“Pakistan?”
The moment I asked back, words burst out from the side.
“Oh, f*ck. Pakistani?”
“Are you trying to launch a nuclear missile from there?”
“If you are in Pakistan… Maybe so. Because there is a history.”
From Andrei to Jose and Rachel, everyone helped out a word.
I knew very well why.
It was because Pakistan was a country I had heard of several times, including regular training, during my military service.
A country that has sold off various technologies and know-how related to nuclear fission.
And North Korea received the same nuclear fission technology, and was armed with nuclear weapons based on it.
It was natural to go to Pakistan, but there was one problem.
“What is Pikal doing there? It wouldn’t be normal if it appeared in person… Are you saying you’re going to launch it there?”
It was when my colleagues asked if they were launching nuclear missiles as expected.
Jake nodded.
“They say it’s highly likely.”
As soon as the words were finished, there was a sigh.
“Oh.”
“Really? Unbelievable… … .”
“What a madman, to the point of jihad.”
I also had the same thought, but there was something more important.
The fact that the launch site is different from what I know.
The area where the Pikal I know launched nuclear missiles was not Pakistan, but a closed military facility spread evenly in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe.
Old relics from World Wars I and II, for example.
The same goes for the Republic of Camarnia, located in the Caucasus region, where our team has visited in the past and where Sergei died.
Missiles would be launched from somewhere.
Dozens of nuclear missiles were launched at the same time and flew toward various advanced powers, including nuclear powers.
It was only natural that it would escalate into a nuclear war.
It was because nuclear powers had to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles into the launch area by the nuclear umbrella system, and Russia was included in them, including several small and medium-sized countries.
World War 3 broke out like that, and the scenarios in the game used to end brilliantly and gloomily.
Of course, the current situation has changed a lot from the scenario, but I didn’t think that the area related to nuclear development would have changed either.
Only the villains died, and the location has not yet been revealed.
It would be possible to move from place to place before being discovered, but that was a high-risk thing, so I judged it to be unlikely.
So I thought it would continue to operate.
But what about Pakistan?
I stopped thinking and looked straight at Jake.
“Team leader, are you sure about the information about the launch from Pakistan?”
“why? Do you know anything?”
Jake asked right away instead of answering.
As if I knew something, or as if I wanted to know.
Of course, I couldn’t say everything I thought.
I just had to make it in moderation.
Rareple is a game, and I can’t say I’ve played it many times.
“… In the past.”
As I slowly let go of the rhyme, the eyes of my colleagues focused on me.
“Didn’t you try to take the nuclear development researchers?”
“It did.”
“At sea and in Italy. If the destination is Pakistan, the route is a bit odd. I think it might be somewhere else. especially… Isn’t the development of nuclear weapons something that Pikal has been preparing for quite some time?”
“However, the possibility that TP (Top Priority) has failed in its final development and is forced to purchase and launch nuclear missiles from Pakistan?”
I heard Rachel’s voice.
It was an obvious question worth nodding your head at.
It was because he knew very well that Pikal went to China and Russia in the first place because of nuclear missiles, not tourism.
Of course, I didn’t know exactly what I was trying to do, whether it was purchase or development.
Anyway, Pikal was dabbling in nuclear missiles.
This was a fact not only known to me, but also investigated and acknowledged by the command.
Meanwhile, Jake also opened his mouth.
“I agree with Rachel’s judgment. But Lee, if you say… Let’s see. Are there any other reasons?”
“No, if you have to… That’s how it felt.”
As soon as I answered, Harry spoke up.
“If it’s your sense, you should check it out. Isn’t it possible that Command made a mistake or TP set a trap?”
“Why don’t you miss Nari, the aide? You’re the kind of kid I’d trust even if Lee walked on water.”
“uh? if… … ?”
While Harry looked at me with round eyes at Andrei’s question.
Rachel added.
“Let’s talk about that for now, and let’s talk about what we have to do. Did the instructions come down? input? Or wait?”
At that, Jake nodded.
“It must be among them.”
“If it’s input and standby, how far does it go?”
“I’m going to go by helicopter during lunch today and board the aircraft carrier tomorrow. The first destination is the Arabian Sea, and additional instructions will come after that.”
“Arabian Sea, it sounds like you are waiting in the offshore of Pakistan.”
Rachel then quietly added a question.
“Then, rather than secret raids, are you planning to use it for pressure on Pakistan first, and send us in if things don’t go well?”
“I think so, I feel the same way.”
As Jake answered, Andrei sighed.
“Wow, that’s f*cking weird. It’s not a secret infiltration, what is this… … .”
“No wonder, on the contrary, it is very clear and simple. Just think of it as a gun. You want to target your opponent.”
As Harry explained, he stretched out his index finger and thumb, then rolled up the rest to form a gun.
“what?”
