Of course, he had no doubt that he would have this idea.
The situation has been quite bad recently. The economic crisis that we had just overcome has plummeted again with the Manhattan incident.
Across the United States, due to this plague similar to the zombie virus in science fiction films, cults and doomsday rhetoric have grown wildly on the Internet. In some areas, there has been a buying spree and many businesses have simply shut down. The pressure from all aspects is simply overwhelming.
In addition, he received a war warning from a wizard from SHIELD, although he did not believe that a wizard could cause any real trouble to the most powerful country on the planet.
But it is impossible to say that he doesn't care at all. He has also read some of the situations reported by SHIELD. He cannot rule out the possibility that it will become the fuse leading to the war or even the turning point for the decline of the United States.
These pressures and worries have been flashing in his mind all the time, and now, the thoughts are just a little more impulsive and stronger.
"Damn it! Why is this happening on my watch?"
The president couldn't help but complain in his heart, but he quickly suppressed this irresponsible thought.
Since it has already happened, he has to solve it.
However, he was a bit impulsive in requesting for nuclear weapons intelligence. He should have been calmer.
After looking at the phone, the president hesitated and didn't dial it.
Changing one's orders every day is not a good thing, but it is not without effect. At least it can reduce his anxiety and allow him to cope with the current work in a better state.
"Bring me a cup of coffee."
After picking up the phone and giving an order, the president rubbed his throbbing temples to ease the dull pain in his brain.
Colin stood aside and watched, his face showing joy.
It’s done!
Although only nuclear weapons intelligence was mentioned and the military troop distribution map was not mentioned, this gain was enough to be the price of his departure for this operation.
With this information, we will have a great advantage in establishing an alliance in the future.
If the situation really develops to an uncontrollable point, with this intelligence, he can completely destroy the United States' capital of mutual destruction in a very short period of time and ensure that the situation does not develop to an uncontrollable point.
Although he believed that things would not develop to the point where they would have to drop nuclear bombs on each other, leading to mutual destruction and even the extinction of mankind.
But even if you think so, you still have to do the necessary preparations.
He didn't expect that it would actually happen, but because he had no way to deal with it, he could only watch.
If that were to happen, no matter how much he retaliated afterwards, it would not change the outcome in the slightest.
Time passes by every second.
The president sat in his office and began to deal with complicated government affairs.
Colin stood aside, looking around the office while waiting, visiting this room that seemed full of secrets to outsiders.
While waiting, he took out an eyeball-shaped stone and placed it in a corner of the office.
This stone and another metal plate that can project images are collectively called the Mage's Eye by Colin. It is a detection prop. Through the metal plate at the lower eye, one can view the image within a radius of 200 meters centered on the lower eye.
The inspiration for its creation comes from the wizard's detection spells and the soul sensing mark of the necromancy series and other related spells. It is made according to the corresponding principles and superb alchemical knowledge.
Of course, the effect is good, but there are also flaws.
First of all, there is the distance factor. The distance between the eyes and the metal plate cannot exceed 100,000 kilometers, otherwise the magic frequency between the two will not be connected, resulting in a break, causing the prop to fail.
However, the total diameter of the earth is only more than 10,000 kilometers, so there is no need to worry about this.
Secondly, there is the issue of materials.
In order to achieve excellent performance and reduce consumption, the materials required for refining need to consume a large amount of precious magic-conducting metals such as refined gold and secret silver.
However, this shortcoming does not need to be taken seriously for the Horadric Cube, which can refine ordinary resources into scarce resources.
Then, there are the shortcomings of the props themselves.
There is no sound when viewing the picture through the Mage's Eye, but the scene seen through the Mage's Eye is not a single perspective, but is similar to the God's perspective in the game, which can be controlled at will. This also makes up for some of the defects of the picture having no sound.
The next thing is the distance that can be viewed.
