Ryugyong, the lights of the Ministry of Defense of Country C are brightly lit tonight. Defense Minister Choi Jin-sung, Chief of Naval Staff Park Yong-eun, and Jung Soo-young, the world-famous Deputy Minister of Country C's "Foreign Intelligence Investigation Department" known as "Room 35", are having a meeting in a conference room.
The atmosphere was extremely depressing. Park Yong-en placed an electronic alarm clock with a countdown on the conference table and said: "The best rescue time for submariners is basically 8 days, which is 192 hours, according to international practice. Now 8 hours have passed. , we have just sat down together, time is running out, everyone should make an idea quickly. Otherwise, all 36 crew members will become people's heroes, and this will be the most serious casualty accident in our navy in 10 years!"
Defense Minister Cui Jincheng said: "The navy has no way to carry out rescue on its own? Don't you have frogmen troops?"
Pu Yongen felt like ten thousand mythical beasts were rushing past him, and he really wanted to go over and slap him. As a minister of defense, he had no basic military knowledge. After enduring it for a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Minister, the submarine is currently sinking at a depth of 375 meters. The maximum depth of the frogman troops does not exceed 60 meters. We do not have a submarine rescue ship. The Ministry of National Defense has purchased any for us. Do you want to set up deep-diving equipment? If the navy has this ability, do I still need to ask you for help? "
Cui Jincheng blushed and said: "So there is no solution domestically. We can only seek help from friendly countries. Let me contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
Zheng Xiurong, who was wearing a smart professional dress, short hair, and an extremely voluptuous figure, glanced at Cui Jincheng as if he were looking at an idiot and said: "In addition to Country H, which is hostile to us, the area around the crash site is also its ally Country J. You know us very well. How isolated you are in the world, don’t even think about seeking official assistance from other countries. After I got the news, I contacted a Chinese middleman and found a private rescue team that is qualified for this work. As long as you agree , they, including people and equipment, will be able to arrive at the operating sea area in four days and start rescue work."
"Room 35" is indeed a department under the direct control of the head of state, and its work efficiency is indeed much faster than other departments. Cui Jincheng and Pu Yongen have no doubt that the head of state already knows about this matter. If they don't handle it well, they may not have a good life.
"Are these people reliable?" Cui Jincheng asked subconsciously when he heard that the other party was a civilian rescue team.
"Reliable?" Zheng Xiurong smiled disdainfully and said, "Are you afraid that your 1950s-era submarine technology will be leaked?"
Cui Jincheng quickly explained: "That's not what I meant. After all, they are a non-governmental organization. Can they be competent for such a difficult rescue work?"
Zheng Xiurong nodded, took out a pile of information from his briefcase and handed it to the two of them: "This is the information of that team. You can take a look. Although they are a non-governmental organization, the people who recommended them have a great background. So you can definitely trust me. It’s not me who said this, but the Führer.”
Cui Jincheng and Park Yongen both took a breath and looked at the information in their hands.
"Nautilus Diving Service Company" has an elite diving team of seven members. The captain, Ling Hao, is also a legal person of the company. He graduated with a master's degree from the Chinese Naval Academy and served in the Mosasaurus Special Forces of the Chinese Southern Fleet.
Tian Yong, 30 years old, is a retired officer of a well-known special forces frogman team in a certain country, a weapons expert, a fighting master, and a super diver. He is good at performing difficult tasks in various complex sea conditions and underwater terrains.
Yang Xueting, 29 years old, is a master of free diving and retired from the Mosasaurus Special Forces of the Chinese Navy.
Shi Si, 24 years old, a Chinese American, a top student majoring in computer science at MIT, dropped out of school, is a top international hacker, nicknamed "Nine-tailed Fox", and works as an aquatic technical support for the diving team.
Zuo Pengfei, 28, is an expert in water conservancy and civil engineering. He is good at deep-water construction operations such as underwater obstacle clearance, underwater blasting, underwater welding, and underwater demolition and rescue.
Jiang Mingyu, 32 years old, has a master's degree in biology and medicine from Johns Hopkins University. He is a rescue diver, a doctor of the diving team, and a marine biology consultant.
