Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 286: The Blackbird reconnaissance plane disappeared just after it was dispatched, and Moscow was bustling (asking for monthly tickets)
September 1965, Sam Washington, White House Office.

Diamandino Chambers lowered his head and reported to his squad leader, Lyndon Johnson, explaining the details of the theft and shooting down of the U2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance plane.

But one question remains: How was it shot down?

Two Lady Dragon reconnaissance planes were stolen from the warehouse at Peshawar Airport. Although it was heartbreaking, it was just a conspiracy and was not worth mentioning in the face of real strength, so Lyndon Johnson and others did not care much about it.

However, they found it difficult to accept that the plane was shot down shortly after taking off from Peshawar Airport and entering the airspace over Northwest China.

Even extreme fear!
That is the desert in the northwest. The ground is the vast Taklamakan Desert, a large uninhabited area. How could such a powerful missile appear in such a place?
After ruling out the possibility of Moscow launching a missile, Diamandino Chambers and his team only have one target left: Todai!

Although they found it hard to believe and did not think that the industrial and technological levels of the University of Science and Technology were so impressive, the reality was so cruel that their Lady Jiaolong reconnaissance plane flying over the northwest of the University of Science and Technology was shot down.

Unlike the tampered reconnaissance plane flown by Francis Bower a few years ago, this time's Dragon Lady reconnaissance plane had been tested before and after takeoff, and no one had tampered with it at all.

In other words, a reconnaissance plane soaring at an altitude of more than 20,000 meters was actually shot down.

There are two possibilities. One is that Todai's surface-to-air missiles can hit reconnaissance aircraft at an altitude of 20,000 meters at a long distance at a speed exceeding Mach 1. The other is that Todai has powerful air-to-air missiles.

The U2 Jiaolong Lady reconnaissance aircraft does not fly fast, with a maximum flight speed of only kilometers per hour and a cruising speed of kilometers per hour.

Therefore, only a missile with a speed of more than 900 kilometers per hour is needed to catch up with Mrs. Jiaolong and hit the target, but whether it is a surface-to-air missile or an air-to-air missile, can Todai really produce it?

"You haven't found any wreckage yet?"

"Yes, Mr. President, we haven't found it. The place is too big. Even if our people go in, it will be difficult to find it. Moreover, it is a large desert area with extremely harsh environment."

Diamandino Chambers couldn't help but feel distressed when he heard this, because the number of missing and dead people was increasing, and he had lost more than a hundred people in total.

Just to obtain the wreckage of the plane, or to find out whether the University of Tokyo had developed any powerful missiles, the Sam Intelligence Agency sent out more than 500 people.

The result was either disappearance or death. In short, the personnel loss rate was very high.

The death of these people does not mean the end of the matter. Sam Intelligence Agency prefers to call that place a forbidden area for agents.

"Then find a way."

"Mr. President, I think it's time to send our Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft on this mission. We can't wait any longer."

In response to Lyndon Johnson's request, Diamandino Chambers also expressed his own suggestions.

In fact, it is very simple, that is to send out the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, which is their Sam's trump card.

Lyndon Johnson hesitated after hearing this. "That's two billion dollars. We simply can't afford the loss."

The cost of a Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is as high as 2 billion US dollars. For Sam, that is a very painful amount of money, so they can't afford to lose it.

Perhaps in Lyndon Johnson's view, even if hundreds or thousands of agents died, it would not be as good as a Blackbird reconnaissance plane.

"I know the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is very expensive, but we have no other options now. That place called the University of the East is not a place where our agents can run wild."

Diamandino Chambers was very helpless and complained in his heart that old Lyndon Johnson was so fucking stingy.

He just knows how to ask the people from Sam Intelligence Agency to work themselves to death, but he is reluctant to pay them.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be much easier for him to just pay mercenaries, killers, etc. to carry out such tasks?

A problem that can be solved by paying money is much better than directly sending agents there.

Under the persuasion of Diamandino Chambers, Lyndon Johnson finally signed the document, but it was not so easy to deploy the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

In the capital, in Lingjing Hutong compound, Zhao Mancang, who had just returned from Shangri-La less than two days ago, was called over by his leader.

