destroy the world n times. But no one has ever said that the United States is a threat because it is a superpower. But China cannot do that. Once it is built, it will be destroyed. People say it is a threat. When China surpasses the United States economically and whatever weapons it builds, the whole world will acquiesce and will not say it is a threat.
Basically, the whole world is opposed to North Korea's nuclear test. Why, because everyone thinks that it is not qualified to possess nuclear weapons. Only by possessing nuclear weapons can it defend its sovereignty. North Korea's reasons are very legitimate and seem reasonable, but the reality is always cruel, unless North Korea's influence in the world is enough to embarrass several major powers in the United States, so it is natural for it to possess nuclear weapons. Let's not talk about it, but possessing this kind of technology now is not a good thing, at least possessing it so quickly is unacceptable to other countries." Canglong said calmly.
Li Ruomo was silent. She suddenly thought that China's industrial industry has developed so rapidly in recent years, but it has never been shown in front of others. It has always been hidden. It was not until recent years that its influence has become more and more powerful, and its economic aggregate is close to that of the United States. There was even a tendency to surpass him, and he slowly began to show off his weapons.
Although the voice of the outside world is still loud, it is not as good as before. In the past, Europe and the United States simply imposed sanctions on China for developing certain weapons, and did not care whether you agreed or not. But in recent years, it is different. China The aircraft carrier came out. Although the foreign media still clamored, there was nothing they could do, let alone sanctions.
They seem to have discovered that China is quietly increasing its influence on the world. Even if they are unwilling to admit it, they can only bite the bullet and passively accept it.