Yuan Bing, 26 years old, is a top student majoring in mechanics at a prestigious polytechnic university and an expert on diving team equipment. He is nicknamed "Frankenstein" because he can modify and make top-notch equipment.
Pu Yongen's eyes lit up: "This is an elite team. Many of them have military backgrounds. I agree." Cui Jincheng also nodded with a smile.
Zheng Xiurong took back the information, turned around and left. As he walked, he said: "I will contact the other party and let them go. The cost is 2.2 million euros. You can discuss who will pay for this cost." After that, he didn't look back. They left, leaving only Cui Jincheng and Park Yongen in a mess.
"Assi! 2.2 million, in euros? Why don't you go and rob!"
After successfully completing Professor Yu's work, Ling Hao led the team members back to the port city. Before their buttocks were even hot, Li Liang brought a new task.
"Damn it, submarine crash rescue is a bit difficult. At a depth of 375 meters, we have to conduct a 'saturation dive' this time." Yuan Bing said angrily.
Shi Si moved the lollipop from the left cheek to the right, and said with stars in his eyes: "What I care about is how much they pay."
"2.2 million." Li Liang said.
"It's just that little. We have to fly the Pipi Shrimp and the Stone Crab over there. Do you want any less?" Shi Si immediately became unhappy and pouted, enough to tie a head. Awesome.
"It's not a 'soft girl coin', it's a euro!" Ling Hao rolled his eyes at the girl, who didn't care at all. When he heard the euro, his eyes narrowed into crescents.
Half an hour later, in a private dock on the beach, several "big things" were hoisted onto two trucks. The trucks then drove to a military airport, where an "A-42 Albatros" large amphibious vehicle was parked. Transport aircraft. Ling Hao took all the team members and necessary equipment and boarded the plane with those "big guys" and flew towards the Yellow Sea.
"This is a transport plane from Country C. The fact that they can come here to pick up people shows that things have been cleared at the top. Our status is unofficial, but what we do has official will. I hope everyone can understand this. This It is not a simple business, it involves the lives of 36 submariners, I hope everyone can take this mission seriously." Ling Hao explained to the team members on the plane.
Then he explained the mission to everyone: "Because we haven't arrived at the scene yet, we don't know the specific situation very well, but based on the information provided to Uncle Liang, I will give you a mission briefing. The wrecked submarine was a A Russian-made 'Romeo'-class diesel-electric attack submarine launched in the 1960s. The cause of the crash was that the launcher malfunctioned when launching a torpedo. Although the torpedo exited the submarine, it exploded very close to the bow, and the bow was blown out. A hole with a diameter of more than two meters was discovered, and the water storage tank also cracked, so it sank to the bottom of the sea at a depth of 375 meters without any accident. According to the submarine hunting sonar survey sent by Country C to the crash site, the posture of the wrecked submarine was considered to be sinking. It has not capsized. There is still electricity in the boat, as well as 'sodium peroxide' that can be used for emergency oxygen production. It can sustain the people alive on the boat for 8 days. However, after the explosion, how long can their power system last? There is no certainty that communication will be impossible without power, and the people on the boat will not be able to cooperate with the rescue, so in order to save power, it has been agreed to communicate every six hours and turn off the power the rest of the time."
"The 'Romeo' class submarine should have an escape hatch, right? Did it break during the explosion?" Yang Xueting suddenly interjected and asked.
Ling Hao explained: "This kind of Russian-made submarine has been produced for many years, and there are many modifications. Many Warsaw Pact countries have them. What you are talking about is a newer model. The one in country C does not have this design. . Let's get back to the business. Now all the crew members are concentrated in the living cabin in the middle of the hull. Except for the torpedo cabin, the other cabins are still intact and there is no leakage. If you have any ideas, please share them." Ling Hao likes to brainstorm. He It is very clear that although I am the captain, many people in the team are better than me in their respective fields. Only the suggestions put forward by everyone from their respective professional perspectives are the best when combined.