"I just received news that Sam suddenly sent an unconventional aircraft to our side to carry out a mission. According to intelligence, a U-2 was shot down in the northwest, and they are eager to know what happened."

"And recently, there's been chaos in the Northwest again, with a lot more people around, so I wanted to ask you, do you know about this?"

Zhao Mancang nodded when he heard this:

"Leader, I've already asked Zhang Wenhong from the Yumenguan camp to help clean up the wreckage of U-2's plane, because I was the one who shot it down. Leader, you know that the plane's speed is very average."

Before he could finish his words, the leader interrupted him:

"I've wanted to ask you several times before, how did you manage to shoot down that U-2? You should know that Xiao Zhanwu's battalion-level team has only shot down two so far, and it took a long time and used tactics like decoys to finally shoot them down. How did you do it?"

U Lao Er's reconnaissance plane, which always stays at an altitude of 20,000 meters, is very annoying because it is out of reach of ordinary artillery shells and missiles, so people can only watch them soaring in the sky but are powerless to do anything.

The last time the leader received the news, he really wanted to call Zhao Mancang over to ask him how he did it and wanted him to share his experience.

"Leader, this was purely a coincidence. As you know, our Jiaolong organization has a fighter jet. I relied on my speed to catch up with the enemy."

"Then how do you manage to fly the plane so high in the sky?"

"I'm in good health. The performance of that fighter jet is just okay, so I was lucky enough to fly it to the bottom of U-2, and then I used the missiles on the plane to bomb the enemy. The missiles were obtained from Sam. Oh, okay, then I will purchase another batch next time. Each missile is 20 million US dollars."

When the leader heard what Zhao Mancang said, his eyes widened, and then he quickly said that he would not buy it.

Twenty million dollars to buy a missile? Only a fool would do such a thing.

The leader immediately asked him where he got so many US dollars to buy arms from Sam's family?
"Hey, boss, you know I definitely don't have any money. I just happened to discover their Sam's Arms Depot, so..."

"I'm ordering you now. You are not allowed to take risks like this again. Do you understand?"

"I heard you, leader, I promise!"

I guarantee it's useless. The fighter jet and missiles were exchanged from the system mall. How could they be bought with money or stolen?
The above was just Zhao Mancang’s excuse. Fortunately, he got away with it and was not caught by his leader for further questioning.

"Well, now they've sent another unconventional reconnaissance plane over here. It's probably going to be flying at a higher altitude. Don't act rashly, and don't take any risks. Do you understand?"

Zhao Mancang nodded and honestly did not continue to inquire about the news. Anyway, he had to obey the leader's orders, but if he came across it, he would definitely not let it go.

After coming out of Lingjing Hutong, Zhao Mancang returned to his office in Guozi Lane. He wanted to think about how to find out the movements of the Blackbird reconnaissance plane.

Although he was roughly certain that the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft might go to the Northwest to cause trouble, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft's flying altitude was 30,000 meters, far exceeding the U-2 Jiaolong Lady reconnaissance aircraft, so ordinary ground radars might not be able to detect it.

How can we talk about surveillance if we can’t find any trace?
How can we know the enemy's movements?

It can't be just luck, right?
Anyway, Zhao Mancang would definitely not do that!
"What are you thinking about, sitting here with such a sad face?"

In the office, Wei Huayong came back from outside. Seeing Zhao Mancang frowning and thinking, he couldn't help but ask worriedly.

Mi Shouyang, who was following behind Wei Huayong, also cast a concerned look at him.

Mi Shouyang is Wei Huayong's deputy, and it is almost certain that he will replace Wei Huayong.

"Nothing much. Are you all done? When will the three teams of the Jiaolong Army return?"

Zhao Mancang asked some questions but did not intend to tell them about the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. After all, they had no choice but to stare blankly. Since it could not solve the problem, it would be better not to tell them.

After understanding it, Zhao Mancang said:

"Well, after National Day, I'm going out for a while. You guys stay home, and things in the Northwest can continue as normal. Lao Zuo and Lao Qiu will handle the incoming and outgoing supplies, as well as the lithium batteries."

"Going out again? Fine, just be careful."