“To intimidate the opponent in front of the muzzle and at the same time shoot if you do something stupid. That’s all. Right, Rachel?”
said Harry, and Rachel nodded.
Seeing that, Andrei smiled.
“So we have to ride the f*cking big old junk we came in again?”
“It has not been confirmed which ship it is.”
“Damn it, everything is there. What’s missing from an aircraft carrier? Aren’t they all the same lump of iron?”
Andrei made an impression.
As he said, it was because the aircraft carrier itself was worse than expected.
The majesty is amazing, but the inside is not.
Although they are being maintained, most of them are outdated and need to be repaired, which is inconvenient in many ways.
From simple accommodations to various activities.
It was to the point that Jake gave tens of thousands of dollars to spend on the crew.
While I nodded, Jake opened his mouth.
“You can leave if you feel uncomfortable, Andrei.”
“… who missed it? It’s just like a dog.”
Andrei continued.
“So what, any more instructions? You said you were leaving during lunch today? Shouldn’t you be ready right away?”
“Then shut up and get ready, unless you’re making a donation.”
“Keuheum, then go first.”
Andrei cleared his throat, and José followed with a chuckle.
And Harry, who was noticing, asked me.
“Senior, but really… What else can you do?”
“what?”
“Like what Andrei just said… … .”
“Don’t give a damn.”
“yes.”
When I lightly interrupted Harry, Rachel looked at me.
“By the way, Lee.”
“hmm?”
“That feeling… You haven’t said anything lately, have you?”
“persimmon? Oh, just that?”
When asked back at the unexpected question, Rachel nodded.
“Yes, that feeling you sometimes talked about on set.”
“Well, not recently.”
I said something about it in Al Jamash, where the story begins, but I haven’t used that word since.
Because the scenario I knew had changed and there was nothing to predict.
Perhaps remembering that, Rachel nodded before opening her mouth.
“How does it compare to back then?”
“yes? What?”
“Your sense. Because at that time, all my senses were right. I’m asking because I’m curious about whether it won’t be wrong this time too.”
“ah… well.”
The scenario at the beginning is predictable, so you can be sure, but not now.
Perhaps, instead of abandoned military facilities in Eastern Europe or the Caucasus, missiles could have been received and launched directly from Pakistan.
If not, it would have been enough to shoot it from bordering Iran or Afghanistan.
You’d have to build a launch pad to launch the missiles, but that would be easier than developing missiles or fission.
However, it was difficult to believe that there was a high possibility of shooting in Pakistan.
“I don’t know.”
Shaking her head, Rachel also replied as if regretting it.
“If I was sure, I would have leaned that way…” there’s nothing we can do. First, I will prepare to move.”
I nodded my head at those words, then paused.
‘Rachel trusts my senses?’
It was a new realization.
Rachel, who had been through two intelligence agencies in the United States, was not the type to trust intuition.
He was a believer in command judgment, aggregated information, and analyzed data.
So, at first, it felt tricky.
Even though she has a pretty appearance as the heroine of LaReple, her background and disposition were not friendly.
Didn’t you just bring up the opposite case?
However, when Rachel asked me about my feelings, she responded as if she was sorry.
‘When did this change… … .’
While laughing, Jake opened his mouth.
“Then I’ll report it to the superiors, so let’s see it again later. Prepare yourself like Rachel.”
“All right.”
By the time I left the command and control room at Camp Lee with Harry behind me like that.
Andrei, who was smoking outside, approached.
“Hey, Lee.”
“why?”
“But that’s what you said earlier.”
“uh? Andrei? up to you?”
When I hesitated and asked back at Andrei’s unexpected words, he blinked.
“What are you talking about? why?”
“No, so why do you have a sense?”
“What is it like? Do you think that Pakistan is actually false information or likely to be a trap?”
“It’s not like that, it’s just what I think… Why do you even ask how you feel?”
“Isn’t that obvious? You are a real monster. Whatever it is, your words aren’t nonsense. He doesn’t talk bullsh*t like he usually does.”
Andrei nodded at Harry as he spoke, and Harry, who was next to him, responded right away.
“I deny the bullsh*t that came out later, but I agree with what you said earlier. There’s no way a senior can talk nonsense. Whatever it is, it’s worth checking out.”
“You are like that, but… … .”
“It’s like that, senior. It is natural.”
Harry gestured to answer again.
“… Let’s get ready to go.”
Everyone said they knew what I said and parted ways, and I packed my things just like them.
It’s like taking a taxi and boarding a ferry soon.
To put it simply, I moved as usual, but even my thoughts were not the same as back then.
As I was packing, Rachel and Andrei’s words came to my mind.
‘It’s my feeling… … .’
This was different from the variables that occurred during the operation.
because I remembered
Nuclear missiles were not launched from Pakistan, and no mention was made of them in the first place.
Also, there was nothing I could do now.
I carried the doubts that still lingered in my personal baggage.
“… Let’s go for now.”