Shi Si raised his little hand and said: "Let me start by saying that if Country C has ships on site, they should first let them check the underwater sea conditions at the operation site. This can save us time. As for the weather conditions, I have already checked. In the future In the past few days, there have been winds of level 5-6 and moderate waves of 2.5 to 3 meters, which is barely enough for work. As for the situation of underwater creatures, we’ll have to wait and see.”
Jiang Mingyu said: "I hope the navy of country C will send more doctors here. At a depth of nearly 375 meters, there will be no big problem for us to conduct saturation diving. However, the submariners have not received relevant training and their physical fitness is not clear. Decompression sickness will definitely occur to varying degrees, and I will definitely not be able to handle it by myself."
"Also." Zuo Pengfei hurriedly answered: "It is best for them to have large warships at the accident site. My demolition tools need a stable and powerful power supply. Ordinary diesel generators are simply not enough. Let them prepare 450 Meters of underwater cable, that’s a ton of stuff, they don’t expect us to bring it ourselves, do they?”
Yang Xueting said calmly: "I brought all the spearguns imported from South Africa that I bought last time. Now in this season, we are in waters rich in aquatic products. I'm afraid there will be a lot of big fish that will attack people. You guys You have to be mentally prepared, if you encounter a living creature at that depth, no matter what species it is, it is not something to be trifled with."
Ling Hao wrote down the contents one by one and used a satellite phone to send those contents that required the support of Country C's military to Li Liang. Finally, he looked at Yuan Bing, who had been hesitant to speak: "You've been holding it in for a long time, so just let it go!"
Yuan Bing's face turned red and he said reservedly: "Can you pair me with a cute 'Smecta' girl as an assistant? I'm afraid I won't be able to do it alone."
"Get out!" Everyone shouted at the same time, and then the guy shut his mouth.
The flying speed of the seaplane was slower than that of a civil aircraft. It took a full 8 hours to fly. It was already dusk before the plane slowly taxied and landed on the sea. I have to say that the pilot who flew the plane was very capable and could fly on the sea. The pilots who landed when there was a surge of about two meters were probably only in the military.
From the plane, I could already see five or six warships, large and small, parked on the sea. Bright searchlights and strong lighting made this small sea area as bright as day, and there were more than a dozen gunboats and patrol boats on guard around it. Several speedboats approached the seaplane, and the plane also opened the cargo hatch cover. Ling Hao and the others were waiting at the cargo hatch with large and small bags of equipment.
A C country officer jumped out of the speedboat. He gave everyone a military salute expressionlessly and then, speaking half-baked Mandarin, invited Ling Hao and the others to get on the boat. The latter nodded, then pointed to the pieces of large equipment in the cargo hold, and solemnly said to the officer: "These are large diving rescue equipment, which are relatively delicate. They must be unloaded carefully."
Ling Hao and the others had no way to interfere with the unloading of the cargo. They could only board the speedboat and sail towards the largest frigate not far away. Ling Hao and Yang Xueting looked at each other and smiled. This is the latest and largest surface warship of the C Navy. The "Nanpu-class" frigate with a displacement of 1,500 tons is also the only warship of the C country with a helicopter landing platform. The country has been blocked by the international community for many years, and its national strength is poor. Its navy's financial situation is really terrible. Otherwise, the kind of old submarines that have been retired in other countries would not still serve as the main force of the fleet here.
After getting on the frigate, I saw an admiral with military uniforms covered with medals and a beautiful woman in her thirties wearing a one-step skirt and professional suit. Both of them had warm diplomatic smiles on their faces. The general was even more He reached out and took Ling Hao's hand: "I am Park Yong-eun, Chief of Naval Staff, and this is Jung Soo-young, Deputy Director of the Foreign Intelligence Investigation Department. Welcome you. I didn't expect to arrive so soon. We have won another victory for our 36 heroes. For two days, on behalf of the country and the Navy, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you."
Ling Hao quickly shook hands with the two of them politely, and Yuan Bing's almost inaudible exclamation came from behind: "Damn, the beautiful spy in 'Room 35' is on point!"