Wei Huayong nodded. He couldn't interfere with Zhao Mancang's actions, and the latter often went out, so he didn't think anything serious would happen.

After confirming the itinerary, Zhao Mancang stayed at home for the next period of time and only came to the office occasionally.

During the two-day National Day holiday, Zhao Mancang took Zhao Huijun and the other kids on a trip around the area. Because the holiday was short, he couldn't fulfill his promise to take them to places like Shanghai or Baiyun City.

After the holiday, Zhao Mancang flew directly to the small fishing village of Futian, and then took a speedboat to Hong Kong Island.

The Hong Kong Island today is no longer the same as the one he remembered.

Companies such as Wharf Holdings, Changda Group, Island Development Bank, Causeway Bay Motors Group, etc. are all well-known companies in Hong Kong Island. Most of them did not appear in the original time and space or did not develop at all on the same timeline, but now they are very different.

Zhao Mancang came to inspect Hong Kong TVB and summoned the management.

After many twists and turns, TVB finally fell into his hands. No matter how clever and resourceful Governor Grantham was, it was useless in the face of his powerful strength.

To be honest, he was ready to use other killer moves at that time, but he never expected that there would be such an unexpected turn of events.

Zhao Mancang's requirements for TVB are very simple: focus on promoting Chinese culture, maintain a firm neutral stance, and not allow any biased remarks.

Because no matter which side he leans towards, it will make the other side nervous. Only by maintaining a neutral stance and making money, then Governor Grantham will have no way to deal with TVB.

However, there are still people who take risks and even think that big bosses like Zhao Mancang don't pay attention to these things.

"I fired that female host yesterday. I have to make an example of her to warn others. Anyone who does it again will be permanently blacklisted by TVB."

In the conference room, Zhao Mancang spoke in a murderous tone, and all the management were speechless.

It seems that their big boss is a super capitalist who only cares about money, so everything will be easy.

"TV dramas must be well-made, scripts must be reviewed and audited, and costs must be kept within a manageable range. Don't lose sight of the main goal."

"Some TV series can even be sold to other places like Kimura and Garden City, so you need to understand the situation and how to maximize your profits."

Zhao Mancang picked up the killing stick and then gave him a few sweet dates.

Many TV drama scripts such as "The Bund", "Moment in Peking", "Love Across Thousand Mountains and Rivers", and "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" were brought out.

Although many stuntmen from Hong Kong and Taiwan have been recruited, there are already tens of thousands of stuntmen in Hollywood.

However, Hong Kong Island quickly recruited a lot of martial artists, so there was no problem at all in filming TV series like "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" or even movies.

Hong Kong Island has a population of several million, and there are too many young people who want to make a name for themselves.

Especially after hundreds of thousands of gangsters were eradicated, the social security in the entire Hong Kong Island was so good that the police station almost lost its job.

Fights became less frequent, and the police officers gradually had nothing to do.

Therefore, the police can only deal with matters such as traffic and smuggling.

It is a good thing that the social atmosphere in Hong Kong Island has improved. Young people have more opportunities, and most older people with families, if they are short of money, will choose to go to Australia to work as miners.

If you are a young person, you can either stay in Hong Kong Island or choose to go to Sam's Club. However, it is not easy to get a job at Sam's Club.

If you don’t have money, don’t even think about anything, because the boat ticket alone costs a lot of money.

When the management of TVB saw the scripts that Zhao Mancang took out, their eyes lit up, because they had heard that the boss had a lot of scripts.

Many of the scripts at Sam's headquarters are written by the boss. I thought that since the boss was a "white man", it was unlikely that he would have Chinese TV drama scripts, but I never expected that he actually did.

It seems that there is a huge team behind the boss.

Zhao Mancang had no idea what the management was thinking. After reiterating the rules, he stood up and left the meeting room.

He believed that management knew what to do next and he just needed to do a good job of supervision.

He doesn't need to personally participate in the actual supervision work. There are company employees under other pseudonyms who can help keep an eye on it. As long as they ensure that nothing goes wrong, there will be no problem.

Apart from wireless TV stations which require some time and effort, other industries are relatively simple.