Two hundred meters can only be achieved in a completely open area with no obstructions. In fact, due to the existence of obstacles such as house walls, the actual monitoring range is only about fifty to eighty meters around the lower eye.
Moreover, the closer you get to the distance limit, the blurrier the image you see will be.
Of course, this distance is generally sufficient.
In summary, although the prop itself has more or less some shortcomings, it is also an extremely excellent monitoring prop.
The night faded from the sky and the sun gradually rose from the east.
At this moment, a man in a suit strode into the office with documents in his arms.
Colin took a look, perked up, and moved closer.
It took several hours to arrive. God knows how he got through this boring time when he couldn't make any sound or noise.
"Mr President."
The man greeted him, handed over the document in his hand and said, "Here is the information you requested."
The president took it and opened it silently to read it.
Colin stood behind the president, silently memorizing everything he saw.
After a while.
Huh~~
The president let out a long breath, read through the document and threw it back to the person who came.
It was only then that his somewhat agitated mood gradually began to calm down.
"What's going on in Dubai?" the president asked.
"Except for Wahar, the third son of the King of Dubai, who is in contact everywhere, there is no sign of other royal family members being involved in this matter. Our operatives are already making plans to take his life in the near future." The visitor answered after listening to the question.
"Don't worry too much about concealment. No, in addition to the evidence, we can let them know that this is what we did. Although I don't think a country that has developed on the basis of oil and has no foundation can pose a threat to the United States, since he has the wrong idea, we should defeat him openly and warn others who want to rebel what will happen!"
The president gave the order in a cold tone. The visitor did not show any change in expression when hearing this. He said calmly, "I understand. I will convey your meaning to the operatives."
The president nodded and asked in a more relaxed tone, "How is Manhattan? When do you CIA people think this matter can be concluded?"
"That depends on General Reed, Mr. President, and because of S.H.I.E.L.D., we are severely limited in our ability to obtain intelligence," the visitor said.
The president listened and frowned.
Under Nick's leadership, S.H.I.E.L.D. has had a tendency to deviate from American interests over the years, but because of the importance of the matter and his tolerance for what it has done, he has not thought of touching this behemoth.
This is especially true in the current situation.
"Don't worry about S.H.I.E.L.D. for now. Even if they reject you, they won't do anything openly. What you need to do is to tell me all the true information that they want to conceal!" The president knocked on the table twice to remind them.
He was well aware that his own spy organization had always been coveting some of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s resources and status.
It's not even just the CIA, the FBI is the same.
Normally he could tolerate some little actions between them, but not now.
The reason why Manhattan can still maintain a certain degree of stability at the moment is because of SHIELD's door-to-door publicity and reminders.
Not to mention that he has no intention of dealing with SHIELD now, even if he does, it is definitely not the time.
"Yes, I understand." The visitor immediately responded after hearing what the president said.
The president glanced at him and waved his hand, saying, "Go ahead and do your work. If anything happens, let me know immediately."
The man walked out of the office, and Colin followed closely behind him.
The required intelligence has been obtained, and what remains is to go to various nuclear bomb storage sites to place the Mage's Eye and monitor them.
However, the number is quite large, and most of them are in deep mountains and forests, and many of the places are places he has never been to in person.
In other words, he couldn't teleport there directly, and he had to go there on his own.
This is a huge project.
He scratched his head and calculated the best course of action. He looked around and found that he was already out of the White House. He disappeared from the spot with a flash.
In front, the head of the CIA turned around the moment Colin left and frowned, "Is it an illusion?"
From the beginning, he had a vague feeling that someone was watching him.
But now I don’t have that feeling anymore.
He looked down at the documents in his arms, thought for a moment, and quickened his pace.
…
Manhattan International Airport.
Since the outbreak of the virus, although Manhattan has been sealed off, it has not been completely blocked to prevent anyone from entering or leaving.
Except for people in some special positions, ordinary people are allowed to leave Manhattan after undergoing an expensive test.
