booktalesy Chapter 224 We can help you rebuild the Papacy
Chapter 224 We can help you rebuild the Papacy
Lin Jianguo contacted the domestic authorities immediately upon returning to the base.
"No, Lao Lin, you've been calling a bit too often!"
As soon as the call was connected, Zheng Guodong's voice came through first.
"Do you think I wanted this?"
Lin Jianguo rolled his eyes. "I have something important to tell you."
"What is it?"
"It's like this..."
Lin Jianguo recounted in detail what happened to Lin Fan in the Vatican.
"Those cardinals of the Vatican are acting like grandsons in front of that brat."
His devout attitude made me think that kid was starting a cult!
What did you think?
After listening to Lin Jianguo's account, Zheng Guodong on the other end of the phone was speechless.
Your kid is getting into theocracy now, isn't that a cult?
Of course, that's no longer important; what's important is...
"What did you say? Your son has absorbed the Vatican's high-ranking officials?"
"right."
Lin Jianguo spoke in a flat tone.
"So that old man Paul VI is useless."
Lin Fan's current stance is that since the United States wants it, then they should sell it to them.
Zheng Guodong, after all, was a man who had experienced many storms, and he quickly suppressed his shock, his mind racing.
"Sell it to them?"
"That's right."
Lin Jianguo nodded.
"That brat's idea is to use that old guy to extort a lot of money from Eagle."
I was thinking of asking you, is there any shortage of technology or equipment in China? If so, give me a list, and we'll rip them off handsomely.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Guodong burst out laughing on the other end of the phone.
"Good lad! Dark-skinned enough! I like it!"
Zheng Guodong's previous gloom vanished, and his tone became incredibly excited.
"You wait, I'll get those old guys at the Academy of Sciences to make a list right now."
High-precision machine tools, aerospace special materials, deep-sea exploration equipment... anything that the US can use to strangle us, write it all down!
"No way, are you trying to kill them?"
"Otherwise what?"
"Okay, you can hurry up. I'll keep it hanging here for now."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Jianguo found Lin Fan.
Lin Fan looked up at him.
"nailed it?"
Lin Jianguo gave an OK sign:
"I've already sent Lao Zheng to compile the list. I've figured it out; you're determined to make America suffer a lot."
"Of course, this kind of opportunity is extremely rare. And if you don't really push your luck, those Americans won't feel at ease, will they..."
……
Meanwhile, at the Hexagon...
After ending the call, Carter immediately relayed the message back to the main conference room.
"What did you say? They want to make a deal with us using Paul VI?"
Upon hearing Carter's words, a bearded congressman immediately exploded, "What are they trying to do? Extort us?!"
"That's right! We absolutely cannot compromise with them!"
However, Carter looked at the group of people coldly:
"Gentlemen, although the Vatican is finished, the technology they possess can change our current predicament!"
As he spoke, he took out some internal lab documents and projected them directly onto the large screen in the conference room.
"These are the experimental results."
Five elite soldiers—four exploded and died, and one transformed into a mindless monster. We have absolutely no way of analyzing this energy!
The bloody scene on the screen immediately silenced the entire conference room.
Carter continued:
"Now, Paul VI may be the only one who knows the truth."
His mind was filled with the extraordinary technology accumulated by the Vatican over hundreds of years.
"Once we get him, we can mass-produce powerful super soldiers!"
"By then, let alone Lin Jianguo and his son, what will China even amount to?"
"What we give today, we can take back tenfold, a hundredfold, with the fists of super soldiers tomorrow!"
The bearded congressman frowned: "But China will definitely ask for an exorbitant amount."
"So what?"
Carter countered,
"Technical equipment is inanimate, but super soldiers are alive."
"Any price to pay is worth paying if we can unlock the secrets of the crystal. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a new era of arms race; we cannot afford to fall behind!"
Strong, who was sitting in the main seat, remained silent.
It was quite a while before he slowly raised his head.
"Carter is right."
"Agree to China's conditions. Bring Paul VI back at all costs."
Carter breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, Mr. Strong."
The meeting had just ended when Carter's personal cell phone rang.
He glanced at the number, took a deep breath, and answered the call.