After staying in Hong Kong Island for more than a week, Zhao Mancang went to Peshawar Airport. However, the airport had not been rebuilt yet, so his trip was in vain.

It’s been a while since he blew it up last time, but I didn’t expect it hasn’t been rebuilt yet.

So, where will the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft take off from?
Could it be from those military bases?
That's so hard to find!

Zhao Mancang didn't plan to keep looking. He just did his own thing and there was no need to think too much.

Sam, Washington, and Zhao Mancang came here in person, and the insect drone officially took off.

He planned to use the insect drone to lock onto the relevant information of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. As long as the specific location was determined, the subsequent matters would be much simpler.

In the office of Director Sam's Intelligence Agency, Zhao Mancang spent five days using the insect drone and finally got the information about the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

"It's actually at Harir Air Force Base? Haha, that makes things much easier."

After learning the news, Zhao Mancang left without anyone noticing. He even knew the other party's specific take-off time, so he just had to wait and see.

However, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was much more troublesome than the U-2, and the aircraft needed to undergo various tests. On the other hand, Diamandino Chambers made a guarantee to Lyndon Johnson, that is, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft would definitely not be shot down.

The Air Force also sent out its most powerful ace pilots, so the reconnaissance mission must be carried out with absolute certainty.

Therefore, they planned to carry out the mission in early November.

It is still in the debugging stage, and Zhao Mancang doesn’t even know where the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is.

According to speculation, he is most likely still in Sam's territory. After all, it is only mid-October now.

Since there is still plenty of time, Zhao Mancang will definitely stay with Sam and inspect his own property.

Every time he came out to inspect his own industry, it was at irregular times, and he had many aliases. Some of the companies under the aliases had only one thing in mind, and they kept an eye on the financial, personnel and other transfer arrangements of those large companies under the names of other aliases.

Just like wireless television stations, they are subject to close surveillance.

Because people who work in the cultural industry have a lot of clever ideas, and if you are not careful, you may get cheated without even knowing it.

Therefore, even though Zhao Mancang has taken over the three Hollywood giants, Paramount, 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures, he will still hold on to the financial power and personnel appointment power.

And they sent three companies under three sock puppet names to keep a close eye on these three giants to ensure that nothing would happen to them.

In addition, his irregular appearances have, to some extent, eliminated the possibility of being sidelined.

The management can only honestly carry out his orders according to his will and make big money for him.

In October, Paramount's latest movie "Warriors" is about to be released and the promotion has begun. This movie, which is called the blockbuster of the year and a classic movie that surpasses "The Godfather", will be released in early December.

Because December is the traditional Western holiday season of Christmas and New Year, Paramount wants to take advantage of this holiday to push the box office of "Wushuang" to a new record.

Also because of "Wushuang", during the off-season for movies in October and November, 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures tacitly released some medium-investment movies instead of competing with big investments.

Zhao Mancang inspected the three Hollywood giants and then stopped paying attention.

The reason why he is keeping a close eye on the Hollywood giants is not because he is idle, but because he wants to reverse the situation of cultural invasion.

The invasion of Chinese culture into Hollywood can be seen in the media, but not much. On the contrary, Mayflower Media Group's magazines, newspapers, and television stations are all promoting Sam's national integration and the Sam Dream.

Anyway, Sam is in such a mess that people like Lyndon Johnson won't focus on Hollywood. After all, what can Hollywood do?

Influence is ultimately limited.

The lithium batteries ordered by Mario Aviation from Hong Kong Island were finally delivered via the aircraft of Norinasun Ocean Shipping Company.

So, the manufacturing of drones is about to begin.

After learning about this, many people began to contact Mario Aviation to book drones.

Even though the drone’s display wasn’t very good, it was 1965, and having a drone was already pretty cool, so what more could you expect?
Just like those mainframe computers produced by Robot Computer Company, with a high price of 3.2 million US dollars each, aren’t there still many people buying them?

You have to buy it. If you don’t, you will be left behind by the times.

Besides, did Mario Airlines invest so much "gift money" in those officials in vain?

Of course they are needed to work at this time. If no orders are brought in, these people will not be able to get the "gift money" again.

Sam has so many military bases around the world, and purchasing five drones for each base is also an extremely huge number.