This practice naturally attracted hostility from some poor people. Since the policy was implemented, hundreds of young people have been detained in police stations and forced to calm down because they wanted to rush out without being tested.
Even so, the New York government, which formulated this policy, has not changed its attitude at all.
No matter how much it uses freedom and democracy to cover it up, this country is ultimately a country that belongs to the rich.
Of course, whether the testing price is high or not, or whether the policy is appropriate, it has no impact on the two people in airport work clothes, because they themselves have no intention of leaving here in a proper way.
"Hey! Lupin, is it really okay to leave Goemon and Fujiko here?"
Asked Ziyuan, who was wearing a hood and looked completely different.
"Don't worry, Jigen. With Brother Alex here, you don't have to worry about their safety." Lupin turned his head and said casually.
"Who's worried about them!" Ziyuan rolled his eyes when he heard this.
Alex's strength is getting more and more abnormal, and with the swordsmanship master Goemon, instead of worrying about their safety, he might as well worry about what will happen to those guys who come to his door.
"I'm talking about us! According to what you said, it would be better to at least bring Goemon with you!"
Jiyuan said that early this morning, Lupin woke him up and said he was going to find the thief who stole the ore.
And according to what Lupin said on the way here, the people who stole the ore this time were most likely from Hydra.
Although he was not afraid, the thought of using the pistol in his hand to deal with monsters that even bullets could not penetrate was always troublesome.
"We?" Lupin was stunned for a moment, then quickly smiled and said, "I also wanted to take Goemon with me, but as you can see, he and Alex are talking about training, so I can't disturb them."
"Also, we are enough. This time we are just investigating. We will hardly encounter any enemies, let alone the monsters you think of."
"What do you mean?" Ci Yuan asked with a raised eyebrow.
Lupin raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked, "Hey, Jigen, don't you think that since this incident, the other Hydras have been too quiet?"
"Another group? Are you talking about those hiding in SHIELD?" Ziyuan reacted.
Lupin listened and nodded, "It's them, and not just them."
"According to Brother Colin, the forces within Hydra are also complicated, but there is still a basis, that is, now is not the time to expose it to the world."
"Some time ago, when the situation was still under control, or when Blackwatch still had the possibility of suppressing the incident, they just watched the incident from the sidelines, which was still normal."
"But now that we have stolen the evidence and their true identity may be exposed at any time, do you think they will do nothing and just watch themselves being exposed?"
Having said that, Lupin did not wait for Jigen to respond, and said again: "No, of course they won't. They have already made the corresponding preparations, and they made the decision behind the back of Blackwatch."
"Hey, hey, hey, Lupin! Are they planning to... have evidence?"
Listening to Lupin's words and thinking about what the stolen ore actually did do, Jigen suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and asked hurriedly.
If it is really as he thought, then those people are really cruel. Aren’t they afraid that the Third World War will break out
"There are no direct ones, but there are quite a few indirect ones."
"Mira has told me all the information about the people who stole the ore, and I have also confirmed some things through some intelligence dealers."
"Next, we need to find that guy and determine where the ore went."
Lupin had a confident look on his face. Seeing this, Jigen rubbed his head and said, "Don't we need to inform Colin? It would be difficult for us to investigate this kind of thing in a short time!"
"Of course not. Being around that guy lately has really hit my confidence. Besides, it's just speculation now. If I'm wrong, I'll be so embarrassed!"
"As for whether I can do it... I am Lupin the Third! Jigen!"
Lupin had an extremely confident smile on his face. Seeing this, Jigen couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Lupin the Third... Then it's up to you, partner!"
"Leave it to me, partner!"
Lupin responded with a grin, and an indescribable atmosphere filled the air.
The next second, the plane began to land from a distance.
Lupin was instantly defeated and changed his face to call Jigen over.
Jiyuan watched from behind, shook his head, and followed.
(End of this chapter)