"Mr. Lin, we've discussed it and agreed to the deal," Carter said curtly.
Lin Jianguo's cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Mr. Carter is a very straightforward person. I've sent the list to your encrypted email address. Please check it."
Carter walked to the computer next to him and opened the email.
Carter's face flushed red instantly after just one glance, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.
"Lin Jianguo! Are you insane?!"
Carter roared into the phone.
"Three top-of-the-line lithography machines? Ten tons of aerospace-grade titanium alloy? And core blueprints for a deep-sea submersible? Do you think we're running a charity supermarket?!"
"You think it's too expensive?"
Lin Jianguo's tone was irritating.
"If you think it's too expensive, then forget it. I'm hanging up."
"Wait!" Carter gritted his teeth, forcing out the words, "I...will give it to you!"
"Why didn't you just make it quicker earlier?"
Lin Jianguo yawned.
"You have three days. Transport the goods to the abandoned military airfield on the outskirts of Raccoon City."
Money in exchange for the person.
"Even if it's just one screw missing, I'll break Paul's leg."
The phone hangs up.
Carter slammed his fist on the keyboard, sending keys flying everywhere.
"You bastards, you just wait!"
three days later.
An abandoned military airfield on the outskirts of Raccoon City.
Three heavy transport planes bearing the American logo roared down onto the runway.
The deafening roar of the massive engine was deafening.
The cabin door opened, and a team of fully armed American agents quickly disembarked and patrolled the surroundings.
Carter, wearing a black trench coat and sunglasses, walked at the back with a gloomy face.
At the end of the runway, Lin Jianguo, along with the Night Owl Squad and dozens of former Templar Knights who had just been recruited and donned black combat uniforms, stood ready for battle.
Lin Fan stood at the very back.
Behind him, King Paul VI stood meekly, wearing a patched grey robe.
Carter stepped forward, his gaze passing over Lin Jianguo, and fixed intently on Paul VI.
Carter's eyes twitched violently when he saw the Pope dressed in such tattered clothes.
"Mr. Lin, you are insulting the Holy See!" Carter said, barely suppressing his anger.
Lin Jianguo curled his lip: "Stop talking nonsense. Did you bring the things?"
Carter waved.
Several agents immediately opened the rear compartment of the transport plane.
Boxes of sealed precision instruments and metal materials were neatly stacked inside.
Lin Jianguo turned to look at Night Owl:
"Take some people to inspect the goods. Check them carefully, don't let these bastards fool us with counterfeit products."
Night Owl nodded and led the technicians forward quickly to begin opening and inspecting the boxes one by one.
Two full hours passed.
Night Owl ran back and nodded to Lin Jianguo: "The goods are fine. Everything on the list is there."
Lin Jianguo smiled with satisfaction and turned to look at Carter:
"Alright, Mr. Carter, pleasant transaction. You can take the person with you."
Carter snorted and made a gesture.
Two agents immediately stepped forward and grabbed Paul VI's arms, one on each side.
Paul VI did not resist or speak, but obediently followed Carter away.
Soon, the three transport planes took off again and disappeared into the clouds.
Lin Jianguo watched the departing plane and stroked his chin:
"You brat, are you sure that old guy won't give himself away?"
Lin Fan closed his eyes.
Within the sea of consciousness, the massive body of the Great Crow swayed slightly.
The mental eye that had been dormant deep within Paul VI's mind was instantly activated.
Lin Fan's vision blurred for a moment, then cleared.
He saw the metal bulkhead of the transport plane's cabin, saw Carter sitting opposite him, and heard the roar of the engines.
The field of vision is completely synchronized.
Lin Fan opened his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Don't worry, Lao Lin. We won't be caught."
"Hurry up and have someone move the things back."
Next, let's watch how the United States courts disaster.
Hearing this, Lin Jianguo felt relieved.
"Brothers, let's get to work! Bring back all the loot we've stolen!"
Meanwhile, ten thousand meters above the ground.
Carter stared at King Paul VI across from him for a while, and finally couldn't help but speak:
"Your Excellency Paul, could you... tell us about the secret methods of the Vatican?"
I assure you, if our experiment succeeds, we will help you rebuild the Papacy!