The price of a drone is only 1.2 million US dollars. Is it expensive?
In fact, it is not expensive. Compared with the famous Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, it is nothing.

The cost of building the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is 2 billion US dollars. Just thinking about it makes you realize how terrifying it is.

The price of the drone is only 1.2 million US dollars, which is really not expensive.

But in fact, the purchase of drone parts only cost less than 300,000 US dollars, and the remaining parts were produced by ourselves, and the total cost did not exceed 500,000 US dollars.

Therefore, the gross profit of Mario Airlines is 700,000 US dollars. However, it also needs to give those people "gift money", which is about 50,000 US dollars per machine.

Even so, Mario Airlines still makes a lot of money.

When Jiaolong Foreign Trade Company sells a lithium battery to Nolinasun Group, the price is US$60,000, and Jiaolong Foreign Trade Company makes US$10,000. When Nolinasun Group sells a lithium battery to Mario Aviation, the price is US$80,000.

Nolinasun Group earned $20,000.

In short, other companies may make huge profits, but Mario Airlines will never lose money.

Zhao Mancang inspected Mario Airlines for two days, and then went to keep an eye on Wanjia Supermarket.

At the end of October, he finally set off to return to Hong Kong Island, stayed there for another five days, and then went straight to Harrier Air Force Base.

When he arrived at Harrier Air Force Base, he happened to see the Blackbird reconnaissance plane and he immediately smiled happily.

"Okay, then I'll take you back. I won't sell you to the University of Tokyo. I'll sell you to Moscow. I'm sure Moscow will be very interested."

His original plan was to destroy the Blackbird reconnaissance plane, but now he has changed his plan. He plans to put the Blackbird reconnaissance plane into the system space and then sell it to Moscow.

Why not sell it to Todai?

Because the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is a terrible reconnaissance aircraft, with three major shortcomings, each more fatal than the other.

First of all, let’s talk about its high cost of 2 billion US dollars, and the operating fee is also very expensive. Each Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft will generate a budget of 15 million US dollars per month if it wants to be in service.

The maintenance and operating costs are simply frighteningly high, which is one of the main reasons why the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was retired in the original time and space.

Secondly, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft has poor endurance. Due to its design, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft has limited fuel carrying capacity, resulting in a short endurance time.

Therefore, in order to make up for this shortcoming, a large number of refueling aircraft are needed to follow when performing tasks, which not only increases the complexity of operations, but also further increases the cost of use.

A monthly budget of 15.8 million US dollars is no joke. After all, gas pumps and other things are not cheap.

The last point is that the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft has a very serious oil leakage problem.

The reason for this oil leakage defect is due to problems with the aircraft design.

Although the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft has an extremely fast flying speed, capable of flying at a speed of 3,220 kilometers per hour, which is nearly Mach 3, oil leakage was not anticipated at the beginning of its design, so the reliability and safety of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft are very poor.

In addition, oil leakage is also an important reason for the increase in operating costs of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

So, to be honest, Zhao Mancang doesn't think much of such a plane, and he is not very willing to let down Dongda.

After all, using the funds sold to Moscow to purchase large quantities of minerals, oil, food and other materials is much better than selling them directly to the University of Tokyo.

However, stealing the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is undoubtedly a difficult task.

Just because Sam is afraid of being stolen, he requires dozens or even hundreds of people to keep an eye on expensive aircraft such as the U-2 and Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

Especially under the cover of night, when the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is docked at the airport warehouse, more people should be sent to watch it.

"Hey, there are hundreds of people watching me, so I can't steal it?"

Zhao Mancang sneered, "How childish! I used to act recklessly because you were weak. But now, if I use my brain a little, you'll probably be so heartbroken you'll be unable to breathe."

The next night, all the people at the Harir Air Force Base, more than 3,000 in total, had stomach upsets.

The doctor's examination results came out quickly. A soldier in the kitchen accidentally identified the food incorrectly, mistaking croton for soybeans, and cooked them all. Only a few commanders and staff were lucky enough not to eat them, so nothing happened.

So that night, most of the soldiers stayed in the dormitory, and there were few people at the airport warehouse.

