Chapter 1074 Conjecture about Nerve Agents
The ponytail man was sent to the US military base for interrogation by the CIA. It was the afternoon when everything was processed. The hungry Jack and Ma Xidao found a hot pot restaurant for dinner. .
Anna also came over halfway, skillfully picking up the hairy belly with chopsticks and scalding it in the hot pot.
“Have you discovered anything?” Jack asked the charming landlady in proficient Chinese for two more plates of tripe and lamb.
“Because your FBI report mentioned that the purity of these unusual poisons is extremely high, and if the iconic red dye is removed, the body should appear blue, so I directly tracked the person who made this kind of poison. Precursor materials.
About a month ago, a theft occurred in the warehouse of a pharmaceutical company. A batch of aniline drugs for asthma treatment was lost, and the security guard had his neck broken.
At about the same time, the door lock of a chemical factory warehouse in Busan was broken, and a large number of chemical raw materials, including hydrochloric acid, disappeared without a trace. There were more than ten tons. These are the detailed list. ”
After saying that, Anna handed Jack a document bag, with a charming smile on her face that even Ma Xidao, who was sitting opposite, couldn’t help but take a second look.
Although it was just a little done. She has undergone micro plastic surgery, but with her current image, even if she returns to France, people in the fashion industry who were once familiar with her will no longer be able to associate her with the supermodel with a slender figure.
If we talk about FSB. The official agents are carefully crafted exclusive Gundams, so field agents like Anna are probably mass-produced models like Zaku.
Although Jack firmly believes that real men play Zaku, and only sissies play Gundam.
But for the FSB, although such field agents are not disposable, they obviously do not cherish them too much.
Many hidden injuries left during high-intensity training, coupled with problems such as gastritis caused by dieting and irregular life during her modeling career in the past few years, have made Anna’s seemingly glamorous appearance, but in fact, she has long been a mess on the inside. Full of holes.
After leaving the FSB, Anna was arranged to go to Hainan, perhaps because she had eaten coconut chicken for several months, and she also underwent a series of real health care treatments such as acupuncture and moxibustion at Jack's suggestion.
After returning, the image of the hairy girl has changed drastically. Her cup size has increased by at least two sizes. In addition, when we met in Hawaii, Jack also gave her a BUFF, which made her whole body almost from the inside out. All have completed a transformation like a rebirth.
Dundundun drank a large glass of coconut water for himself. Anna, whose forehead was sweating and her cheeks were red from the spicy food, continued to report while adding ingredients to the hot pot.
"Justin's camera at the highway exit captured a suspicious truck full of blue chemical plastic barrels in a location that seems to be called Yongin."
Yongin City is located south of Seoul More than 40 kilometers long, it was originally just a small village, but was later developed into a new industrial zone, dotted with chemical and pharmaceutical factories, which is indeed suitable for hiding secret drug manufacturing dens.
"It's not easy to find in Longren. There are too many abandoned factories and warehouses there, hundreds at least." Ma Xidao frowned while biting his chopsticks after hearing this.
Jack glanced at the silent mobile phone. The CIA's efficiency this time was a bit poor. It has been more than half a day and there is still no result of the investigation.
But his eyes were immediately attracted by the stolen list of chemical plant warehouses provided by Anna, and he murmured to himself, "Phosphorus trichloride, why did they steal this thing? And it's such a large amount."< br>
Although phosphorus trichloride is also a chemical raw material, it cannot be used together with the production of poison.
“Didn’t you say they are terrorists? Maybe they are intended to be used for poisoning or something like that.”
Obviously Anna, this hairy girl, doesn’t have very good chemistry scores. Phosphorus trichloride Although it is a highly toxic chemical, its main principle is to generate hydrochloric acid mist in the air, which can cause irritation to the human respiratory tract.
Although the quantity on the list is several tons, the volatility of this thing is average. Even if it is dumped in a downtown area, it will not have a very good effect. If it is thrown into a water source, the Han River is a river after all. A few tons The chemicals poured in may not be as high as the Viagra content inside.
After briefly recalling the chemistry knowledge he had learned in his previous life, combined with the material he had memorized by rote during the FBI training, Jack suddenly couldn't sit still.
A large number of chemical formulas containing phosphorus are not friendly to the human body. For example, a large number of organophosphorus pesticides have been strongly associated with the word chemical weapons since their birth. association.
The four famous nerve agents, Tabun, Sarin, Soman and VX, are all organophosphorus or organophosphate compounds. , was originally developed for use as a pesticide.
