Chapter 65 Chapter 65

Cole left the hotel and went to the police station to handle some daily desk work.She and Pooler agreed to meet again at a later date.Puller also drove out.Three minutes later he pulled over to the side of the road, sat in the car and dialed the number. The voice on the other end of the line said, "Mason." "Agent Mason, this is John Puller." Puller heard the creaking sound of the chair, which Mason presumably caused by leaning back hard.Surrounding them is a world that runs on normal schedules, but people like Mason work day and night in order to cast a net for those devils.

"I'm glad you called. We've intercepted another call, and we've also got some new information. Put it all together, and it's a whole new level of danger." "I think the old heights are scary enough. What's new in your hands?" "Another Dari call in KGB code. This time they said something about how great Allah is, how good Allah is, and that didn't interest me. What really got me was the numbers they mentioned. " "What number?" "A date, Puller. They mentioned an action date, at least that's how we see it." "What day is it?"

"You're not going to like it, because I sure as hell don't. That's three days away, including today." "You say you have other information. Can you tell from that what they plan to do?" "Yes, the mystery is finally solved. Besides, their plan is really terrible. There is a natural gas pipeline running through Drake, which is in the northwest corner of the county." "understood." "We never thought about it, really. The gas pipeline is naturally a target, but it's not usually given special attention because it's hard to cause a lot of casualties. The gas pipeline supplies natural gas to three states. ...West Virginia of course, but also Kentucky and Ohio. The pipeline is owned by a Canadian company, but it is operated by an American company, the Trent Mining Company. You told me last time that you had Trent dealt, didn't he?"

"Yes." Puller's mind was racing. "You think someone from the Trent Mining Company was involved in this?" "I'm not ruling out either possibility at this moment." "But how did the gas line get their attention? Even if they blow it up, how many casualties will it cause? Like you said, the casualties are very limited." "The damage to the structure itself would be severe, but it can be dealt with. Then there would be a loss of air supply. However, these would not be of much interest to terrorists. They prefer to see people's limbs blown off Up the tree, not gas consumers complaining that their stoves won't turn on. The district also has plans to respond to pipeline incidents and control developments."

"Well, the gas pipeline was their target anyway?" "We don't think it's that simple." He paused.Puller seemed to be able to see him forming words in his head. "What tactics do the Taliban like to use in Afghanistan? You should know better than most." Puller does know better than most. "False first, then real. The first explosion attracted the military and police to deal with the scene, and then the second explosion killed them." "Yeah, it's just that they tweaked the tactic a little bit. We believe the tactic used to attack the gas pipeline is called smacking."

Puller felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. "So what's their real goal?" "If there is an explosion in the pipeline, the first-level emergency personnel within a radius of more than 100 kilometers will rush to the scene as quickly as possible. This is not a random guess. The three states concerned have signed a cooperation agreement long ago. They are prepared for emergencies such as fires. Their emergency teams have the responsibility to deal with such accidents, and they have to rush to the scene no matter what the reason is.” "clear." Mason continued: "Well, there's a lot of forest in that area, and it's pretty dry right now. You've got to do whatever it takes to put out a fire that could burn through three states, not to mention a steady stream of natural gas leaks, at least thinking about it. This is until the way to shut down the pipeline. Like I said, the consequences of the interruption of the gas supply will be serious, and thousands of families are living on natural gas. With the forest fires spreading everywhere."

"Sounds terrible, but like you said, it's still not very attractive to terrorists. So what are their main targets?" Puller asked again. The consequences of the primary target must be far more serious than a feint." "There is a light water nuclear reactor more than 60 kilometers away from the gas pipeline, and the electricity it generates is directly connected to the national grid." Puller took a deep breath. "You think they took aim at it?" "That's the only thing we can identify in that area that's worth their risk." "How could they storm a nuclear plant?"

"It looks pretty tight at the moment. But we can't afford to prove that it's not tight enough. If they could break into this place and blow up the reactor somehow, the consequences would be devastating. With a radioactive cloud over many states in a matter of days, all emergency forces are dealing with a natural gas pipeline explosion and possibly simultaneous wildfires. The combination of these factors is bound to be a catastrophe." "So we must vigorously strengthen the security and defense forces of nuclear power plants." "We think they have insiders inside the plant. That's what I told you about another intelligence report, Puller."

"Can you find out who it is?" "I'm afraid it won't be found out in three days. If we strengthen the security measures, then..." Puller continued for him: "The insider will notice and report the news, and they will start in advance and blow up the reactor at all costs. The gas pipeline will also change the time accordingly." "That's it. At some point we will of course take action to increase the security of these two locations, Puller. Ideally, however, we'll catch the bad guys before such measures become necessary." "Before it becomes necessary? Only three days left, Joe."

"I said it was bad." "I haven't seen a single Middle Eastern person in Drake so far." "Oh, I have to believe they've been keeping a low profile." "What do you want me to do? I'm just one person." "Keep doing what you're doing. Find these guys, Puller." "What if I still can't do it after all?" "Then I'll have to pull the trigger." "And they're going to pull the trigger, too." "This situation will definitely happen. Report to me at any time, and I will also inform you of the situation at any time." He paused, "I really hope I can send more people to you, but the higher-ups feel that this may be a warning."

"Yeah, I see. I do have a local helping me." "That's right, the policeman named Cole." "It's not about her, it's a guy named Dicky Strauss." Puller explained to Mason what he asked Dicky to do, "Whatever, it made me more in the crowd at this place." A pair of eyes. He's a veteran." "It's hard to get me excited about a guy like that, Puller. We don't know anything about him." "I don't have any more options," Puller replied. He could hear Mason sigh. "When will you meet him? We don't have much time." "I can meet him tonight." "Do you have a safe meeting place?" Puller thought for a moment. "Yes, I have. It's a place called Shangdu."