More than ten soldiers who were originally from the kitchen were sent to guard the airport warehouse. To Zhao Mancang, it was like having no one there.

So, with his quick attack, he had already taken care of more than ten people before the alarm in the airport warehouse even sounded.

Then he easily captured the Blackbird reconnaissance plane and escaped.

The next day, the base commander discovered that their warehouse had been completely emptied, leaving only the bodies of more than a dozen kitchen soldiers.

The commander felt dizzy and almost fainted. This matter had become a big deal.

What happened at Peshawar Airport happened again at their Kharil Air Force Base.

why?
Obviously, their location is remote and no one should know about it. Moreover, the Blackbird reconnaissance plane just arrived at their base three days ago. How come it was targeted so quickly?
So the news had already spread within Sam's territory. Maybe the higher-ups sold the news, otherwise, it would have been impossible to find the location of the Blackbird reconnaissance plane so quickly.

In Sam Washington, the headquarters of Sam Intelligence Agency, in the director's office, Diamandino Chambers fainted after learning the news.

He had previously promised Lyndon Johnson that the Blackbird reconnaissance plane would never be shot down, but what happened now?

It was not shot down by the enemy, but it was stolen by the enemy.

That's an air force base guarded by more than 3,000 people, and the Blackbird reconnaissance plane just arrived a few days ago. How could it be stolen so quickly?
There was a huge commotion in the office, which attracted the assistants and others outside, and the entire intelligence agency was in a state of chaos.

Diamandino Chambers fainted, and Deputy Director of Intelligence Jared Vereker took charge of the situation, and then he went to the White House office in person to report the situation.

Lyndon Johnson also received the news, and Jared Verrick was appointed as the new director by the former.

As for Diamandino Chambers, whether or not he actually passed out, he is a thing of the past.

Who made Chambers issue the military order before?
Now that he doesn't leave, does he want to continue to occupy the magpie's nest?
Jared Vereker thus became the director of the Intelligence Bureau, in charge of the entire intelligence bureau.

When Diamandino Chambers came to his senses, he soon learned that he had been fired. Instead of being disappointed, he smiled with relief.

This matter is finally over. He doesn't need to worry every day or worry about those things.

Anyway, he has saved enough money for several lifetimes, and now he can go back to his hometown and become a big landlord.

However, not long after he was hospitalized, someone easily came to his luxurious private room and sent him to see God.

As for his money, it was confiscated directly.

"Is everything done?"

In the director's office, Jared Verrick received a call. When he heard the news on the phone, he couldn't help but smile.

Jared Verrick knew exactly how much money Diamandino Chambers made.

The other party holds more than 237 million US dollars in gold, jewelry, shares and cash, as well as a farm worth more than 50 million US dollars, which is nearly 300 million US dollars. How could Jared Vereker allow the other party to retire so easily?

Therefore, the best way is to let the other person pass away while he is in the hospital.

After dealing with this matter, Jared Weirick finally thought of a way to solve the current trouble.

The theft of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was definitely an unusual event, so Jared Virick immediately offered a reward of 20 million on the black market.

Although the Intelligence Bureau also has many elite agents and ace agents, it is impossible for all of them to be devoted to this matter.

There are a large number of desperate criminals on the black market, and 20 million US dollars is enough to drive these people crazy.

After dealing with Diamandino Chambers, Jared Verrick had a lot of money in his hands.

As long as he can keep his position as director of the intelligence agency, Jared Vereker will definitely get more money.

And to avoid following in the footsteps of Diamandino Chambers, Jared Weirick will certainly increase his security protection.

He directly paid for the hiring of more than ten private bodyguards from outside, and these people were loyal only to him.

Because this bodyguard company originally belonged to him personally, and he used the government's money to support himself, this business was simply unbeatable.

He is very familiar with the term "thrifty".

When the black market learned that someone had offered a hidden reward of 20 million US dollars just to find the list of thieves who stole the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, the entire black market was in an uproar.

Many desperate criminals came out one after another, and everyone wanted to find out the news.

But all this was in vain, because Zhao Mancang did not leave any clues at all, so how could those people find him?

In Moscow, the head of the KGB has been replaced by Prokhot Rublev.

