Chapter 330 Secretary of State

The battle ended, and the Celtic Wanderer sailed away, leaving behind a sea of ​​wreckage, flames, and corpses.

The pirates were at a loss. At this time, everyone was awake: the gold ship?

There is a high chance that they have been tricked!

Furthermore, even if they weren't being tricked, they wouldn't dare to rob the ship that escaped.

It's a rocket launcher, a robot, and a warship.

Pirates in the 21st century are different from pirates in the 18th century. Pirates in the past even dared to attack warships and even succeeded.

But for pirates in the 21st century, differences in technology and social patterns make it completely impossible for them to attack such giant military units. The only thing they can do is to hold AKs and drive fishing boats--small cargo ship-level ships at best--to scare them. merchant.

Just knowing that this is a warship is enough for them to give up their thoughts.

However, among them, there were still some "promising pirates" who were bold and ambitious, and sneaked against the current to the warship that had been bombed by rockets, and drove it away.

On the Celtic Wanderer, a group of Atlas soldiers looked at the captain of the warship——

When they occupied the warship, they found the soldiers tied up on the ship and took them away with them when they retreated.

There were not many people, only four people in total.

The captains of the two warships stared wide-eyed, and one of them spoke first: "Well, I know you! You are Frank Custer. I watched your court trial video."

Frank sat in his chair and laughed: "I thought this was going to be a banned movie."

"As for the Internet, you can always find it if you want to. There are crazy rumors near the garrison base. They are all selling small discs. Find a black Internet cafe and you can see it as soon as you turn on the computer."

The captain was quite playful and smiling at the moment, and he didn't have the toughness of being an officer on the ship at all.

But the situation is stronger than the person, which is normal.

Besides, Frank's military exploits are real, and he will still give him the respect he deserves.

Another captain said: "We even refueled you! Although... although the trial should have ended by the time we saw the disc.

We shouldn’t have any grudges, right? "

"No grudge, but what are you going to do? Continue to serve?"

"Fuck you." The captain on the left spat, his eyes fierce, "Only this new kid and I are on the same side of the whole ship!

By the way, where are the others? I want to know why they don't obey orders! "

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Frank continued to ask: "What do you mean you two are the same?"

The two captains looked at each other. The situation of being in the same boat and the unspoken look at each other dispelled the chill on their backs.

It's not that he was scared because those people were killed, but the whole thing seemed extremely weird.

They slowly revealed the whole story - in theory this was leaking military secrets.

But with Frank's example in front of them, they didn't think betraying the Navy was a big deal: it was the Navy that betrayed them first!

The mission communication instructions were issued from superiors, and the goal was unclear, but in general it was one sentence: assist Eric Stevenson in completing the mission.

This mission came from the United Nations. The United Nations Security Council requested the Navy of the United States to assist them in recovering a batch of goods.

First of all, it is very strange for military ships to chase civilian ships, but since this is an order from their superiors, they have to listen.

But as the mission progressed, their men stopped obeying their orders!

This kind of thing is really too weird and unacceptable, especially for their navy!

The sea is a closed area. If those guys had a seizure and killed them one day, the bad guys might even accept their testimony and say that they had a mental illness at sea!

What makes people even more uncomfortable is that there is nothing unusual about those comrades who have served together for several years or even more than ten years!

They even consider each other family!

Thinking of this, the two captains had mixed feelings in their hearts. The friendship that had lasted for decades turned out to be all fake?

Clint looked solemn after hearing this, and he suddenly said to Frank: "I guess this is why my superiors chose to hire you."

"It seems like things are getting more and more troublesome. But those are things the boss has to consider.

Since the four of you are not planning to serve, have you considered joining Atlas? "

Several unlucky soldiers looked at each other, and Frank continued: "Look, as you said, it is impossible for you to return to the army and continue to serve, whether it is objectively or subjectively.

But to be honest, you now know the anomalies within the mold army. Do you think you can still be a normal person after you go back? "

There is a mole within the Bad Army, and the mole is organized.

Of course, the fewer people who know this kind of information, the better.

"You have done enough for Berry Country, but now that you leave the battlefield, you can imagine your fate. Now Atlas can give you a new opportunity."

An opportunity to serve Atlas.

The stakes are so clear, and Frank's example is right in front of us.

If his boss hadn't stood up for him, this man would be ruined now.

so.

The four former Marines of the Berry Kingdom had no reason to refuse, but they had a problem: "But we are the Navy. Although your exoskeleton is very cool, we can sail ships."

"Well," Frank stretched his cervical vertebrae and stood up from the chair, "Yes, we will sign the contract after we land.

Be prepared, our journey to the base is not peaceful, there may be some terrorists. "

Having seamlessly jumped from the Navy to private military contractors, the four former Berry Soldiers were in a somewhat delicate mood and remained silent in the room.

