744 Former PAC Intelligence Agen (1/2)
”Clearwater Nuclear Power Plant?” Mole's eyes narrowed.
”Is there a problem?” asked Jiang Chen.
”Of course not.” Upon hiring his employer's problems, Mole immediately shook his head and smiled slyly. ”Respecting the privacy of customers is the foundation of our industry, but I have to remind you that it isn't an interesting place.”
Mole's statement made Jiang Chen grin.
”What's there?”
”Rumors, just rumors.” He paused for a moment. Mole built enough suspense and pointed up with one finger. ”10 crystals.”
Jiang Chen's eyebrows furrowed and Chen Guangning stood up immediately while slamming on the table.
”You're ripping him off—”
Jiang Chen raised his hand and stopped Chen Guangning, who was about to argue. He threw out a thumb-sized crystal and tossed it on the table. The pupils of Mole immediately dilated then contracted. He didn't see where the crystal came from.
Looking at Jiang Chen's eyes again, he couldn't help but feel cautious.
”Thank you, boss.” With a sly laugh, Mole took his hands out from his sleeve and picked up the dark green crystal on the table.
Being in a shady business for so long, he didn't need a detector. As soon as he rubbed the crystal, he could estimate the energy inside the crystal.
Since he received payment, it was natural to do business. The mole turned and walked into the darkened apartment. It didn't take long before he took out a map that looked quite similar to a tourist brochure.
Spreading the map on the tabletop, his withered fingers crossed several streets along the main road in the center of the city, eventually stopping in the middle of the forest between Taipei and the Northern Expeditionary Fortress. He tapped on a spot that read Datun Mountain.
”It's here.”
”Datun Natural Park?” Jiang Chen gently raised his eyebrows and looked at the mole.
After reading the mistrust in Jiang Chen's eyes, Mole smiled. He wrinkles on his face squeezed together. ”I know you may have questions such as how a natural park and nuclear power plant is linked. You can think about why Clearwater Nuclear Power Plant survived the nuclear war.”
Jiang Chen leaned on the couch and glanced out the window at the rain. With no indication of stopping, he casually said:
”I didn't spend this much time with you to play riddles. You might as well tell me directly.”
The mole shrugged his shoulders and stopped being indirect. He met his hirer's request.
”The Clearwater Nuclear Power Plant is equipped with a plutonium-refining plant and about 100 tons of solid-state plutonium used as a strategic reserve for PAC, and their specific coordinates are kept as confidential Class A. It's precisely because of this that the brand new nuclear power plant survived NATO's nuclear missiles, but for me, this isn't a secret. The administrator password is written on the back of this map, and the entrance is at Datun Natural Park.”
”You haven't told me what's there,” Jiang Chen said.
”I almost forgot.” The mole slapped his head and smiled. Then he said, ”Hundreds of tons of plutonium and an undamaged nuclear power plant - it's not just you guys who paid attention to these things. Two years ago, the ruler of this town also got the idea to restart Clearwater. After all, it was hundreds of tons of plutonium. It would be enough to last this town hundreds of years. However, the result was that none of the 100 people who went ended up coming back.”
While Mole explained, he smile was sly, and his smile was full of indescribable cruelty.
”What exactly is there?” Jiang Chen asked.
”Perhaps Mud Crabs, perhaps a guardian machine used at the nuclear power station, maybe something else. No one came back alive, nor did anyone collect the bodies of those unlucky bastards. If you're curious, you might as well ask the mayor of Town No. 79, but he's probably already hiding in the fallout shelter,” said the mole.
Mole had already provided all the information he had.
Putting the map in his pocket, Jiang Chen stood up from the couch.