Phosphorus trichloride is the main raw material for the production of organophosphorus.
Think of the bad things that country in the north once did in Malaysia, nerve agents, chemical experts who can produce high-purity citrine, the lost phosphorus trichloride, and the data that someone once tried to buy. Hundreds of "Little Wings" individual anti-air missiles.
"I have to make a phone call."
A terrible suspicion arose in Jack's heart, and he couldn't contain it anymore. He picked up the phone and left quickly, leaving the two people looking at each other in shock.
The time difference between Seoul and Los Angeles is 13 hours. At this time, Rosie was having a good dream. She was awakened by the sudden ringing of the phone. The old man stared at Jack's name on the screen for a while before he answered the call.
"You better have a valid reason, otherwise I will tell Jie Jie and Hannah the true identity of Joan Doe they have been tracking down recently."
Jack originally wanted to The words that came out of his mouth were slightly stagnant, and then he realized that he had ignored the time difference between the two places, but he couldn't care less at this time.
"In addition to the raw materials for making citrus poison, Zhang Mingjun's people also stole a large amount of phosphorus trichloride. Their purpose of frantically dumping high-purity citrus poison in South Korea over the past month is not to make money, but probably to prepare for the upcoming plan. Raising funds for chemical weapons attacks.”
Rosie, who was still a little sleepy, sat upright from the bed and almost jumped, but then she thought that Jack was currently in South Korea, so she relaxed slightly. Take a breath.
"Are you sure? How likely is it?" He picked up the water glass from the bedside table to moisten his somewhat tight throat, and then asked in a deep voice.
“It’s just speculation without concrete evidence at the moment, but several tons of phosphorus trichloride were lost, and there is news that there was a military chemical expert who defected with Zhang Mingjun.
This It can be verified from those high-purity citrin products. Ordinary people may be able to synthesize them in batches, but it is impossible to achieve such high purity.”
The little cuties who have watched "Breaking Bad" have all seen Lao Bai's craftsmanship, but that is actually just the result of the TV series' interpretation.
Although in theory, high-purity citrus poison is indeed a beautiful blue color, in fact, due to problems with equipment and processes, this high-end product has never been released on the market.
The poison that addicts can come into contact with is garbage with a content of less than 20% and mixed with impurities such as talcum powder and flour. In the UK, citrin poison has been found with a purity of 80%, which is the limit of what can be achieved under informal laboratory conditions.
In other words, the chemical expert Zhang Mingjun has is at least 1.5 times older. Considering his military background, it is difficult to say that he is better at making poisons. It's also a nerve agent.
"Based on the other party's original intention to purchase the 'Little Wings' missile, I think they originally planned to modify the missile to release nerve agents on a large scale."
Listening to his disciple's extremely fast speech, Luo Xi couldn't sit still on the bed. He quickly stood up, put on his pajamas and walked to the study. His knowledge of chemical weapons was no worse than Jack's, and he was even more aware of the horror of the situation.
“If it is a nerve agent, simply using explosives to detonate it would be a disaster. As long as the wind direction is right, it can cause 100,000 casualties in a densely populated city like Seoul.”
He paused and ordered, "Continue to investigate according to your ideas. I will contact experts to provide you with support. If confirmed, you'd better evacuate directly after notifying South Korea."
Chemical Weapons Therefore, nuclear bombs, which are called poor countries, are not only relatively cheap and easy to produce, but also, depending on their type, the horrific lethality and difficult-to-clean legacy of certain chemical weapons are comparable to nuclear weapons.
The "Agent Orange" spread by the United States during the Vietnam War caused 4.8 million victims, 400,000 of whom died directly as a result, and a large number of newborns died. About hundreds of thousands of surviving babies had congenital malformations or physical defects.
Even the Korean army that went to Vietnam as a slave army to burn, kill and loot could not escape the poison of this chemical weapon. It is said that at least one-third of the total 300,000 Korean slave soldiers at that time were contaminated , at least 20,000 people died from related illnesses.
The so-called "Agent Orange" that caused this result is "merely" a "herbicide" containing a large amount of dioxins in the mouth of the United States, and cannot be regarded as a chemical weapon.
So for nerve agents whose lethal dose is measured in milligrams, what we need to worry about is not the sequelae.
So Rossi’s first reaction was to ask his closest disciples to evacuate directly. That thing was really too dangerous.
However, although Jack doesn't like sticks very much, unless an incident involving large-scale civilian casualties reaches an irreversible level, he really needs to stand by and let the top management of this country handle it.