Frank and Clint walked out of the departure room and came to the makeshift experimental site on the deck.

At this time, the ship has stopped at the nearest city port. The surrounding area is mainly fishing boats. If the ship was bigger, it would not be able to stop.

T'Challa's people brought a lot of equipment, and the temporary place was prepared for Captain Carter in the ice - they were going to thaw Captain Carter here.

He stood in front of the laboratory, looking at the World War II veteran with complicated eyes.

Seeing Frank and Clint walking quickly, he raised his head and said to them:

"She's going to wake up."

"Recently, a major maritime conflict in Somali waters has attracted widespread attention from the international community."

"According to official information, two frigates belonging to the Navy of the Republic of China were attacked by unknown armed forces while performing a special United Nations peacekeeping mission."

"In the end, one warship disappeared and the other was unfortunately sunk."

"More details about the incident are still under investigation, and the Army and the African Union remain silent on the matter."

Leal is sitting in his office, today's headlines are playing on the screen:

Two Chinese warships were sunk in the waters of Somalia, and multiple evidences indicate that it was the work of pirates.

But no one would believe that this was done by pirates: they are capable of sinking warships, so why are they pirates?

Wouldn’t it be nice to do something big with the name of XX Liberator?

Of course, the Berry Country military would not believe the claim that they were sunk by pirates, because they knew that the two ships were performing United Nations peacekeeping missions.

I also received some intermittent speculation——

So now, on the communication screen in front of Lille, is the current Secretary of State of Berry.

"Mr. Secretary of State, I can only tell you that the ship pursued by the United Nations is indeed the target of the Atlas Group's escort."

"Do you understand what it means to sink a military unit in a private capacity?"

"I understand." Lille was not shocked by the white-haired old man in front of the screen, "But there is no evidence that it was done by the Atlas Group.

Secondly, do you know what the cargo is on the ship? "

"No matter what the cargo is."

"It's a person."

Leal stood up and connected to Frank's signal on the screen opposite the camera.

Various sensors surround the ice in the center. Although the equipment is crude, it is basically safe enough to thaw the people in the ice.

Seeing the face of the man in the ice, memories from decades ago were awakened, and Secretary of State Bucky Barnes' eyes widened.

"It's her." Bucky's expression instantly became extremely gloomy, "What do you want to do?"

"You should ask what those two ships want to do, what the United Nations Security Council wants to do, and please answer me, does the request for help document sent to you by the United Nations contain this information?"

Of course not, otherwise Bucky wouldn’t know what’s inside now.

The Bucky in this universe is not the brainwashed soldier, but a seasoned politician who has worked hard in the political arena for many years with his military exploits.

The experience of military operations and the politician's sense of smell made him suddenly wake up, and a bad guess appeared in his mind.

Lille continued: "We only captured 4 people alive, for no other reason than the others were like dead soldiers. If we just talk about faith, they are the strongest fighters.

I can compile a report that is completely different from the information you have, but the premise is: you must keep our communications confidential.

It's for your own good, really. "

Two completely different worlds unfolded before Bucky's eyes:

A world is constructed based on the intelligence of the NSA, CIA, FBI and other intelligence agencies, combined with the information on hand of the confused Berry Country military.

In this world, the Berry Country was attacked by terrorists and started a war again, just to give those barbaric guys a taste of the iron fist of civilization.

Atlas Group, as a local company in Berry Country, is subverting Berry Country, and even directly attacks military warships and steals Captain Carter.

But there was another world that Lille showed him.

In this world, multiple intelligence agencies such as the CIA and NSA have been proven to often conduct illegal activities overseas. They hide it from themselves and the world, and they can even secretly mobilize soldiers from the military to help them carry out their activities.

And these institutions are also bound to the multiple interest groups that are the main war in the country - they are the spokesmen of war, corrupted in war, and strengthened in war.

If you can profit from something, you will find ways to make it worse.

During the subprime mortgage crisis, as a soldier, he laughed at the financial system. From private enterprises to the state-owned insurance system, from banks to state regulatory agencies, the entire country was dragged into the pit by their greed.

If war could make a lot of money for other people, they would do the same thing, no doubt about it.

He didn't know whether the president knew anything about this, but he knew that President Ellis had a good relationship with major oil groups.

In the world that Lille showed him, they were being pushed into a war by those behind the scenes, and this war would make some people rich and others sink into hell.

Now they plan to secretly transport Carter away.

Who knows what they plan to do?

The complicated and confusing world gives this ninety-year-old man a headache.

That being the case

"I want to watch the thawing process with my own eyes."

"Of course. In fact, I hope so, otherwise Captain Carter might think he has traveled through time when he wakes up and sees a group of black people."

".She's not a racist."

“But her country was good at it,” Riel shrugged. “Especially during World War II.”