Because Rublev had a closer relationship with Brezhnev, no one else could get the position of KGB chief except him.

"You mean someone contacted you and wanted to sell you a black reconnaissance plane?"

In the office, Rublev stared at the middle-aged man in front of him and asked word by word.

The middle-aged man Arnoldov is the new head of the KGB intelligence department. This is the news he received because Zhao Mancang contacted them.

Arnold Lof had not heard about the theft of a Blackbird reconnaissance plane from Harrier Air Force Base because Zhao Mancang flew to Moscow immediately after the theft.

It takes time for the message to be conveyed, and Zhao Mancang is just taking advantage of the time difference.

He only gave Arnoldlov half a day to make a decision. If he couldn't make a decision, he would complete the transaction himself.

Yes, he intends to force the sale!

"Come on, follow me to the Kremlin!"

Rublev acted decisively and took Arnoldov to the Kremlin to meet Brezhnev.

After the latter learned about this, he was also shocked, and immediately nodded in agreement, because the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is a more advanced black technology than the U2 reconnaissance aircraft.

Previously, they had only used the KGB to plot to take down a U2 Dragon Lady, but they never succeeded again.

The Tokyo University is even more powerful, having shot down three Lady Jiaolong reconnaissance planes, so Moscow must find out what is going on.

They never expected that someone would contact them to sell a Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

Regardless of whether this is true or not, and regardless of who the seller is, Moscow is going to order this Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

"The other party requires that all settlements be made in gold and rare metals, and does not want other ruble cash, oil, grain, etc."

There is actually quite a lot of tritium in metal mines, and the price of tritium is not cheap.

Although there is a lot of tritium in seawater and it can be said to be inexhaustible, the preparation of tritium requires a lot of energy because there are only a few ways to produce tritium, such as nuclear reaction, reactor neutron irradiation, chemical synthesis, isotope exchange, etc.

Tritium is one of the main raw materials for hydrogen bombs.

After hearing this, Brezhnev consulted experts and rejected the proposal to provide the metal element tritium. He asked Arnoldov to contact Zhao Mancang and all transactions were made in gold.

When Zhao Mancang heard this, he agreed immediately.

Two billion US dollars, no bargaining!
When exchanging gold, Zhao Mancang discovered that the other party did not have that much gold at all, or rather, they actually took out a lot of gold-wrapped copper to make it look like the real thing.

Wow, these people are really good at calculating. They actually managed to hit him.

Since that was the case, Zhao Mancang did not tolerate the other party. He confiscated more than 50 tons of gold and also did not give them the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

When Brezhnev learned the result of this transaction, he was so angry that he ordered all KGB agents to go out and find the person and kill him.

Soon, the KGB finally received news from overseas: a Blackbird reconnaissance plane belonging to Sam at the Harrier Air Force Base in the Middle East was stolen.

When this news came out, Brezhnev became even angrier. Kill this madman!
However, the KGB did not kill Zhao Mancang. Instead, Zhao Mancang seized the opportunity and looted the vault of their central bank.

Their total gold reserves this year are more than 1,200 tons, of which more than 700 tons are stored in the central bank's vault.

Seven hundred tons of gold equals 24.7 million ounces, or $930 million.

Even after taking away so much gold, Zhao Mancang still did not hand over the Blackbird reconnaissance plane to them.

As for the ruble cash in the vault, there are only more than 200 million in total, and rubles are not US dollars that can be spent all over the world.

Even if he could spend it, Zhao Mancang still couldn't afford the money for the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, because the price of a Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is 2 billion US dollars.

"You're all useless! Why don't you go find him? Kill him!"

Brezhnev was extremely angry. He did not expect Zhao Mancang to be so powerful, with a mind as narrow as a needle tip and a strong desire for revenge.

Haha, Zhao Mancang doesn’t care about these things. He just wants Brezhnev to know that this is the consequence of provoking him.

The whole of Moscow became a mess, and of course the news could not be blocked, so it attracted many desperate criminals from all over the world and SAM Intelligence Agency agents.

Even agents from the British Agency for Security Affairs came to join in the fun. In short, the whole of Moscow was very lively.

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(End of this chapter)