In view of this The "Sewol" incident had already been dealt with, and he thought it would be better for him to work on it himself.
At the same time, on the other side of the phone, although Rosie believed in Jack's judgment, she still had questions because the whole thing didn't sound so logical.
“Hasn’t it been confirmed before that Zhang Mingjun defected from that country? Why did he carry out a terrorist attack in the south? If he was really a soldier, he should be clear that he wanted to provoke in this way A war between the two countries is simply impossible. "
One common sense that goes against common sense is that for more than half a century after the end of the Peninsula War, the wartime command of the Southern Army was always in the hands of the Joint Command.
The commander of the Joint Command is concurrently served by the commander of the U.S. Forces in Korea, and the entire combat command system of the Southern Army is also in the hands of the U.S. military.
In other words, if one day the president of the south wakes up with a fit and wants to declare war directly on the north, then of the more than 600,000 Southern troops currently on duty, the only ones he can mobilize are probably Thousands of people directly under the Capital Defense Command.
Right now, the one in the north is unable to get erect in any part of his body except his mouth, and the one in the south is even more so "giving up his wife and son" and wants to shake his tongue like a pug.
So even if there is a terrorist attack with heavy casualties caused by defectors from the north, it will be the United States that has a headache. As for the pressure from the people, in addition to the usual street protests and finger-cutting, the people may also You can make a few more movies to commemorate it.
To sum up, as long as Zhang Mingjun can still think normally and logically, he knows that it is impossible to trigger a peninsular war in this way.
But the latest information Jack got from Jiang Zhentai today gave him a hint of inspiration, "I heard that people will come from the north for talks next week. I suspect there are targets Zhang Mingjun wants to deal with."
"Use An assassination in an indiscriminate attack?" Rosillo thought for a moment and understood what Jack wanted him to do, "I will find someone immediately. Ask the South Korean side for the list of delegations and investigate the identities of the relevant personnel, Jack, be careful.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll go find the antiphosphorus injection and atropine immediately after the call is hung up.”
Although. Theoretically, Jack wouldn't have died as long as he wasn't locked in a secret room and someone kept pumping poison gas into it, but emergency medicines were still prepared.
Organophosphorus nerve agents are different from the poisonous gases that most people think of. Although you will die if you inhale them, gas masks are completely useless against the former.
Because nerve poisons can poison people with only slight skin contact, and ordinary clothes not only have no isolation effect, but are easily adsorbed.
The poisoning mechanism of this thing is to block nerve signals, so the poisoned person will neither bleed from the orifices nor suffer from ulcers all over the body, but the nerves will be "cut off" and die.
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"Why do I encounter such dangerous events every time I meet you?" Although he said this, Ma Xidao still had a nonchalant expression on his face.
Jack's Audi S6 was declared dead after driving for less than a day. In the afternoon, the embassy sent another Saab. At this time, Anna, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked equally calm.
"You should be lucky that every time you encounter a dangerous incident, you have a good partner like me who is both wise and brave."
Jack corrected the guy's statement and parked the car on the side of the road. A car was waiting for him. The door of the military Humvee here opened, and a U.S. second lieutenant wearing a red cross armband came out.
The second lieutenant walked to the car and saluted Jack, unloaded a first aid kit he was carrying and handed it to him, "Sir, everything you want is inside. Do you need me to teach you how to use it?" ?”
Jack didn’t have a military position and it was inconvenient to return the military salute. He took the initiative to shake hands with the other person and said, “No, I have received relevant training. Thank you very much.”
Farewell. Jack, a second lieutenant who should be a military doctor, opened the first aid box and saw that it was filled with boxes of standard-dose emergency medicines, mainly phosphorus-resolving injections and atropine syringes.
Because nerve agents attack very quickly, these antidote drugs are directly packaged in disposable syringes. Pull out the needle cap and insert it into the muscle, break the thin neck mark of the ampoule, and the liquid can be automatically injected.
"I hope I won't use these things." After listening to Jack explain how to use it, even a man as thick as Ma Xidao couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Saroban started again and headed towards Yongin City.
There has been no news since the ponytail man was taken away by the CIA and the military. Rossi synchronized Jack's speculation with the other party and asked to speed up the interrogation.
Interestingly, good news came from Jiang Zhentai and Lin Zheling, who took away the fat man. They had discovered the suspected hiding place of Zhang Mingjun, which was indeed in Longren City.
(End of this chapter)